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Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp. 15: James Dobson's Bastard KidsThis got posted to YouTube last week but not in this feed! My (Blake's) bad!
Chaz & Chrissy, the hosts of the podcast James Dobson's Bastard Kids (neé the Excommunication Station) join the show! We go long, in more ways than one, on regional food talk and books.
Check out James Dobson's Bastard Kids wherever you listen to podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WYfTqA...
Follow them on Instagram: / jamesdobsonsbastardkids
Books Discussed:
Blake: Houses of the Unholy by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Chaz: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Chrissy: Circe by Madeline Miller
Scott...
2025-11-041h 30Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp. 14: Azeem & Nazia Talk James Baldwin & Chicago's Culinary SuperiorityThis week, Scott & Blake are joined by Azeem Khan & Nazia Islam, both of whom are librarians--and that's just the start of how cool they are. Azeem vouches for Chicago's culinary scene on Devon Ave and helps Blake earn a W in the fake-regional-food-beef-that-maybe-won't-always-be-so-fake. (Look, Blake is writing this and lives in the Chicago area and it's under siege by the federal government b/c Trump has been big mad for a decade that this city rejected him after he launched his political career here from his eyesore of a skyscraper that people flip off with regularity. Give me this.)
2025-10-151h 00Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp. 12: Scott and Blake Talk About K-Pop & SandwormsIn this episode, Scott & Blake chat (no guests joined the table today) about K-Pop, sandworms, and of course, books.
Books discussed:
Illusive by Virginia Duan (Scott)
Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert (Blake)
Supergods by Grant Morrison (Blake - a bonus pick)
All books can be purchased from our bookshop page here.
And of course you can find our books here.
Have a question, comment, or want to come on the show? Send us a message at talkabouttextpod@gmail.com
2025-09-1653 minLet's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEpisode 11: Romance (the genre) and The Life of a Bookstore Owner with Ashley and EmilyIn this episode, Scott & Blake sit down with Ashley Newell and Emily Autenrieth. In the first section, Ashley shares about her love of the romance genre and the books she’s been reading. Afterwards Emily shares about her experiences as owner of A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove, CA, including what it means for bookstores to be part of communities and how she runs book events. Also, Blake mixes up Jefferson Airplane and Fleetwood Mac and embarrasses himself.
You can support A Seat at the Table books via their bookshop.org page if you’re n...
2025-09-031h 08Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsLet's Talk About Text Ep 10: Scott & Blake Catch Up and Talk About Jazz (and books, obvs)This episode is just Scott & Blake. They talk about Blake's travels, jazz, and books. It's laid back. Come hang out.
Books mentioned:
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle (Scott):
https://bookshop.org/a/112048/9780679731146
Chew Volume 1: Taster's Choice (Blake)
Chew is not available on bookshop.org, so here is the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Chew-Tasters-Choice-John-Layman/dp/1607061597
Support us by buying books from our bookshop.org page:
https://bookshop.org/shop/talkabouttext
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00:00 Introduction to Let's Talk About Text
00:28 Catching Up with Scott
01:05 French Culinary Adventures
05:03 The...
2025-08-1458 minLet's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp. 8: Hemingway, Tiki, Memoir, & The Answer to Everything with Dave & ZachWe're back from a short break and a day late due to some travel snafus!
In this episode, Scott & Blake talk to Dave Lester and Zach Malm from the excellent podcast, Veterans of Culture Wars!
We talk about Hemingway, tiki culture, memoirs, and the greatest five-part trilogy in the sci-fi canon.
As always you can find the links to the books discussed on our bookshop.org page here.
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2025-07-301h 08Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp 6: Loving Yourself, Baseball, Superman, and Hallmark Movie Feelings with Geri & EmilyOn this episode, Scott & Blake are joined by their better halves - our spouses! This is the first time Geri (Scott's spouse), and Emily (Blake's spouse) have ever been on a podcast, and we had a lot of fun.
Books discussed - which can be found on our bookshop.org page here:
John Byrne's Man of Steel (Blake)
A Million Junes by Emily Henry (Geri)
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn (Scott)
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant (Emily)
For our closing question, we asked if gifting books to...
2025-07-0952 minLet's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp 4: Dystopias, Telepathic Whales & Chicago Pizza Secrets with Emily & BetsyThis week, Scott & Blake are joined by Betsy Tomszak of Books with Betsy & Chicago-based freelance arts & culture journalist Emily McClanathan. (Chicago is well-represented in this episode.)
Books discussed (buy them from our bookshop.org page):
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (translated by Ros Schwartz) [Emily]
Stories are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by Annalee Newitz [Blake]
Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet [Betsy]
All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr [Scott]
Follow us on YouTube - we're now publishing video! We're learning.
B...
2025-06-241h 03Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp 3: Hockey, Van Halen, and Poorly Timed Moves with Nate & GailIn this episode - the second one we recorded, but the third one we're releasing (we weren't math majors, take it easy) - Scott & Blake talk to Nate Nakao & Gail M, co-hosts of the Full Mutuality podcast and part of Dauntless Media Collective alongside Scott's excellent shows Chapel Probation & The Horny Chapel.
Books discussed:
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. by Peniel E. Joseph (Gail)
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Nate)
Changes on the Fly: Hockey Through the Voices of South Asian Canadians by Courtney Szto
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2025-06-1752 minLet's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp 2: Team Reads-Lots-of-Books-at-Once with Meghan & CortlandThis week, Scott & Blake are joined by Meghan Crozier & Cortland Coffey from the Thereafter podcast.
Books discussed:
Becky Chambers' Wayfarer series and Monk & Robot books (Cortland)
Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfield (Meghan)
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Marukami (Blake)
Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn (Scott)
Support the show by purchasing these books from our bookshop.org page.
Send us a message: talkabouttextpod@gmail.com.
2025-06-1151 minLet's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsEp 1: I Kissed the Shire Goodbye with Tori & JustinIn this first episode, Scott & Blake are joined by Tori Williams-Douglass & Justin Gentry, hosts of Go Home Bible, You're Drunk. Scott leads us off with a satirical reading of IKDG, Justin & Tori discuss classic and recent fantasy, and Blake explores magic.
Support the show by using the bookshop.org affiliate links below!
Opening question: What sort of reader were you as a kid?
Books discussed:
Scott: I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris (not available for purchase, also don't read it)
Justin: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercombie
2025-06-031h 00Let's Talk About Text with Scott Okamoto, Blake Chastain & FriendsIntroducing Let's Talk About TextIntroducing an all-new show from Scott Okamoto & Blake Chastain: Let's Talk About Text!
