Losing Our Religion
464 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratingsLosing Our Religion with host Zac Gandara is a wild often comedic ride alongside a community of diverse humans each seeking their desired life and ideal experience away from the dogma and exclusivities they may have been raised to believe.
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EPISODE 160: Sold a Lie, Until I Knew Who I Was and Trusted My Intuition: Makhailla Morris
October 17, 2018 06:16 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBMak is an ExMoromon, Exvangelical, ExChristian, Empath who has done a lot of work within herself. She's full of wisdom beyond her years and feels therapeutic in her communication as we talk about her story, her past, and her present. BOOK MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through our lin...
MINI MELTDOWN: We’re back!: Zac Gandara
October 17, 2018 03:03 - 11 minutes - 12.5 MBWell, I’m back, which means you’re back, which means we’re back! Thank you for the break! I am feeling much better and getting re-grounded. Here's an update on my personal life and a teaser for the upcoming weeks of the podcast. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us zacg@LosingOurReligio...
UPDATE: Thank You for the Love Over the Break! What's Next?: Zac Gandara
October 03, 2018 06:49 - 10 minutes - 10.4 MBIf you're a fellow "Loser" with us, then you know that I just took my first break from the podcast since launch in 2015. This episode is an update on how the break has been going and when we will be back up with weekly episodes. DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through our links. Donate to the Podcast. Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Pa...
EPISODE 159: Hitting Pause: Zac Gandara
September 05, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16.8 MBSome big news for the podcast as we've moved into a new studio! Which has coincided with my marriage transitioning into a new place? Candidness, transparency, and honesty are the values of the podcast, right? DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through our links. Donate to the Podcast. Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Patreon. FOLLOW US: ...
THINKING THURSDAY: The Second Sex: Men and Women are Equal: Simone de Beauvoir
August 30, 2018 07:00 - 24 minutes - 24.4 MBSimone de Beauvoir is well known for her extensive work illuminating the ways in which women had become secondary to men throughout history. Fittingly, she is also well known as the lifelong partner to Jean-Paul Sartre, one of the most notable 20th-century philosophers. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: BOOK: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We live in a world where people like to tell us what to think, but has anyone taugh...
EPISODE 158: Would You Die For This?: Remy Guts
August 29, 2018 16:25 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBRemy and I get a little drunk and a lot candid. We're trying to process through a lot of the political and societal things we're unsure about. But it's hard to find a safe place to do that without people blasting you. So we thought we'd try the internet. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Moochie The Slacker Sloth – Lazy Sloth Plush Stuffed Animal DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon sh...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Explaining Your Change to Family and Friends, Demolition.
August 28, 2018 07:00 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBOn this weeks episode, we continue our chat about how to talk to your family and friends about the life changes you are making. However, in this episode, we realize a demolition that's attached to our deconstruction. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us [email protected] or mes...
THINKING THURSDAY: Valuing Life, This Shared Existence: Albert Camus
August 23, 2018 07:24 - 24 minutes - 24.5 MBOn this weeks episode, we talk about Albert Camus. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. The Absurd can be defined as a metaphysical tension or opposition that results from the presence of human consciousness—with its ever-pressing demand for order and meaning in life—in an essentially meaningless and indifferent universe. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: BOOK: The Stranger and The Rebel Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We li...
EPISODE 157: Abandoning Judaism: I am not a Stereotype: Remy Guts
August 22, 2018 06:40 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBRemy Guts grew up in a small east coast town in a Catholic and Jewish home. His love for music, punk, and rock and roll set him on a journey of reading, studying, and loving philosophy. Only recently coming out of Judaism, he and I are asking new questions as we try to think for ourselves instead of just following the crowds. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Roast Beef Sandwich Bath Soak – Amber Bath Salts DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Ra...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Explaining Your Change to Family and Friends
August 21, 2018 07:00 - 11 minutes - 12.5 MBWhat do you say to family and friends who want to have an intervention with you because you’re not Christian anymore? On this weeks episode, we chat about how to talk to your family and friends about the life changes you are making. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-mail us zacg@LosingOurRe...
