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 055: A Star Wars Outta Body Experience: Silas Lindenstein
August 10, 2016 11:01 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThis episode, we begin by talking about Star Wars as a Religion, and we end by talking about Out of Body experiences and seeing an Angel! Silas and I met through Facebook. He and I both drive for Uber/Lyft on the side to make some extra cash and a local Facebook group for "drivers" introduced us. When asked what we all do for a living I mentioned the podcast, and Silas jumped at the opportunity to introduce himself and ask about being on the show, stating that we could talk about "Star W...
EPISODE 054: Vigilante Love: Bella Biagio
August 02, 2016 20:12 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBIn this episode, we spend a significant amount of time discussing the depravity of humanity and how together, if we have the guts, we can stand up, stand out, and make a difference. But, dealing with corporations is another story altogether. You remember Bella from the previous episode... I met Bella through my friend Eddie. Eddie was hanging out in the CounterCulture Society Mad Lab one day and mentioned, "You know who you need to have on the podcast? BELLA BIAGIO!" I immediately acte...
BONUS: UNEDITED Live Podcast Recording West Hollywood: Therapeutic Hilarity
July 29, 2016 22:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBWhat happens when you get three ex-pastors together for a night of comedy and conversation? Fill the room with a bunch of amazing people? Well, you're about to find out... RAW & UNCUT RECORDING OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD LIVE SHOW In March of 2016, we set out to have a fun little live podcast recording in West Hollywood, Los Angeles California. We had no idea what the response would be, but we sold out tickets and embarked on a full Open Space Theater and it was wonderful. Thanks everyon...
EPISODE 053: Being Human: Bella Biagio
July 27, 2016 06:16 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBLISTEN ON iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn | iHeart This episode is about being human. Being human with other humans and learning to pull our heads out of our asses and away from our phones. I met Bella through my friend Eddie. Eddie was hanging out in the CounterCulture Society Mad Lab one day and mentioned, "You know who you need to have on the podcast? BELLA BIAGIO!" I immediately acted like I knew who she was because clearly, she was famous and I was just o...
I'M A LOSER: Songs, Dictatorship, Democracy, Hypocrisy, Non's, and More Guns: Thomas Paine
July 26, 2016 04:01 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBLISTEN ON iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn | iHeart I'm A Loser, happens every month, at the end of the month. You send us stuff, and we discuss it. In America, we are in the midsts of another insane election season. One where our nation seems to be in the middle of internal turmoil, killing each other, and armchair politics running wild. Let this Thomas Paine quote be a reminder to look past ourselves. Seek to live peaceably with one another, and to drop ideol...
EPISODE 052: Leaving A-Holiness Behind: Christian Piatt
July 20, 2016 08:03 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBAuthor, editor, speaker, musician and spoken word artist Christian Piatt and I sit down to diagnose how big of an asshole I am. "Let he who admits he's an asshole cast the first stone." - JESUS Ok, Jesus didn't say that. But he did understand that change began at the acknowledgment of the problem. If Christian's are assholes, the only hope of that changing is the admittance of our own ass-holiness. One of the reasons that I, Zac, have renounced my Christianity is because it made me int...
EPISODE 051: The Psychedelic Dan's Takeover: Dan & Baby Dan
July 12, 2016 07:09 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBThe Dan's Take Over the Show. Maybe it was the Alcohol, Perhaps it was the Vibe, for Sure it was the People, the Comedy. Daniel Timothy Desrosiers & Daniel O'Connell This comedy duo is the perfect mix of narcissism and comedic hilarity. These episodes run through the hilarious gambit of their witty minds, through many topics, landing on a conversation about working in the service industry, dealing with people, thoughts about religion, and Baby Dan's conversation with his mom regarding th...
EPISODE 050: Mega-Corporate Telescoping Penis?: Dan & Baby Dan
July 06, 2016 09:08 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBDaniel Timothy Desrosiers & Daniel O'Connell This comedy duo is the perfect mix of narcissism and comedic hilarity. These episodes run through the hilarious gambit of their witty minds, through many topics, landing on a conversation about working for the mega-corporate machines and our various experiences, desires, and reasons why they work for some us, while repulsing others. ON THIS EPISODE We Talk About Our Dicks Spanish Mexican Cunnilingus. UBER cab issues. Working in a de...