Join Scott & Blake each week as they are joined by a rotating panel of guests that discuss what they're reading. It's as simple as that. This episode is just Blake & Scott chatting, though.
Be sure to subscribe! You can also follow on YouTube and Substack.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkAboutTextPod
Substack: https://talkabouttext.substack.com/
2025-05-2722 min
ExvangelicalTeddy Wilson on nationalist movements, the J6 & J8 insurrections, and moreIn 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.Follow Teddy on Twitter: @reportbywilsonCome 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! Support Exvang...
2023-01-1954 min
ExvangelicalHappy Pride: An LGBTQ+ AffirmationHello, and welcome to Exvangelical. I’m your host, Blake Chastain. I know there’s a lot going on. I know that the recent Supreme Court rulings are beyond discouraging - they are harmful for so many people, and a decision that could lead to the downfall of Roe is expected as soon as tomorrow. But multiple things happen all at once, and because of our interconnectedness, we feel them all. But I want to isolate one event happening right now and say: Happy Pride - especially to those born and raised in conservative evangelicalisms. Thank you for...
2022-06-2307 min
ExvangelicalAndre Henry, author of All The White Friends I Couldn't KeepI'm honored to share this conversation with Andre Henry with you today. Andre Henry is an author, musician, and activist, and author of the book All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope--and Hard Pills to Swallow--About Fighting for Black Lives (affiliate link to Bookshop.org).We talk about Andre's experience in white evangelical environments, as well as how his increasing activism for racial justice made staying in white evangelical spaces untenable. His story and work is not limited to interactions with white evangelicalism, however, and we touch on many more topics throughout this conversation....
2022-05-121h 08
Exvangelical(Re-Release) White Evangelical Racism with Dr. Anthea ButlerRE-RELEASE:Dr. Anthea Butler returns to the show (she was a guest on season one of Powers & Principalities) to discuss her new book, White Evangelical Racism. Her book is of utmost importance to helping us understand both our past and our current moment. We discuss the history of white evangelical racism, and how it played a part in the Jan 6th insurrection and the murders in Atlanta in March 2021.I also wrote about the book in my new series, The Good Books, published via my newsletter The Post-Evangelical Post. Help support the show directly via...
2022-02-2453 min
ExvangelicalMelissa Stewart (@lissajostewart on TikTok)In this conversation, I speak with exvangelical Tiktokker Melissa Stewart (@lissajostewart) about her upbringing, how exvangelical spaces continue to evolve, and how platform differences (i.e. Twitter vs. TikTok) enable different conversations - and much more! As I mention in the introduction, note how Melissa talks about her experiences leaving fundamentalism, and how it differs from the way evangelical pastors who decry "deconstruction" or some other rhetorical bogeyman.#exvangelical has taken on a life of its own on TikTok, with 633 million views as of this writing. Melissa talks about her own experience as an observer of these...
2022-02-101h 18
ExvangelicalOn Forming and Expressing Identity OnlineIn this audio essay, Blake talks frankly about how social media exacerbated a dark day he had recently, how social media affects emotions, and how our relationship to identifiers and communities change over time. Throughout 2022 I will be experimenting more with formats and episode types in the feed. Please let me know what you think by sending an email or reaching out on social media. Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post, a reader-supported publication. You can subscribe for $4, $6, and $8 a month to get access to ad-free podcast feeds, exclusive content, and Discord access.
2022-01-2019 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesBonus Episode: The Inauspicious Anniversary of the Jan 6 Capitol RiotIn this bonus episode, I share my conversation with Chrissy Stroop on the inauspicious anniversary of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot. (One trigger/content note, we talk about Satanic Panic & child abuse in one section). We discuss the lead-up to Trump, the Trump administration, the insurrection, and the Big Lie that has taken root. We also talk about shifts in conversation around religion & Christianity in America, and look ahead at what political fights are to come.Powers & Principalities is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post. You can support my work directly at postevangelicalpost.com, and you'll gain access...
2022-01-061h 09
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities: The Inauspicious Anniversary of the Jan 6 Capitol RiotIn this bonus episode of Powers & Principalities, I share my conversation with Chrissy Stroop on the inauspicious anniversary of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot. (One trigger/content note, we talk about Satanic Panic & child abuse in one section). We discuss the lead-up to Trump, the Trump administration, the insurrection, and the Big Lie that has taken root. We also talk about shifts in conversation around religion & Christianity in America, and look ahead at what political fights are to come.Powers & Principalities and Exvangelical are productions of The Post-Evangelical Post. You can support my work directly at postevangelicalpost.com...
2022-01-061h 09
ExvangelicalOn the Deconstruction DiscourseIn this mini, Blake talks about the recent spat of discussion about exvangelicals and people deconstructing that is happening. Parts of this script are adapted from Blake's twitter feed & newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about
2021-12-0912 min
ExvangelicalThe Religious Exemption Accountability ProjectIn this episode, I chat with Paul Southwick & Erin Green of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP). Paul Southwick (he/him) is Director of REAP, and Erin Green (she/they) is REAP's Campus & Alumni Organizer.REAP has filed a landmark class action lawsuit, Elizabeth Hunter, et al. v. U.S. Department of Education, that challenges the religious exemption Christian college and other religious colleges use to deny LGBTQ+ students Title IX protections - and still receive federal funding. Learn more about the lawsuit and REAP's work at thereap.org.CW: this conversation includes discussion of...
2021-09-3059 min
ExvangelicalMeghan O'Gieblyn, author of "God, Human, Animal, Machine"On 9/9/21, 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.Buy Meghan's book on Bookshop.org or at your local independent bookstore. (Yes, that is an affiliate link, and it helps the show). Follow Meghan on Twitter.Support the show directly via a subscription to The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter. Follow Blake on Twitter, Instagram, or...
2021-09-2459 min
ExvangelicalKelsey McKinney, author of God Spare the GirlsKelsey McKinney, co-owner & features writer for Defector.com and author of the debut novel God Spare the Girls, joins the show! We talk about her novel, how getting to know people outside the evangelical bubble changes your perspective, her experiences in the media, and much more.God Spare the Girls tells the story of two daughters of a megachurch pastor whose rise to evangelical fame came from a viral speech about purity culture - and that's just how the story starts. When news of their father's marital infidelity breaks in their church, the two sisters are drawn...
