Nobody Asked Us To Do This. An Ex-Jehovah's Witness Podcast.

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Conversations with former Jehovah's Witnesses that the online Ex-Jehovah's Witness don’t hear from as well as those you may know. A variety of stories with the aim to feature the message: You are not alone.

Episodes

  1. Making Friends In "The World"

    02/12/2022

    Making Friends In "The World"

    Making friends can be very daunting, especially if you're an Ex-Jehovah's Witness. Hosts Ruben Ortiz and Joe Mitchell discuss their experiences on making new friends post the Jehovah's Witness experience. They also go over thoughts shared by listeners.

    41 min
  2. Witness Underground

    08/14/2021

    Witness Underground

    On this episode we discuss the film "Witness Underground". The film's director Scott Homan and featured cast member Ryan Sutter joins us in a great conversation about the film and their involvement with the Jehovah's Witness religion. The conversation is followed by commentary by the hosts after watching the film at the NYC Independent Film Festival.

    44 min
  3. Chris Stuckmann's Endgame

    03/14/2021

    Chris Stuckmann's Endgame

    Film critic and filmmaker Chris Stuckmann surprised his close to 1.9 million YouTube subscribers with his video, "How I left the Jehovah's Witnesses to pursue filmmaking."  We have a great conversation with Chris about this video and delve further into his story.  From the elders telling him he can no longer pursue his dreams to Chris finding success in his passion, his story will remind you that you are not alone and that you can successfully break from the organization's grip.

    49 min
  4. I Plead The Fifth

    12/22/2020

    I Plead The Fifth

    On this episode we have an engaging conversation with Cliff Henderson V aka Fifth. We discuss his new rap album "One Years Old." We also discuss his former affiliation with the Jehovah's Witness organization and his exodus from it.

    50 min
  5. She Was A Ministerial Servant

    11/25/2020

    She Was A Ministerial Servant

    On this episode we have a conversation with  former Jehovah’s Witness Ministerial Servant, Laura Cornwell Engram. Yes, you read that correctly. She was a Ministerial Servant.  Laura is a writer, a student, an advocate of free thought with intersectional love and reason, and she’s a mom. She’s the host of "That Other Laura Engram" Podcast.  She was also a former YouTube personality JWTgirl.

    40 min
  6. Growing Up A Black Jehovah's Witness

    09/14/2020

    Growing Up A Black Jehovah's Witness

    In this episode we explore what happens when black culture intersects with a religion that was created by American white men. This conversation will have you questioning the claim that the Jehovah’s Witness religion is the most racially inclusive. We discuss this with our host, Joe Mitchell and our guest for this episode, Karama Sadaka.

    44 min
  7. Strange Beliefs and Urban Legends

    08/23/2020

    Strange Beliefs and Urban Legends

    If you were a Jehovah’s Witness, you believed many things that go way beyond the usual Christian narrative. On this episode we discuss a few of the strange beliefs and urban legends we were exposed to as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

    27 min
  8. Leaving Ain't All Rainbows

    07/03/2020

    Leaving Ain't All Rainbows

    This week we interview Kevin Williams. We discuss with him what it was like being gay in the Jehovah's Witness organization, his family's reaction to his coming out, and what challenges he had to face. On our Now What? segment of the show, we speak with former Jehovah's Witness Gary Sanders, teacher at the Portland Insight Meditation Center.

    36 min
  9. The Broad Road Journey Of Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses

    05/23/2020

    The Broad Road Journey Of Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses

    Jehovah's Witnesses see former members as people who decided to journey the broad road. Our journey away from this organization can be varied and not linear. In this episode we discuss some ways former members leave and discuss things we can do to make it better. Also stay tuned for our new segments "The Jehovah Quiz" and "Now What?" in which we invite former Jehovah's Witnesses to discuss their projects.

    35 min
  10. Growing Up A Jehovah's Witness

    05/04/2020

    Growing Up A Jehovah's Witness

    This week we discuss Growing up a Jehovah’s Witness  For this topic I have invited Joe Mitchell to a chat. Joe is a former Jehovah’s Witness who partnered with me to get this podcast started. We discuss our coming up a Jehovah's Witness, our exit, and what we think of the organization and its members now.

    27 min
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Conversations with former Jehovah's Witnesses that the online Ex-Jehovah's Witness don’t hear from as well as those you may know. A variety of stories with the aim to feature the message: You are not alone.

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