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/ While you're here, please help Key Life by clicking the 'Subscribe' button, then click on the BELL (on mobile devices, also click 'ALL'). Then you'll be the first to know when the newest episode of 'Steve Brown, Etc.' goes live! As always, you can find more from Steve at https://www.KeyLife.org​. Check out https://www.KeyLife.org/AmazonSmile​ to learn how your online shopping can help Key Life at no cost to you. And get the best of Key Life in your inbox with Key Life Connection, our free weekly email: https://www.KeyLife.org/subscribe​ 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... Follow us on Social: ▶ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/KeyLifeNetwork ▶ FACEBOOK - https://facebook.com/KeyLifeNetwork ▶ INSTAGRAM - https://instagram.com/keylifenetwork Key Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Some links may be affiliate links. We may get a small referral fee if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these.