Revolves Around Me

Episodes

1. 8

   Happy Holidays from Revolves Around Me: An End of Year Update

   A quick end-of-year update about why we've taken a few weeks off from putting out episodes, our plan for the months to come, and how you can help us improve Revolves Around Me. Thanks to everyone for listening and for your support over the past few months. We're excited to get back to producing…

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   Dec 30, 2016

   1m
2. 5

   #5: When They Go Low, We Go Bahá'í

   If you're not familiar with the Bahá'í Faith, you're not alone. It has roots in Persia, and now is the second most widespread religion in the world, after Christianity (in terms of geographic reach). The religion still has followers in the Middle East, but there are also large populations and…

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   Nov 29, 2016

   12m
3. 4

   #4: Around The World

   We planned to make this episode about the importance that exposure to other cultures and faiths can have on our own religious understanding long before November 8. Then, Donald Trump won the presidential election, and it took on a whole new meaning for us. If this episode has any greater lesson,...

   Nov 13, 2016

   15m
4. 3

   #3: Born This Way

   If you ask a millennial how they became the faith they are, most will tell you they just grew up that way. Our parents play a huge role in shaping our religious understanding, for better or for worse. In this episode, we talk to Molly and Hayden, two millennials with atypical religious family...

   Oct 30, 2016

   21m
5. 4

   Bonus: Baptists, Homeschooling and Snake Handling

   Clint grew up in Parrottsville, Tennessee, a small town with 264 people about one hour outside of Knoxville. For eighteen years, he was a devout Fundamental Independent Baptist, leading him eventually to study the sect in an academic setting. In this bonus episode, we talk to Clint about his...

   Oct 26, 2016

   11m
6. 2

   #2: Love Trumps Faith

   If you’ve heard anything about religion this election, it’s probably about Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslim immigrants or Tim Kaine and Mike Pence discussing their Christian values during the Vice Presidential debate. It's not a coincidence that as the United States becomes less religious…

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   Oct 16, 2016

   21m
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   #1: Bye Bye Bible

   Millennials are the least religious generation in recent U.S. history, in part because so many young people are deciding to distance themselves from the religion they grew up with. In this episode, we try to understand why so many millennials are saying bye bye to their Bibles, or their Qur'an or...

   Oct 2, 2016

   22m
8. 1

   Coming Soon: Revolves Around Me

   Revolves Around Me is a podcast about the intercept of two things that think they’re the center of the universe, religion and millennials. Get a taste of the season to come with this short preview. Revolves Around Me is produced by Brian Benton in Brooklyn, NY and Max Barnes in San Francisco, CA....

   Sep 23, 2016

   1m