Support the Show • Santiago shares some personal news, updates on the future of the show, and listener stories.Resources / Topics Mentioned:Slate: Why Do We Give Our Pets Death With Dignity but Not Ourselves? S1:E2 - Do You Believe in an Afterl

S2:E10 - From Youth Rusher to Ex-Adventist - Pt. 2

Mar 31st, 2024 48m 52s

Support the Show • Part 2 of Santiago's interview with Andres Pichinte (They/Them), a Gen Z ex-Adventist who went from fundamentalist Adventism and going door to door for two summers with Youth Rush, to exploring esotericism and now Orthodox Ch

S2:E9 - From Youth Rusher to Ex-Adventist - Pt. 1

Dec 9th, 2023 1h 4m

Support the Dunk Family • Support the Show — Santiago interviews Andres Pichinte (They/Them), a Gen Z ex-Adventist who went from fundamentalist Adventism and going door to door for Youth Rush (for two summers), to exploring esotericism and now

S2:E8 - Charli: Escaping her Adoptive SDA Parents - Pt. 3

Nov 18th, 2023 50m 15s

Support the Dunk Family • Support the Show — 3rd and final part of Santiago's interview with Charlotte Hayes (Charli), a Gen-Z ex-Adventist. After escaping her abusive home, Charli discovered she didn't have proof of her U.S. citizenship, so sh

S2:E7 - Charli: Escaping her Adoptive SDA Parents - Pt. 2

Nov 12th, 2023 1h 3m

Support the Dunk Family • Support the Show— Part 2 of Santiago's interview with Charlotte Hayes (Charli), a Gen-Z ex-Adventist. She was adopted from Russia and brought to the U.S. as a baby by an Adventist couple. Growing up, Charli experienced

S2:E6 - Charli: Escaping her Adoptive SDA Parents - Pt. 1

Nov 4th, 2023 1h 50m

Support the Dunk Family • Support the Show — Santiago interviews Charlotte Hayes (Charli), a Gen-Z ex-Adventist. She was adopted from Russia and brought to the U.S. as a baby by an Adventist couple. Growing up, Charli experienced emotional, phy

S2:E5 - Adventist "Halloween" or Nah?

Oct 28th, 2023 1h 6m

Support the Dunk Family • Support the Show — Santiago and Saoirse discuss their very different childhood experiences with Halloween and read some stories from the ex-Adventist subreddit. Abby, Ami, and friends talk around a bonfire (bone fire?)

S2:E4 - Meet Will: ex-SDA Husband, Dad, Lawyer - Pt. 2

Oct 21st, 2023 1h 40m

Support the Dunk Family • Support the Show — Part 2 of 2: Santiago interviews Will James, an ex-Adventist husband, dad, lawyer, and TikToker based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. We discuss writing wills for SDA church members, Will's deconstruc

S2:E3 - Meet Will: ex-SDA Husband, Dad, Lawyer - Pt. 1

Oct 14th, 2023 57m 46s

Support the Dunk Family • Support the Show — Part 1 of 2: Santiago interviews Will James, an ex-Adventist husband, dad, lawyer, and TikToker based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. We discuss his parents' conversion to Adventism (along with 30 of

S2:E2 - From SDA Student Missionary to Agnostic: Morgan Clae

Oct 7th, 2023 2h 6m

Support the Show • Support on Patreon — Santiago interviews Morgan Clae, an ex-Adventist director, producer, and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. We discuss purity culture, her time at Walla Walla University, being a student missionary,

S2:E1 - Meet Erika: ex-SDA Teacher, Mom, Survivor of Abuse

Sep 30th, 2023 1h 36m

Support the Show • Support on Patreon — Santiago interviews Erika Miller, an ex-SDA teacher, mom, and survivor of abuse. As a young child, Erika was abused by a deacon's son at her home church. She shares her amazing story of resilience, attend

S1:E20 - The Amalgamation of Man and Beast!? Season 1 Finale

Jun 3rd, 2023 1h 14m

Support the Show • Support on Patreon —For the final episode of Season 1, Santiago does a deep dive on the "amalgamation" quotes. Abby and Ami talk about bigotry in the Seventh-Day Adventist church and particularly in the southern United State

