Religionish

Religionish

Religionish is a nerdy podcast about everything religion...ish. The show uses interviews and reflective narration, with a smidge of sarcasm, to illustrate how religion is everywhere from politics and pop culture to feasting and friendships. Soon you’ll see how everything is a little bit religion…ish. Join your host Ashley Campbell and become a #ReligionNerd.

Episodes

(w)Holy Media Trailer

June 30, 2016 • 4 mins
Jeremy and Ashley welcome you to their new podcast all about religion and media! Learn all about their nerdy interest in religion and what exciting topics they'll explore this year on the show! (w)Holy Media is a nerdy podcast about religion in media, from Twitter to TV and politics to pop culture
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Ep. 1 “Religious” Movies for the Masses

July 4, 2016 • 26 mins
What makes a movie "religious?" Has the idea of a "religious" film been co-opted? Jeremy and Ashley explore these questions in the first episode of (w)Holy Media.
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Ep. 2 Comic Book Religion

July 18, 2016 • 26 mins
Religion seeps into pop culture at every turn and can be found in comic books from Thor to Preacher. In this episode, Jeremy and Ashley explore how comic books wrestle with faith and spirituality.
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Ep. 3 (Un)Conventional Religion

August 8, 2016 • 31 mins
The 2016 political conventions to nominate Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump revealed more about the U.S. than just each party's political drama. The Conventions displayed how each party engages religion. In this episode, Jim Wallace joins Ashley in discussing the relationship between religion and the American political parties during this year's RNC and DNC.
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Ep. 4 Virtual Reality, Can it take us to church?

September 22, 2016 • 35 mins
Is virtual reality a good journalistic medium for religion stories? KC McGinnis, a visual journalist based in Iowa, joins me to explore this question. From empathy to artifice, we examine the pros and cons of virtual reality media.
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Ep. 5 The Evil Inside Us, Religion in Horror Film

October 29, 2016 • 44 mins
Why are we drawn to the malevolent and the evil? And….most curiously, what is evil? In this extra long Halloween episode, Sophie Day and Ashley explore religion in horror movies.
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Ep. 6 Communication, Religion, and the 2016 Election

November 13, 2016 • 19 mins
This episode of (w)Holy Media offers a personal reflection about the 2016 Election through my story about why I study religion. Photo of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in metro-Detroit mentioned in this episode.
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Ep. 7 American Scripture: The Novel

November 22, 2016 • 49 mins

Is there such a thing as The Great American Novel? Can literature be a national scripture? John Howell and I explore these questions.

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Ep. 8 What’s the Deal with Christmas

December 22, 2016 • 17 mins
Why does Christmas always seem to bring about debate each year in the U.S.? What's the deal with the jolly, red-suited Santa Claus? In the last episode of 2016, Ashley explores the history of Christmas and how Santa Claus helped to make a lesser holiday a national celebration.
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Ep. 9 Inaugural Religion

February 10, 2017 • 26 mins
The inauguration of the 45th president of the United States included some religious firsts. It also echoed a tradition of American civil religion. On this episode of (w)Holy Media we explore religious language at the Inauguration.
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Ep. 10 The White Nationalist, Your Neighbor

May 25, 2017 • 37 mins
In this episode of (w)Holy Media, I speak with Kelly J. Baker on the historical relationship between Protestantism and white nationalism and how it relates to the current political climate.
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Ep. 11 Amplifying the Voices of Muslim Media Activists: Scholar Profile

June 13, 2017 • 40 mins
In this scholar profile, we speak with Krissy Peterson about her work on the use of digital media by young Muslims and the job of the academic to work for the public good.
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Ep. 12 Drawn to Religion, Comic Book Spirituality

July 25, 2017 • 36 mins
Guest A. David Lewis speaks about the different ways religion appears in our comic books, from god-like superheroes to comics as religion.
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Ep. 13 White Nationalism Culture

August 28, 2017 • 41 mins

Kevan Feshami joins the show to discuss another side of white nationalism, it's counter culture, in this follow up to episode 10. Find out what Norse gods have to do with white supremacy and learn a bit about the music of white nationalist movements.

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Religionish Launch

February 17, 2020 • 4 mins
The show is back! And under a new name, Religionish! This clip introduces you to the new segments of Religionish. Look for the first episode in April 2020.
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Ep. 14 Religion in We The People

March 11, 2020 • 13 mins
What does the Supreme Court say about religion? How has it addressed religion in the past? And what major cases have shifted the public and political place of religion in the U.S.? These are the questions of Religionish's SCOTUS Religion Watch. In this first installment, we look at the Constitution for a legal foundation of the place of religion in the U.S.
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Ep. 15 Persian New Year, Nowruz

March 23, 2020 • 22 mins
Learn about the Persian holiday Nowruz, which celebrates the new year at the spring equinox. Ashley talks with Samira Rajabi to learn the customs of the holiday and how COVID-19 has impacted celebrations this year.
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Ep. 16 Religionish Spirit Check: Fear

April 7, 2020 • 10 mins
Religionish Spirit Checks reflect on relevant emotions given current events. This spirit check focuses on fear and the various ways fear connects to grief, loss, and a lack of control. How is fear appearing in your COVID-19 quarantine life?
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Ep. 17 The Democratic Race for Religion

April 17, 2020 • 38 mins

Ashley speaks with Drew Proctor about religion and the Democratic Party. Does the party have a religion problem? How are race and religion connected when it comes to politics?

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Ep. 18 Spirit Check: Exhaustion

April 23, 2020 • 10 mins

Religionish Spirit Checks reflect on relevant emotions given current events. This Spirit Check focuses on exhaustion and all the different sensory experiences our bodies and minds are processing. We're not lazy -- just overwhelmed. How do you see exhaustion manifesting in your COVID-19 quarantine life?

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