Videos

This week I'm publishing an episode of fellow Irreverent Media Group podcaster Kevin Garcia's show A Tiny Revolution. It's Pride Month and ATR is running a special series in conjunction with Beloved Arise. Listen to this episode featuring an interview with Blake Mundell to learn more about Beloved Arise. Subscribe…

This episode is a re-release of my first interview with Mark Russell, author of several books including Second Coming (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9780998044279) , God is Disappointed in You (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781603090988) , Apocrypha Now! (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781603093699) , The Flintstones (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781401268374) , Snagglepuss (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781401275211) , Wonder Twins (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781401294649) , Billionaire Island (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781952090028) , and more. Superhero…

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 (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781587434709) . I'm joined by two guest co-hosts, Emily Autenrieth and Laura Navarro. The theology and practice of complementarianism in conservative Christian circles has shaped…

This week's guest is Rev. Lenny Duncan. Lenny is a pastor and the author of two books: Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781506452562) , and the forthcoming United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope…

Exvangelical is now a part of the Irreverent Media Group! Visit irreverent.fm (https://irreverent.fm) to learn more about this new collective. Follow Irreverent on social: twitter.com/irreverent_fm instagram.com/irreverent_fm facebook.com/irreverentfm Are you a creator that wants to join IMG, or an advertiser looking for sponsorship opportunities? Email us at irreverentfm@gmail.com (mailto:irreverentfm@gmail.com) Learn more…

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 (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781469661179) . Her book is of utmost importance to helping us understand both our past and our current moment. We discuss the history of…

Emily Joy Allison returns to the show to discuss her new book, #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781506464817) . Emily launched the #ChurchToo hashtag in November 2017 and it has taken on a life of its own, calling churches to account. You can follow…

In this episode, I chat with Andrew Phelan and John Potter from Magnified Pod. Their show focuses on Tooth & Nail era Christian alt music - season 1 focused on the MXPX discography, and season 2 focused on Five Iron Frenzy. In this conversation, we learn about Andrew & John's…

Laura Polk returns to the show to discuss the Jan 6th insurrection and the Religious Right. In particular, we discuss three pivotal events in 1980, and how they set the stage for much of what's followed. This interview was recorded on 2/7/2021. Laura Polk is an independent educator and researcher.…

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 (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781506463513) , how people form and express their identities online, spirituality "fads," and much more! (This conversation was recorded on January 4th, 2021,…

It's 2021. Ossoff & Warnock won the Senate, and the next day Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building after being incited by the President himself and encouraged by Senators Cruz and Hawley. 5 people died. White evangelicalism bears much of the burden for this by creating an environment--over decades!--that encouraged…

My guests for this episode are The Dirty Rotten Church Kids, aka Josh Link & Adrian Gibbs. The DRCK has taken exvangelical Instagram by storm over the past year, and their podcast has created its own community that is in their words, equal parts HEAVY and LIGHT. In this conversation…

In this extended excerpt from Episode 0, Diana Butler Bass discusses the shift that occurred in white American fundamentalism following the Scopes Monkey Trial. This is the point in which our conversation pivots into unexpected territory - I thought we would be discussing a broad survey of the history of…

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 Trump to be re-elected, the cult-like characteristics of Trumpism, the…

In this episode, I speak with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9780060560058) (which was turned into a Netflix documentary series (https://g.co/kgs/itF8AF) of the same name). We discuss the actions of President Trump and the GOP to undermine the results of the election, the role of QAnon, "police nationalism," and…

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 & the GOP's refusal to concede, and what comes next. Follow Brad on Twitter @BradleyOnishi…

Some initial thoughts on the 2020 Election. Acknowledging what was accomplished, and the work that still needs to be done. Follow Blake on Twitter (https://twitter.com/brchastain) and subscribe to The Post-Evangelical Post (https://postevangelicalpost.substack.com) , where you will find a corresponding transcript, along with some additional links. --- Send in a voice…

We're one day out until the November 3rd election. In this brief episode, Blake reviews this season's guests and the threats that remain regardless of the outcome of election day. If you haven't voted early, please make your plan to vote and make your voice heard. Use the Vote Save…

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, and it was equally wonderful to have an opportunity to answer them alongside Brad. Bradley Onishi…

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. In addition to her upcoming book (to be released in March 2021), we discuss her…

In this episode, I chat with Anne Helen Petersen about her book Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation.

Check out the latest episode of Powers & Principalities! Listen to the full podcast here https://anchor.fm/powers--principalities/episodes/Episode-9-The-Religious-Left-with-Jack-Jenkins-eljghg (video made with @headlinervideo)

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 (https://amzn.to/31HYfyd) , Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9780062935984) ). We discuss how one defines "the religious left,"…

In this episode, 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 social media…