S5E2: God Forbid
Kieryn and Eve watched the God Forbid documentary and Have Thoughts(tm) after talking about what it feels like to watch twitter become...what it has.
Dec 02, 2022•48 min
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 beginning of it all to explain why.
Episodes
S5E1: When Radicalized Parents Homeschool with Weston Brown
Eve and Kieryn are back and talking with Weston Brown about parents who homeschool forcing their views on the public school system. Weston's mom is trying to ban books from Public Schools in TX, we talk about how isolating your children to get specific outcomes doesn't work. Follow Weston on twitter while you still can - https://twitter.com/wstnbrwn
Nov 17, 2022•59 min
S4E20: I'm Glad My Mom Died
It's the last episode of Season 4! Kieryn and Eve discuss the book "I'm Glad My Mom Died" and how it feels to realize you were abused by people you love. CW: Child Abuse & Eating Disorders Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/i-m-glad-my-mom-died-9781797147963/9781982185824
Sep 09, 2022•42 min
S4E19: Detra Denise (HNY)
Kieryn and Eve sit down with Detra Denise from Humans of New York and talk about what it was like to leave fundamentalism as a mother and make it in NY. Support & Follow Detra! https://www.instagram.com/Onewomannyc1/ https://www.facebook.com/detra.denise.520 https://account.venmo.com/u/Detra-Thomas https://cash.app/$Detra
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min
S4E18: Fighting Parental Rights Extremism with Darcy
Kieryn and Eve chat with Darcy about how to Protect Trans Kids and fight against Parental Rights Extremism in your school district. Show Notes: Darcy on twitter: https://twitter.com/Dragonfly_Darcy https://www.genderinclusiveschools.org/
Aug 04, 2022•52 min
S4E17: Release The Kraken
AKA Ginni Thomas Part 3: Jan 6th. After taking some time off to process Roe being overturned, Kieryn and Eve dive back in to Ginni Thomas' role in the Jan 6th attempted coup and how tolerating unethical behavior lead to this moment. Show Notes: - https://puck.news/whos-afraid-of-ginni-thomas/ - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/untold-story-ginni-thomass-anti-cult-activism-was-deprogrammed-rcna22131 - https://freebeacon.com/courts/exclusive-ginni-thomas-sets-the-record-straight-on-j...
Jul 22, 2022•59 min
S4E16: When The Moon Turns to Blood with Leah Sottile
Kieryn and Eve chat with Leah Sottile about her new book When The Moon Turns To Blood about Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell's religiously motivated violence and the threads of their theology that we see at play in congress today.
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 3 min
S4 E15: End of Roe with R.E. Fulton
R.E. Fulton (@rebfulton) joins KTC to talk about the history of abortion and dispel some myths, and tell us about the one who got away with actual murder.
Jun 02, 2022•58 min
S4E14: Grove City College & (not) CRT with Cedric Lewis
Kieryn and Eve chat with Prof. Cedric Lewis about Grove City College's Critical Race Theory "investigation". Listen to find out what's actually happening on campus and what you can do to support the students, staff, and faculty who are being impacted. Show Notes: Overheard post and chapel sermon https://www.facebook.com/groups/OverheardAtGCC/posts/10159923202569168/ Thread from Jennifer Trujillo Hollenberger https://twitter.com/Jennife23750394/status/1519667075496783875?t=_Pa0i_MKrG37ilErt4TEfg&...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 22 min
S4E13: Have You Heard The One About Schlafly?
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: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/26/ginni-thomas-west-wing-trum...
May 06, 2022•45 min
S4E12: Group Grope (aka Ginni Thomas Part 1)
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. Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training https://www.gq.com/story/one-month-in-los-angeles-cult-of-betterness https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1987/10/25/i-c...
Apr 15, 2022•58 min
S4E11: Matt Shea Part 3
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/ https://againstthetide.tv/2022/03/04/62-ukrainian-orphans-evacuated-and-saved...
Mar 25, 2022•37 min
S4E10: Catching Up and Culture Shock
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 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Mar 11, 2022•45 min
S4 E9: Monologues of an Abusive Husband aka Redeeming Love
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.
Jan 28, 2022•48 min
S4E8: The Invisible History of Homeschooling (Research Project) with Dr. Lindsey Maxwell
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/
Jan 06, 2022•49 min
S4 E7: Farminary and RHE with Jeff Chu
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
Dec 23, 2021•56 min
S4E6: Roe
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/ Donate https...
Dec 09, 2021•50 min
S4E5: God Told Me to be a Dick with Stephanie Drury
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/
Nov 25, 2021•54 min
S4E4: Don't Hit Your Kids! with Tal Lavin
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 Substac...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 1 min
S4E3: These Are Not The Sex Traffickers You're Looking For with Melissa Gira Grant
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.
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min
S4E2: Homeschooling and Neglect with Sheryl Ring
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
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 7 min
S4 E1: Lularich with Meg Conley
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/
Oct 07, 2021•55 min
S3 E14: Interview with Sheila Wray Gregoire
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/
Sep 02, 2021•57 min
S3 E13: Awanas and Olympics with Teresa
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/
Aug 12, 2021•47 min
S3 E12: Behind Blue Curtains with Molly Maeve Eagan
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: @lizzi...
Aug 05, 2021•55 min
S3 E11: Christian Zionism Part 2 with Aidan Orly and Marisa Siegel
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 spe...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 16 min
S3 E10: Free Britney
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 https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/07/10555257/britney-spears-vir...
Jul 15, 2021•51 min
S3 E9: Jesus and John Wayne with Kristin Du Mez
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
Jun 23, 2021•48 min
S3 E8: Christian Zionism with Amy Fallas and Garrison Davis
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 ...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
S3E7: Purity Culture & Josh Duggar with Tori Glass
Kieryn and Eve are joined by Tori Glass to discuss how purity culture grooms children for abuse of all kinds, white supremacy, consent, and gentle parenting. Show Notes: Homeschooled Children's Bill of Rights https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/bill-of-rights/
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr