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Kitchen Table Cult Pod

Kitchen Table Cult Pod

Kitchen Table Cult unpacks all the things Kieryn and Eve learned at the kitchen tables of their childhoods in conservative Christian homeschooling families. Every week we take your questions and drill down on various topics about Quiverfull, the Religious Right, and our childhoods in high-demand groups (otherwise known as cults). We’re not surprised about the rise of Trump, Christian fascism, or evangelical white women voting for someone like Mike Pence, and we want to take you back through the

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00:44:52

S4E13: Have You Heard The One About Schlafly?

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2022/05/06

Turns out, Lifespring was not the only cult Ginni Thomas has been a part of. Ginni's mom was an active part of Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, and never left that cult. Instead, she grew up to enact its agenda with Clarence's support as an "Equally Yoked" partner. WTF does that all mean? find out. Notes: NYT Expose: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/magazine/clarence-thomas-ginni-thomas.html Politico on Ginni/Clarence/Eastman:

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00:57:34

S4E12: Group Grope (aka Ginni Thomas Part 1)

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2022/04/15

In this first part of a multi-episode series on Ginni Thomas, Kieryn and Eve talk about what draws people into cults, why it isn't weird that Ginni Thomas was in one, and compare and contrast the Lifespring cult to experiences in the church.

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00:36:45

S4E11: Matt Shea Part 3

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2022/03/25

Just when we thought were done with Matt Shea he goes off to Ukraine to """""rescue""""" some "orphans". We have words about it. Show notes: Opening Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xX3IfQEH_ https://www.rangemedia.co/matt-shea-poland-ukraine-lublin-orphan/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/former-wa-rep-matt-shea-accused-of-domestic-terrorism-working-to-secure-adoptions-for-ukrainian-children-in-poland/

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S4E10: Catching Up and Culture Shock

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2022/03/11

In this short and more low-key episode Kieryn and Eve catch up on the move to Berlin and compare notes about what it's like to experience culture shock in multiple ways from being homeschooled to moving to other countries. If you want to support Kieryn through this transition you can do so on patreon: patreon.com/kiery or paypal: paypal.me/mxdarkwater (USD) or paypal.me/kfdberlin (EUR) You can watch Kieryn's vlogs (and subscribe to their channel) on youtube

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00:48:24

S4 E9: Monologues of an Abusive Husband aka Redeeming...

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2022/01/28

The new movie adaption of "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers is now in theaters, much to our chagrin. Eve and Kieryn discuss the story of Hosea, the "redemption" story of "Redeeming Love," and why this novel is a textbook abusive relationship story.

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00:49:29

S4E8: The Invisible History of Homeschooling...

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2022/01/06

The homeschooling movement has always been more diverse than it seems! Eve and Kieryn chatted with Dr. Lindsey Maxwell about the invisible history of homeschooling as told through magazines and newsletters in the 80s and 90s. Learn some things you didn't know about the larger homeschooling movement and hypothesize about why women often buy into and enforce the Patriarchy. Follow Dr. Maxwell: https://twitter.com/LindseyBMaxwell http://lindseymaxwell.com/

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S4 E7: Farminary and RHE with Jeff Chu

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2021/12/23

Kieryn and Eve chat with Jeff Chu about finishing the book Wholehearted Faith that he & the late Rachel Held Evans co-authored. Listen to discuss what it's like to write through grief, learn about farmer's markets in Michigan, and wtf a Farminary is. Follow Jeff: https://byjeffchu.com/ https://twitter.com/jeffchu https://www.instagram.com/byjeffchu/ https://jeffchu.substack.com

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00:50:24

S4E6: Roe

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2021/12/09

Eve and Kieryn talk about the impacts of the SCOTUS hearing and what it could mean for Roe v. Wade and other personal rights in the future. **Show Notes** Prior episodes on the topic: https://twitter.com/kitchencultpod/status/1466477773439053826 Summaries https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/12/majority-of-court-appears-poised-to-uphold-mississippis-ban-on-most-abortions-after-15-weeks/ https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/abortion-at-scotus-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health/

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00:54:28

S4E5: God Told Me to be a Dick with Stephanie Drury

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2021/11/25

Kieryn and Eve chat with Stephanie Drury about Christianity Today's podcast about Mars Hill and the importance of giving people room to grow. Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuffCCLikes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuffchristianculturelikes/

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S4E4: Don't Hit Your Kids! with Tal Lavin

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2021/11/11

This month, Tal Lavin's (author of Culture Warlords: my journey into the dark web of white supremacy) new Substack is allowing Tal to do a three-part series on the ouvre of fundamentalist parenting books which advocate for hitting kids. Tal joins KTC for a discussion of what that research experience was like, why it's so hard to get people to listen to you when you say "don't hit your kids," and how absolutely batshit these parenting books actually are. CW: Child Abuse *show notes* Tal's Substack -

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S4E3: These Are Not The Sex Traffickers You're...

