October 27, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Churches took over a Cookeville, TN Christmas parade. Then came the chaos. (0:44) — Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles se…

October 20, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! April Ajoy is a hilarious content creator and podcast host who shines a light on harmful, toxic, and sometimes just weird traits of American Evangelicalism. She grew up as an evangelist’s kid steeped in Christian Natio…

Jess sat down with historians Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson and Dr. Nicole Hemmer for a fun evening of pop history, including discussions about favorite gaffes (featuring the worst moment of Jess's life), presidential thirst traps, and the worst SCOTUS term in U.S. history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

October 13, 2024

October 6, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Humanists for Harris! (0:50) — Ryan Walters (barely) revises proposal to spend taxpayer money on Trump Bibles. (3:33) — Bl…

Jess sat down with her dad, John Bluemke (on his 75th birthday!), and Ty Laurie, a Wisconsin resident who is putting his money where his mouth is by raising more than $100,000 for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and is still working. They discussed how both men went from Republican to Democrat, how Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is a rising political st…

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Not every public mention of religion is "creeping Christian nationalism." (0:51) — California sues Catholic hospital for n…

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Denver churches, prioritizing bigotry, continue lawsuit over free pre-K program. (1:15) — Iowa taxpayers challenged a past…

September 22, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant will be speaking in Minneapolis on Saturday, Sep. 21. More details are here! — Pope Francis pushes false claim that…

September 15, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant will be speaking in Minneapolis on Saturday, Sep. 21. More details are here! — A discussion about the presidential …

September 8, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Mark Robinson's hypocrisy about sex shops and abortion should be disqualifying. (2:05) — Iowa officials tried to block a S…

September 1, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Why I didn’t publish a story I worked on. (0:25) — Tulsa mayoral candidate who wished all public officials were Christians…

August 25, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The Democratic National Convention held a panel on the threat of Christian Nationalism. (0:30) — Even Oklahoma Republicans…

August 18, 2024

August 11, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant got into a beef with 80s TV-star-turned-evangelist Kirk Cameron. (0:35) — Richard Dawkins lied about the Algerian b…

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The selection of Gov. Tim Walz. (1:40) — Allie Beth Stuckey can't handle a LEGO-themed Bible made by an atheist. (9:25) — …

August 4, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Everything wrong with Candace Owens' conspiracy-laden anti-evolution rant. (1:10) — Catholic priest outed for using Grindr…

July 28, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — What it means to have Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. (0:30) — A Southern Baptist leader praised Bid…

July 21, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Vice presidential pick J.D. Vance is just Trumpism rebranded. (0:30) — Televangelist Kenneth Copeland's family prayed for …

July 14, 2024

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The GOP’s 2024 platform is a dream come true for Christian Nationalists. (2:59) — A desperate Donald Trump wants to distan…