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Called to be Bad
by Mariah Martin
What if the scandalous is spiritual, deviant is divine, and bad is beautiful? Welcome to Called to be Bad, a podcast where guests reveal a "bad" topic they are passionate about.
Episodes
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"PTSD" with Ciji Wagner--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP5
Send us Fan Mail For today’s episode, we talk about trauma, in particular Post Traumatic Stress disorder with guest Ciji Wagner. Ciji works with a program called Louder than Silence which provides community support and free EMDR therapy for survivors of sexual violence. If you don’t know what…
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"Conversion Therapy" with Lucas Wilson--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP4
Send us Fan Mail Today we talk with Lucas Wilson who is the author of the book Shame Sex Attraction: Survivor’s Stories of Conversion Therapy. This is a book of curated stories from folks who (exactly as the title states) have survived conversion therapy. We start the conversation by hearing what...
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"ADHD" with Erin Mieskowski--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP3
Send us Fan Mail Today we talk about one of my favorite topics, ADHD. If you know me, you know that I have suspected since seminary that I have ADHD but I have never gotten a formal diagnosis. Because of this I have learned A LOT about ADHD and talk about it often. Well for this episode I got the...
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"Fighting" for Peace in Palestine--with Issa Amro and guest host Ana D. Loucks--Called to be Bad Podcast S4EP2
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is Issa Amro, a Palestinian Muslim who was nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance, activism, and human rights defense work amongst Israeli occupation and settlers in Hebron, West Bank. We are also graced with a guest-host Ana D....
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"Is Fame Bad?" with Girl Named Tom--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP1
Send us Fan Mail Hey baddies! Welcome to season four! Today our guests are Caleb, Joshua, and Bekah Liechty from the band Girl Named Tom! A band that went from driving across the country in a minivan to making history as the first group to win The Voice. In our conversation we explore the…
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"The Divorced Virgin"--with Mindy--Called to be Bad S3 EP20
Send us Fan Mail "And so on the wedding night, I couldn't do it...on paper we were married a year and a half. I remained a virgin the entire time." Bio: Bio: Mindy's journey began with the weight of purity culture on her shoulders. From a literal divorced virgin (in the classical sense), she's...
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"Antisemitism in Christian Theology" with Amy-Jill Levine--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP19
Send us Fan Mail “I would like to see Christians and Jews having a conversation about how we can stop hurting one another…” Today’s topic is on Anti-Semitic (Anti-Jewish) sentiment or theology in Christianity. We discuss how defining antisemitism is difficult, how understanding Jesus’s Jewish...
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Bad Thoughts with Mariah: Podcast and Life Update--Called to be Bad S3 EP18
Send us Fan Mail A little podcast and life update for everyone ✨ Support the show Follow us for more ✨bad✨ content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calledtobebad_podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calledtobebad Website: https://calledtobebad.buzzsprout.com/ Want to become part of…
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"Praise Kink" with Shana Chivon Green--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP17
Send us Fan Mail In today’s Called to be Bad Podcast episode I talk with Shana Chivon Green who is a Queer/Lesbian pastor, writer, educator, doula, and a voracious reader. And our topic, as you already know, is on Praise Kinks. Resources: Shana’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanachivon/...
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"Critical Race Theory" with Regina Shands Stoltzfus--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP16
Send us Fan Mail Welcome baddies to Called to be Bad. In this episode I talk with professor, anti-racist, anti-oppression and peace educator Regina Shands Stoltzfus who co-authored the book Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality with Tobin Miller Shearer. Our primary topic is...
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"Drag Church" with Rev. Marge Erin Johnson--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP15
Send us Fan Mail "To me the value is in making sure people know that they are loved and they are created exactly as they are meant to be." On this week’s episode of Called to be Bad, I talk with the Theology Queen, Marge Erin Johnson who is a minister, entrepreneur and drag queen. You can read…
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"Suicidality" with Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 Ep14
Send us Fan Mail "You know sometimes people feel suicidal and they don't want to die, they just want to stop hurting..." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Reverend Michiko Bown-Kai who is a minister in the United Church of Canada. We first talk about why language around suicide...
