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Straight White American Jesus
An in-depth examination of the culture and politics of Christian Nationalism and Evangelicalism by two ex-evangelical ministers-turned-religion professors. If you have ever wondered what social and historical forces led white evangelicals to usher Donald Trump into the White House this is the show for you. As former insiders and critical scholars of religion, Dan Miller and Bradley Onishi have a unique perspective on the Religious Right. Guests have included Chrissy Stroop, R. Marie Griffith…
Episodes
Straight White American JesusBonus Ep. 5: That Time Brad Ugly Cried for Obama
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Straight White American JesusThe Inflection Election: Democracy or Fascism in 2024 - w/ Mark Green
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: 10 Commandments in Classrooms, Another Megachurch Sex Abuse Scandal, and the Trump Revenge Train
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Straight White American JesusIt's in the Code Ep 102: “Where the Bible Speaks, We Speak”
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Straight White American JesusNAR WATCH Episode 2: Charlie Kirk Joins Forces With NAR Leaders, A History of the NAR and Presidents, and Weird Reactions to the Appeal to Heaven Flag
Brad and Matt Taylor discuss recent flag controversies and the dishonest ways leaders have dismissed the Appeal to Heaven symbol as innocuous. They explore the…
Straight White American JesusDecoding Christo-Authoritarianism, Ideology, and Propaganda w/ Dr. Scott Coley
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: More Supreme Court Controversies, SBC Condemns IVF, and Georgia's as a Lab for Stealing 2024
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Straight White American JesusIt's in the Code Ep 101: “Spirit of the Age”
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Straight White American JesusAmerica's Suffering From Social Long Covid w/ Dr. Eric Klinenberg
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Examining the Fallout: Trump's Verdict, SCOTUS Revelations, and Texas Curriculum
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Straight White American JesusBetween Mother India and Jim Crow with Philip Deslippe
Brad speaks with journalist and scholar Philip Deslippe about the origins of yoga in the United States as a response to the precarity of South Asian lives in…
Straight White American JesusThe War for America's Classrooms - From Texas to You
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Donald Trump Convicted of 34 Felonies
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Straight White American JesusThe Allure of Horror, Misinformation, and Joy
Dan had a family emergency this week, so instead of It's In the Code we have a special episode. In the first part, Brad speaks to Dr. Jeffery Stoyanoff and Dr…
Straight White American JesusMiss Information Episode 1 - Holiday Special Episode
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Trump Wants a "Unified Reich" and Alito Appeals to Heaven
CORRECTION for Friday's on the original version of this Weekly Roundup that Biden invited Netanyahu to speak to congress when it was Mike Johnson. Was trying…
Straight White American JesusSPECIAL EPISODE: Justice Alito Let's His Appeal to Heaven Flag Fly
In light of the news that Justice Alito flies an Appeal to Heaven flag over his beach house, Brad speaks to four experts on what it means and why it's a truly…
Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 100: “If My People Who Are Called By My Name…”
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Straight White American JesusThey're Creating A Theocracy in Oklahoma Right Now
In Oklahoma over the past few years, there have been bills put forward: - Designating the Bible as the Official State Book. - Establishing the nation's first…
Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Toxic Masculinity Outside a Courtroom and at a Commencement Speech
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 99: “Why Not Call It A Cult”
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Straight White American JesusNAR WATCH Episode 1: The NAR Is Mainstream, Prophesying a Global Caliphate, and the Apostles "Saving Jews from Themselves"
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Straight White American JesusThe Bishops, the Billionaires, and the Catholic Far-Right
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Opportunistic Judeo-Christianism + Samson, Delilah, and Hush Money
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 98: “We’re all Sinners”
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Straight White American JesusThe Exvangelicals w/ Sarah McCammon
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Straight White American JesusBonus Ep. 4: God, Rock and Roll, and Bloody Noses w/ Leah Payne
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Christian Nationalists "Rescue" the Jewish People + Trump's Time Interview
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 97: "In Essentials, Unity. In Non-Essentials, Charity."
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Straight White American JesusThe Shadowy Mastermind Behind the GOP's Nihilism -
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: The Week 2024 Became 1968
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 96: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult - Part II
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Straight White American JesusHow Do We Organize an Interfaith and Secular Coalition in 2024?
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Clarence Thomas, Husband of J6 Insurrectionist, Oversees Insurrection Cases
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Straight White American JesusSUBSCRIBER PREMIUM: The Horror and Spectacle of "Civil War" (the film)
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 95: Fieldnotes for Surviving a Family Cult Part I
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Straight White American JesusChristian Supremacists Are Radicalizing Your Neighbors via the 7 Mt. Mandate
Matt Taylor joins Brad to discuss a new breed of chauvinistic, theologically bull-headed Christian nationalists who might be better called “Christian…
Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Trump's Abortion Strategy Emerges and the NAR Converts Gen Z
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 94: How Christian Focus on Death Affects Reproductive Rights
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Straight White American JesusWhen Extremists Take Over . . . You Run for Office (+ Bonus Content: Dawkins' God Delusion)
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Straight White American JesusSurprise Episode: Fargo Season 5: Christian Nationalism, Patriarchy, and Pancakes
Surprise! Brad sat down with Rev. Angela Denker to discuss Fargo Season 5, a series rife with Christian nationalism and related themes: violence, patriarchy…
Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Easter/Trans Visibility Day + Abortion is a Religious Right
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 93: Rethinking the Relationship Between Life and Death
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Straight White American JesusBonus Ep. 3: That Time Brad Was a Fisher of Fish
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Straight White American JesusNot Just Evangelicals: The Christian Nationalism Problem in Mainline Christian Spaces
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: Trump Endorses Bible Days Before Easter
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 92: "A Biblical House of Cards"
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Straight White American JesusJohn Birch Society x Today's GOP
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: "Some Migrants Aren't Human" Says GOP Frontrunner
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 91: "So Much for the Holy Spirit"
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Straight White American JesusThe Wannabe Warlord Leading the US Into Christendom + Bonus Content
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: The Secretive Christian Nationalist Fraternal Order Planning American Domination
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Straight White American JesusIt's in the Code Ep. 90: "Direct Relationship with God"
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Straight White American JesusThe Age of Insurrection w/ David Neiwert
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: State of Disunion - Contraceptive Nationalism and the Innocent White Christian Woman
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 89: "Believe It Or Not"
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Straight White American JesusBonus Ep. 2: That Time Brad Told You About Eternal Torment at Lunch
Brad tells cringy stories from his teenage years in order to make a point: Christian conservatives often start arguments by saying that everyone has a…
Straight White American JesusBrynn Tannehill on Civil War, Trump, and the Violence Ahead in 2024
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Straight White American JesusWeekly Roundup: SCOTUS and McConnell Surrender to Trump
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Straight White American JesusIt's In the Code Ep. 88: "The Bible is Historically Flawless"
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