About Axis Mundi Media

Axis Mundi Media is a research-based podcast network and media platform dedicated to distributing reliable and relevant content for audiences seeking to learn more about their world. And to transform it.

Our flagship shows—Straight White American Jesus and One Nation, Indivisible—alongside specialized limited series, examine Christian nationalism, authoritarianism, and the extremist movements threatening American democracy. We do this with the depth that mainstream media cannot provide and the accessibility that academic journals rarely achieve.

In Latin, the term "axis mundi" refers to a line extending from the center of the Earth to its surface. We cover the stories—religious and political forces—at the center of our world so we can all imagine a better one. 

With over 20 million downloads and content assigned in universities worldwide, we've built a trusted resource for those who refuse to accept easy answers. Featured in The New York Times, NPR, Politico, HuffPost, MSNBC, and Yahoo News, our network combines the credibility of peer-reviewed scholarship with the urgency of real-time analysis, creating educational resources that activate informed resistance.

Our methodology combines exacting academic research with citizen action, drawing on expertise from ex-evangelical scholars, constitutional attorneys, and religious studies specialists who understand these movements from the inside out.

Every episode is grounded in evidence-based analysis, historical context, and systematic investigation. We trace connections that others miss, identify patterns that reveal deeper truths, and provide the intellectual framework that turns confusion into clarity.

This work matters because extremist movements grow stronger in the absence of informed resistance. When leaders make decisions without understanding the forces they're confronting, democracy suffers. 

We exist to ensure that those defending our democratic institutions—clergy navigating congregational tensions, journalists covering these movements, educators teaching the next generation, elected officials making policy decisions, and engaged citizens determined to understand the challenges we face—have the knowledge, context, and strategic insight that effective action demands.

This is scholarship designed for impact, research built for resistance, and expertise aimed at activation.