Reviews - Page 5 | Dirty Rotten Church Kids

Solidarity

For the post-church kids, this is necessary. A good balance of depth and humor we need. Also, there’s so many “me too”s, and “I’m not alone”s, these guys are really great. If you’re looking for a podcast that’s embracive of doubts and searching, as well as therapeutic rants of crazy church culture, this is it.

Kellie Cannon
Nov. 9, 2020

Much needed

For years now I haven’t really felt heard or seen or like I belonged or was understood - too liberal for my Christian circle I grew up in, too conservative for new friends I tried to find outside of the church. This podcast is the first thing I’ve found that has made me realize I’m truly not alone, and not wrong for thinking and believing that way I do. From the bottom of my rotten apple heart, thank you for this.

Madi.sano
Nov. 7, 2020

A must listen

I recommend this podcast to all my friends who are navigating life after distancing from the church/christianity. So helpful, honest, and funny!

Keller100
Oct. 28, 2020

Feels Like They Make This For Me

I stumbled over DRCK a few months ago and rapidly consumed all the episodes. I feel like they made this podcast just for me. The way they talk makes you feel like you’ve known them forever. It’s exactly what I’ve needed to process what I’ve been through and where I’m going. And it’s provided me with a lot of resources to continue to process and grow.

RPW87850
Oct. 28, 2020

Rotten

I found these guys at the very beginning of my deconstruction. I loved hearing people talking about these deep and important things surrounding faith and the trauma we’ve gotten in one way or another from the church. It made me feel less alone. Their humor helps a lot too. I look forward to every episode that comes out. They’re doing amazing work. ❤️

alisebrianna
Oct. 28, 2020

This podcast is the EXvangelical fan club!

Love the podcast! The guys make me laugh and talk about deep things that matter but in a way that is relatable and easy to understand. I love that the guys often quote Richard Rohr and others such as Pete and Jarred from the Bible for Normal People podcast. Great show! Can’t wait for more episodes :)

ParadoxFilms
Oct. 27, 2020

A new staple in my rotation!

The DRCK fellas have quickly become one of my most anticipated shows in my podcast rotation. Not only are they genuinely delightful they’ve also been interviewing some of my absolute favorite people! Hit subscribe, get listening and don’t forget to give them a follow on Instagram for daily goodness in your IG feed!

Cortland Coffey
Oct. 27, 2020

Long, heavy, but valuable

Sometimes I just don’t have time to digest a whole episode cause it’s so heavy. I skip around quite a bit but still get lots of jewels of wisdom from drck

Brittaniespark
Oct. 20, 2020

I needed this

I wish this podcast was around when I was deconstructing but it sure is wonderful to hear them talking about so many important issues that deeply bothered me growing up.

DarmokandJalad
Oct. 15, 2020

🍎🍏🍎

DRCK has been such a relief for me. It feels like I’m sitting in the same room or backyard patio talking about life after evangelism with Josh and Adrian. Topics I never thought I’d hear out loud with the right crowd are addressed. It’s certainly helped my “deconstruction” that has been happening for years now.

Dazy143
Oct. 14, 2020

Ah-maahhh-zing.

This podcast is the best. The guys create a sense of belonging I’ve been looking for for years. I’m seen, I’m not alone, I’m not “bad”. There is room for questions and exploration in faith and I’m here for it!

Cafowl
Oct. 14, 2020

Processing vocally

Love love love these guys! Their conversations help me to flush out a lot of my own struggles with my faith. It brings a lightheartedness to the process of losing and regaining God in our faith journeys that is much needed when there is so much heaviness in the world. Thank you guys and to all your guests who bring a much needed lifts to my heavy spirit!

redheaded neighbors
Oct. 14, 2020

Deconstructors 🙋🏻‍♀️, look no further ❤️

These guys have me cackling out loud regularly. They’re vulnerable, relatable, hilarious, and honest about their limitations (not know-it-alls). I recommend to anyone who has been disillusioned by the alleged “goodness” of fundamentalism/ evangelicalism in the U.S. Plus they invite deconstructors to laugh about our collective cringey pasts.

PinterestAppSux
Sept. 30, 2020

Hilarious and healing

*soft acoustics guitar plays* Listening to DRCK has been one of the best things. I find myself nodding along, laughing and maybe crying a little to. A great podcast if you are on the journey to deconstructing your Christian faith. They bring on different speakers that provide hope and resources. 10/10 would recommend! Can I get an AMEN? With every head bowed and every eye closed...

Bouldincurious
Sept. 18, 2020

Relatable

This podcast. Wow. I’m super grateful for this on a multitude of levels. I’ve been in a place for a couple years now where I can’t come to terms with aspects of my religious upbringing yet don’t completely want to unplug from my spiritual beliefs. There’s been too much I don’t agree with when it comes to the indoctrination and behaviors of the church... and I’ve seen it all. Every episode of this podcasts grants me another token of confidence in where I stand. The sense of camaraderie and validation of others relating with those feelings is like a giant exhale. Thanks, guys!

ll.music
Sept. 18, 2020

Wow

Grew up in the evangelical church and Christian bubble. These podcasts are everything I need for my deconstruction. The amount of shame I didn’t even know I had until I found these guys is truly eye opening.

