Episodes
#189: Gender Magic, w/ Rae McDaniel
May 30, 2023
Rae McDaniel (they/them) is a non-binary Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, Coach, and Transgender Diversity and Inclusion educator. They are founder and CEO of Practical Audacity, a Gender & Sex Therapy practice in Chicago…
#188: Cry Baby, w/ Benjamin Perry
May 23, 2023
Rev. Benjamin Perry is Minister of Outreach and Media Strategy at Middle Church, and author of Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter , published by Broadleaf Books, May 2023. An award-winning writer, his work focuses on the inters…
#187: The Feral Pastors Wife, w/ Emily Loggins
May 17, 2023
You know her as the feral pastors wife, i know her as my new friend Emily. She's a religious deconstruction advocate, content creator, and community organizer in Nashville, TN. I'm the creator of Feral Pastor's Wife, a TikTo…
#186: Leaving Christian Nationalism, w/ April Ajoy
April 18, 2023
Your fave tiktoker is here. :) Follow April @AprilAjoy on all platforms. If you like the show, leave us a 5 Star Review ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ if you didn’t, just go away. ;) 📕 Get my book! #BadTheologyKills, available worldwide at …
#184: The Bible + Trans Identity, w/ Father Shannon TL Kearns
April 10, 2023
He was raised southern evangelical and grew up to be the first Trans man ordained in the Old Catholic Order of priests. Dig in. Follow @shannonTLkearns across social media, and pick up the book In The Margins: A Transgender …
#184: Sapphic Poetry Club, w/ Sarah Auna
March 27, 2023
Lesbihonest. Follow Sarah Auna @Sarah_Auna and BUY HERE BOOK HERE! If you like the show, leave us a 5 Star Review ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ if you didn’t, just go away. ;) 🏖 Living Practice Summer School starts May 13. Learn more at th…
#183: Everybody Come Alive, w/ Marcie Alvis-Walker
March 13, 2023
Marcie is back! Marcie Alvis Walker is the creator of the popular Instagram feed Black Coffee with White Friends. She is also the creator of Black Eyed Bible Stories. Marcie is passionate about what it means to embrace inter…
#182: Living Thru Your Unfolding, w/ Arielle Estoria
March 6, 2023
In this episode, we talk with Arielle Estoria, a writer, poet, actor, and activist. Arielle is the author of the upcoming book "The Unfolding," which is set to release on March 7, 2023. You can follow Arielle on social media…
#181: Doing Nothing is No Longer an Option, w/ Jenny Booth Potter
Nov. 26, 2022
Jenny's here to get white people together for racial justice. Jenny Booth Potter is a creative producer, storyteller, and co-host of The Next Question, a web series about expanding our imagination for racial justice. She has…
#180: to be Valiant, w/ J.Crum
Nov. 17, 2022
If you don't already follow J.Crum on social media, get on his TikTok immediately, and then immediately download his new album, VALIANT available all over the place. ALL MY LINKS: HTTP://linktr.ee/thekevingarcia If you like …
#179: The Language of Grief, w/ Dante Stewart
Oct. 28, 2022
Danté Stewart is an award-winning writer, speaker and author of Shoutin' In The Fire: An American Epistle . Named by Georgia Writers Association as "Georgia Writer of the Year” 2022 (Memoir); by The Center for American Progr…
#178: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism, w/ Brad Onishi
Oct. 6, 2022
The host of Straight White American Jesus, author and professor, Brad Onishi joins us to talk about what the hell is going on America right now, the threat of American evangelicals, Christian nationalism, and what we haven't…
#177: Dead Dad Club, w/ Garrison Hayes
Sept. 29, 2022
Trigger warning: grab a fucking tissue box. Garrison Hayes joins me to talk about his work as a maker on TikTok, as well as his own history with church shit, and we also start talking about the grief of losing our parents, …
#176: The Contemplative Tarot, w/ Brittany Muller
Sept. 15, 2022
Mysitc Catholicism? Tarot and christianity? Brittany Muller is here to talk about it all and her new book The Contemplative Tarot: a Christian Guide to the Cards. Follow her work @Blessed.Vigil . Join the Tarot's Cool Worksh…
#175: The God Who Riots, w/ Damon Garcia
Aug. 25, 2022
Damon Garcia (he/him) is a writer, video essayist, and public theologian for a liberative Christianity. His work is inspired by liberation theology, decolonial theory, and anti-capitalist politics as he helps people unsettle…
#174: We Need To Talk, w/ Malynda Hale
Aug. 19, 2022
Malynda Hale is the host of We Need To Talk. We talk faith, deconstruction, entertainment, whiteness, y mas. Follow @MalyndaHale all the places. Events! Q Worship Collective Weekend! Aug 25-28 in the LA Area! Get Tickets THE…
#173: Christian Nationalism 101 w/Tim Whitaker
Aug. 3, 2022
Let's ask the tough questions. Like WTF America? This is part one in the series on Christian nationalism, the current status of Church and state, and what maybe we can do about this. Follow Tim @theNewEvangelicals . Join the…
#172: Homebrewed Faith, w/ Tripp Fuller
July 15, 2022
Tripp Fuller and me shoot the shit and get weird. Follow Tripp @TrippFuller and TrippFuller.com join the community: thecrowdedtable.mn.co Apply For the Fall Cohort '22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…
#171: On "Affirming" Queer Folks, w/ Propaganda
July 5, 2022
Y'all A convo that I've wanted to have for a long time. @Prophiphop joins me to talk about his journey in music, within Christian music industry stuff, and we also talk about how and when he became affirming of queer people.…
#170: Yass Jesus! w/ Daniel Franzase + Azariah Southworth
June 7, 2022
Both grew up evanglical. Both were very afraid to be themselves. Both are now creating space to let other queer folks know that no one can take God away from you. All month long we're gonna be talking to and about QUEERS and…
#169: Anti-Excellence, w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber
May 17, 2022
Nadia Bolz-Weber is back and we get into some yummy stuff around what spiritual community could look like in this brave new world. Among other things. It's very fun. Follow her stuff at NadiaBolzWeber.com Please rate the sho…
#168: Magical Black Girl, w/ Evelyn from The Internets
April 26, 2022
Y'all, Evelyn is someone who if you ain't know, you need to. Follow her work at evelynfromtheinternets .com. Follow @ theKevinGarcia across social media. Join the Crowded Table! A dope online spiritual community: thecrowdedt…
#167: The Magic of Our Bodies, w/ Audrey Assad
April 11, 2022
CW: in this episode Audrey and Kevin talk a little about their relationship with working out, fitness, and body shame stuff. So just listen and take care of yourself. (It's not a long part of the convo, so you can skip forwa…
#166: God Is a Black Woman, w/ Dr. Christena Cleveland
March 28, 2022
God is a Black woman. No we will not be taking questions. Follow Christena Cleveland, PhD., on Twitter , Instagram , and on ChristenaCleveland.com . Get her book everywhere! Follow @ theKevinGarcia across social media. Join …