Kitchen Table Cult unpacks all the things Kieryn and Eve learned at the kitchen tables of their childhoods in conservative Christian homeschooling families. Every week we take your questions and drill down on various topics about Quiverfull, the Religious Right, and our childhoods in high-demand groups (otherwise known as cults). We’re not surprised about the rise of Trump, Christian fascism, or evangelical white women voting for someone like Mike Pence, and we want to take you back through the beginning of it all to explain why.
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The Kitchen Table Cult Pod podcast is an enlightening and thought-provoking exploration of the experiences and perspectives of individuals who grew up in a controlled and conservative Christian homeschooling environment. As someone studying art history, I appreciate the inclusion of a legitimate historian on the show, as it emphasizes the importance of research and ethics in understanding these complex topics. The hosts have done the work to name the harmful ideologies with which they were indoctrinated, making their discussions trustworthy and valuable.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is its honesty and authenticity. The hosts share their personal experiences and insights, allowing listeners to gain a deep understanding of the impact that fundamentalist and homeschooling backgrounds can have on individuals. Their stories are relatable, making it easier for those who have also experienced similar upbringings to find healing in hearing others speak openly about their shared struggles.
Another commendable aspect of this podcast is its ability to explore sensitive topics while still remaining sympathetic towards those who are still trapped within these ideologies. The hosts navigate through discussions about religious harm with empathy, shedding light on the negative consequences that religion can sometimes impose without dismissing or belittling those who adhere to such beliefs.
While there are many positive aspects to The Kitchen Table Cult Pod, one potential drawback may be its narrow focus on Christian fundamentalism and homeschooling. While this is understandable given the hosts' personal backgrounds, it may limit some listeners' ability to fully relate or engage with certain episodes if they differ significantly from this particular context.
In conclusion, The Kitchen Table Cult Pod is an important podcast that sheds light on the dangers of fundamentalist and right-wing evangelical culture. It provides a platform for open discussions about sensitive topics while offering valuable insights into recovery from indoctrination. With its honest approach and knowledgeable guests, this podcast offers a unique perspective that can be beneficial not only for those seeking healing but also for anyone interested in understanding and challenging harmful ideologies within religious communities.
Kieryn and Eve discuss the German family who sought (and were temporarily-ish granted!) asylum in the US to be allowed to homeschool their kids because Germany takes the rights and education of Children seriously. Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/romeikenotes This episode was produced by the lovely Mary Steffenhagen!
Kieryn and Eve explain the updated policy agenda of the Christian right. We talk about the various tools Christian nationalists plan on using to usurp democracy regardless of who wins the presidential election this year. We dive into Project 2025, the little known and even less talked about Convention of States, and the bureaucratic mechanism at the crux of it all. Notes: Read Kieryn's reporting for prism - https://prismreports.org/2024/05/20/christian-nationalist-playbook-usurp-democracy/ This episode was originally made as a test episode for a major media company, our producer was Mary Steffenhagen!
Errin Haines of The 19th* News joins Kieryn and Eve to talk about the future of journalism, being a progressive Christian while covering the news, and the liberatory nature of Black Christianity in the US. Notes: https://19thnews.org/ https://19thnews.org/topics/podcast/ https://x.com/errinhaines https://www.instagram.com/emarvelous
Kieryn and Eve talk with Carly Butler about her memoir, Apocalypse Child, what identity abuse looks like for homeschooled kids, and how it feels to reparent yourself while parenting children. Pre-order the book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/apocalypse-child-carly-butler/20702732?ean=9781773861326 Follow Carly: @carlymbutton everywhere
Kieryn and Eve chat with Michelle Dowd about her fascinating memoir, Forager. What it was like growing up in the family of a cult leader and how wild it is to get out into the real world after growing up in the woods. Check out Michelle's work and get the book! https://bookshop.org/p/books/forager-field-notes-on-survival-a-memoir-michelle-dowd/18759728 https://www.michelledowd.org/ https://www.instagram.com/michelledowdz/ https://mdowd.substack.com/ https://mdowd.substack.com/subscribe?utm_campaign=email-subscribe&next=https%3A%2F%2Fmdowd.substack.com%2Fp%2Fcontinue-foraging-for-what-you-need
Kieryn & Eve are joined by the organizers of Read Freely Alabama to discuss the attempt to censor LGBTQ materials in the Augauta-Prattville library and their efforts to protect the library as a community resource for everyone.
