Episodes
From the Archive: Reza Aslan
Today I'm publishing an archival episode with Reza Aslan, who called my book Exvangelical & Beyond " [a]n insightful exploration of faith, identity, and activism in a nation at the crossroads of religious fervor and social ch...
Exvangelical & Beyond is out TODAY.
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Thoughts on the PRRI 2023 Census of American Religion
In this minisode, I talk about the 2023 Census of American Religion published by PRRI. This is an adaptation & expansion of my latest post at The Post-Evangelical Post . Exvangelical & Beyond comes out in under a month! Pre-o...
The Good Books: Tia Levings, author of A Well-Trained Wife
Today's guest is the author Tia Levings, writer of the new book A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy. You may also know her from the Amazon docuseries Shiny Happy People and her newsletter The Anti-Fundame...
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Tyler Huckabee Talks X-Men
Tyler Huckabee from Clusterhuck joins the show to talk the Krakoan Era of X-Men comics!
The Good Books: TImothy Morton, author of Hell: In Search of A Christ…
Timothy Morton joins the show!
The Good Books (Re-Release): Asian American Apostate, Scott Okamoto
May has been busy! Today I'm highlighting a conversation I had last year with Scott Okamoto, author of Asian American Apostate . In an extended intro, I also share the news about the cover reveal of my forthcoming book, Exvan...
The Good Books: Hell Is a World Without You by Jason Kirk
Jason Kirk joins the show to discuss his book!
The Good Books (Re-Release): Becca Andrews, Author of NO CHOICE
This is a re-release of my October 2022 interview with author Becca Andrews about her book No Choice: The Destruction of Roe v. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right . I was reminded of the importance …
Sarah McCammon, Author of The Exvangelicals
NPR political correspondent Sarah McCammon joins the show
Matthew Sheffield on Mormonism & Evangelicalism, RW Media, and the 20…
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'...
The Good Books (Re-Release): The Making of Biblical Womanhood with Be…
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 and...
The Good Books: Psalms of My People with Lenny Duncan
Lenny returns to the show to discuss their newest book!
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 spir...
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 ...
Holy Runaways, with author Matthias Roberts
Exvangelical returns from hiatus to talk with Matthias Roberts about his new book.
Re-Release: The Religious Exemption Accountability Project
Happy Pride, everyone! I'm re-releasing this 2021 interview with Erin Green and Paul Southwick of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project . CW: this conversation includes discussion of sexual and gender discrimination ...
R. Scott Okamoto, Asian American Apostate
Scott returns to the show to discuss his new book!
Minisode: What I'm Reading in May 2023
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 . The books discussed: Asian American Apostate by R. Scott Okamoto. Bookshop | Amazon The …
Holly Laurent from the MEGA podcast returns
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 …