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‘Failed Missionary’ Podcast Is a Cheeky Deconstruction of the White Savior Complex

By Stephen Mattson
Image via Barbie Savior/ Emily Worrall
Apr 3, 2018
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The three co-hosts of Failed Missionary — Emily Worrall, Jamie Wright, and Corey Pigg — reflect upon how missions can be co-opted by a white savior complex, selfish motivations, and cultural presuppositions. 

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