What do censorship, homeschooling, intellectual freedom, and libraries have in common? We get into it today with Eddie Kristan about the fight libraries are seeing with parental-rights extremist groups trying to censor books and the impact that has on children's rights to access information. Show Notes: Institutions on the job: Freedom to Read Foundation (IF arm of the ALA): https://www.ftrf.org/ Emily Knox - Freedom to Read Foundation - knox@illinois.edu PEN American has been on the job: https://pen.org/report/book-bans-pressure-to-censor/ DPLA - the banned book club: https://www.dplabannedbookclub.com/ Queer Liberation Library https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/ Brooklyn Public Library's Books Unbanned: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned Chicago Public Library Book Sanctuaries: https://www.chipublib.org/news/book-sanctuaries-committed-to-protecting-banned-and-challenge-books/ CPL Book Sanctuary Project: https://www.booksanctuary.org/ Past ALA cases: United States, et al. v. American Library Association, Inc. et al., 539 U.S. 194, 123 S.Ct. 2297, 156 L.Ed.2d 221 (2003) Tattered Cover, Inc. v. City of Thornton, 44 P.3d 1044 (Colo. Sup. Ct., 2002) Sund v. City of Wichita Falls, Texas, 121 F. Supp. 2d 530 (N.D. Texas, 2000) the “300 signatories” case. Case v. Unified School District No. 233, 908 F. Supp. 864 (D. Kan. 1995) The “Annie on my mind” case. Active cases to follow: Pen America v. Escanaba School District 23-cv-10385 Filed May 17, 2023 Fayetteville Public Library v Crawford County et al. -23-CV-05086 Book People Inc et al. v. Wong 23-cv-00858 - Filed July 25, 2023 Leila Green Little, et al. v. Llano County, Llano County Texas Library Most concerning bills: Idaho HB 666 Indiana SB 17 Iowa HB 2176 Oklahoma SB 1142 South Dakota House Bill 1337: Tennessee House Bill 1944 Tennessee House Bill 800 Follow: emilyknox.net @fobettarh EddieKristan Eddie the Giant Librarian
Eve and Kieryn chat with Cait West about her memoir, Rift, and what it's like to leave fundamentalist Christianity only to discover that the patriarchy is alive and well in the secular world and childhood pastors became politically active Christian Nationalists. **Find Cait and buy the book!!** https://bookshop.org/p/books/rift-a-memoir-of-breaking-away-from-christian-patriarchy-cait-west/20298441 https://www.caitwest.com/ https://www.instagram.com/caitwestwrites/ https://twitter.com/caitwestwrites https://caitwest.substack.com/
What is the future of the pro-life movement without simplistic messaging focused on Roe v. Wade to galvanize conservatives? The nuances of reproductive health science and privacy laws are up for debate, and the unity that the pro-life movement once relied on is fissuring under the pressure to rally support around the details. Banning IVF in Alabama was a deeply unpopular move by the courts, and this week SCOTUS is hearing oral arguments about a case centered on the 23-year-old status of FDA approval for mifepristone. Leading those arguments? Erin Morrow Hawley, ADF senior counsel and the wife of MO Senator, Josh Hawley. *Show Notes* https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2023/11/16/why-this-teen-birth-control-case-could-kill-access-for-everyone/ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/12/13/23505459/supreme-court-birth-control-contraception-constitution-matthew-kacsmaryk-deanda-becerra https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/10/texas-abortion-law-jonathan-f-mitchell-profile https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/ivf-morally-right/ https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/ivf-clinic-attorney-argued-embryo-is-a-life/article_4f670e5e-d292-11ee-88e0-6b5e622733c3.html https://embryoadoptionusa.com/frequently-asked-questions/#:~:text=Parents%20who%20adopt%20embryos%20are,have%20relinquished%20all%20parental%20rights. https://web.archive.org/web/20130901171332/http://demossnews.com/manhattandeclaration/press_kit/manhattan_declaration_signers Science: https://twitter.com/ncrawfordmd/status/1759769551925846303 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-011-6621-8_18 https://ivf-worldwide.com/ivf-history.html
This week in the Book Club, Kieryn and Eve chat with Sarah McCammon about her upcoming book (March 19) the Exvangelicals! We talk about gatekeeping knowledge, rampant anti-intellectualism, and how changing your religious beliefs change your relationships. You can take the church kid out of the church but you can't completely take the church out of the kid. Follow Sarah: https://substack.com/@sarahmccammon https://www.instagram.com/sarahmccammon_journalist/ Buy the book! https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/the-exvangelicals/