THINKING THURSDAY: Questioning Western Philosophy: Martin Heidegger
August 16, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 16.4 MBOn this weeks episode, we talk about Martin Heidegger. Heidegger made a practice of questioning Western Philosophers. Wondering whether or not we even understood what it means to exist. He believed humanity needed a savior, or a group to save them. Was he a Nazi? Why were his thoughts challenging? MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: BOOK: Being and Time From Martin Heidegger Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We live in a world where people like to tell us what to...
EPISODE 156: Free To Explore Your Desires: Crystal Wolf
August 15, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBOne of the benefits of losing our religion are the many doors it opens up for us to explore our humanity, our desires, our goals, away from the judgment of a closed-minded community. Crystal has been exploring for some years now. It’s incredible to be able to hear her story and embrace the conversation of exploring without borders. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Weird Shit: True Stories to Shock, Stun, Astound and Amaze. DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast b...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: How to Think for Yourself
August 14, 2018 07:00 - 12 minutes - 13.4 MBOn this weeks episode, we chat about tips on how to think for yourself and not be influenced and swayed by the thoughts, agendas, or perspectives of others without becoming closed-minded or dogmatic. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Tips on how to think for yourself: (From Essential Life Skills) Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-...
THINKING THURSDAY: Life is Short, and We Killed God: Friedrich Nietzsche
August 09, 2018 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.9 MBOn this weeks episode, we talk about Friedrich Nietzsche his life, his relationships, his fears, and his philosophy. Bringing critical thought into our modern times is a valuable endeavor. Is God dead? Did we kill him? Does it matter and why? Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We live in a world where people like to tell us what to think, but has anyone taught us how to think? Examining the worlds greatest thinkers is a great place to start. Send us thinker...
EPISODE 155: Religion: The Unwanted Surrogate Parent: Crystal Wolf
August 08, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBCrystal has been through so much in her past church life and she’s come out of it better knowing who she is, embracing her sexuality, and growing to understand being Bi-Polar. From the born-again experience to exorcism, sex, pregnancy, and miscarriage. You will be encouraged by her story. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON LIQUID ASS DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: The Backlash of Self Care: Zac Gandara
August 07, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 17 MBOn this weeks episode, we hear from fellow Loser Jennifer Pinch and chat about the backlash of self-care. Often when make our desires a priority we get comments like, "You've Changed, I don't even know you anymore." Here is how to handle them and more. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: First Things First by Stephen R. Covey Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdown...
THINKING THURSDAY: Critical Thought Comes From Critical Thinkers
August 02, 2018 07:08 - 2 minutes - 3.96 MBOn this weeks episode, we introduce you to our intern Braden Sigua and fill you in on the philosophers and thinkers that we’ll be learning about this month. Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Simone de Beauvoir, and Albert Camus. Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We live in a world where people like to tell us what to think, but has anyone taught us how to think? Examining the worlds greatest thinkers is a great place to start. Send us thinkers you'd l...
EPISODE 154: Multi-Faceted Love: Borderline Personality Disorder: Josh Black and Haven Yates
August 01, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBHaven has Borderline Personality Disorder. Josh is her BDSM Daddy. Together, with a new way of looking at communication they’ve formed a new polyamorous relationship. But not in a way you would think. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Grow a Boyfriend Novelty DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through our links. Donate to the Podcast. Join the CounterCulture Society and beco...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Feeling Happy and Healthy
July 31, 2018 07:00 - 13 minutes - 14.6 MBOn this weeks episode, we chat about finding the disciplines and practices that can make you a happier and healthier you. Who Am I? What do I want? What practices do I need to apply daily to be this? Who do I need to start communicating my needs and desires too? Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a...
EPISODE 153: A Daddy and His Little: Josh Black and Haven Yates
July 25, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBJosh Black and Haven Yates are completely enamored with one another in more ways than one. Clowns, BDSM, Polyamory, and Haven’s Borderline Personality Disorder make for a wild and beautiful story of helpful insight into relationships. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on i...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Setting Boundaries
July 24, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 17.9 MBSetting boundaries can be less about avoiding toxic people and more about knowing what you want and going after it. On this weeks episode, we chat about setting boundaries by knowing what you want and pursuing it. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-mail us [email protected] or messag...
