Episodes

#72: Femme, w/Corey Camperchioli
Sept. 26, 2018

#72: Femme, w/Corey Camperchioli

Corey Camperchioli is an actor, writer, and self identitfied femme living in NYC. He's currently making the rounds with his short film, "FEMME," and y'all... he's amazing. Just a peach. In this conversation we talk about queerness, femme dudes being seen in media, masculinity, and woo-woo universey…
#71: On Changing the World, w/ Matthias Roberts
Sept. 13, 2018

#71: On Changing the World, w/ Matthias Roberts

Y'all... Matthias Roberts, in addition to being an incredible writer, podcaster, speaker, therapist, and all around good human, is one of my dear friends. Creatively he's been a co-conspirator. Socially, he's been a solid rock and someone who is willing to tell me hard things. Adventure-wise, he's …
#70: Pastor & Survivor, w/ Chrissie Reeves-Pendergrass
Sept. 5, 2018

#70: Pastor & Survivor, w/ Chrissie Reeves-Pendergrass

Trigger warning: This episode contains conversation focusing on sexual assault and rape in Christian contexts. Listener discretion is advised. ... Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass is a pastor, mom, wife, and advocate for sexual assault victims in churches everywhere. After beginning to process the trauma…
#69: Translations & Homosexuals, w/Kathy Baldock
Aug. 22, 2018

#69: Translations & Homosexuals, w/Kathy Baldock

Kathy Baldock is a speaker, educator, mother, and fierce advocate for LGBTQ inclusion in the Church. Her book, "Walking the Bridgeless Canyon" has walked many through the intersecting social, political, and religious history of the treatment of LGBTQ community from antiquity all the way to recent A…
#68: Queerness + Mental Health, w/ Cassie McCarty Green
Aug. 15, 2018

#68: Queerness + Mental Health, w/ Cassie McCarty Green

I've said it once, I'll say it a billion times over, mental health is sexy. Today, therapist Cassie McCarty Green joins me to share her story of how she came to work exclusively with LGBTQ clients, the growth she's seen from people being empowered, and her work with The Christian Closet. Connect …
#67: Joel Hollier is such a Fucking Christian
Aug. 8, 2018

#67: Joel Hollier is such a Fucking Christian

Y'all for real, there are moments when I realize when like... folks are a better Christian than me, not that it's a game to win, but seriously... Joel is such a fucking Christian in the best way possible. He was a pastor for a long time before becoming affirming of his own orientation, and began wo…
#66- Brit Barron: Recovering Mega Church Pastor
July 26, 2018

#66- Brit Barron: Recovering Mega Church Pastor

Let's go to church y'all. Brit Barron is a pastor, a spiritual director, a speaker, and a recovering mega church pastor. She spends her time exploring what it looks like to reclaim Christianity as a queer woman of color. And MAN ALIVE... this is a dope conversation that gave me every bit of life. H…
#65: Outside The Lines w/Mihee Kim-Kort
July 11, 2018

#65: Outside The Lines w/Mihee Kim-Kort

Mihee Kim-Kort is a pastor, a mother, a wife to a wonderful man, and she's queer. And she didn't discover this till later in life. In her new book, Outside the Lines: how embracing queerness can transform your faith, Mihee dives into the complexity of exploring her identity as an Asian woman in a p…
#64: Jen Hatmaker is Totes an 8
June 27, 2018

#64: Jen Hatmaker is Totes an 8

If you don't know who Jen Hatmaker is... honestly, you might not be frequenting Christian subculture, which is fine! But! Jen is a writer, author, pastor, speaker, and all around dope woman of God who is navigating her way thru the thralls of post-evangelicalism. She publically came out in support …
#63: Reclaiming My Worship, w/ SueAnn Shiah
June 18, 2018

#63: Reclaiming My Worship, w/ SueAnn Shiah

My first return guest ever! SueAnn is back to talk about her new album, "A Liturgy for the Preservation of the Saints," which drops June 22. We talk about reclaiming our worship, about gendered language in worship songs, about all the things! As per usual. This episode is gonna knock your socks off…
#62: Undivided, w/ Vicky Beeching
June 13, 2018

#62: Undivided, w/ Vicky Beeching

Vicky Beeching is a writer, speaker, and LGBTQ equality campaigner based in London. After a career as a very well known Christian worship leader, her career in the evangelical church was stripped from her when she came out as a gay Christian three years ago. Since then, she's become an icon for que…
#61: On White Cis Gay Dudes, w/ Garrett Schlichte
June 11, 2018

#61: On White Cis Gay Dudes, w/ Garrett Schlichte

Like most of my fantastic online relationships, Garrett and I have never met IRL. It's the perfect millennial relationship. We see each other on the twitters, we write stuff, we both a queer and Christian, and we both can hold a conversation.  To give you some context, Garrett writes about culture…
#60: What if the Whore of Babylon is Actually a Drag Queen? w/ Rachel Held Evans
May 28, 2018

