#sbnr

most of the stuff out there is "your new life without God," "leaving God behind," etc...

people act like the natural next step from leaving a controlling religion is staunch atheism.

that might be the most common outcome, considering the trauma associated with God that such an upbringing can result in. and if that's the path you choose, that's perfectly valid. you process your trauma however you need to, as long as you're not hurting anyone.

but it's not the only possible outcome, and it doesn't work for everyone.

some people still feel the need to seek spirituality and feel as though they're not alone on a cosmic scale. (i'm one of those people.)

As I said, politically, anyone of any faith can be liberal or “woke,” and I’m not giving commentary on that. However, religion is a different ballgame and as I see it, there’s people who believe in things that can’t be proven (or outright oppose science) and there’s people who don’t. Some of that stuff is fun to experiment with just for fun, and some people actually believe in superstitions and supernatural/magical things. Regardless, belonging to any religious group, believing wholeheartedly in magic or supernatural beings, or consciously choosing a pseudoscience or lack of science over concrete scientific discoveries when presented with the two, puts you all in the same bucket as far as I’m concerned, even if some of y’all “woke” folks like to think of yourselves as radically different from Christians, Muslims, or whoever.

Hello all!

As many of you listeners may know, the next episode (coming Sunday) is going to be the final for SBNR but with your help it doesn’t have to be the last episode. My idea for the final is simple: to bring the voices of Shawols together. 

You’ve been listening to me for a long time but I wanted to heart from you and specifically the reason we’re all together.

The question I have for you listeners is: what does Jonghyun's Blue Night Radio mean to you?

The submission guidelines are simple: Submit an audio file and it will be included in the final broadcast (if you really don't want to submit audio, text is also fine but I'd love to have the voices of Shawols come together for this.

Hello! Ok so I got a decent amount of responses of interest for this chat so I’ve made a google form for you all to fill out if you want to join. That being said there will be some rules and guidelines for the chat linked below please read them before submitting an application. I really want this chat to be a safe space for us to get to know one another and be there for each other and as the admin I’m setting these guidelines to maintain that. This chat is open for all ages as well so please be respectful and mindful of any minors who chose to join. I really want to make sure to maintain the safe space and community @shawolbluenightradio has created for us shawols. Once I get enough applications I’ll try to get the chat up and running as soon as possible. I will also still be accepting new applicants after the chat is created so don’t worry. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to message me.

Your friend, Wren

Guidelines:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RWs6b63JESOQWJCTAkfZDPE__5theIFqPgLYrYogrv8/edit?usp=sharing

Application form:

I've been a fan of K-pop for over ten years now. My first exposure was BoA and from there it was Big Bang, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation.

Shinee was the first group I've followed since their debute. When they debuted I was still a baby Kpop fan so I didn't realize it was pronounced Shiny, I thought it was pronounced SHINee (like your shin). In my defense I read the name before I heard it and I was sixteen.

I remember where I was when I learned of Jonghyun's passing. It was 7:42 am on a Monday and it was my day off from work. I had opened my phone to google something and saw the articles on my phone.

I thought "Is this real life? This can't be true." I searched all over the internet for proof that it wasn't real. And it was. I spent the entire day sobbing nothing could offer me comfort. I couldn't even talk to those close to me about my grief because they wouldn't understand or care. I still can't talk to them about it.

I was completely alone in my grief over someone I have admired for ten years. It felt like a terrible cosmic joke that someone who's light and music has helped me through months and years of depression died of the same illness.

He helped me so much and I couldn't help him. And I know it's not my fault but I don't think I can ever really forgive myself for that.

Shortly after his passing I learned someone was planning on making a podcast much like Blue Night Radio. Her name is Bella and she hosts Shawol Blue Night Radio Podcast on SoundCloud.

It's a weekly podcast where she gives us the latest Shinee news, reads listeners letters, plays Jonghyun's and Shinee's music, offers advice, reads her own letters to him and plays songs that remind us of him. And she does it all in a calm voice.

It's an excellent podcast that as given her listeners a safe space to heal and come together. There aren't words to describe how her podcast has helped me.

Recently she has added a new part of her show where we read a book and watch a movie that Jonghyun loved.

We watched the movie Your Name and read the book The Metamorphosis by Fraz Kafka. The book being read currently is Kafka by the sea.

Please join us every week and listen to Bella's calming voice greet us "Hello Everyone, welcome back to another Shawol Blue Night Radio. This is your host Bella and if you listened to last week's podcast hello again and thank you for coming back. To any new listeners this podcast is based on Jonghyun's Blue Night Radio broadcast that he hosted for three years. A space where the physical has nothing to do with us. I hope this space that belongs to you and me be the site for anyone to rest in tranquility."

Bella is a wonderful person for everything she has done and all the hard work she does.

// Doing some good for the community tonight! 💖 That deep baritone you hear isn’t morgan freeman, it’s me. Haha! Yes I know, people can get us confused!~ *exaggerated wink*

The sassy blonde gay is played by my lesbian son @glitch-h ! Please go praise him and all of his alien loving glory! 😉