Veterans of Culture Wars

By Zach Malm and David Lester

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Episodes: 131

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Conversation on the beliefs, history, culture and personal stories from Evangelical Christianity as engaged by veteran culture warriors and friends.

Episode Date
125: Talia Lavin on Wild Faith and the Ritualized Violence of Evangelical Childhood
Mar 25, 2025
124: Katherine Stewart: Money, Lies, and God
Mar 11, 2025
123: Our Favorite Movies of 2024 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Melissa Tamminga
Feb 27, 2025
122: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and DOGE with Tori Williams Douglass
Feb 19, 2025
121: Sanctuary and Immigration in Trump's America with Sergio Gonzalez and Lloyd Barba
Dec 03, 2024
120: Knock at the Sky: Liz Charlotte Grant
Nov 19, 2024
119: Well That Sucked. Election Debrief With Paul and Billie Hoard
Nov 08, 2024
118: April Ajoy Helps Us Handle Our Election Anxiety
Nov 05, 2024
117: Ministers of Propaganda: Scott M. Coley
Oct 15, 2024
116: Justin Gentry Has a Scidentity Crisis, Goes Home, and REVcovers
Oct 08, 2024
115: Blake Chastain Goes Beyond #Exvangelical
Oct 01, 2024
114: Dr. Matthew Taylor - The Violent Take it By Force
Aug 20, 2024
113: Transvangelical and Wyld Violet are Not Safe for Worship
Jul 23, 2024
112: Dr. Matt Warner was Cancelled at a Conservative College (With Dr. Paul Hoard)
Jun 04, 2024
111: Meg Wise Deconstructed at John MacArthur's Church
May 28, 2024
110: Jason Kirk: Hell is a World Without You and Nevaeh is Just Heaven Spelled Backwards
Apr 23, 2024
109: The Ballot and the Bible: Kaitlyn Schiess
Apr 02, 2024
108: Jewish Voices for Peace: Dr. Alice Rothchild and Abby Brockman
Mar 26, 2024
107: Theologizin' Bigger With Trey Ferguson
Mar 12, 2024
106: Our Favorite Movies of 2023 Part 2 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Dr Mary McCampbell
Mar 07, 2024
105: Our Favorite Movies of 2023 Part 1 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Dr Mary McCampbell
Mar 05, 2024
104: Warren Throckmorton on David Barton's Christian Nationalist Lies
Feb 20, 2024
103: Mason Mennenga Sinks Into the Youth Group Couch
Feb 13, 2024
102: God Gave Rock and Roll to You: Dr. Leah Payne
Feb 06, 2024
101: Holly Jolly X'masu and Christmas Underground: Scott Leopold and Jim Goodwin
Dec 12, 2023
100: Leaving the Fold with Dr Marlene Winell
Dec 05, 2023
099: Dave White of Linoleum Knife on Fundamentalism, Coming Out, Movies, and Christmas
Nov 28, 2023
098: Chris and Mendi Tackett are For Public Schools and Against Christian Nationalism
Nov 21, 2023
097: Death Doula: Virginia Spotts on Grief, Loss, Religious Trauma, Queerness, and Horror
Nov 14, 2023
096: A Palestinian Christian Speaks on the Horror in Gaza: Rula Khoury
Nov 07, 2023
095: Power, Fear, and Violence: Andrew Whitehead on Christian Nationalism and American Idolatry
Oct 31, 2023
094: REAP On God's Campus: Erin Green and Paul Carlos Southwick
Oct 24, 2023
093: RL Stollar on Child Liberation Theology and Homeschooling
Oct 10, 2023
092: The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: Robert P Jones
Oct 03, 2023
091: Josh Larsen Gives Us Nightmares
Sep 26, 2023
090: Back from Summer Break with Tiki Drinks
Sep 12, 2023
089: The Adventures of Mr. Whitaker: Tim Whitaker (The New Evangelicals)
Jul 04, 2023
088: American Prophets of the Religious Left: Jack Jenkins
Jun 27, 2023
087: DisneyLand Mayfield: DL and Krispin Mayfield
Jun 06, 2023
086: Come & See the Great Films: Elijah Davidson