2021-07-301h 08
ExvangelicalGood Christian Fun with Caroline Ely & Kevin T. PorterThe hosts of Good Christian Fun join the show to talk about Christian school (with goats!), satellite home school curricula (Covenant Eyes included!) and much more! Follow GCF on Instagram, and Kevin & Caroline on there too.Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain.Support the show via Substack.This episode was produced by Jake Lewis, thank you Jake! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about
2021-07-021h 18
ExvangelicalJosie JimenezThis week's guest is IMG's very own Josie Jimenez! Josie is the co-host of Irreverent Media Group's Making Spaces podcast as well as the podcast Speaking in Church. We talked on a Sunday afternoon and things got a little silly, talking about Josie's life, why expecting people to be the same is so damn boring, and all sorts of other stuff.Listen to Making Spaces with Josie Jimenez & Rev. Sarah Heath.Listen to Speaking in Church with Josie Jimenez & Spencer Rose Taylor.Follow Josie on Instagram & Twitter.Support Exvangelical, Powers & Principalities...
2021-06-1855 min
ExvangelicalEmily Joy Allison Discusses #SBC21 & #ChurchToo Direct ActionEmily Joy Allison returns to Exvangelical to talk about #SBC21, the recent departures of Beth Moore & Russell Moore (no relation) from the denomination, and her own direct action through protest. We also discuss the conservative resurgence in other denominations, how the media (and post-evangelicals of all stripes online) discuss bad theology, and how to respond to these types of conservative initiatives.This was recorded on Tuesday, June 15th 2021 and was not edited because the events we're discussing are timely and in-flux.You can follow Emily on Twitter @emilyjoypoetry. Buy her book, Church Too: How Purity...
2021-06-161h 01ExvangelicalIrreverent Media Spotlight: A Tiny Revolution w/ Kevin GarciaThis week I'm publishing an episode of fellow Irreverent Media Group podcaster Kevin Garcia's show A Tiny Revolution. It's Pride Month and ATR is running a special series in conjunction with Beloved Arise. Listen to this episode featuring an interview with Blake Mundell to learn more about Beloved Arise.Subscribe to A Tiny Revolution anywhere you listen to podcasts, and follow Kevin on Instagram & Twitter.Kevin (they/them) describes ATR like this:"Because all revolutions begin as conversations between friends. Join digital pastor and soul coach Kevin Garcia for a conversation that actually...
2021-06-0443 min
ExvangelicalRe-Release: Mark Russell on Religion, Satire, and SuperheroesThis episode is a re-release of my first interview with Mark Russell, author of several books including Second Coming, God is Disappointed in You, Apocrypha Now!, The Flintstones, Snagglepuss, Wonder Twins, Billionaire Island, and more. Superhero movies are returning to theaters soon, and I'm resurfacing this conversation because I think of it a lot when I think of superhero narratives in general.Mark Russell is one of my favorite comic book writers, whose ability to provide satirical and insightful social commentary through popular characters like The Flintstones, or subvert superhero tropes in books like The Wonder Twins...
2021-05-131h 10
ExvangelicalThe Making of Biblical Womanhood with Beth Allison BarrThis week's guest is Beth Allison Barr, author of the new book The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth. I'm joined by two guest co-hosts, Emily Autenrieth and Laura Navarro.The theology and practice of complementarianism in conservative Christian circles has shaped the lives of millions of women. For over a century, it has oppressed women and become a requirement for involvement and belonging in conservative churches. Dr. Barr's expertise in church history illustrates that - despite the claims of complementarianism's proponents - this is a newer understanding of Christian history...
2021-04-271h 09
ExvangelicalRev. Lenny DuncanThis week's guest is Rev. Lenny Duncan. Lenny is a pastor and the author of two books: Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US, and the forthcoming United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope. In this conversation we talk about Rev. Duncan's life, his books, Christianity in America, and America overall. Please note there were some technical difficulties with this recording.Follow Lenny on Twitter and visit unitedstatesofgrace.com.Follow Blake on Twitter, subscribe to his newsletter, and visit...
2021-04-161h 02
ExvangelicalWhite Evangelical Racism with Dr. Anthea ButlerDr. Anthea Butler returns to the show (she was a guest on season one of Powers & Principalities) to discuss her new book, White Evangelical Racism. Her book is of utmost importance to helping us understand both our past and our current moment. We discuss the history of white evangelical racism, and how it played a part in the Jan 6th insurrection and the murders in Atlanta in March 2021.I also wrote about the book in my new series, The Good Books, published via my newsletter The Post-Evangelical Post. Help support the show directly via a paid subscription...
2021-04-0252 min
ExvangelicalEmily Joy Allison Wrote the Book on #ChurchTooEmily Joy Allison returns to the show to discuss her new book, #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing. Emily launched the #ChurchToo hashtag in November 2017 and it has taken on a life of its own, calling churches to account. You can follow Emily on Twitter and Instagram.I'm also joined by guest co-host Amy Congdon, a clinical mental health counselor in the Kansas City, MO metro area whos work focuses on providing care to clients who have experienced religious trauma and seek to find healing from these wounds. This includes concerns around...
2021-03-1847 min
ExvangelicalAndrew Phelan & John Potter of Magnified PodIn this episode, I chat with Andrew Phelan and John Potter from Magnified Pod. Their show focuses on Tooth & Nail era Christian alt music - season 1 focused on the MXPX discography, and season 2 focused on Five Iron Frenzy. In this conversation, we learn about Andrew & John's stories, the power of music and memory even after our beliefs change, and what it was like becoming friends with Five Iron band members. Check out their podcast here, follow them on Twitter @magnifiedpod, and support them on Patreon! Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, follow the show...
2021-03-051h 11
ExvangelicalLaura Polk Returns (to discuss the Religious Right)Laura Polk returns to the show to discuss the Jan 6th insurrection and the Religious Right. In particular, we discuss three pivotal events in 1980, and how they set the stage for much of what's followed. This interview was recorded on 2/7/2021.
Laura Polk is an independent educator and researcher. You can support her via Patreon here. (I do!)
Follow Laura on Twitter @seelolago.
You can support Blake's work on Exvangelical and Powers & Principalities via Substack at The Post-Evangelical Post.
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2021-02-191h 14
ExvangelicalIRL with Chris StedmanChris Stedman is a Minneapolis-based writer, speaker, and community organizer. In this conversation, we discuss his book IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives, how people form and express their identities online, spirituality "fads," and much more!
(This conversation was recorded on January 4th, 2021, two days before the insurrection and the rest of the country went topsy turvy.)
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2021-02-041h 12
ExvangelicalThe Dirty Rotten Church KidsMy guests for this episode are The Dirty Rotten Church Kids, aka Josh Link & Adrian Gibbs.