EPISODE 152: This Cult is Racist!: Gloria Jackson Nefertiti
July 18, 2018 08:22 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBHave you ever been the outsider in a community? The other? After joining a cult as the only African American member, Gloria quickly began to realize that there weren’t any other black people coming and she was regular singled out and misunderstood. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Cat Butt Tissue Holder - Fits Standard Tissue Box DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through o...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Dealing with Toxic Family and People
July 17, 2018 07:43 - 11 minutes - 12.7 MBOn this weeks episode, we chat about dealing with toxic people and standing up for your process and peace. Thanks Christina! Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-mail us [email protected] or message any of our social pages (links below). Do You Love the Podcast and Want to Support It...
EPISODE 151: Racism, Integration, and the Cult: Gloria Jackson Nefertiti
July 11, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBBorn in 1956 in Gulf Port Mississippi Gloria was in one of the first racial integrated schools, witnessed the race wars, grew up in the Church of God in Christ, and then found herself in a cult. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Zen Life Burrito Blanket, Be a Giant Human Burrito. DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through our links. Donate to the Podcast. Join the CounterCul...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Sorting Through the Rubble of Religion Versus Spirituality
July 10, 2018 07:00 - 14 minutes - 15.6 MBOn this weeks episode, we chat about the idea of sorting through the rubble of our past lives and picking up the parts that were helpful to us. We also discuss Empaths. "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." - Carol Burnett MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People and The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat ...
EPISODE 150: Life is Fluid: In order to evolve we have to change: Ravyn Celestino
July 04, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBRavyn was turned off by Catholicism as a child, and as he’s grown he’s grasped onto many different views over time, and each of them keeps changing. To evolve we should welcome change, right? WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Oalas Mask Collection,Costume Party Latex Animal Head Mask, Unicorn,Horse,Giraffe,Piegon,Zebra. DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping through our links. D...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Chained To Certainty: Are we confused because we have chosen to wander?
July 03, 2018 07:00 - 26 minutes - 26.1 MBOn this weeks episode, we hear from Ethel, a Christian woman who may think we may have fallen into confusion and that doesn't happen to her. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Letters From J.R.R. Tolkien Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-mail us [email protected] or message any of our soc...
EPISODE 149: Leaving Paradise: Ravyn Celestino
June 27, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBRaven grew up in Hawaii, dancing near Waikiki Beach as a b-boy with his friends. His fondness for performing and hunger for the arts has him living as an aspiring model and actor off of the islands. We discuss what it's like leaving it all to pursue his dreams. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Motion Activated Swearing Middle Finger DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT: Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping throug...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Our Politics Have Devolved Into Whose Team is the Most Winning
June 26, 2018 07:00 - 13 minutes - 14.2 MBOn this weeks episode, we receive a text message political conversation between a conservative, veteran, father and a liberal, gay, son. The outcome? Maybe it's time for us to look at things differently. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us [email protected] or message any of o...
EPISODE 148: Learn Your Lessons and Make Your Art!: Shane Browning
June 20, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBShane and I are a lot drunker and enjoying each others company in this episode. He tells us about growing up an anti-racist skinhead, and then we turn the corner and begin dreaming of an inclusive artistic future for humanity. CHECK OUT SHANE'S BAND: This Blinding Light WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON: Nasco Human Body Fat Replica, 5 lb. DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping ...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: What Happens If You Stop Believing in God?
June 19, 2018 07:00 - 21 minutes - 21.6 MBOn this weeks episode, we talk about an article that many of you have sent in. It’s about our brains and what happens to them if stop believing in God. FEATURED ARTICLE: What Happens to Your Brain When You Stop Believing in God Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us zacg@LosingOurReligio...
