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River Cities Reader PodcastMay 8, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “Thunderbolts*,” “Another Simple Favor,” “The Surfer,” “Rust,” “The Accountant 2,” and “Until Dawn”Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk film — and we’re talking a lot of film here. Can’t wait to see Final Destination Bloodlines:
Thunderbolts* (dir Jake Schreier, starr Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus).
Another Simple Favor (dir Paul Feig, starr Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Michele Morrone, Elena Sofia Ricci, Elizabeth Perkins, Alex Newell, and Allison Janney).
The Surfer (dir Lorcan Finnegan, starr Nicolas Cage, Julian McMaho...2025-05-0823 min
The StrataEpisode 11.9 - Sanctuary - Part 9Support this podcast and hear episodes a week early, ad-free at patreon.com/beyondthedarkThe complete subscription-only series The Strata: Luna is also available now on Patreon.Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Emma Sherr-Ziarko - emmasherrziarko.comJason ChurrayMichelle MosleyBrian JeffordsPeter Wicks - www.spotlight.com/9510-8944-4155Paul Warren - paulwarren.carrd.co2024-11-0527 minThe StrataEpisode 11.8 - Sanctuary - Part 8Support this podcast and hear episodes a week early, ad-free at patreon.com/beyondthedarkThe complete subscription-only series The Strata: Luna is also available now on Patreon.Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Emma Sherr-Ziarko - emmasherrziarko.comJason ChurrayMichelle MosleyBrian JeffordsPeter Wicks - www.spotlight.com/9510-8944-4155Paul Warren - paulwarren.carrd.co2024-10-2227 minThe StrataEpisode 11.7 - Sanctuary - Part 7Support this podcast and hear episodes a week early, ad-free at patreon.com/beyondthedarkThe complete subscription-only series The Strata: Luna is also available now on Patreon.Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Emma Sherr-Ziarko - emmasherrziarko.comJason ChurrayMichelle MosleyBrian JeffordsPeter Wicks - www.spotlight.com/9510-8944-4155Paul Warren - paulwarren.carrd.co2024-10-0832 minThe StrataEpisode 11.6 - Sanctuary - Part 6Support this podcast and hear episodes a week early, ad-free at patreon.com/beyondthedarkThe complete subscription-only series The Strata: Luna is also available now on Patreon.Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Emma Sherr-Ziarko - emmasherrziarko.comJason ChurrayMichelle MosleyBrian JeffordsPeter Wicks - www.spotlight.com/9510-8944-4155Paul Warren - paulwarren.carrd.co2024-09-2433 minThe StrataEpisode 11.5 - Sanctuary - Part 5Support this podcast and hear episodes a week early, ad-free at patreon.com/beyondthedarkThe complete subscription-only series The Strata: Luna is also available now on Patreon.Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Emma Sherr-Ziarko - emmasherrziarko.comJason ChurrayMichelle MosleyBrian JeffordsPeter Wicks - www.spotlight.com/9510-8944-4155Paul Warren - paulwarren.carrd.co2024-09-1026 minThe StrataEpisode 11.4 - Sanctuary - Part 4Support this podcast and hear episodes a week early, ad-free at patreon.com/beyondthedarkThe complete subscription-only series The Strata: Luna is also available now on Patreon.Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Emma Sherr-Ziarko - emmasherrziarko.comJason ChurrayMichelle MosleyBrian JeffordsPeter Wicks - www.spotlight.com/9510-8944-4155Paul Warren - paulwarren.carrd.co2024-08-2726 min
What Chaos!Logan Stankoven wants to WIN the Calder TrophyDallas Stars forward Logan Stankoven joins the show to discuss his goals for his first full season in the NHL, being a short king and living with Joe Pavelski. Katie Nolan joins the show to help us review Teemu Selänne and Brett Hull's new movie, "Minor Leaguer". Plus, we react to Auston Matthews being named Leafs' captain and the Blues offer sheeting two Oilers RFAs. Join DJ Bean and Pete Blackburn for all that and more on another episode of What Chaos! presented by the ALLCITY Network! 0:00 Intro 0:45 Welcome to What Chaos! ...2024-08-152h 15The StrataEpisode 11.3 - Sanctuary - Part 3Support this podcast and hear episodes a week early, ad-free at patreon.com/beyondthedarkThe complete subscription-only series The Strata: Luna is also available now on Patreon.Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Emma Sherr-Ziarko - emmasherrziarko.comJason ChurrayMichelle MosleyBrian JeffordsPeter Wicks - www.spotlight.com/9510-8944-4155Paul Warren - paulwarren.carrd.co2024-08-1328 min
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Also on tonight’s show AEW Champion Kenny Omega & Brandon Cutler vs. Christian...2021-08-2705 min
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Ben and Andrea are a mixed-faith couple that went through this tricky process and have come out the other side stronger. In this interview we talk about those first difficult conversations, about therapy and how that was instrumental for them, and about all the things they learned about themselves and about each other as they went through this life change. In addition, we explore s...2021-03-291h 00Born Again AgainBorn Again Again Story with David“On a base level of what feels right and wrong, rejecting a person for wanting to experience love just didn’t feel right at all.”
