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An in-depth examination of the culture and politics of Christian Nationalism and Evangelicalism by two ex-evangelical ministers-turned-religion professors. If you have ever wondered what social and historical forces led white evangelicals to usher Donald Trump into the White House this is the show for you. As former insiders and critical scholars of religion, Dan Miller and Bradley Onishi have a unique perspective on the Religious Right. Guests have included Chrissy Stroop, R. Marie Griffith, Janelle Wong, Randall Balmer, Katherine Stewart, and many others.

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An in-depth examination of the culture and politics of Christian Nationalism and Evangelicalism by two ex-evangelical ministers-turned-religion professors. If you have ever wondered what social and historical forces led white evangelicals to usher Donald Trump into the White House this is the show for you. As former insiders and critical scholars of religion, Dan Miller and Bradley Onishi have a unique perspective on the Religious Right. Guests have included Chrissy Stroop, R. Marie Griffith, Janelle Wong, Randall Balmer, Katherine Stewart, and many others.

    It's in the Code Ep 101: “Spirit of the Age”

    It's in the Code Ep 101: “Spirit of the Age”

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    If you’ve encountered today’s right-wing culture warriors, you have heard them lambast efforts at LGBTQ+ inclusion, police reform, combatting climate change, and myriad other issues as reflecting the “spirit of the age.” But what do they mean by this? Where does this phrase come from? Is it specifically Christian, or does it have broader meanings? And most importantly, once we decode this phrase, what do we find people doing with it? Dan tackles these questions in this week’s episode.
    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC
    Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163
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    • 23 min
    America's Suffering From Social Long Covid w/ Dr. Eric Klinenberg

    America's Suffering From Social Long Covid w/ Dr. Eric Klinenberg

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    Brad Onishi discusses with Eric Klinenberg the long-lasting social and political effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, framing it as a form of 'social long COVID.' The conversation highlights how the events of 2020 intensified distrust in government and deepened societal divisions, setting the stage for challenges in the 2024 elections. They also explore the symbolic role of face masks in these divisions and the impact of local mutual aid networks. Looking ahead, they assess how unresolved issues from 2020 continue to influence American civic life and political attitudes.

    00:00 Introduction: The Lingering Effects of 2020
    01:25 The Social Disease of Long COVID
    02:04 Reflecting on the Pandemic's Impact
    02:12 Interview with Eric Kleinberg
    04:07 The Symbolism of Masks
    07:49 America's Unique Pandemic Response
    25:38 Mutual Aid Networks and Community Resilience
    31:49 The Structural Isolation Crisis
    36:25 Looking Ahead to the 2024 Election
    43:31 Conclusion: The Future of American Democracy
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    • 40 min
    Weekly Roundup: Examining the Fallout: Trump's Verdict, SCOTUS Revelations, and Texas Curriculum

    Weekly Roundup: Examining the Fallout: Trump's Verdict, SCOTUS Revelations, and Texas Curriculum

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    Brad and Dan discuss the harsh rhetoric from the American right in response to Trump's recent conviction on 34 felonies, including calls for retribution against Democrats. They explore the significant ethical issues surrounding Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. The episode also covers Texas' proposed public school curriculum changes that push a Christian-centric education, and reactions from a Mexican American family's departure from Idaho due to feeling unwelcome. The hosts emphasize the dangers of the current conservative landscape and its implications for American politics and education.
    00:00 Introduction: Should Democrats Be in Jail?
    00:26 Reactions to Trump's Conviction
    01:04 Exploring the Supreme Court Fallout
    02:09 Texas School Curriculum Controversy
    02:33 Weekly Roundup and Personal Updates
    04:04 Discussion on Trump's Verdict and Political Reactions
    18:30 Clarence Thomas and Supreme Court Ethics
    29:26 Frustration with Institutional Norms
    30:08 Texas School Curriculum Controversy
    31:54 Religious Influence in Education
    38:46 Parental Concerns and Ignorance
    46:01 Texas GOP Convention Highlights
    53:25 Mexican American Family's Idaho Experience
    59:46 Concluding Thoughts and Reasons for Hope
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Between Mother India and Jim Crow with Philip Deslippe

    Between Mother India and Jim Crow with Philip Deslippe

    Brad speaks with journalist and scholar Philip Deslippe about the origins of yoga in the United States as a response to the precarity of South Asian lives in 20th century America. "A century ago, students of yoga in the United States, like many practitioners today, believed that they were engaging in something pure, ancient, and Indian. In reality, the yoga they were doing was a bricolage of the metaphysical and mundane presented to them in an exotic, Orientalized package by largely educated and worldly immigrants from India. These teachers were themselves responding and adapting to a nativist and racist climate. Yoga in the United States during the interwar decades is one of many examples of how Asian religions in the United States cannot be fully understood outside the context of Asian American history."

    This episode is part of a new series by Axis Mundi Media and APARRI called APA Religions 101. Subscribe here: https://feeds.redcircle.com/581b8afe-eda8-45df-997d-3b22e5b57c64
    Learn more about APARRI. 

    APARRI’s vision is to create a society in which Asian Pacific American religions are valued, recognized, and central to the understanding of American public life. Since 1999, The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) has been a vibrant scholarly community advancing the interdisciplinary study of Asian Pacific Americans and their religions. 

    Producer: Dr. Bradley Onishi: @bradleyonishi
    Audio Engineer and Musician: Scott Okamoto: @rsokamoto
    For more information about research-based media by Axis Mundi Media visit: www.axismundi.us
    Funding for this series has been generously provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
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    • 42 min
    The War for America's Classrooms - From Texas to You

    The War for America's Classrooms - From Texas to You

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    Mike Hixenbaugh is a Pulitzer finalist, Peabody award winner, and the author of They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms. In the book, Hixenbaugh delivers an immersive and eye-opening story of Southlake, Texas, a district that seemed to offer everything parents would want for their children—small classes, dedicated teachers, financial resources, a track record of academic success, and school spirit in abundance. All this, until a series of racist incidents became public, a plan to promote inclusiveness was proposed in response—and a coordinated, well-funded conservative backlash erupted, lighting the fire of a national movement on the verge of changing the face of public schools across the country.
    They Came for the Schools pulls back the curtain on the powerful forces driving this crusade to ban books, rewrite curricula, limit rights for minority and LGBTQ students—and, most importantly, to win what Hixenbaugh’s deeply informed reporting convinces is the holy grail among those seeking to impose biblical values on American society: school privatization, one school board and one legal battle at a time.
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    • 36 min
    Weekly Roundup: Donald Trump Convicted of 34 Felonies

    Weekly Roundup: Donald Trump Convicted of 34 Felonies

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    Last night we learned that Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 accounts of falsifying business records. Brad and Dan ask what this means for the coming months, how it will affect the election, and why the GOP refuses to abandon a man who has been impeached twice, lost his re-election campaign, and now becomes the only former president convicted of a felony. Brad is joined by Dr. Hank Willenbrink at the end of the episode to talk about the roles, performances, and characters Trump and Trump supports play in order to create a self-enclosed MAGA ecosystem impervious even to the news that he is now a convicted criminal.
    Dr. Hank Willenbrink substack: https://performingforthedon.substack.com/
    Book: https://www.routledge.com/Performing-for-the-Don-Theaters-of-Faith-in-the-Trump-Era/Willenbrink/p/book/9781032302898
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    • 1 hr 19 min

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