In which Megan yells about Not Without My Daughter and why we should care about how American pop culture shapes our understanding of religion, whilst Ilyse tries to keep her from citing All The Things Keywords: popular culture, pulp, American minority religions Storytime: Goodwin, Abusing Religion Homework: ditto As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, transcripts, & more. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify P...
Jul 22, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 113
In which Dr. Vicki Brennan blows our tiny little minds by teaching us what we miss when we don't listen hard to religion Keywords: soundscape; acoustemology Homework : Brennan, Singing Yoruba Christianity As always, be sure to see the extended show notes for links, definitions, and other hidden gems at keepingit101.com ! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network ....
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 112
In which Ilyse yells about nationalism and religion and why religion and politics are never really separate, whilst Megan agrees emphatically and consumes a bubbly beverage Keywords: nationalism (especially religious nationalism); election Storytime: we skipped it! it's summer Homework: Ramaswamy's The Goddess and the Nation ; Baker's The Gospel According to the Klan ; and a bunch of other stuff -- come on, you know how we are. Go to the show notes page at Keepingit101.com for our very, very lon...
Jun 24, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 111
In which Megan yells about how the word "cult" gets used to discourage and police radical religious innovation while Ilyse tries to get a word in edgewise. Storytime: JZ Smith, from Imagining Religion Homework: Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents . But go read them outside -- it's summer!! Visit keepingit101.com for detailed show notes & more resources! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network ....
Jun 10, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 110
In which we review what we've learned and what we hope you've learned, dear listeners, in this, our very first season/semester of Keeping It 101 Storytime: Sylvester Johnson, African American Religions 1500-2000 Homework: NAH, it's summer break! But we did make some recommendations for religion-related funtime readings. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network ....
May 06, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 109
In which we spill the T on "Drag Race," the prosperity gospel of RuPaul Andre Charles, and why queerness and religion aren't mutually exclusive. Not a Race Chaser? Definitely check out the show notes for this episode - we have a bunch of images and videos to help you follow along. And after all, if you're not gagging over the lewks these queens are serving, you're only getting half the story, squirrelfriend . Keywords: queer/ness, ball culture Homework: it's our longest episode this season! So y...
Apr 22, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 108
in which we chat with our dear friend and scholar-goals icon Omid Safi, Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University. Homework : Radical Love , " Sufi Heart ," and MLK's Riverside Church speech ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network ....
Apr 08, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 107
In which we discuss who gets to choose their religious belonging, why "spiritual but not religious" gives us the agita, and how--even if you're not religious--religion is lurking under your floorboards. Keywords: voluntarism, racialization, secular/ism, perennialism Storytime: Jakobsen and Pellegrini, Love the Sin Homework: LOTS, so check out the shownotes. But be sure to look for Patti Miller's Good Catholics even if you skip everything else. ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Rel...
Mar 25, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 106
In which we give you a quick (okay, it's not that quick) rundown on where we're at in this challenging time, what religious communities are doing to respond to the crisis, and how COVID-19 helps us think about our own religiosity. PLUS very special guest host joins us in the studio to talk about how she's responding to the Coronavirus in her community. Homework: NOPE. It's a pandemic. Read or watch something fun and distracting! We have lots of recommendations in the shownotes. ____ Keeping It 1...
Mar 18, 2020•36 min•Season 101Ep. 1
In which we think about how personal religious commitments and practices get mediated by the state, why and how millions of Muslims make pilgrimage to Mecca every year, why the Archdiocese of Philadelphia thinks Megan is still Catholic, and why tiny Ilyse tortured her siblings with rice during Pesach Keywords: religious; hajj; hagiography Storytime: Bell, Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network ....
Mar 11, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 105
In which we talk about WHY we're still talking about "major," "minor," or "world" religions -- because despite those models being racist and imperialist and white supremacist, "religion" can also help minoritized religion access rights and legal protections. Keywords: Native/Indigenous religions; social construct; agency Storytime: Wenger, " We Are Guaranteed Freedom " Homework: Dunbar-Ortiz, Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States; Denison, Ute Land Religion in the American West; Wenge...
Feb 27, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In which we discuss the imperialist history of "religion," and ask why it's so major that some religions get minoritized. Keywords: imperialism; minoritization; structural/epistemic violence Storytime: JZ Smith, "Religion Is Not a Native Category" Homework: Tomoko Masuzawa's Invention of World Religions , plus Ilyse and Megan have both written shorter pieces on this topic. Check out the show notes for more info! ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the...
Feb 12, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 103
In which we discuss why we have to define religion in order to protect it, and who gets left out of those definitions & protections. Keywords: disestablishment; free exercise Show & tell: the Satanic Temple's statue of Baphomet Homework: Sullivan's Impossibility of Religious Freedom ; Barringer Gordon's Mormon Question ; Cusack's Invented Religions PLUS the documentary Hail Satan? AND Ilyse has some resources for more inclusive school calendars -- check out our show notes for more info! ...
Jan 29, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Our very first episode! In which we talk about what the heck religion is, why you should know more about it, and why it's probably more complicated than you think. Keywords : prescriptive; descriptive; creedal; votive Storytime: Bellah, from Habits of the Heart Homework: Nye, Religion: The Basics ; Martel, Life of Pi; Walker, The Color Purple ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network ....
Jan 14, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 101