A to the dri
Sept. 16, 2020

Sending the link to all my friends

A straightforward and heartwarming new look at what a life of following Jesus can look like. Also Imani, if you are reading this, let’s be friends.

EmCoop24
Sept. 11, 2020

Niche but legit

I have found MY PEOPLE!!! Praise be! If you grew up in the church (like me) or worked for a church (like me), get the effects of purity culture (like me), struggled with the image of God being all wrath, smite and anger (like me), found yourself questioning how “God’s people” became synonymous with the Republican Party, Donald Trump, LGBTQ-hating, fetus(only) saving (like me) and have been really questioning and deconstructing your faith, you have probably found your people too! Give them a listen. They are heartfelt and funny and will make you feel so less alone in this world!

Nurse Jess P
Sept. 3, 2020

Lifted Weight

So amazing and comforting since this process is incredibly lonely, sometimes I re-listen to old episodes just to have a few voices that have become a reminder that I’m not alone! Very thankful for a space I’m able to breathe, feel validated in my trauma, and giggle (v important to giggle).

Kale is Chipping
Sept. 2, 2020

Bwahahahahaha and OMG combined!

Lifelong churchianity member, began to wake up in 2003. Found The God Journey and it rocketed me forward. Found DRCK today and it’s like Jesus finally heard my prayers to find people like me who are on the same journey.

CanOpenerBoy
Sept. 2, 2020

So good

When listening I feel as if I am on a roller coaster of emotions similar to what happens when watching queer eye. The vocalization of what I’ve been struggling internally with the church and the institution of religion has allowed me the freedom to address where I stand with God. Some moments bring tears to my eyes while others make me laugh out loud. I highly recommend.

Lilsmilgilfilril
Sept. 1, 2020

💕

I’m a new listener and as a lifetime church kid and someone recently going through faith deconstruction, this podcast has really helped put some words to my thoughts and feelings. It’s great to feel that I’m going through this with likeminded people and that it isn’t scary and I’m not alone 💕

elmoral94
Aug. 30, 2020

Hilarious, and heartbreakingly real.

These two are putting into words all the things I’ve felt about the church for years but haven’t been able to describe. Thank you for this little corner of podcast heaven.

JenniferByrd
Aug. 29, 2020

HELLO DECONSTRUCTION VALIDATION

This podcast—no idea how I stumbled upon it. Divine intervention? The universe knew what I needed? I am a witch, maybe?! (Kidding, mostly). These two goofballs and their thoughtful internet place, how can I encapsulate what this podcast means? Their love and intentionality in providing a safe space for those of us who feel left alone in liminal space is unparalleled. While we feel confused and mad and sad, while we work tirelessly (or lazily) to untangle the messages that hurt us, the rules we obeyed that damaged us, and the lies we believed about ourselves and the Divine— this podcast is a haven. I am so thankful that whatever or whomever brought this podcast into my life at literally the exact right time. It is invaluable to be validated like this. Josh, Adrian and the absolutely stellar guests they have on give me hope and heart in what feels like such a hard time to be a human. Bad apples forever.

Kel_s_e_y__L_e_e
Aug. 29, 2020

Fresh Air For Exvangelical Ex-Worship-Leaders

Thanks to these guys for making a space for so many church boys and girls and non-binary folks who bravely left a world that puts an insufferable amount of asterisks on the term “unconditional love”.

Jared Shank
Aug. 28, 2020

Wow!

I think I found my tribe. I’ve been going through some changes in the last few years and have felt very alone in that process. There’s not enough room on this review to say everything I’m feeling but I can at least say thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Kbelli
Aug. 28, 2020

Recovering pastor’s kid here

This podcast is basically therapy for the trauma and abuse I experienced as a pastor’s kid in the evangelical church in America. Im grateful for the humor and the laughs. Its so healing in my process of deconstruction. I have found a “family” outside church through instagram and other “bad apples” that the hosts like to call their followers and its “such a blessing” 🤣😂🤣

Jellibelli929
Aug. 28, 2020

THE PODCAST I DIDN’T KNOW WE ALL NEEDED!

I honestly was feeling very lost and alone in my feelings about the church at large and Christianity in general, and struggled to find a community that had the same feelings and questions I had about growing up in church. I stumbled upon The Dirty Rotten Church Kids just a month or two after they began, and immediately resonated with everything they were saying! Finally! Someone being honest about who and what the Church™️ is underneath the shiny exterior. Between the jokes and discussing the real trauma that evangelical Christianity inflicts, Adrian and Josh and their guests have me both laughing and crying during nearly every episode. I’m listening to this podcast, and joining their listener community, I’m finding a lot of peace, discovering questions I never thought to ask, and engaging in real conversations I never thought I would get to have.

Lil' Lei
Aug. 28, 2020

best podcast!

i’m not a podcast listener usually...but this is definitely an exception. i have never felt so heard and seen regarding the BS that i put up with for so many years because of evangelical christianity!

rachel nas
Aug. 28, 2020

LOVE LOVE LOVE

I love these guys!! Josh + Adrian’s awesome conversations lead to conversations between me + my fellow deconstructionists. I have moments where I think, “YES! You experienced that, too! I’m not alone! Also, Evangelical Christianity be weird.”

meghan miraglia
Aug. 28, 2020