Kyle Mann | The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness | Steve Brown, Etc. | Key Life

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To 'Bee' or not to 'Bee'... there IS no question. This week, Steve and the gang talk to The Babylon Bee's Kyle Mann about the dangers of wokeness, the role of satire, and surprising moments of humor in the Bible. Kyle’s new book is called "The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness: How to Take Your Wokeness to the Next Level by Canceling Friends, Breaking Windows, and Burning It All to the Ground" (https://amzn.to/3quQEQA).

And check out our previous episode with Kyle here: https://www.keylife.org/articles/the-babylon-bee-book-kyle-mann/

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GUEST BIO
Kyle Mann is the editor-in-chief of The Babylon Bee, a satirical conservative and Christian news site. Founded in 2016, the ‘Bee’ is a trusted voice in humor for a wide range of modern Christians. Kyle’s new book is called "The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness: How to Take Your Wokeness to the Next Level by Canceling Friends, Breaking Windows, and Burning It All to the Ground" (https://amzn.to/3quQEQA).

00:00 - Open
04:22 - Meet Kyle Mann
06:56 - The challenge of writing jokes from The Babylon Bee's satirical POV
07:29 - The underlying aim of The Babylon Bee's humor
14:50 - A working definition of "wokeness" and why it's so dangerous
16:48 - The demeaning nature of seeing people as just labels
19:24 - The role of humor in helping us understand we're not alone
22:53 - Is humor or mocking used in anywhere in the Bible?
29:55 - The first woke person was... Satan? (jk)
31:00 - When the snake eats its own tail (J.K. Rowling)
37:50 - Steve's closing thoughts
40:10 - Next week's guest is...

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