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Spiritual Misfits Podcast

If you’ve ever felt on the fringes of Christian faith this is a safe space for you. Your questions, doubts and hopes are all welcome here. We’re creating conversations, affirmations, meditations and other resources to support you on your spiritual journey and let you know that even if you feel like a misfit, you don’t have to feel alone.

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59:37

Four years in, and what comes next?

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/04/18

After 200+ Spiritual Misfit episodes, Will sits down with long-time friend of the podcast (and new co-host!) Caro Meers to look backwards — and forwards. How did Spiritual Misfits begin? What's kept it going? And what does the next chapter look like with Caro on board? A conversation about community, curiosity, and why this little Australian podcast keeps finding people who need it. Want to reach out and let us know your thoughts or suggestions for the show? Send us a message here; we’d love ...

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57:26

Silence as Resistance (Sally Longley) [Replay]

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2026/04/11

This conversation with Sally Longley was first published in October, 2024. We're bringing it back because it feels timely and relevant. In a world that is loud, violent, and relentless, Sally Longley offers something quietly radical — a way of being present to the chaos without being consumed by it. We talk about Sally's commitment to nonviolence forged in apartheid-era South Africa, the transformative power of silence, Ignatian spirituality, deep listening, and what it might mean to bu...

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64:04

Is the Resurrection Just a Metaphor?

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2026/04/04

It's Easter Sunday, and for the first time in Spiritual Misfits history, Caro and Mitch are in the same conversation. To mark the occasion, we're wrestling with the question that sits at the heart of the Easter story: did the resurrection actually happen — and does it matter how we answer that? Will, Caro and Mitch explore the tension between resurrection as historical event and resurrection as metaphor, why Good Friday can feel more honest than Easter Sunday and what it means to be a person ...

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24:47

On Shedding: a Contemplation (Carolyn Meers)

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/03/28

Carolyn Meers guides us through a contemplation for autumn. As the leaves turn and fall from the trees, what might we let go of? Caro shares her observations then leads us through an embodied practice you can do almost anywhere (even if you're driving or walking your dog while you listen). Future Church Conference | May 28, Parramatta Town Hall Spiritual Misfits listeners can get $10 off tickets now, using the code SPIRITUALMISFITS at check-out. Come be part of a conversation ab...

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64:09

Beyond Binary: AI, Paul, Jesus and Human...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/03/21

Ken Scott D is an author and thinker exploring the evolution of human intelligence, faith, and relational capacity in an age of rapid technological change. His work examines AI and modern technologies as extensions of human perception, and invites the church into a renewed vocation as a steward of relational and spiritual intelligence during times of transition. In this conversation we explore his framework for reading the Christian story not primarily as a moral system but as a map of human ...

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57:27

Stories from the Edges: "Edgewalkers" Book Launch (LIVE)

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/03/14

This episode, we're taking you into the room for the launch of Edgewalkers: Reimagining Faith, Church and Theology — a new collection of memoir theology from At the Edges Publishing, featuring 20 contributors writing about what it looks like to practise faith from the fringes. Will hosted the contributor panel on the night, 'speed-dating' several of the book's contributors. You'll hear excerpts from chapters on mysticism, communion, digital church, kenosis, and more — plus a song written spec...

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60:20

'My Body is Not a Prayer Request' (Amy Kenny) [Replay]

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/03/07

This is a replay of one of our highlight conversations from the archive. Originally released September 2024. Amy Kenny, author of 'My Body Is Not A Prayer Request,' joins Will for a discussion about disability justice and ableism in the church. She shares her experiences of being prayed over for her disability to be erased and the harmful treatment she received in the church. Amy emphasises the importance of recognising the image of God in disabled bodies and reframing our understanding of he...

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65:58

"Queer Blood and Fire" — the Experience of LGBTQ+...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/02/28

Brad Watson spent years as a Salvation Army officer — humanitarian disaster responder, senior leader, insider. He's also gay. In this conversation, Brad shares what led him to research the lived experience of LGBTQ+ officers within the Salvation Army, and what he found: stories of moral injury, religious trauma, and quiet resilience, gathered from officers who trusted him with their experiences. We talk about the Salvation Army's unusual dual identity as both beloved welfare organisation and ...

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48:31

Poetry, Identity, and the Search for Belonging...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/02/21

Andrew Cox is a Filipino-Australian poet, performer, and the facilitator of Canberra Poetry Slam. In this conversation, we explore how poetry spaces can function as alternative spiritual communities — places of transcendence, vulnerability, and belonging outside traditional religious frameworks. Andrew shares his journey from earnest young performer to community curator, wrestling with questions of colonial identity, the tension between certainty and conviction, and what it means to create sp...

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58:17

A Hidden Life in the Attention Economy (Justine Toh)

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/02/14

Justine Toh is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) and a writer whose work appears regularly in The Guardian. In this conversation, Will and Justine explore the crisis of attention in our digital age — what we lose when our attention is fragmented, what it costs to reclaim it, and if the concept of 'a hidden life' might help us. This conversation doesn't offer simple answers, but genuine wrestling with how to live consciously within the systems we're part of. ...