Kieryn and Eve are joined by Anna Gazmarian to discuss her debut memoir, Doubt, which comes out on March 12, 2024. Growing up evangelical means growing up with shame much of the time. Add to that depression, anxiety, religious OCD, and bipolar, and you're in for a massive struggle of faith and self-worth. With Devout, Anna unpacks what worked and didn't work for her in her struggle to keep her faith in tact and get adequate treatment for the way her brain works. We discuss tolerating joy, therapy, ketamine treatments, and purity culture, as well as what supporting someone you love with mental health struggles can entail. Pre-order Devout! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Devout/Anna-Gazmarian/9781668004036
Eve and Kieryn discoverd the Stay At Home Girlfriend/Wife /Tradwife tiktoks and note their remarkable similarity to the Above Rubies and quiverfull mommy/daughter blogs from the 00s, but with a dash of late-stage capitalism dread as a twist. What's the motivation behind people outside of religion wanting to choose this? Listen to find out! Notes: https://www.aboverubies.org/images/stories/magazines/ARMagazine69.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_feminism https://politicalresearch.org/2021/07/29/why-are-gen-z-girls-attracted-tradwife-lifestyle https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/fringe-left-alt-right-share-beliefs-white-power-movement/672454/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Steiner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_education
Kieryn and Eve try to overview everything we know so far about Mike Johnson, explain the general concept of Covenant Marriage, and discuss his wife's humurous counseling practice. Instead of posting 4 pages of notes, here's one link: https://tinyurl.com/mikejohnsonktc
Kieryn and Eve talk about Jill Duggar Dillard's book, Counting The Cost. How and why it felt different from Jinger's Becoming Free Indeed, and how difficult it is to escape high control environments when the stakes are so high. Also, for more info on Christian Zionism: https://kitchentablecult.com/2021/06/09/s3-e8-christian-zionism-with-amy-fallas-and-garrison-davis/ https://kitchentablecult.com/2021/07/22/s3-e11-christian-zionism-part-2-with-aidan-orly-and-marisa-siegel/ Get the book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/counting-the-cost-jill-duggar/20124574
Welcome to book club, where Shannon Bonne, formerly known as Shannon Harris, joins Kieryn and Eve to talk about the writing process for her book, The Woman They Wanted. Shannon talks about embodiment, freedom, and following the joy after spiritual abuse. Links: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-woman-they-wanted-shattering-the-illusion-of-the-good-christian-wife-shannon-harris/19561719?ean=9781506483160 https://www.shannonbonne.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1mJjeRIIxjVT1FAcwlBLUk?si=7J7H4XuHR-GOjBFVhLHcaA&nd=1 https://www.instagram.com/shannon.bonne/
Eve and Kieryn chat about the right-wing extremist pivot to taking down all public education institutions. We've talked in prior episodes about radical right-wing groups taking over K-12 education, and today we explain dog whistles of "clasical liberal" education and how even well-meaning leftists are furthering the agenda to dismantle public universities and libraries. **Notes** https://time.com/6309612/christopher-rufo-public-universities-deceptive-essay/ https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-college-of-florida-abolishes-gender-studies https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/05/15/desantis-defunds-diversity-programs-florida-universities-gen-z/70220061007/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism https://truthout.org/articles/will-wvus-draconian-cuts-become-a-blueprint-for-austerity-across-higher-ed/ https://www.axios.com/2023/08/30/west-virginia-university-foreign-language-classes https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/08/west-virginia-university-cuts-programs.html https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wvu-cuts-higher-education/
Kieryn and Eve sit down with Sarah Stankorb to talk about her book, Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. Covering the origins of the #ChurchToo movement (featuring some friends of the pod!) and how to approach telling stories involving religious trauma in a way that is healing. **notes** Buy The book (or a VPN sub then the book if you're in DE) https://bookshop.org/p/books/disobedient-women-how-a-small-group-of-faithful-women-exposed-abuse-brought-down-powerful-pastors-and-ignited-an-evangelical-reckoning-sarah-stankorb/19462415 Sarah's Website: http://sarahstankorb.com/
