Between Heaven and Russia
Putin’s Allure to American Christians
Weekly Roundup: Putin, Neo-Nazis, and the American Right
Brad and Dan begin by discussing the recent AFPAC conference, where the far-right figure Nick Fuentes compared Putin to Hitler in a positive way, while giving a speech full of racial and ethnic slurs. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar attended the conference–and Greene gave an address after being introduced by Fuentes. Dan unpacks […]
You’re Not Welcome Here, Ep. 9: “Don’t Tell Me Who I Am.”
What do we mean when we talk about “recognition”? What is it to recognize someone in their identity? What is it to recognize ourselves in a particular way? What happens when someone doesn’t recognize me in the way I identify myself? What happens when I don’t recognize someone others in the way they recognize themselves? […]
Danté Stewart on Leaving the White Church to Follow Jesus
Brad speaks with the Danté Stewart about his journey into, and then out of, the White Church. Stewart grew up a Black Pentecostal until he reached university. There he began attending a White megachurch. He spent years in White churches convinced that the Jesus worshipped there–one coded as a White American, as superior to the […]
Weekly Roundup: Putin’s Christian Values
Brad and Dan discuss Putin’s war on Ukraine and the Christian nationalist/GOP responses at home. They focus the first segment on how the only people on the global stage defending Putin openly are Donald Trump and select politicians and leaders from the GOP. This leads to an exploration of the Christians who admit that they […]
You’re Not Welcome Here, Ep. 8:“They’re Acting Against Their Interests”
This episode explores the concern that people act against their own social or political interests because of their identity. Because they privilege their identity, they oppose political, social, or economic policies that would be beneficial to them. Dan argues that this is a mistaken conception, and that we have to recognize that identity and interests […]
Special Episode: Undercover at Greg Locke’s Book Burning
*Correction*: “Jeff” says that Locke’s church is in McMinnville, TN. It is in fact in Mt. Juliet TN. Brad didn’t catch it in the conversation. Both he and Jeff were a bit tense–wanting to get the story right and bring listeners into the scene, without giving away Jeff’s identity. Our apologies. Brad speaks with a […]
Steve Bannon’s War on Democracy, Christianity, and You
Steve Bannon is a familiar figure by now. One of the super villains from the Trump administration, he is still a force in right-wing politics in the USA and across the globe. He reportedly pushed Trump to overturn the election by any means possible. He is often referred to as a White nationalist whose misogyny […]
Weekly Roundup: All Aboard the Sexual Anarchy Freedom Convoy
Brad and Dan begin by discussing the Jericho Marches connected to the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa. Drawing on work by the writer Chrissy Stroop and scholar Thomas Lecaque, they discuss how the Jericho story provides a narrative in which both American J6 and Canadian convoy protesters/rioters are able to use as a way to […]
You’re Not Welcome Here, Ep. 7: “What About Class?”
What is the relation to class and identity? Does a focus on identity and identity politics overlook, trivialize, or eliminate the significance of class or economic inequality in contemporary politics and social conflict? This episode suggests that a focus on identity does not discount, and is not at odds with, a focus on class or […]
The Far-Right Microtargeting Platform Radicalizing Churches + QAnon Yoga Moms
with Filmmaker Kat Gellein Viken
Weekly Roundup: Legitimate Fascist Discourse
+ Putin Stares Down the West