EPISODE 049: Deconverting From Religion: PART TWO: Lori Fazzino
June 29, 2016 08:25 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBLori Fazzino M.A. is a Ph.D. Candidate & Graduate Instructor with the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her studies and research are fascinating. In this episode she puts them to use and shares a lot more of her findings, stories of deconverted folks finding freedom, lets me know what stage of the process I am in and helps me through my fear of atheism. Lori is leaning agnostic but lives as an atheist humanist. She's always been a brilliant, feisty, strong p...
I'M A LOSER: Guns? Healthy Leaders? Make a Fucking Decision!: Jim Jefferies
June 28, 2016 07:11 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBI'm A Loser, Happens every month, at the end of the month. You send us stuff, and we discuss it. How do you send stuff in? Losers Annonymous Hotline: (206) 395-5608 Facebook.com/LOSINGOURRELIGION Twitter & Instagram: @LosingRReligion ON THIS EPISODE LOSER BOARD: You guys send me stuff, and I address it! Notes from Losers. LOSER LINE: Loser Keith calls in and starts a conversation on what a "healthy leader" might look like. ALSO! You can stop sending me Jim Jefferies gun rants;...
EPISODE 048: Religious Deconversion: Part One: Lori Fazzino, M.A.
June 22, 2016 08:18 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBLori Fazzino M.A. is a Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Instructor with the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lori and I have church past together. Meeting in the megachurch fresh out of high school, in different ways, we pursued the hype within the machine together, and now both find solace outside of religion. Her studies and research are fascinating. This will be a pair of episodes that will encourage those leaving religion and fascinate those in or outsi...
EPISODE 047: The Conversation We Need To Have About Guns: Taylor Nelson
June 15, 2016 09:14 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIf you're like us, you're tired of the tragedies continuing to plague Americans. After every mass shooting over the last five years, Taylor and I have engaged in the debate over gun control and gun laws. I, Zac, have been a gun owner for years. Taylor grew up in a family of gun owners but has a different viewpoint from me altogether. I am trying to learn, but will I get rid of my gun/s? That's to be determined. We engage each others points of view and begin to hear and understand where we ...
EPISODE 046: The Complete History of Seattle: A Raft of Dead Monkeys Story: Nick Toti
June 08, 2016 06:37 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB“Ideas of fascism, sexuality, gore, violence, and vomit all erupts into this one package of Raft of Dead Monkeys. This is dream logic, seemingly never second guessing any impulse that they had at this point in their musical careers…” - Nick Toti Raft of Dead Monkeys was a rock band from Seattle, WA, known for their controversy within the Christian punk scene. The band featured LOR show guests Jeff Bettger lead vocal, and Matt Johnson drums. Described as a hypothetical band mocking rock cu...
EPISODE 045: Embrace Your Human Experience: Greg Bennick
June 01, 2016 02:04 - 1 hour - 71 MB"I dream of a world in which people speak more openly honestly and express their feelings more accurately. That fascinates me!" - Greg Bennick I am completely in love with Greg and over the course of these episodes have become a fan of his work, music, and spoken word. His song "The Wounds Never Have To Win" with his band Between Earth, and Sky may very well become my life theme song. Greg is so much more than his music, spoken word, philanthropy. He's a humanist, an activist, a champio...
I'M A LOSER: Who Defines Love?: Penn Jillette
May 31, 2016 00:46 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB"How much do you have to hate somebody NOT to proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that..." - Penn Jillette The "I'm A Loser" episode happens once a month at the end of the month...You send me stuff, and we discuss it: One of our ANONYMOUS Losers "Kyle" sent this Penn Jillette video to me: Famous magician and infamous atheist Penn Jillette chats about a religious sharing their faith (proselytizing) to him. Thi...
EPISODE 044: Embrace Your Terror: Greg Bennick
May 25, 2016 11:02 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBGreg is a straight edge, teetotaler, so I brought a peace offering of Bundaberg Root Beer. He is also is an award-winning champion speaker who makes people laugh while inviting them to think. He is a bit of a renaissance man to me because he is also the lead singer of the band Trial, Activist, Philanthropist, Entertainer, Keynote Speaker, Film Writer, and Producer. The list could go on because the guy is doing all sorts of amazing shit. The fact that I got to sit down with him and record two...
