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Coming to terms with a messed up subculture. One conversation at a time. Support this podcast: https://postevangelicalpost.substack.com

Recent Episodes

March 8, 2024

Matthew Sheffield on Mormonism & Evangelicalism, RW Media, and the 2024 Election

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…
Feb. 8, 2024

The Good Books (Re-Release): The Making of Biblical Womanhood with Beth Allison Barr

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 an…
Jan. 19, 2024

The Good Books: Psalms of My People with Lenny Duncan

Lenny returns to the show to discuss their newest book!
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 spi…
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…
Oct. 5, 2023

Holy Runaways, with author Matthias Roberts

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

Recent Blog Posts

“Exvangelical” – a working definition.

Over the past two years, the term “exvangelical” has gained traction on social media, especially through Twitter & Facebook. One early criticism of “exvangelical” as a term was that it was overly negative. Since ma…

Watch the CBS Religion documentary “Deconstructing My Religion” on YouTube and On-Demand

This Sunday, CBS Religion released their documentary Deconstructing My Religion featuring me, Chris Stroop, Linda Kay Klein, Emily Joy, and Julie Ingersoll, and other exvangelical voices.  The special is available on all CBS platforms and Yo…

On Josh Harris’ IKDG “Apology.”

Two days ago, Josh Harris–the infamous author of purity culture books I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Boy Meets Girl–issued a statement. That statement can be found here:  https://twitter.com/HarrisJosh/status/1054442345800716288 Long stor…

About the Host

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Blake Chastain

Blake Chastain is host of the Exvangelical and Powers & Principalities podcasts and writer of the Post-Evangelical Post newsletter. He started the #exvangelical hashtag and helped popularize the term. He lives in the Chicago area with his family.