Episodes

A Safe Place for Questions w/ Dr. Keisha McKenzie
Oct. 31, 2016

A Safe Place for Questions w/ Dr. Keisha McKenzie

This week's episode features a conversation with Dr. Keisha McKenzie, aka @mackenzian on Twitter. She shares her story of growing up in the UK, attending school in Jamaica, as well as her time living in the US, all while engaging her Adventist faith and finding communities that helped her continue …
Heretic Husband
Oct. 24, 2016

Heretic Husband

This week’s guest is the anonymous blogger Heretic Husband. He tells his story, which begins in Catholicism and continues through evangelicalism and agnosticism. This story does include a discussion of spiritual and sexual abuse, so if that is triggering please bear that in mind. Also there is one …
The Kevin Garcia Needs to Sit in the Front Row
Oct. 17, 2016

The Kevin Garcia Needs to Sit in the Front Row

Today’s guest is Kevin Garcia, a writer, podcaster, and all around thoughtful guy. It’s hard to summarize Kevin’s story. Ultimately it’s s story of self acceptance and finding God’s love, but it took time to get there. It’s very moving, but it’s best told in his own words. A couple notes: the langu…
Matter Matters & Other Matters with Nathan Cleveland
Oct. 11, 2016

Matter Matters & Other Matters with Nathan Cleveland

This week’s episode features a conversation with Nathan Cleveland. We discuss his evangelical childhood, our time at the Mystery College, the mystery and power of the Eucharist, the limitations of certainty, and perhaps most importantly, he and I relish in the proper pronunciation of the word ‘evan…
Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch of The Flawless Project
Oct. 3, 2016

Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch of The Flawless Project

This week's episode features a conversation with Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch from The Flawless Project. They discuss the impact their experiences with purity culture and sexism has had on their lives. The Flawless Project: theflawlessproject.org Emily Joy Poetry: emilyjoypoetry.com Ida Grey: idag…
Politics & Religion and Religion & Politics with Ryan Johnson
Sept. 26, 2016

Politics & Religion and Religion & Politics with Ryan Johnson

This week's episode includes a wonderful conversation with Ryan Johnson, a friend from college. We met up in Chicago to talk about his upbringing, our shared experience in the social sciences department at the Mystery College, and the fraught marriage of evangelicalism and Republican politics in th…
Strategically Placed Bibles with Kyle Parton
Sept. 19, 2016

Strategically Placed Bibles with Kyle Parton

Shorter show notes for this one, everybody. Kyle Parton, Director of Epiphany Publishing, talks with me about teenage adventures in Wal-Mart evangelism, key markers of evangelicalism, war, other faith traditions, and alternate models of salvation (the more serious show title was "Finding a Substitu…
Brandon Whitmore - Hard Questions Demand Honest (Not Easy) Answers
Sept. 12, 2016

Brandon Whitmore - Hard Questions Demand Honest (Not Easy) Answers

In this week's episode, I talk to Brandon Whitmore about his journey from Christianity to agnosticism. The conversation covers all sorts of topics, from the historical record of Jesus & science's relationship w/ religion to a...
LGBTQ Intersectionality & The Fruit of the Spirit with Rev. Kevin Wright
Aug. 29, 2016

LGBTQ Intersectionality & The Fruit of the Spirit with Rev. Kevin Wright

This episode features a conversation with Rev. Kevin Wright from the Riverside Church in NYC. We talk about his journey, LGBTQ affirmation, and more. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Rev…
Righteous Tunes - Rockin' with Sean Reed (and God)
Aug. 22, 2016

Righteous Tunes - Rockin' with Sean Reed (and God)

On this week's episode, I talk to Sean Reed, a friend of mine from high school. We talk about youth group, working in Christian bookstores, Christian music festivals, 90s Christian rock, and more. It's a fun conversation. Join the conversation on Twitter and share your CCM nostalgia by using the ha…
On Mental Health: A Conversation with Nate Crawford
Aug. 15, 2016

On Mental Health: A Conversation with Nate Crawford

Today's episode features a conversation with Nate Crawford, director of Here/Hear, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on mental health. Nate shares his story, including his experience with bipolar disorder. Trigger warning: this episode contains frank discussions of mental health issues, so if that…
Evangelical Politics & More: A Conversation with Greg Coates
Aug. 8, 2016

Evangelical Politics & More: A Conversation with Greg Coates

This week, we feature a conversation with author, religious scholar and PhD candidate Greg Coates. We discuss his evangelical youth, his time in China, his book, and of course, Donald Trump. Follow Exvangelical on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Bl…
Note: New Episodes are Moving to Mondays
Aug. 4, 2016

Note: New Episodes are Moving to Mondays

Hey there - this is just a quick note that we'll be moving new episodes to Mondays. The next full episode hits Monday, 8/8/16. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.f…
A Conversation with Steven Jones
July 28, 2016

A Conversation with Steven Jones

In Episode 2 of Exvangelical, I speak to Steven Jones. Steven Jones shares his story of growing up within evangelicalism and attending Christian college, facing family struggles, and--at the risk of being too reductive--losing and finding belief. He also shares about his engagement with the mystica…
It Begins
July 21, 2016

It Begins

This first episode of Exvangelical features a long, free-form with American religious historian Dr. Jonathan Dodrill, who is a longtime friend of mine. We discuss how we met at Christian college, our experiences there, as well as how our viewpoints have changed since then. We also spend a good amou…
Introducing Exvangelical
July 19, 2016

Introducing Exvangelical

Introducing Exvangelical: a podcast exploring the world inside and outside of American evangelicalism. This episode explains the purpose behind this project. Give it a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: