Episodes

Oct. 2, 2021

Weekly Roundup: White Discomfort is a Powerful Weapon

Brad and Dan discuss American values in relation to the ongoing debates among Democrats about the Biden administration's infrastructure bill. They discuss why Joe Manchin has been willing to vote for 9 trillion in military s…
Sept. 27, 2021

Kissing Cousins: Biblical Inerrancy + Constitutional Originalism

White Supremacy, Anti-Modernism, and Ways of Reading
Sept. 24, 2021

Weekly Roundup: Religious Freedom, and Ongoing Revelations

Brad and Dan begin by discussing Trump and why exploring the ongoing revelations of the January 6th is more than just archival mining. The second major topic is the reclaiming of abortion as a religious right. Brad draws upo…
Sept. 22, 2021

Mild at Heart: Love, Sex, and Masculinity After Purity Culture: Ep 2

Sexual Savages, God-Ordained Leaders
Sept. 18, 2021

Weekly Roundup: Justice for J6 and Moral Responsibility

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Sept. 13, 2021

Satanic Panic, Then and Now

What We Can Learn From the Precursor to QAnon
Sept. 11, 2021

Weekly Roundup: 9/11, COVID, and American Freedom

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Sept. 9, 2021

Ex-Evangelical Apologetics: Vaccines

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Sept. 6, 2021

Free Britney (from the Evangelicals)!

The Ex-Evangelical Component of Britney's Conservatorship
Sept. 4, 2021

Weekly Roundup: The Antebellum South

Abortion, Guns, Voting Restrictions, and Outlawing History in Texas
Sept. 3, 2021

Emergency Re-Release: Abortion, Religion, and Texas (Re-release)

On the History of Reproductive Rights
Sept. 2, 2021

Ex-Evangelical Apologetics: Stand for the Flag, Kneel for the Cross

Christianity, Violence, and War
Aug. 30, 2021

White Christian Supremacy vs. Multi-Racial Democracy

The Shocking Research on the Unique Hate of Trump Voters and MAGA Nation
Aug. 28, 2021

Weekly Roundup: God's Empire

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Aug. 24, 2021

Race, Xenophobia, and the History of White Evangelicalism with Randall Balmer

Dartmouth professor and pre-eminent scholar of Evangelicalism Dr. Randall Balmer returns to talk about his new book, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right . He and Brad discuss how over the course of the 20th c…
Aug. 21, 2021

Weekly Roundup: Bombing for God and Country

Brad and Dan discuss the vehement support for the Iraq War and the invasion of Afghanistan during the Bush years and comment briefly on the ills of American Empire. They then discuss the dangers and implications of the allia…
Aug. 17, 2021

On "Pray Away" -the New Documentary on "Conversion Therapy"

Luke Wilson is a survivor of "conversion therapy." He has written about his experiences at Liberty University for Religion Dispatches, Queerty, and other outlets. In this conversation, Luke provides his response to the Netfl…
Aug. 14, 2021

Weekly Roundup: The Make America Great Again Migration

Sean Feucht, the Proud Boys, 2020 Census Data, and What's Happening in Idaho
Aug. 12, 2021

Religious Trauma and Purity Culture: Part II

Podcaster and Writer Emily Torres