Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion Podcast
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -Keeping it 101 is the podcast that helps our nerdy listeners make sense of religion. Why religion? Well, if you read the news, have a body, exist in public, or think about race, gender, class, ability, or sexuality, you likely also think about religion — even if you don’t know it yet. Let us show you why religion is both a lot more important and a little easier to understand than you might think. Put us in your earholes and let us show you why religion isn’t done with you — even if you’re done with religion.
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LIVE! Time Bandits: How Religion and Race Are Taking Your Time (and How to Take It Back)
April 18, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBIn which we are delighted to talk to the wonderful humans of Miami University Ohio about the ways calendars smuggle white christian supremacy into our everyday lives. Recorded 2 April 2024 ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Crossover Episode: KI101 on "Amplified," with Stacey Copeland
March 02, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn which we chat with our new bestie at the Amplify Podcast Network, Stacey Copeland, about podcasting, public scholarship, and why killing joy is the best way to have joy come back bigger, stronger, and more vibrant than ever. Be sure to check out all the other cool conversations Stacey is having with our fellow nerds for the audio blog series Amplified! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
BOOK CLUB: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
December 01, 2023 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MBWHAT A PREDICAMENT this year has been, nerds! 2023 was in many ways, uh, not our fave. But we thought it would be good to end this chronological rollercoaster on a high note, so: You are cordially invited to join us for a cozy winter Gothic misandrist queer murder book club moment! We're reading Lyndsay Faye's delightfully dark Jane Steele, and we think you should, too. We'll be back at the end of January to chat about the novel. In the meantime, hit us up on social media with comments ...
FLASHBACK: You Still Don't Know About Islam
November 15, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!*** hat's right -- there's STILL more to know about the world's second largest religion! Dr. Debra Majeed lends us her insight into Islam, gender, and agency. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
MEETUP: KI101 Office Hours at AAR!!
November 08, 2023 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.27 MBIt is November, RELI nerds! And too many of you know what that means. That's right: the American Academy of Religion's annual national meeting is once again upon us, just in time for price-gouging airfare and pre-Thanksgiving travel mayhem. But it also means Megan and Ilyse are going to be at AAR together for the first time since 2019!!! And we're celebrating this momentous occasion by convening our first ever Keeping It 101 OFFICE HOURS. Last season's awesome interns made us awesome sti...
FLASHBACK: Night at the Museum
November 01, 2023 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!*** Let’s see what the World Religions Paradigm looks like when we talk curating religion with Dr. Andrew Aghapour. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
FLASHBACK: Early Christianity Is Actually Kind of Interesting
October 18, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!*** In which we (mostly Megan) walk you through three things you maybe don't know about early Christianity: Christianity was kind of a mistake The New Testament is a messy bitch Christianity = imperialism Keywords: BCE/CE, gospels, apocrypha, canon, epistles Storytime: Becket, Waiting for Godot As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is p...
FLASHBACK: Religious Nationalism
October 04, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!*** In which Ilyse yells about nationalism and religion and why religion and politics are never really separate, whilst Megan agrees emphatically and consumes a bubbly beverage Keywords: nationalism (especially religious nationalism); election Storytime: we skipped it! it's summer Homework: Ramaswamy's The Goddess and the Nation; Baker's The Gospel According to the Klan; and a bunch of other stuff -- come on, you know how we are. Go to the show notes page...
FLASHBACK: Intersectionality
September 20, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!*** In which we build upon the work of Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw to think about how race-, gender-, and sexuality-based oppressions overlap and inform how our understandings of religion Keywords: intersectionality, womanism, discrimination, oppression Storytime: Audre Lorde, "An Open Letter to Mary Daly" As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion ...
In which we are BACK
September 06, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MBDid you miss us? We missed you! Tell us everything you did on your summer vacation, right after we tell you what we're up to this, our SIXTH season(??!?!). As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
What Was This, Then
May 03, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBAfter another year-long season, we wrap it up, talk about what’s next, & offer some highlights and reflections. Probably swears, too. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED if calendars are neutral
April 19, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBMore nerds than we can count asked why Ilyse is obsessed with calendars, so we distilled that into: are calendars neutral? They aren’t. End of episode? ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INTERN TAKE OVER!