Today’s episode is an interview with David, who grew up in the southern Church or Christ and left the faith later in life.
We talk about what is was like growing up in a southern fundamentalist church, about having doubts as a kid, but not knowing how to express them, about a conversation with a coworker that completely changed his life, and about how common sense has to be a higher...2021-03-011h 27Born Again AgainBorn Again Again Story with Andi + Jeremy“Belief is not a choice, and if it’s not a choice then the burden is off of my shoulders”
Today’s episode is an interview with Andi + Jeremy, a couple who, similar to Katie and me, started their relationship as committed christians but then headed down the path of deconversion.
We talk about their origins and the first dominos that started to fall, about the difficulties that came with losing their faiths at different rates, about telling their family and friends, and about all of the healing that they’ve found on the other side. ...2021-02-221h 36Born Again AgainBorn Again Again Story with Stacy“For the first time in my life I feel a freedom and a love and acceptance that Ive never had, ever. I can feel my power.”
Today’s episode is the first in a series of episodes where we’re going to be turning the mic around and interviewing you - members of our Born Again Again community!
And this first episode is with a wonderful personal trainer, writer, and momma of 2 named Stacy! Our conversation was deep and incredibly encouraging, and I am so grateful that Stacy was willing to open up about her story wi...2021-02-081h 16Born Again AgainFacing and Embracing Death with Caroline Ingraham LeeLetting go of the promise of heaven is a really hard part of leaving the faith and leaves many of us with a fear of death.
In this episode, we discuss this typically heavy topic with death doula Caroline Ingraham Lee. We talk about her story and how she became a death doula, and discuss what that means on a practical level.We end by talking about how facing her own mortality head-on has helped her to live a richer, more engaged and more fulfilling life, and she shares her thoughts about overcoming a lingering fear of...2021-01-2550 minBorn Again AgainDeconstruction As A SuperpowerAs ex-Christians, we understand better than most what it's like to live with an extreme worldview.
In today's episode we talk about the unique perspective we've gained since leaving our faith, and how that perspective empowers us to relate to those that we disagree with. We talk about some common reasons that we can slip back into an 'us' vs 'them' mentality, and why ex-Christians are especially prone to that type of thinking.
We end the episode with some thoughts about seeing yourself in the other, and how this simple and subtle shift in thinking ca...2021-01-1835 minBorn Again AgainOur Experience Doing Inner Child WorkHealing ourselves using our own inner resources has been a major source of empowerment for us both.
In today's episode, Katie and I talk through our experiences doing 'Inner Child' work, and share some ways that it's been helpful and eye-opening for us.
As always, we try to keep things super light and practical. Hopefully our experience will encourage you to go within and try it for yourself.
And if you're looking for a guided meditation, we made one just for you!15-Minute Guided Inner Child Meditation:
Katie Narrating: https://www...2020-12-1439 minBorn Again AgainSex + Relationships with Meg CowanWe all want better sex and relationships.