Eve and Kieryn are joined by Aaron and Christina Beall to talk about their experience leaving the christian fundamentalist homeschooling movement and shining a public light on abuse. Read the WaPo article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2023/christian-home-schoolers-revolt/ Follow Aaron & Christina: https://www.instagram.com/apostate_aaron/ https://www.instagram.com/christinabeally/
Kieyn and Eve chat with Shiny Happy People producer Cori Shepherd Stern about how the documentary was made and why it's important to tell stories this way. Follow Cori: https://www.instagram.com/girlseeksworld/ https://www.instagram.com/storyforceco/ https://twitter.com/girlseeksworld
Kieryn and Eve are IN PERSON and talking about Shiny Happy People and the evolution of sharing their stories as they heal through trauma. Contribute to the CRHE fundraiser: responsiblehomeschooling.org/donate Tell Amazon you want a season two of Shiny Happy People!
Eve and Kieryn discuss Jinger's book Free Indeed, on disentangling (not deconstructing) christianity from the teachings of Bill Gothard, and share a bit about their paths out too. Show Notes: https://people.com/tv/duggar-family-prime-video-docuseries-shiny-happy-people-trailer-exclusive/ https://mxdarkwater.com/2016/01/03/preparing-a-visionary-daughter-to-do-hard-things-written-in-2010/ TikToks: https://www.tiktok.com/@bluepupboi/video/7221509868841340206 https://www.tiktok.com/@bluepupboi/video/7221515553507249451 https://www.tiktok.com/@eve_ettinger/video/7221515317233618222
Kieryn and Eve are joined by friends of the pod Carmen Longoria-Green and Sarah Jones to talk about the bit picture and the meaningful ways we can fight Parental Rights Extremism every day. Show Notes: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6324958910112 https://twitter.com/responsiblehs https://instagram.com/responsiblehomeschooling https://facebook.com/responsiblehomeschooling https://dayofthehomeschooledchild.org https://twitter.com/onesarahjones sarah.jones(@)voxmedia(.)com
In the third part of the deep dive into Parental Rights Extremism, Kieryn and Eve connect the organizational and funding dots between the orgs working on limiting children's education today to the organizations that started it all in the 1970s. Show Notes: https://dayofthehomeschooledchild.org https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1995/11/religious-right-6os-and-7os/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1981/05/18/a-disciplined-charging-army https://california.parentsrightsineducation.com/#menu2 https://www.bloomberg.com/bedrock-usa https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-18/what-bridget-ziegler-s-agenda-means-for-lgbtq-youth
Hold on to your hats, Kieryn and Eve do a Deep Dive into the legal history of parental rights and what lays the groundwork for how children's rights are treated (or extremely not, as the case may be) in the US. Notes: https://web.archive.org/web/20150908152647/http://www.hslda.org/parentalrights/ https://parentalrightsfoundation.org/legal/parental_rights_tradition/ https://cite.case.law/wis/35/59/ https://casetext.com/case/people-ex-rel-sinclair-v-sinclair https://casetext.com/case/school-dist-no-18-garvin-co-v-thompson-et-al https://cite.case.law/us/262/390/ https://cite.case.law/us/268/510/ https://casetext.com/case/wisconsin-v-yoder https://cite.case.law/us/530/57/#p66 https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1966/strict-scrutiny https://parentalrightsfoundation.org/victory-for-parents-at-the-texas-supreme-court/ http://www.narf.org/nill/documents/icwa/index.html http://www.narf.org/nill/documents/icwa/ch1.html https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/2/20/21131387/indian-child-welfare-act-court-case-foster-care https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaland_v._Brackeen https://prismreports.org/2022/03/22/in-multiple-states-rapists-can-sue-their-victims-for-parental-custody/ CRHE Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/children-have-rights-1/ https://www.bonfire.com/children-have-rights160-1/
