Episodes

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...

My guest this week is Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation ( Bookshop.org , Amazon ). Her book examines the role that cultural …

This week's episode features a conversation with Katherine Stewart. Katherine Stewart is the author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism ( Bookshop.org, Amazon.com ). Her book provides ...

In this very first episode of Powers & Principalities (termed Episode 0, because it acts as a bridge between Exvangelical & this show), I talk with Diana Butler Bass about the early history of fundamentalism in white evangeli...

Coming soon: Powers & Principalities, a new podcast series from Blake about the systems and institutions that propagate white evangelical & Christian nationalist sociopolitical power. Debuting in late August 2020. Follow alon...

Austin Channing Brown, author of I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, joined the show in 2018. This is a re-release of that interview, originally published on June 6, 2018, with a new introduction. --...

Gretchen Baskerville joins the show! Gretchen Baskerville is a divorce recovery leader and researcher. For more than 20 years, she has worked with Christian women and men going through difficult, life-saving divorces, listen...

Keylee & Micah Sudduth - aka the Backsliders - join the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Work...

Science Mike returns to the show to discuss his new book, You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass): Embracing the Emotions, Habits, and Mystery That Make You You! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Demo...

Laura Anderson & Brian Peck from the Religious Trauma Institute join the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership wi...

Nate Postlethwait from The Other Side of Saved joins the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Wor...

Mark Russell returns to the show to discuss his comic book, Second Coming. Volume 1 is available now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initi...

Chrissy Stroop & Lauren O'Neal return to the show to discuss their essay anthology, Empty The Pews! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiat...

Angela Denker, author of Red State Christians: Understanding the Voters Who Elected Donald Trump, joins the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a char...

Alternate title: "Maybe today, Satan." Kevin Garcia returns to the show to chat about their new book, #BadTheologyKills and much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertis...

Climate activist and podcaster Anna Jane Joyner joins the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Wo...

Holly Laurent from the MEGA Podcast joins the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Works. howto.v...

Brenda Marie Davies, host of the God is Grey channel on YouTube, joins the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership ...

David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion) returns to the show with Brandon Vedder to discuss Strange Negotiations, the new documentary about Bazan's life and career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy W...

Exvangelical returns from hiatus, featuring an interview with the co-hosts of Straight White American Jesus. --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitabl...

Pete Holmes joins the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Works. howto.vote --- Send in a voic...

Mark Russell, author of *Second Coming* and *God is Disappointed in You* joins the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in part...

Andy Herndon, director of the upcoming documentary project "The Exvangelicals," joins the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative ...

Jamie Lee Finch returns to the show to discuss her new book! --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Works...