Today’s episode is an interview with Sex and Relationship coach Meg Cowan. During our conversation, we talk about understanding personal agency, autoimmune issues in a repressed body, and untangling from shame. We get into communication, both in relationship AND your communication with yourself, as well as some practical ways to begin building a new sexual ethic. And we wrap up by talking about navigating deconstruction with a partner who may not be on the same page.
Enjoy!Meg's Website - megcowan.comMeg's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com...2020-12-071h 01Born Again AgainConversations with Christians: MikeToday I have a real-life, honest conversation with my Christian friend Mike. In an effort to get better at having hard conversations, I put out a post on my Facebook account asking if there were any Christians out there who like to have a challenging but respectful conversation with me for our podcast. This episode is a result of that post.
We touch on Mike's thoughts about me leaving the faith, about God's role in the coronavirus, we compare God with human authority, and talk about letting God off the hook for the 'sin' of the world, a...2020-11-231h 16Born Again AgainConversations with Christians: MattToday I have a real-life, honest conversation with my Christian friend and coworker Matt. In an effort to get better at having hard conversations, I put out a post on my Facebook account asking if there were any Christians out there who like to have a challenging but respectful conversation with me for our podcast. This episode is a result of that post.
We touch on Matt's thoughts about me leaving the faith, about morality and evil in the world, about coming back to faith, and much, much more.
Enjoy!
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O...2020-11-231h 46Born Again AgainHealing Like a Human with Jamie Lee FinchToday’s episode is an interview with Jamie Lee Finch!
Im sure many of you already know her from her book, You Are Your Own, but she is also an embodiment coach, acting (as she puts it) as a mediator between you and your body.
In this episode we talk about that feeling of overwhelm when you are first leaving your faith, we talk about the importance of reconnecting with your body, and what that can look like.We also dive into the importance and beauty of grief, and about the healing power of connecting wit...2020-11-161h 07Born Again AgainWho Do You Listen To?We were given WAY too much advice.
In today's episode we talk about the importance of being really strict on who's voice you allow into your life. We talk about the abundance of input Christians had in our lives when we were younger and the implications of that.
We also talk news, politics, social media, and the overwhelming amount of voices that we are subjected to every day.
Then we talk about two major ways we've been able to quiet the outside noise and amplify our own intuitions, and how that's impacted our...2020-11-0237 minBorn Again AgainNormalizing the Outrageous and Intro to Season 2!Season 2 is officially here!In this episode we examine the process of coming to belief in God/Christianity/Bible/etc. We discuss how the process of going from a human to a Christian is broken into many small, easy-to-swallow stages, and how this process allows normal, logical people to believe in things like speaking made up languages, pretending to drink human blood and eat human flesh, and in an invisible, silent, angry overlord.In the last few minutes we get really honest with you all. We talk about our plan, passion, and vision for season 2...2020-10-2655 minBorn Again Again"I Am Proud of How Humble I Am"Can you be proud of your own humility? Did Christianity make us over-analytical? Let's find out!
In addition to a brief update, in this episode we discuss the idea of spiritual materialism, as discussed in Sam Harris's 'Waking Up' app. We talk about how Christian leaders feign humility by bragging about their awareness of their sins, about how being a Christian may have made us overly analytical, about how this spiritual pride is not limited to Christianity, and about our own journey with self-identity.
We wrap up by talking about what spirituality means to us...2020-08-2400 min
The ListenerWe Told Our Parents Podcast: Born Again Again (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: We Told Our ParentsPub date: 2019-05-27Notes from The Listener:Atheist couple narrate the story of how they told their religious parents that they were leaving the church behind. They describe themselves as "learning to live on the other side of religion". It took a year for them to decide to have this talk with their families. During this time they debated whether it was selfish and unduly hurtful to impose their newfound atheism on their parents, or whether it was immoral t...2020-04-1553 minBorn Again AgainLet GoDoes "Let go and let God" make you cringe? Us too.
