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I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.

Brian McDowell, Troy Waller

Brian and Troy used to be loyal Christian megachurch leaders. They’re not anymore. This podcast explores life in and after fundamentalism.

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01:09:48

104 - Troy Loses His Faith (Our Stories Part 33)

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/07/19

Troy chronicles the events immediately leading up to and after he lost his faith in Jesus. He describes the factors that influenced his decision and how it felt to be finally free of the mental gymnastics he needed to apply to remain a Christian.Links:So long, and thanks for all the guilt! (Troy's deconversion blog)Internet Infidels » a drop of reason in a pool of confusionWant more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Transcript of this episode is here.Podcast links:

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01:12:05

103 - What About Death? with Zenith Virago

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/07/05

We talk with Zenith Virago, a highly respected celebrant, educator, public speaker and author and self-proclaimed Deathwalker. She is the founder of the Natural Death Care Centre and was named Byron Bay's Citizen of the Year in 2021 in recognition of her important work.Links:Zenith Virago, Deathwalker TrainingNatural Death Care CentreZenith on TEDxWant more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here.Transcript of this episode is here.Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatfDoubting your beliefs

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01:05:21

102 - What About Community After Church? with Bart...

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/06/21

We talk with the hosts and producers of the Humanize Me podcast, Bart Campolo and John Wright, about leaving fundamentalist communities behind and whether it is possible to find new communities afterwards. Bart Campolo is an American humanist speaker, writer, former pastor, and son of Tony Campolo, the well-known Christian pastor and speaker. John Wright is a documentary filmmaker, freelance cinematographer, and media content producer whose work includes documentaries on various subjects, including

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01:29:48

101 - What About God of the Mind? with Rob Haskell

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/06/07

Rob Haskell was born to missionary parents, spending his childhood in Argentina. He later attended Bible College and seminary before reevaluating his beliefs and embracing critical thinking over religious orthodoxy in 2015. We speak with Rob about his new book, God of the Mind: an eXvangelical Journey, a personal exploration of the intellectual incoherencies of evangelical Christianity, the psychological pressures that keep the faithful in the fold, and the price that honest seekers must pay in

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01:16:17

100 - What About Life After Church? with Brian & Troy...

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/05/24

Here it is! The 100th episode! Brian and Troy continue with their own deconstruction stories and share what life was like after having left church...and Jesus. Did they completely fall apart? Did they return to their sin like a dog to its vomit? Tune in and find out.Links: So long, and thanks for all the guilt! (Troy's deconversion blog) Internet Infidels » a drop of reason in a pool of confusion Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion -- Want more? Check out

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099 - What about Secular Buddhism? with Ted Meissner

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/05/10

If there's one religious sounding label that Troy is willing to wear, it's 'Buddhist'. In this episode we speak with Ted Meissner, the Executive Director of the Secular Buddhist Association, and the host of The Secular Buddhist Podcast. Ted explains Secular Buddhism and how it contrasts with the more traditional forms of Buddhism. Ted's links: Secular Buddhist Association The Secular Buddhist Podcast The Mindfulness Network Mindfulness-based stress reduction - Wikipedia -- Want more? Check out our

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01:05:58

098 - What About Progressive Judaism? with Michel Laloum

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/04/26

In this episode, we explore Progressive/Reformed Judaism with Michel Laloum, Cantor at Temple Beth Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia. He was ordained as a Cantor at the Progressive Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion and completed Rabbinic studies at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Jewish Theological Seminary and New York University.Temple Beth Israel Melbourne World Union for Progressive Judaism -- Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here. Transcript of

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01:04:56

097 - What about Progressive Christianity? with Tim...

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/04/12

Tim Costello is an Australian social justice advocate, community leader, and a prominent figure in the Christian faith, albeit a progressive form. He is known in Australia for his public commentary on political and ethical matters, often offering a perspective informed by his Christian faith and commitment to social justice. In this episode we talk to Tim about his commitment to his faith, and what that looks like now, having left fundamentalism decades ago.Tim's links: Tim Costello - Wikipedia Tim

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01:10:46

096 - What About Near-Death Experiences? with Dr...

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/03/29

In this episode, we talk with Dr Eben Alexander, an American neurosurgeon and author. In 2008, he suffered a coma caused by a rare and mysterious bacterial meningo-encephalitis of unknown causes. We talk with him about his own near-death experience and his book, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife.Dr Alexander's links: Eben Alexander Division of Perceptual Studies - University of Virginia School of Medicine Home - Scientific and Medical Network Home - The Galileo

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51:04

Bonus: Sexvangelicals - The Sex Ed We Wish We Had:...

