Podcast Episodes
Back to Search1946 and the Bible’s Big Gay Mistranslation (and How to Handle the Haters)
Episode 99
This one is equal parts history lesson and how-to. We talk about how to respond to homophobic people and have a big announcement about where you can …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Tower of Babel vs. Linguistics: What Really Happened to Our Languages?
Episode 98
If you still think the Tower of Babel explains why Spanish exists, this episode might hurt your feelings. Jeremy and linguist Gabby break down how la…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Theology of Algorithms (and Why Church is Boring)
Episode 97
If you think church has to happen in a building, brace yourself. There's no need to stream a guy in a guitar and a video of people sitting in pews...…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
No Historical Evidence that Jesus Existed?
Episode 96
No, we don’t have Jesus’ mugshot from a Roman archive. Also no, that’s not how ancient history works. We track the real markers: Paul’s letters, Gosp…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Deconstructing Satan, Demon Possession and Halloween
Episode 95
From youth-group exorcisms to YouTube deliverance rabbit holes, we trace how demon talk replaces science—and why that harms real people. We do a text…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Does Jesus say people are going to Hell and Do I Have to Believe in the Bible to Believe in God?
Episode 94
What if the real scandal isn’t doubting hell—it’s discovering Jesus didn’t preach it? We push back on evangelical proof texts, tour the Bible’s vocab…
10 months ago
Progressive Youth Ministry?
Episode 93
What if youth group wasn’t about dodgeball, purity rings, and trauma bonding over mission trips? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Andrew Zirschky ab…
10 months, 1 week ago
Stopping the Exodus of Young Adults from the Church
Episode 92
This episode is a checklist of why young adults bounce. We tell the story of a would-be missionary crushed by the hell doctrine, trace early Christia…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ruth: The Rated R Scene
Episode 90
If the Bible were a Netflix show, this episode would come with a “viewer discretion advised” warning. Ruth takes the lead, flips gender roles, and al…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Fictional Deconstruction with Brian McLaren
Episode 89
What if you stripped faith down to its essence—no megachurch stage lights, no fear-based sermons, no evangelical gatekeeping? That’s what Brian McLar…
11 months ago