Episodes

  • 436 – Tia Levings – I Belong to Me

    436 – Tia Levings – I Belong to Me
    May 6 2026
    Our guest is Tia Levings From her Website: I’m Tia Levings, a writer, creator, guest expert, and content specialist. I shine light on the abuses of Christian fundamentalism and offer contextual insight into the true horrors of religious trauma. My memoir, A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy, releases with St. Martin’s Press on August […]
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    39 mins
  • 435 – Dorothy Littell Greco – Misogyny in America

    435 – Dorothy Littell Greco – Misogyny in America
    Feb 25 2026
    If we hope to fight and eventually heal from misogyny, we must first be able to identify and understand it. Despite the undeniable progress for women and girls in the 20th and 21st centuries, misogyny is still alive and well in today’s culture—often in ways that are more subtle and more insidious than the outright […]
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    56 mins
  • 434 – Melissa Duge Spiers – Holy Disobedience

    434 – Melissa Duge Spiers – Holy Disobedience
    Feb 18 2026
    “Holy Disobedience is a visceral portrayal of a daughter’s quest for the dark truth beneath the religious veneer of forced beauty and familial cover-ups. Spiers’s writing is propulsive and intelligent.” -Tia Levings, author of the New York Times bestselling A Well-Trained Wife Holy Disobedience is a gripping, unflinching story by Melissa Duge Spiers about growing up in the shadow of […]
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    51 mins
  • 433 – Laura and JD – Deconstructing the Pastor Family – 2 of 2

    433 – Laura and JD – Deconstructing the Pastor Family – 2 of 2
    Feb 11 2026
    Laura and JD have a unique perspective, having been part of a ministry family for 20-25 years. The discussion begins with religion and turns to what truly makes for great people and great families. You’ll enjoy this! Are you serious about deconstruction and asking bigger questions? If that’s the case, this book was created for […]
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    52 mins
  • 432 – Laura and JD – Deconstructing the Pastor Family – 1 of 2

    432 – Laura and JD – Deconstructing the Pastor Family – 1 of 2
    Feb 4 2026
    Laura and JD have a unique perspective, having been part of a ministry family for 20-25 years. The discussion begins with religion and turns to what truly makes for great people and great families. You’ll enjoy this! Are you serious about deconstruction and asking bigger questions? If that’s the case, this book was created for […]
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    57 mins
  • 431 – Karl & Laura – Essentia-Limited or Existentially-Impotent God

    431 – Karl & Laura – Essentia-Limited or Existentially-Impotent God
    Jan 28 2026
    Essentia-limited implies exploring whether the fundamental nature of God inherently includes limitations, a concept generally rejected by traditional theology, which defines God’s essence as inherently limitless and infinite. Existential impotence is a concept discussed in philosophy and psychology that refers to a person’s perceived lack of power or ability to take effective action in the face of […]
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    48 mins
  • 430 – Nora Bontrager – Living the Non-Amish Life

    430 – Nora Bontrager – Living the Non-Amish Life
    Jan 21 2026
    Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of our discussion with Nora as she discusses the pain of a high-control Amish lifestyle. While she admits there were parts of that life that she cherished, there were also parts that were devastating and unbearable. If you haven’t already, go back and listen to part 1. […]
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    31 mins
  • 429 – Nora Bontrager – Living the Non-Amish Life

    429 – Nora Bontrager – Living the Non-Amish Life
    Jan 14 2026
    Part 1 of 2 This is part 1 of our discussion with Nora as she discusses the pain of a high-control Amish lifestyle. While she admits there were parts of that life that she cherished, there were also parts that were devastating and unbearable. Enjoy part 1 of 2. Reach out to Nora on Tiktok […]
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    46 mins