Episodes

Andrew Seidel, Katherine Stewart, Rob Boston on Hope and Fear in 2024 - And Beyond
June 19, 2023

Andrew Seidel, Katherine Stewart, Rob Boston on Hope and Fear in 2024 - And Beyond

Brad shares the recording of a roundtable he hosted at Americans United's Summit for Religious Freedom. He asked Andrew Seidel, Katherine Stewart, and Rob Boston what they are worried about in the year ahead - and what gives ...
Weekly Roundup: Trump Arraignment, SBC Misogyny, and Resources to be a Trans Ally
June 17, 2023

Weekly Roundup: Trump Arraignment, SBC Misogyny, and Resources to be a Trans Ally

Brad and Dan begin by discussing the reactions to Trump's arraignment in Miami - from congresspeople calling for war, to Kari Lake talking about 75 million Americans with guns, to megachurch pastors exhorting their congregati...
It's In the Code Ep. 54: Suffering and Persecution
June 14, 2023

It's In the Code Ep. 54: Suffering and Persecution

Why do conservative American Christians and Christian nationalists use the rhetoric of being “attacked” and “persecuted”? Why do they perceive themselves to be “suffering” in the contemporary United States, when they experien...
Dispatches from TPUSA's Pastor's Conference
June 12, 2023

Dispatches from TPUSA's Pastor's Conference

Trans Hate, COVID Denial, and Christian Nationalism
Weekly Roundup: Trump Indicted, Robertson Dead, + Catholic Public Schools?
June 9, 2023

Weekly Roundup: Trump Indicted, Robertson Dead, + Catholic Public Schools?

Brad and Dan being by discussing Trump's indictment on federal charges. They then break down the life and death of Pat Robertson - an architect of the Religious Right and someone whose influence resounds in American Christian...
The Religious Exemption Accountability Project
June 7, 2023

The Religious Exemption Accountability Project

With Dan still on vacation, enjoy this episode from the One Nation All Belief series: Brad speaks with Paul Southwick and Erin Green from the Religious Exemption Accountability Project. They explain REAP's mission: to help qu...
The Data on Deconstruction
June 5, 2023

The Data on Deconstruction

Faith deconstruction - the intentional examination of one's religious faith and beliefs, leading to a profound change in, or even loss of, that faith - has received increasing attention in the past few years. But, who are the...
Trans Minister Alex McNeill on Trans Survival and Trans Flourishing
May 31, 2023

Trans Minister Alex McNeill on Trans Survival and Trans Flourishing

Dan is on vacation this week, so we are happy to present Brad's interview with Rev. Alex McNeill, which is part of the special series ONE NATION ALL BELIEFS. Alex is a white, queer, transgender man, an ordained minister in th...
Weekly Roundup: Moms for Book Bans, Dads for Dictators
May 27, 2023

Weekly Roundup: Moms for Book Bans, Dads for Dictators

+ "Diversity is Anti-White"
Special Episode: ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS -I Am Dying Out Loud
May 25, 2023

Special Episode: ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS -I Am Dying Out Loud

On this episode of ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS (subscribe links below): Dave Warnock was caught up in the Jesus movement of the 70s and lived the bulk of his life as a Charismatic Evangelical, serving as a pastor on three differe...
It's In the Code Ep. 53: A Suffering Servant
May 24, 2023

It's In the Code Ep. 53: A Suffering Servant

The previous episode explored how Christian churches, as well as other religious, non-profit, and volunteer organizations, exploit the idea of “having a servant’s heart,” or service or giving of one’s time and resources, for ...
Prophecy and Political Violence - From the Seven Mountains to J6
May 22, 2023

Prophecy and Political Violence - From the Seven Mountains to J6

What if told you 9% of Americans think only Christians should be eligible for citizenship? Or if 14% thought that their church should have veto power over American law? What if there was evidence that belief in modern day pro...
Weekly Roundup: Vigilantism - So Wrong, yet so Right
May 20, 2023

Weekly Roundup: Vigilantism - So Wrong, yet so Right

Brad and Dan begin by analyzing the surge in vigilantism on the American Right. Brad discusses how vigilantism often rises in times when there is a question of who belongs in the community - and what it means to have a workin...
Special Episode: ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS - Christian Nationalism on the Ground in Oklahoma
May 18, 2023

Special Episode: ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS - Christian Nationalism on the Ground in Oklahoma

On this episode of ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS (subscribe links below) brad speaks with Dr. Allyson Shortle an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, where she studies group identity in the context of American politic...
It's In the Code Ep. 52: A Servant's Heart
May 17, 2023

It's In the Code Ep. 52: A Servant's Heart

What do Christians mean when they refer to someone having a “servant’s heart”? How does this language, so foreign to those outside of a particular kind of religious context, connect to secular volunteer and non-profit organiz...
Weekly Roundup: The Town Hall Putsch
May 12, 2023

Weekly Roundup: The Town Hall Putsch

Brad and Dan begin by discussing the two massacres in one day that happened in Texas last weekend. They borrow from work by Umar Haique who summarizes the state of the USA as a country experiencing "ultraviolence" as a form o...
Special Episode: ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS - A Student Organizer in Nashville Ready for Change
May 11, 2023

Special Episode: ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS - A Student Organizer in Nashville Ready for Change

On this episode of ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS (subscribe links below) Brad speaks with Indu Kumar, a student fellow with Americans United who is organizing on the ground in Tennessee. She discusses the ways that students, Black ...
It's In the Code Ep. 51: Right Where God Wants You to Be - Or Not
May 10, 2023

It's In the Code Ep. 51: Right Where God Wants You to Be - Or Not

In the previous episode, Dan looked at what’s going on when people tell us we are “right where God wants us to be.” But what does it mean when those same people DON’T tell us that? Why do they seem to say this at some times, ...
An Asian American  Apostate Tells All
May 8, 2023

An Asian American Apostate Tells All

Brad interviews writer Scott Okamoto, author of Asian American Apostate, his wry and ironic story of leaving religion while teaching at an evangelical university. Okamoto’s often-chilling accounts reveal that such schools, wh...
Weekly Roundup: Proud to Be Boys
May 5, 2023

Weekly Roundup: Proud to Be Boys

Brad and Dan begin with a thorough breakdown of why the Texas bill to post the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is unconstitutional and un-American. They discuss parental rights, hypocrisy, and the dangerous escal...
Special Episode: Series Release of ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS
May 4, 2023

Special Episode: Series Release of ONE NATION, ALL BELIEFS

Today we are launching a new limited series called One Nation, All Beliefs. produced in partnership with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. This is the series intro. You can subscribe by going here: htt...