The first in a multi-part series we've been teasing about all season. We talk about Parental Rights Extremism and how to effectively combat the rhetoric that is banning books from schools and trans children from being able to be themselves without ceding ground to the extremists. Children have rights, parents have responsibilities. Show Notes https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/anti-trans-transgender-health-care-ban-legislation-bill-minors-children-lgbtq/ https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/04/children-are-not-property.html https://newrepublic.com/article/165403/groups-pushing-anti-trans-laws-want-divide-lgbtq-movement https://www.salon.com/2022/01/12/parental-rights-started-on-the-christian-fringe--now-its-the-gops-winning-issue/ Immoral Minority https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/03/12/Immoral-Minority-warns-schools-on-sex-ed-disclosures/6860353221200/
Sometimes episodes write themselves and we have The Gospel Coalition to thank for this gem. If you're part of our Slack community you know what's coming, what you don't know is that now we have tshirts (and mugs). Swag: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/40377534-jesus-is-an-eggplant?store_id=862793 Further Reading: https://waterbrookmultnomah.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Beautiful-Union-Preview.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20230301170931/https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/sex-wont-save-you/
Eve and Kieryn chat with friend of the pod Anna Olson about the missionary and linguistic work of Wycliff --- one of the biggest bible translation/missionary organizations --- what they do, their influence on evangelism, and lack of transparency. Anna's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charis_channah/ Show Notes: https://trinityfi.org/investigations/just-how-broken-is-the-bible-translation-industry/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/kaipetainen/2013/03/06/the-big-business-of-wycliffe-bible-translation-and-why-they-might-lose-money/ Book about how being a bible translator lead to leaving the faith - https://bookshop.org/p/books/don-t-sleep-there-are-snakes-life-and-language-in-the-amazonian-jungle-daniel-l-everett/17860922?ean=9780307386120
Kieryn and Eve are joined by Jack Holloway from The Heavens AKA, our intro/outro music, to talk about their book, Hands of Doom -- covering the religious connections in the lyrics of Black Sabbath songs. This is your reprieve before we dive into some heavy stuff, please enjoy! Playlist from the book: Apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hands-of-doom/pl.u-r2yBBDBF9dV7jX Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5P85tCA5rPwVOJpkZCK35C?si=mi8NwBcGQp6r-noWNWFsPw Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCVK0CfzR_lFd9n5UM49DE1BK3SeSBvYh Find Jack: https://www.morbidxinstinct.com/about-jack https://www.morbidxinstinct.com/hands-of-doom https://www.instagram.com/jack.amos.holloway/ https://theheavensmusic.bandcamp.com/
Kieryn and Eve are joined by Annika Brockschmidt, author of Amerika's Gottskrieger and German reporter on the rise of Christofascism in the US to talk about where all these coups are coming from! We cover the recent attempted coup in Germany, how J6 is perceived outside the US, and the connections between far right extremists organizing coups across the planet. Grid Story https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2023/01/06/the-democrats-the-republicans-and-the-freedom-caucus-inside-the-rights-plans-to-seize-power-in-the-new-congress/ Follow Annika: https://annikabrockschmidt.substack.com/ https://www.kreuzundflaggepodcast.com/ https://www.rowohlt.de/buch/annika-brockschmidt-amerikas-gotteskrieger-9783499006487
Eve and Kieryn chat with Eleanor Skelton and Rian about the impact of the Club Q shooting on Colorado Springs and the history and culture of Colorado Springs that gets missed in the mainstream coverage. Follow Eleanor & Rian: https://eleanorwritesthings.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@eleanorwritesthings https://www.tiktok.com/@rian_myles Support for ClubQ victims: https://linktr.ee/atrevidabeerco 12/6 Announcement on ClubQ/ News After Recording: https://twitter.com/cspdpio/status/1598788290466828288?s=46&t=KYNfuCCJW-Fjr66hWweGRQ https://www.kktv.com/2022/12/07/former-da-aurora-theater-shooting-case-discusses-club-q-shooting/ https://www.kktv.com/2022/12/07/arrest-papers-club-q-mass-shooting-suspect-colorado-springs-released-community-keeps-focus-victims/ https://www.kktv.com/2022/12/08/judge-unseals-allleged-club-q-shooters-2021-arrest-papers Related news articles + blogs: https://www.csindy.com/news/we-ve-come-a-long-way-from-hate-city-but-club-q-shooting-lays-bare/article_80b9c164-6f5a-11ed-aa60-33ca166b0afa.html