In this episode we discuss the idea of surrender and what it was like to have a higher power to surrender our problems to. We talk about the security and comfort we found in giving things over to God, and how jarring it was to lose that ability once we left the faith.
To bring it full circle, we talk about the idea of radical acceptance, bringing awareness to our worry and anxiety, choosing more loving thoughts, and about how we're learning to surrender on...2020-03-2300 minBorn Again AgainDoes Anyone Really Believe?When it comes down to it, does anyone really believe?
In this episode we talk about belief, and how it relates to life in the real world. We talk about the corona virus and how we would have responded to it when we used to be Christian. Is there a line where a person’s faith will inevitably take a back seat to reason?
We finish the episode by talking about the huge (unnecessary) weight of balancing religion and real life, and the great sense of relief we are experiencing on the other side of th...2020-03-1600 minBorn Again AgainNoah's Ark and the Tower of BabelToday Katie is going to read you some Bible stories (is Katie writing this in the third person? yes).
We’re thinking back on our childhood and all the Bible stories we were taught through picture books and children’s Sunday school skits.
The Tower of Babel and Noah’s Ark are two such stories that we never batted an eye at, but now we’re re-reading them to see what we missed.
Coming back to the Bible after taking a break was a shock for us. We talk about how our perceptions of God c...2020-03-0900 minBorn Again AgainRelationships, People Pleasing, and Discovering Your Intuition w/Tully O'ConnorTurning the other cheek, being meek, being humble, are not particularly helpful when taken to the extreme.
Today we’re so excited to be sharing a conversation we had with Tully O’Connor.
Tully is a personal development and relationship coach that I (Joe) have been working with over the last few months, and I have been hugely benefitted by my time spent with him.
During this conversation we talk about people pleasing, and how disconnection from yourself, from your intuition, will inevitably cause you to be disconnected in your relationships. We talk about...2020-02-1700 minBorn Again AgainAm I Smart Enough to Leave?We felt like we had to do a lot of studying before we walked away from our faith.
In this episode we talk briefly about Rhett and Link’s deconstruction podcast episodes, specifically about how their story parallels ours and many of yours as well.
Then we talk about how many people feel ill-equipped to leave their faith. We discuss how Christianity can teach you to “lean not on your own understanding”, and how that can keep a person trapped inside a worldview which does not suit them.
Enjoy!
Rhett’s Deconstr...2020-02-1000 minBorn Again AgainExploring DoubtWe’ve all heard the Christian response: “I went through a period of doubt as well, and the Lord brought me back to him.”
In this episode we talk about this common Christian sentiment, and discuss why it’s so dismissive, belittling, and misguided. We talk about how most people who claim to have “explored their doubts” were likely just trying to ignore their intuition and get rid of their internal red flags.
We always believed that doubt was sin, but how should we relate to it now? What should we do with our doubts about our at...2020-02-0300 minBorn Again AgainHealing Without Recreating Your Trauma feat. The Reclamation CollectiveIt’s our second interview, and it’s with the Reclamation Collective!
Today we’re excited to be sharing a conversation we had with 2 wonderful therapists, Kayla Felten and Kendra Synder, who together have formed the Reclamation Collective.
In this episode we cover a lot of ground, but we’re focusing on healing without recreating your trauma. We talk about how codependency can show up in group contexts, about how many of us have given away our power to spiritual leaders in our pasts, the benefits of group discussion in your reconstruction process, and wrap up talkin...2020-01-2700 minBorn Again AgainFinding BalanceWe're Back! Today we're talking about balance.
After taking a few weeks off, we sit down and talk about how difficult (and important) it is to find the balance between active healing and rest. We're finding that, just like all things in life, the real game is in recognizing when we've drifted too far to either extreme and gently reminding ourselves to come back to the middle ground.
We wrap up by talking about the future of the podcast and the direction we are heading in 2020.
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...2020-01-2000 minBorn Again AgainQ & A: Family, Christmas, Community, and MoreYou have questions and we have answers.
In this episode we answer a bunch of the questions that you all submitted this past week. We talk about Christmas, setting boundaries with family, circumcision, communicating with a spouse who’s not on board, prophetic words and much, much more!