EPISODE 147: Escaping the Hare Krishna: Shane Browning
June 13, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBShane, a hardcore, straight edge kid, recruited by a rock idol to join the Hare Krishna. Traveling with a guru and joining the Krishna Temple. Shane, Texas-raised with a KKK member dad and a Baptist mom finds a way to escape the Hare Krishna life. This is one crazy story. WEIRD THINGS OF THE AMAZON Nasco Human Body Fat Replica, 5 lb. DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT. Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Do your Amazon shopping...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Suicide, Depression, Anxiety and Anthony Bourdain
June 12, 2018 07:00 - 25 minutes - 24.9 MBOn this weeks episode, we talk about suicide, anxiety, depression and losing Anthony Bourdain. He meant a lot to this podcast. We also hear from fellow Loser Simon, who called in from Orlando, Florida. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us [email protected] or message any of our...
EPISODE 146: Your Thing. My Thing. WHO CARES!: Krystal Strifert
June 06, 2018 07:24 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBWe get into the deep. Beginning with small talk about our Hispanic heritage and quickly dive into the discord we see in the world, our frustrations with it, and what we hope our future can be. All the while, wondering where God is? “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” ―...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: My Shadow Self Scares Me: Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
June 05, 2018 07:00 - 22 minutes - 22.8 MBOn this weeks episode, I open up about the hauntings of my shadow self and trying to find the balance between embracing it and managing it with positivity and my bullshit frustration with manifesting things. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Zac and your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us [email protected] or mess...
EPISODE 145: It Get’s Easier: Church Cliques, Bad Brows, and Narcolepsy: Krystal Strifert
May 30, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBKrystal, frustrated with the social constructs of Christianity, the church, and institutionalized religion, walk away finding what she needed elsewhere. She's a makeup artist, microblade tattooer, part-time bartender, and badass woman. JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 [email protected] @ZacGandara SUPPORT THE PODCAST Rate & Review Become a Producer DONATE SHOP THROUGH OUR Amazo...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Confession Tuesday! Fellow Loser Shares His Beliefs
May 29, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 17.7 MBOn this weeks episode, Fellow Loser Mike Knicely shares with us what he believes after he's stopped believing and I share anonymous confessions from our monthly show The CounterCulture Society Variety Hour. Candid, honest, and therapeutic confessions. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other. Ask Me Anything. Confessions and Comments. Your thoughts and comments. Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!) JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW A.M.A. | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND ...
EPISODE 144: Find Your Own Way: Josh Black, a.k.a. “Ronald McFondle”
May 23, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBJosh Black left his home in North Dakota when he was a teenager, in hunt of a bigger, better life. He found it and learned a lot along the way. This is the story of a transient, homeless kid, who found his own way. JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 [email protected] @ZacGandara SUPPORT THE PODCAST Rate & Review Become a Producer DONATE SHOP THROUGH OUR Amazon Portal WEIRD THIN...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: What Do We Believe, When We Stop Believing?
May 22, 2018 07:00 - 21 minutes - 21.7 MBOn this weeks episode, we’re chatting about: What Do We Believe, When We Stop Believing? Far to often it's assumed that when you walk away from religion and ideologies, you move from something to nothing, but is that really true? Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other. Ask Me Anything. Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community. Your thoughts and comments. Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!) JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW A.M.A. | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND CO...
EPISODE 143: Legalize Your Passion: “Ronald McFondle,” a.k.a. Josh Black
May 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBWhat would you do if the government came to shut down your art? Your Passion? Josh Black, a.k.a. "Ronald McFondle and his 321 Battle Wrestling partners had to face just that. They engaged the process of legalization, rebelliously, but legally, and won. TICKETS TO MCFONDLE'S BIRTHDAY WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY: Bodyslam: Revenge of the Banana JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 [email protected]...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Leaving Religion isn’t Giving Up, it’s Waking Up, It's Growing Up.
May 15, 2018 07:00 - 17 minutes - 18 MBOn this weeks episode. We discuss how leaving religion isn’t giving up, it’s waking up, it's growing up. If we stop believing in Religion. What do we then believe? Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other. Ask Me Anything. Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community. Your thoughts and comments. Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!) JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW A.M.A. | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 | zacg@LosingOurReligi...