S1:E19 - Race, Slavery, and Racism in Christianity and Adventism

May 28th, 2023 1h 1m

Support the Show • Support on Patreon —Santiago covers a brief history of race, slavery, and racism in the context of Christianity and Adventism. We look at the Bible, Ellen White's writings, and the history of how the Adventist church created

S1:E18 - Cherie: ex-SDA Body Image Coach on Purity Culture, Food, & More

May 20th, 2023 1h 41m

Support the Show • Support on Patreon —Santiago interviews Cherie Marie, a body image coach, BodyBarre instructor, and former 4th generation Adventist who grew up in California, Ohio, and Berrien Springs, Michigan. We discuss food, purity cultu

S1:E17 - Matthew Vollmer: Writer, Professor, & Ted Wilson's Nephew - Pt. 2

May 14th, 2023 1h 27m

Support the Show • Support on Patreon—Part 2 of Santiago's interview with Matthew Vollmer, an ex-Adventist writer and English professor at Virginia Tech who just so happens to be the nephew of Ted Wilson, the current President of the General Co

S1:E16 - Matthew Vollmer: Writer, Professor, & Ted Wilson's Nephew - Pt. 1

May 6th, 2023 1h 33m

Support the Show • Support on Patreon —Santiago interviews Matthew Vollmer, an ex-Adventist writer and English professor at Virginia Tech who just so happens to be the nephew of Ted Wilson, the current President of the General Conference of Sev

S1:E15 - Haystacks & Hope: Mutual Aid and Other Announcements

Apr 29th, 2023 21m 30s

Support the Dunk Family: hell.bio/dunkfamilyCheck out the new Resources Page—Santiago announces updates to the resources linked on the Haystacks & Hell website, a new mutual aid project, and a call-to-action to help fellow listeners of the podc

S1:E14 - Meet Kyle: Future Pastor turned Agnostic Atheist

Apr 22nd, 2023 2h 8m

Support the Show • Support on PatreonSantiago interviews Adam Kyle Jones, an ex-Adventist who studied to become a Seventh-day Adventist pastor at the SDA school Oakwood University. Kyle went from being a lifelong fundamentalist, conservative Ad

Bonus

"Human Sexuality Task Force" S1 Bonus 2

Apr 14th, 2023 18m 19s

Bonus episode discussing an upcoming "Human Sexuality Taskforce" announced by Ted Wilson, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Why talk about this? Because I care about the current and former Adventists who will be aff

S1:E13 - Meet Jeff, Humanitarian ex-Adventist

Apr 8th, 2023 2h 9m

Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes —Santiago interviews Jeff, an ex-Adventist who used to work for ADRA and still does humanitarian work today. They discuss a bit of everything about growing up Adventist, including Jeff's expe

S1:E12 - Did You Read Forbidden Books?

Apr 1st, 2023 53m 58s

Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes —Ami, Abby, and Misty talk about worldly literature, fiction, and the church. They discuss their experiences with forbidden books and the Adventist attitude towards fiction in general, and as

S1:E11 - Meet ex-SDA Writer Melissa Duge Spiers - Pt. 2

Mar 25th, 2023 59m 36s

Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes —Part 2 of Santiago's conversation with Melissa Duge Spiers, an award-winning memoirist, screenwriter, and essayist based in Silicon Valley, California. They cover Melissa's journey with ther

S1:E10 - Meet ex-SDA Writer Melissa Duge Spiers - Pt. 1

Mar 18th, 2023 1h 1m

Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes —Santiago interviews Melissa Duge Spiers, AKA Deconstruction Auntie. Melissa is an award-winning memoirist, screenwriter, and essayist based in Silicon Valley, California. She grew up as a 4t

S1:E9 - Interview: Meet the ex-SDA Survey Team (Eighth-day Freedom)

Mar 11th, 2023 1h 33m

Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes—Santiago interviews the research team behind the ex-Adventist survey and research project called Eighth-day Freedom: Dr. Tom Arcaro, Dr. Duane McClearn, and Jeff, an ex-Adventist originally f

S1:E8 - Dealing with our SDA Families - Pt. 2

Mar 4th, 2023 32m 50s

Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes—Santiago shares a bit more about his experiences after leaving the church and shares a template of the letter he wrote to his parents. Abby, Ami, and Alex talk more about issues with raising