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The Sunday Interview: The War on Empathy, Gen Z, and America’s Political Divide with Dr. Melissa Deckman

In this episode of the Straight White American Jesus Sunday Interview, host Leah Payne speaks with political scientist Melissa Deckman about 2026 PRRI’s American Values S

Weekly Roundup: Two Weeks Out and the GOP Is Desperate

Two weeks before the midterms, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller break down the GOP's growing desperation as Cook Political shifts 19 House races toward Democrats and James Tala

It's In the Code Ep. 210: "Is God Eternal? (Part I)

“Is God eternal?” The claim that God is eternal is a central feature of orthodox Christian teaching. But what does it mean? And what consequences follow from affirming th

The Viral El-Sayed Clip Was More of a Christian Nationalist Setup Than You Think

Tommy Teepell asked Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood, and the clip went viral. But Teepell's ties to Christian nationalist networks run deeper than the reporti

The Sunday Interview: Matthew Taylor on Risking Everything to Confront Christian Supremacy

On this Sunday Interview, Annika Brockschmidt talks with scholar of religion and theologian Matthew Taylor about his new book, Defying Tyrants, Following Jesus: In a Worl

Weekly Roundup: The New Press Secretary Wants Women Executed in Public + The January Surprise is Coming

In this Straight White American Jesus Weekly Roundup, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller dig into new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, who is not a licensed attorney a

It's In the Code Ep. 209: Do All Religions Lead to God?

Do all religions lead to God? It's the kind of question that can get you in trouble in strict religious communities, so we look at why. Then we explore who has asked it o

The Ilhan Omar Raid, Russ Vought, and the Plan to Refuse to Seat Democrats (w/ Max from UNFTR)

In this episode of Straight White American Jesus, Brad Onishi is joined by Matthew D. Taylor, author of Defying Tyrants, to discuss the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home 22

The Sunday Interview: "Women Are a Snare"": Purity Culture and the Scandal at Wheaton

Brad Onishi talks with three Wheaton College alumnae about the growing controversy over how the college handled abuse by a former administrator, and why they say the prob

Weekly Roundup: Hegseth’s Execution Livestream, “Bomb LA,” and "What Would Hitler Do?"

They want to rule, not govern. This week on the Weekly Roundup, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller break down Trump’s “bomb LA” comments, the “enemy combatant” rhetoric aimed at

It's in the Code Ep. 208: What Happens to People Who Have Never Heard the Gospel?

What happens to people who have never heard the gospel? It's one of the most common questions people raise in church, and one of the most uncomfortable: how can God be ju

Axis Live: The Antichrist is Already Here

The Antichrist is not a scary villain who shows up someday to rule the world. According to the New Testament, there are already many of them, and they look a lot like Chr

The Sunday Interview: James Talarico and the Christian Left

Brought to you by Homerserve: www.homeserve.com/swaj Can the Christian left challenge the religious right’s claim to moral authority? Leah Payne speaks with journalist

Weekly Roundup: Hegseth's Christian Crusader Army + Eric Schmitt, Jack Smith, & Crimes

In this episode of Straight White American Jesus, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller break down Pete Hegseth's State of the Force speech, which they argue recasts the U.S. milita

It's In the Code Ep. 207: Was Mary a Virgin?

"Was Mary a virgin?" Dan Miller unpacks the question in layers. First, the textual evidence: the Greek word parthenos and its relationship to the Hebrew alma; plus Mary's

Axis Live: Peter Thiel Is His Own Antichrist | Plus: Suing Texas Over the Ten Commandments

Peter Thiel says that if you're evil, maybe you're actually good. Brad Onishi (author of American Caesar) and Matthew D. Taylor (author of The Violent Take It by Force) b

The Sunday Interview: The Myth of the Persecuted Christian and the Inverted Golden Rule

This week on The Sunday Interview, Brad revisits a conversation with sociologist of religion Paul Djupe (Denison University) on two ideas shaping the current political mo

It's In the Code Ep. 207: Does God Change His Mind?

Does God change his mind? CAN God change his mind? The traditional theological answer to both of these questions is “no.” But what if the answer is “yes”? Why would this

Axis Live: A CIA Insider on Trump, Iran, and the Collapse of American Powe

Matthew Taylor is joined by historian and former CIA Africa analyst Holly Berkley Fletcher (author of The Missionary Kids) to unpack why the religious left — unlike the i

The Sunday Interview: Strange People on the Hill: When White Nationalists Buy a Castle

In this Sunday interview, Annika Brockschmidt talks with journalist and podcaster Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill, which follows what