April 05, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis season, KI101 has had help from three—3!—incredible interns, Juliana Finch (sound design), Evie Wolfe (accessibility) and Rachel Zieff (social media). They’re on the mics this episode, talking public humanities, religion, and teamwork. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED about the Easter Bunny
March 22, 2023 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBStrictly speaking, none of you asked about the Easter Bunny. A lot of you did, however, ask how Pagan rituals got appropriated into Christian mainstream holidays and, in turn, became global secular phenomenon. We unpack all of that (and Ilyse loses her composure epically) in this very special episode. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INCORRECT: Yoga & Appropriation
March 08, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWe’ve talked yoga before but since it keeps coming up—on the news, in our classrooms, with our friends—we’re talking about it again. Folks are still INCORRECT when we talk about yoga, when we talk about appropriation, and when we talk about how yoga is and is not appropriated. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED about What We’re Watching
February 22, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBNerds, you’ve asked what we are consuming and what we are teaching, and we’ve got answers. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INCORRECT: Sports
February 08, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBLots of people do not care about sports, including Megan. But Ilyse is here to tell Megan that not-caring about sports is INCORRECT, since sports gives us a window into thinking about religion. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED if religion is dangerous
January 25, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBSo many nerds wanted to know if religion was inherently bad, or inherently good, or the cause of wars, or the cause of abuse, or the cause of violence, or the cure to violence, or the reason for any number of problems, atrocities, and hardships. We decided to blend those into one question-smoothie and talk about whether or not religion is dangerous. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INCORRECT: Hijab
January 11, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIn which we (mostly Ilyse) yell about how it is possible to be so very INCORRECT about women choosing to get dressed in the morning. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more. ___ Happy Gregorian new year, nerds. We recorded this episode before the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's so-called modesty police. There are, of course, more resources in the shownotes, but we want to especially encourage you to check out the work ...
SO GLAD YOU ASKED about Why We Do This
December 21, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBWe’re SO GLAD YOU ASKED us why we study religion, why we do this podcast, why we care so much, and why we have alienated a good deal of our family, friends, and pets because we just can’t stop won’t stop talking religion. Visit keepingit101.com for more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INCORRECT: Star Wars, Fandoms, & Fanatics
December 07, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIs this an episode that will live in infamy? Perhaps, because in it, Ilyse rails against the notion that fandoms can’t possibly be religious by talking Star Wars. May the force be with you, nerds, because the anger in this INCORRECT is so very real. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED about Religion and Disability
November 23, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBMegan & Ilyse have talked about chronic illness and disability in passing and in the gone-but-always-in-our-hearts Primary Sources segment, and we’re here to answer a question about how disability works with religion (and how disability studies fits within religious studies). Find more at keepingit101.com! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INCORRECT! Jihad
November 09, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn which we (mostly Ilyse) yell about how it is possible lo these many years after 9/11/01 to still be so darn INCORRECT about jihad. Head over to keepingit101.com for show notes, transcripts, and more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED about Monsters
October 26, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIt’s spooky season, nerds, and we’re so glad you asked us about supposedly secular monsters, scary stories, ghouls and goblins. Shocking no one, we tell you that monsters are rarely just secular specters, and things that go bump in the night are often tied to religious imperialism. Be sure to check the show notes for transcripts, homework and more at keepingit101.com. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INCORRECT: Drinking the Koolaid
October 12, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBNerds, nerds, nerds. This is a doozy of an episode, in which we (mostly Megan) tell us why saying “drinking the kool-aid” is so totally not a funny popculture joke about being brainwashed but is instead utterly about race, religion, gender, and anti-Blackness. Saying it after you know more? Deeply INCORRECT. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED about Food & Religion
September 28, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBThis is the first SO GLAD YOU ASKED episode. We got a LOT of requests for this one! So today we can’t cite just one nerd, but we’re here to answer the question: “Religion and food: what’s THAT all about?” Shownotes, transcripts, and more at keepingit101.com. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Very Special Episode: The Sentimental Education of Hannah McGregor
September 23, 2022 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn which pod inspiration, icon, and aspirational bestie Dr. Hannah McGregor (that's Associate Professor Dr. Hannah McGregor to you, nerds) chats with us about her just published meditations on care, community, and learning: A Sentimental Education As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
INCORRECT: Reproductive Healthcare
September 14, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis is our first INCORRECT episode, where we kindly but firmly insist that religion does more and different work than you might think that it does. In this one, we challenge some basic assumptions about religion and reproductive justice. Expanded show notes, transcripts and more at keepingit101.com. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
What's All This, Please?