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Rooted Faith: Animism and Christianity with Sarah Renee Werner–Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP13
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Called to Be Bad I talk with Sarah Werner. Sarah is an editor, writer and pastor living in Columbus, Ohio. You can find Sarah’s full bio in the description. Sarah is the author of the book, Rooted Faith: Practices of Living Well on a Fragile Planet. In this...
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"Gender Expansive Language for God" with Dr. Wil Gafney--Co-hosted with Dr. Malinda E. Berry--Called to be Bad Podcast Season 3 EP12
Send us Fan Mail “We don’t have the tools necessary to talk about God…” Today’s episode is co-hosted with Dr. Malinda E. Berry who you may recognize from an episode of Called to be Bad named Toxic Secrets. Dr. Malinda and I had the privilege of hearing Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney speak on her prolific…
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"Called to be Trans" with Jenna Martin--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP11
Send us Fan Mail "While I was processing my gender, my biggest fear was that I would come out as trans and then be like, 'oh wait, actually no...'" In this episode of Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with Jenna Reyanne Martin (she, her) a trans woman who is active in her Mennonite Church (the same...
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"Bad Professor" with Scott Okamoto--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP10
Send us Fan Mail "Sadly some of my colleagues thought I was evil, the administration thought I was evil, a small percentage of my students thought I was evil...." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Scott Okamoto who is a writer, musician, and podcaster. Scott writes about his...
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"Reparations" with Darryl Heller and Ben Bouwman--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP
Send us Fan Mail "White people act as if racism doesn't hurt them, but it does." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Darryl Heller and Ben Bouwman about reparations. Darryl is professor of women and gender studies at Indiana University South Bend and is the director of the South Bend...
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"Sex Before Marriage" with Jo Lloyd Johnson--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP8
Send us Fan Mail "So my sexuality was like, 'here's how you're supposed to be: you're supposed to be heterosexual, you're supposed to be submissive, you're supposed to be excited any time he is excited. You're not really allowed to say no, or if you say no...say yes next time.'" In this episode…
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"Holistic Decolonization" with Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP7
Send us Fan Mail "And the fact that 80 or 85% of the mineral needed to power the green economy, needed to build our electric cars, our solar panels, etc., are located on or near Indigenous lands..." In this episode of CTBB I talk with Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler about what it would look...
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“Bad Bookshelf” with Paul Keim–Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP6
Send us Fan Mail “I could spend hours and days looking for a particular book, and not infrequently I discover I have more than one copy, I’ve discovered not only doubles, but triples, and in the worst case four copies of the same book on my shelf.” In this episode of CTBB I talk with professor,...
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"On Chaplaincy" with Joon (J.S.) Park--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP5
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk with chaplain and author Joon Park about his journey into chaplaincy, how he maintains a non-anxious and non-judgmental presence when faced with all types of people and all types of suffering, and how he carries the stories of his patients with him as a way...
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"Witch Trials" with Jessi Knippel--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP4
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Called to be Bad, scholar Jessie Knippel takes us through the history of colonial witch trials, why certain people groups were targeted as “witches", and the role Christianity played in these hunts. Then we move to the modern day and how cycles of religious,...
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“Black Feminism(s) and Faith” with Shantell Hinton Hill–Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP3
Send us Fan Mail "I feel like black women have been, and always will be, the closest approximation of Jesus Christ's salvific work, in our lives." Shantell Hinton Hill is an engineer, pastor, and poet that centers her justice work around Black Feminism(s) and Womanism. She tells stories of…
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“Bad Politics: Polarization and the Violence in Gaza”--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP2
Send us Fan Mail “In a sense, partisan politics, uncompromising politics are seen as, ‘Well that’s the real problem,’ and I think that moderate politics often does take a side, I just don’t think it has the courage to say it.” In this episode of Called to be Bad–Jonny Rashid, pastor, and author…
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"Trans Body Theology" with Shannon TL Kearns--Called to be Bad Podcast Season Three Premier!
Send us Fan Mail “Transitioning gave me back my body, which is what I expected, right, I expected to have this new relationship with my body and that will be great. What I didn’t also expect, was that transitioning gave me back my faith.” In this episode of CTBB I talk with ordained priest,...
