Godcast —Conversations About Religion, Spirituality, and Being
Godcast exists to share our stories about the presence or absence of religion in our lives. Each episode focuses on a particular issue or experience in the hopes of acknowledging that we are in a continued conversation with the religion/ worldview with which we were raised—whether that conversation happens from a place of reception or rejection. Here at Godcast, we believe that religion and spirituality should be a part of the public conversation; we recognize, however, that religion can be polarizing. In light of this, we hope to foster a space where we can listen attentively to other people’s religious experiences in order to learn and to uplift the multiplicity of ways that religion can play out in our lives.
Episodes
12 episodes
You are Loved Project- Part 2 - Alex Cook on Art, Spirituality, and the Vital Importance of Starting From Love
Alex Cook is a painter, muralist, and musician. His art brings messages of hope, assurance, and beauty in unexpected places. You can find more of Alex's work at stonebalancer.com and
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27:54
You are Loved Project- Part 1 - Alex Cook on Art, Spirituality, and the Vital Importance of Starting From Love
Alex Cook is a painter, muralist, and musician. His art brings messages of hope, assurance, and beauty in unexpected places. You can find more of Alex's work at stonebalancer.com and
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:00
Same House, Different Beliefs: A Conversation with Two Sisters Learning to Navigate Their Different Approaches to Religion and Politics
In this episode, Danielle sits down with two of her childhood friends: Kendall and Kristina. These sisters grew up in the same house, in the same private christian school, and both endured losing their dad before finishing elementary school. De...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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47:14
Becoming Evangelical: an Evangelical Perspective on Hell, Women in Leadership, and LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Danielle and Larry Torres talk about what it means to Larry to be an evangelical christian. Danielle presses Larry about his belief in Hell, what the Bible says about "homosexual acts," and the recent death the of the missionary who tried to ev...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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50:07
Mormonism, Perfection, and What's at the Heart of It for Caitlyn Nalder
Danielle asks Caitlyn to clear up some basic information about Mormonism. They cover the mission, polygamy, the temple, church structure, peace building, sacrament, + many other common queries (and are interrupted by a over-zealous dog). Caitly...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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42:03
Culture, Death, and Religion with Raleigh Dale
Danielle and Raleigh chat about Raleigh’s experience growing up in small town Tennessee. Raleigh talks about growing up without a religious tradition in an environment where different expressions of Christianity dictated cultural norms and grou...
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33:46
[soundscape] Israel and Palestine 1-11 March 2018
From Danielle--A collection of sounds and poems (written by me) from my trip to Israel and Palestine March of 2018. The recording begins with one of our tour guides singing in a cistern at Masada, moves to the refugee camp in Bethlehem, and from t...
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11:50
[unedited] Creation and Mourning: Nathan Bakken on Trans and Catholic Identity
[unedited version of episode 4] In this episode, Nathan Bakken illuminates the ways that the Catholic church acted as a beard throughout their childhood and adolescent life. This cautious coexistence of queer and religious identity became more com...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:32:43
Creation and Mourning: Trans Identity, Catholicism, and Keeping Faith with Nathan Bakken
Nathan and Danielle take a deep dive into the intersection of catholic and queer identity in Nathan's life. Nathan illuminates the ways that the Catholic church acted as a beard throughout their childhood and adolescent life. This careful coexi...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:43
Jewish Faith, Supersessionism, and Falling Back in Love with your Religious Tradition
Episode 3 is a continuation of Danielle's conversation with Tim Hopkins—but this time we are focusing on the unique qualities of Jewish Faith and the way that Judaism has been contextualized in the Western tradition. We also delve into what its...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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33:48
Hell and Interfaith Relationships with Tim Hopkins
In this episode, we dive into various perspectives on the increasing numbers of interfaith marriages and ask around about students' experience of religion at Boston University. Danielle invites Tim Hopkins onto the show to talk about his experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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54:33
Sex, Binaries, and Belief with Sarah Ellis
In the first ever episode of Godcast, Danielle asks Sarah about her first teachings on sex, and they get into a pretty passionate conversation about objectification, sexual pleasure, and the ways that the church forms men and women to think about ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:39