Religionless with Jeff Turner

Religionless with Jeff Turner

Conversations with thinkers and thought leaders on God, the loss of God, and living with God after losing God (and a whole lot more).

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May 22, 2025 84 mins

In this, the first episode of season 2 of Religionless, I speak with my friend and author, Heather Hamilton, about her best-selling book, Returning to Eden, as well as the phenomenon of deconstruction, the need to question the narrative of deconstruction as dogma, and the necessity of rediscovering a sacred solidity in a deconstructed world. 

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In this episode I share a live talk I gave just a few weeks back called, I Am: A Theory of Time and Timelessness. I hope you enjoy it!

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December 26, 2021 46 mins

In this episode I speak with author and historian, Mitch Horowitz, about personal transformation, letting go, saying no, and a whole lot more. I hope you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as I enjoyed having it!

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About Mitch Horowitz:

Washington Post: “Treats esoteric ideas and movements with an even-handed intellectual studiou...

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In this episode I speak with Dr. Alexander John Shaia about the origins of today's Christmas traditions, their roots in the practices of the ancient Celtic world, and how they remain spiritually and mystically relevant, regardless of one's faith or lack thereof. To discover more of Dr. Shaia's work, visit his website here.

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This is part 1 of a conversation with my wife, Diana Turner, in which we discuss our meeting, our early dating days, as well as some of the spiritual weirdness and shenanigans we (mostly I) got up to in these days. This and part 2 of the conversation will serve as an intro to a second and separate podcast she and I will be starting together, in which we go into more detail concerning our own experience of deconstruciton while servi...

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In today's episode a take you to a live talk I gave two or three months ago that represent the basic idea I will be exploring in my next book, as well as being a simplified summation of where my thoughts have been on God, Christ, and following Jesus over the last several years. I hope you enjoy it, and be on the look out for more conversation based episodes in the days and weeks to come!

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February 3, 2021 76 mins

In this episode I chat with Derrick Day, one of the hosts of The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast, and author of Deconstructing Religion, about his own journey of deconstructing his faith while being a full-time pastor...and much, much more. 

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This week we welcome podcaster and author, Matthew J. Distefano for a conversation on deconstruction, and all things heretical. Learn more about Matt's work here.

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Today we discuss the divine calling of the Christian to say no to God with author, biblical scholar, and all around great guy, Matthew J. Korpman. Grab a copy of his latest offering here. You won't regret it.

 

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In this episode I speak with Dr. Alexander Johna Shaia about his work on the Quadratos, or four Gospel Journey, and in the latter half of the show talk of some of our Christmas traditions, and their rich history in both Celtic mythology and Christian reinterpretation. 

 

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Andrea Perron is the eldest daughter of the real life Perron family, whose story was the inspiration behind the hit movie, The Conjuring. In this episode Andrea tells her family's story of enduring a terrifying haunting, and we also talk religion, loss of faith, and more!

 

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October 11, 2020 76 mins

In today's episode I have a conversation with author, speaker, YouTuber, author, and spiritual teacher Joshua Tongol about his own deconstructive process and where he is now. Along the way we talk faith healing, out of body experiences, and a host of other things. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

To get a hold of Joshua's books, or to connect with him via social media, YouTube, etc., check out his website here.

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In today's episode I share a live talk I gave a few month back that serves as a sequel to episode one, Losing the Bridegroom. Here I tell a bit more about my journey of going from a pastor to an atheistic theist, and talk a little bit more about my own deconstruction process.  

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September 28, 2020 75 mins

In today's episode I have a conversation with Phil Drysdale, who heads up The Deconstruction Network and is host of The Phil Drysdale Show podcast. Phil tells his own story of deconstruction and we talk the faith journey, doubt, and a little bit of everything. Follow Phil on Instagram for fantastic content and memes at: https://www.instagram.com/phildrysdale/ If you appreciate the work we do and would like to support it, you ca...

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September 15, 2020 66 mins

In this episode, Jeff shares a bit of his own story of going from a pastor, to an atheist, to an atheistic theist. 

 

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