Best Meghan Tschanz Podcasts (2024)

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How to Talk About Polarizing Issues 1:15:32

1h ago1:15:32

1:15:32

In today's episode, journalist Bekah McNeel analyzes the narratives surrounding six hot-button issues—immigration, COVID, abortion, critical race theory, gun violence, and climate change. For each topic, she exposes how “us versus them” thinking leads us to turn a blind eye to injustice. She also offers an alternative perspective on each issue, bas…

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Consent: Part 2 1:01:42

1h ago1:01:42

1:01:42

In Consent, Donna Freitas delivers a forensic examination of the years she spent stalked by her professor, and uses her nightmarish experience to examine the ways in which we stigmatize, debate, and attempt to understand consent today.

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Consent: Part 1 1:03:06

4d ago1:03:06

1:03:06

In Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention, Donna Freitas delivers a forensic examination of the years she spent stalked by her professor, and uses her nightmarish experience to examine the ways in which we stigmatize, debate, and attempt to understand consent today.

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Important Replay: The Power Worshippers 56:33

12d ago56:33

56:33

This is an old episode that couldn't be more pressing today, as we face a democracy being eroded by Christian Nationalism. In this episode, Katherine Stewart makes a probing examination demands that Christian nationalism be taken seriously as a significant threat to the American republic and our democratic freedoms.…

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Othered 1:05:02

1M ago1:05:02

1:05:02

For anyone who has felt left out or pushed out of the church, Jenai Auman invites you to find spiritual rest and belonging in a God who loves, restores, and blesses the outcast and the marginalized. *note: there is something weird with the audio on my track where certain words cut out. Rather than rerecord the whole episode, I just went with it…

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Getting Unstuck and Embracing Imperfection 52:48

1M ago52:48

52:48

Dr. Meredith Estevez guides artists at all levels and in all disciplines to build a creative life that resonates deeply with their core values, and to cultivate an artistic practice that is joyful and sustainable.

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A Progressive Christian Ethic of Flourishing 55:58

2M ago55:58

55:58

Amanda Udis-Kessler talks to us progressive Christian beliefs, feminism, true equality, justice, and inclusivity. We also completely rethink what salvation means in a Christian context.

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The Fruitful Lives of Women Without Children 35:36

2M ago35:36

35:36

Elizabeth Felicetti disputes the idea that motherhood is the highest calling for Christian women, holding up biblical figures, monastics, reformers, civil rights figures and more.

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Finding God After Disillusionment 1:03:41

2M ago1:03:41

1:03:41

Aimee Byrd shares her journey of holding onto her faith through extreme online harassment and personal attacks after she began advocating for women's equality within her denomination.

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How to Spot a Cult 1:16:54

2M ago1:16:54

1:16:54

Kristian A Smith talks to us about how to spot a cult and how to live in beloved community.

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Forgiveness After Trauma 48:22

3M ago48:22

48:22

The church's teachings on forgiveness often fail victims and survivors of abuse. Susannah Griffith reclaims forgiveness by centering and empowering survivors.

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Constructive Conversations: How to Speak Among Disagreement 57:30

3M ago57:30

57:30

Ashlee Eiland talks to us about the power of intentional language and a discernment framework in navigating conflicts in a constructive way.

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Wishful Thinking: Finding Faith After You've Lost It 1:06:14

3M ago1:06:14

1:06:14

Donna Freitas wants to believe. Raised Catholic, she sang songs about Jesus as a child and lived in a house where nuns and priests were regular guests, yet she found herself questioning the faith of her family, examining the reasons none of it added up, and distancing herself from the God of Christianity-- now she is trying to find her faith again.…

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Speaking of Rape 1:03:08

3M ago1:03:08

1:03:08

Dr. Danielle Tumminio Hansen speaks to us about how rape survivors need speech to recover, but the words available to them often fail to describe their experience of the violation, which isolates and silences them, enables future perpetration, and lets rape remain unacknowledged. Tumminio Hansen steps into this space of the seemingly unspeakable an…

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Holy Ghosted 1:10:24

3M ago1:10:24

1:10:24

Tiffany Yecke Brooks us to understand and name tactics of spiritual abuse and manipulation. We go over methods of control found in toxic religious communities—including legalism, indoctrination, praise, and fear—and how to identify and respond to it in a healthy way.

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The Exvangelicals 1:03:52

4M ago1:03:52

1:03:52

Sarah McCammon shares about her New York Times bestselling book The Exvangelicals-- Part memoir, part investigative journalism, Sarah names and describes the post-evangelical movement.

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The Spiritual Lives of Incarcerated Women 54:38

4M ago54:38

54:38

Sarah F. Farmer amplifies the voices of women who are or have been incarcerated to learn what supports their flourishing.

