In 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

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Crossover Episode: KI101 on "Amplified," with Stacey Copeland

Mar 2nd, 2024 29m 22s

In 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

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BOOK CLUB: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

Dec 1st, 2023 5m 25s

WHAT 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 misa

FLASHBACK: You Still Don't Know About Islam

Nov 15th, 2023 44m 54s

**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 s

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MEETUP: KI101 Office Hours at AAR!!

Nov 8th, 2023 3m 15s

It 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

FLASHBACK: Night at the Museum

Nov 1st, 2023 55m 41s

**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! _

FLASHBACK: Early Christianity Is Actually Kind of Interesting

Oct 18th, 2023 48m 44s

**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 mistakeThe New Testament is a messy bitchChristianity = imperialismKeywords: BC

FLASHBACK: Religious Nationalism

Oct 4th, 2023 49m 11s

**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 beverageKeywords: nationalism (especially rel

FLASHBACK: Intersectionality

Sep 20th, 2023 42m 48s

**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 religionKeywords: intersectionality, w

In which we are BACK

Sep 6th, 2023 10m 6s

Did 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,

What Was This, Then

May 3rd, 2023 24m 12s

After 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

SO GLAD YOU ASKED if calendars are neutral

Apr 19th, 2023 37m 53s

More 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

INTERN TAKE OVER!

Apr 5th, 2023 40m 34s

This 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. ___

SO GLAD YOU ASKED about the Easter Bunny

Mar 22nd, 2023 20m 38s

Strictly 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 l

INCORRECT: Yoga & Appropriation

Mar 8th, 2023 36m 30s

We’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

SO GLAD YOU ASKED about What We’re Watching

Feb 22nd, 2023 21m 25s

Nerds, 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

Feb 8th, 2023 31m 56s

Lots 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 Re

SO GLAD YOU ASKED if religion is dangerous

Jan 25th, 2023 23m 7s

So 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

INCORRECT: Hijab

Jan 11th, 2023 42m 49s

In 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 Gregor

SO GLAD YOU ASKED about Why We Do This

Dec 21st, 2022 21m 1s

We’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

INCORRECT: Star Wars, Fandoms, & Fanatics

Dec 7th, 2022 49m 13s

Is 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

SO GLAD YOU ASKED about Religion and Disability

Nov 23rd, 2022 47m 17s

Megan & 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

INCORRECT! Jihad

Nov 9th, 2022 38m 13s

In 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 Introducti

SO GLAD YOU ASKED about Monsters

Oct 26th, 2022 32m 42s

It’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 ar

INCORRECT: Drinking the Koolaid

Oct 12th, 2022 24m 15s

Nerds, 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