2 hour special! Eve and Kieryn talk about Purity Culture & Sex Addiction, Masturbation, and the nitty gritty of how Bottom Surgery works. This episode is extremely NSFW! CN: talking about sex/abuse/religion (and also joy). If you don't like descriptions of medical processes skip from 3:19 - 8:16. Contribute to Kieryn's surgery fund (leave a note or a peach/cat emoji): Paypal/Venmo/Ko-Fi: MxDarkwater, Square Cash: $kieryn (Kieryn's twitter is @/BluePupBoi)
Apr 15, 2021•2 hr 4 min
DRUNK HISTORY. Kieryn and Eve educate the lovely AE Osworth about King David's shenanigans.
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min
This week Kieryn and Eve needed a palate cleanser. Tune in for Veggie Tales jokes, some reality tv gossip, an upcoming KTC Patrons event, and catching up. CW for CSA in church discussion. **Notes** Kieryn's Play (on VOD until 3/15): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lgbtqshortplaysgroupc Street Parking is Homophobic: https://bancars69.bigcartel.com/ Junior Asparagus v Abraham Piper: https://twitter.com/jeremiahjw/status/1367891730217857025 YouTube Veggie Tales playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
Mar 11, 2021•59 min
Kieryn and Eve are joined by Historian and Executive Director of the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, Dr. Rachel Coleman to dive into the 1776 Commission Report and what it meant. This episode was recorded in January right after it was published and then subsequently removed with the new Biden admin. :)
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Lauren Hough (@laurenthehough) joins Kieryn and Eve to talk about her brilliant debut book, Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing (April 2021), a collection of essays about what life has been like after being raised in the cult group Children of God. Spanning her time in the air force to working in DC nightlife to her viral essay about being the cable guy, Lauren's essays focus on learning to live, to thrive, after a stolen childhood and refuse the voyeurism that cult survivors are often subjected to....
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Kieryn and Eve interview Emily English Medley about her book, "From the Moon I Watched Her." An incredibly relatable story about a young woman growing up in the [hushed voice] Church of Christ. CN: Discussion about religious trauma and childhood sexual abuse. Get the book everywhere books are sold and find out more at https://emilyenglishmedley.com/
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Nate does an example reading with Kieryn and Eve!
Jan 14, 2021•26 min
Kieryn and Eve decompress about the first coup attempt with everyone's favorite socialist dog mom (socialistdogmom on twitter), Molly Conger! Find out what it was like to be in DC during the attack, discuss some of the religious imagery and hypothesize about why there were so many Shofars around. Notes: https://sojo.net/articles/they-invaded-capitol-saying-jesus-my-savior-trump-my-president https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/1/6/some-history-behind-the-christian-flags-at-the-pro-trump-capit...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 19 min
For the last episode of the year and the last episode of Season 2, Kieryn and Eve talk about plans for the future of the podcast, recap 2020, plot 2020 Apocalypse Bingo, and talk astrology.
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Patrick Henry College dropout Madison Cawthorn is running for Congress in NC 11, but PHC alumni are turning out to protest his candidacy. Abby Osbourne joins Kieryn and Eve to discuss why.
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Kieryn and Eve catch up after a brutal September to talk about Amy Coney Barrett's nomination and how the religious right is explaining a woman's rise to power. This is not the Handmaid's tale, but it's not good either. Show Notes: https://fee.org/articles/vandalism-is-violence-destructive-riots-are-not-just-property-damage/ https://fee.org/articles/human-rights-are-property-rights/ https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/05/how-strong-women-like-amy-coney-barrett-submit-to-their-husbands-with-joy/ ht...
Oct 16, 2020•2 hr 30 min
For Bitch Magazine's Fall 2020 Power Issue, Jaelani Turner-Williams (https://twitter.com/hernameisjae)wrote about how crisis homeschooling this fall might benefit Black and brown students in unexpected ways. Kieryn and Eve discuss with Jaelani her vision of a better future where education is equitable and centered on the individual needs of students. Show Notes: Jaelani's twitter: @hernameisjae Bitch Magazine article: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/homeschooling-black-girls-learn-in-peace CR...
Sep 04, 2020•55 min
In a follow up on the first episode on Betsy DeVos, Kieryn and Eve are joined by listener Kristin to hear about her experience as a public school educator during the reign of DeVos. What has changed? What's been the impact of those changes? What should we be looking out for this fall? Show Notes: Research: http://bit.ly/devosnotes follow Kristin: https://twitter.com/musicalgal123
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Kieryn and Eve discuss Devos' history and relationship to HSLDA to begin understanding what her recent attack on public education means and why HSLDA isn't fighting against the free government money they are notorious for hating. Hint: It's not good. Show Notes: Fact Sheet on the Devos Plan https://www.ncpecoalition.org/trump-voucher-plan Kushner's COVID plan https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/how-jared-kushners-secret-testing-plan-went-poof-into-thin-air True Believer https://www.indieboun...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Kieryn and Eve are joined by special guest, Eileen (Eve's mom!) to answer questions about homeschooling through COVID19, how to handle periods of estrangement, and the importance of relationships with your kids. Note from Kieryn: Hi today I was your audio producer, so you may notice some echos and weird sound residue, this is because I'm not a professional just covering for one on vacation. :3 Sorry about the weird feedback. Dave will be back soon! Show Notes: CRHE Home Educators Course: https:/...