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The Lies of Diet Culture 1:05:17

5M ago1:05:17

1:05:17

Diet culture permeates American society--even in our safest of places. It lurks in schools, playground conversations, medical offices, and even in our places of worship. Leslie Schilling, busts the myths around diet culture and tells us how to recover.

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Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself 1:07:53

6M ago1:07:53

1:07:53

Angela Harrington, a faith deconstruction coach and host of the Deconstructing Faith Summit, sheds light on the challenges of leaving conservative religious circles, navigating deconstruction’s impact on relationships, and advocating for personal healing and justice.

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The Research on Teens and Porn with Dr. Verena Brown 1:04:20

6M ago1:04:20

1:04:20

Dr. Verena Brown talks to us about the research on teens and porn.

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White Supremacy in Education 1:08:49

6M ago1:08:49

1:08:49

Dr. Jasmine Harris shares her own experiences navigating an education system built for white wealthy men, and sociological impacts it has on society.

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Rapture Culture 1:14:57

6M ago1:14:57

1:14:57

Amy Frykholm talks to us about the Left Behind series seeking to understand why American evangelicals find the idea of the rapture so compelling.

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Trans Identities: Answers to Questions You've Been Afraid to Ask (Part 2) 1:04:29

7M ago1:04:29

1:04:29

My dear classmate at Iliff School of Theology, Ru-Lee, is answering the questions about their trans identity that many of us have been too afraid to ask.

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Trans Identities: Answers to Questions You've Been Afraid to Ask 1:03:52

7M ago1:03:52

1:03:52

My dear classmate at Iliff School of Theology, Ru-Lee, is answering the questions about their trans identity that many of us have been too afraid to ask.

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Bonus Episode: Advent Mediation Week 4 Love 9:43

7M ago9:43

9:43

Throughout these weeks leading up to Christmas, Chelsea Kim Long will guide us through a series of 4 meditations, looking at Luke chapter 1, which focuses on the months leading up to the birth of Jesus, solidifying that from the beginning of his life women played a prominent role. Find them each Friday right here on the podcast feed!…

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Bonus Episode: Advent Mediation Week 3 Joy 10:57

8M ago10:57

10:57

Throughout these weeks leading up to Christmas, Chelsea Kim Long will guide us through a series of 4 meditations, looking at Luke chapter 1, which focuses on the months leading up to the birth of Jesus, solidifying that from the beginning of his life women played a prominent role. Find them each Friday right here on the podcast feed!…

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She is the Daughter of a Focus on the Family Exec, When She Came Out Everything Changed 56:53

8M ago56:53

56:53

Amber Cantorna Wylde is the daughter of a Focus on the Family Executive, when she came out and began to disentangle from that culture, she learned just how toxic it was.

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Bonus Episode: Advent Mediation Week 2 Peace 8:51

8M ago8:51

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Throughout these weeks leading up to Christmas, Chelsea Kim Long will guide us through a series of 4 meditations, looking at Luke chapter 1, which focuses on the months leading up to the birth of Jesus, solidifying that from the beginning of his life women played a prominent role. Find them each Friday right here on the podcast feed!…

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Eve Isn't Evil Feminist Readings of the Bible to Upend Our Assumptions 57:19

8M ago57:19

57:19

Julie Faith Parker demonstrates how feminism interprets the Bible with fresh eyes and offers empowering insights for women who want to reclaim it.

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Bonus Episode: Advent Week 1 11:09

8M ago11:09

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Throughout these weeks leading up to Christmas, Chelsea Kim Long will guide us through a series of 4 meditations, looking at Luke chapter 1, which focuses on the months leading up to the birth of Jesus, solidifying that from the beginning of his life women played a prominent role. Find them each Friday right here on the podcast feed!…

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Criminalizing Drugs Isn't Working: A New Way Forward 1:01:05

8M ago1:01:05

1:01:05

Christina Dent developed a passion for ending a criminal justice approach to drugs after she saw that it created a cycle of harm instead of treating the problem.

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Surviving Purity Culture and Sexual Assault 59:35

8M ago59:35

59:35

Mattie Jo was raised in purity culture and as she was breaking free from it, was raped. Mattie shares her story of what healing from both looks like.

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Postive Parenting 1:01:27

9M ago1:01:27

1:01:27

Wendy Snyder is a certified positive parenting educator & family life coach who’s helped thousands of parents transform their families and helps us learn positive parenting today.

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Disobedient Women 1:02:43

9M ago1:02:43

1:02:43

Journalist Sarah Stankorb outlines how access to the internet—its networks, freedom of expression, and resources for deeply researching and reporting on powerful church figures—allowed women to begin dismantling the false authority of evangelical communities that had long demanded their submission.

