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Children Like Us: Family, Heritage & Cultural Erasure with Brittany Penner
Episode 339
This week, I talk with Brittany Penner about her memoir Children Like Us, a haunting, deeply reflective exploration of identity, faith, and survival.…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 Favorite Reads and Some 2026 Hopefuls with Gare
Episode 338
This week, Gare and I talk about what we've been watching lately, our favorite 2025 reads, and some 2026 books Gare already loves, as well as some 20…
3 months ago
When Faith Becomes Fear: Hell, Control, and the Loss of Love with Brian Recker
Episode 337
This week, I talk with Brian Recker about his book Hell Bent, which examines how fear-based teachings about hell distort Christian spirituality, repl…
3 months ago
What We've Been Reading and Watching, And Some 2026 Hopefuls with Halley Sutton
Episode 336
This week, Halley Sutton is back, and we dive into everything we've been reading and watching - which is quite a lot! We also share a few 2026 books …
3 months, 1 week ago
Cosmic Horror, Claustrophobia & Craft: John Fram on The Midnight Knock
Episode 335
This week, I talk with John Fram about the creative process behind his new horror-thriller The Midnight Knock, a genre-blending desert nightmare. He …
3 months, 1 week ago
Our Last, Current and Next Reads with Gare and Steph
Episode 334
This week, Gare, Steph and I share our last, current and next reads!
Kate's Books
Last - Degenerate by Matt Casamassina
Current - Children Like Us by Bi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Purity Culture, Power, and the Women Who Survive: Kristi DeMeester on Dark Sisters
Episode 333
This week, Kristi DeMeester shares how her new novel Dark Sisters emerged from a collision of personal history, cultural rage, and the disturbing eas…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
It's ALL That Deep (Or, Ranting About Anti-Intellectualism and Media Illiteracy) with MacKenzie Green
Episode 332
This week, MacKenzie Green is back and we dive into the complexities of pop culture, the deeper meanings embedded in modern media, how storytelling h…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sin Is an Illusion? Keith Giles on The Quantum Gospel of Mary
Episode 331
This week, I talk with Keith Giles about how the early Christian world was far more diverse and mystical than most people realize. He unpacks the his…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Books with Dramatic Irony, Sex Work and Road Trips: Gare, Steph and I Chose A Favorite Plot Device
Episode 330
This week, Gare, Steph and I all chose one of our own favorite plot devices and recommended books in that vein! This episode definitely has a book fo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago