Happy Pride, everyone! I'm re-releasing this 2021 interview with Erin Green and Paul Southwick of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (https://www.thereap.org/) . CW: this conversation includes discussion of sexual and gender discrimination and other forms of abuse. We talk about how LGBTQ+ students are treated by college administrations, how LGBTQ+…
This week I welcome R. Scott Okamato back to the show to discuss his book Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781957687131) . We talk about his life as a professor at an evangelical college, the classroom experience, pushing back against Whiteness as an…
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 (https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/p/what-im-reading-may-2023) . The books discussed: Asian American Apostate by R. Scott Okamoto. Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781957687131) | Amazon (https://amzn.to/3OefFeO) The Flowering Wand by Sophie Strand Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781644115961)…
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 upcoming MEGA spinoff, The Rise and Fall of Twin Hills.…
New interviews are recorded and being planned, but not ready to be published. Various other commitments in life have taken precedent. In lieu of an interview, I'm publishing an audio version of an essay I wrote called "On Public & Private Griefs (https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/p/on-public-and-private-griefs) " last fall on The Post-Evangelical Post…
In this episode, I interview Gloria Beth Amodeo, author of the memoir God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781632461476) . We talk about her college-age conversion to evangelicalism through Cru, how purity culture and gender norms are enforced, and much more in this wide-ranging conversation.…
This week’s guest is Lenny Duncan, author of the new book Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for A World Beyond the Church (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781506483061) . In this brief talk, Lenny and I discuss church, the thought leader industrial complex, and more. A couple notes: we had a short window to talk,…
In this short episode, I talk about producing 200 episodes of this show: how it started, where it's been, what might be next. A new interview episode will be posted this week. Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post, LLC. Support this work via a subscription at $5/month or…
In this episode from 2020, I chat with Anne Helen Petersen about her book Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation (Amazon (https://amzn.to/3kqjuvQ) , Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9780358315070) ). We discuss her spiritual & religious background, her viral essay on BuzzFeed that led to this book, how the way we use…
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 for personal autonomy after leaving unhealthy communities. We get into it.…
Listeners, come see me w/ Brad Onishi of Straight White American Jesus & Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals in Philly on 2/11/23! Get tickets here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-does-deconstruction-have-to-do-with-christian-nationalism-tickets-512073243857) and use code 50 at checkout to get 50% off! It's an archival episode! In September 2021, I spoke with Meghan O'Gieblyn, author…
In this episode, I speak with Teddy Wilson from Radical Reports (https://radicalreports.substack.com/) about his experience covering the radical right. We talk about how important language is when identifying and discussing various groups, the transnational nature of nationalist movements, what we know about the Brazil insurrection so far—and finally, how “progressive”…
Over at The Post-Evangelical Post (https://www.postevangelicalpost.com) , I've been writing about fictional religions for subscribers. As I wrote on 1/3/23 (https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/p/the-comfort-of-fictional-religions) : "When your faith of origin is also the origin of a grievous wound, there’s an odd solace to be found in knowingly made up things. Fiction, the old…
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 Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next. Our conversation starts discussing just…
This is an audio version of my latest essay published at The Post-Evangelical Post: The Vibe Shift That Was Foretold Came, & Twitter Did Not Survive It (https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/p/the-vibe-shift-that-was-foretold) . Back in February, a time that feels much farther away than a mere 10 months ago, The Cut published an essay…
This week's guest is Jenny Booth Potter, author of the book Doing Nothing Is No Longer An Option: One Woman's Journey Into Everyday Antiracism (https://bookshop.org/p/books/doing-nothing-is-no-longer-an-option-one-woman-s-journey-into-everyday-antiracism-jenny-booth-potter/18264588?ean=9781514000007) . Jenny is also the co-host of the web series The Next Question with Austin Channing Brown and Chi Chi Okwu. In this book, Jenny…
Today I'm happy to share with you an episode from a fellow Irreverent Media Group podcast called Speaking In Church. If you're not aware, Exvangelical is part of the Irreverent Media Group (https://irreverent.fm) podcast collective, and so is Speaking In Church. I thought it would be great to share with…
Angela Denker, pastor and author of the book Red State Christians (which was re-released this year with updated material), joins the show to discuss the 2022 midterms and how the political landscape continues to change. In particular she draws on her role serving a rural parish while living in an…
Powers & Principalities is a show about the systems and institutions of white evangelical influence in America and the world. Season 1, published in the fall of 2020, was all about white evangelicalism and Christian nationalism. Season 2 focuses on white evangelicalism & media. This is episode one. Dating all…
This week's guest is Jeanna Kadlec, author of the new book Heretic: A Memoir, out this week. Her book is a deeply intimate memoir of her life growing up in and leaving evangelicalism, discovering her queerness, and much more. We talk about the midwest, about developing spiritual practices after religion,…
My guest today is Becca Andrews. Becca is a journalist at Reckon News, and author of the new book No Choice: The Destruction of Roe v. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781541768390) . She has been reporting on reproductive rights and justice, as well as…
In this interview, I speak to Kristin Peterson, media studies professor at Boston College, about her book Unruly Souls: The Digital Activism of Muslim and Christian Feminists (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781978822665) . We discuss the role social media has had in creating a counterpublic that challenges the dominant cultural narratives established by white…
This week, I'm joined by Sarah Heath & Justin Gentry from the REVcovery podcast to talk about burnout. This is a long conversation, and it starts by talking about religious burnout for pastors and other highly-involved volunteers. We later transition into talking about post-religious burnout. Like any conversation, it's just…