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Blog + Re...2019-12-1600 minBorn Again AgainSix Months of ChangeA lot has changed for us in the last 6 months.
In this episode we check in and talk about the many things that have changed for us since starting this podcast. We feel differently about ourselves, about hell, about Christians, about our families, and more.
We talk about how each "part" of ourselves is connected to everything else, and how we've had to learn patience and compassion as we find our way in this new life!
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In this episode we talk about sex, purity, and relationships. We talk about how weird dating was as a Christian, and how our beliefs about sexuality affected every part of our engagement and early years of marriage.
Although it’s still an ongoing process, we wrap things up by talking about the variety of things we’ve done that have helped us to heal from our inhibited, repressed past. Enjoy!
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In this episode we talk about how atheism is different than we thought it would be. When we were Christians we had a negative view of people who were atheist. We believed that atheists were lost, cold, and selfish people who simply loved sin too much to follow God. To us, it took more faith to be an atheist than it did to be a Christian.
Becoming atheist has been a beautiful experience that has surprised us, challenged us, and taught us a lot about...2019-11-2500 minBorn Again AgainWhat's the Point of Prayer?Prayer was a huge part of our Christian faith.
In this episode we talk about all the ins and outs of prayer. We realized that we had never really stopped to think about what prayer really is, why we did it, and what effects it was having on us.
We discuss the weirdness of prayer, talk about the dependent and submissive mindset it puts you in, and reminisce about what our prayer life looked like. In the end, we wrapped up our conversation by talking about how we've been affected by prayer and about how we...2019-11-1800 minBorn Again AgainHalloween and Everything SpookyWere you allowed to celebrate Halloween?
In this lighthearted episode we have our best friend Sara back on the podcast to talk about all the “evil” stuff we were afraid of when we were Christian.
In this spooky conversation we talk about Halloween, ouija boards, tarot cards, night terrors, and more. We share our experience on both sides - how we used to be scared of anything “dark” and then how we learned to release those fears on the other side.
Our previous episode with Sara, ep 11 (https://bornagainagain.co/podcast/episode-11-why-is-the-devil-so-strong-reading-the-bible-with-sara-and-phil)
Li...2019-11-0400 minBorn Again AgainWhich Came First: God or the Bible?Is faith in God predicated on faith in the Bible?
Today we have a conversation about what Christians really believe; about what it means to believe in God. We talk about how bizarre it is that we never questioned where our beliefs came from, and about how eventually, questioning the Bible caused us to question our entire belief system.
We talk about how understanding the Bible's role in our past faith helps us to walk away with less fear and less baggage.
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Neither of us started our Christian ‘walk’ believing in modern-day miracles, but our faith journey took us there and we were along for the ride. By the end, we had little doubt that supernatural power was the calling of every true Christian.
Today we have a conversation about all things charismatic. We talk about our first introduction to the spiritual gifts, our long and confusing pursuit of the supernatural, some first-hand experiences we had in charismatic circles, and how our belief in modern-day miracles both made us question our faith and...2019-10-2100 minBorn Again AgainA Conversation with a Therapist feat. Kendra SnyderWe’re taking you all to therapy today.
This week we visited St. Paul, Minnesota to interview our first ever guest, Kendra Snyder, MA, LMFT, NCC. Kendra is a therapist specializing in supporting those who have been touched by adoption, grief, loss, trauma, and hurt from religion, as well as people who desire increased connection, to explore personal identity, and to find an authentic belief system or spirituality.
We chat with her about her experiences within religion including her time at Moody Bible Institute and her deconstruction of faith, and how it lead into her ca...2019-10-1400 min
Entfessle Dein Leben!120 | Wenn Prokrastination zum Problem wird | Annette Bauer im Interview Teil 2Annette Bauer ist Coach für Vielbegabte und Scannerpersönlichkeiten. Selbst eine Scannerin, hat sie noch viele andere Töpfe, in denen sie kocht: Autorin, Veranstalterin des CoachCamp und Anbieterin von Weiterbildung für Coaches. Annette lebt in Köln.