EPISODE 043: THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT NOTHING: The Least Professional Episode Ever Released: Taylor Nelson
May 18, 2016 01:58 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB"Whenever I see someone, and they're super detached from reality and their solution to their problems are to add to someone else's problems...I see Republican." - Taylor Nelson "The way people view politics is changing. Ideas and what we find most important are fracturing." - Taylor Nelson Warning! Anyone who listens to this will have their IQ drop but their life enhanced. You may thow-up...(But laugh historically). You should probably be drinking with us to enjoy it fully. Seriously! ...
EPISODE 042: Who Do You Hate More? Everybody in the World, or Yourself?: Part One: Taylor Nelson
May 11, 2016 03:56 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB"I have all the defects of other people, yet everything they do seems to me inconceivable." - Emil Cioran, Romanian philosopher, The Trouble With Being Born (1973) This episode is the roots of the Losing Our Religion podcast. It's conversations like this that led to the idea of recording and sharing the beautiful coming together of humans with humans. When Taylor and I first met, we had nothing in common. I had just resigned the pastorate, left everything I had known, and given up on th...
EPISODE 041: LA Show: Therapeutic Hilarity: Part 2: Jonathon Bowles & Taylor Hughes
May 04, 2016 09:03 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBPart Deux of the post-Live Podcast Recording from West Hollywood, Los Angeles. Jonathan, Taylor, and I spend time transparently talking about how much we loved the experience of the live show while ironically I was shitting bricks the whole time. A wrap-up episode where the guests of the podcast sit down with and talk out our therapeutic process of losing our religion along with audience participating in the conversation. We discuss the experience and play some clips from the live show. We...
EPISODE 040: LA Show: Therapeutic Hilarity: Part 1: Jonathon Bowles & Taylor Hughes
April 27, 2016 06:46 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWhat happens when you get three ex-pastors together for a night of comedy and conversation? Well, you're about to find out. In March of 2016, we set out to have a fun little live podcast recording in West Hollywood, Los Angeles California. We had no idea what the response would be, but we sold out of tickets and embarked on a full Open Space LA Theater came together, and it was wonderful. This is a wrap-up show of the live podcast recording event from West Hollywood California. A sit down ...
I'M A LOSER: Is There A God? Does it Matter?: Russell Brand & Stephen Fry
April 25, 2016 06:51 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB"None of us can ever know if there is a God, but we do know there is an us. None of us can ever know if there is wrong or right. But we do know there is an us." - Russell Brand "The question is not is there a God but is there suffering?" - Amma, The Hugging Saint "Yes there is suffering and what can we do about our suffering? We can help one another and we can love one another. Now if you can do that through atheism then do it through atheism." - Russell Brand You all know by now that Los...
EPISODE 039: More Than Sex-Positive Feminism: Maggie Young
April 20, 2016 08:55 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB"All you can do is be somebody that you love and turn yourself into somebody that you love." - Maggie Young Maggie has admittedly had sex with over 50 men, and she has authored a memoir about the first 23. Her Sex-Positive ideology has her free as a bird, and able to openly talk about her sex life and more. Including growing up in abuse, rape, and even a recent sexual harassment incident while driving for UBER. Maggie Young is a military veteran, UC Berkeley graduate, and author of her gri...
EPISODE 038: Growing Up Greek...ORTHODOX!: Stephen P
April 13, 2016 05:17 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBStephen grew up Greek...Orthodox, in the American South, Atlanta Georgia. I love how he has gone through changes in his faith, all while being true to himself and remembering the beautiful parts of religion. He does a fantastic job reminding us of the things religion can offer that exude beauty and humanity. The community, the rituals, the family atmospheres, the food, the holidays. We chat about our hopes in who God is as well as how we all have different forms of how we connect spiritual...
EPISODE 037: Losing Stuff - A Minimalist Journey: Joshua Becker
April 06, 2016 06:28 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBBest-selling author Joshua Becker joins me for a chat on minimalism and learning to live life with less. Joshua has shared his story on top podcasts like Entrepreneur On Fire as well as, CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. I've wanted to have Joshua on since we begin the Loser journey in August 2015. Ever since we met, his words and story stuck with me. We're both former pastors, so we may get a little more "ch...
EPISODE 036: Hyperdrive Jew: Grace Strachman
March 30, 2016 02:57 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBThis is a pun-filled joy ride of laughter and conversation about how we grew up in Jewish and Christian religious homes. Our first Losing Our Religion episode with Tequila, well, mezcal. In cocktail form of course, since we were recording at the posh Hotel Vintage in downtown Portland Oregon. The cocktail was called Up In Smoke, and we had the best time. My wife Jen joins us again in this episode and uses her Peanut Gallery powers to draw us back into more important things rather than our h...
