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Growing Up Fundie

Sydney Davis Jr. Jr.

A podcast analyzing the true life experiences of everyday people who grew up fundamentalist, orthodox, or within any other strictly religious environment, and the impact (positive or negative) that this upbringing had on who they are today.

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87:45

The Debate that Went Viral: "What is Irrational About...

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2025/07/30

Send us a text Tiktok clips from this debate have garnered over 1.5 million views and counting View the full video version of this debate here: https://youtu.be/xbBY0S2w1aU?si=h9GEjXmA7H0lNGd6 From “What is Irrational About My World View?” The Conversation Coalitions June 2024 live event in Nashville, TN. Featuring Sydney Davis Jr. Jr. & Pedro Garcia https://www.youtube.com/@TheConversationCoalition Support the show

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 158: Reacting to Reddit's...

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2025/06/22

Send us a text (Watch the video-version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/swyLoDOBUK0 ) Gary Parker and Secular Rarity are long-time friends, and co-producers of “The Conversation Coalition,” A group of Nashville Atheist speakers seeking to have friendly and informative conversations with Christians. They are also part of the team of producers leading NANOCON 2025, a convention of atheists and humanists across the united stats who gather to share ideas, build community, and help dispel t...

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PROMO: "The Casual Scholars Podcast, Ep. 1: Adam...

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2025/01/31

Send us a text"The Casual Scholars" is a new podcast brought to you by the creator of "Growing Up Fundie," featuring interesting people who know a lot about interesting things.In this sneak peek of Episode 1:Adam Hinkle is a Chicago-based actor and filmmaker. He grew up on the east coast, primarily in the Philadelphia suburbs and attended college in Pittsburgh, PA, but relocated to Chicago in 2007 to pursue theatre and film. Since then, he has appeared Off-Broadway and with various store...

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51:51

Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 157: "Why Are We Obsessed with...

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2025/01/28

Send us a textPoulomi Saha is an Associate Professor & Co-Director of the Program in Critical Theory at UC Berkeley. They lead a popular course called “Cults and Popular Culture,” which examines, among other things, the idea of naming something a cult, and the reasons human beings are so obsessed with them. In an interview with Berkeley News, Saha discussed why it’s important to teach students, especially at a top research university like Berkeley, to look past the label and dig...

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78:23

Growing Up Fundie, Ep 156: The Threat of Christian...

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2025/01/20

Send us a textView the visual version of this episode here:https://youtu.be/gcp7w5AypU8What is Christian Nationalism?Christian nationalism is a form of religious nationalism that focuses on promoting the Christian views of its followers, in order to achieve prominence or dominance in political and social life.Separation of Church and State (Definition & Details)https://www.freedomforum.org/separation-of-church-and-state/American Progress . Org https://www.americanprogress.org/article...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 155: Kelley Laughlin on...

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2025/01/04

Watch the YouTube version of this episode here:https://youtu.be/qObbkKvJ9rQ?si=hvepS4FmVs0yoo8jKelley Laughlin was raised Lutheran until the age of 14, when he first began questioning what he was being told. He continued to read, research, and search for the truth until joining the military both literally and figuratively put the Bible back into his hands. Once out of the military, years of drugs and homelessness threatened his path until fatherhood awakened his curiosities, and helped h...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 154: Lynn Daren on Discovering...

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2024/08/25

Spiritually speaking, Lynn was raised as a devout Catholic, before her family later transitioned into a more Charismatic-leaning Christian church. As an adult, however, Lynn realized that (despite her actions and intentions growing up) she has actually been a non-believer for over 20 years. She has also been bi-sexual as well.Lynn is currently a lawyer-turned-freelance-editor who edits books, articles, screenplays, and everything in between. She is also a writer, and recently published a...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 153: "Surviving Bill Gothard,"...

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2024/07/22

View the visual version of this episode here:https://youtu.be/lZFazV_SdfULindsey grew up in a religious family that devoutly followed the now-infamous IBLP IBLP organization, or “The Institute in Basic Life Principles.”Made infamous by documentaries like “Shiny Happy People,” on Amazon Prime (which Lindsey was also featured in), this church was lead by Bill Gothard, a man who somehow convinced, and still convinces, people across the world to live by rules and values he somehow didn’t have to ...

