Hitler, Trump, and Fascism
Stabbing Democracy in the Back
Weekly Roundup: Biden Uses the F Word
Brad and Dan begin by discussing the growing case against Trump, whose seems to have clearly obstructed the retrieval of classified documents from his home. This leads to a discussion of how and when GOP elites will pivot away from Trump and what this means for the MAGA movement going forward. They then discuss two […]
It’s in the Code, Ep. 18: Pronouns
“Pronouns” What’s up with Christian nationalists and religious communities that are so angry when people talk about their pronouns? How does pronoun use relate to and express gender identity? Why do cisgender people also mark their pronouns? Is this more than identity politics and culture war? In this episode, Dan decodes some of the culture […]
Jemar Tisby on Paternalism, Prejudice, and Power
Brad is joined by the one and only Dr. Jemar Tisby. They discuss a range of issues related to paternalism, prejudice, and power. One of the first things Dr. Tisby points out is that compromise has often been the site of the most egregious forms of racism in American history. He then goes on to […]
Weekly Roundup: Jesus Died to Forgive Your Loans
Brad and Dan begin the episode by discussing the student loan forgiveness announcement the Biden administration made this week. They ask whether it went far enough and then track the responses from the GOP, who uniformly denounced it as irresponsible. Unfortunately for them we have the receipts about how much they received in forgiven PPP […]
It’s In the Code, Ep. 17: Spiritual Warfare 2.0
“Spiritual Warfare 2.0” How do appeals to “spiritual warfare” relate to the social and political struggles of the flesh-and-blood world? How do different kinds of Christian communities and traditions understand the relation between spiritual forces and the flesh-and-blood world? And what role does racial identity play in shaping understandings and expressions of “spiritual warfare”? Dan […]
Evangelicals, Trump, and Civil War (Re-release)
From the archives, an episode from 2019 centered on how fundamentalist religions are prone to violence. This episode has renewed relevance given the recent discussions of civil war in the wake of the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago: Dan and Brad dissect why so many evangelical leaders–and high-level government officials–are threatening civil war if the president […]
Weekly Roundup: Rad Trad Catholics, SBC Investigations, and the Party of Trump
Brad and. Dan begin by discussing the week’s GOP primary results, nothing that the GOP remains the Party of Trump. They juxtapose these results with the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, the Trump Org tax case in NY, and the other ongoing investigations. The takeaway: facts and morality don’t matter in MAGA land. Just fealty to […]
It’s In the Code, Ep. 16: Spiritual Warfare
“Spiritual Warfare 1.0” What is “spiritual warfare”? Why do some Christians understand their faith and practice in terms of spiritual warfare? And what are some of the concrete effects of understanding Christianity in terms of spiritual warfare? In this episode, Dan outlines where this language of spiritual warfare comes from, how different Christian groups understand […]
Talking to Red State Christians
Brad speaks with journalist and pastor Angela Denker about the updated version of her book, Red State Christians. Red State Christians: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506482507/Red-State-Christians Denker spent a year traveling across the United States, interviewing the Evangelical Christian voters who supported the Trump presidency and exploring how their voting block continues to influence the landscape of modern conservative […]