I'M A LOSER: Middle America and Losing Hell: Loser Keith, John Shelby Spong & Carlton Pearson
March 28, 2016 06:28 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode, we take our first phone call from a loser, discuss middle America, and whether losing hell is a good idea or not. I don't know if there is a heaven or hell. I used to be certain there was, but these days I am not so sure. After reading the scriptures in context more than ten times, I don't see it speak of a heaven, but of a recreated earth, and there doesn't seem to be a hell, but more of an existence apart from God. Which for many of us reading this post, probably sounds p...
EPISODE 035: Fear Be Damned: Part 2: Ezekiel Rudick
March 23, 2016 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBThe second part of each episode is usually the far deeper more fulfilling and revealing part. Do to our trust for one another growing as well as the amount of drinks we've ha! Zeke empowers me to get very transparent about my forming of a "Christian" institution (Once called Love is not Lost now called life) after I left the machine and to talk about the pain that ensued...but also the hope, joy, and community that has come out of it. We talk about the Jesus we want to believe in, albeit no...
EPISODE 034: Belonging and Solidarity, Through Joy and Pain: Part 1: Ezekiel Rudick
March 16, 2016 07:56 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBZeke is a fantastically beautiful musician. Hearing his songs gave me goosebumps as tears welled up in my eyes. He’s the first former Mormon to be on the podcast but is most recently from the Mars Hill, Acts 29, Imago Dei, Missional Community type of religious institution. Zeke was drawn into the Mars Hill scene when many of his musical hero’s were heading into the culture there. Through his journey of losing religion, he has grown from a "strong" miscegenistic, “Christian” viewpoint and li...
EPISODE 033: Growing Up In This Mess Together: Rob Femur
March 09, 2016 08:22 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBA continuation of Rob and I's fun night of drinking together. We have a great time talking about the changes we are seeing in our neighborhood of Capitol Hill, what we feel Seattle is losing, and how we feel about it. You can tell how much we love our current hood and at the same time miss our old neighborhood. This is a must listen to episode because of the beautiful spirituality expressed in our connection together. As well as Rob's ability to call me out on my own shit shut me up when I'...
EPISODE 032: This New York Punk Rock Jew...: Rob Femur
March 02, 2016 08:21 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB[All Music on this Episode is The Femurs] "We're Jews; we're God's chosen people. You Christian's are always concerned with what you do because you're afraid of hell. When you're God's people, you don't have to worry about a hell." - Rob Femur "The evangelical church likes Donald Trump because they've been programmed to respect authoritative leaders. Trump is not a politician or a leader. He's a CEO. He's a pastor. The American church pastor today is not a pastor, they're a CEO. They don't...
EPISODE 031: Let's Get Weird - Mystical Experiences and Confessions: Seth Taylor
February 24, 2016 08:19 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBSeth and I were both pretty nervous to release this episode. Cause we get weird and share very personal things and mystical experiences we've both had in our lives. We're either drunk, sick, fucking nuts, or completely normal. My bet is on normal, but we were enjoying Crown Royal Rye and light beers. We chat briefly about Joel Osteen’s brand of happiness, spirit animals, seeing angels and mystic beings. Seth has some fascinating ideas of how and why we created a leader like Mark Driscoll, a...
EPISODE 030: Midlife Crisis, Ego, and Desire: Part 1: Seth Taylor
February 17, 2016 08:29 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB"All religion is born from anxiety." Seth Taylor Seth is a crazy ass, mystic, shaman-like, wise, amazing guy. At least, he is to me. He was featured in EPISODE 014, one of your favorite episodes. He's also a husband, father, and author whom you can read on XXXChurch and his new book. Much of his story of healing has come through his struggle with pornography and his desire for freedom. In reading Seth's writings, you'll often hear him reminding us that porn, and other addictions are not th...
I'M A LOSER: Losing New Years Resolutions: Marc Maron Made Me Think
February 15, 2016 11:24 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBNow that you're almost a month into the New Year and the resolution talk has faded. How are you doing? This new Losing Our Religion format highlights losing New Years Resolutions and the religious imposition they enforce upon us. It's a discussion about setting our personal agendas without imposing it on others. It's a chat about my struggles with expectations and whether they are worth having. If you're like a lot of Americans, you've already become disillusioned with your goals and resol...
