Josh Hawley tells us he’s giving us a vision of Christian “manhood.” But as we near the end of his book on the subject, is he? In this episode, Dan argues that there’s actually nothing specifically Christian about Hawley’s account of manhood at all. In fact, he argues, Hawley goes to length NOT to discuss any specifically Christian themes, even when he comes ... Show More
Apr 19
The Sunday Interview: The Rise of the Hype Priest: Judah Smith, Celebrity Faith, and Modern Evangelicalism
In this episode of the Straight White American Jesus Sunday Interview, host Leah Payne speaks with journalist Sam Kestenbaum about his reporting on celebrity pastor culture and the rise of the “hype priest.” The conversation centers on Kestenbaum’s widely discussed profile of Jud ... Show More
41m 33s
Apr 17
Weekly Roundup: Trump, Vance, and Just War Theory + Pete's Pulp Fiction
Religion scholars Brad Onishi and Dan Miller recap a week of conflict in which Pope Leo criticized war and bombing in a statement widely read as aimed at the U.S. approach to Iran, prompting a lengthy Trump Truth Social attack and backlash over an AI image of Trump as Jesus. JD V ... Show More
1h 14m
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