Josh Hawley identifies the defining roles men are called to play in order to exercise their “masculine virtues.” The second of these is that of father. What are the virtues Hawley thinks fathers embody? And are they really virtues that only fathers can embody? And exactly what kind of a man can even be a father? Finally, how do Hawley’s answers to these ques ... Show More
Yesterday
James Dobson, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Theology of Abuse
In this episode of Straight White American, Jesus, we dig into the disturbing revelation that James Dobson’s name appears among the Epstein files. :Why would Epstein recommend a James Dobson article to a young woman he was grooming—and what does that reveal about Dobson’s theolog ... Show More
40m 50s
Feb 9
The Sunday Interview: How Blood and Soil Nationalism Went Mainstream w/Seth Cotlar
In this episode, host Annika Brockschmidt is joined by historian https://substack.com/@sethcotlar Dr. Seth Cotlar, professor at Willamette University, for a deep dive into the long history of right-wing extremism in the United States and how it migrated from the political fringe ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 6
Weekly Roundup: National Prayer Breakfast, ICE Theology, and the Super Bowl Halftime Debacle
In this Weekly Roundup, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller unpack the National Prayer Breakfast and what it revealed about the collapsing boundary between religion and state power in the Trump era. They analyze Paula White’s over-the-top praise of Trump, Trump’s own religious illiteracy, ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2025
The Moment of Truth: The Moth Podcast
This episode originally aired on April 17, 2020 This week's episode is all about moments of truth. Our three slam stories are about awakenings, life-changing choices and everything in between. Hosted by The Moth’s Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. Storytellers: Tim Sommer ... Show More
25m 12s
Jun 2022
Teresa Lee Bangs Men by Imagining They're Women
Teresa Lee (You Can Tell Me Anything) is an amazing writer and stand-up who has made mounds of content for comedy staples like Cracked, College Humor, and Reductress, but today she’s making love with the gang in another Indiana “road trib.” We discuss flipping the sexual script w ... Show More
1h 7m
Jan 2025
Trent & the Tarte Trip Recap
In this week’s hilariously chaotic episode, Kennedy is joined by her best friend, Trent, for a long-awaited reunion on the podcast. The duo dives into their signature banter, from the hilarity of wig shopping to reminiscing about growing up in a small town. Kennedy and Trent shar ... Show More
39m 16s