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2021/11/05

Nick Kristof is running for governor of Oregon and hopefully abandoning his crusade to save sex trafficking victims that don't exist, actually. Journalist Melissa Gira Grant joins KTC to discuss the religious right's war on porn, sex trafficking, and sex ed.

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S4E2: Homeschooling and Neglect with Sheryl Ring

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2021/10/21

Kieryn and Eve chat with Sheryl Ring about being homeschooled and neglected or abused by parent-educators. As with most episodes on the subject all major CWs for child abuse apply <3 Check out CRHE's Homeschooled Children Bill of Rights - https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/bill-of-rights/ Follow Sheryl: https://twitter.com/Ring_Sheryl sherylringlaw.com

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S4 E1: Lularich with Meg Conley

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2021/10/07

Kieryn and Eve chat with Meg Conley of Homeculture to discuss the missing pieces of the Lularich documentary, the intricacies of Mormonism, and why MLMs are so popular. Show Notes: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/what-got-left-out-of-lularich https://twitter.com/_megconley https://www.megconley.com/

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00:56:40

S3 E14: Interview with Sheila Wray Gregoire

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2021/09/02

Kieryn and Eve chat with the author of The Great Sex Rescue, Sheila Wray Gregoire to discuss leaving behind the toxicity of purity culture while still practicing Christianity, and why she's in a fight with Focus on the Family. Show Notes: https://sheilawraygregoire.com/ Bare Marriage Podcast https://tolovehonorandvacuum.com http://fuckingtranswomen.org/

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S3 E13: Awanas and Olympics with Teresa

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2021/08/12

Eve and Kieryn are joined by Teresa to talk about Awanas, the Olympics, and the isolation of homeschooled athletes. Find Teresa on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polkadotishly/

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S3 E12: Behind Blue Curtains with Molly Maeve Eagan

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2021/08/05

Kieryn and Eve chat with Behind Blue Curtains co-author Molly Maeve Eagan about the book and how high control religious groups groom children for abuse and keep them quiet about it with shame once they become adults. CN: talking about Child Sexual Assault Show Notes: Twitter: @LizzHershberger Twitter: @CPTSDRecovery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LizzyHershbergerAuthor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BehindBlueCurtainsbook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FindingMaeve/ Instagram:

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01:15:34

S3 E11: Christian Zionism Part 2 with Aidan Orly and...

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2021/07/22

Following up on our conversation with Amy Fallas and Garrison Davis (https://soundcloud.com/kitchentablecult/s3-e8-zionism-with-amy-fallas-and-garrison-davis) about Palestine and Zionism, Kieryn and Eve take a closer look at the complex legacy of Zionism with Aidan Orly of PRA http://www.politicalresearch.org/bio/aidan-orly // https://twitter.com/aidanorly and Marisa Siegel of The Rumpus https://therumpus.net/ //https://twitter.com/marisasaystweet and what it feels like to be a Jewish person

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S3 E10: Free Britney

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2021/07/15

Kieryn and Eve discuss Britney Spears' testimony and why it hit so close to home. Show Notes: https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhw4BlhaGlg https://www.vox.com/culture/22350286/2000s-pop-culture-misogyny-britney-spears-janet-jackson-whitney-houston-monica-lewinsky https://jezebel.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-pop-star-purity-ring-1822170318

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S3 E9: Jesus and John Wayne with Kristin Du Mez

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2021/06/23

Eve and Kieryn are joined by Kristin Du Mez to talk about her book, Jesus and John Wayne and the history of how radical right wing evangelicals came to power. **SHOW NOTES** Follow Krsitin: https://twitter.com/kkdumez Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation-9781631499050/9781631495731

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S3 E8: Christian Zionism with Amy Fallas and Garrison...

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2021/06/09

Why is it suddenly more mainstream/acceptable to be pro-Palestine, when just a couple years ago it was extremely unpopular politically on the Left? Kieryn and Eve are joined by MENA scholar (Amy Fallas, PhD candidate at UCSB) and Garrison Davis (PDX uprising reporter + organizer) to talk about the theology behind Christian support of Zionism and also the political history that drives this conflict. Show notes: A toolkit for countering Christian Zionism: https://countercufi.yuvi.in/ A project of

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