Reviews - Page 11 | Straight White American Jesus

Incredibly Insightful

This podcast has been very powerful for me. The hosts explain and give historical context to so many things I only partially understood in the past. Each episode is very thought-provoking. Please keep it up!

randomperson567321
Sept. 1, 2020

Brilliant! A must listen to for anyone interested in American history or politics.

Bradley is throughly informed, fascinating and refreshingly clear in his analysis of american evangelical politics. This podcast, more then any other, has helped me understand my family with their Orange County evangelical roots.

Tj sign girl
Aug. 20, 2020

Stop reading this review and subscribe

One of the best podcasts out there. Extremely well done and informative. I’ve made it through all the episodes and started to relisten to some of them.

Wgdydgb
Aug. 13, 2020

The Orange Wave is a Must Listen!

Once the series is finished, I’m going to go through and listen again! Love the weekly roundups and all the content these guys put out.

PinterestAppSux
July 25, 2020

REAL NEWS

These are dark days and if you want a real message of truth, a real gospel - LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE.

Wannabe Disciple E
June 24, 2020

Must listen

I found this podcast from Brad’s interview with Deirdre Sugiuchi, sent to an evangelical reform school in the Dominican Republic that I also attended. I quickly caught up on all the past episodes and it has given me insight to what I had been feeling for a long time but couldn’t wrap my head around. The church claiming to be loving, kind, just, and caring but in reality hellbent in keeping power and defending the identity of the conservative high moral ground that really is based on a house of cards.

AK_Girl
June 20, 2020

Must Listen

I’m sure the 1 Star is from a flat Earther! 😳 Podcast is a great listen. Well thought out, organized, good audio quality, informative, all around AWESOME! Love the facts and how the commentator clarifies information.

AzTexan81
June 19, 2020

Every End Is A Beginning: The Orange Wave Episode 1

Sheds so much context and light for my journey, thankfully, away from being an “Apocalyptic Christian" to being a “Social Justice Christian”. This is a MUST listen!

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June 12, 2020

Just excellent

Brad and Dan have become must-listen for this exvangelical podcast junkie. I discovered them about 2 months ago and have already caught up to the most recent episodes. Their take on evangelical Christianity and its generally corrosive effects on democracy through the erosion of the wall between church and state is always measured, thorough, sympathetic, and fact-checked. They consistently have engaging guests and incisive commentary on a variety of subjects. Highly recommend!

exdeus25
April 9, 2020

So Insightful!

I fell in love with this podcast from the interview with Dr. Randall Balmer. It was so eye-opening to hear how the early evangelical movement in the 1970’s was not motivated by opposition to abortion but by defense of “segregation academies.” Keep the interviews coming!

Fool_Hardy
March 11, 2020

Excellent Podcast

As a former Evangelical, I have recommended this podcast to my friends in order to help them understand the history behind the Evangelical movement and to also begin to grasp the overwhelming and mind blowing white Evangelical support for Trump. Excellent podcast!!!!

Former Memphis Evangelical
Feb. 20, 2020

Ex-Evangelical Haven

This podcast has made me feel heard...like there's a community of likeminded folx, who are also processing both the personal and societal damaging effects of the white evangelical world. Brad and Dan break down the complexities of the subculture that I grew up in, and have loudly stepped away from. Grateful these guys are brilliantly doing what they're doing. THANK YOU!

ragamuffin_girl
Feb. 6, 2020

Beautiful!

Thank you for sharing your story of Grandmother Hisao. It was so very beautiful - it brought me to tears. In this time when external events feel so overwhelming, it helps to remember life’s gratitudes. Like our Grandmothers and their strength and wisdom ❤️

chandracloud
Feb. 1, 2020

Tremendous contribution to understanding American culture and politics

This thoughtful, well-informed podcast about the history and cultural influences on American Christianity fills a hole we’ve needed filled for about 50 years. I haven’t found anything so thorough and relevant as this podcast. I strongly recommend it to anybody concerned about American society, whether you’re religious or not, though it’s of special interest to me as a pastor and teacher of religious studies at the college level.

Julia in Iowa
Dec. 29, 2019

Illuminating, scholarly, very listenable material

The content is organized, insightful, scholarly. The genial hosts are former evangelicals who know whereof they speak and can lucidly explain concepts and provide background on complicated ideas. There's Insight into what is wrong with evangelicalism but it is clear analysis, not moaning or taking potshots at anyone. And the guests are uniformly spot-on—experts in their field and clear in explaining their research. This podcast is top-notch material. Serious, but not turgid. Always engaging.

