One Nation, Indivisible with Andrew Seidel

Andrew L. Seidel
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This is a podcast about religion, the separation of church and state, and the battle for America's soul. Secular activist, bestselling author, and constitutional lawyer and author Andrew L. Seidel delivers weekly interviews and commentary on all the legal and constitutional issues of Trump's second term and the battles to keep church and state separate.

  1. 052: American Empathy and American Humanism, with Fish Stark

    FEB 17

    052: American Empathy and American Humanism, with Fish Stark

    Fish Stark joins Andrew to talk about bringing empathy back to America and how folks can get $1,000 grants for empathy projects that will take place across the country on May 2. This is much bigger than just a single project, this is an answer to the toxicity of Christian Nationalism, MAGA politics, and the division in this country. But it could also be the answer for growing the secular movement. This is the very time Fish and Andrew have chatted and history is lucky it was (mostly) recorded.  The American Empathy Project. Empathy project guidelines. I donated $100 and hope y’all will too. The American Humanist Association can be found hereBittersoutherner.comIf you can’t support AHA or the project, you can still spread the word by sharing the social media videos announcing the project. Or just share them anyway. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    42 min
  2. 051: Nazi Report Card: How's the US Doing? with Annika Brockschmidt

    FEB 10

    051: Nazi Report Card: How's the US Doing? with Annika Brockschmidt

    Andrew brings back Annika Brockschmidt, friend of the pod, German historian and expert on American Christian nationalism. One year after her first appearance in the inaugural episode, Annika tells Andrew how the US is doing on its slide toward authoritarianism/fascism. A wide ranging and surprising conversation.  Brockschmidt is a journalist, scholar, and author of Amerikas Gotteskrieger: Wie die Religiöse Rechte die Demokratie gefährdet (roughly translated as “America’s Godly Warriors: How Religious Right Endangers Democracy”).  Annika’s socials: Instagram Bluesky Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 3m
  3. 050: Fighting Back as the Regime sets fire to the Bill of Rights

    FEB 3

    050: Fighting Back as the Regime sets fire to the Bill of Rights

    The Trump regime is arresting journalists, raiding their houses, assaulting citizens, murdering people in the streets, and more, but we’re fighting back. Minnesota is leading the way, judges are freeing people illegally arrested, including 5-year-old Liam Ramos, Texans in deep red Tarrant County are voting blue, and more. Adam Serwer’s Atlantic article “Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong” is here. Judge Biery’s opinion in the Liam Ramos case can be read here. Looking for books for self-care? My Books to Make you Rethink Everything List at Bookshop.orgMy favorite NON-FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025 My favorite FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025 More self-care: Come Cruise the Caribbean with Andrew: http://freethoughtcruise.com/ Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    44 min
  4. 049: The Regime Plans to Weaponize the FACE Act

    JAN 27

    049: The Regime Plans to Weaponize the FACE Act

    The Trump Regime and Bondi’s DOJ are going after anti-ICE protesters who protested in a church that has an ICE Pastor (it’s a thing). The FACE Act is the newest talking point and prosecution point for the regime. What is the FACE Act? Why was it passed? How is it being used against these protesters? Andrew explains it all. But first, the regime altered photos of the arrest of the protester in deliberately cruel ways.  The Guardian article with the photo tool NAACP lynching stats Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is here and on my Books to Make you Rethink Everything List at Bookshop.org Hemant Mehta’s article, “The anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church was a justified rebuke of the pastor's cruelty.”  The text of the FACE Act is here. Trump pardons FACE Act violators by lying about “anti-Christian bias” Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    41 min
  5. 048: The Ten Commandments go to Court

    JAN 20

    048: The Ten Commandments go to Court

    The entire Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is going to hear oral argument on two cases involving laws that force public schools to display a version of the Ten Commandments drafted by politicians who think they know better than parents. Andrew examines the basis for these law: the claim that the Ten Commandments are foundation of American law and government.  Here’s a link to some screenshots of the Google NGram graphs that I mentioned. Here’s the full text of Thomas Jefferson’s letter to James Fishback (Draft), 27 September 1809, at the National Archives. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    30 min
  6. 047: Coping with Minnesota and Venezuela with Books

    JAN 13

    047: Coping with Minnesota and Venezuela with Books

    There’s a lot to catch up on after a vacation, but self-care these days is important. After diving into the horrific ICE shooting in Minnesota and the US military assault on Venezuela, Andrew explains how he survived 2025: Books. Books are a big part of the reason. Andrew goes over some of his favorite reads of 2025 (fiction and non-fiction). Full lists appear below.  Slate article on prosecuting ICE officers: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/is-minneapolis-ice-shooter-immune-state-prosecution-supreme-court.html  Come Cruise the Caribbean with Andrew: http://freethoughtcruise.com/  Andrew’s Favorite NON-FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025  Andrew’s Favorite FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025 Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    39 min
  7. 046: Sex, Purity Culture, and Christian Nationalism with Erica Smith

    JAN 6

    046: Sex, Purity Culture, and Christian Nationalism with Erica Smith

    Purity Culture has devastated Americans for decades but Erica Smith has been helping people shed the shame and disinformation around sex and purity. Andrew and Erica delve into the harm of purity culture—it’s racism, bigotry, obsession with virginity—but also talk about how people can recover and find their true self and live healthy, happy, sexual lives. Purity Culture is a Christian Nationalist ploy to breed more straight, white American Christians.  Pre-order Erica Smith’s book The Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Education You Deserve today (and tell your library to get a copy too!) Erica Smith’s website is here. Her Instagram is here. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    47 min
  8. 045: 40 Years of Fighting Christian Nationalism with Rob Boston

    12/30/2025

    045: 40 Years of Fighting Christian Nationalism with Rob Boston

    Rob Boston has been fighting Christian Nationalism for nearly 40 years. This week, he retires from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. A role model and mentor for Andrew, Rob and Andrew talk about what Rob’s learned over his decades of work and why he has hope for the future.  Support Rob’s legacy and Americans United here. Get Rob’s books (while supporting your local bookstore) here. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    38 min
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This is a podcast about religion, the separation of church and state, and the battle for America's soul. Secular activist, bestselling author, and constitutional lawyer and author Andrew L. Seidel delivers weekly interviews and commentary on all the legal and constitutional issues of Trump's second term and the battles to keep church and state separate.

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