The DRCK has taken exvangelical Instagram by storm over the past year, and their podcast has created its own community that is in their words, equal parts HEAVY and LIGHT. In this conversation we discuss their backgrounds as church kids, church planters, their deconstruction, and parenting. It's a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it.
Follow DRCK on Instagram, subscribe to their podcast, and check out their merch.
This episode was produced by Jake Lewis. Thank yo...
2020-12-141h 16
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 12: What We've Learned in the Past 4 Years with Reza AslanIn the season 1 finale of Powers & Principalities, I speak with Reza Aslan about what we've learned about the United States in the past four years. In particular, we discuss what it means that 70 million Americans voted for Trump to be re-elected, the cult-like characteristics of Trumpism, the 'geography of identity' of Trumpism, the role of the media, and much more.Reza Aslan is author of several books, including God: A Human History, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, and Beyond Fundamentalism. He is also Professor of Creative Writing at the University...
2020-11-301h 06
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 12: What We've Learned in the Past 4 Years with Reza AslanIn the season 1 finale of Powers & Principalities, I speak with Reza Aslan about what we've learned about the United States in the past four years. In particular, we discuss what it means that 70 million Americans voted for Trump to be re-elected, the cult-like characteristics of Trumpism, the 'geography of identity' of Trumpism, the role of the media, and much more.
Reza Aslan is author of several books, including God: A Human History, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, and Beyond Fundamentalism. He is also Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside...
2020-11-301h 05
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 11: Coup Attempts & Police Nationalism with Jeff SharletIn this episode, I speak with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family (which was turned into a Netflix documentary series of the same name). We discuss the actions of President Trump and the GOP to undermine the results of the election, the role of QAnon, "police nationalism," and much more.
Read Jeff Sharlet's missives from the Trump campaign rallies in Vanity Fair and follow him on Twitter.
Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, and follow him on Instagram @brchastain_.
Support the show with a subscription to The Post-Evangelical Post. Free and paid tiers are...
2020-11-1958 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 11: Coup Attempts & Police Nationalism with Jeff SharletIn this episode, I speak with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family (which was turned into a Netflix documentary series of the same name). We discuss the actions of President Trump and the GOP to undermine the results of the election, the role of QAnon, "police nationalism," and much more. Read Jeff Sharlet's missives from the Trump campaign rallies in Vanity Fair and follow him on Twitter.Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, and follow him on Instagram @brchastain_.Support the show with a subscription t...
2020-11-1959 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 10: Post-Election Debrief with Bradley OnishiProf. Bradley Onishi from Straight White American Jesus returns to the show to discuss Election Week. We discuss the historical significance of the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, the decisive victory of Joe Biden & the GOP's refusal to concede, and what comes next.Follow Brad on Twitter @BradleyOnishi and listen to Straight White American Jesus if you aren't already!Follow Blake @brchastain on Twitter & @brchastain_ on Instagram. Support the show via a subscription to The Post-Evangelical Post, or other methods found at exvangelicalpodcast.com/support.
2020-11-1357 min
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 10: Post-Election Debrief with Bradley OnishiProf. Bradley Onishi from Straight White American Jesus returns to the show to discuss Election Week. We discuss the historical significance of the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, the decisive victory of Joe Biden & the GOP's refusal to concede, and what comes next.
Follow Brad on Twitter @BradleyOnishi and listen to Straight White American Jesus if you aren't already!
Follow Blake @brchastain on Twitter & @brchastain_ on Instagram. Support the show via a subscription to The Post-Evangelical Post, or other methods found at exvangelicalpodcast.com/support.
This episode was produced by Jake Lewis. T...
2020-11-1356 min
Exvangelical6 Days Later (2020)Some initial thoughts on the 2020 Election. Acknowledging what was accomplished, and the work that still needs to be done.
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2020-11-0908 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesOne Day to the Next StageWe're one day out until the November 3rd election. In this brief episode, Blake reviews this season's guests and the threats that remain regardless of the outcome of election day.If you haven't voted early, please make your plan to vote and make your voice heard. Use the Vote Save America resources to make your plan to vote.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/powers--principalities/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powers--principalities/support Get full access to The Post-Evangelical Post at postevangelicalpost.substack.com...
2020-11-0207 min
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities: One Day Until the Next StageWe're one day out until the November 3rd election. In this brief episode, Blake reviews this season's guests and the threats that remain regardless of the outcome of election day.
If you haven't voted early, please make your plan to vote and make your voice heard. Use the Vote Save America to make your plan to vote.
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2020-11-0206 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 9: The Religious Left with Jack JenkinsMy guest this week is Jack Jenkins, national reporter for Religion News Service and author of the book American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country (Amazon, Bookshop). We discuss how one defines "the religious left," how the religious left differs from the religious right, the historical predecessors of the current religious left, and how the media has adapted to covering religion since the 2016 election.Follow Jack Jenkins on Twitter @JackMJenkins.Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain and on Instagram...
2020-10-261h 05
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 9: The Religious Left with Jack JenkinsMy guest this week is Jack Jenkins, national reporter for Religion News Service and author of the book American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country (Amazon, Bookshop). We discuss how one defines "the religious left," how the religious left differs from the religious right, the historical predecessors of the current religious left, and how the media has adapted to covering religion since the 2016 election.
Follow Jack Jenkins on Twitter @JackMJenkins.
Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain and on Instagram at @brchastain_.
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2020-10-261h 04
ExvangelicalTalking Burnout with Anne Helen PetersenIn this episode, 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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2020-10-2350 min
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 8: White Evangelical Racism with Anthea ButlerMy guest this week is Dr. Anthea Butler, associate professor of religion and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the upcoming book White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America. In addition to her upcoming book (to be released in March 2021), we discuss her experience as a public scholar, how the media covers religion & Trump, and many of the trends and headlines of the past four years.
Follow Dr. Butler on Twitter @AntheaButler.
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2020-10-2155 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 8: White Evangelical Racism with Dr. Anthea ButlerMy guest this week is Dr. Anthea Butler, associate professor of religion and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the upcoming book White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America. In addition to her upcoming book (to be released in March 2021), we discuss her experience as a public scholar, how the media covers religion & Trump, and many of the trends and headlines of the past four years. Follow Dr. Butler on Twitter @AntheaButler. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain and Instagram @brchastain_. Support Blake's work vi...
2020-10-2156 min
ExvangelicalLuke Barnett of Faith BasedMy guest this week is Luke Barnett, writer and star of the new film Faith Based, which is available now on demand. Faith Based is a comedy about two friends who want to strike it rich by making a Christian film, and its cast includes Jason Alexander, Margaret Cho, David Koechner, and Lance Reddick (listed alphabetically by last name). We talk about Luke's own life story, the lucrative Christian film and music industries, and what it was like to create this feature film. It's a great conversation, and I hope you enjoy it. Faith Based is...
