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 . I'm joined by two guest co-hosts, Emily Autenrieth and Laura Navarro. The th…
Emily Joy Allison returns to the show to discuss her new book, #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing . Emily launched the #ChurchToo hashtag in November 2017 and it has taken on a life of its o…
<p>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 wa…
<p>Chris Stedman is a Minneapolis-based writer, speaker, and community organizer. In this conversation, we discuss his book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781506463513"><em>IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belongi…
<p>It's 2021. </p><p>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 …
<p>My guests for this episode are The Dirty Rotten Church Kids, aka Josh Link & Adrian Gibbs.</p>
<p>The DRCK has taken exvangelical Instagram by storm over the past year, and their podcast has created its own community …
<p>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 vot…
<p>In this episode, I speak with Jeff Sharlet, author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9780060560058"><em>The Family</em></a><em> (</em>which was turned into a <a href="https://g.co/kgs/itF8AF">Netflix documentary se…
<p>Prof. Bradley Onishi from Straight White American Jesus returns to the show to discuss Election Week. We discuss the historical significance of the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, the decisive victory of Joe Bid…
<p>Some initial thoughts on the 2020 Election. Acknowledging what was accomplished, and the work that still needs to be done.</p>
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<p>We're one day out until the November 3rd election. In this brief episode, Blake reviews this season's guests and the threats that remain regardless of the outcome of election day.</p>
<p>If you haven't voted early, please…
<p>My guest this week is Jack Jenkins, national reporter for <em>Religion News Service </em>and author of the book <em>American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the …
<p>In this episode, I chat with Anne Helen Petersen about her book <em>Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation (</em><a href="https://amzn.to/3kqjuvQ"><em>Amazon</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://bookshop…
<p>My guest this week is Dr. Anthea Butler, associate professor of religion and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the upcoming book <a href="https://amzn.to/3ob0Udn"><em>White Evangelical Racis…
<p>My guest this week is Luke Barnett, writer and star of the new film <em>Faith Based, </em>which is available now on demand. Faith Based is a comedy about two friends who want to strike it rich by making a Christian film, …
<p>On this week's episode, I am joined by Bradley Onishi of the <a href="https://anchor.fm/straightwhiteamericanjesu?fbclid=IwAR1hdcWlEP2_mQj5jtBwTKFL1EXzqgPMwg_A6jmvxoxXMCTszDB3WaFQeOM">Straight White American Jesus</a> pod…
<p>My guest this week is Robert Jones, founder and CEO of PRRI (The Public Religion Research Institute), and author of the recent book <em>White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity </em>(<a href=…
<p>My guest this week is Sarah Posner, author of the book <em>Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump </em>(<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781984820426">Bookshop</a>, <a href="https://amzn…
We're taking a brief break to allow a little more time for production, but we're ready to take your questions. Brad Onishi (of Straight White American Jesus) & I will be taking your questions and answering them on the air i…
<p>My guest this week is Julie Ingersoll, professor of religious studies at the University of North Florida and author of the book <em>Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction (</em><a href="https…
