Big Brown Army is just that: a one man big army. Tune in weekly to hear DeCruz banter with his friends and go on long rants about the state of the mainstream media, politics, and sports.
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DeCruz's friend Josh returns to talk about American Politics and how it connects to the Christian faith. The beginning of a series on how the ballot box and the pulpit talk to each other.By DeCruz
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This Week: Trump and Other Morally Corrupt People
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DeCruz and Jordi come back to the airwaves to detail another eventful week in this late stage of the Republic. Trump, Santos, and more.By DeCruz
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This Week: Corrections, Court Cases, and Coronation
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DeCruz and Jordi return for an episode about EVERYTHING. DeCruz addresses his style of conservatism and Jordi continues on her stand against big government. Articles referenced: Billy Binion's Reason article on Geraldine Tyler's case before the Supreme Court WaPo Opinion on Kamala Harris in 2024 by Eugene Robinson Scientific American article on why…
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This Week: Cable News Purges and Republican Field Surges
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Jordi and DeCruz are back! This week, they discuss the recent cable news firings and the Republican Presidential field for 2024 . Also, Tom Holland recap. Note/Correction: DeCruz said that Vivek Ramaswamy is polling at 14%. This is incorrect.By DeCruz
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British historian and author, Tom Holland, joins DeCruz for a conversation on just about everything. Tom is the author of several historical works including: Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, Rubicon, and Persian Fire. He's also co-host of the podcast, The Rest is History along with Dominic Sandbrook. He can be followed onlin…
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What Happened at the Asbury Revival?
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This week, Allan Varghese Meloottu joins the Big Brown Army. A PhD scholar from Asbury Theological Seminary, Allan was right in the middle of the Outpouring at Asbury University which started on February 8. He shares a few more details on what happened and answers larger questions about what it means for our culture. Allan's Twitter. Allan's paper …
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This Week: Picky About Nikki and UFOs Are Tricky!
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DeCruz and Jordi are back with balloons. Just for you! Episode Title brought to you by Jordi!By DeCruz
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Jordi and DeCruz return to talk about another singular topic. State Dinners, what are they and why does Jordi hate them so much?By DeCruz
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George Santos: The Best Worst Liar Money Can Buy
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DeCruz and Jordi start off the year with a breakdown of the George Santos saga. George Santos is a freshman Republican Congressman with a very dubious origin story.By DeCruz
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This Week: Election Reflection and Trump Rejection
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Jordi and DeCruz return to talk about their interesting lives off of the podcast and really really unsatisfying election results for the Republicans in 2022. Also, the Return of Trump.By DeCruz
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This Week: Election Perception and Musk Is Flexin’
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Jordi and DeCruz return for more Midterm Election nonsense. And Elon Musk takes over Twitter. Will DeCruz finally get unblocked by major journalists?By DeCruz
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The Beige Army Expands with Josh Kilen
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DeCruz's friend, Josh Kilen, joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of his political thought and to share parts of his amazing life story. Email us with comments, questions, suggestions at bigbrownarmy@gmail.comBy DeCruz
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This Week: Shi*less in Seattle, Jane’s the Worst, and UK Lettuce
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DeCruz and Jordi are back with another roundup of stories around the world. What does the short-lived reign of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss have to do with a head (ball) of lettuce? Show notes: 1. Kshama Sawant feces story with pictures of the suspect. 2. Common Sense article on Jane’s Revenge’s reign of terror. 3. Jane’s Revenge website 4. AQI-Ciga…
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This Week: Immigration, Mid-Terms, and Russia, Russia, Russia!
