What The Hell Do I Know w/JB

What if deconstruction doesn’t have to mean destroying your faith?

Mattie Mae Motl is a Bible scholar and PhD candidate studying gender, sexuality, and masculinity in the New Testament. Raised Southern Baptist as a pastor’s daughter, Mattie grew up loving Scripture. But the deeper she studied it, the more questions she began to ask.

Today, her faith looks radically different, but she hasn’t walked away from Jesus.

What happens when a pastor spends nine years trying to hold onto Jesus…and eventually realizes he no longer believes?

Dr. Todd Phillips spent more than two decades as a Christian and pastor, serving in some of the largest evangelical churches in America. But after years of questioning, studying, wrestling and searching for reasons to stay, Todd eventually landed somewhere he never expected: he now describes himself as a &ldq...

What if challenging the Church’s treatment of women isn’t walking away from Jesus—but an attempt to follow him more faithfully?

For the landmark 100th episode of What the Hell Do I Know with JB, Jason sits down with Meghan Tschanz—author of Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming Our Voice and host of the Faith and Feminism podcast.

Raised in conservative evangelical Christianity, Meghan was taught that...

What happens when professional success cannot heal the pain you have carried since childhood?

In Episode 99 of What the Hell Do I Know with JB, Jason sits down with Neko Parham—actor, writer, producer, director, acting coach, youth mentor and creative director whose career has included projects such as The Wire, Ant-Man, NYPD Blue, Sleepy Hollow, Mr. Mercedes, Bessie and Sabotage.

But this conversation goes far beyond Hollywo...

What if asking hard questions isn't the opposite of faith...

What if it's actually the beginning of owning it?

In Episode 98 of *What the Hell Do I Know with JB*, Jason sits down with brothers Max Hall and Caleb Hall—filmmakers, musicians, storytellers, entrepreneurs and lifelong preacher's kids—to explore one of the biggest questions facing this generation:

How do you make your faith your own?

Growing up in church, att...

What happens when a licensed therapist, Army chaplain, firefighter and follower of Jesus challenges the Church to become more like Christ instead of simply looking Christian?

In Episode 97 of *What the Hell Do I Know with JB*, Jason sits down with Nick Young—licensed therapist, pastor, former Army National Guard chaplain, former firefighter, co-founder of Black Boy Therapy, and one of the most compassionate voices speaking in...

What happens when a pastor’s kid, Pentecostal preacher and student of early church history begins questioning everything he was taught about salvation, politics, capitalism and the gospel?

In Episode 96 of What the Hell Do I Know with JB, Jason sits down with Colten Barnaby, a writer and online creator known for exploring the complicated intersection of theology, politics, history and culture.

Colten grew up in a strict Onene...

Can you question what you were taught, outgrow fear-based Christianity and still hold on to Jesus?

In Episode 95 of What the Hell Do I Know with JB, Jason sits down with Tiffany Dawn, host of the Outgrowing the Good Christian Girl podcast.

Tiffany is an author, speaker, writer and mother of two who helps people move from a black-and-white understanding of faith toward a more honest, nuanced and grace-filled relationship with God.

T...

What does the justice of Jesus actually look like—and has the modern church confused the way of Jesus with power, empire and control?

In Episode 94 of What the Hell Do I Know with JB, Jason sits down with Father Joash Thomas, priest, theologian, speaker and author of The Justice of Jesus.

Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Joash brings a perspective shaped by an ancient Christian heritage, his experience in American politics a...

Some conversations don't end with answers.They end with better questions.

In this episode of What The Hell Do I Know with JB, I sit down with Joe Smith for one of the most thoughtful conversations we've had about faith, church, deconstruction, inclusion, politics, and what it actually means to follow Jesus.

We talk about church hurt, LGBTQ+ inclusion, spiritual trauma, fundamentalism, certainty, grace, and why so many people aren't...

What happens when questioning your faith actually brings you closer to Jesus?

In Episode 92 of "What the Hell Do I Know with JB", I sit down with author, speaker, comedian, and content creator April Ajoy (@aprilajoy) for one of the most thoughtful conversations we've had on the podcast.

April grew up immersed in evangelical culture before beginning a long journey of questioning Christian nationalism, politics, church culture, and t...

Welcome to **Part 3 of the Summer Smash Up**—a collection of four of my favorite conversations from this season of **What The Hell Do I Know with JB**.

If you're new here, this is the perfect place to jump in.

This episode brings together four incredible guests who aren't afraid to ask difficult questions, challenge assumptions, and remind us that truth is often found in honest conversation—not easy answers.

🔥 **Ellie ...

Welcome to Episode 90 of What The Hell Do I Know with JB!

☀️ Summer Smashup Part 2 is here.

If you're new to the show, this is one of the best places to start. This special episode brings together some of the most powerful, emotional, and thought-provoking conversations we've had this year. Four incredible guests. Four completely different stories. One common thread...real people having honest conversations.

In this episode you'll ...

☀️ SUMMER SMASH-UP | PART 1 OF 3 ☀️ I'm taking a little summer break, but I didn't want to leave you hanging. So I dug through some of the most powerful, thought-provoking, and meaningful conversations from Season 3 and put together this Summer Smash-Up series.

In Part 1, you'll hear four unforgettable moments: 🎙️ Meaghan Hampton (@soulcareforfamilies) on parenting, grace, discipline, and why fear-based parenting often misses the ...

Episode 88 of *What the Hell Do I Know with JB* welcomes pastor, author, and thought leader **Zack Lambert**, founder and lead pastor of Restore Austin.

Zack joins Jason Becker for a powerful and honest conversation about faith, church culture, biblical interpretation, inclusion, doubt, and what it means to follow Jesus in today's world.

Drawing from his book *Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool...

In this episode of What The Hell Do I Know with JB, I sit down with renowned author, philosopher, and cultural commentator Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi for what started as a fascinating conversation about Christianity, Western civilization, truth, freedom, and the Bible's influence on culture.

But somewhere along the way, the conversation took a turn neither of us expected.

What began as a discussion about faith, history, and the future o...

From MTV Fame to Rock Bottom to Redemption.

In Episode 86 of What the Hell Do I Know with JB, Jason Becker sits down with Nathaniel Blackburn (@nathanielwblackburn), best known as Nathan from MTV's iconic Real World Seattle season and one of the original stars of The Challenge.

Nathaniel opens up like never before about life after reality TV fame, the pressure of sudden success, addiction, alcoholism, homelessness, suicidal thought...

For years, Quinn Padilla believed she was simply married to a difficult man.

What she didn't realize was that she was trapped in a cycle of emotional abuse, manipulation, control, and trauma bonding that would keep her stuck for nearly a decade.

In this powerful conversation, Quinn shares the raw truth about surviving an abusive marriage to a Green Beret, the hidden forms of abuse that often go unnoticed, the threat of suicide that...

Elle Unbound joins JB for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had about faith, church culture, deconstruction, mental health, and the modern American church.

Elle opens up about: • Growing up in church • Moving to America to work in megachurch ministry • Why church culture started feeling performative • Mental health struggles inside ministry • Faith, doubt, and living without certainty • Politics and Christianity beco...