Episodes
Introducing the Irreverent Media Group!
Exvangelical is now a part of the Irreverent Media Group! Visit irreverent.fm to learn more about this new collective. Follow Irr…
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 E…
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 Heali…
Andrew Phelan & John Potter of Magnified Pod
In this episode, I chat with Andrew Phelan and John Potter from Magnified Pod. Their show focuses on Tooth & Nail era Christian a…
Laura Polk Returns (to discuss the Religious Right)
Laura Polk returns to the show to discuss the Jan 6th insurrection and the Religious Right. In particular, we discuss three pivot…
IRL with Chris Stedman
Chris Stedman is a Minneapolis-based writer, speaker, and community organizer. In this conversation, we discuss his book IRL: Fin…
The Outcome of White Evangelical Power: Sedition & Insurrection.
It's 2021. Ossoff & Warnock won the Senate, and the next day Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building after being incited by…
The Dirty Rotten Church Kids
My guests for this episode are The Dirty Rotten Church Kids, aka Josh Link & Adrian Gibbs. The DRCK has taken exvangelical Instag…
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 th…
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…
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 s…
6 Days Later (2020)
Some initial thoughts on the 2020 Election. Acknowledging what was accomplished, and the work that still needs to be done. Follow…
Powers & Principalities: One Day Until the Next Stage
We're one day out until the November 3rd election. In this brief episode, Blake reviews this season's guests and the threats that…
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 Rel…
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 ( Amazo…
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 a…
Luke Barnett of Faith Based
My guest this week is Luke Barnett, writer and star of the new film Faith Based, which is available now on demand. Faith Based is…
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…
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 bo…
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 ( Book…
Powers & Principalities Episode 4.1: CALL FOR QUESTIONS!
We're taking a brief break to allow a little more time for production, but we're ready to take your questions. Brad Onishi (of S…
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 B…
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 t…