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Gloria Beth Amodeo: God's Ex-Girlfriend Mar 24, 2023

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In this episode, I interview Gloria Beth Amodeo, author of the memoir God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus. We talk about her college-age conversion to evangelicalism through Cru, how purity culture and gender norms are enforced, and much more in this wide-ranging conversation.

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Lenny Duncan Is Preparing for a World Beyond the Church Feb 23, 2023

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This week’s guest is Lenny Duncan, author of the new book Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for A World Beyond the Church.

In this brief talk, Lenny and I discuss church, the thought leader industrial complex, and more.

A couple notes: we had a short window to talk, and I captured as much as I could during that time. You may hear some occasional sounds in the audio including from some bangles Lenny was wearing; I think it adds to the ambience personally, but your mileage may vary.

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200 Episodes of Exvangelical Feb 20, 2023

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In this short episode, I talk about producing 200 episodes of this show: how it started, where it's been, what might be next.

A new interview episode will be posted this week.

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From the Archive: Talking Burnout with Anne Helen Petersen Feb 09, 2023

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In this episode from 2020, I chat with Anne Helen Petersen about her book Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation (Amazon, Bookshop). We discuss her spiritual & religious background, her viral essay on BuzzFeed that led to this book, how the way we use social media contributes to burnout, how our economic systems fail us, and more.

You can follow Anne on Twitter @annehelen and subscribe to her newsletter, Culture Study.

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This episode was produced by Jake Lewis.

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Potential Futures for Spirituality with Kevin Garcia Feb 03, 2023

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IN this chill conversation with return guest Kevin Garcia, I talk to them about what we should expect from community, how online communities don't reflect the ones we might have left, and how this balances out with our desire for personal autonomy after leaving unhealthy communities. We get into it. It's fun.

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From the Archive: God, Human, Animal, Machine with author Meghan O'Gieblyn Jan 26, 2023

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Listeners, come see me w/ Brad Onishi of Straight White American Jesus & Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals in Philly on 2/11/23! Get tickets here and use code 50 at checkout to get 50% off!

It's an archival episode!

In September 2021, I spoke with Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of the new book God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning. We talked about her time at Moody Bible Institute, experiencing 9/11 on a Christian campus, the similarities between Christian prophecy & secular transhumanism, and all sorts of other great things.

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Teddy Wilson on nationalist movements, the J6 & J8 insurrections, and more Jan 19, 2023

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In this episode, I speak with Teddy Wilson from Radical Reports about his experience covering the radical right. We talk about how important language is when identifying and discussing various groups, the transnational nature of nationalist movements, what we know about the Brazil insurrection so far—and finally, how “progressive” movements can respond to the rising tide of anti-democratic groups.

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Come see Blake, Bradley Onishi of Straight White American Jesus, and Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals in Philly on 2/11/23! Tickets here; use code "20" to get 20% off!

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The Comfort of Fictional Religions Jan 12, 2023

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Over at The Post-Evangelical Post, I've been writing about fictional religions for subscribers. As I wrote on 1/3/23: "When your faith of origin is also the origin of a grievous wound, there’s an odd solace to be found in knowingly made up things. Fiction, the old adage goes, is a lie that tells the truth—and there’s a lot of truth to be found in fictional religions."

This is an audio version of an essay published this week, "The Comfort of Fictional Religions: The Sensayers of Terra Ignota."

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Technical difficulties prevented me from publishing the episode planned for this week. Please let me know what you think of this shorter episode.

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Preparing for War - the extremist history of White Christian Nationalism with Bradley Onishi Jan 05, 2023

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Happy new year, everyone - the first guest of 2023 is a return guest, Bradley Onishi.

Brad is co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast and author of the new book: Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next.

Our conversation starts discussing just 10 words, just 2 sentences, from the first chapter of Brad's book: "I should have known better," and "I could have been there." "There," in this context, is the Capitol Riot.

This is a good one. Buckle in.

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This episode is also brought to you by DECON23, an upcoming virtual conference happening Jan 21-22, 2023. Tickets are just $25 and feature a diverse slate of speakers - J Crum, Rev Karla, April Ajoy, Jegaysus, and more. Visit decon2023.com to register.

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Shaped By Tools: The Vibe Shift That Was Foretold Came, & Twitter Did Not Survive It Dec 29, 2022

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This is an audio version of my latest essay published at The Post-Evangelical Post: The Vibe Shift That Was Foretold Came, & Twitter Did Not Survive It.

Back in February, a time that feels much farther away than a mere 10 months ago, The Cut published an essay called “A Vibe Shift is Coming. Will any of us survive it?” It was a piece meant to get people talking, and it did. It featured a lot of coast-centric media bubble trendspotting talk mingled with pandemic lockdown introspection. But some of it resonated further—that something was in the air, ready to change the zeitgeist. I’ll contend that the shift was about social media itself.

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