Growing Up Fundie
A podcast analyzing the true life experiences of everyday people who grew up fundamentalist, orthodox, or within any other strictly religious environment, and the impact (positive or negative) that this upbringing had on who they are today.
Episodes
In celebration of our 4 year Anniversary (GUF launched in December of 2021), we are revisiting (and remastering) some of our earlier episodes' guests, opinions, current events from the past, and to celebrate how far we have come.
The Kavernacle is a political and social commentary content creator, whose YouTube channel features livestreams, podcasts, and more. (Including over 100k subscribers!)
He has an undergr...
In celebration of our 4 year Anniversary (GUF launched in December of 2021), we are revisiting some of our earlier episodes to revisit guests, opinions, current events from the past, and to celebrate how far we have come.
This episode was originally published on December 20th, 2022, via Zoom.
Hemant Mehta is a speaker, activist, and YouTuber who has dedicated his career to normalizing non-religious beliefs, and advoca...
In celebration of our 4 year Anniversary (GUF launched in December of 2021), we are revisiting some of our earlier episodes to revisit guests, opinions, current events from the past, and to celebrate how far we have come.
Tim Whitaker from ‘The New Evangelicals’ talks about how he began his mission, ideas that keep him motivated, and what being an ‘Evangelical’ means to him.
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Tiktok clips from this debate have garnered over 1.5 million views and counting
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From “What is Irrational About My World View?”
The Conversation Coalitions June 2024 live event in Nashville, TN.
Featuring Sydney Davis Jr. Jr. & Pedro Garcia
https://www.youtube.com/@TheConversationCoalition
(Watch the video-version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/swyLoDOBUK0 )
Gary Parker and Secular Rarity are long-time friends, and co-producers of “The Conversation Coalition,” A group of Nashville Atheist speakers seeking to have friendly and informative conversations with Christians.
They are also part of the team of producers leading NANOCON 2025, a convention of atheists and humanists across the united stats ...
"The Casual Scholars" is a new podcast brought to you by the creator of "Growing Up Fundie," featuring interesting people who know a lot about interesting things.
In this sneak peek of Episode 1:
Adam Hinkle is a Chicago-based actor and filmmaker. He grew up on the east coast, primarily in the Philadelphia suburbs and attended college in Pittsburgh, PA, but relocated to Chicago in 20...
Poulomi Saha is an Associate Professor & Co-Director of the Program in Critical Theory at UC Berkeley.
They lead a popular course called “Cults and Popular Culture,” which examines, among other things, the idea of naming something a cult, and the reasons human beings are so obsessed with them.
In an interview with Berkeley News, Saha discussed why it’s important to teach students, especially at a top research un...
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What is Christian Nationalism?
Christian nationalism is a form of religious nationalism that focuses on promoting the Christian views of its followers, in order to achieve prominence or dominance in political and social life.
Separation of Church and State (Definition & Details)
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Kelley Laughlin was raised Lutheran until the age of 14, when he first began questioning what he was being told. He continued to read, research, and search for the truth until joining the military both literally and figuratively put the Bible back into his hands.
Once out of the military, years of drugs and ...
Spiritually speaking, Lynn was raised as a devout Catholic, before her family later transitioned into a more Charismatic-leaning Christian church.
As an adult, however, Lynn realized that (despite her actions and intentions growing up) she has actually been a non-believer for over 20 years. She has also been bi-sexual as well.
Lynn is currently a lawyer-turned-freelance-editor who edits books, articles, screenplays, ...
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Lindsey grew up in a religious family that devoutly followed the now-infamous IBLP IBLP organization, or “The Institute in Basic Life Principles.”
Eric’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@theinvestigativemillennial9381
Our discussion on why Skeptics leave the Church:
https://youtu.be/XpUYnlhfATY?si=uuZtDGj_uAqcu9do
Our OG Livestream from June 13th 2023:
https://www.youtube.com/live/w07vEeqW7vM?si=M5w4WWB3QXb3l4Dd
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On Growing Up Fundie, Episode 151. Misty walks us through her family’s decades-long journey through the gamut of Christian denominations, and the college assignment that finally opened her eyes to what she really believed.
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Darante’ Lamar was once the most devoutly religious person in his family.
After finding God, and dedicating his life to being a pastor, he started to realize that even the people at the top of the food chain (who he considered to be mentors himself), still didn’t have all the answers. In fact, they didn’t appear to have very many answers at a...
This episode originally livestreamed on YouTube on Wednesday, June 5th 2024.
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Jimmy Jr. is a host for the shows ‘Talk Heathen’ and ‘The Non Prophets,’ from the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA).
However, he wasn't always.
Jimmy was once a normal twenty-something with no idea where he ...
148 Brett M. considers himself a free-thinking Christian.
He recognizes that in order to hang his hat on a belief system, and claim that he wants to follow a specific faith or religion, he has to feel as though he’s done as much research as he possibly can in order to feel comfortable calling himself a Christian.
In this episode, Brett describes this experience, and how his thoughts and opinions are received by both a...
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Danny B. was enrolled in Christian school until the 1st grade, after which he became homeschooled all the way through high school. Throughout this time, Danny wa...
Kyle Lett attended a Baptist church with his Grandmother until the age of 12, when his father and stepmother decided he needed to attend a Pentecostal church with them.
After years of involving himself in the ministry, Kyle began to recognize that he wasn’t sure he truly agreed with everything he was helping preach, or even believed it himself.
Now an “agnostic who still sometimes struggles with the idea of an after...
This episode originally livestreamed on YouTube on May 24th, 2024.
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Cliff aka Asura the Atheist is a humanist, atheist, and content creator who faces difficult topics and conversations head-on. Through Tiktok stitches and duets, Cliff promotes critical thinking and empathy to his audience, whether they’re there because they agree, or they’re there to call him a “pick-me.”
In this episode (part 1 of 2), Cliff addresses the “Man or Bear” controversy that is taking over social media, an...
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