Girls Gone Godless
This unholy trinity of friends can't turn water into wine, but they can turn religious trauma into captivating content. Come along for a bumpy ride as they interview, curse and laugh their way through the wild and crazy journey of leaving religion.
Episodes
In this episode we get to sit down with the incredibly talented Callie Crofts! Singer, songwriter, and bassist of Die Shiny: An edgy and outspoken electro pop group with dreamy synths and a core of queerness, activism, and religious deconstruction. From a devout mormon upbringing to embracing their queer identity, Callie shares with us the complexities of faith, loss, and self discovery and how she found her true voic...
Brittany Tribulski takes us on a world tour of her spiritual resume: Mormonism, Scientology, Buddhism, and Ouija boards... oh my! We get to hear her sincere and wild journey through religion and how she came out the other side: happier, gayer, and fiercer than ever!
***Content warning for our listeners: At the 27 minute mark of this episode, there is mention of suicide. It is also very quickly mentioned again a couple...
In this episode, we sit down with Cassie Flynn to hear her deconstruction story! After finding initial comfort in a Quaker community, her shift to evangelicalism brought both spiritual highs and disillusionment. An internship at a mega church exposed her to manipulative teachings, eventually prompting her to leave the church altogether. Cassie opens up about her struggles with addiction, mental health, and the grief o...
In this episode we are having a Godless crossover! Girls Gone Godless meets the Godless Guide (as he goes by on tiktok), John Telyea! We get to hear his incredible journey from growing up deeply religious and eventually becoming a pastor of over 10 years (with a master's in divinity!) to where he is now, a hilarious anti-theist educator and humanist hospice chaplain!
Our unholy trinity of hosts sit down for an unstructured and unhinged conversation about the ridiculous stories in the bible. That's it! Noah's Ark? Jonah and the whale? David and his trusty bag of 200 foreskins? Weird, dude.
L.J. Ferguson, a secular author shares her story from a deeply religious upbringing and her path to Pentecostalism, and then eventually- atheism! Lisa discusses her challenging early life experiences, the indoctrination she faced, and what life experiences helped shape who she is and how she discovered the flaws in religion. We delve into the challenges of parenting in a secular way, the journey of self-discovery thro...
In this episode, Mica Ringo (ze/zir) star of "Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War" (streaming on prime now!) sits down with us godless girls to delve more into zir story of leaving a mega cult behind and epicly taking it down with them. We get to hear about the harrowing experiences within the cult, detailing the daily life, the exhaustion from overwork, and the psychological control exerted over these i...
In this episode one of our hosts' Mom- Jackie, shares her journey of healing from trauma, her experiences growing up in a large Mormon family, and the impact of high-demand religion on mental health. We learn about her rebellion against the beliefs instilled in her, the importance of self-empowerment, and her current spiritual beliefs that transcend traditional religion. Jackie emphasizes the significance of shar...
In this episode of Girls Gone Godless, these unfiltered friends delve into the complex and culty world of Christian Nationalism in America. They explore its historical roots (Surprise surprise it's the White Puritan's fault again?!) and discuss how these ideologies have evolved over time and into the political force it is today. The conversation highlights the intertwinings of religion, racism, politics, the...
In this episode, Alia shares her profound journey from growing up in one religion to converting to Mormonism and eventually leaving the faith. She discusses the community and support she found within the church, the strange practices such as baptisms for the dead, and the challenges faced by women in the church. Alia also addresses her experiences with race, her exploration of sexuality, and the pivotal moments that l...
Welcome to the very first episode ever of Girls Gone Godless. Alia, Christina and Noë are an unholy trinity of friends who are here to unravel the threads that organized religion has intertwined into society. In the inaugural episode, the hosts discuss their diverse backgrounds and experiences with religion, the challenges of leaving faith, and the importance of community in their journeys. They share comedic (and occ...
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