EPISODE 142: How the Hell are We Still Married?: Zac and Jen Gandara
May 09, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBJen and I have been through a lot. We're often wondering. How in the hell are we still married? Together for 18 years and not cheated on each other? Left each other? Divorced each other, or had kids? Well, our story isn't everyone, it's just ours. JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 [email protected] @ZacGandara SUPPORT THE PODCAST Rate & Review Become a Producer DONATE SHOP THROU...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: How to Move Through the Grief of Feeling Like We Wasted Our Lives on Religion.
May 08, 2018 06:50 - 15 minutes - 16.3 MBOn this weeks episode, we receive a confession, and it leads us to a discussion of how to grow through the grief of feeling like we wasted our lives with religion. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other. Ask Me Anything. Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community. Your thoughts and comments. Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!) JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW A.M.A. | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 | zacg@LosingOurReligi...
EPISODE 141: My Dad, The Stepdad, The Streets, and TV: Jeff Leonard
May 02, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBThe story of what shaped Jeff Leonard. Divorced Parents, a single dad, the contemptible stepfather, the streets, and bootlegged television. Here is one of those episodes that are entertaining, informative, and transformative all the way to the end. JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | CONFESSIONS | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 [email protected] @ZacGandara SUPPORT THE PODCAST Rate & Review Become a Producer DONATE SHOP THRO...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Anonymous Confessions: Do We Deserve Our Lives?
May 01, 2018 07:00 - 13 minutes - 14.2 MBOn this weeks episode, I share anonymous confessions from our monthly live show, The CounterCulture Society Variety Hour. Anonymous confessions are everyone's favorite part of the show. They’re candid, honest, and therapeutic. Join us! You're invited! Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other. Ask Me Anything. Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community. Your thoughts and comments. Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!) JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW A.M.A. | CONFESSION...
EPISODE 140: The Angriest, Most Hateful (Inclusive) Dude I’ve Ever Met: Jeff Leonard
April 25, 2018 06:43 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBThree Months after I left the church I met Jeff Leonard. That encounter has led to a long-term friendship, family relationships, and a lot of anger and hate. Meet Jeff Leonard, the angriest, most hateful (inclusive) dude I have ever met. SUPPORT THE PODCAST Rate & Review Become a Producer DONATE Shop through our Amazon Portal JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 [email protected] @ZacGandara W...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Learning to Sit in the Tough Emotions and Moments
April 24, 2018 06:41 - 14 minutes - 15.6 MBOn this weeks episode, I share the awakening of my newly found coping technique, avoidance. I make a public commitment to do better for myself, our guests, and the podcast. Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other. Ask Me Anything. Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community. Your thoughts and comments. Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!) JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 zacg@LosingOurRe...
EPISODE 139: Sex Positivity and Critical Thought: Sarah Quinn
April 18, 2018 08:59 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBSarah is so fantastic I've invited her back again. In this installment, we find her most passionate critic of religion, purity culture and the lack of critical thought. We dive down this road with great drinks and high energy. JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN 206-395-5608 [email protected] @ZacGandara SUPPORT THE PODCAST Rate & Review Become a Producer DONATE SHOP THROUGH OUR Amazon Portal WEIRD THINGS...
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Leaving Religion Helped Me Love Unconditionally
April 17, 2018 07:00 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBOn this weeks episode, we hear a story from fellow Loser David McPhail. He’s had a traumatic life and a trauma-filled religious experience. He feels as though Religion held him back from a genuine love for others. I so resonate with his findings. REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE Predators & Prophets: A Comic History of Pacific Northwest Cults Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other. Ask Me Anything. Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community. Your thoughts and comments. Our...
EPISODE 138: Did I Waste My Life?: Sarah Quinn
April 11, 2018 07:18 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBSarah Quinn is a beautiful human with a beautiful misfit soul. We connect amidst the impression that we wasted our lives on our addiction, religion, Christianity in particular. Is our past something to be frustrated about or something that serves us? JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN SHOW ASK ME ANYTHING | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN Call: 206-395-5608 Email: [email protected] Tweet & Follow: @ZacGandara SUPPORT THE PODCAST Rate & Review Become a Producer D...