https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/28/club-q-shooting-suspect-mother-arrest/ https://apple.news/AsH4N5VX8SdG66J6T9IjS8g https://apple.news/AgtaDhutBSw2GGwPDPPaiHA https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/12/01/minneapolis-man-threatened-people-with-a-gun-used-an-antigay-slur-in-19-bar-prosecutors-say https://www.instagram.com/p/ClOuSyqLsBv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClPcI6LJYoh/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid08ivwv26UxDyqnr424fNNfMzaKQCDHzV7LJdUH9K3qd2v7L4FAEFQvUQXLnoNBDqPl&id=100064300074894&mibextid=qC1gEa https://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/when-homeschoolers-turn-violent-matthew-murray/ https://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/the-unwinding-cable-car-or-the-day-my-sisters-died-part-1/ https://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/alexithymia-the-day-my-sisters-died-part-2/ https://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/the-patron-saint-of-lost-causes-the-day-my-sisters-died-part-3/ https://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/for-matthew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Mountain_Mandate http://web.archive.org/web/20070307090843rn_1/www.harpers.org/SoldiersOfChrist-20061103288348488.html https://gazette.com/premium/powerhouse-preacher-ted-haggard-faces-new-allegations-of-illicit-behavior/article_e7637edc-0aab-11ed-ac8c-c31007228c88.html
Kieryn and Eve watched the God Forbid documentary and Have Thoughts(tm) after talking about what it feels like to watch twitter become...what it has.
Eve and Kieryn are back and talking with Weston Brown about parents who homeschool forcing their views on the public school system. Weston's mom is trying to ban books from Public Schools in TX, we talk about how isolating your children to get specific outcomes doesn't work. Follow Weston on twitter while you still can - https://twitter.com/wstnbrwn
It's the last episode of Season 4! Kieryn and Eve discuss the book "I'm Glad My Mom Died" and how it feels to realize you were abused by people you love. CW: Child Abuse & Eating Disorders Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/i-m-glad-my-mom-died-9781797147963/9781982185824
Kieryn and Eve sit down with Detra Denise from Humans of New York and talk about what it was like to leave fundamentalism as a mother and make it in NY. Support & Follow Detra! https://www.instagram.com/Onewomannyc1/ https://www.facebook.com/detra.denise.520 https://account.venmo.com/u/Detra-Thomas https://cash.app/$Detra
Kieryn and Eve chat with Darcy about how to Protect Trans Kids and fight against Parental Rights Extremism in your school district. Show Notes: Darcy on twitter: https://twitter.com/Dragonfly_Darcy https://www.genderinclusiveschools.org/
AKA Ginni Thomas Part 3: Jan 6th. After taking some time off to process Roe being overturned, Kieryn and Eve dive back in to Ginni Thomas' role in the Jan 6th attempted coup and how tolerating unethical behavior lead to this moment. Show Notes: - https://puck.news/whos-afraid-of-ginni-thomas/ - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/untold-story-ginni-thomass-anti-cult-activism-was-deprogrammed-rcna22131 - https://freebeacon.com/courts/exclusive-ginni-thomas-sets-the-record-straight-on-january-6/ - https://deadline.com/2022/06/ginni-thomas-january-sixth-committee-interview-1235048088/ - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/ginni-thomas-lawyer-wants-better-justification-giving-testimony-jan-6-rcna35901 - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ginni-thomas-clarence-wife-mark-meadows-texts-2020-election-overturn/ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/15/ginni-thomas-john-eastman-emails/ - https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/groundswell-rightwing-group-ginni-thomas/ - https://www.americanoversight.org/ginni-thomas-republican-connections-raise-ethics-concerns-for-scotus - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6540403-HHS-Records-- Regarding-Anti-Abortion-Influence-on#document/p633 - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/06/chuck-grassley-last-act - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Watch - https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/06/10/ginni-thomas-election-arizona-lawmakers/
Kieryn and Eve chat with Leah Sottile about her new book When The Moon Turns To Blood about Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell's religiously motivated violence and the threads of their theology that we see at play in congress today.