JWents
Nov. 25, 2019

Smart, informative, to the point

I really appreciate these discussions, as a former evangelical, I understand the perspective and the pernicious nature of fundamentalism. This is a must listen.

SamiaP
Nov. 23, 2019

Smart and Informative

This podcast is incredible. I am a former Evangelical, now atheist, and so many of this topics really hit home for me. I absolutely love listening to and learning from Brad and Dan, and continue to look forward to more episodes. Thank you guys!!

Pandabearknits
Nov. 19, 2019

Good stuff!

Really appreciate the depth of the subject matter. Very thorough, good guests with real knowledge of the content. One thing I’d comment on to work on is sound quality—the reverb in the space Brad is in can make it hard to listen to at times. But still I always look forward to new episodes!!

Mobonney
Nov. 16, 2019

Finally

I devour this content. I am still in the recovery stage of evangelicalism, and these voices and words give context to everything I have been feeling over the last 6 years. Thank you.

kevin dodson
Nov. 13, 2019

Love it so much!

I have gotten SO much value from this podcast! I literally take notes!

Rabbicole
Nov. 11, 2019

Binge-worthy podcast on how the right seduced evangelicals

Get your post graduate degree on evangelical history and how a movement whose roots lie in helping the outsider and fighting slavery has been subverted into a movement whose chosen political leader is the antithesis of all that Jesus stood for. And they and their guests are super courageous in exposing the racist roots of the contemporary white evangelical movement. Wow. Put on your headphones or earbuds and start listening!

CatrinBlair
Nov. 10, 2019

Excellent podcast

I first began finding my way out of the GOP in 2011 because of what I vaguely perceived as its corruption of the church. With the church’s deepening embrace of the most corrupt, godless president in our lifetime, I found it an increasingly uncomfortable position to defend “good” Christians against “bad” politics. What if the Christians themselves were actually the thing that was corrupt? This podcast is validating so mich of what I have sensed for years but couldn’t quite define. The information is presented in a scholarly, matter-of-fact way, without grinding an axe, but simply laying bare historical, social, cultural and racial evidence to support the subject matter. Highly recommend.

AngieJ627
Oct. 24, 2019

Fascinating

Stumbled across this podcast and now LOVE it. So interesting. Hosts are great, conversations are fantastic. Highly recommend.

Mom2KACT
Oct. 21, 2019

Well-Informed and Engaging Commentary

I love Straight White American Jesus! Unlike far too many commentators on U.S. evangelicalism, hosts Bradey Onishi and Daniel Miller don't whitewash the ugly realities that are pervasive in that faith community. It helps that they draw on both their own lived experience and their earned academic expertise. If you want unbiased analysis of America's conservatie, mostly white evangelicals, listen to this podcast! Full disclosure: I've been a guest.

C_Stroop
Oct. 4, 2019

Season two: wow!

Season two is off to a great start! building upon subjects covered in season 1... I have been able to use some of the matrial in my academic work (which is a gold star podcast in my book).

Mid-sized pond
Sept. 15, 2019

A healing balm for a painful past

I was pretty brutalized by evangelicalism, but many of my family members continue in it (to varying extents). This podcast has helped me immensely in parsing my own experiences, making sense of them in the context of the culture of 90s evangelicalism, and understand why it persists. Thank you thank you thank you! More episodes, please!

Emilie Pryor
June 18, 2019

Intelligent, Insightful, Revealing

I've definitely the type to ask, often outloud, "How did this happen? How did we get here?" in relation to the election of Donald Trump. This podcast has really shed light on the current political climate. If you want to understand more about the history of the Evangelical church in America, or how race plays a crucial role in that identity, this is an absolute MUST listen. Brilliant.

TYogi
Dec. 11, 2018

Straight White American Jesus

Biting, insightful, provocative

Crazydawglady
Dec. 11, 2018

Important Listen

This podcast is very important and relevant in the political climate. The topics covered are brought clearly and presented in an easy to digest manner. Understanding the evangelical voting block (which seems to baffle many) is essential in understanding the political structures of the United States, and the hosts and guests help bring understanding in that area.

The Bad DM
Dec. 11, 2018

Fantastic

Intelligent, but easy to follow discussion. Very improtant listen if you want to have a second level understanding of many of the issues that drive the Religious Right.

ThomMillerMD
Dec. 1, 2018