In this special edition of Straight White American Jesus, host Dr. Brad Onishi reflects on the harmful legacy of James Dobson, who just passed away. Known as the founder of Focus on the Family, Dobson's teachings on the nuclear family, gender roles, and corporal punishment have left a traumatic impact on evangelical communities. Onishi connects Dobson's work ... Show More
Aug 22
Weekly Roundup: MAGA’s War on Education, Sanctuary, and DEI
Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 850-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Dan goes solo to unpack a series of stories that reveal how the MAGA ... Show More
56m 2s
Aug 20
It's in the Code ep 158: “No Human Is Illegal, Pt.1”
Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 850-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ In this first episode examining Allie Beth Stuckey’s chapter on immig ... Show More
37m 35s
Aug 18
Alt Reich: The Network War Within
Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 850-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Brad interviews Dr. Nafeez Ahmed, author of "Alt Reich," about the hi ... Show More
51m 58s
Jan 2025
Trump Rolls Back Federal DEI Rules
The president argues such programs, meant to increase the diversity of the federal workforce, were discriminatory in nature. The actions place employees staffing federal DEI programs on leave, and call for agencies to develop a "reduction-in-force action" against the employees. T ... Show More
18m 8s
Oct 2024
The Walz-Vance Debate: Civility and Then a Clash
Just three weeks after Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump engaged in a fiery and often hostile presidential debate, their running mates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, met for their own face-off — and struck a very different chord.Reid J. Epstein, a politics reporter for The Times, explai ... Show More
27m 59s
Nov 2024
561: How to Love ALL People (Especially Those You Disagree With)
Last week, I shared a quote from Mark Groves on Instagram about reconciling our differences, especially in the context of voting and politics. Unsurprisingly, the responses varied—some resonated deeply, while others disagreed. And that's okay because it brought to light a truth ... Show More
32m 53s
Mar 2025
Dems In Disarray? Finding Unity In The Caucus
After bruising losses in November's elections, Democrats are trying to figure out how to unite their many factions behind a common set of ideas & objectives. Infighting in the party itself, though, doesn't make it any easier. This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara ... Show More
15m 13s