August 31, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.77 MBWe’re back, dear nerds! New season, new funding, new formats. And we’ve got some explaining—and kicking off—to do. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
BONUS: SCOREBOARD
August 16, 2022 23:00 - 6 minutes - 4.6 MB100k downloads? what is HAPPENING?!?!!!? You are, nerds, and we appreciate you so much. Thanks for listening. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Crossover Episode: "Feel Good Academia" with Jessica Albrecht and Leandro Wallace
July 06, 2022 04:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBIn which we chat with the hosts of EnGender Conversations about podcasting, public scholarship, and why academic friendship is magic As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
WRP in Review: RELIGIONS IN SPACE
May 25, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWe’ve been around the world and boy are our arms tired. What did we learn this year, nerds? As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Field Trip: Night at the Museum
May 11, 2022 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBLet’s see what the World Religions Paradigm looks like when we talk curating religion with Dr. Andrew Aghapour. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Zoroastrianism > Freddie Mercury
April 27, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBFreddie is our forever champions, but there’s so much more to know about the world’s oldest monotheism. Fulbright scholar and photographer Kainaz Amaria shares her experiences documenting the Parsi community of Mumbai. Keywords: Parsi, faravahar, Ahura Mazda As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Buddha’s Delight, Part 2
April 13, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBWe’re still working on letting go of desire — and we’ll never stop wanting to learn about Buddhism in Thailand with Dr. Tom Borchert. Keywords: four noble truths; eightfold path As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Buddha’s Delight, Part 1
March 30, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBLet’s talk about the history and reach of one of the world’s largest religions (and why we think about it as a religion at all), featuring the expertise of Dr. Dixuan Yujing Chen. Keywords: Buddha, Theravada, Mahayana, buddhas, bodhisattva, devas As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Making Mel Brooks Proud: Judaism
March 16, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBAll IRMF has ever wanted was to live up to the example set by the inimitable Mr. Melvin James Kaminsky. Now’s her chance. Plus Dr. Shari Rabin shares her expertise on American Judaism and its complicated relationship with whiteness. Keywords: Torah; Talmud; Ashkenazi; Yiddish; Ladino; Sephardi; Mizrahi; Maghrebi As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part o...
Very Special Episode: Re-revisiting La 'Rona
March 09, 2022 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.37 MBWhat else can we say, nerds? As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Christianity Beyond Whiteness
March 02, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThere is so, so much more to Christianity beyond the white U.S. mainstream you can’t help but hear about — and Dr. Jorge J. Rodríguez is here to teach us about it. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
You Still Don't Know about Islam (Part 2)
February 16, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThat's right -- there's STILL more to know about the world's second largest religion! Dr. Debra Majeed lends us her insight into Islam, gender, and agency. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
You Still Don't Know about Islam (Part 2)
February 16, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThat's right -- there's STILL more to know about the world's second largest religion! Dr. Debra Majeed lends us her insight into Islam, gender, and agency. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!
You Still Don't Know about Islam (Part 1)
February 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBAnd honestly, there's so much to know! Luckily Drs. Hussein Rashid and Kristian Petersen are here to share their expertise with us. Keywords: Sunni; Shia/Shi'i; Sufism; caliph As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!
You Still Don't Know about Islam (Part 1)
February 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBAnd honestly, there's so much to know! Luckily Drs. Hussein Rashid and Kristian Petersen are here to share their expertise with us. Keywords: Sunni; Shia/Shi'i; Sufism; caliph As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
LIVE! "Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Approach to Studying Religion" with Dr. Jenny Wiley Legath @ Princeton University
January 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB"Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Approach to Studying Religion" (6 October 2021) Being a live recording of our conversation with Dr. Jenny Wiley Legath for the Center for Culture, Society, and Religion at Princeton University. Thanks to Jenny, CCSR Director Jonathan Gold, and all the amazing folks at Princeton for having us! As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be ...
What a Mess: Religion & Law
December 22, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWhat did you learn this season? Let’s find out as we apply the critique of World Religions to religion and law in the People's Republic of China. Keywords: Uighurs; house churches; CAA As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
What Is Hinduism? Part 2
December 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBHow are contemporary Hindus making sense of their history? Drs. Shreena Niketa Gandhi and Dheepa Sundaram walk us through the complicated and multiple ways lived Hinduism manifests. Keywords: Dalit; Hindutva As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
What Is Hinduism? Part 1
November 24, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBA lot, is what. So very much. Dr. Arun Brahmbhatt helps us on a quick tour through the history of Hinduism(s). Keywords: Hinduism/Hindu traditions; dharma; caste; avatar As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
Sick of Not Knowing about Sikhi
November 10, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBWe are, too! But Dr. Simran Jeet Singh is going to share his wisdom with us. Keywords: guru, Guru Granth Sahib, gurdwara As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
What Are Indigenous Religions? Part 2
October 27, 2021 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBLearning more about Native religion(s) in what’s now the Americas, with the assistance of Dr. Abel Gomez. Keywords: Indigenous; Mni Wiconi As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
What Are Indigenous Religions? Part 1
October 13, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBIs Shinto an Indigenous religion? Spoilers: it’s complicated. Dr. Jolyon Thomas breaks it down for us. Keywords: Indigenous; appropriation; kami As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.