504: The Four Pillars — Coming Home to Community

Brent Billings· Host0:00

Oh, dear. Everybody's Kleenexing.

Elle Grover Fricks· Guest0:02

[sniffs] I'm so sorry. May we be healed for the sake of the audio engineer.

Brent Billings· Host0:09

Amen.

Elle Grover Fricks· Guest0:10

Amen.

Brent Billings· Host0:10

[upbeat music] This is the BAMA Podcast with Marty Solomon. I'm his co-host, Brent Billings. Today, we are wrapping our hands around the pillar of community, guided by Elle Grover Fricks.

Elle Grover Fricks· Guest0:30

Hello.

Marty Solomon· Host0:31

By Elle Grover Fricks. We've been walking through these four pillars, and it's my series. It was my little baby creation, so I figured I'd start every pillar. But then I wanna hear from the other teammates, the other co-hosts, and say, when you think of this pillar, and you think of this idea, what do you think about? What comes to mind? What are you passionate about? What would you like to say? And I wasn't around when Elle talked about the text, and I haven't heard it yet. I hope you said something good, Elle.

Elle Grover Fricks· Guest1:01

It's just all heresy. Don't worry about it.

Marty Solomon· Host1:03

Great. That is what we do. That is on brand for the BAMA Podcast. But I'm here to make sure everything stays roped in on this one, so.

Elle Grover Fricks· Guest1:11

That's right.

Marty Solomon· Host1:11

Oh, boy. But what kind of things do you think of when you think about community? Take it away.

Elle Grover Fricks· Guest1:16

Oh, man. Things that I think about. I wanna start in honor, in the style of Reed Dent. Shout out to Derek Rohr and the Living Poet Society, because I have a little, quote-unquote,