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"Bad Thoughts with Mariah--Praying for Apache Stronghold"--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP32
Send us Fan Mail Help pray and fight for Oak Flat--resources below: Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=jLHKYeKU88QrB0G_Sf2m36ZvsJY9rbGLStNtoXQv1LwUhMqBSunn9JZP_bR2KpVBh-Zs9BGFuPWXiWUx Or if you want to support the coalition, that is always welcome. Various ways to donate are described on...
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"Bad Thoughts with Mariah--Looking forward to Season Three!!!"--Called to be Bad Podcast S2EP32
Send us Fan Mail Wondering where the podcast has been? Check out this mini-episode where I catch you all up on life and ALL the exciting episodes and guests to come in Season 3!!! Link to sign up on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calledtobebad/membership (The tiers are Basic Baddie, Boss…
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"Are Guns Bad: Power, Privilege, and Politics" with Matthew Yoder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP30
Send us Fan Mail "In 2020, with all the civil unrest, we reached a tipping point of there being more guns than people." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk all things guns with Mennonite pastor, adrenaline junkie, and "aspiring pacifist" Matthew Yoder. We discuss how the stories we tell...
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"Are Guns Bad PART TWO: The Gun Problem" with Matthew Yoder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP31
Send us Fan Mail "Part of the gun problem in America--the proliferation of guns--has as much to do with policy making approches by Democratic officials as it does pro-gun Republicans..." In part two of this two-part series on guns, I talk with Matt Yoder further about gun ownership and the...
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"The God Who Riots: Liberation Theology" with Damon Garcia--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP29
Send us Fan Mail Hey baddies, we are back! After a bit of a break, we are diving in the deep end with an episode on Liberation Theology, Jesus as a protester, Marxism, and more! It was a delight to have Damon Garcia on to talk about his book, "The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus."...
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"Bad Church" with Melissa Spolar--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP28
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with pastor Melissa Spolar about being part of a "bad church" a.k.a. breaking down what traditional church looks like. Do we need a sermon? Do we need lots of children's programming? Let's re-imagine church together. Resources: Books...
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"Is Porn Bad?" with Erica Smith--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP27
Send us Fan Mail "I just found it so fascinating that the campaigns that were put out saying that porn is a public health issue were not public health people...they were put out by religious organizations." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with sex educator Erica Smith about the ways...
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"Is God Dead?" with Maria Francesca French--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP26
Send us Fan Mail "Like the idea of god, and who, and what, and where, and when god might be is actually plastic, it actually takes different forms." In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with author and radical theologian Maria Francesca French about what it means for your faith…
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"Christians and White Supremacy" with Drew Hart--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 25
Send us Fan Mail "In some ways it is just a reminder that Western Christians don't have a copywrite on Christianity, a copywrite on Jesus, a copywrite on the Bible..." In this episode I talk with theologian, author, professor, and podcaster, Drew G. I. Hart, PhD about the ways white supremacy has...
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"Bad Environmentalist" with Brian Sauder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP24
Send us Fan Mail "If I could shift something about the environmental movement, it would be shifting the obsession over recycling toward obsessing over healing our inner child..." In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with pastor and environmentalist Brian Sauder about what it…
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"The Death Penalty" with Hillary Taylor--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 23 *CW in description
Send us Fan Mail *CW--mentions of violence, SA, and suicidal ideation "God is here to tell me that nobody is beyond redemption, and we are more than the worst thing we have ever done, and we are more than the worst thing that has ever happened to us." In this episode of the Called to be Bad…
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"Mary Magdalene Feminism" with Frances Cutshaw--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 22--*CW in description
Send us Fan Mail *CW--SA by a religious leader I really see Mary Magdalene not as some scandalous little cult--spirituality to get involved with--but as someone who is going to serve a bunch of people..." In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast, Frances Cutshaw shares how the biblical...
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"Christianity is a Cult" with John Verner--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 E21
Send us Fan Mail "People sometimes ask, 'If you hate Christianity so much, why do you keep talking about it?'" In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with author and podcaster John Verner about how...you guessed it...Christianity is a cult! We contemplate questions like: Are all...