EPISODE 029: Maybe There's Something More?: Part 2: Christian Grindstaff
February 10, 2016 01:14 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBThis is part two of a conversation with Christian Grindstaff. In our first conversation, we covered a lot of ground. We reminisced about our times together in the Christian institutional church, how I kicked Christian out of youth ministry, and where we're going now and how we're trying to do it together. He's known me longer than my wife, he's a great conversationist and a great drinking buddy. Apparently Christian and I are reaching the bottom of the bottle of Rye at this point. I even en...
EPISODE 028: The Religious Sales Pitch: Part 1: Christian Grindstaff
February 03, 2016 09:33 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBChristian is a talented songwriter and music producer. In fact, almost all of the music in the episode is Christian's work. He is a salesman by trade, extremely articulate with his words and a great drinking buddy. Christian has known me longer than my wife has. We have a lot of history together. We've been through the institutional church fire together and come out the other side enlightened, sometimes confused, full of questions, but happier than ever. There have been few people in eithe...
EPISODE 027: Losing Ain't Easy: Part 2: Liz & Mat von Ehrenkrook
January 27, 2016 07:26 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBThis is a very "Christiany" episode. If you're adverse to that, then you may want to skip this one. But it is a valuable conversation for those "of the faith". Mat (Raised Baptist former Non-Denominational Youth Pastor) and I even get into theology and biblical hermeneutics a bit while thankfully, Liz (Raised United Pentecostal Church International) brings us back down to earth. The process of losing your religion isn't easy for a "Christian". As Lyn Morrow said, "It's like wiping the wipe ...
EPISODE 026: In Process of Losing Religion: Part 1: Liz & Mat von Ehrenkrook
January 20, 2016 07:12 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBIf you've been a fellow loser or part of the CounterCulture Society, you know by now that we believe, enjoy, and embrace the second chance. Well, this weeks episode is the beginning of a second chance story. Liz had an upbringing and coming out story from the UPC (United Pentecostal Church) years ago. Mat raised in the Baptist Denomination. Both are just a few months removed from their former lives non-denominational youth pastors. But their journey together has led them to now. This is a ...
EPISODE 025: A Felon's "Conviction": Part 2: C.J. Smith
January 13, 2016 10:02 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBCJ continues to share his transparent life journey of a drug user, why he lived that way, what motivated him, and learning to know himself and love himself through it all. Beginning in the Assemblies of God Denomination (Evangelical Pentecostal) CJ's indoctrination through the culture of the institutional church is where he learned the religion of wearing masks to fit the molds of other people. As an ex-con, CJ lived in the American prison system under a 6 and then 18-month sentence. In man...
EPISODE 024: A Felon's "Conviction": Part 1: C.J. Smith
January 06, 2016 10:43 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBLosing Our Religion and Ideologies comes in many ways, shapes and forms. Growing up in the south, Florida to be exact, was the beginning of CJ's. Most of us are pretty familiar with the bible beltness of the America South. CJ was a "PK". For those of you that don't know that term - Preacher's Kid. CJ was also an addict, a felon, a convict, and now ex-con, husband, and dad. A life far from the goodie too shoes ideal of a Preacher's Kid, but not too far from the reality of a lot of us that gr...
EPISODE 023: "Fundamental" Atheism: Part 2: Chad Mummert
December 30, 2015 06:45 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBThis is part two of our time with Chad discussing fundamentalism and Chad being an atheist. Fundamentalism is something that frustrates us both and is not solely limited to religion. You can be a fundamentalist about anything. Fundamentalist: relating to or advocating strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline Maybe this isn’t so much an episode about atheism as it is a hope that we could end extremism. Although we discuss and sometimes debate the difference betw...
EPISODE 022: Sort of Xmas Special-ish
December 23, 2015 03:48 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBHappy Holidays Losers!!!! Welcome to this year's Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Krampusnacht Krampus Nothingness Every Holiday Special! Jen and I sit down to discuss our holidays past, present, and future. We know that the holiday season isn't great for everyone, and typically it's been difficult for us as well. But we try to make it fun with Holiday Movie Music fun and games. As well as we continue our tradition of doing Holiday Lottery Scratchers in honor of Jen's late mom. Hope you enjoy t...