2020-10-1552 min
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 7: Answering Audience Questions with Bradley OnishiOn this week's episode, I am joined by Bradley Onishi of the Straight White American Jesus podcast to answer your questions about white evangelicalism and Christian nationalism. You all had some really wonderful questions, and it was equally wonderful to have an opportunity to answer them alongside Brad.
Bradley Onishi is associate professor of religion at Skidmore College. If you enjoy this show, please be sure to check out SWAJ by following the link above. Support them on Patreon and follow Brad on Twitter.
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2020-10-121h 09
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 7: Answering Audience Questions with Bradley OnishiOn this week's episode, I am joined by Bradley Onishi of the Straight White American Jesus podcast to answer your questions about white evangelicalism and Christian nationalism. You all had some really wonderful questions, and it was equally wonderful to have an opportunity to answer them alongside Brad. Bradley Onishi is associate professor of religion at Skidmore College. If you enjoy this show, please be sure to check out SWAJ by following the link above. Support them on Patreon and follow Brad on Twitter.You can support this show b...
2020-10-121h 10
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 6: White Too Long with Robert JonesMy guest this week is Robert Jones, founder and CEO of PRRI (The Public Religion Research Institute), and author of the recent book White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (Amazon, Bookshop). In this discussion, we talk about how his book reveals the ways white American Christianity's history of white supremacy pervades all denominations - white evangelicals, mainline Protestants, and white Catholics. We discuss the "restricted moral vision" of white Christians, the findings of the Racism Index, and much more.
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2020-10-051h 00
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 6: White Too Long with Robert JonesMy guest this week is Robert Jones, founder and CEO of PRRI (The Public Religion Research Institute), and author of the recent book White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (Amazon, Bookshop). In this discussion, we talk about how his book reveals the ways white American Christianity's history of white supremacy pervades all denominations - white evangelicals, mainline Protestants, and white Catholics. We discuss the "restricted moral vision" of white Christians, the findings of the Racism Index, and much more.If you'd like to support this show, please do so...
2020-10-051h 01
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 5: The Unholy Alliance of Trump & the Religious Right with Sarah PosnerMy guest this week is Sarah Posner, author of the book Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump (Bookshop, Amazon). In her book, Sarah details the intellectual and social connections between the New Right, the Religious Right, and alt-right - and the ways in which white evangelicals provide moral and political cover for the Trump administration. Further, her work indicates the ways in which the Trump administration has rewarded white evangelical support by pursuing policies in line with their interests.
Unholy is an essential text for anyone who hopes to understand that evangelical s...
2020-09-2855 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 5: The Unholy Alliance of Trump & the Religious Right with Sarah PosnerMy guest this week is Sarah Posner, author of the book Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump (Bookshop, Amazon). In her book, Sarah details the intellectual and social connections between the New Right, the Religious Right, and alt-right - and the ways in which white evangelicals provide moral and political cover for the Trump administration. Further, her work indicates the ways in which the Trump administration has rewarded white evangelical support by pursuing policies in line with their interests.Unholy is an essential text for anyone who hopes to...
2020-09-2856 min
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities Episode 4: Christian Reconstruction with Julie IngersollMy guest this week is Julie Ingersoll, professor of religious studies at the University of North Florida and author of the book Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction (Amazon, Bookshop.org). Christian Reconstruction is a movement that can be hard to both explain and identify, but has considerable influence - especially in the realm of Christian education and homeschooling. Julie helps provide context for this movement, and why its social and political goals are anti-democratic and concerning.
Follow Julie on Twitter @julieingersoll.
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2020-09-1445 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 4: Christian Reconstruction with Julie IngersollMy guest this week is Julie Ingersoll, professor of religious studies at the University of North Florida and author of the book Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction (Amazon, Bookshop.org). Christian Reconstruction is a movement that can be hard to both explain and identify, but has considerable influence - especially in the realm of Christian education and homeschooling. Julie helps provide context for this movement, and why its social and political goals are anti-democratic and concerning. Follow Julie on Twitter @julieingersoll. Follow Blake on Twitter @br...
2020-09-1446 min
ExvangelicalEpisode 3: Quantifying Christian Nationalism with Sam Perry & Andrew WhiteheadMy guests this week are Sam Perry & Andrew Whitehead, authors of the book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States (Amazon, Bookshop.org). Perry & Whitehead are sociologists, and have published their data about America's relationship to Christian nationalism. They help define a framework for Christian nationalism, and why it is valuable to distinguish it from white evangelicalism in this context. They also provide four primary ways Americans react to Christian nationalism: Ambassadors, Accommodators, Resisters, and Rejecters.
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2020-09-0757 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 3: Quantifying Christian Nationalism with Sam Perry & Andrew WhiteheadMy guests this week are Sam Perry & Andrew Whitehead, authors of the book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States (Amazon, Bookshop.org). Perry & Whitehead are sociologists, and have published their data about America's relationship to Christian nationalism. They help define a framework for Christian nationalism, and why it is valuable to distinguish it from white evangelicalism in this context. They also provide four primary ways Americans react to Christian nationalism: Ambassadors, Accommodators, Resisters, and Rejecters. You can find their books anywhere books are sold. Use the affiliate links above t...
2020-09-0758 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 2: Jesus and John Wayne with Kristin Kobes Du MezMy guest this week is Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Bookshop.org, Amazon). Her book examines the role that cultural ideals of evangelical masculinity have been influenced more by John Wayne than by Jesus of Nazareth. If you've spent time in white evangelical circles, much of this will ring true; if you wonder why evangelicals are drawn to "strong men" like Donald Trump, her work will help explain why. By tracking the development of "masculinity" through 20th...
2020-08-311h 09
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities, Episode 2: Jesus and John Wayne, with Kristin Kobes Du MezMy guest this week is Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Bookshop.org, Amazon). Her book examines the role that cultural ideals of evangelical masculinity have been influenced more by John Wayne than by Jesus of Nazareth. If you've spent time in white evangelical circles, much of this will ring true; if you wonder why evangelicals are drawn to "strong men" like Donald Trump, her work will help explain why.
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2020-08-311h 08
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 1: The Power Worshippers with Katherine StewartThis week's episode features a conversation with Katherine Stewart. Katherine is the author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (Bookshop.org, Amazon.com). Her book provides a comprehensive overview of the tactics and strategies Christian nationalists have employed in American politics: teaching false historical narratives about American history (and the history of the Religious Right itself), deteriorating the public education system, lobbying state legislatures, mobilizing religious voters with sophisticated data modeling, and much more.If you're looking for a primer on how Christian nationalists hav...
