It’s In the Code Ep. 28: Children Need a Family
We often hear Christians, cultural conservatives, and conservative politicians appeal to the family, and particularly the need for children to have families. Why do they say this? Would anyone disagree with it? When we crack the code of this language, do find more going on that the simple affirmation that children need and deserve adult […]
2022 Midterm Debrief + Twitterpocalypse with Annika Brockschmidt
Brad is joined by return guest and co-author Annika Brockschmidt to discuss three things: Her recent piece at Religion Dispatches on the fascist elements of the Right’s taste for violence and cruelty The 2022 midterms, including J.D. Vance, Blake Masters, and the looming DeSantis/Trump showdown What the f*ck is happening with Twitter? We have thoughts. […]
Weekly Roundup: The Red Wave Goodbye
Brad and Dan breakdown the good, the bad, the ugly, and the hopeful from the 2022 midterms. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Order Brad’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-War-Extremist-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1506482163 To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi SWAJ Apparel is here! https://straight-white-american-jesus.creator-spring.com/listing/not-today-uncle-ron Learn more about your […]
Monster in the Mirror: Ep. 2 – Dracula’s Tale of Two Conspiracies
When it was first published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula immediately triggered a spate of strong emotional responses. These responses partly stemmed from its action-movie depiction of Christianity, but also partly from the xenophobic fears of European Jews that lurk beneath its titular monster. Dracula also introduced the idea of a holy conspiracy, whose members must conduct their sacred fight […]
Weekly Roundup: An Assassination Attempt Gone to the Right
Brad and Dan begin by discussing the attack on Paul Pelosi. Brad discusses the conspiracy theories that have taken hold surrounding the attack and why the jokes, memes, and laughs coming from the American Right reveal how they think of the country – and themselves. Dan then dives into Kanye West’s anti-Semitic remarks and discusses […]
It’s In the Code, Ep 26: Love Your Enemies
One of the most central commands given by Jesus of Nazareth in the Bible is to “love your enemies.” But if this is true, why does it seem like we seldom see this in practice among Christians, especially those who actively articulate their faith in terms of culture war and Christian nationalism? Dan tackles these […]
Monster in the Mirror: Ep. 1 – Christian Nationalism’s Gothic Genesis
Monster in the Mirror is a limited audio series produced by Straight White American Jesus, and created and written by Dr. Lucas Kwong. Monster in the Mirror is a series about monsters. It’s about how the fantastical beasts who stalk the imagination of contemporary Christian nationalists were birthed in another white God fearing empire. It’s […]
Weekly Roundup: A Majority of Americans Think This is a Christian Nation
Brad and Dan begin by discussing the brand new survey data from Pew Religion and PRRI about faith, politics, and American values. Dan brings up the numbers on how many people think the USA is a Christian nation and what that means. Brad discusses the high number of Christians who think that patriotism is an […]
Dracula, QAnon, and Crumbling Christian Empires
Brad speaks with Dr. Lucas Kwong, creator of the SWAJ spinoff podcast series Monster in the Mirror – first episode drops Halloween 2022. They discuss how Christian nationalism is a story – a story about empire, fear of replacement, and anxiety about the other. In this story, White Christian invent monsters that they then blame […]
Weekly Roundup: American Conservatism is Dead
Brad and Dan discuss three stories from this week that show American conservatism is over – and what is taking its place is a right-wing totalitarianism that should scare us all. They begin by discussing new material on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy who it seems is willing to hold the country hostage by not […]