Veterans of Culture Wars

Zach and Dave welcome Jared Stacy to the VCW hall to discuss Evangelicalism and conspiracy theories. We discuss why the religious right seems prone to be consumed by conspiracy theories and the fractures in relationships and society when conspiracy theories become prevalent.

Buy Jared's book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/reality-in-ruins-jared-stacy-phd

Follow Jared on Substack: https://jaredstacy.substack.com/

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

We're back for our annual pre-Oscars special episode covering our favorite movies of the year with Six-Timer Club guest Jeffrey Overstreet, who also has a new memoir about art and movies and faith called Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema: A Spiritual Journey.

Buy Jeffrey's book: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506496948/Lost-and-Found-in-the-Cathedral-of-Cinema

Follow Jeffrey on Bluesky: @overstreet.bsky.social

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

On our annual Christmas episode, we welcome author and Christmas TV expert Joanna Wilson to the show to talk about, well, Christmas TV! The classic specials, the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, the film that defined Hallmark Christmas movies, oh and that time she watched the entire 24-hour A Christmas Story marathon and wrote a book about it (The Triple Dog Dare).

Follow Joanna on Instagram: @tistheseasontv

Check out her work and buy a book at http://www.christmastvhistory.com/

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

Listen to Zach's Christmas Mixes here: https://www.mixcloud.com/zachmalm/

In our first-ever double Zach episode, pastor Zach Lambert stops by to talk about the ideal spelling of his name, as well as his new book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing. We talk about the various lenses through which people approach the text, and the challenge of doing so with the lens of the original intended audience.

Buy the book here: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/9781587436680_better-ways-to-read-the-bible

Information on Restore Church in Austin, TX can be found here: https://www.restoreaustin.org/

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

Listen to Zach's Christmas Mixes here: https://www.mixcloud.com/zachmalm/

Alycea (AKA Transvangelical) returns to the VCW to talk about her new book On Your Knees: The 69-Day Irreverent Devotional. It's equal parts funny and serious linguistic scholarship, and we have a good discussion about it. We also discuss her thoughts as a trans woman and former military member on Pete Hegseth's tenure at the so-called "Department of War".

Buy the book here: https://www.transvangelical.com/on-your-knees

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

Paul and Billie Hoard return to the show to receive their Three-Timers Club jackets and talk about their brand-new book Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life.

Buy the book here: https://wipfandstock.com/9798385213726/eucontamination/

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

Talia Lavin joins the VCW to talk about her new book Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America. We talk about the Satanic Panic, Dr. Dobson's influence in creating generations of evangelical families built on ritualized violence, and how that has led to so many Americans embracing authoritarianism.

Follow her on Bluesky: @swordsjew.bsky.social

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

Katherine Stewart (The Power Worshippers) returns to discuss her latest book Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, which details the rise and increasing influence of anti-democratic forces on the right - who they are, who's funding them, and what they are doing to fundamentally reshape America. We talk about "cultural Christian" Elon Musk and nazi salutes, the Claremont Institute, Opus Dei, and more.

Buy Katherine's book here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/money-lies-and-god-9781635578546/

Follow her on Bluesky: @katherinestewart.bsky.social

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

Our 5th annual pre-Oscars look at at our favorite films of the past year is back and we managed to cover them all in only one (long) episode this time. Film critic, professor, and author Jeffrey Overstreet joins as usual, and we also have first-time VCW guest, film critic and programming director of The Pickford Film Center, Melissa Tamminga. We discuss the Oscars briefly, then get into each of our top ten lists and some favorite memories of the year in movies.

Follow Jeffrey: @overstreet.bsky.social

Follow Melissa: @oneaprilday.bsky.social

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

In our first episode since November, Tori Williams Douglass returns to the VCW hall to talk about *gestures wildly* allllll that, with a particular emphasis on the stated goal of the Trump administration to destroy Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and their efforts thus far to do that.

Follow Tori on Bluesky: @toriglass.bsky.social

Listen to her podcasts:

White Homework - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-homework/id1481083774

Go Home Bible, You're Drunk - https://www.irreverent.fm/show/go-home-bible-youre-drunk/

Support the show on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod

Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q

Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social

Zach: @muzach.bsky.social

Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com