2020-08-241h 16
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities, Episode 1: The Power Worshippers with Katherine StewartThis week's episode features a conversation with Katherine Stewart. Katherine Stewart is the author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (Bookshop.org, Amazon.com). Her book provides a comprehensive overview of the tactics and strategies Christian nationalists have employed in American politics: teaching false historical narratives about American history (and the history of the Religious Right itself), deteriorating the public education system, lobbying state legislatures, mobilizing religious voters with sophisticated data modeling, and much more.
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2020-08-241h 15
ExvangelicalPowers & Principalities, Episode 0: Diana Butler BassIn this very first episode of Powers & Principalities (termed Episode 0, because it acts as a bridge between Exvangelical & this show), I talk with Diana Butler Bass about the early history of fundamentalism in white evangelical Protestant Christianity in America. You can subscribe to the new show feed right here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and elsewhere. Diana Butler Bass is the author of several books, including Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks (Bookshop.org, Amazon*). She also publishes a weekly newsletter, The Cottage, on Substack. Subscribe here. Support Blake's work by telling people about this show, following him on T...
2020-08-171h 15
Powers & PrincipalitiesEpisode 0: Diana Butler BassIn this very first episode of Powers & Principalities (termed Episode 0, because it acts as a bridge between this show & Exvangelical), I talk with Diana Butler Bass about the early history of fundamentalism in white evangelical Protestant Christianity in America. The conversation went surprising places, and while I expected to provide a survey-style overview of the development of white evangelicalism, once we got to the Scopes Monkey Trial we ended up talking about cycles of trauma and shame. Diana Butler Bass is the author of several books, including Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks (Bo...
2020-08-171h 16
ExvangelicalComing Soon: Powers & PrincipalitiesComing soon: Powers & Principalities, a new podcast series from Blake about the systems and institutions that propagate white evangelical & Christian nationalist sociopolitical power. Debuting in late August 2020.Follow along in the Exvangelical feed, or subscribe to the new show directly on Spotify. (The feed is new, and will appear on other platforms soon.)Keep updated (and learn more about the methodology and scope of the new series) by subscribing to The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support
2020-07-2404 min
Powers & PrincipalitiesComing Soon: Powers & PrincipalitiesFrom Blake Chastain, creator of the Exvangelical podcast & the Post-Evangelical Post newsletter, comes a new podcast: Powers & Principalities. Where Exvangelical focuses on individual stories, Powers & Principalities will focus on systems and institutions. The first season will focus on white evangelicalism & Christian nationalism. Featuring interviews with authors, academics, and experts whose work has focused on topics like the Religious Right, Christian nationalism, the Christian reconstruction movement, and Trump’s appeal to white evangelicals.Launching in late August 2020. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter and fol...
2020-07-2405 min
Exvie Extras, the @anchor companion to the Exvangelical podcast.1/17/19 - Kathryn Brightbill discusses the HSLDA and RussiaToday’s interview is with Kathryn Brightbill from the Coalition for Responsible Homeschooling. We discuss today’s article in ThinkProgress about the HSLDA’s (Home School Legal Defense Association) involvement with sanctioned Russian oligarchs, and why this is alarming. Read the article here: https://thinkprogress.org/americas-biggest-right-wing-homeschooling-group-has-been-networking-with-sanctioned-russians-1f2b5b5ad031/
Learn more at https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/.
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2019-01-1824 min
Exvangelical(Re-Release): Jamie Lee FinchRe-Release! Hear about Jamie Lee Finch's story in depth, and listen for her on The Airing of Grief and elsewhere. More on the show notes below! Jamie is a writer and certified integrated health coach. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jamie talks about her experiences growing up in the church (including a formative memory of saying the "Sinner's Prayer" at age 7), expressing her sexuality amidst purity culture, her time in a cult, and her path toward wholeness outside Christianity. Follow Jamie online: @jamieleefinch on Twitter & Instagram jamieleefinch.com Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, and follow the show @exvangelicalpod. Support Exvangelical by...
2018-04-101h 58
ExvangelicalElizabeth BridgesMy guest this week is Prof. Elizabeth Bridges. We talk about her childhood as a PK (pastor's kid), her struggles coming out, and the trouble seeing "how the sausage is made" in any faith community. Follow Elizabeth on Twitter @egbridges, and follow her blog at uncannyvalley.us. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod, and support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Thank you, patrons! Intro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free Interlude 1: "Three's Company Theme Song" Interlude 2 & Outro: "Playground Pigeon" by Broke for Free
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2018-03-231h 29
ExvangelicalNo More Hagiography (Blake didn't like The Atlantic piece)In this minisode, Blake talks somewhat extemporaneously about the hagiography written by Michael Gerson in The Atlantic fighting for the term "evangelical." Which is really hard when we know the biographies of evangelicalism's leaders so well. Intro: "Bloom Key" by Broke for Free. Follow Blake on twitter @brchastain. Support the show: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod.
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2018-03-1612 min
ExvangelicalDerek WebbMy guest this week is the musician Derek Webb. In this conversation we talk about his experiences as a member of the band Caedmon's Call, his solo work, and his most recent album, \*Fingers Crossed\*. That album led to his development of his new podcast, \*The Airing of Grief\*. Get Derek's music at derekwebb.com. Learn about The Airing of Grief at theairingofgrief.com. Support Exvangelical: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Join the Exvangelical FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/332199817139241/ Rate & review the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts! Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, and follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Intro...
2018-02-141h 31
ExvangelicalDiana Butler BassThis week's guest is the author, scholar, and historian Diana Butler Bass. Ms. Bass has written several books on church history and American Christianity. In this conversation, we discuss her life of faith through the lens of her recently re-released memoir \*Strength for the Journey: A Pilgrimage of Faith in Community\*. We also discuss the impact of the 2016 election on evangelicalism, and the state of American Christianity today. To order her memoir, click here: http://amzn.to/2FtuweL (affiliate link) To pre-order her upcoming book \*Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks\*, click here: http://amzn.to/2DX79gy (affiliate...
2018-01-301h 31
ExvangelicalAsha DahyaThis week's guest is the Editor-in-Chief of GirlTalkHQ.com, Asha Dahya. In this conversation we talk about her childhood in Brisbane, Australia, moving to the State, and life in and beyond evangelicalism. In the second part we also talk about reproductive rights and how they are represented in evangelicalism. Follow Asha Dahya on Twitter & Instagram @ashadahya, and check out GirlTalkHQ.com. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, and follow the show @exvangelicalpod. Join the Facebook group! https://goo.gl/ALMtBL Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod.