Bei Scannerpersönlichkeiten wird oft von Prokrastination gesprochen, die aber in der Regel nicht vorliegt - so kam sie zum Thema Prokrastination und hat auf Wunsch ihres Verlages dazu geschrieben.
In Teil 2 sprechen wir darüber, wie man auch im Job oder Business Aufgaben mit Genuss verschieben kann. Annette macht uns Mut, unserer Intuition zu folgen und unseren Arbeitsalltag anders zu struktu...2019-10-1433 minEntfessle Dein Leben!119 | Wenn Prokrastination zum Problem wird | Annette Bauer im Interview Teil 1Annette Bauer ist Coach für Vielbegabte und Scannerpersönlichkeiten. Selbst eine Scannerin, hat sie noch viele andere Töpfe, in denen sie kocht: Autorin, Veranstalterin des CoachCamp und Anbieterin von Weiterbildung für Coaches. Annette lebt in Köln.
Bei Scannerpersönlichkeiten wird oft von Prokrastination gesprochen, die aber in der Regel nicht vorliegt - so kam sie zum Thema Prokrastination und hat auf Wunsch ihres Verlages dazu geschrieben.
Aufschieben ist gar kein Problem, sagt Annette, so lange es nicht zu einem krankhaften Symptom wird. Wir sprechen über die verschiedenen Ausprägungen von Prokrastination, die laut Annette in der heutigen Ge...2019-10-1331 minBorn Again AgainWhat It Felt Like to Lose Our ReligionWe never wanted to lose our faith.
In this episode we have a conversation about how we experienced the different stages of leaving religion.
From confusion and fear to anger and embarrassment, falling away from Christianity was a wild ride that brought us through a whirlwind of feelings and emotions.
We hope that this episode will help you to feel understood and feel a little less alone.
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We attended Hillsong in midtown manhattan last Sunday, and this week we have a conversation about our experience. Enjoy!
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Patreon (https://patreon.com/bornagainagain)2019-09-3000 minBorn Again AgainBeing a Godly ManI had a hard time being a 'Godly' man.
On this episode, we talk about my experience growing up as a man in Christianity. We talk about how "Godly manhood" is difficult to define, and the definitions available are contradictory and impossible to achieve.
We talk about how the pursuit of godly manhood affected my self-worth, my ability to think for myself, our marriage, and much more.
In the end, we wrap up by discussing where we're at now, and how wonderful it is to be able to define masculinity for myself without th...2019-09-2300 minBorn Again AgainBeing a Godly WomanWhat does it mean to be a 'Godly' woman?
On this episode, Katie shares her experience growing up as a woman in Christianity. She talks about the way it effected her self-worth, her relationships, and her view of feminism.
In the end, we talk about how where she's at now and how her view of herself and womanhood in general has changed for the better.
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In this episode we talk about indoctrination: training a person to believe something without any critical questioning. Although we can’t fault our parents for it, we were indoctrinated into Christianity as children, and understanding that fact has greatly helped us deconstruct from it.
We talk about why childrens' brains are so sensitive to indoctrination, why those early-set beliefs have lasting significance, and how doing inner child work has helped us move past our past.
...2019-09-0900 minBorn Again AgainThis is Your Brain on WorshipSunday morning worship is a great way to brainwash yourself.
In this episode we talk about our experience as worship leaders and as worshippers of God. We talk about how important worship was for us as Christians, and about how our questioning of “God’s presence” in worship led us to question many other areas of our faith.
We talk about the formulaic structure of many church services, as well as how the style and choice of music influences our brains to make us more receptive to the words we are singing and the messages we are...2019-09-0200 min
The Life After PodcastBorn Again Again (Campus Ministries x Deconstructing while Married) with Katie + Joe BauerKatie and Joe Bauer, married and newly-deconstructing, join Chuck and Brady to discuss campus ministries, speaking in tongues, questioning the faith, critically examining if they were brainwashed, not wanting to lose their faith, doubling down on doubt with service, the complex feelings of realizing Fundamentalism isn't real, and how deconstruction has touched their marriage.
