Episodes

March 8, 2024

Matthew Sheffield on Mormonism & Evangelicalism, RW Media, and the 20…

This week I'm joined by Matthew Sheffield from Flux. We discuss Mormonism & evangelicalism, his experiences in right-wing media, and the 2024 election. It's a broad-reaching conversation that I hope you enjoy. Follow Matthew'...

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Feb. 8, 2024

The Good Books (Re-Release): The Making of Biblical Womanhood with Be…

This week I'm re-releasing my conversation with Beth Allison Barr, author of the 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...

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Jan. 19, 2024

The Good Books: Psalms of My People with Lenny Duncan

Lenny returns to the show to discuss their newest book!

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Jan. 11, 2024

What Makes You Bloom with Kevin Garcia

Hello, 2024! Today I'm overjoyed to share my conversation with Kevin Garcia about their new book, What Makes You Bloom: Cultivating a Practice for Connecting with Your Divine Self. This book is all about establishing new spir...

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Oct. 19, 2023

Laura Anderson, author of When Religion Hurts You

This week's guest is is Dr. Laura Anderson, author of the book When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion . We talk about the definitions of trauma and abuse, what drew her ...

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Oct. 5, 2023

Holy Runaways, with author Matthias Roberts

Exvangelical returns from hiatus to talk with Matthias Roberts about his new book.

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June 16, 2023

Re-Release: The Religious Exemption Accountability Project

Happy Pride, everyone! I'm re-releasing this 2021 interview with Erin Green and Paul Southwick of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project . CW: this conversation includes discussion of sexual and gender discrimination ...

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May 25, 2023

R. Scott Okamoto, Asian American Apostate

Scott returns to the show to discuss his new book!

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May 18, 2023

Minisode: What I'm Reading in May 2023

In this short episode, I talk about some of the books I'm reading right now. I wrote about them earlier this week for Post-Ev Post . The books discussed: Asian American Apostate by R. Scott Okamoto. Bookshop | Amazon The …

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May 4, 2023

Holly Laurent from the MEGA podcast returns

In this episode, I catch up with Holly Laurent from MEGA, the satirical improv show about a fictional megachurch. We last spoke in 2019, and a lot has changed since then. We talk about improv, comedy & satire, and the …

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April 20, 2023

On Public & Private Griefs

An audio essay & update.

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March 24, 2023

Gloria Beth Amodeo: God's Ex-Girlfriend

Gloria Beth joins the show to discuss her book!

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Feb. 20, 2023

200 Episodes of Exvangelical

A brief look at how the show & my relationship to this work has changed in the last six years.

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Feb. 9, 2023

From the Archive: Talking Burnout with Anne Helen Petersen

Revival shouldn't happen without reckoning.

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Feb. 3, 2023

Potential Futures for Spirituality with Kevin Garcia

IN this chill conversation with return guest Kevin Garcia, I talk to them about what we should expect from community, how online communities don't reflect the ones we might have left, and how this balances out with our desire...

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Jan. 19, 2023

Teddy Wilson on nationalist movements, the J6 & J8 insurrections, and…

The writer of Radical Reports joins the show!

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Jan. 12, 2023

The Comfort of Fictional Religions

Over at The Post-Evangelical Post , I've been writing about fictional religions for subscribers. As I wrote on 1/3/23 : "When your faith of origin is also the origin of a grievous wound, there’s an odd solace to be found …

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Jan. 5, 2023

Preparing for War - the extremist history of White Christian National…

Happy new year, everyone - the first guest of 2023 is a return guest, Bradley Onishi. Brad is co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast and author of the new book: Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White …

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Dec. 15, 2022

Doing Nothing Is No Longer An Option, with Jenny Booth Potter

Why learning & practicing antiracism is a lifelong commitment

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Nov. 17, 2022

IMG Spotlight: Speaking in Church

Enjoy this episode from Speaking in Church, a fellow IMG podcast

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Nov. 11, 2022

2022 Midterm Debrief with Angela Denker

Author & pastor Angela Denker returns to the show to discuss the 2022 midterms.

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