Exvangelical

By Blake ChastainSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity

Exvangelical episodes

February 27, 2017 Verdell Wright
My guest this week is Verdell Wright. In this conversation Verdell and I talk about growing up in the 7th Day Adventist tradition, asking big questions at an early age, the difficulties of attending church when you're seminary educated, depression, sexuality, Christian atheism, and religious humanism. It's a wide ranging conversation, but I hope you listen through to the very end. In the final section, Verdell talks about his work in highlighting Black queer voices, and what we can all do to highlight and support them as well, including financially, emotionally, and by including them in events and elsewhere. Be sure to follow the Dell & Jess Show on Twitter: twitter.com/dellandjess, and follow Verdell there, too: twitter.com/mr\_wrightaway. You can follow me on Twitter [at] brchastain. You can also follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram [at]exvangelicalpod. I just started using Instagram Stories to post some stuff, so check it out there. You can also support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. For $1/month you can join the Excommunity, our private Facebook group. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_Fo…-\_01\_Night\_Owl Interlude 1: "Just a Minute" by Pocketmaster, available on Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pocketmaster/010010/06\_-\_Just\_A\_Minute Interlude 2: "Godspeed" by Frank Ocean: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/godspeed/id1146195596?i=1146195727&mt=1&app=music Interlude 3: "Captain Cool" by Bosssfight: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/captain-cool/id419108047?i=419108053&mt=1&app=music&at=1001lba7
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1 hr 50 min
February 20, 2017 Samantha Field
This week I talk to Samantha Field about homeschooling, Christian education, and growing up in a cult. We also focus in on why the nomination of Betsy DeVos is so concerning. Read Samantha's work: samanthapfield.com. Follow her on Twitter: twitter.com/samanthapfield. Follow the show on FB/Twitter/IG: @exvangelicalpod. Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_Directionless\_EP\_-\_01\_Night\_Owl Interlude 1: "I Eat Boys Like You for Breakfast" by Ida Maria: https://open.spotify.com/track/3jzdwBxvsX1Z9gcRYhjczT Interlude 2: "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" by Mz Virtue: https://open.spotify.com/track/7MlGkAYehGtvtoyl7Y0zZ8
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1 hr 37 min
February 13, 2017 "Martin Luther"
This week I talk to "Martin Luther," a pseudonym for someone who wished to remain anonymous in order to tell his story. We cover a lot of ground: Christian school networks, Betsy DeVos style student leadership training, biblical literalism, the apocalyptic worldview, and how to appeal to patriotism to find commonality w/ evangelicals and other groups. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_Directionless\_EP\_-\_01\_Night\_Owl Interlude: "Normal Person" by Arcade Fire https://open.spotify.com/track/3KMhWFbexTo20tH3hwK61K
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1 hr 33 min
February 09, 2017 The Twisted Sisterds
This week I'm joined by Becky, Callie, and Amanda--aka The Twisted Sisterds! The Twisted Sisterds spun out of the Inglorious Pasterds podcast, having met in The Pub, which is the Inglorious Pasterds private Facebook group. We talk about their stories, deconstruction, responses to social upheaval--as well as Doctor Who, Stargate, and Lord of the Rings. Subscribe to the Pasterds/Sisterds: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inglorious-pasterds/id1090051747?mt=2&at=1001lba7 Follow the Sisterds on Twitter: Twitter.com/twistedsisterds twitter.com/beckyseville twitter.com/calliesearch79 twitter.com/indweltdaughter - Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Visit exvangelicalpodcast.com for more. Support the show via Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod - Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_Directionless\_EP\_-\_01\_Night\_Owl Interlude 1: "In the Beginning" by Todd Snider https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-the-beginning/id500058171?i=500058185&mt=1&app=music&at=1001lba7 Interlude 2: "Boy with a Coin" by Iron & Wine https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/boy-with-a-coin/id669617227?i=669617569&mt=1&app=music&at=1001lba7
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1 hr 37 min
February 07, 2017 #ExvShare: Shout out! Do not hold back.
....and now for something completely different. I want to hear from you. How are you doing? How are you coping with an increasingly polarized social media landscape? What sort of self-care or spiritual practices are you using? I also want to hear how you are working through relationships--of any kind--where political, social, and theological disagreements have created a rift in the time leading up to and since the election. What are some examples in your life of ways you've struggled to reconcile with others, let alone reality itself? Join the conversation on Twitter w/ the hashtag #ExvShare. Email the show at [email protected]. Leave a voicemail at 312–857–4196. - Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod. Support the show: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Music: "Born Free" by Night Owl, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_Directionless\_EP\_-\_01\_Night\_Owl
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10 min
January 30, 2017 Rev. Morgan Guyton
This 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 Life" by Jeff Buckley https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/eternal-life/id385560474?i=385560485&mt=1&app=music Interlude 1: "So Real" by Jeff Buckley https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-real/id385560474?i=385560479&mt=1&app=music Interlude 2: "The Transfiguration" by Sufjan Stevens https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-transfiguration/id586314144?i=586314613&mt=1&app=music Outro: "Solidarity Forever" by Pete Seeger https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/solidarity-forever/id261181674?i=261183298&mt=1&app=music
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1 hr 35 min
January 23, 2017 Stephanie Drury
This week I'm joined by Stephanie Drury from StuffChristianCultureLikes. It's a great conversation that covers a ton of ground: being a PK, leaving evangelicalism, church and family trauma, poking fun of authority, and more. Follow Stephanie across the internet: https://twitter.com/StuffCCLikes https://www.facebook.com/stuffchristianculturelikes/?fref=ts stuffchristianculturelikes.com Follow me and the show: twitter.com/brchastain twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show via Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Rate and review the show on iTunes! Visit the site: exvangelicalpodcast.com. Intro: "Digital Witness" by St. Vincent https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/digital-witness/id773457330?i=773457351 Interlude: "The Big Guns" by Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-big-guns/id1043297885?i=1043298259 Outro: "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/personal-jesus/id203880450?i=203880452
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1 hr 17 min
January 16, 2017 The Sunday School Dropouts
My 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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1 hr 16 min
January 09, 2017 Christina Maddalone
This week's guest is Christina Maddalone, a longtime friend. We talk about youth group, college, and Christina's missionary and pastoral work and her heart for people. Intro: "Woman King" by Iron & Wine: https://itun.es/us/YFzTc?i=45455306 Interlude & Outro: "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven" by Iron & Wine Follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter at twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show via Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod.
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1 hr 33 min
January 05, 2017 The Mystical Primer w/ The Skeptical Mystic Concludes
The third and final part of our mystical primer with the Skeptical Mystic concludes today. Steven Jones and I talk about Benedict of Nursia & lectio divina, Catherine of Siena & erotic spirituality, and Hildegard of Bingen & the greening of all things. Subscribe to Steven's YouTube channel for more wonderful insights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtS0smP4jSHKjlcvRMW7Ag Follow Steven on Twitter: twitter.com/skeptical\_monk Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on FB: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Instagram @exvangelicalpod Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Intro/Outro available on the Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris\_Zabriskie/Undercover\_Vampire\_Policeman/06\_-\_That\_Kid\_in\_Fourth\_Grade\_Who\_Really\_Liked\_the\_Denver\_Broncos\_1128 Interlude 1 available on the Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The\_Tudor\_Consort/Giovanni\_Animuccia\_Missa\_Victimae\_Paschali\_Laudes/16\_Benedictus Interlude 2 available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/16-maybe-less/id1120162623?i=1120163071
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1 hr 8 min