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Finances are Feminist 1:01:35

10M ago1:01:35

1:01:35

A listener reached out and wanted resources on finances because finances are feminist. So this week I interviewed Jen Smith of the Frugal Friends podcast on accessible behavior changes to help you spend on what matters, so you can save and increase your wealth!

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When Religion Hurts You 1:12:47

10M ago1:12:47

1:12:47

In When Religion Hurts You, Dr. Laura Anderson takes an honest look at a side of religion that few like to talk about. Drawing from her own life and therapy practice, she helps readers understand what religious trauma is and isn't, and how high-control churches can be harmful and abusive, often resulting in trauma.…

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The Woman They Wanted 1:04:01

10M ago1:04:01

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Shannon Harris, ex-wife of the man who wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" shares her story in her own book "The Woman They Wanted."

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Every Season Sacred 55:13

10M ago55:13

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Sometimes life can feel like it is moving so fast we hardly have the time to nurture ourselves-- especially if we are parents. Kayla Craig, author of Liturgies for Parents, talks to us about her new book inviting us to take a deep breath and nourish ourselves alongside our children.

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For Women Only: Part 4 1:19:47

11M ago1:19:47

1:19:47

You asked for it and we're back reading terrible Evangelical Relationship Books so you don't have to. After popular vote, Sarah Lacour of "Deconstructing Purity Culture" and I go over "For Women Only" and talk about just how harmful this book is.

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For Women Only: Part 3 1:13:04

11M ago1:13:04

1:13:04

You asked for it and we're back reading terrible Evangelical Relationship Books so you don't have to. After popular vote, Sarah Lacour of "Deconstructing Purity Culture" and I go over "For Women Only" and talk about just how harmful this book is.

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Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids 55:31

11M ago55:31

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Is it possible to raise kids who are emotionally resilient within the dysfunctional dynamics of abuse, divorce, or shared custody? And how can the church be more supportive for children who have hidden trauma? Jessica Nagy, founder of Mosaic Motherhood, talks to us about how to create emotional safety for your children in less than ideal circumstan…

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For Women Only: Part 2 1:11:21

11M ago1:11:21

1:11:21

You asked for it and we're back reading terrible Evangelical Relationship Books so you don't have to. After popular vote, Sarah Lacour of "Deconstructing Purity Culture" and I go over "For Women Only" and talk about just how harmful this book is.

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The Ballot and the Bible 1:09:19

11M ago1:09:19

1:09:19

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn from America's history of using the Bible in politics? How can we converse with people whose views differ from our own? In The Ballot and the Bible, Kaitlyn Schiess explores these questions and more. She unpacks examples of how Americans have connected t…

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Bonus Episode: For Women Only Part 1 1:03:49

11M ago1:03:49

1:03:49

You asked for it and we're back reading terrible Evangelical Relationship Books so you don't have to. After popular vote, Sarah Lacour of "Deconstructing Purity Culture" and I go over "For Women Only" and talk about just how harmful this book is.

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Non-Toxic Masculinity 1:09:57

12M ago1:09:57

1:09:57

Toxic masculnity, or the idea that men are entitled to things like sex, abound in our culture today--even in our faith spaces. In this episode Zachary Wagner confronts the toxic masculinity found in purity culture and paints a better way forward.

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Ejaculate Repsonsibly 1:22:48

12M ago1:22:48

1:22:48

In this episode, Gabrielle Blair makes the case for moving the abortion debate away from controlling and legislating women’s bodies and instead directs the focus on men’s lack of accountability in preventing unwanted pregnancies.

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How a Culture of White Supremacy Devalues Us and How We Can Reclaim Our True Worth 1:07:01

1y ago1:07:01

1:07:01

Many of us struggle with perfectionism, but few of us know that it is actually a symptom of white supremacist culture. In this episode, Caroline J Sumlin talks to us about the history of white supremacy and how the culture holds us all back from true freedom.

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Evangelicals and Witch Hunts 1:15:53

1y ago1:15:53

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Trump, beloved by many evangelicals, is starting to face the consequences of some of his actions and is claiming there is a witchhunt against him. This is historically inaccurate, witchhunts are generally done by influential religion powers against minorities. Dr. Alexiana Fry educates us on what witchhunts look like, in the old testament, througho…

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My Body and Other Crumbling Empires 1:05:38

1y ago1:05:38

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In "My Body and Other Crumbling Empires" Lyndsey Medford talks to us about the interconnected nature of individual and public health, theology, and her battle with her rare autoimmune disease.

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Embodiment: Church History and Spiritual Practice 56:55

1y ago56:55

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The Evangelical Church hasn’t always loved embodiment practices, often endorsing the “overcoming of flesh” to become spiritual. But what if inhabiting our bodies is one of the best ways we can connect with the divine? @chelseakimlong talks to us about the historical relationship with the church and embodiment and how we can use embodiment as a spir…

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