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We're out until the New Year, and taking a hiatus in Jan - March (but unclear) to make way for Leah Payne to promote her amazing new book, but DON'T THINK we won't be rallying in the meantime to point out things like this story:
A song playing in the background of one episode has fascinated and eluded fans for more than two decades as they sought to track it, and the musicians, down. Now that mystery has finally been solved.
We're wrapping up 2023 on the Weird Religion podcast with one of the biggest stories of the year: the surprising tale of why people have left church. 120 THE DECHURCHING out now. Peace and love and joy to all weirdos, near and far! Spotify: https://bit.ly/3MCwkru; Apple: https://bit.ly/3L40oKq
Today: Gather ‘round for an episode recorded in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE in Portland, Oregon! We take up a listener (e)mail to talk about books—that anyone could read and learn a lot. From sociology classics to women in the church to child sacrifice in the Bible, it’s a magic carpet ride. bit.ly/3L40oKq
Ok friends and weirdos--new episodes coming out every week now for a little while at least. Up this week: our reaction to maybe the strangest conspiracy theory of 2023 (and absolutely it is a UFO thing): 116 THE MH370. Attempt to weaponize mental health stigma backfires. Red cubes invoked. You love it.
https://bit.ly/3MCwkru
, register now to join us for a LIVE TAPING on Wednesday, October 11th, 1:00p- 3:00 pm at "The Den" at Well & Good Coffee (357 SW Beveland St. #100, Tigard, OR 97223). Let's talk religion & pop culture in real life!
https://form.jotform.com/232645585701156
NEW CONTENT THIS MORNING: What would it be like to grow up in a household guided by the principles of Ayn Rand’s Objectivist philosophy? Things Not Seen radio host Dr. David Dault () joins to tell us. It's a wild ride.
https://bit.ly/3L40oKq
As longtime Weirdos know, we don’t always have guests and then rebroadcast those guests—but when we do, they have won awards. Or they should. This week we present Sam Kestenbaum's prize-winning work covering an LA park exorcist: “Demontime: How a former actress-turned-Christian EDM singer from small-town New York became a Pentecostal faith healer for the TikTok era”: https://thelandmag.com/krick-ministry-faith-healer/.
Sam’s Wilbur Award: https://religionnews.com/2023/03/28/religion-communicators-council-names-2023-wilbur-awardees/
Sam’s AAR award: https://aarweb.org/AARMBR/Publications-and-News-/Newsroom-/News-/2023/2023-Journalism-Awards.aspx
On Spotify: https://bit.ly/3MCwkru
On Apple: https://bit.ly/3L40oKq
Rebroadcasting our episode on Stranger Things this week because we are jonesing for a new season. We talk about the Cold War and the child abduction fear craze in the 1980s and wonder: Why are we looking back on this era with fondness, exactly?
https://bit.ly/3MCwkru
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REBROADCASTING B/C SADLY STILL RELEVANT: Does Vladimir Putin have a spiritual life? Is Russia still playing a role in rapture-style end-times schemes? And how the concept of the "wileyman" can help us understand contemporary Russia. bit.ly/3L40oKq
Friends & Weirdos, shocking news in the UFO community: Someone with better-than-usual credentials claims we are in possession of "intact craft of non-human origin." We can't look away, and we're here to get you caught up.
Religion & Spirituality · 2023
Now: a Weird Religion annotated commentary on the Lana del Rey track "Judah Smith interlude," in which a fashionable West Coast megachurch pastor says winsome and puzzling things recorded by Lana's iPhone: https://bit.ly/3MCwkru
THE QISSAPOINTMENT: To solemnly mark the end of Tucker's QAnon-friendly reporting dynasty, today we rebroadcast one of our most popular eps: What happens to a religious movement (like QAnon) when its key prophecies fail to come true in real time?
Religion & Spirituality · 2023
VINTAGE Weird Religion: This week, a rebroadcast of THE CREATOR, one of the top 5 most popular Weird Religion episodes about the embattled former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her attempt to create—or rather, fake having created—a futuristic blood-testing system. Along the way, we end up discussing ancient female fertility figurines and matriarchal societies, and musing on whether Holmes intentionally tried to dress like a religious leader. Join us!!
https://www.weirdreligion.com/seasonone/2023/4/12/032-the-creator-elizabeth-holmes-gender-smackdown-august-2019
Out this morning: on the Indiana Jones franchise, a debate about Dr. Elsa Schneider's motives, and a new book on Indiana jones and philosophy. (GIF: Brian taking his wife's working iPhone charger and replacing it with his working charger...)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weird-religion/id1428037534
OUT NOW: THE DECAPITATED: This is possibly the weirdest religious moment of the year so far: Buried within an explosive legal brief are surprising claims about how some people think they know the 2020 election was stolen. Those claims are supernatural. Sort of. http://bit.ly/42AKWxd
A controversial Bible passage few people know about, with bizarre implications for Christian Nationalism? Brian having a mini-meltdown? Out now: THE NATIONALISTS (Deuteronomy ch. 32, Moses sings, and Republicans want a Christian nation):
Show Weird Religion, Ep 100 THE NATIONALISTS (Deuteronomy ch. 32, Moses sings, and Republicans want a Christian nation) - Mar 15, 2023
Out now: Brian stumbles into an event at the center of American faith and politics: The 2023 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. We discuss the sights, sounds, costs, music, a staged hug to avert a Civil War in Kenya, and "The Family," the influential group behind it all.
Show Weird Religion, Ep 098 THE BREAKFAST (Brian scores an exclusive and mysterious invitation) - Mar 1, 2023
Fox News used one of Leah's tweets about the ongoing situation at Asbury University, so, you know, we now have an episode about that: 097 THE REVIVAL (examining debate about the spiritual "revival" at Asbury University).
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Religion & Spirituality · 2023
WE'RE BACK: To discuss wealthy people selling Jesus to Americans during the SuperBowl.
***Regular episodes will be flowing every Wednesday morning for the foreseeable future.
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Weird Religion
Religion & Spirituality · 2022
, we are going on a small hiatus to meet some academic deadlines - you'll hear much more from us in the New Year! Take care, stay weird, and tune in for more in January.
Hey Weirdos--we're back with new material as of three new episodes! If you're subscribed on Apple or Spotify, you already know, but if not, we're telling you now!! Out today: 094 THE GIANT, explores a very niche yet surprisingly popular genre of YouTube videos purporting to show evidence of ancient giants, and involves a coverup attempt by the Smithsonian and some research on why people engage in conspiracy theories.
Religion & Spirituality · 2022
Hey Weirdos – a quick brag on my cohost, , who was just announced today as a PRRI public fellow for its “Religion and Renewing Democracy Initiative.“ So proud. Pls congratulate her immediately. We’ll resume making new eps soon by the way and it will be glorious. -BRD
https://www.prri.org/press-release/prri-announces-selection-of-second-cohort-of-public-fellows-as-part-of-its-religion-and-renewing-democracy-initiative/
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