EPISODE 021: "Fundamental" Atheism: Part 1: Chad Mummert
December 16, 2015 08:33 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBWe have had other atheist on the show before, but none like Chad. Chad would be the equivalent of me as a believer, except he’s atheist-agnostic. What I mean by equivalent is that he has spent time researching what he owns. He holds it as truth. After the recording; Chad and I had, even more, discussion. He asked me why I still believe despite the failure of the church and scientific proof. My only answer..."It's the only thing that gives me hope, that one day, our world could be unified, in...
EPISODE 020: Yeah it's Jacked, but What Else is There? : Billy Power
December 09, 2015 10:50 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB"Sometimes the answer to prayer is us." - Billy Power This episode is a battle of the sexy voices. Never before have we recorded an episode in the morning, but since Billy is in New York, we had to record early. 6:30 am my time, 9:30 am his time. We chat about organizational religion and corporate culture. His upbringing, his military experience, some great life lessons, and his music career. Billy was a part of running Tooth & Nail Records for about ten years. He and I agree the existing...
EPISODE 019: Cheers Queerdo! : Dash López
December 02, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB“We’re so rarely pulled out of the church - it’s all of us who leave and have such specific informed convictions. Church is like a pressure cooker - you either end up buried under the weight of it to the point that you never get out, or the pressure builds up so much that you just get shot out the other side - right into some other form of thinking.” - Dash López “I am NEVER, as much as I can control, going to allow any outcome of my life to be determined by fear ever again.” - Dash López ...
EPISODE 018: A Clean Whiteboard: Lynn Morrow
November 25, 2015 00:43 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBLynn Morrow is a rad chick! Our inside joke was that, "I went into the bar looking for a blonde but ended up with a brunette.” LOL. You'll have to listen to know why that's funny. She's a former "pastor/church director" who has come out as a lesbian, and outside of that has now found freedom in wiping the whiteboard clean. Tune in to hear her story and find out what all of this means. Lynn was born on the mission field. Educated in Bible College and seminary. Former Pastor....errr I mean "D...
EPISODE 017: (Trans*) Love to All: Laird Young
November 18, 2015 01:35 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBLaird is a trans-man. I didn't even know going into the recording! We were introduced to each other by our sneaky mutual friend Cameron, met in one of the bars at my hotel, hugged at first sight, and the rest was easy. Laird is a well spoken loving man. We chat about his past as a married woman, a Catholic, his transition, how to love all people, and how to give great hugs! Of course, there are many amazing things we discuss in between, but this is a podcast to listen to not a blog to read....
EPISODE 016: Certainty Addiction: Christian Piatt
November 11, 2015 04:25 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBChristian is one of those guys that I wish I wouldn't have written off back in my Mega-Dick Ministry days. I've heard his name from time to time over the years, no doubt because he has written almost ten books. The titles and content of which I am now in love with, but they probably would have threatened all the religious insecurities I had back then. Which would have lead me to ignore the much-needed voice he has. We spend some time in this episode discussing how the human brain works and ...
Episode 015: Dropping Our Beliefs: Seattle Sounder: Steve Zakuani
November 04, 2015 00:40 - 1 hour - 62 MBSteve was present for the last sermon I ever preached at my former Mega-Machine. In fact, that's when we first met. I knew almost immediately that he was much different from any other pro athlete/celebrity I had ever met. In Seattle, Futbol (Soccer) sells out stadiums. The MLS team, The Sounders, actual win. The team is owned by comedian, and The Price is Right host, Drew Carey. So Steve is a celebrity in the city and the Futbol world. He is well loved, and well respected by both colleagues...
EPISODE 014: Jesus Chakra & Porn: Seth Taylor
October 28, 2015 12:39 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBThis may very well be the most transparent and meaningful episode we've recorded yet. (At least in regards to my own experience of losing my religion.) A journey into the depths of my own past hurts, current fears, and repressed anger that I am still endeavoring to be free from. Owning my own shit and slowly learning how to cast off the net of religion. By which I grow continually free of anger I've held against the ones that introduced me to the religion. Growing to love all people equall...
EPISODE 013: A Mom & Son Story: Terra & Leo
October 21, 2015 04:48 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBTerra and Leo are my friends. Terra is a successful working Mom of two. While working and raising the Kids with Jeff, one of my good friends, and the kid's Dad. (Papa as they call him.) Terra had a Christian upbringing through the Foursquare denomination. As a native of Portland Oregon, she attended Imago Dei Community. Upon moving to Seattle, it seemed like Mars Hill Church was the best option in attending a church in the Seattle area that might be like how Imago Dei was in Portland. We ca...