Here is a link to the Reddit Post mentioned in the show: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAtheism/comments/2v36v9/in_response_to_the_pastor_looking_for_honest/
Find Katie and Joe's podcast, Born Again Again, whe...2019-08-301h 38Born Again AgainFinding a New IdentityIt’s tempting to try to replace the identity that’s lost when you walk away from Christianity.
In this episode we talk about the tendency we have to try to find our identity in external things.
We talk about atheist groups, progressive Christianity, “I am” labels, and other “boxes” that can limit your perception and cause you to view life through a filter.
Therapy, reading, and meditation have helped us to quiet the external and feel comfortable to simply “be”.
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In this episode we talk about what we thought it meant to “put your identity in Christ”.
We talk about how losing that Christian identity especially affected Joe, what that process looked like for us, and what some of our biggest takeaways are from this part of the deconversion process.
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Support Us on Patreon2019-08-1900 minBorn Again AgainVisiting Our Hometown and FamilyThis is our first time coming back home since we told our parents that we’re no longer Christian.
We spent 10 days in Wisconsin visiting with both sides of our families. Every time we come home we feel more and more distant from the people we used to be when we lived there. This time we noticed more than ever how big of a role Christianity plays in the culture and lives of the people in our hometown. There are Bible verses in restaurants and banks, proselytizing car salesman, and an overall “stuck in the past” mentality that n...2019-08-1200 minBorn Again AgainChristianity Warped Our BrainsBelieving in Christianity killed our ability to think critically.
We talk about faith, and why it’s definitely not a virtue, as well as what it was like to have adults train us to believe in loads of nonsensical stories. We discuss some of the ways in which Christianity was training our brains to ignore contradictions, doubts, and criticism. We touch on the over-emphasis on authority, and how the Bible told us to not to trust ourselves but instead to trust those that “God put in authority” over us.
And finally, we discuss how Christianity is a c...2019-07-2900 minBorn Again AgainComing To Terms With DeathChristianity offered a safety net for death, and it was hard to walk away from that.
In this episode we talk about what we used to believe about death and the afterlife when we were Christians. We discuss our preoccupation with eternity at a young age, and talk about how our ideas of heaven weren't really based on anything.
We finish by talking about how hard it was to face our own mortality after we left our faith, and how we have chosen to use the finiteness of our lives as a motivation to really l...2019-07-2200 minBorn Again AgainOld Wedding Vows and Talking About DivorceWe were scared of the word divorce and our vows were written by aliens.
We found our old wedding vows, and it inspired an episode about our wedding and the facade we used to present as Christians. The vows got us talking about how much we’ve had to strip away to become our real selves again.
We also have a conversation about what divorce meant to us when we used to be Christian, how that's changed since we left our faith, and how our new understanding of divorce has actually made our marriage stronger. It...2019-07-1500 minBorn Again AgainWhy Is The Devil So Strong? - Reading the Bible with Sara and PhilReading the Bible is what finally deconverted us from Christianity.
On today’s episode we read the Bible and chat with our best friends and first ever guests, Sara Byrne and Phil Chester.
Sara and Phil actually got us back into the Bible after a couple years avoiding religion altogether. It was through this process that we were able to finally able to cut ties with our Christianity and move forward.
This particular time, we look at the story of Original Sin and the curse on mankind, as well as the story of Jo...2019-07-0800 minBorn Again AgainShould I Believe Just In Case?Should we believe in God just in case?
Family members and others have brought up this question with us. This question is another way to talk about Pascal’s Wager, which states that if you believe in God and God doesn’t exist, at least there are no consequences, but if he does exist and you don’t believe in him, the consequences are fiery.
We didn’t want our spiritual beliefs to be based in fear.
In our experience, Pascal was wrong when he said that there were no negative consequences to being a...2019-07-0100 minBorn Again AgainOur Experience as Campus Missionaries with CruWe served as campus missionaries with Cru, a national evangelical organization that hosts meetings and Christian events on college campuses across the nation.
