# Billy Talen

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The Perils of Consumerism with Reverand Billy

Rabbi Rami talks to Reverend Billy, aka Billy Talen, about his activist background, how reducing consumption is a spiritual act, and his new album The Earth Wants You. A review of his album can be found in the July/August issue of Spirituality & Health. Reverend Billy (aka Bill Talen) is a New York…

E015 Etiquette for Outlaws

Our theme of exploration for this episode is etiquette for outlaws.   Wendy and I spoke actor and activist Reverend Billy Talen who is founder of the Church of Stop Shopping, and then to criminal defense attorney, musician and Satanist, Stu De Haan, who provides legal representation for The Satani…

69. Climate Activists Like Demon Possessed

What kind of people would we be, if we were so powerful that we successfully defended the Earth? It happens once in a while, some of us are possessed. Call it "Justice Possessed". Black Lives Matter, ACT UP, Standing Rock, Occupy Wall Street, The Rapist in Your Path, #metoo... Many of us have neve…

November 22, 2023 - Raz Segal | Kristin Kobes Du Mez | Reverend Billy Talen

An Assessment of Whether the Term Genocide Applies to What is Happening in Gaza | Speaker Mike Johnson's Pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago as his Extremist Views Are Exposed | An Activist Who Preaches Against Consumerism and Black Friday Shopping backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia fac…

Savitri D. & Reverend Billy Talen of the Church of Stop Shopping // 5 Dec. '23

Amid Israel's war on Gaza and COP 23, we speak with Savitri D. and Reverend Billy Talen of the Church of Stop Shopping, a good friends of The Indy that are always on the cutting edge of social movements.

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-999.5 FM // 5 Dec. '23

First, we go to CUNY, the City University of New York. For the past months it’s been a flashpoint in the battle over campus free speech during a time of war. At Hunter College on the Upper East Side, the campus has been roiled by the administration’s flip-flopping on whether they will allow a film …

Episode 101 - What Would Jesus Buy?

Need a break from the merriment? Ther Erins ponder "What Would Jesus Buy," available on Amazon Prime. Rev. Billy Talen leads the Church of Stop Shopping in performative protests outside America's most recognizable money traps. Using satirized Christmas songs, the Stop Shopping Choir encourages p…

Art and Revolution with Carsie Blanton

Please enjoy the audio version of the conversation between Carsie Blanton and David. It is a spirited discussion of the role of art in the fight for a better world. It’s also super entertaining to see David gush over a guest! I hope you like it as much as I did producing the show. Carsie was an ama…

Church of Stop Shopping with Rev Billy

For this BCR recording we were at the Hollow Nickel Bar in Brooklyn NY.  Why a hollow nickel -- check out their website.  We had a wild, funny and crucially important conversation about the work of the Church of Stop Shopping with Rev. Billy and Vera Anderson, They had just finished their Saturday…

December 2025: Jesus, ft. Reverend Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping

Remember the story where Jesus enters the Temple and overturns the tables? It’s the one that asks uncomfortable questions about money, power, and what doesn’t belong in sacred spaces. When Reverend Billy Talen began preaching in the heart of Times Square against the Disney corporation and Mickey Mo…