religious trauma

S2B01: Ash Valentine's Day - Too Much Love Will Kill You (or Those You Love)

S2B01: Ash Valentine's Day - Too Much Love Will Kill You (or Those You Love)

Happy Valentine's Day! On today's episode, Gail and Nate talk about what happens when you love everyone and everything else more than God. Oh, and be sure to check out the Content Warning event taking place in Portland this weekend! Tickets are available at contentwarningevent.com . If you're looking for support for religious trauma survivors, check out the Reclamation Collective at rec...

S2E10: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 3 — with Eric Skwarczynski

S2E10: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 3 — with Eric Skwarczynski

In the third part of our miniseries, "My Cult Was in a Documentary," Eric Skwarczynski joins the show to talk about his work investigating the Independent Fundamental Baptists and about the Max/Investigation Discovery docuseries Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals . Eric's Links: Instagram | @preacherboysdoc Preacher Boys podcast | website Film School'd podcast | Apple Podcasts Let Us P...

S2E02: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 1 — with Janice Lagata

S2E02: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 1 — with Janice Lagata

Janice Lagata returns! Janice and Nate were both members of Hillsong NYC until they left in 2017, and since then their former church has been the subject of numerous exposés and documentaries. The latest, The Secrets of Hillsong by FX and Vanity Fair dives into their disgraced former pastor, Carl Lentz. Though Janice isn't exactly thrilled with how the series handled the subject matter....

S1E27: Asbury Revival Conspiracy

S1E27: Asbury Revival Conspiracy

On February 23, 2023, the Asbury "revival services" will reach their climactic conclusion as men like Francis Chan, Rick Warren, and worship leaders from the International House of Prayer descend onto the stage of Hughes Auditorium on the campus of Asbury University in the small rural community of Wilmore, Kentucky. Many are in awe of the seeming spontaneity of these services, which beg...

S1E26: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 3) — with Janice Lagata

S1E26: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 3) — with Janice Lagata

We conclude our roundtable conversation in this episode with the last two points in Steven Hassan's BITE model of authoritarian control and how Evangelicalism fits these descriptions. We also took a little bit of time to address the "He Gets Us" ad campaign that has the Evangelical world simultaneously giddy and furious. As a bonus, we wrap up with a few of the cornier Christian catchph...

S1E25: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 2) — with Janice Lagata

S1E25: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 2) — with Janice Lagata

In part 2 of our roundtable conversation with Janice Lagata, we begin working our way through Steven Hassan's BITE model of authoritarian control and take a look at how our various experiences in different Evangelical groups fall under the categories listed in the BITE model. Janice: Website | janicelagata.com Instagram | @godhasnotgiven Podcast | God Has Not Given Book | A Seriously Hi...