“A bunch of big questions”: Reverend Andrew Hybl on enlisting in the military after 9/11, how doubts raised during active duty in Iraq gradually unfolded into Episcopal priesthood, and how Tupac nudged the whole process along.
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Back when I was asked to compile a mixtape to be played in the lobby for the Listen To Your Mother shows every year on Mother’s Day, this song was a slam dunk for inclusion.
Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!
***This is a rough transcription of Episode 83 of the Midlife Mixtape Podcast. It originally aired on September 29, 2020. Transcripts are created using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and there may be errors in this transcription, but we hope that it provides helpful insight into the conversation. If you have any questions or need clarification, please email
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Andrew Hybl 0:00
I don’t care what people believe as long as their beliefs aren’t based in retribution or violence or discrimination based on people’s skin color or political whatever…Theology is very important because when you’ve seen it at its most extreme, you know where it can lead to.
THEME MUSIC – Be Free by M. The Heir Apparent
Nancy Davis Kho 0:18
Welcome to Midlife Mixtape, the Podcast. I’m Nancy Davis Kho and we’re here to talk about the years between being hip and breaking one
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Nancy 0:43
Hey everyone, this is Nancy Davis Kho the creator and host of the Midlife Mixtape Podcast and I’m thrilled to let you know that I can now say I’m the host of an award winning podcast. That’s right. Last week, I learned that the Midlife Mixtape Podcast won an Iris Award for Podcast of the Year from Mom2.0. Mom2is a conference I’ve attended for years, which works at the intersection of moms, marketers and the media. And I’m incredibly honored that the community saw fit to give my show the nod and I want to thank all of you for listening and sharing the Midlife Mixtape Podcast, for your kind reviews that helps surface this little labor of love to a broader audience. I’ll be right back. I just have to tell the stonemason what font to use when they chisel award winning on my tombstone. Thanks, you guys. I really appreciate it.
MUSIC
Hey, everybody, it’s Nancy here and welcome to the Midlife Mixtape Podcast, we’re going to spend the next half hour or so talking about the years between being hip and breaking one. So, take a break from trying to understand why in 2020 to cap means to lie, or where to drop a casual yeet into the appropriate spot in your conversations pressures off. We’re not supposed to be that hip you guys, we don’t want to look like we’re trying that hard.
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