I was reading an anthology about people’s experiences with Ereshkigal the other day, and I realized that I must be kind of weird when it comes to the “dark” Goddesses. Ereshkigal is new as a patron, but I’ve worked with Her before. I’ve also worked with Hecate, the Morrigan, Cerridwen, Lilith, Kali, and several other […]
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Why You, Yes You, Should Still Vote #millennials #genX #geny #progressives
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Before I head out to the east coast for a nice weekend with family, I am directing you to this Medium piece by Michael Arnovitz called “Thinking about Hillary — A Follow-up” which makes some excellent points. The first set of points it makes is about the sexist, misogynistic crap that Hillary gets just because […]
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Summer Hiatus
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As mentioned earlier on the blog, I will be taking July and August off from podcasting. I won’t be going away forever, but this does mean that there will be no new episodes of TWIH until September. Thanks for listening, and if you have any interview ideas, feel free to contact me. Click here to […]
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TWIH Episode 81: Planting the Church Unusual with Darnell Fennell #radicalinclusion #blacklivesmatter
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This episode we welcome Darnell Fennell, the founding pastor of Just Love, a radically inclusive church plant in Houstan, TX. We discuss what it’s like to create an inclusive church in an area that is seen as more conservative to the wider progressive community. What does it mean to be “church” and what are the […]
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TWIH Episode 80: Learning from Where You’re At with Pat Mosley #hb2
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In this episode we talk with Pat Mosley, a Gardnerian witch in North Carolina. We talk about how Wicca takes on the culture of where it’s at, and how it’s not that much of a stretch for people to be multi-faith practitioners. Pat discusses his coven, Granny Magick, and his involvement in CUUPs. We also […]
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TWIH Episode 79: The Needles and the Compassion Done with Denise Cicuto #orlando
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Denise Cicuto returns in this episode to talk about her call to study acupuncture through a visitation by Kuan Yin. We talk about her journey, not only through acupuncture school, but her spiritual journey with Kuan Yin and her current studies of the spiritual side of acupuncture . We also discuss the nature of Kuan […]
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Words are Bullets
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Every TERF that tells my wife and other transgender women that they aren’t real women or tell transgender men that they are traitors to their gender; Every Christian Fundamentalist that rejoices when LGBTQA people are abused or killed, or any Christian who “loves the sinner, hates the sin;” Every white cisgender man who makes rape […]
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Monthly Call for Interviews and Patreon Support!
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It’s once again time for monthly call for interviews! If you are interested in being interviewed, or know someone who you think I should interview for This Week In Heresy, please let me know. To get an idea of what I’m looking for, click here. On my wishlist of people I would really would like to […]
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Excerpt from “Jailbreaking the Goddess” by Lasara Firefox Allen
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I just got my copy of Jailbreaking the Goddess by Lasara Firefox Allen in the mail today. I’ll admit now that I read an early copy of the book and was thrilled by this re-visioning of the cycle of the Goddess! Even though I’ve read it before, I’m reading it again, because I think this is incredibly […]
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TWIH’s 2nd Anniversary and Summer Hiatus
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This month marks the 2nd anniversary of This Week In Heresy. It’s been pretty amazing to see where the podcast has gone since I started it. I’ve been able to interview many amazing people over the last couple of years and get to bring many diverse progressive voices to the podcast realm. But it takes […]