Confessions of A Reformer

Mike Maeshiro
  • 4.8 (141)
  • RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Hi. My name is Mike Maeshiro. I'm a gay, deconstructed former Christian minister. I wanted a place where I wasn't teaching and more inviting my audience on the journey with me in a candid and exploratory way. So I started this podcast. I hope my journey is helpful for you. With curiosity and a critical mind, let's dive in. Music by Alex_MakeMusic

  1. MAR 23

    Purity Culture Dropouts: An Interview with Erica Smith

    Season 5: Episode 32 Erica Smith is an award winning sexuality educator and consultant with 25 years of experience. She developed the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program to help people learn all of the sex education that they missed growing up in purity culture- sex ed that is accurate, queer inclusive, trauma informed, compassionate, and comprehensive. She has since worked with hundreds of people to help them learn about healthy sexuality after high control religion and was named one of the Most Influential LGBTQ+ Leaders in 2025 by The Philadelphia Gay News. Throughout her career, she has provided comprehensive sex education and advocacy to young women and LGBTQ+ youth in Philadelphia’s juvenile justice system, worked in abortion care, and supported HIV positive youth, transgender adolescents, and their families. Erica is the author of The Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Ed You Deserve. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Numa⁠ Erica Smith Website | Instagram |Threads

    45 min

  2. JAN 19

    Coming Out and Leaving Ministry - Years Later with Tyler Williamson

    Season 5: Episode 31 In this episode, Mike brings Tyler Williamson back onto the show after interviewing him two years ago when he left ministry and came out. The two men have had very similar journeys and in this conversation, they talk about what the last few years out of the closet and out of Evangelicalism have been like. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Numa Tyler's Coming Out Interview Tyler's interview about spiritual abuse and leaving the last ministry he worked for.

    1h 18m

  3. 12/15/2025

    Gospel Of Lies with @EveWasFramed (Promise Backlund)

    Season 5: Episode 30 Promise has a new book coming out called "Gospel of Lies!" In this episode, Mike and Promise talk about listening to worship music again after years of walking away from the Bethel world, what living in Finland has been like for Promise as an American and her new book. Gospel of Lies: Pre-order ⁠⁠⁠Everything Numa

    58 min

  4. 11/03/2025

    Divorce with Scarlett Longstreet

    Season 5: Episode 29 In this episode, Scarlett Longstreet shares her journey navigating divorce and why she feels that everyone should get divorced. Scarlett Longstreet: Substack | Instagram ⁠⁠Everything Numa

    50 min

  5. 09/29/2025

    Fearing Hell and MAGA with Severance's, Jen Tullock

    Season 5: Episode 28 Jen Tullock plays Devon in the Apple TV series "Severance." She's also queer and grew up in an Evangelical mega church in Kentucky.  Jen found Mike on Instagram and they got to talking. In this episode, Jen shares her story of growing up in the Evangelical world as a queer woman, finding the love of her life and a peek into her life in acting. ⁠Everything Numa⁠ Jen Tullock: Instagram See her show: Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God

    52 min

  6. 09/15/2025

    Dan McClellan and the Bible

    Season 5: Episode 27 In this episode, Mike talks with Dan McClellan about Christian Nationalism, biblical scholarship and the LDS church. He also asks questions his followers submitted for Dan to answer about the Bible. Everything Numa Dan McClellan: Instagram | YouTube | Book | Patreon

    1h 2m

  7. 08/04/2025

    Christians and Atheists Unite with Kevin Crowe

    Mike interviews the man behind @jesusunfollower, Kevin Crowe. Kevin shares his journey of becoming an atheist and why he wants to link arms with Christians. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Numa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kevin Crowe: Website | Instagram

    52 min

  8. 07/07/2025

    America

    Season 5: Episode 25 In this episode, Mike talks about the grief and sadness that many are finding in an America that seems to be moving away from individual rights and freedom. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Numa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    29 min
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About

Hi. My name is Mike Maeshiro. I'm a gay, deconstructed former Christian minister. I wanted a place where I wasn't teaching and more inviting my audience on the journey with me in a candid and exploratory way. So I started this podcast. I hope my journey is helpful for you. With curiosity and a critical mind, let's dive in. Music by Alex_MakeMusic

Information

  • Creator
    Mike Maeshiro
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    231
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mike Maeshiro
  • Show Website
    Confessions of A Reformer

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