Dirty Rotten Church Kids

A podcast by church kids for church kids-- figuring out life, art and culture on the other side of the evangelical bubble.

Equal parts heavy and light.

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Religion & Spirituality
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51
Vote Like a Christian
For episode 26 (not 27, despite what Adrian said) we talk about Christian Nationalism-how the term Christian ad the term patriot were intermingled, what that looked like in our experiences and the impact it left. We also talk about Ravi Zachrias, Jerry F...
152 min
52
Your First Language is Pleasure w/ Lauren Scott
This week was such a blast. We got to speak with Lauren Scott (Therapist! Sex Coach!) about all things pleasure. We discuss growing up in White Evangelical Purity Culture, unlearning religious shame and engaging with delight. We also talk about Tantra, S...
103 min
53
When We Embrace Shame w/ Matthias Roberts
In this episode we speak to Matthias Roberts, author of 'Beyond Shame' and podcast host of 'Queerology'. We talk about how purity culture drives sexual shame, ways we deal with those messages and talk about better ways forward and building sexual ethics....
89 min
54
The God We Are Left With
In Episode 23 we talk about The Man Upstairs™; how we were taught about God, how that has changed for us and what of The Divine remains. We also talk about worship music, Jerry Falwell Jr's unbuttoned pants and hear stories form the Bad Apples. The Cos...
149 min
55
Leaving Yourself at the Door
This week on DRCK we talk about Church Family! We unpack the reality of conditional acceptance, Christian homogenization and the challenge of finding community after deconstruction. We also share a biblical storytime meditation, talk about John Crist's w...
150 min
56
Who Christianity Belongs To w/ Jo Luehmann
This epsiode may be our favorite to date. We speak to author, speaker, content creator and community builder Jo Luehmann. We discuss decolonizing faith, narcissism within the church and the body's response to spiritual trauma. We also unpack what it look...
114 min
57
Playing Divine Telephone
One of the most asked questions we receive is, "are you Christians?" and this week we answer that question. We talk about what the term Christian represented growing up, how it has been hijacked and how we feel about it now. We also hear from the Bad App...
140 min
58
The Messy Inner Work w/ Steph Barron Hall of @N...
This week we talk to Steph Hall (@ninetypesco!). She is an Enneagram coach, digital community builder, and author of the new book "The Enneagram in Love". We talk about her faith deconstruction, explore how evangelicalism interacts with the enneagram and...
95 min
59
Putting Away White God w/ Brandon Lubin and Nic...
In episode 18 we talk to our friends, multi-disciplinary artists Brandon Lubin and Nick Murray. We talk about ways the church hijacks creative exploration, homogenizes behavior, and quiets activism. Our guests discuss being black people in white evangeli...
154 min
60
Breaking Mama's Heart
This week's episode is a grab bag: we talk about John Piper's new book on Coronavirus, Ravi Zacharias, and tackle the F word: Family.
123 min
61
You Are a River w/ NakedPastor David Hayward
In episode 16 we speak to David Hayward (NakedPastor! The Lasting Supper!), a cartoonist, writer and community builder. We discuss spiritual independence, rejecting labels and being comfortable in the wilderness without reconstruction. We also discuss hi...
95 min
62
Let Bad Religion Die w/ Kevin Garcia
In this week’s episode we talk to author, speaker, intuitive soul coach and digital pastor Kevin Garcia (Bad Theology Kills! A Tiny Revolution! Big Queer Adventure Co!). We discuss their story as a queer Christian thought leader, spiritual revolution, t...
98 min
63
Resurrection in Quarantine
Back to Back DRCK episodes?! This week we decided to throw in an easter egg (ha, pun) for the Bad Apples. In Episode 13 we talk all things Easter: we discuss the Super Bowl of church services and why that sucks, the weird ways we were taught about why Je...
112 min
64
The Hell You Hold Onto w/ Danny Prada
In this quarantined DRCK episode we bring back Danny Prada (Heartway!) to talk about HELL: how the church taught us about it, where the notion came from in the Bible, and why the very idea of Hell hurts to hold onto. We also answer questions from the Bad...
110 min
65
The Voice We Silenced
This week’s episode is a first of many ongoing conversations. We discuss how we were taught about biblical gender roles. We unpack the ‘headship and helper’ narratives, the quieting of children’s voices, and hear stories about the damage caused by the ge...
121 min
66
It’s not Doubt, It’s Curiosity w/ Jess Murray
For our 10th(!!) episode we talk to Jess Murray (Promenade Counseling!).
128 min
67
The Second Look is Sinning
In this week's episode we discuss Joshua Harris' documentary, 'I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye'.
115 min
68
It's Okay, I Love You Anyways w/ Danny Brunjes
On this week's episode we talk to Danny Brunjes (Paradise Hymns! Provendencia WPB! Rivers!) about ways the church approaches trauma, how the evangelical narrative affects inner healing, and how to worship God as a whole human. We also play a bout of Wors...
135 min
69
Beauty in the Backslide
On this week's episode Adrian and Josh talk about their stories of faith excavation-why deconstruction was necessary, their first questions and the community that turns up in the spiritual wilderness.
102 min
70
Too Much Shoulder for the Vatican w/ Emily Prada
In this episode we talk to Emily Prada, fitness model turned church planter (Heartway!) turned creative entrepreneur. We discuss battling the “Pastor’s Wife” stereotype, how self love informs your craft, and found out you can in fact get denied entrance ...
110 min
71
15 Pounds of Myrrh
Christmas time is here! For the last DRCK episode of the year Josh and Adrian discuss the art of prologue, the parable of the virgin birth, Christmas Melancholy and becoming carol bounty hunters.Sponsored by AlexJonesBigPeePee.com #485 The Rise of the...
89 min
72
Graceful Joints, Holy Bumps w/ Imani Givertz
On this episode we talk with Imani Givertz
83 min
73
The Bible Isn't (just) True
Josh and Adrian talk about John Crist-not-Christ, Beth Moore bashers and taking the Bible too seriously.
50 min
74
Pastor of Pump w/ Danny Prada
Danny Prada (Heartway) talks about secondhand religion, deconstructing gracefully and having sex during the rapture.
91 min
75
Let there be Podcast!
Musicians, dads, millennial idiots trying to figure out what THIS is. Adrian Gibbs and Josh Link are Dirty Rotten Church Kids.
15 min