R.E. Fulton (@rebfulton) joins KTC to talk about the history of abortion and dispel some myths, and tell us about the one who got away with actual murder.
Kieryn and Eve chat with Prof. Cedric Lewis about Grove City College's Critical Race Theory "investigation". Listen to find out what's actually happening on campus and what you can do to support the students, staff, and faculty who are being impacted. Show Notes: Overheard post and chapel sermon https://www.facebook.com/groups/OverheardAtGCC/posts/10159923202569168/ Thread from Jennifer Trujillo Hollenberger https://twitter.com/Jennife23750394/status/1519667075496783875?t=_Pa0i_MKrG37ilErt4TEfg&s=19&fbclid=IwAR057FRPCO7sDPqytT4vaFb_m-I6vTPMIuuE1P5QRacNXDsCJRNtSYIwig8 Trustees report https://gcc.edu/Home/Our-Story/Leadership-Teams/Office-of-the-President/A-Response-to-the-CRT-Petition/fbclid/IwAR1qA03Q3pOkWXIbYZe08PJDx_Oiv6L-URdC3IaJ4knhF7a5PHurAcQkNM8 Trustees note https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10159663989700900&id=253148435899 Jemar Tisby chapel sermon https://livestream.com/accounts/13431056/events/9256713/videos/212325702 Petitions https://www.petitions.net/gcc_alumni_in_support_of_dr_jemar_tisby?fbclid=IwAR0u2DIVKHRyts3AScllGaP-rXgdKW5dvbie0V7Cb2AolgyezfsCmOMP-us https://www.petitions.net/preserve_the_educational_mission_of_gcc?s=94440515&fbclid=IwAR1N1TBpum4IJtReH3uLuoF26DKetpGJpRF_NY39XwFQbmXJ_UlPE2FkMCY News https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/april/grove-city-college-critical-race-theory-crt-jemar-tisby-rep.html https://americanreformer.org/2021/11/wide-awoke-at-grove-city-college/ https://julieroys.com/grove-city-college-caught-crossfire-evangelical-crt-battles/ https://onlysky.media/rebekahkohlhepp/grove-city-colleges-anti-woke-report-contradicts-its-stated-christian-values/ https://tyt.com/stories/4vZLCHuQrYE4uKagy0oyMA/6gduJgJ7S5w0EjGSXSb6YD
Turns out, Lifespring was not the only cult Ginni Thomas has been a part of. Ginni's mom was an active part of Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, and never left that cult. Instead, she grew up to enact its agenda with Clarence's support as an "Equally Yoked" partner. WTF does that all mean? find out. Notes: NYT Expose: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/magazine/clarence-thomas-ginni-thomas.html Politico on Ginni/Clarence/Eastman: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/26/ginni-thomas-west-wing-trump-john-eastman-00020675 CRHE ED Position: https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/about/employment/
In this first part of a multi-episode series on Ginni Thomas, Kieryn and Eve talk about what draws people into cults, why it isn't weird that Ginni Thomas was in one, and compare and contrast the Lifespring cult to experiences in the church. Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training https://www.gq.com/story/one-month-in-los-angeles-cult-of-betterness https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1987/10/25/i-cried-enough-to-fill-a-glass/c75b0dda-e8ea-46f9-8aea-8e4afdd0cfbe/
Just when we thought were done with Matt Shea he goes off to Ukraine to """""rescue""""" some "orphans". We have words about it. Show notes: Opening Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xX3IfQEH_ https://www.rangemedia.co/matt-shea-poland-ukraine-lublin-orphan/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/former-wa-rep-matt-shea-accused-of-domestic-terrorism-working-to-secure-adoptions-for-ukrainian-children-in-poland/ https://againstthetide.tv/2022/03/04/62-ukrainian-orphans-evacuated-and-saved-in-successful-amEerican-ukrainian-polish-action/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/behind-the-bastards/episode/part-one-how-the-john-birch-society-invented-the-modern-far-right-80165219 https://www.printfriendly.com/p/g/RXvbgW
In this short and more low-key episode Kieryn and Eve catch up on the move to Berlin and compare notes about what it's like to experience culture shock in multiple ways from being homeschooled to moving to other countries. If you want to support Kieryn through this transition you can do so on patreon: patreon.com/kiery or paypal: paypal.me/mxdarkwater (USD) or paypal.me/kfdberlin (EUR) You can watch Kieryn's vlogs (and subscribe to their channel) on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUtIwZzAW_rhL8WeTnZjJ40quRLCZarkL) Hit them up on twitter or the KTC slack if you live in/around Berlin and want to get a coffee or something. --- Also, if you want to get some cool KTC merch like coffee cups or magnets, we have a TeePublic store that's running a bunch of sales this month so check it out! You can have stylish coffee too.
