Authors On Exvangelical Episodes
The Religious Exemption Accountability Project
An interview with Paul Southwick & Erin Green
Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of "God, Human, Animal, Machine"
9/11 & Transhumanism & Plant Consciousness, Oh My!
Peterson Toscano On Activism, Trauma, and Curiosity
Peterson Toscano returns to the show!
Your Favorite Aunts, Kevin Garcia & Rev. Sarah Heath
Fellow IMG podcasters Your Favorite Aunts join the show!
Kelsey McKinney, author of God Spare the Girls
Kelsey McKinney, co-owner & features writer for Defector.com and author of the debut novel God Spare the Girls , joins the show! We talk about her novel, how getting to know people outside the evangelical bubble changes your ...
Emily Joy Allison Discusses #SBC21 & #ChurchToo Direct Action
Emily Joy Allison returns to discuss the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention, Russell Moore, and moore. (Pun intended.)
Irreverent Media Spotlight: A Tiny Revolution w/ Kevin Garcia
Listen to this special episode from IMG creator Kevin Garcia!
Re-Release: Mark Russell on Religion, Satire, and Superheroes
Superhero movies are returning to theaters, and it's time to return to this conversation.
The Making of Biblical Womanhood with Beth Allison Barr
This week's guest is Beth Allison Barr, author of the new book The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth . I'm joined by two guest co-hosts, Emily Autenrieth and Laura Navarro. The the...
White Evangelical Racism with Dr. Anthea Butler
Dr. Anthea Butler returns to the show (she was a guest on season one of Powers & Principalities) to discuss her new book, White Evangelical Racism . Her book is of utmost importance to helping us understand both our past and ...
Emily Joy Allison Wrote the Book on #ChurchToo
Emily Joy Allison returns to the show to discuss her new book, #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing . Emily launched the #ChurchToo hashtag in November 2017 and it has taken on a life of its ow...
IRL with Chris Stedman
Chris Stedman is a Minneapolis-based writer, speaker, and community organizer. In this conversation, we discuss his book IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives , how people form and express their i...
Powers & Principalities Episode 12: What We've Learned in the Past 4 …
In the season 1 finale of Powers & Principalities, I speak with Reza Aslan about what we've learned about the United States in the past four years. In particular, we discuss what it means that 70 million Americans voted for T...
Powers & Principalities Episode 11: Coup Attempts & Police Nationalis…
In this episode, I speak with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family ( which was turned into a Netflix documentary series of the same name). We discuss the actions of President Trump and the GOP to undermine the results of the el...
Powers & Principalities Episode 10: Post-Election Debrief with Bradle…
Prof. Bradley Onishi from Straight White American Jesus returns to the show to discuss Election Week. We discuss the historical significance of the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, the decisive victory of Joe Biden &...
Powers & Principalities Episode 9: The Religious Left with Jack Jenki…
My guest this week is Jack Jenkins, national reporter for Religion News Service and author of the book American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country ( Amazon ...
Talking Burnout with Anne Helen Petersen
In this episode, I chat with Anne Helen Petersen about her book Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation ( Amazon , Bookshop ). We discuss her spiritual & religious background, her viral essay on BuzzFeed tha...
Powers & Principalities Episode 8: White Evangelical Racism with Anth…
My guest this week is Dr. Anthea Butler, associate professor of religion and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the upcoming book White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America . I...
Powers & Principalities Episode 7: Answering Audience Questions with …
On this week's episode, I am joined by Bradley Onishi of the Straight White American Jesus podcast to answer your questions about white evangelicalism and Christian nationalism. You all had some really wonderful questions, an...
Powers & Principalities Episode 6: White Too Long with Robert Jones
My guest this week is Robert Jones, founder and CEO of PRRI (The Public Religion Research Institute), and author of the recent book White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity ( Amazon , Bookshop )....
Powers & Principalities Episode 5: The Unholy Alliance of Trump & the…
My guest this week is Sarah Posner, author of the book Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump ( Bookshop , Amazon ). In her book, Sarah details the intellectual and social connections between the ...
Powers & Principalities Episode 4: Christian Reconstruction with Juli…
My guest this week is Julie Ingersoll, professor of religious studies at the University of North Florida and author of the book Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction ( Amazon , Bookshop.org ). C...
Episode 3: Quantifying Christian Nationalism with Sam Perry & Andrew …
My guests this week are Sam Perry & Andrew Whitehead, authors of the book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States ( Amazon, Bookshop.org ). Perry & Whitehead are sociologists, and have publishe...