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61:42

What if 'picking and choosing' is actually fine?...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/02/07

What if the beliefs you were taught don't all have to stand or fall together? James McGrath, a New Testament scholar who went through his own faith reconstruction, joins Will to talk about what comes after deconstruction. Using the metaphor of DIY home renovation, James explores how we can take ownership of rebuilding our worldview without guilt - recognising that even the most conservative Christians are already "picking and choosing," doing it thoughtfully is what matters. We discuss the ti...

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57:56

Pub Theology: the breakdown of our shared reality

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/01/31

Mitch and Will hang out with a cuppa in Mitch's lounge room and discuss the state of the world. They talk about raising kids in progressive faith communities, Australia's social media ban for under-16s, and why it's so hard to build thick community when everyone wants the benefits of belonging without the commitment. They wrestle with whether their kids are learning to intuit God or just vibing with religious practice, and Mitch shares what 13 years off social media has done to his tolerance ...

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62:38

Second-time-around spirituality: 'To Rebehold the...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/01/24

What comes after faith deconstruction? Tiffany Yecke Brooks joins Will to talk about "second-time-around spirituality" — the beautiful, uncertain space of rebuilding after everything falls apart. Drawing on the final image from Dante's Inferno, Tiffany explores what it means to emerge from hell and 'rebehold the stars'. Tiffany and Will discuss why our understanding of God is only as big as our language for God, how to develop a unique spiritual lexicon that fits your experience, and moving f...

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58:39

If the world doesn't end and we're still neighbours...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/01/17

Amar D. Peterman joins Will to discuss his forthcoming book Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local — a constructive vision for how Christians might practice radical neighbour love in a world that often rewards self-sufficiency and tribalism. Born in India and raised between a Polish Catholic neighborhood and a white evangelical megachurch in Wisconsin, Amar knows what it's like to be a spiritual misfit. Now a PhD student at the University of Chicago and former assistant director of c...

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71:38

Can AI be ethical? Can it make us wise? (with Simon...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2026/01/10

Simon Buckingham-Shum is Professor of Learning Informatics and Director of the Connected Intelligence Centre at the University of Technology Sydney. Learn more: https://Simon.BuckinghamShum.net Abundant Intelligences (Abundant-Intelligences.net): Indigenous knowledge systems provide a way to rebuild AI's epistemological foundations - transforming tools that currently reinforce colonial practices of extraction and exclusion into engines of abundance that enable us to care better for ourselves,...

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27:26

Holding in the Light (a Contemplation)

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2025/12/27

Carolyn Meers offers a contemplative journey through the mystery of light across traditions, through time, into prayer. This episode includes a guided practice of holding yourself and others in the light of dawn, midday, and twilight. At the end Caro reads Jan Richardson's blessing 'How the light comes'. Want to reach out and let us know your thoughts or suggestions for the show? Send us a message here; we’d love to hear from you. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiri...

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72:05

O Come All Ye Misfits (with Carolyn Meers and Linda...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2025/12/20

Christmas can be wonderful...and complicated. Especially when your beliefs have shifted and you're heading into family gatherings or other contexts where not everyone understands or agrees with where you're at now. In this conversation, Will sits down with pastor and spiritual director Carolyn Meers and therapist Linda Pesavento to explore why Christmas amplifies these tensions, how to navigate relational minefields with integrity, and what it looks like to create new meaning while hono...

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60:56

The Earth is a Prophet Now (Anne Lanyon)

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2025/12/13

Anne Lanyon joins Will to discuss her work with the Faith Ecology Network (FEN), an interfaith network of people bridging conversations between science and religion. Anne shares about her formative years growing up as an Irish Catholic in rural Victoria, the work she has done for many decades at the intersection of peace, ecology and justice, and the way she hears the earth speaking a prophetic message we all need to heed. Anne and Will explore the powerful and underestimated role of wo...

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38:59

Advent Anticipation in a Time of AI Anxiety

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2025/12/06

We're living through wild times. In this episode I'm sharing how I'm holding anxiety about various AI possibilities within the season of Advent and its invitation. I talk about attachment hacking, cognitive atrophy, and the existential questions around artificial general intelligence. But more than that, I'm trying to practice what it means to face reality with courage while staying grounded in hope, embodiment, and the ever-coming Christ. The second half is a guided contemplative practice. A...

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63:55

Creating Communities of Sacred Curiosity with Mike...

Spiritual Misfits Podcast ·

2025/11/29

Mike Hardie joins Will to share about his winding journey through various denominations and changes in faith, leading him to where he is today: helping establish a new community of faith called Oasis, part of the Uniting Church in Sydney. Mike and Will discuss how to create spaces that honour mystery alongside conviction, structure and freedom, holding space for children developing their understanding of God as well as people who have had their frameworks come undone. Learn more about O...

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