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102:02

Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 152: Christian Content...

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2024/07/11

Eric’s YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@theinvestigativemillennial9381Our discussion on why Skeptics leave the Church:https://youtu.be/XpUYnlhfATY?si=uuZtDGj_uAqcu9doOur OG Livestream from June 13th 2023:https://www.youtube.com/live/w07vEeqW7vM?si=M5w4WWB3QXb3l4Dd______________________________Tell me what you think of the show here:https://forms.gle/R7giKgimVAUJfQ477Find more “Growing Up Fundie” here:Website:www.growingupfundiepodcast.comSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kG...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 151: Misty on Ever-Evolving...

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2024/07/05

On Growing Up Fundie, Episode 151. Misty walks us through her family’s decades-long journey through the gamut of Christian denominations, and the college assignment that finally opened her eyes to what she really believed. __________________________________Tell me what you think of the show here:https://forms.gle/R7giKgimVAUJfQ477Find more “Growing Up Fundie” here:Website:www.growingupfundiepodcast.comSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKSApple Podcasts:https://podc...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 150: Darante' Lamar - A Former...

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2024/06/21

Watch the visual version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/M3aVTqQkossDarante’ Lamar was once the most devoutly religious person in his family. After finding God, and dedicating his life to being a pastor, he started to realize that even the people at the top of the food chain (who he considered to be mentors himself), still didn’t have all the answers. In fact, they didn’t appear to have very many answers at all. In his desire to seek guidance and reasoning, he began to uncove...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 149: Jimmy Jr. on... Well.....

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2024/06/16

This episode originally livestreamed on YouTube on Wednesday, June 5th 2024.Watch the original stream here:https://www.youtube.com/live/xPTs1No2Qa4?si=D6InpFHxZVzQSbF7Jimmy Jr. is a host for the shows ‘Talk Heathen’ and ‘The Non Prophets,’ from the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA). However, he wasn't always. Jimmy was once a normal twenty-something with no idea where he wanted to go in life. In this episode, Jimmy covers finding your path, apologizing for your mistakes, admitt...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 148: Brett M on Being a...

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2024/06/07

148 Brett M. considers himself a free-thinking Christian.He recognizes that in order to hang his hat on a belief system, and claim that he wants to follow a specific faith or religion, he has to feel as though he’s done as much research as he possibly can in order to feel comfortable calling himself a Christian.In this episode, Brett describes this experience, and how his thoughts and opinions are received by both atheists and Christians alike. Check out Brett’s column ‘Doubter’s Guide t...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 147: Danny B. on Investing in...

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2024/06/04

Note from Sydney:Please take a moment to fill out this short survey to help me make future episodes a continued success. Cheers! https://forms.gle/g48Bn8Nzd1P8ymBs5Watch the visual version of this episode here:https://youtu.be/FrRgKx1vaGgDanny B. was enrolled in Christian school until the 1st grade, after which he became homeschooled all the way through high school. Throughout this time, Danny was raised to believe that things like bad math skills, and being bullied at church camp, could only...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 146: Kyle Lett on Questioning...

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2024/05/27

Kyle Lett attended a Baptist church with his Grandmother until the age of 12, when his father and stepmother decided he needed to attend a Pentecostal church with them.After years of involving himself in the ministry, Kyle began to recognize that he wasn’t sure he truly agreed with everything he was helping preach, or even believed it himself. Now an “agnostic who still sometimes struggles with the idea of an afterlife,” Kyle shares his thoughts and feelings on coming to your own c...

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BONUS Episode: Deconstructing From Your Faith (How,...

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2024/05/26

This episode originally livestreamed on YouTube on May 24th, 2024.Check out the video version of this episode here:https://youtube.com/live/7vvBtIe6RCs?feature=shareFind this episode, and others here:Website:www.growingupfundiepodcast.comSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKSApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ad6ac91e-c2fb-47d6-8658-df8aed941eac/growing-up-fundiePatreon:https:/...

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 145: Cliff aka Asura the...

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2024/05/01

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 144: Cliff aka Asura the...

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2024/05/01

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Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 143: Rich on Accepting the...

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2024/04/16

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2024/04/03

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