Even though we were deeply committed Christians at the time, we had a number of problems with Cru and the way that evangelical organizations in general treated the students we were supposed to be reaching.
We talk about our involvement during our years as students, our (weird) summer raising support, the business-like tactics employed by Cru to "win the lost", and the many binders we were instructed to read from.
Cr...2019-06-2400 minBorn Again Again"Are You Just Chasing Feelings?"In this episode of the Born Again Again podcast, we talk about feelings, faith, and learning to trust our intuition.
We talk about the role of feelings in the devoted Christian’s life and how we learned to suppress them on our “walk with God”.
We talk about our journey as we learned to feel again, along with some of the benefits we’ve experienced and some practical advice for learning to get in touch with yourself again.
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We talk about some of the reasons we regret our Christian past - from over-respecting authority and being terrified of satan, to shame around sex and guilt for pursuing dreams.
We also have a conversation about the best ways we’ve found to move on from our anger and recover from our past.
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Blog + Resources on our Web...2019-06-0300 minBorn Again AgainWe Told Our Parents"Coming Out" as non-Christian to our family was really difficult.
In this episode we talk about what it was like to tell our parents that we're not Christian anymore.
We talk about how we worked up the courage, how each of our conversations went, and how we feel now that it's finally over.
The books/resources we mention can all be found on our resources page:
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Bl...2019-05-2700 minBorn Again AgainGod is Love?Is God actually loving?
We talk about how we used to view God and his love when we were Christians, how our re-reading of the Bible with non-christian eyes changed our view of him, and how that new picture of God was one of the biggest reasons we deconverted.
We touch on our revelation of God’s “conditional” rather than “unconditional” love and how we were affected by his example.
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Blog + Resources on our Website2019-05-2000 minBorn Again AgainHow Leaving Christianity Changed Our RelationshipLeaving Christianity drastically changed our marriage.
We were both very involved in church and each had personal relationships with Jesus when we married. As our marriage grew, so did our relationships with God. He was our “third cord,” “our rock” on which our marriage was built.
So what happens when he’s out of the picture?
We went through questioning the basis of our relationship, if we were still meant to be together, and discovered that divorce was no longer a forbidden word.
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We discuss what several notable Christian websites have to say about a personal relationship with Jesus, talk about our own experience in this relationship, and find some surprising parallels to the defining parts of an abusive relationship between people.
Also, we are excited to announce our new website, with all of our episodes, some blog posts, and a list of our favorite resources for the recovering ex-Christian:
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What is a Relationship W...2019-04-2900 minBorn Again AgainThe Reasons We Left Our Christian FaithThere were many reasons we left Christianity.
In episode 02, we talk about the early stages of leaving our faith, questions we started asking, and some of the resources that led us the rest of the way out.
This podcast is a brief version of our full progression and full list of question and problems with Christianity. If you’re interested in reading more, we wrote a blog post about it!
Links:
Sam Harris debate
Derren Brown Faith Healer
A Case For Christ
The Reddit post...2019-04-2000 minBorn Again AgainOur StoryWe left Christianity and this is our story.
In this very first episode, we discuss our testimony, the churches we grew up in, our involvement in campus ministry, our charismatic church, and the first questions that led to us leaving our Christian faith.
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Breaking Into...Breaking Into Magazines with Dimitry Loiseau and Valerie Noble | BHL's Breaking IntoPrint is NOT Dead! Host James Lott Jr with the Co Owners/Co Editor In Chiefs of Regard Magazine, Dimitri Loiseau and Valerie Noble.What does it take to run a successful magazine in today world of the internet. From concept to launch to creating an issue everytime, this is an eye opening conversation! REGARD is a leading digital fashion and lifestyle magazine founded in February 2010 by celebrity fashion photographer, Dimitry Loiseau and celebrity hair and makeup artist, Valerie Noble.
In addition to traditional online access , REGARD can also be viewed via smartphones and tablets . REGARD is proud to be technologically a...2019-03-1948 min