A secular humanist podcast about Secular Grace after deconstruction and deconversion. Member of the Atheists United Studios podcast network.The podcast takes an... more
Mathew Taylor, co-host of Still Unbelievable!, returns to the podcast to discuss why we podcast.LinksMatthew on Twitter:https://twitter.com/vteclimeyConfessions of a YEC... more
This week’s guest is Sara. Sara grew up in a Canadian Mennonite community and embraced it wholeheartedly. She was surrounded... more
This week’s guest is Beth. Beth grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home that revered James Dobson, Jerry Falwell and... more
Arline interviews this week’s guest, Andrew. Andrew is a self-named atheist “paleo-nerd.” He grew up home-schooled in a fundamentalist church... more
Arline interviews this week’s guest, Racquelle. Racquelle grew up in Canada in the Seventh Day Adventist church. Conspiracy theories were... more
Arline interviews this week's guest, Andy Neal of Andy Films And Hikes fame. He is self described as a "plus... more
Natalie from New Zealand tells Arlene here story. She grew up Pentecostal participating in church. In her young adulthood she... more
Jeff grew up in his words “a very religious household.” He attended a large Southern Baptist church.In college he fell... more
This week’s guest is Megan. Megan grew up in a fundamentalist Catholic home with an irrationally religious mother and an... more
This week’s guest is Kris. Kris grew up in a home with much wounding and suffering, an irreligious home that... more
This week’s guest is Jeremy Schumacher. Jeremy’s story begins in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and it was as culty... more
This week is a solo episode with David talking about the state of the podcast.InteractFor quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more... more
This week’s guest is Mandi. Mandi grew up in a mixed Jewish and Christian home, attending a Messianic temple. She... more
This week’s guest is Jordon. Jordon comes from a long family line of Mennonites but Jordon was bookish and musical... more
This week’s guest is Nora. Nora grew up in Argentina, the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, and Argentina still has her... more
This week’s guest is Tracey. Tracey spent her childhood in a white American Christian home where Focus on the Family... more
This week’s guest is Mary Justice, the heart behind the delightful Instagram account, @maryfairyboberry.Mary is an international adoptee who grew... more
This week’s guest is Amanda. Amanda comes from a rather surprising brand of Christianity she refers to as the “Serpent... more
This week’s guest is MJ, the heart and mind behind the Instagram account, @dissident_daughtersMJ grew up in a conservative evangelical... more
Dr. Darrel Ray is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of Recovering from Religion and the founder... more
CW: sexual abuse; suicidal ideationThis week’s guest is Religious Trauma Life Coach, Mary Burkhart. See her full bio here.Mary grew... more
You’re going to want to grab a cozy drink and pull up your favorite note-taking app because this episode is... more
This week’s guest is artist Stephanie Stalvey. You can see her full bio here. She is the artist behind... more
This week’s guest is Benoit Kim. He is a “Veteran, Penn-educated Policymaker turned Psychotherapist, & Podcaster at Discover More.” Benoit... more
Content Warning: Sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, severe mental health disordersKyler’s story is one of “beauty from ashes”. He lives with... more
This week’s guest is Christian Lomsdalen. Christian is the current president of the Norwegian Humanist Association and a Ph.D. candidate... more
This week’s guest is Benjamin Faye, also known as @heytherebenji.Benji was adopted when he was young and during middle school,... more
This week’s guest is Ben Reed. Ben grew up in the Church of Christ with a cappella music, no clapping,... more
This week’s guest is Shifra Lowen. Shifra grew up in a small, well-controlled Hasidic community in Canada. As a girl,... more
This week’s guest is comedian and writer, Holly Laurent. See her full bio and work here.Holly tells a bit of... more
This week’s guest is Josh de Keijzer, PhD. Josh writes at After God’s End: Fragments of a Post-Christian narrativeJosh grew... more
This week’s guest is author Jo Lloyd Johnson. Jo grew up in a “non-denominational charismatic commune”. She spent her adolescence... more
This week’s guest is Cat Delmar. Cat grew up in a nominally Seventh-day Adventist family. The SDA churches, however, were... more
This week’s guest is Stephanie, a Deconversion Anonymous group member. Stephanie grew up in the Assemblies of God church as... more
This week’s guest is Kelly. Kelly was raised as a daughter in a traditional evangelical household, “indoctrinated from diaperhood.”They grew... more
This week’s guest is Bart D. Ehrman, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at... more
TW: sexual violence; intimate partner violence; postpartum PTSDThis week’s guest is Grace. Grace was fortunate not to grow up in... more
This week’s guest bares his whole heart. “My story—at the moment—doesn’t end really well, but there’s hope for the future.”This... more
This week’s guest is David Hayward, also known as The Naked Pastor. David is “a pastor turned artist painting, drawing,... more
This week we are celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Graceful Atheist Podcast!In this episode, you’ll meet everyone who works... more
This week’s guest is Jennifer Michael Hecht, bestselling author of Doubt: a History plus many other works. Her latest... more
This week’s guest is Stacie, the creative mind behind the @apostacie on Instagram and the co-host of @skeptichaven on Youtube.Stacie... more
This week’s guest is Anne. Anne grew up in an English family whose Christian history goes back generations. As a... more
This week’s guest is Audrey. Audrey spent her childhood and adolescence deep in American Christianity.In college, she took a course... more
This week’s guest is Taylor. Taylor grew up in a small church in a small town, surrounded by Christianity. She... more
This week’s guest is Rachel Hunt. Rachel is both the Support Group Director and an Ambassador for Recovering From Religion.From... more
This week’s guests are Brian and Troy of the podcast, I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. They interviewed David at the... more
This week’s guest is Evan Clark. Evan is the Executive Director of Atheists United. Evan grew up in a partially... more
Arline guest hosts to ask David anything. David tells his deconversion story. He talks about the beginning of the Deconversion... more
AMA? Try AAA. Ask Arline Anything. This week’s guest is your community manager, Arline. Arline tells us what she has... more
This week’s guests are Brian and Troy of the podcast, I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. They interviewed David at the end of... more