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Impure, Rethought
by Meg Grazian & Vika Hendersen
Welcome to Impure, Rethought, a podcast about the ways purity, patriarchy, and profit have shaped western culture. Hosted by Meg Grazian and Vika Hendersen. Special thanks to our sound guy Chris Wright. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @impurerethought and on our website at impurerethought.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Spongebob Litmus Test: Homeschooling with Lauren Gutierrez-Brown
I am sorry this took so long, as you know it's been a ride but SEASON 2 IS COMING TO YOU! In this episode, Vika tells high school friend Lauren about the history of homeschooling in the United States, and how it became associated with Christian fundamentalism. Digressions include Spongebob,...
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Pod Hath Risen
today...an update! ft. season 2 news and some changes to the pod....see you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS Episode: Halloween with Eliza Unseth
Join Vika and friend (and ghost tour guide in Salem, Mass.) Eliza Unseth as we slightly chaotically talk about Halloween, how our relationships to fear have changed as adults, how we explore darkness in writing, and walk through Vika's nightmare circus once again. Instagram: @ImpureRethought...
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13. Season 1 Finale - Antitestimony
CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of suicidal ideation, family death A bit of a different episode today...Meg and Vika talk through how they journeyed into the Church TM and then out of it. There is lots of cringe at our high school selves, along with more serious topics like grief, mental health and...
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11. Sexuality & the Church: A Brief History of LGBTQ+ Rights
Apologies in advance for one of our more somber episodes. Today we’re diving into the United States’ tumultuous relationship with relationships, from before the Mayflower to today. It’s a wild ride, but we promise it’s not all bad: you might be (distantly) related to both Meg and Julia Child....
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10. Purity Culture: Is What Brings Us Together Today with Brittany Lane
It’s our big day! No one’s getting married, but we have our very first guest. Brittany Lane is here to talk with Meg about all things purity culture and marriage, from weird virginity metaphors to bad theologies. Content warnings: spiritual and sexual abuse Full show notes available on our…
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09 You Can’t Sit With Us, Soviet Union: Communism Part 2
In the second part of our (not that) deep dive on Communism, we talk about who is possibly the Antichrist again, how the Red Scare affected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whether colonialism or communism is Worse, why the French Revolution was bad, actually, and how to cleverly edit the Bible so it...
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BONUS Episode: Worship Music
To celebrate Impure, Rethought gaining 50 followers (yay!) Vika and Meg take a fun, casual look into the weird, culty world of worship music. Thank you all for supporting the pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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08. Stalin the Exvangelical: Communism Part 1
In today’s episode, Vika tells Meg about Christianity’s favorite dirty word, Communism. How did these two ideologies which seemingly have a lot in common become bitter enemies? We talk about Marx and Engels’ incredible relationship, Russia’s religious revival, and much like communism itself…
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07. But What About the Dinosaurs: Creationism
We’re going back to the original Unprecedented Times this week with an episode about creation myths from all over the world. Are women the root of all evil? Is Zeus out to get us? Or are we all just playthings for a god who was bored? From Genesis to the Quran, Meg walks Vika through a few of the...
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06. Dying Joyfully to Own the Catholics: Martyrdom
Everybody loves a martyr - but did you know that martyrdom has more to do with cool woodcuts and Greek philosophers than it does with Jesus? In this episode, Vika tells Meg about how everybody in the 1600s considered everybody else the Antichrist and how the very anti-Catholic roots of martyrdom...
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05. One Nation Under God: Evangelical Patriots
For those of us who grew up reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in school, its words can feel as old as time itself – but what if we told you the Pledge in its current form is the same age as John Travolta? This week Meg walks Vika through the origins of the Christian Right, how white Evangelicals...
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04. Jesus Doesn't Do Dishes: Weaponized Incompetence
A brief note to say we know the audio is a little wonky on this one! Technology, amirite? In this statistics heavy episode, Vika gives Meg marriage tips on how to be a submissive wife. She also explores where the idea of women being submissive came from across different religions, the influence…
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03. Made For Mothering?: Compulsory Parenthood and an Enemy of the Cast
In this unintentionally timely episode, Meg walks Vika through the views on parenting America just can’t shake and some fascist rhetoric that sounds suspiciously similar to a 20th century US president’s. (Let us know if you figure out which president it is before Vika does.) Meg also covers the...
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02. Hey Girl! : MLMS, Stay-At-Home Moms, and Financial Suffrage
This week on Impure Rethought Victoria presents on everybody’s favorite podcast topic, MLMs aka Multi-Level-Marketing Schemes. But wait! This isn’t your regular MLM episode. She goes into how specifically they prey on stay-at-home moms, the term stay-at-home, which is older than you think, the...
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01. God Has a Plan: Toxic Positivity, Enlightenment Philosophers, and Empathy
01 God Has a Plan: Toxic Positivity, Enlightenment Philosophers, and Empathy In our very first episode, Meg dives into the evangelical church’s age-old problem with toxic positivity. From old white guys to even older white guys, the “things could be worse” mentality has plagued us for literal...
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00. Welcome to Impure Rethought!
Welcome to Impure, Rethought, a podcast examining how patriarchy, purity, and profit shape our culture. Hosted by Vika Hendersen and Meg Grazian. Special thanks to our sound guy Chris Wright. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ImpureRethought and find show notes on our website,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Impure, Rethought, a podcast about the ways purity, patriarchy, and profit have shaped western culture.
Hosted by Meg Grazian and Vika Hendersen. Special thanks to our sound guy Chris Wright.
Find us on Twitter and Instagram @impurerethought and on our website at impurerethought.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Meg Grazian & Vika Hendersen
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Welcome to Impure, Rethought, a podcast about the ways purity, patriarchy, and profit have shaped western culture. Hosted by Meg Grazian and Vika Hendersen. Special thanks to our sound guy Chris Wright. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @impurerethought and on our website at impurerethought.com...
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