Episodes

May 25, 2023

R. Scott Okamoto, Asian American Apostate

Scott returns to the show to discuss his new book!

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May 18, 2023

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 Flow...

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May 4, 2023

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 upcomin...

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April 20, 2023

On Public & Private Griefs

An audio essay & update.

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March 24, 2023

Gloria Beth Amodeo: God's Ex-Girlfriend

Gloria Beth joins the show to discuss her book!

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Feb. 20, 2023

200 Episodes of Exvangelical

A brief look at how the show & my relationship to this work has changed in the last six years.

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Feb. 9, 2023

From the Archive: Talking Burnout with Anne Helen Petersen

Revival shouldn't happen without reckoning.

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Feb. 3, 2023

Potential Futures for Spirituality with Kevin Garcia

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...

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Jan. 12, 2023

The Comfort of Fictional Religions

Over at The Post-Evangelical Post , I've been writing about fictional religions for subscribers. As I wrote on 1/3/23 : "When your faith of origin is also the origin of a grievous wound, there’s an odd solace to be found in k...

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Jan. 5, 2023

Preparing for War - the extremist history of White Christian National…

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 ...

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Dec. 15, 2022

Doing Nothing Is No Longer An Option, with Jenny Booth Potter

Why learning & practicing antiracism is a lifelong commitment

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Nov. 17, 2022

IMG Spotlight: Speaking in Church

Enjoy this episode from Speaking in Church, a fellow IMG podcast

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Nov. 11, 2022

2022 Midterm Debrief with Angela Denker

Author & pastor Angela Denker returns to the show to discuss the 2022 midterms.

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Nov. 3, 2022

Powers & Principalities S2E1: On the Museum of the Bible with Cavon C…

Powers & Principalities is back! This season we're talking about white evangelicalism & media.

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Oct. 27, 2022

Jeanna Kadlec, author of Heretic: A Memoir

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...

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Oct. 13, 2022

Becca Andrews, author of NO CHOICE

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 . She has been reporting on rep...

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Oct. 6, 2022

Kristin Peterson, author of Unruly Souls

How media is used to subvert & challenge religious norms online.

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Sept. 23, 2022

An Exvangelical/REVcovery Crossover: On Religious--and Post-Religious…

Blake joined Sarah & Justin from REVcovery to talk about burnout inside outside the church.

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Sept. 15, 2022

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of On Repentance and Repair

Exploring the concepts of repentance and forgiveness for today's world

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Sept. 1, 2022

From the Archive: Emily Joy Allison Wrote the Book on #ChurchToo

Another archival episode, in light of the news from The Village Church. Matt Chandler went on indefinite leave from TVC this weekend after inappropriate messaging on Instagram, just a couple weeks after they settled with an a...

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