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It's In the Code, Ep. 3: It's All in God's Plan
“It’s Part of God’s Plan”
“God has a plan for your life.” “It’s all part of God’s plan.” How do we decode common religious sentiments like these? Are …
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave, Ep. 4: It's Not Democracy. It's War
In the wake of the 1964 Goldwater campaign, three young men decided to start the Council for National Policy in order to take back the country for Go…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave, Ep. 6: Non-Biblical Christian Manhood
Since the mid-twentieth century, evangelicals and others on the Religious Right have looked to Hollywood, rather than the Bible, to construct their v…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave, Ep. 1: Oranges and Peanuts
The Religious Right has not always existed. White evangelicals have not always been the guardians of far-right immigration policies and patriarchal m…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave, Ep. 2: Every End is a Beginning
On this installment of the Orange Wave: A History of the Religious Right Since 1960, Brad traces two intertwined histories. First, the Sun Belt Migra…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave Ep. 9: This is How it Ends
Some just want to watch the world burn. But for others, the end of the world is an opportunity to rebuild it in their image. On this penultimate epis…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave Ep. 3: From the Goldrush to the Tea Party
In the early 1960s, Orange County became the hub for both white evangelical Christianity and libertarian politics. It was the epicenter of the John B…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave, Ep. 7: Sexless Ed
You might be surprised to learn that the history of sex ed in the USA is a religious history. Christians were not always the enemies of science-based…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave, Ep. 8: Old School
If you want to take the country back for God, if you want to have dominion over every level of society, if you want to ensure a white Christian patri…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Orange Wave, Ep. 5: Putin's Russia: City on a Hill
Brad explores the alliance between the alt-right and the Religious Right in and through Trump's presidency. In tracing this story, he uncovers how an…
3 years, 10 months ago