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/03/19

We recently stumbled upon a podcast we thought you'd love. Sexvangelicals is a sexual health podcast and education platform with the mission to support relationships in reclaiming sexuality following adverse religious experiences. This is one of their episodes, The Sex Ed We Wish We Had: Consent, Part 1 of 2. We hope you enjoy it.If you want to connect with Sexvangelicals then find them here: Sexvangelicals (website) Sexvangelicals (podcast) -- Want more IWATF? Check out our exclusive Patreon

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01:16:23

095 - What About Progressive Islam? with Ani Zonneveld

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/03/15

We talk with Ani Zonneveld about Progressive Islam and the life she lives as a Progressive Muslim. Ani is a writer, singer/songwriter, and founder & President of Muslims for Progressive Values, an international human rights organization that advocates for social justice and equality for all, a strong supporter of freedom of expression and of conscience, women’s rights and as an ally, LGBTQ rights. -- Want more? Check out our exclusive Patreon episodes here. Transcript of this episode is

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094 - What About Certainty? with Bernard Warnick

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/03/01

In this episode, we talk with writer Bernard Warnick about humanity's obsession with certainty and ask, is certainty attainable? Bernard spent nineteen years as a judge of the trial division and later the Appeal Division of the Family Court of Australia before retiring from the bench in 2010. He developed a deep interest in the reasoning process and researched the works of neurobiologists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, linguists and other thinkers for ten years, culminating in his book,

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51:06

093 -What About the Podcast?

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/02/17

We're back for Season 5! In this episode we review the highlights of Season 4, let you know about the changes we've made and where the podcast is heading in 2024.-- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

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Trailer: I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. Season 5

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/02/09

Brian and Troy used to be loyal Christian megachurch leaders. They’re not anymore. This new season explores life after Fundamentalism. Shortlisted for the 2022 Australian Podcast Awards. Find out more at iwasateenagefundamentalist.com/ and https://linktr.ee/iwatf --- Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

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01:24:39

092 - Hitchhiking with Drunken Nuns with Emily John...

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/01/26

Emily John Garcés is an artist, poet, ex-missionary with YWAM, all-round creative enthusiast, and author of the memoir, Hitchhiking with Drunken Nuns. In this final episode of Season 4, we speak with Emily about her life as a YWAM missionary in Argentina and the Netherlands, and her unique perspective on the world we share. Despite her fundamentalist past, Emily has a positive view of the world and describes her use of art as a way of 'bridging what cannot be seen with the visible world'. Emily's

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01:02:31

091 - Sin Bravely with Maggie Rowe

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/01/19

Maggie Rowe is an author, writer, director, & producer. Her memoir, Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience, was named to NPR's Best Books of 2017. In this episode, we speak to Maggie about her childhood where she describes being tormented by the fear of Hell and not being truly saved. At 19 years old she admitted herself to an 'evangelical psychiatric institution' where she found an unlikely ally who encouraged her to break free of the fears that held her back, and to go forth and 'sin

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01:06:36

090 - Qanon and On with Van Badham

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2024/01/12

Van Badham is an Australian playwright, novelist, journalist and activist who writes regularly for the Guardian. In this episode we speak with Van about her 2021 book QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults in which she investigates who is behind the internet cult and how it often intertwines with the world of Evangelical/Fundamentalist Christianity. She also tells about her year 'undercover' at Hillsong in Sydney. Van's links: Van Badham - Wikipedia QAnon and

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089 - Divorcing Religion with Janice Selbie

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2023/10/13

We talk with Janice Selbie, a former fundamentalist Evangelical Christian of over 40 years and now a counsellor and specialist in the area of religious trauma. Janice shares her own story and the work she does with others in helping heal the pain caused by religious trauma. This is the first of a two-part episode we did with Janice. You can find part two on Janice's The Divorcing Religion Podcast. In this episode, Janice referenced Steven Hassan's BITE Model of Authoritarian Control. You can

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01:16:59

088 - I was a Teenage Christian Nationalist with...

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2023/09/29

We talk with April Ajoy, a well-known viral TikToker, YouTuber and podcaster. She describes herself as a “recovering conservative, humorously detoxing religion.” Raised as a pastor's kid, April was deep in Evangelicalism to the point of working for The 700 Club and singing her original song, America Say Jesus on The Jim Bakker Show. While deconstructing from fundamentalism, she walked away from her Christian nationalist beliefs and began to make irreverent and funny videos lampooning modern

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01:06:16

087 - God Hates Divorce

I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast. ·

2023/09/15

Brian & Troy take a look at how divorce is presented in the New Testament and how the Church has handled it over the last 2000 years. Our hosts also reflect on their own experience and ask, do Jesus and the Bible really offer adequate guidance for the 21st century. Spoiler alert, no. The resources suggested in this episode are: Christian views on divorce - Wikipedia A Theology of Divorce – Religion Online Ep #69 - Troy Story II: Leaving My Marriage...and Church Ep #75 - Brian Walks Away from his

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