Exvangelical
Exploring the world inside and outside the evangelical subculture, one conversation at a time. "Exvangelical" is a shared starting point with many destinations; it acknowledges the impact (predominantly white/white-led) evangelicalism has had on our lives, but does not dictate our current or future beliefs & practices. On this podcast, you'll hear stories of people who've left evangelicalism for other branches of Christianity, for other spiritual traditions, and for none at all. All paths are valid. Wholeness > Holiness. Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post, LLC. Support the show at just $5/month or $50/year at postevangelicalpost.com. 25% of net proceeds are donated to the Religious Exemption Accountability Project and White Homework. Find show notes and archives at exvangelicalpodcast.com Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about
Episodes
April 17, 2026 • 71 mins
In this episode, I speak with Amar D. Peterman, author of the new book Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local.
Follow Amar online:
https://amardpeterman.substack.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/amarpeterman/
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April 10, 2026 • 64 mins
This week I'm talking to B.K. O'Connor, author of Eve: A Novel.
Buy Eve: A Novel on bookshop.org to support the show: https://bookshop.org/a/11130/9781592116690
Follow BK O'Connor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bkivoconnor/
She and I appeared together on a panel in Brooklyn last month, which you can read about here: https://www.blakechastain.com/at-the-urbane-arts-club/
00:00 Housekeeping Updates
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March 20, 2026 • 56 mins
I’ve got a wide-ranging interview with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg to share with you today. It’s been a few years since I spoke with her, and the geopolitical landscape has changed considerably in that time. In the first half of the conversation, we talk about the ongoing war and genocide in Gaza, and broadly about how Jewish communities in the US have responded. We also talk touch on Iran, as well as how the revelations of the Epstein ...
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February 27, 2026 • 47 mins
Today I'm chatting with Jenny Booth Potter, a return guest and resident of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.Jenny had a video go viral back on 2/9/26, and I wanted to hear from her about how things are still going. That video is here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUjp59AjLlb/?hl=enThis interview was recorded & published on 2/27/26, and lightly edited in Descript.
MN Mutual Aid: https://linktr.ee/mplsmutualaidBuy Jenny's book [bookshop....
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February 13, 2026 • 39 mins
This week I'm joined by Katherine Stewart, journalist and author of Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy. Her book was published in February 2025 and offers incredible insights into the various networks of influence and power that laid the groundwork for a second Trump victory. We discuss how those same networks are still at work in the US today and try to connect it to more recent developments, i...
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February 6, 2026 • 53 mins
This week I'm happy to share my interview with Josiah Hesse, author of the new book On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right.
Josiah was a guest on Exvangelical back in 2018, and we met up in Chicago last week to discuss his new book.
I'm also going to be appearing alongside Josiah in just over a month in Brooklyn for an event at Urbane Arts Club. That event, called From Pews to Prose, will al...
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January 30, 2026 • 50 mins
This week I’m happy to share with you the pilot episode of the new show, Reign of Error with Sarah Posner (Apple Podcasts link), produced by our friends over at Axis Mundi Media. Longtime listeners will know Sara Posner from her 2020 appearance in my series, Powers & Principalities, where she discussed her book Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind.
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January 30, 2026 • 50 mins
This week I’m happy to share with you the pilot episode of the new show, Reign of Error with Sarah Posner (Apple Podcasts link), produced by our friends over at Axis Mundi Media. Longtime listeners will know Sara Posner from her 2020 appearance in my series, Powers & Principalities, where she discussed her book Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind.
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January 23, 2026 • 68 mins
In the first interview of 2026, I talk to Sara Moslener about her latest book, After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America. (Buy the book from bookshop.org here & support the show)
Learn more about Sara's work at https://saramoslener.com/
Support this channel at https://www.blakechastain.com; 25% of net proceeds from direct support are donated.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:00 Sarah's Religious U...
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June 13, 2025 • 57 mins
This episode was originally released on The Good Books.
In this episode, I chat with author Angela Denker about her latest book, Disciples of White Jesus.
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June 5, 2025 • 50 mins
In this latest interview, I speak with Lucas FW Wilson about the anthology Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy. The interview starts about 5:00 minutes in after a long intro/update.
This episode was originally released last week in the new feed for The Good Books, which you can follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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March 22, 2025 • 7 mins
Originally published on YouTube on 3/7/2025. I'm between author interviews, and March is traditionally a difficult month for me. Here is a brief minisode.
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February 21, 2025 • 74 mins
In this episode of The Good Books, I spoke with Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author of The Violent Take It By Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy.
We talk about the growth of independent charismatic Christianity, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and its role in J6 and ongoing support for Trump, and what's happened in the first month of Trump 2.0.
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January 21, 2025 • 10 mins
In this minisode recorded on MLK Day/Inauguration Day 2025, I consider where counterpublics might be able to thrive in today's media landscape.
I've written about counterpublics before in my book, and in my newsletter.
Programming Note: I have work-related travel over the next two weeks, but will have more interviews and longer episodes to share starting soon.
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November 26, 2024 • 17 mins
In this episode I talk about what's next for this show and for, well, all of us.
Some of my comments are from my latest newsletter missives:
Well, here we are - Post Ev Post
Coming Soon: (More of) The Good Books - Post Ev Post
Exvangelicals, nones, secular Americans are undertapped in fight against Christian nationalism - RNS
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November 2, 2024 • 19 mins
In this quick episode, I talk about the 2024 US Election.
Show notes:
My latest entry at The Post-Evangelical Post
Emily Joy Allison addressing white exvangelicals on Instagram.
Kristin Du Mez: Preparing for Tuesday
Robert P. Jones: The Survey Findings Keeping Me Up at Night
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Buy my book: Exvangelical & Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back
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October 11, 2024 • 69 mins
Today I'm publishing an archival episode with Reza Aslan, who called my book Exvangelical & Beyond "[a]n insightful exploration of faith, identity, and activism in a nation at the crossroads of religious fervor and social change…At once alarming and hopeful, this is a book that every American must read, regardless of religious affiliation.”
Exvangelical & Beyond is available in stores now! Check out my newsletter, which links to al...
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September 24, 2024 • 7 mins
My book, Exvangelical & Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back, is out TODAY, wherever books are sold. Buy here or at your local bookstore.
In this short episode, I express my gratitude for this opportunity and share my hopes for this book.
Read an excerpt today in TeenVogue, and read my newsletter about my first book event at Anderson's Bookshop as well as other recent podcast appearan...
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August 30, 2024 • 12 mins
In this minisode, I talk about the 2023 Census of American Religion published by PRRI. This is an adaptation & expansion of my latest post at The Post-Evangelical Post.
Exvangelical & Beyond comes out in under a month! Pre-order now!
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August 16, 2024 • 53 mins
Today's guest is the author Tia Levings, writer of the new book A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy. You may also know her from the Amazon docuseries Shiny Happy People and her newsletter The Anti-Fundamentalist. Her memoir is visceral and powerful, and just joined the bestseller list. Buy it here (this link supports the show).
Content warning: Tia's story is a survivor story and includes aspects of trauma and ...
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