#60: What if the Whore of Babylon is Actually a Drag Queen? w/ Rachel Held Evans

If you don't know who Rachel Held Evans is, you probably are living under a rock (or perhaps you don't live in progressive Christian land). Today, we chat about living in TN, the Bible, her new book, and we have an incredible idea for the next Why Christian. Stay tuned. ... Connect with RHE acro…
#59: Living in Liminal Spaces, w/ Angie Hong
May 21, 2018

#59: Living in Liminal Spaces, w/ Angie Hong

Angie Hong is a worship artist, a writer, and woman called to lead in the church as an Asian American woman. She currently serves as the creative director for Chicago's Willow Creek campus and works in along the lines of race, gender, and reconciliation. In this conversation we talk about what it i…
#58: Ex-Ex-Gay Pastor, w/ Hannah Parks
May 14, 2018

#58: Ex-Ex-Gay Pastor, w/ Hannah Parks

Start your journey towards better mental health and more happiness today. Sign Up for BetterHelp today: http://tryonlinetherapy.com/kevingarcia ... Hannah Parks was an ex-gay poster child among evangelical circles, traveling across the country and the world preaching a word that she eventually no …
#57: Austin Channing Brown is Still Here
May 7, 2018

#57: Austin Channing Brown is Still Here

Y'all wanna talk about going to CHURCH! Author and activist joins me on the podcast to talk about her upcoming book, "I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness," along with how justice intersects for queer folks, people of color, women, and all marginalized identities. We are bas…
#56: Anime is SO Gay w/ Jonah Ven
May 2, 2018

#56: Anime is SO Gay w/ Jonah Ven

Queer anime, toxic masculinity, femme dude realness today on the podcast! Jonah Venegas is a queer Asian Christian, poet, and blogger currently working on an M.A. to be a mental health therapist. He likes to talk and write about the intersections of faith, sexuality, mental health, how to change t…
#55: We're Embodied for A Reason, w/ Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche
April 25, 2018

#55: We're Embodied for A Reason, w/ Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche

Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche is incredible. Hands down one of the most fun and smart folks I've ever sat down with. She was raised in a Hindu household, is ordained in the ELCA, and pastors at an AME church. I mean, if that's not interesting to you, honey... check your pulse. Connect with Tuhina at w…
#54: Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives, w/Tina Alexis Allen
April 16, 2018

#54: Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives, w/Tina Alexis Allen

Tina Alexis Allen is an actor, playwright, screenwriter, writer, and so much more. She's written about growing up in a conservative Catholic home in her spellbinding new memoir, "Hiding Out: a memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives." In this conversation, we talk about the book, about growing…
#53-The One Where Jamie the Very Worst Missionary Cries
April 9, 2018

#53-The One Where Jamie the Very Worst Missionary Cries

Jamie (The Very Worst Missionary) Wright was a normal evangelical soccer mom, then became a missionary, and immediately after showing up in Costa Rica, realized that the world of missions is, in her words, "a clusterfuck." In this interview, we talk about missions, why the SBC can't endorse her b…
#52: Alicia Johnston is a Bisexual Spy
April 2, 2018

#52: Alicia Johnston is a Bisexual Spy

Alicia Johnston was a Seventh Day Adventist pastor until she announced the world in a viral video that not only was she affirming of queer identities, but that she's bisexual. This forced her out of her career in her denomination, and she now seeks to help build bridges between LGBTQ folks and Chri…
#51 - Maybe We're All Going to Hell, feat. Exvangelical's Blake Chastain
March 19, 2018

#51 - Maybe We're All Going to Hell, feat. Exvangelical's Blake Chastain

Blake Chastain is very serious about his faith. And that's why he's no longer an evangelical. In this conversation we'll talk about what led him away from the tradition of his youth, and what started as a podcast has turned into a growing online community of people trying to make sense of the subcl…
#50 - Accidental Activists, w/ Caitlin J. Stout
March 12, 2018

#50 - Accidental Activists, w/ Caitlin J. Stout

Coming out is hard. Coming out on a campus where you're one of the only visibly queer folks? That's a whole different beast. Caitlin J. Stout has fallen into the role of accidental activist at Spring Arbor University, creating space for LGBTQ students (both in and out of the closet), and working wi…
#49 - I Believe the Children Are Our Future (& Other Things), feat. Anna Skates
March 5, 2018

#49 - I Believe the Children Are Our Future (& Other Things), feat. Anna Skates

Welcome to the Road Back to You... I mean A Tiny Revolution. Wherein, Anna Skates and I are talking all the things. From divorce to enneagram, to her work with a new spiritual community- Imaginarium, to passion for children, Anna Skates covers it all. You're gonna love this. ... Connect with Ann…