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2017-12-191h 21
ExvangelicalMike JamesMy guest this week is Mike James. Mike talks about his experiences going to a megachurch youth group, a small Christian college, moving from planting a church to starting a winery, and what his deconstruction has revealed about the "life on rails" he felt he was leading before. We also talk about the privilege afforded to both of us as white straight men, and much more. Follow Mike on Twitter @HyperbolicMike. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free. Interludes: "No Phone" by Cake, "BBC Dad" by BBC Dad, and "Ghosts" by The Head & The Heart. Support Exvangelical: patreon.com...
2017-09-011h 43
ExvangelicalLyndsey MedfordLyndsey Medford is a post-evangelical writer and blogger. She writes at lyndseymedford.com. Follow her on Twitter @lyndseymedford! The first #exvreads book club book has been chosen! It is \*The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America\* by Frances Fitzgerald. Use this link to buy it! http://amzn.to/2uEthDU More details about the book club discussion will be coming out soon on Twitter and in the Exvangelical Facebook group. The first discussion will happen at the end of August/early September. Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Follow the show on Anchor: anchor.fm/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Twitter: @exvangelicalpod...
2017-08-091h 25
ExvangelicalCindy Wang BrandtMy guest this week is Cindy Wang Brandt, a writer and the founder of the Facebook group Raising Children Unfundamentalist. In this conversation, Cindy and I talk about her evangelical pedigree, which includes attending Wheaton and being a recipient of the Billy Graham award, her faith shift, her resignation from an evangelical institution due to her LGBTQ affirmation, which she's written about publicly for Sojourners, and what led her to starting Raising Children Unfundamentalist. In the final segment of the episode, Cindy also turns the tables on me and asks me about my own faith shift. Follow Cindy on Twitter...
2017-07-251h 17
ExvangelicalJamie FinchThis week's guest is Jamie Finch! Jamie is a writer and certified integrated health coach. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jamie talks about her experiences growing up in the church (including a formative memory of saying the "Sinner's Prayer" at age 7), expressing her sexuality amidst purity culture, her time in a cult, and her path toward wholeness outside Christianity. Follow Jamie online: @jamieleefinch on Twitter & Instagram jamieleefinch.com Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, and follow the show @exvangelicalpod. Support Exvangelical by rating/reviewing the show on iTunes, or via Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Music: Intro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free...
2017-07-181h 58
ExvangelicalAshleigh HillMy guest this week is Ashleigh Hill! Follow her on Twitter @ashleighfhill! Read her websites: afracturedlife.com & http://www.continuouslyfracturedlife.tumblr.com/tagged/yourveryowngenderstudiesdegree Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, & Anchor @exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain.
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2017-06-271h 26
ExvangelicalKyle Parton Re-ReleaseKyle Parton, Director of Epiphany Publishing, talks with me about teenage adventures in Wal-Mart evangelism, key markers of evangelicalism, war, other faith traditions, and alternate models of salvation (aka, "Finding a Substitute for Penal Substitution"). (This conversation was initially released as episode 8 of Exv.) Check out Epiphany Publishing: epiphanypublishing.us Follow Kyle on Twitter: twitter.com/kylecparton Follow Exvangelical on Twitter/Like Us on Facebook: @exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Intro Music: "Corpus Christi Carol" by Jeff Buckley itunes.apple.com/us/album/corpus-…0474?i=385560483 Outro Music: "Eternal Life" by Jeff Buckley itunes.apple.com/us/al...
2017-04-221h 43
ExvangelicalLGBTQ Intersectionality & The Fruit of the Spirit with Rev. Kevin Wright (Re-Release)This episode features a conversation with Rev. Kevin Wright from the Riverside Church in NYC. We talk about his journey, LGBTQ affirmation, and more. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Rev. Kevin Wright on Twitter @kevinkwright. Read Kevin's blog at kevinkwright.com Read Kevin's posts on the Huffington Post at www.huffingtonpost.com/author/kwright-488 Show Notes: Harry Emerson Fosdick: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry\_Emerson\_Fosdick Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the...
2017-04-031h 23
ExvangelicalElizabeth JeffriesElizabeth Jeffries My guest this week is Elizabeth Jeffries, a writer and biologist (biologist and writer?). Elizabeth writes over at elizabethjeffrieswrites.com. Read her stuff, it's great. Also follow her on Twitter @EPJeff. Intro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free Interlude 1: "The Courtroom" by Carman. (Yes, that Carman.) Interlude 2: "Here Comes Science" by They Might Be Giants Interlude 3: "Bad Believer" by St. Vincent Interlude 4: "Creed" by Rich Mullins Interlude 5: "Cells" by They Might Be Giants Outro: "Heaven Go Easy On Me" by The Head & The Heart Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show across the web (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram...
2017-03-271h 36
ExvangelicalPeterson ToscanoMy guest this week is Peterson Toscano. He is a Bible scholar, actor, storyteller, and activist exploring the intersection of gay rights, human rights, and climate change. Check out all of Peterson's projects: petersontoscano.com Peterson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/p2son Climate Stew: https://climatestew.com/ Peterson's work on gender & the Bible: https://petersontoscano.com/portfolio/transfigurations/ Citizen's Climate Radio, start from the beginning: http://citizensclimatelobby.org/citizens-climate-radio-episode-one-beginnings-and-transformations/ - Follow @exvangelicalpod on @Anchor! https://anchor.fm/s/99d1bc Follow Exvangelical everywhere else @exvangelicalpod. Support Exv on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain.
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2017-03-131h 12
ExvangelicalCrystal Cheatham & the Our Bible AppThis week's guest is Crystal Cheatham, co-host of the podcast Lord Have Mercy, and producer of the upcoming Our Bible App, an inclusive Bible app for the rest of us. We talk about a number of Crystal's experiences and projects, as well as why the Our Bible App is necessary in today's world. Sign up to be notified when the Our Bible App launches at http://ourbibleapp.com! Learn more about Crystal and all her projects on her website, crystalcheatham.com Follow Crystal on Twitter: twitter.com/crystalcheatham Follow the show across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram [@]exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on...
2017-03-061h 06
ExvangelicalRev. Morgan GuytonThis week's guest is Rev. Morgan Guyton, author of the book How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity. We discuss his life, his book, and the toxicity of white American evangelicalism. The pledge rewards for the Exvangelical Patreon have been revamped! Check out patreon.com/exvangelicalpod for more details. Follow Morgan Guyton on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/revmorganguyton twitter.com/maguyton Follow the show on Twitter, FB, IG: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Buy Morgan's book! http://amzn.to/2jOiEJR Intro: "Eternal...
