Faith and Feminism

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REMEDIAL THEOLOGY EP. 1: DALE THINKS WOMEN SHOULDN'T VOTE Feb 05, 2026

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Welcome to Remedial Theology: Mattie Mae and Meghan Take TheoBros Back 2 School.

The TheoBros have been loud, confident, and very wrong—and Mattie Mae and Meghan are handing out syllabi. In this episode, we take on Dale, who argues that women shouldn't vote and tries to use the Bible to defend his position. Spoiler: the theology doesn't hold up.

Class is in session. Egos will be bruised. Homework is mandatory.

Beyond Facts: Why MAGA Women Choose Alternate Realities Jan 27, 2026

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Wellness, faith, and "just asking questions" have become gateways to extremism. In this episode, The Conspiracists author Noelle Cook breaks down why some women are being radicalized in plain sight—and why shame, facts, and debunking keep failing.

Love Your Neighbor Is a Threat: Why Empathy Undermines Christian Nationalism Jan 21, 2026

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In this episode, I interview Katherine Douglass and Brittany Tausen of Love Your Neighbor about how psychology helps explain why so many churches struggle with empathy, accountability, and actual love—especially in times of political polarization and social harm. We talk about trauma, reactivity, power, and why unexamined theology often protects institutions instead of people.

When Everything Feels On Fire: Faith, Anxiety, and the Politics of the Nervous System Jan 13, 2026

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In this episode, we speak with Sara Billups the author of Nervous Systems about anxiety as an embodied, collective experience shaping our bodies, churches, and politics. We explore spiritual and somatic practices that calm chronic stress and help us move toward grounded, compassionate, and faithful engagement with the world.

Christian "Charity" That Trafficked Children Jan 06, 2026

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Explore a deep dive into adoption fraud and human trafficking with whistleblower Lauren Farrell. Learn how to identify red flags in nonprofits and churches, and understand the intersection of faith, exploitation, and the fight for justice.

Suicide and the Communion of Saints Dec 09, 2025

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Content warning: discussion of suicide

Rhonda Mawhood Lee is a priest, spiritual director, and daughter whose mother died by suicide. She knows about complicated grief. Having grown up in a family haunted by self-inflicted death for multiple generations, Rhonda has asked and re-asked the questions for which there are no easy answers. With clarity and candor, she reflects on the unintended consequences of many traditional Christian teachings around suicide. In search of a better way, Lee turns to the communion of saints—a theologically rich concept that Christians can draw on to reframe their relationships with people who have died by suicide, and with those who are at risk of ending their own lives.

Christ Against Empire Dec 02, 2025

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What does it mean to say Jesus was anti-empire—and why does it matter now? Rev. Gerlyn Henry joins us for a powerful conversation about Christ's resistance to oppressive systems, the revolutionary nature of his message, and how the church today can reclaim Jesus's call to disrupt injustice and imagine a new world.

The Crisis We Can't Ignore: Black Maternal Health in America Nov 25, 2025

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Black mothers carry the sacred work of bringing life into the world, yet they face disproportionate danger in pregnancy and childbirth. In this episode with Cessilye Smith of Abide Women's Health Services, we confront the Black maternal health crisis through a theological lens, naming how racism and medical neglect violate the dignity of those made in God's image. We explore what scripture, justice, and faith demand of us—and how communities can take faithful action to ensure Black mothers and babies can flourish.

Creating Healing Narratives from Pain Nov 18, 2025

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GG Renee Hill talks to us about the transformative practice of creative self-discovery through storytelling -- treating our life experiences as creative material that we have the power to shape.

What Medieval Women Knew About God (That We Forgot) Nov 11, 2025

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Grace Hamman explores the surprising spiritual wisdom of medieval Christian women, revealing how figures like Hildegard of Bingen and Catherine of Siena embodied authority, love, and leadership in complex ways often lost to modern history. Drawing on their insights, we reclaim forgotten virtues—seeing love as multifaceted, anger as a tool for justice, sloth as resistance to love, and meekness as the true strength of self-control.

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