Mathew Taylor, co-host of Still Unbelievable!, returns to the podcast to discuss why we podcast.LinksMatthew on Twitter:https://twitter.com/vteclimeyConfessions of a YEC blog:https://confessionsofayec.wordpress.com/"God takes the good people ea

Sara: Christian Humanism

Dec 18th, 2023 1h 1m

This week’s guest is Sara. Sara grew up in a Canadian Mennonite community and embraced it wholeheartedly. She was surrounded by evangelical Christianity and she thrived.As a young adult, she married and followed her husband into ministry. While

Beth: Deconstruction from the Moral Majority

Dec 11th, 2023 50m 13s

This week’s guest is Beth. Beth grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home that revered James Dobson, Jerry Falwell and all those who created the “Moral Majority.” Her father was a pastor whose sermons centered on the End Times and protecting t

Andrew: Dino Dad Reviews

Dec 4th, 2023 54m 40s

Arline interviews this week’s guest, Andrew. Andrew is a self-named atheist “paleo-nerd.” He grew up home-schooled in a fundamentalist church in southern California. His whole schooling was religious and that included Young Earth Creationism.In

Racquelle: Deconstruction from SDA and Conspiracy Theories

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 8m

Arline interviews this week’s guest, Racquelle. Racquelle grew up in Canada in the Seventh Day Adventist church. Conspiracy theories were common in her household. Some of them she bought into.Throughout her life she went through periods of doub

Andy Neal: Andy Films and Hikes

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 5m

Arline interviews this week's guest, Andy Neal of Andy Films And Hikes fame. He is self described as a "plus size hiking influencer."Andy tells his story of deconstruction, acceptance of his body and his joy in nature. He is an inspiration to a

Natalie: Pentecostal to Mormon to Atheist

Nov 13th, 2023 1h 3m

Natalie from New Zealand tells Arlene here story. She grew up Pentecostal participating in church. In her young adulthood she converted to Mormonism.She saw that as woman her role was limited and was finding it difficult to accept the church's

Jeff: Deconstruction of a Southern Baptist Minister

Nov 6th, 2023 1h 13m

Jeff grew up in his words “a very religious household.” He attended a large Southern Baptist church.In college he fell in love with the seriousness of Calvinism after reading John Piper’s Desiring God. He left seminary early to become a minster

Megan: Catholic to Evangelical to Athiest

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 3m

This week’s guest is Megan. Megan grew up in a fundamentalist Catholic home with an irrationally religious mother and an absent father. As a teen, she was invited to an evangelical bible study after school and after some serious “love bombing”

Kris: Former Christian Leader to the Least of These

Oct 23rd, 2023 1h 4m

This week’s guest is Kris. Kris grew up in a home with much wounding and suffering, an irreligious home that would shape her desire for God as a young adult. She became a christian when she was 22—a “poor, broken young mom.”For years, Christian

Jeremy Schumacher: Wellness with Jer

Oct 16th, 2023 57m 2s

This week’s guest is Jeremy Schumacher. Jeremy’s story begins in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and it was as culty as it sounds. He started questioning the beliefs when he was ten, but it took twenty more years before he was able to

Graceful Atheist Solo October 2023

Oct 9th, 2023 14m 55s

This week is a solo episode with David talking about the state of the podcast.InteractFor quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show noteshttps://gracefulatheist.com/2023/10/08/graceful-atheist-solo-october-2023/Joi

Mandi: Deconversion from Messianic Judaism

Oct 2nd, 2023 1h 11m

This week’s guest is Mandi. Mandi grew up in a mixed Jewish and Christian home, attending a Messianic temple. She loved every minute of it as a kid and cherishes her memories. In high school and as a young adult, though, she began to ask questi

Jordon: Mennonite to Philosopher

Sep 25th, 2023 58m 4s

This week’s guest is Jordon. Jordon comes from a long family line of Mennonites but Jordon was bookish and musical and never quite fit in.He grew up in the church, but with two older brothers already having left the church, by 21 he was also ou

Nora: MK to the USA

Sep 18th, 2023 1h 7m

This week’s guest is Nora. Nora grew up in Argentina, the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, and Argentina still has her heart.When Nora was in middle school, her father believed God wanted him to become a missionary to the US. The family’s m

Tracey: Focus on the Family to None

Sep 11th, 2023 1h 24m

This week’s guest is Tracey. Tracey spent her childhood in a white American Christian home where Focus on the Family reigned and “Obey right away” was the expectation.She was a believer as an adolescent but began asking hard questions in high s

Mary Justice: Deconstruction From SDA

Sep 4th, 2023 59m 5s

This week’s guest is Mary Justice, the heart behind the delightful Instagram account, @maryfairyboberry.Mary is an international adoptee who grew up in an emotionally and verbally abusive Seventh-Day Adventist home. Between home and church, the

Amanda: Deconversion From An Unnamed Cult

Aug 28th, 2023 1h 15m

This week’s guest is Amanda. Amanda comes from a rather surprising brand of Christianity she refers to as the “Serpent Seed Pentecostal Cult.” She goes into detail, and it’s quite a ride.Various things happened throughout her adolescence that m

MJ: Dissident Daughters

Aug 21st, 2023 1h 11m

This week’s guest is MJ, the heart and mind behind the Instagram account, @dissident_daughtersMJ grew up in a conservative evangelical home where Focus on the Family reigned and her whole world consisted of family, church friends, and a few Chr

Darrel Ray: Recovering From Religion

Aug 7th, 2023 1h 19m

Dr. Darrel Ray is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of Recovering from Religion and the founder and project leader of the Secular Therapy Project. See his full bio here.Dr. Ray grew up in a Christian home but was already skept

Mary Burkhart: Religion In Remission

Jul 31st, 2023 1h 1m

CW: sexual abuse; suicidal ideationThis week’s guest is Religious Trauma Life Coach, Mary Burkhart. See her full bio here.Mary grew up in the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, and her family’s devotion goes back generations.When she was little, uns

Daniel: Psychology of Apologetics

Jul 17th, 2023 1h 24m

You’re going to want to grab a cozy drink and pull up your favorite note-taking app because this episode is jam-packed!Former guest, Daniel shared his deconversion story here, and now he returns with a lesson on the psychology of modern—and oft

Stephanie Stalvey Artist

Jul 10th, 2023 1h 5m

This week’s guest is artist Stephanie Stalvey. You can see her full bio here. She is the artist behind Instagram’s @stephanie.stalvey.artist.Stephanie was a “90’s church kid” attending various evangelical churches when she was young. She took

Benoit Kim: Discover More

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h 20m

This week’s guest is Benoit Kim. He is a “Veteran, Penn-educated Policymaker turned Psychotherapist, & Podcaster at Discover More.” Benoit is a Christian, creating space for deep and meaningful conversations and stories. The Discover More podc

Kyler: CPTSD

Jun 26th, 2023 1h 5m

Content Warning: Sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, severe mental health disordersKyler’s story is one of “beauty from ashes”. He lives with dissociative identity disorder, a category of CPTSD. Kyler is one distinct personality in the “system”. The