The new movie adaption of "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers is now in theaters, much to our chagrin. Eve and Kieryn discuss the story of Hosea, the "redemption" story of "Redeeming Love," and why this novel is a textbook abusive relationship story.
The homeschooling movement has always been more diverse than it seems! Eve and Kieryn chatted with Dr. Lindsey Maxwell about the invisible history of homeschooling as told through magazines and newsletters in the 80s and 90s. Learn some things you didn't know about the larger homeschooling movement and hypothesize about why women often buy into and enforce the Patriarchy. Follow Dr. Maxwell: https://twitter.com/LindseyBMaxwell http://lindseymaxwell.com/
Kieryn and Eve chat with Jeff Chu about finishing the book Wholehearted Faith that he & the late Rachel Held Evans co-authored. Listen to discuss what it's like to write through grief, learn about farmer's markets in Michigan, and wtf a Farminary is. Follow Jeff: https://byjeffchu.com/ https://twitter.com/jeffchu https://www.instagram.com/byjeffchu/ https://jeffchu.substack.com
Eve and Kieryn talk about the impacts of the SCOTUS hearing and what it could mean for Roe v. Wade and other personal rights in the future. **Show Notes** Prior episodes on the topic: https://twitter.com/kitchencultpod/status/1466477773439053826 Summaries https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/12/majority-of-court-appears-poised-to-uphold-mississippis-ban-on-most-abortions-after-15-weeks/ https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/abortion-at-scotus-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health/ Donate https://abortionfunds.org/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ ACB on Adoption https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/opinion/adoption-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html Maternity Farms https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/16/evangelical-women-texas-abortion/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-how-the-catholic-church-84227953/ Cawthorn's Comments https://twitter.com/OxfordDiplomat/status/1466742983248814080?t=LuaI7vDszx6qnGcrifiz7g&s=19
Kieryn and Eve chat with Stephanie Drury about Christianity Today's podcast about Mars Hill and the importance of giving people room to grow. Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuffCCLikes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuffchristianculturelikes/
This month, Talia Lavin's (author of Culture Warlords: my journey into the dark web of white supremacy) new Substack is allowing her to do a three-part series on the ouvre of fundamentalist parenting books which advocate for hitting kids. She joins KTC for a discussion of what that research experience was like, why it's so hard to get people to listen to you when you say "don't hit your kids," and how absolutely batshit these parenting books actually are. CW: Child Abuse *show notes* Talia's Substack - https://theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/ Talia on Twitter - https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev BUY THE BOOK - https://bookshop.org/books/culture-warlords-my-journey-into-the-dark-web-of-white-supremacy-9780306846458/9780306846434
Nick Kristof is running for governor of Oregon and hopefully abandoning his crusade to save sex trafficking victims that don't exist, actually. Journalist Melissa Gira Grant joins KTC to discuss the religious right's war on porn, sex trafficking, and sex ed.
Kieryn and Eve chat with Sheryl Ring about being homeschooled and neglected or abused by parent-educators. As with most episodes on the subject all major CWs for child abuse apply
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