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Clearly Unfiltered

Clearly Unfiltered is a short-form podcast in which an aging, atypical human shares unsolicited and unfiltered thoughts.
Monthly English South Africa Documentary · Self-Improvement
24 Episodes
12 – 24

S1/Ep.09 - Sex Ed Part Three

This is the final part of my three-part mini-series about sex ed. with my friend Ashley. If you haven’t yet listened to the rest, find Episodes 7 and 8, and listen to them first. In this last instalment, Ashley and I focus on inclusivity. In a world where marginalised folk…
18 Jul 2022 16 min

S1/Ep.08 - Sex Ed Part Two

This is the second of a three-part mini-series about sex ed. If you haven’t yet listened to part one, find Episode 7 and listen to that first. In this episode, Ashley and I pick up where we left off, and speak about misconceptions about sex ed, how good sexual citizenship…
15 Jul 2022 18 min

S1/Ep.07 - Sex Ed Part One

Against the backdrop of gender-based violence, hook-up culture, a wholly inadequate understanding of consent by many, sexual abuse, rampant sexism and misogyny, and a lack of sexual and gender inclusivity – which leads to real harm for LGBTQIA folk – I have come to believe that a prudish approach to…
13 Jul 2022 20 min

S1/Ep.06 - Supremacy Part Two

In part two of “Supremacy”, Ayanda Zaca and Bruce continue their conversation about how historical power dynamics still have an impact on people's perception of their position and worth in comparison to others who don't look like them.
20 Jun 2022 28 min

S1/Ep.05 - Supremacy Part One

In part one of “Supremacy”, Ayanda Zaca and Bruce talk about the power of friendship, supremacy in the context of race, and false narratives that support supremacy. Ayanda shares vulnerably about some of his own experiences and challenges the presumption that, based on skin colour, some people hold more value…
17 Jun 2022 23 min

Mini-Episode 02 - Privilege

I unpack the privilege I embody through the many intersections of my identity and highlight how I’ve had to confront the ways in which supremacy has raised its head in my journey.
13 May 2022 12 min

S1/Ep.04 - Synthesis

I can easily give the impression that I’m simply burning everything to the ground. Still, the truth is, in all of the deconstructing, I am looking to build again – I might not be sure of what that looks like, but I do desire spiritual connection and practice. My friend,…
29 Apr 2022 22 min

S1/Ep.03 - Misfit

Joy Vetterlein speaks with me about being a spiritual misfit. We cover deconstruction and the evangelical response to those leaving the church, church red flags, reconstructing faith, and more.
14 Apr 2022 25 min

Mini-Episode 01 - Context

A mini-episode to give Clearly Unfiltered listeners context for my conversation with Joy Vetterlein (in Episode 3), in which we discuss being a spiritual misfit.
7 Apr 2022 7 min

S1/Ep.02 - Solidarity

My journey to solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community against the backdrop of a conservative evangelical upbringing. CONTENT WARNING: While I don't go into detail, I do mention self-harm, suicidal ideation, and harm caused to those in the LGBTQIA+ community. People and resources that have helped me on my journey: On…
1 Apr 2022 19 min

S1/Ep.01 - OCD

A messy and vulnerable reflection on mental health and the sacred cows of masculine stoicism and spiritual gaslighting. CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with mental health and references depression, anxiety, OCD, and suicide statistics. It also includes a clip of an insensitive evangelical pastor gaslighting those of us who can’t…
18 Mar 2022 16 min

Clearly Unfiltered: Season One Trailer

Clearly Unfiltered is a short-form podcast that will offer clear, concise, unfiltered (and undoubtedly flawed) thoughts on how (and why) I’m butchering some of my own sacred cows. In each episode, I’m going to let those steaks sizzle, and serve them up medium-rare, or blue, and now and again, well…
13 Mar 2022 4 min
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