May 30, 2023
085: The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Dr. Pamela Cooper-White and Dr. Marcia Pally
May 02, 2023
084: Culture War on Trans People: Billie Hoard
Apr 25, 2023
083: Asian-American Apostate: R. Scott Okamoto
Apr 18, 2023
082: Tales from the Union Gospel Mission: Kyle Reynolds
Apr 04, 2023
081: Too Punk For the Christians and Too Christian For the Punks: Jeff Suffering
Mar 28, 2023
080: Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Jonathan Merritt
Mar 21, 2023
079: The Power Worshippers: Katherine Stewart
Mar 14, 2023
078: The Best Movies of 2022: Sarah Welch-Larson and Jeffrey Overstreet (Part 2)
Mar 07, 2023
077: The Best Movies of 2022: Sarah Welch-Larson and Jeffrey Overstreet (Part 1)
Feb 28, 2023
076: Dave Ramsey (Non) Solutions: Amy Fritz
Feb 21, 2023
075: To Be Religious or Not to Be Religious: Professor David Dark
Feb 14, 2023
074: Fighting a Demon on Mount Everest with Dr. Matthew Taylor
Jan 31, 2023
073: Jingle Bell Rocks: Mitchell Kezin
Dec 13, 2022
072: The War on Christmas Movies: Alonso Duralde
Nov 29, 2022
071: See You at the Polls: Brad Onishi on The Red Wave that Wasn't, January 6th, and the Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism
Nov 15, 2022
070: New Apostolic Reformation (NAR): Dr. Andre Gagne
Nov 08, 2022
069: Harvest Festival 2022: Christian Nightmares
Oct 31, 2022
068: I'll See You Tomorrow: Dr. Heather Thompson Day
Oct 25, 2022
067: Banned From Christian Bookstores: Matt Johnson on Tooth & Nail, Roadside Monument, and Mars Hill Church
Oct 18, 2022
066: Hope and Faith: Alan Sparhawk of Low
Oct 11, 2022
065: Psychoanalyzing Evangelicalism: Dr. Paul Hoard
Oct 04, 2022
064: The Science of Mermaids: Tori Williams Douglass
Sep 27, 2022
063: R. Scott Okamoto Puts Us on Chapel Probation
Sep 20, 2022
062: Restorative Grief: Mandy Capehart
Sep 13, 2022
061: The Deadwood Bible: Matt Zoller Seitz
Aug 23, 2022
060: Hillsong of Trumpet the Bloodhound: Roxanne Stone
Jul 05, 2022
059: Stumbling Cracks: George Azar on His Gay Church Days
Jun 28, 2022
058: Evangelicalism and Right-Wing Populism: Dr. Marcia Pally
Jun 21, 2022
057: Rise of the Religious Left?: Matthew Sitman
Jun 14, 2022
056: Engayge the SPU Culture: Dr. Chris Hanson and Cambria Judd Babbitt
Jun 07, 2022
055: SBC Abuse and Coverups: Dan Koch
May 31, 2022
054: Death, Apocalypse and Karl Barth: Dr. Kait Dugan
May 24, 2022
053: In the Margins: Shannon TL Kearns
May 17, 2022
052: Chrissy Stroop at the VCW
Apr 26, 2022
051: Holding One Elbow with Joel Heng Hartse
Apr 19, 2022
050: Why Wham: Jon Smart
Apr 12, 2022
049: Salty Not Psalty: Alissa Wilkinson on Food, Film, and Revolutionary Women
Apr 05, 2022
048: A Call to End Homelessness: Kevin Nye
Mar 29, 2022
047: Christofascism on the Road to Idaho: Bradley Onishi
Mar 15, 2022
046: Flooding the Zone with Empathy: Josh Lieuallen of the Ravel Podcast
Mar 08, 2022
045: Purity Culture: Meghan Crozier
Mar 01, 2022
044: The Best Films of 2021 with Jeffrey Overstreet
Feb 15, 2022
043: Attached to God: Krispin Mayfield
Feb 01, 2022
042: Jazz Robertson is Not Toxic
Jan 25, 2022
041: Shoutin' in the Fire: Danté Stewart
Dec 07, 2021
040: International Christmas Folklore with Benito Cereno
Nov 30, 2021
039: Empty Tombs and Dragons: Ian Adams (Wizards of the Coast) on Christian Video Games, Gamergate, Gaming Charity Work, and Duck Tales
Nov 23, 2021
038: Death and the Afterlife with Comedian Dave Maher
Nov 16, 2021
037: Religious Journalism and Post-Trump Evangelicalism with Katelyn Beaty
