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(w)Holy Media is a nerdy podcast about religion in media, from Twitter to TV and politics to pop culture. Find us at http://wholymedia.com Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Ashley Campbell

Ashley Campbell


    • Feb 9, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from (w)Holy Media

    New Show Music -- Behind the Scenes Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 4:49


    Joe Nicola and Dan Polhamer compose the new show music for (w)Holy Media. Listen in on the creative process.

    Ep. 12 -- White Nationalism Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 41:58


    Kevan Feshami joins the show to discuss another side of white nationalism, it's counter culture, in this follow up to episode 9. Find out what Norse gods have to do with white supremacy and learn a bit about the music of white nationalist movements.

    Ep. 11 -- Drawn to Religion, Comic Book Spirituality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 36:30


    Guest A. David Lewis speaks about the different ways religion appears in our comic books, from god-like superheroes to comics as religion.

    Ep. 10 -- Amplifying the Voices of Muslim Media Activists: Scholar Profile

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 40:17


    In this scholar profile, we speak with Krissy Peterson about her work on the use of digital media by young Muslims and the job of the academic to work for the public good.

    Ep. 9 -- The White Nationalist, Your Neighbor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 37:25


    In this episode of (w)Holy Media, I speak with Kelly J. Baker on the historical relationship between Protestantism and white nationalism and how it relates to the current political climate.

    Ep. 8 -- Inaugural Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017 26:17


    The inauguration of the 45th president of the United States included some religious firsts. It also echoed a tradition of American civil religion. On this episode of (w)Holy Media we explore religious language at the Inauguration.

    Ep. 7 -- What's the Deal with a Merry Christmas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2016 17:11


    Why does Christmas always seem to bring about debate each year in the U.S.? What's the deal with the jolly, red-suited Santa Claus? In the last episode of 2016, Ashley explores the history of Christmas and how Santa Claus helped to make a lesser holiday a national celebration.

    Ep. 6 -- American Scripture: The Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2016 49:12


    Is there such a thing as The Great American Novel? Can literature be a national scripture? John Howell and I explore these questions on this episode of (w)Holy Media.

    Bonus -- Communication, Religion and The 2016 Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 19:49


    This first mini-episode of (w)Holy Media offers a personal reflection about the 2016 Election through my story about why I study religion. Photo of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in metro-Detroit mentioned in this episode.

    Ep. 5 -- The Evil Inside Us, Religion in Horror Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2016 44:14


    Why are we drawn to the malevolent and the evil? And….most curiously, what is evil? In this extra long Halloween episode, Sophie Day and Ashley explore religion in horror movies.

    Ep. 4 Virtual Reality, Can it take us to church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2016 35:17


    Is virtual reality a good journalistic medium for religion stories? KC McGinnis, a visual journalist based in Iowa, joins me to explore this question. From empathy to artifice, we examine the pros and cons of virtual reality media.

    Ep. 3 (Un)Conventional Religion at the RNC and DNC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2016 31:55


    The 2016 political conventions to nominate Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump revealed more about the U.S. than just each party's political drama. The Conventions displayed how each party engages religion. In this episode, Jim Wallace joins Ashley in discussing the relationship between religion and the American political parties during this year's RNC and DNC.

    EP. 2 Comic Book Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 26:08


    Religion seeps into pop culture at every turn and can be found in comic books from Thor to Preacher. In this episode, Jeremy and Ashley explore how comic books wrestle with faith and spirituality.

    EP. 1 "Religious" movies for the masses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 26:49


    What makes a movie "religious?" Has the idea of a "religious" film been co-opted? Jeremy and Ashley explore these questions in the first episode of (w)Holy Media.

    WELCOME! -- (w)Holy Media Show Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 12:29


    Jeremy and Ashley welcome you to their new podcast all about religion and media! Learn all about their nerdy interest in religion and what exciting topics they'll explore this year on the show! (w)Holy Media is a nerdy podcast about religion in media, from Twitter to TV and politics to pop culture.

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