047: Coping with Minnesota and Venezuela with Books
There’s a lot to catch up on after a vacation, but self-care these days is important. After diving into the horrific ICE shooting in Minnesota and the US military assault on Venezuela, Andrew explains how he survived 2025: Books. Books are a big part of the reason. Andrew goes over some of his favorite reads […]
046: Sex, Purity Culture, and Christian Nationalism with Erica Smith
Purity Culture has devastated Americans for decades but Erica Smith has been helping people shed the shame and disinformation around sex and purity. Andrew and Erica delve into the harm of purity culture—it’s racism, bigotry, obsession with virginity—but also talk about how people can recover and find their true self and live healthy, happy, sexual […]
045: 40 Years of Fighting Christian Nationalism with Rob Boston
Rob Boston has been fighting Christian Nationalism for nearly 40 years. This week, he retires from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. A role model and mentor for Andrew, Rob and Andrew talk about what Rob’s learned over his decades of work and why he has hope for the future. Support Rob’s legacy […]
044: Venezuela, Vanity Fair, and Rob Reiner
Andrew begins with some good news out of Oklahoma and a Christian Nationalist meltdown; he talks about Rob Reiner’s God + Country documentary and Trump’s reaction to Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s murder. Then, Andrew wonders about Trump and Steven Miller’s real reasons for targeting Venezuela, especially in light of recent reporting and their dabbling […]
043: Preaching the Gospel of Church-State Separation
Andrew has been on the road preaching the gospel of church-state separation in houses of worship. But first, we begin (and end) with a remembrance of Christopher Hitchens, who died on Dec. 15, 2011. Then Andrew breaks down why, even as an atheist, traveling around the country and giving talks in synagogues and churches is […]
042: Committing War Crimes for God
You’ve heard a lot about WHAT Pete Hegesth is doing in the Caribbean and whether it amounts to war crimes; but nobody’s talking about WHY. Why are Trump, Hegesth, and others in this regime so willing to thumb their nose at things like the Geneva Conventions? Why are they willing to even come close to […]
041: Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas Movie, says a scholar of religion and the law
Andrew settles the debate once and for all, yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Things are dark, especially this time of year. So enjoy a little lighthearted fun as Andrew takes you behind the scenes of this debate and then wins it. This isn’t some some clickbait bandwagon episode. Andrew been having this argument […]
040: The Court Case That Could Blow the Roof Off Political Spending
There’s so much to cover. Andrew dives into Trump threatening the lives of Democratic lawmakers and veterans; Trump’s awful, piggish misogyny and the White House coverup; and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s apologies tour. But that’s not even the biggest news because a court is hearing a case that could blow a hole in American democracy bigger […]
Is Marriage Equality Safe? + Megyn Kelly Defends Epstein’s Assault on Underage Girls
Marriage equality is safe for now. Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith sounds off on Christian Nationalism and sounds like a man who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Trump is helping his allies get rich off DOJ investigations. And, of course, Epstein email and Megyn Kelly Indiana’s Lieutenant Gov. gets everything wrong Subscribe for $5.99 […]
038: One Nation Indivisible, brought to you by ICE?
Andrew discovers that Spotify has been running ICE recruitment ads on 1NI and has some thoughts. Plus, an update on the marriage equality fight and Kim Davis’s case at the Supreme Court; and some interesting and hopeful news in one of the big religion cases from the last Supreme Court term (Wisconsin is clapping back […]