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"Bad Manners" with Aurelia Dávila Pratt--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 20
Send us Fan Mail "I was raised to be a decent human being...like a non-a$$hole..." Settle down with some tea and join pastor, writer, and podcaster Aurelia Dávila Pratt and I as we discuss her book, A Brown Girl's Epiphany: Reclaim Your Intuition & Step Into Your Power. More particularly, we...
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"Dungeons and Dragons and...God?" Part TWO with Davi Weasley--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 19
Send us Fan Mail "If this isn't your jam, that's fine...that being said, the number of times I have seen someone sit down at a table because they want to pretend to be an elf and murder some goblins or whatever and then come away having some kind of learning about who they are or what is…
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"Dungeons and Dragons and...God?" Part 1 with Davi Weasley--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 18
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a fantastical part one of a two-part episode on live action role playing games (LARPing) as spiritul direction. In this episode, our guest Davi leads me through a spiritual direction session where I got to choose my own character and her skills. In part two we discuss...
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"Wild Church" with Katerina Gea--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP17
Send us Fan Mail "I have heard some people ask, 'Are you worshipping trees...?'" After taking a break to build a new podcasting computer, we are BAD and BACK baby! In this episode of Called to be Bad, I talk with pastor and organizer of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery…
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"Ethical Non-Monogamy" Part Two with Ogun Holder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 16
Send us Fan Mail “This is the thing I used to say to my wife, ‘Just because I love you, everyone else didn’t suddenly become ugly.’” In Part Two of “Ethical Non-Monogamy” Ogun and I explore jealousy, Ogun’s view of God in relation to relationships, and more. Resources: Books: Love’s Not…
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"Ethical Non-Monogamy" with Ogun Holder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 15
Send us Fan Mail “I like to joke that in a lot of Christian circles marriage is this consecration between a man, a woman, and God which is technically a threesome so….” In this episode of Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with ordained minister, author, and podcaster, Ogun Holder about ethical...
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"The Death of Jesus" with Naiomi Gonzales--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 14
Send us Fan Mail "Too many of us--have been told, 'There's one way to understand Jesus' death, there is one way to interpret the Bible, there is one way to be a good Christian,' but the reality is that Christianity has always been more expansive and diverse than that." In this episode of Called…
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"Disordered Eating" with Bri Ragan--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 13 *CW in description
Send us Fan Mail *CW—mentions of eating disorders, food specifics, restriction, diet culture, etc. “And having to unlink the word ‘fat’ from ‘not being beautiful.’ Because if I say, ‘I’m fat,’ and my friend says, ‘No you’re beautiful’….I didn’t say I wasn’t beautiful, girl, I said I was fat!” In...
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"Monster Theory" Part Two with Safwat Marzouk--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP12
Send us Fan Mail "And this is where it is really interesting to pay attention to where and when the language of monsters appear in the biblical traditions..." In "Monster Theory" Part Two, Safwat expands on the first episode through examples of biblical monsters. We talk about how Job is compared...
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"Monster Theory" with Safwat Marzouk--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP11
Send us Fan Mail "Sometimes what is scary about the monster is not it's difference and it's otherness, but the fact that it's actually similar. So sometimes what is terrifying about others is not their otherness, but their sameness." In this "monstrous" episode of Called to be Bad I explore...
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"Childhood Trauma and Faith" with Adi Tilford--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 10--CW in desc
Send us Fan Mail CW: In this episode Adi shares her story of childhood trauma, involving SA by a person of trust, as well as the death of an infant family member. We also discuss how purity culture can make trauma worse. Adi Tilford, author, speaker, fellow podcaster, and longtime educator...
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"Cringe Christianity" with Audrey Hindes--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 E9
Send us Fan Mail "It's anything that makes me feel emotionally manipulated..." In this episode of Called to be Bad I chat with pastor Audrey Hindes about all of the elements of Christianity that make us cringe. Our Christian "icks"-- if you will. Turns out what makes us cringe about Christianity...
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What if the scandalous is spiritual, deviant is divine, and bad is beautiful? Welcome to Called to be Bad, a podcast where guests reveal a "bad" topic they are passionate about.
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What if the scandalous is spiritual, deviant is divine, and bad is beautiful? Welcome to Called to be Bad, a podcast where guests reveal a "bad" topic they are passionate about.
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