Nov 09, 2021
036: Harvest Horror: Sarah Welch-Larson on Midnight Mass and Horror Films
Oct 26, 2021
035: The Age of the Exvangelical: Blake Chastain
Oct 19, 2021
034: Critical Driscoll Theory: Dr. Jessica Johnson on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast
Oct 12, 2021
EPISODE REPLAY: Jeffrey Overstreet on Evangelicals and the Movies
Oct 05, 2021
EPISODE REPLAY: Dr. Kristin Du Mez on Jesus and John Wayne
Sep 28, 2021
EPISODE REPLAY: Biblical Porn- Jessica Johnson on Mars Hill Church and Mark Driscoll
Sep 21, 2021
EPISODE REPLAY: Shane Claiborne Conversation on Guns and the Death Penalty
Sep 14, 2021
033: Driscoll's Spiritual Father Grift: Jolie Monea and Tiffany Eneas from Trinity Church
Sep 09, 2021
032: Gregory Thornbury on Christian Rock Pioneer Larry Norman and Critical Kayfabe Theory
Aug 31, 2021
031: Stephanie Drury and The Rise and Fall of "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill"
Aug 24, 2021
030: All Christian. All Gay. All the Time: Pastor Matt Nightingale
Aug 17, 2021
029: Inside Mark Driscoll's Castle: Former Security Director Chad Freese and Volunteer Ben Eneas
Aug 10, 2021
028: The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill Podcast: Reactions and Thoughts On Episodes 1-4
Jul 20, 2021
027: When Swamp Thing Met Jesus: Sam Thielman on Jack Chick and Christian Comic Books
Jul 06, 2021
026: Companions in Suffering: Wendy Alsup
Jun 29, 2021
025: First Church of Driscoll in Scottsdale: Professor Warren Throckmorton
Jun 22, 2021
024: Dave is Wrong. Shrek is Not a Good Movie.
Jun 15, 2021
023: A Reckoning for Evangelicalism: Pastor Paul Swearengin
Apr 27, 2021
022: Hospital Chaplaincy in the time of COVID: Lindsey DuBois
Apr 13, 2021
021: Beating Guns: Shane Claiborne
Apr 06, 2021
020: Becoming Alien: Sarah Welch-Larson on Creation and Evil
Mar 30, 2021
Mini-Episode: Naming the Victims of Gun Violence
Mar 26, 2021
019: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Andrew Larsen and Cari Conklin-Larsen
Mar 24, 2021
018: Jesus and John Wayne: Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Militant Evangelical Masculinity
Mar 16, 2021
017: Hologram Jesus? Canonicity and Extra Gospels with Benito Cereno
Mar 09, 2021
016: Jesus' Kingdom Vs Nationalism: Pastor Ryan Egli on his Evangelical Journey
Mar 02, 2021
015: Looking Closer at Evangelicals and the Movies: Film Critic Jeffrey Overstreet
Feb 23, 2021
014: The Late, Great World of Qanon: Kait Dugan
Feb 16, 2021
013: The 'Fun' of Fundamentalism: Author Christy Rood on Fundamentalism and Identity
Feb 09, 2021
012: "I'll Fire Your Butt" Dave Ramsey's Empire and the Demonic Danger of Christian Ventroliquism
Feb 02, 2021
011: Toque and Nail: Joel Heng Hartse on Christian Indie Music and Canadian Evangelicalism
Jan 26, 2021
010: Rethinking Hell: Chris Date and Nate Jacobson (SEASON ONE FINALE)
Dec 15, 2020
009: The Mars Hill Church Episode: Interview with Author and Professor Jessica Johnson
Dec 08, 2020
BONUS EPISODE: VCW Interviewed by Non-Partisan Evangelical Podcast
Dec 04, 2020
008: The Darkest Time of Year: Christmas Music for the Trump Era
Dec 01, 2020
007: Ambiguous Grief and Faith with Stephanie Drury
Nov 24, 2020
006: Queer Theology: Interview with Shannon Kearns
Nov 17, 2020
005: Adventures in Odyssey and Ableism with Randall Chrisman
Nov 10, 2020
004: Focus on the Dobson
Nov 03, 2020
003: Wayne Grudem's Systematic Trumpology
Nov 02, 2020
002: Cassettes and Testimonies: The Origin stories
Oct 29, 2020
001: In the Beginning...Defining Evangelicalism
Oct 27, 2020