2017-01-301h 34
ExvangelicalThe Sunday School DropoutsMy guests are Lauren O'Neal & Niko Bakulich from the podcast Sunday School Dropouts, which is decidedly not your average Bible Study podcast. Subscribe to Sunday School Dropouts: http://sundayschooldropouts.lol/subscribe-2/ Follow Lauren on Twitter: twitter.com/laureneoneal Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show on Patreon: patreon.comexvangelicalpod Intro/Interlude/Outro: "Thou Shalt Wilt" by Loose Fur https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/born-again-in-the-usa/id995347923
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2017-01-161h 15
ExvangelicalA Mystical Tradition Primer with Steven Jones, aka The Skeptical MysticIn Part 1 of a 2-part series, Steven Jones and I discuss the variety of mystical traditions! (Expanded show notes will be posted later in the week.) Follow Steven on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtS0smP4jSHKjlcvRMW7Ag Follow Steven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Skeptical\_Monk Follow Blake on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @exvangelicalpod. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod.
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2016-12-061h 27
ExvangelicalScience MikeThis week's guest is Mike McHargue, aka Science Mike, author of the book Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found It Again Through Science. Mike is also a podcaster on well-known podcasts The Liturgists and Ask Science Mike. Buy Science Mike's book: http://amzn.to/2fDsDPz Follow Science Mike on Twitter: twitter.com/mikemchargue Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter & Instagram: @exvangelicalpod Like the show on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod
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2016-11-2851 min
ExvangelicalThanksgiving Prep Re-Release: Greg CoatesGet ready for some potentially awkward Thanksgiving conversations with this re-release of my conversation with Greg Coates. Buy Greg's book, Politics Strangely Warmed: Political Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit: http://amzn.to/2gCiqsq Sign up for Exvangelical Reader: http://eepurl.com/cpzXOD Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/exvangelicalpod
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2016-11-211h 41
Exvangelical"Weird Everywhere" - Expats of Jesusland with Dr. Chris StroopThis week's episode features a conversation with Dr. Chris Stroop. Chris is an historian and a Provosts's Postdoctoral Scholar in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of South Florida, and the co-editor of the upcoming anthology By the Rivers of Babylon. We discuss his experience with K-12 Christian education, how he wrestled with faith in college and beyond, his reporting on the conservative crackdown of students and faculty on Christian college campuses, as well as his recent adoption of the "no religious affiliation" moniker. It's a great conversation.
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2016-11-071h 19
ExvangelicalThe Kevin Garcia Needs to Sit in the Front RowToday’s guest is Kevin Garcia, a writer, podcaster, and all around thoughtful guy. It’s hard to summarize Kevin’s story. Ultimately it’s s story of self acceptance and finding God’s love, but it took time to get there. It’s very moving, but it’s best told in his own words. A couple notes: the language in this one is a little blue, so don’t play it around kiddos or people sensitive to profanity - just use discretion, ok? Also, Kevin was recording from a public spot, so there’s a lot of really great background ambienc...
2016-10-171h 17
ExvangelicalStrategically Placed Bibles with Kyle PartonShorter show notes for this one, everybody. Kyle Parton, Director of Epiphany Publishing, talks with me about teenage adventures in Wal-Mart evangelism, key markers of evangelicalism, war, other faith traditions, and alternate models of salvation (the more serious show title was "Finding a Substitute for Penal Substitution"). Check out Epiphany Publishing: http://epiphanypublishing.us Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kylecparton Follow Exvangelical on Twitter/Like Us on Facebook: @exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Intro Music: "Corpus Christi Carol" by Jeff Buckley https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/corpus-christi-carol/id385560474?i=385560483 Outro Music: "Eternal Life"...
2016-09-191h 42
ExvangelicalBrandon Whitmore - Hard Questions Demand Honest (Not Easy) AnswersIn this week's episode, I talk to Brandon Whitmore about his journey from Christianity to agnosticism. The conversation covers all sorts of topics, from the historical record of Jesus & science's relationship w/ religion to a qualitative ranking of The Muppets television shows. It's great.
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2016-09-121h 42
ExvangelicalLGBTQ Intersectionality & The Fruit of the Spirit with Rev. Kevin WrightThis episode features a conversation with Rev. Kevin Wright from the Riverside Church in NYC. We talk about his journey, LGBTQ affirmation, and more. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Rev. Kevin Wright on Twitter @kevinkwright. Read Kevin's blog at kevinkwright.com Read Kevin's posts on the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/kwright-488 Show Notes: Harry Emerson Fosdick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry\_Emerson\_Fosdick Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail...
2016-08-291h 24
ExvangelicalRighteous Tunes - Rockin' with Sean Reed (and God)On this week's episode, I talk to Sean Reed, a friend of mine from high school. We talk about youth group, working in Christian bookstores, Christian music festivals, 90s Christian rock, and more. It's a fun conversation. Join the conversation on Twitter and share your CCM nostalgia by using the hashtag #CCMemories. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Like Exvangelical on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod.
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2016-08-221h 49
ExvangelicalOn Mental Health: A Conversation with Nate CrawfordToday's episode features a conversation with Nate Crawford, director of Here/Hear, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on mental health. Nate shares his story, including his experience with bipolar disorder. Trigger warning: this episode contains frank discussions of mental health issues, so if that is triggering, please keep that in mind. Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Follow Exvangelical on Twitter: @exvangelicalpod Follow Exvangelical on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Here/Hear's website: herehear.org - Show Notes: Here/Hear blog: http://www.herehear.org/blog The Mighty: https://themighty.com/ National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org/ Boy Meets...
2016-08-151h 43
ExvangelicalEvangelical Politics & More: A Conversation with Greg CoatesThis week, we feature a conversation with author, religious scholar and PhD candidate Greg Coates. We discuss his evangelical youth, his time in China, his book, and of course, Donald Trump. Follow Exvangelical on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Show Notes: Greg's book, Politics Strangely Warmed: Political Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Strangely-Warmed-Political-Theology/dp/1498201563 Bookmark Greg's blog: http://gregcoates.blogspot.com/ Follow Greg on Twitter: @GregoryRCoates. John Howard Yoder's book, The Politics of Jesus: https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Jesus-John-Howard-Yoder/dp/0802807348 Wikipedia entry on Stanley Hauerwas: https://en...
2016-08-081h 39