Jul 29, 2020•56 min
Kieryn and Eve are joined by special guest kitten, Lavender, to discuss the current manifestations of transphobia from Menlo Park church to JK Rowling. CW's apply. Show Notes: Sponsor Eve's book writing summer (venmo @haettinger) Menlo Park Timeline: https://ruthhutchins.com/post/menlo-church-john-ortberg-timeline/ CRHE Home Educators Course: https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/courses/ Kiesha Preston! http://www.votekieshapreston.com/
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Kieryn and Eve catch up on all the non-plague related happenings. Tune in to hear about the rediscovery of Quiverfull in retaliation to the SCOTUS' ruling on discrimination protections for queer employees, venting about healthcare, and catching up with Jerry Falwell. Notes: https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/06/08/liberty-universitys-jerry-falwell-issues-3-tweet-apology-for-controversial-mask-tweet/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/its-time-for-a-new-culture-war-strategy/...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Kieryn and Eve are back and dive into the Salvation Army's impact in Human Trafficking and how christian NGO's operations can be more harmful than helpful. Notes: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/america-doesnt-need-any-more-awareness-about-human-trafficking_n_5e3d8bedc5b6bb0ffc1007ec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maiden_Tribute_of_Modern_Babylon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Armstrong_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Law_Amendment_Act_1885 https://s3.amazonaws.com/cache.salva...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 20 min
The stars and the wifi aligned and Kieryn and Eve return to talk about coping with COVID19 isolation, and take a peek into why Samaritan's Purse (and other religious aid organizations) are on the scene and how their religious beliefs may hurt the people they're purportedly supposed to help.
Apr 22, 2020•50 min
In lieu of a full episode, Kieryn Reads the Tell-Tale Heart Read it yourself: https://www.poemuseum.org/the-tell-tale-heart
Mar 30, 2020•12 min
In this episode Kieryn and Eve discuss what the pandemic feels like after growing up in an environment where this level of panic was normal, and provide tips for surviving social distancing and working from home. WASH YOUR HANDS! Emergency Homeschooling Resource page: https://crhe.org/COVID
Mar 16, 2020•48 min
Eve and Kieryn discuss Martha Finley's Elsie Dinsmore books and why christians aren't appalled at Roy Moore and other right wing leaders' abusive histories. NOTES: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2017/11/child-marriage-in-elsie-dinsmore-part-1.html https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2017/11/child-marriage-in-elsie-dinsmore-part-2.html https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/11/fundamentalist-home-schoolers-are-one-group-of-roy-moore-allies-who-think-grown-men-courting-teen...
Mar 03, 2020•59 min
Kieryn and Eve are joined by Emily VanDerWerff from Vox and the Arden Podcast to discuss how the superstitional charismatic practice of seeking signs from God affected their life trajectories. Notes: Follow Emily: https://twitter.com/tvoti, https://twitter.com/ardenpod! https://www.vox.com/authors/emily-todd-vanderwerff
Feb 07, 2020•2 hr 31 min
Kieryn and Eve talk about Florida's HB 1059, Richmond's Gun Lobby Day, and Paula White's...prayer. Notes: Kieryn's Patreon: https://patreon.com/kiery Eve at Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epgzbj/gun-rights-rally-richmond-virginia-hostage CHRE Press Release on Florida Legislation: https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/alumni-group-warns-hb-1059-could-invalidate-floridas-homeschool-law/ Paula White: Financial investigation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_inquiry_into_t...
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Kieryn and Eve get sent on a rabbit trail to the Paul and Morgan show, and Eve pivots to do a cold take on wtf was up with Luke P and Hannah Brown on last season's Bachelorette. Why did he think he was so entitled? Why couldn't she bear to send him home when she should have?
Jan 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
In Part 2, Kieryn and Eve discuss Shea's alleged 2nd Manifesto, "Restoration", and explain how strangely Roman and not-biblical it is, for a work supposedly based on the bible. CN for discussion of racism, homophobia, child abuse, and general nazi-ism still applies. Show Notes: Restoration text: https://www.spokesman.com/documents/2019/dec/19/matt-sheas-restoration/ Rushdoony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._J._Rushdoony Part of the Patriot Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_moveme...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Eve and Kieryn tear into Matt Shea's "Biblical Basis for War" and deconstruct what some of it means within the context of Shea's worldview. CN for racism, white supremacy, queermisia, and general nazism-disguised-as-theology shenanigans SHOW NOTES: Independent Report: http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RampartGroupReport.pdf Biblical Basis for War: https://www.spokesman.com/documents/2018/oct/25/biblical-basis-war/ Restoration: https://www.spokesman.com/documents/2019/dec/...
Jan 02, 2020•49 min
Kieryn and Eve discuss Christianity Today's call for impeachment along with Tulsi Gabbard's lack of vote. They dive into the details of what it would look like to grow up in a religious and politically active cult and never leave. Show Notes: Donate to CRHE! https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/donate Christianity Today: - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/december-web-only/trump-should-be-removed-from-office.html Tulsi's Statement: - https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1207753618935...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Kieryn and Eve discuss Eric Metaxas' children's books, explain the story of David and Bathsheba, and answer some listener questions! Show Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Metaxas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_College_(New_York_City) https://mxdarkwater.com/2010/10/08/the-burden-of-homeschool-parents/
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 25 min
Kieryn and Eve are back with a much needed palate cleanser episode. Listen as they talk about the representation of homeschooled kids in movies and why Tangled and Frozen hit so close to home!
Nov 22, 2019•56 min