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The last episode wasn't enough so Jordi and DeCruz are back to opine more on what's been happening in these United States. Tune in to hear about their thoughts on the Mid-Terms and Immigration.By DeCruz
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Jordi and DeCruz are back for another episode for This Week! They cover a lot of politics and culture that happened during the hiatus. Unfortunately, DeCruz doesn't have access to his regular microphone so the audio quality isn't the best this week. Apologies!By DeCruz
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This Week: Masks and Journalism are Both Dead
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Jordi and DeCruz discuss all the news that's fit to print... or something like that.By DeCruz
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This Week: Biden's Cratered Ratings and China's Covid Crazies
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Jordi and DeCruz are back to take on this week's news updates. Also, stay listen for DeCruz's rant on what's happening in China.By DeCruz
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The Week: Putin's Folly, H. Biden's Laptop, and Jordi's Grocery Bill
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Jordi and DeCruz are back with another weekly update as they recap Russia's dismal foray into Ukraine and Hunter Biden's laptop story that just won't go away. How much did you pay to fill up your gas tank this week?By DeCruz
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DeCruz and Ray are back. DeCruz shares an update on his Dad and all that's happened in his life recently. Also discussed: The Slap Heard Around the World. Apologies for the technical difficulties in this episode.By DeCruz
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Ray and DeCruz are back giving you the best navel-gazing nonsense on culture and politics.By DeCruz
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This Week: Supreme Court Turnover and Putin Gets Testy
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Jordi and DeCruz meet again as the World turns. Could Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement mean there's a significant change for the Biden administration? Is Joe Biden Putin's lapdog? Hear answers to these questions and more.By DeCruz
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This Week: January 6th, Freeway Freeze, and Chicago Teachers Go On Strike
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DeCruz and Jordi kick off the New Year with a Week in Review-- as is tradition. Here's to another year of pointing out the absurdity in mainstream culture and politics.By DeCruz
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2021 In Review: Top 5 News Stories of the Year
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Jordi and DeCruz finish out the year with a quick run-down of the top stories of 2021.By DeCruz
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Ray and DeCruz come back to explain what's been going on at Big Brown Army during the prolonged absence and discuss movies, family, etc.By DeCruz
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This Week: The Metaverse, Virginia’ Governor Race, and Infrastructure Bill Woes
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DeCruz and Jordi return after another long break to discuss the Week in Review. Important tidbits: DeCruz finally got the 'Rona, Jordi's kids hate wearing Halloween costumes, and some other unimportant things.By DeCruz
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This Week: Totalitarianism, at Home and Abroad
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DeCruz and Jordi return to another Week in Review to discuss COVID Vaccine Mandates, another Afghanistan update, and unconventional names for girls.By DeCruz
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This Week: Afghanistan, Covid Plan, and an Abortion Ban
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Special thanks to Week in Review co-host for that great title. DeCruz and Jordi discuss the top domestic headlines for you... again. Karen Swallow Prior's great NYT op-ed on the Texas abortion ban. David French and Sarah Isgur break down the Texas abortion law and the Supreme Court decision that made heads explode. Email us at bigbrownarmy@gmail.co…
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After almost a year and a half, DeCruz, Ray, and Jordi are finally at the 100th Episode. It's been a long journey and we're grateful to all our listeners and fans. Even if you didn't give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.By DeCruz
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Ray is back after listening to more episodes of the excellent podcast "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill." Today we talk about Episode 5 and everything horrifying about Mars Hill and its relationship to women.By DeCruz
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Jordi and DeCruz return to the Big Brown Army for a Mid-Week Roundup to reflect on the continuing decline of America. Our leaders make terrible choices and innocent people pay for them. Rinse and repeat.By DeCruz
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Ray is back on the Big Brown Army after a long break and so is DeCruz. Today they reflect on the popular new podcast "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" You can find the podcast here: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/By DeCruz
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Week In Review: Billionaire Space Race, Kids in Masks, and the Vaccination Situation
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Jordi and DeCruz are back for another Week In Review! Why is Mackenzie Bezos the luckiest woman in the world? Jordi has new pets...ones that were rescued from the jaws of a reptile.By DeCruz
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Understanding Critical Race Theory with Bradly Mason
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DeCruz has questions, you have questions, we all have questions for the hot button topic taking over school boards, legislative sessions, and churches in the US: Critical Race Theory. Thankfully, Bradly Mason joins us on this episode of Big Brown Army to discuss this area of academia and also to answer questions about race and racism in America. Yo…
