Hi. My name is Mike Maeshiro. I'm a gay, deconstructed former Christian minister. I wanted a place where I wasn't teaching and more inviting my audience on the journey with me in a candid and exploratory way. So I started this podcast. I hope my journey is helpful for you. With curiosity and a critical mind, let's dive in. Music by Alex_MakeMusic
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Season 5: Episode 33 In this episode, Mike sits down with author, researcher and LGBTQ advocate Kathy Baldock to discuss her groundbreaking new book, Forging A Sacred Weapon . For decades, many Christians have been taught that opposition to LGBTQ people has always been the historic, biblical position of the Church. Kathy's extensive research tells a very different story. Whether you're…
Season 5: Episode 32 Michael Passons, formerly of the iconic Christian group Avalon, joins me to tell the story behind the voice so many of us grew up hearing. In this episode, Michael shares how he got into Avalon, what it was like to be kicked out after being honest about being gay and the long road toward reclaiming his story. We talk about the cost of belonging in Christian music, the grief of…
Season 5: Episode 32 Erica Smith is an award winning sexuality educator and consultant with 25 years of experience. She developed the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program to help people learn all of the sex education that they missed growing up in purity culture- sex ed that is accurate, queer inclusive, trauma informed, compassionate, and comprehensive. She has since worked with hundreds of people to…
Season 5: Episode 31 In this episode, Mike brings Tyler Williamson back onto the show after interviewing him two years ago when he left ministry and came out. The two men have had very similar journeys and in this conversation, they talk about what the last few years out of the closet and out of Evangelicalism have been like. Everything Numa Tyler's Coming Out Interview Tyler's interview…
Season 5: Episode 30 Promise has a new book coming out called "Gospel of Lies!" In this episode, Mike and Promise talk about listening to worship music again after years of walking away from the Bethel world, what living in Finland has been like for Promise as an American and her new book. Gospel of Lies: Pre-order Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 29 In this episode, Scarlett Longstreet shares her journey navigating divorce and why she feels that everyone should get divorced. Scarlett Longstreet: Substack | Instagram Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 28 Jen Tullock plays Devon in the Apple TV series "Severance." She's also queer and grew up in an Evangelical mega church in Kentucky. Jen found Mike on Instagram and they got to talking. In this episode, Jen shares her story of growing up in the Evangelical world as a queer woman, finding the love of her life and a peek into her life in acting. Everything Numa Jen Tullock:…
Season 5: Episode 27 In this episode, Mike talks with Dan McClellan about Christian Nationalism, biblical scholarship and the LDS church. He also asks questions his followers submitted for Dan to answer about the Bible. Everything Numa Dan McClellan : Instagram | YouTube | Book | Patreon
Mike interviews the man behind @jesusunfollower, Kevin Crowe. Kevin shares his journey of becoming an atheist and why he wants to link arms with Christians. Everything Numa Kevin Crowe: Website | Instagram
Season 5: Episode 25 In this episode, Mike talks about the grief and sadness that many are finding in an America that seems to be moving away from individual rights and freedom. Everything Numa
