Videos

On 9/9/21, I spoke with Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of the new book God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning. We talked about her time at Moody Bible Institute, experiencing 9/11 on a Christian campus, the similarities between Christian prophecy & secular transhumanism, and all sorts of…

Recorded on 9/1/2021, I spoke with Peterson Toscano all the way in South Africa. Peterson is podcaster, performer, climate activist, and biblical scholar. In this conversation, Peterson talks about activism, trauma, and recognizing when to move on to other projects. We also talk about curiosity, the role of relationships in…

In light of the TX SB8 law going into effect, and SCOTUS' refusal to strike it down, I am re-releasing this episode I recorded with Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781635573435) . This book is extremely helpful in detailing the strategies…

Jamie Lee Finch, author of You Are Your Own, (https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781075246302) returns to the show! We had been planning to talk this month for quite some time, but our conversation has a different tenor than we anticipated. This is one conversation among many about issues surrounding exvangelical/deconstruction spaces--and this has happened…

Earlier this month, Tucker Carlson broadcast from Hungary. This was not an accident, as many figures in the Christian Right and far-right have cozied up to European autocrats like Hungary's leader, Viktor Orban. There's always a lot of simultaneous crises happening (the climate crisis, Afghanistan, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and…

This week, I spoke with Kevin Garcia & Rev. Sarah Heath (aka YFA, or Your Favorite Aunts). This is part 2 of our conversation, and you can hear part 1 over on Your Favorite Aunts! This conversation has a chill vibe. It's the type of quiet conversation you have in…

Kelsey McKinney, co-owner & features writer for Defector.com (https://defector.com/) and author of the debut novel God Spare the Girls, joins the show! We talk about her novel, how getting to know people outside the evangelical bubble changes your perspective, her experiences in the media, and much more. God Spare the…

The hosts of Good Christian Fun (https://open.spotify.com/show/43wOhCblFrUFHTyRb089AJ?si=m56uHRpaQYO5KDpR6WA4Hg&dl_branch=1) join the show to talk about Christian school (with goats!), satellite home school curricula (Covenant Eyes included!) and much more! Follow GCF on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/christianfunpod/) , and Kevin (https://www.instagram.com/kevintporter/) & Caroline (https://www.instagram.com/carolinesfarts/) on there too. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain (https://twitter.com/brchastain) . Support…

This week's guest is IMG's very own Josie Jimenez! Josie is the co-host of Irreverent Media Group's Making Spaces podcast as well as the podcast Speaking in Church. We talked on a Sunday afternoon and things got a little silly, talking about Josie's life, why expecting people to be the…

Emily Joy Allison returns to Exvangelical to talk about #SBC21, the recent departures of Beth Moore & Russell Moore (no relation) from the denomination, and her own direct action through protest. We also discuss the conservative resurgence in other denominations, how the media (and post-evangelicals of all stripes online) discuss…

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…