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Favorite Podcast
Love this show! So excited when a new episode drops. The hosts are funny, relatable, and have great dialogue.
Best Podcast for Adults Burned-Out from Childhood Christian Indoctrination
This is my FAVORITE podcast about leaving American Christianity. Tori and Justin are hilarious and every episode is entertaining.
Best Podcast for Adults Burned-Out from Childhood Christian Indoctrination
This is my FAVORITE podcast about leaving American Christianity. Tori and Justin are hilarious and every episode is entertaining.
Sanity Restored!
A little anyway? Thank you for saying what I feel. It helps to face the madness. So much love for you guys <3
One of my favorite podcasts
The book of Revelations says the Bible says the same things as it says about Jesus and his wife who are the most influential in their lives today.
Fun show
I always look forward to new episodes!
Good show, like Tori and Justin
The Book of Revelation says the first time you read a story about an ancient man in a church you know what it means to be a priest 💯 thank you, auto-suggest
A+
Always a fun listen, great hosts ☺️
Justin Good, Tori Good
Both are very simple names but I don't drink so I need friends who can drink for me. They do a good job. Born Pentecostal, saved out of it to be the right kind of Christian by a Baptist, looking for salvation, and enjoying doing all of it wrong
Very fun
Great show love Tori Justin
Love the podcast
Having spent the better part of 20 years in the evangelical system, I have many things to learn and many to unlearn, much resentment and regret, while also possessing a sometimes inappropriate sense of humor so this podcast is perfect for me.
Can't say enough good things about this pod!
Whewww man. I am so thankful for Tori and Justin and their ability to bring humor to bear in these dark times. Love their informative but casual conversations – I just get frustrated that I can't engage in them in real time 😂 got a whole lot of thoughts about the most recent episode with Transvangelical on James, my goodness. Great work all, keep it up – you are needed voices in the exvangelical community and beyond. 💛
Irreverent and Real
As a former evangelical turned atheist myself, I appreciate the irreverence and thoughtful analysis of the Evangelical world. It’s good to have people who were inside the system and broke out, help point out how weird the system is from the outside.
Buy 1 insight, get 3 jokes free!
This has been my go-to podcast for the last year since I ran across it. Even when covering really heavy topics or bible stories, Tori and Justin know how to bring both nuance and levity. The latter of which gets dialed up to 100 for the I-can’t-believe-we-were-taught-this stories that are somehow canon compliant. As someone who has struggled with what to do with everything I learned and was steeped in my whole life (like the worst kind of tea), this podcast has helped me so much in reminding me that I’m not alone in this process. I highly recommend to anyone who understands the ADHD urge to argue both sides, enjoys dark/twisted jokes, and swearing while working through your own deconstruction process.
Make the Bible Gay Again
These atheists have brought the Bible back to life.
For those of us who took it VERY seriously
After having left the faith over 10 years ago, I didn’t immediately take the time to process how batsh*t crazy some of the teachings of Christianity really are. Tori and Justin have actually done something really unique here - So many others in this space primarily focus on the current perversion of the American church at large without diving into how the underlying scripture and doctrine of the religion itself is… well, drunk, to put it mildly! It would be all too easy to veer into a cynical nihilistic tone, but they manage critical discussion of the text while extending empathy to those who still live under its weight - because most of us used to be those people, after all! I can’t recommend this one enough. It’s well worth your time.
So smart and insightful
I’m love this podcast so much. I relate with Tori so much as I had the same upbringing and experience she talks about. I love the pointing out of hypocrisy and digging into the stories we grew up with and thinking about them critically.
Entertaining, Raw, Insightful
Real and open discussions about what many of us were raised to believe was true and right that turned out to be…not so true and quite often, very very wrong. I enjoy the intellectual discourse and appreciate the personal anecdotes the hosts share (so appreciated ep.86, especially after 19:40). It shines a light on how NOT normal the things I’ve left actually were. It’s a whole new, beautiful world out here!
Youth pastor approved
As a ghbyd appointed youth pastor, I strongly support this podcast. In all seriousness… this is my go-to podcast when I need something funny yet deep, intelligent yet approachable, with a big dose of validation for my childhood self who was forced to take in Bible stories without an ounce of a critical lens. Although many who have left the faith will find this gratifying and hilarious, I also recommend it for those who know nothing about the Bible especially progressives who haven’t been deeply exposed to white evangelicalism, as Tori and Justin also give a great perspective on modern evangelicalism, it’s far reaching grip on our culture, and a peek into some of the ways Christians use this 2000 + year old book of texts to justify their whims and policies.
So many good feels!
Love everything thing about this pod! I was basically born in the pews. It’s been a couple years now that I’ve stepped back from all that and hearing these stories from this perspective is wild! I have had some real good laughs though. It’s really been a delight while trying to process all that is deconstructing.
Deacon-struction drinking junction
Tori and Justin have great chemistry and the theological chops to dunk all day on the church, evangelical theology, and mix it up with the cross section of power, justice, and other touchy topics while keeping the mood light and approachable while God is being a Bad Father and drinking about it. Keep it up guys!
I FEEL SO VALIDATED
I could listen to this podcast all day. I actually have before. And I send it to everyone. It confirms so many of my thoughts and feelings from the past. I feel so much more empowered and validated after having this podcast in my life!!