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Week In Review: A Very American Episode
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DeCruz and Jordi are back for another Week In Review! Is this the episode that finally gets them canceled? Happy Independence Day, everybody!By DeCruz
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Week In Review: Joe Goes Global, Juneteenth Gets Its Due, and Portland Police Are Officially Over It
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DeCruz and Jordi are back together for another Week in Review. What's special about this episode? DeCruz just tried a new version of Coke and he's NOT happy about it.By DeCruz
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Reggie Thayil on Christianity and Mental Health
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New guest Reggie Thayil joins the Big Brown Army today to chat about his ministry and career combining Christian faith and psychology. Reggie teaches undergraduate psychology courses at TIU-Florida. He's also the host of his own podcast, I am Barabbas. You can learn more about Reggie at his website: Thayil Thoughts.…
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Week In Review: Al Jazeera Gets a Trophy, Kamala Overshoots the Border, and Fauci is Science Made Flesh
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DeCruz and Jordi come back to talk about the week that was. To discuss everything from Al Jazeera to Al Roker. Not really Al Roker.By DeCruz
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Mid-Week Roundup: Wuhan Lab Theory Returns and LA’s Mayor Heads to India
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Jordi and DeCruz get together to bring you the Mid-Week Roundup! Lots of things happening. First, India gets hit with the second wave of the COVID pandemic. Now, they're about to get LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, will the ordeals never cease?By DeCruz
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Brown People Solve the Middle East Crisis
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Another Israel-Palestine conflict, another ceasefire, how should Christians view these crises? Ashish Joy and Joash Thomas join DeCruz to talk about growing up Brown, Evangelical, and with pro-Israel attitudes. You can find (@storyfocus) Ashish Joy's podcast here: https://futureof.church/ You can find (@joashpthomas)Joash Thomas's latest article fo…
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Week In Review: War in the Middle East, Inflation Situation, and the CDC States the Obvious
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That's right! It's a Week in Review! Jordi and DeCruz are back and we're here to give you all the news that's fit to read.. or something like that. We discuss Israel-Palestine, the economy, and why our leaders lie to us.By DeCruz
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Ray and DeCruz are back to talk about Israel/Palestine and the CDC with their new mask guidelines.By DeCruz
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Warren Mainard, a close friend of DeCruz, joins us on the Big Brown Army today. Warren is the Executive Director of Impact Players, an organization dedicated to inspiring men to be great husbands, fathers, and leaders. Warren also does the Impact Players Podcast and the sports podcast Duck & Dawg Show.…
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Big Brown Army Responds to Joe Biden's Speech to Congress
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DeCruz, Jordi, and Ray get together to discuss Joe Biden's speech to a joint session of Congress. Also: Jordi shares about the loss of a dear member of the Big Brown Army family.By DeCruz
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COVID in India and Seattle Royal Family Splits
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Ray and DeCruz address COVID realities around the globe and reflect on the break-up of one of the most prominent couples in the world.By DeCruz
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DeCruz's friend, Pastor Tony Jaime, joins the show to talk about his perspective on COVID-19 and the impact it has made on pastors and the Church in America. You can learn more about Tony's efforts at www.ravensdalebibleacademy.com.By DeCruz
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Russia and China's Saber-Rattling and Gaetz Meltdown Continues
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Ray and DeCruz are back again to talk about literally anything. Tonight, we address Russia's military buildup in Eastern Europe and closer to home, what's the heck is going on with Matt Gaetz?By DeCruz
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Week In Review: Biden Bungles Border and Georgia and Gaetz Get Grief
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DeCruz and Jordi come together for another Week in Review! Lots to talk about this week as Biden faces his first major crisis and Georgia becomes the nation's pariah with its new voting law.By DeCruz
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Ray and DeCruz are back this week to discuss the idea of success and what should actually matter to us. Get ready for some conversations about faith and chasing the American Dream. Not your typical BBA episode.By DeCruz
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Week In Review: China Hypocrisy, Filibuster Fight, and a Pastor Gets Himself in the Doghouse
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DeCruz and Jordi are back for another Week in Review where they discuss the first US-China Diplomatic meeting of the Biden Administration in Anchorage and the fight between Democrats and Republicans about the Senate Filibuster. Also, DeCruz gets his first COVID Vaccine dose.By DeCruz
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The Killings in Atlanta, Immigration Crisis, and more
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DeCruz and Ray address what happened in Atlanta on Tuesday with a followup conversation about misogyny in Christian circles. They also talk about racism towards Asians in America. Immigration and a host of other topics as well. DeCruz may get back on Twitter. May.By DeCruz
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