Everybody loves a martyr - but did you know that martyrdom has more to do with cool woodcuts and Greek philosophers than it does with Jesus? In this episode, Vika tells Meg about how everybody in the 1600s considered everybody else the Antichrist and how the very anti-Catholic roots of martyrdom influence American culture today, from the origins of ancient Christian to Henry VIII, the Salem Witch trials, the Civil War, and the Columbine massacre. This episode features a plot twist that we will be thinking about for the rest of our lives and digressions on Bloody Mary and Animal Crossing noises.

Full show notes are on our website, impurerethought.com.

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For those of us who grew up reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in school, its words can feel as old as time itself – but what if we told you the Pledge in its current form is the same age as John Travolta? This week Meg walks Vika through the origins of the Christian Right, how white Evangelicals became the massive voting bloc they are today, and which Supreme Court case started it all (spoiler: it’s not Roe v. Wade). Honorable mention goes to Enemy of the Cast Billy Graham killing communism with kindness.

Special thanks to our sound guy, Chris Wright!

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A brief note to say we know the audio is a little wonky on this one! Technology, amirite?

In this statistics heavy episode, Vika gives Meg marriage tips on how to be a submissive wife. She also explores where the idea of women being submissive came from across different religions, the influence of our favorite guy John Calvin, and how that still affects our ideas of gender today. Diatribes include a hall of fame r/ Am I The Asshole post and conversations on the types of books our cats would write. 

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In this unintentionally timely episode, Meg walks Vika through the views on parenting America just can’t shake and some fascist rhetoric that sounds suspiciously similar to a 20th century US president’s. (Let us know if you figure out which president it is before Vika does.) Meg also covers the stigma around deciding not to have kids, the unnecessary gendering around giving birth, and who called restrictive abortion laws “fetal supremacy.”

Special thanks to our sound guy, Chris Wright!

Resources For You:

Find your local abortion fund at abortionfunds.org.

Get safe access to abortion pills at aidaccess.org or womenonweb.org.

Online support groups for childfree people:

wearechildfree.com

thenotmom.com

gateway-women.com

nonparents.com

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This week on Impure Rethought Victoria presents on everybody’s favorite podcast topic, MLMs aka Multi-Level-Marketing Schemes. But wait! This isn’t your regular MLM episode. She goes into how specifically they prey on stay-at-home moms, the term stay-at-home, which is older than you think, the history of women’s rights and domestic labor, and how all of those things intersect. She also makes Meg do a lot of trivia and has to say 170,000 three times.

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01 God Has a Plan: Toxic Positivity, Enlightenment Philosophers, and Empathy

In our very first episode, Meg dives into the evangelical church’s age-old problem with toxic positivity. From old white guys to even older white guys, the “things could be worse” mentality has plagued us for literal centuries. All we can say is … thoughts & prayers!

Special thanks to our sound guy Chris Wright.

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Welcome to Impure, Rethought, a podcast examining how patriarchy, purity, and profit shape our culture.

Hosted by Vika Hendersen and Meg Grazian. Special thanks to our sound guy Chris Wright.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ImpureRethought and find show notes on our website, impurerethought.com.

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