The Burning Eden Podcast: With Baph and Mel

Our awesome guest for this episode is author and speaker Kavin Senapathy, whose works have appeared on Forbes, Slate, The Daily Beast, SELF, and SciMoms, among others. She shares her personal story and talks about her new book! Kavin's website: https://www.kavinsenapathy.com/ Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6XzjOzMDJN_EcTNT6PBZsG_O...

While Mel drools in the back of a car, Dr. Timewaster joins the show as a guest cohost! We have the pleasure of speaking with Wil Jeudy, a physician, and secular activist. Wil shares his personal story and how he became an activist. Great conversation! Secular Houston: https://secularhouston.org/ American Atheists: www. Atheists.org Center for Freethought Equality: www. CFequality.org Want to be a...

We have a nice chat with our friend Russell, board member of The Clergy Project. He shares his story of being a believer, becoming a preacher in the Southern Baptist Church, and then losing his faith. Great conversation! The Clergy Project: https://clergyproject.org/ Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6XzjOzMDJN_EcTNT6PBZsG_OTa5qnWS--Hjzm...

We have the absolute pleasure of speaking with Cait West, author of the upcoming book "Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy". Cait shares her personal story of escaping an abusive home environment where she was trapped as a "stay-at-home daughter" and was subjected to constant manipulation and abuse by her father. An inspirational and courageous story! Resp...

We have a great chat with our friend Skippy Malkovich. We have known each other for a few years, but this is the first time we get to chat. Skippy shares his personal story of leaving the Catholic faith and becoming a filthy sinner, as well as his passion for music and theater. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skippy.malkovich Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: https://docs.google....

We are back! Our apologies for not posting, Baph was busy with his speech (the video is now posted!) and then everyone got sick after the atheist convention. But we made a new friend and she joined us for a nice chat. Jessie Effing-Devine was raised secular (lucky!!) and we had a fun conversation about what that was like. Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/mFhJJG...

We have an awesome chat with Darante Lamar, who used to be a pastor for several years. He shares his personal story of how became involved in the church and how he realized that he didn't believe any of it. He also shares how he raised the dead. Darante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DaranteLaMar Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/mFhJJGFfMhumyDzZ6 ...

Our friend Will (thank you for your service!) joins us again, but this time to share his experience creating a support group for non-believers while deployed in Kuwait. Check it out! Check out Will's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@will_of_spades Check out MAAF's work: https://militaryatheists.org/ Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/r7s5UocURJUpSbrc8 S...

We have a chat with our new friend, Kayla, who shares her story of deconstruction. She shares how she started doubting her religion from a young age and how she discovered herself. Kayla's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaylaaylacontrayla Kayla's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BipolarBisexualBymyself Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/r7s5U...

We have a nice chat with our new friend Miranda, who happens to be our friend Will's wife. She shares her story of growing up in the Mormon church and eventually getting excommunicated. She also tells us how she was once a vessel for baptisms of dead people. Yeah.... super weird. Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/r7s5UocURJUpSbrc8 Support us on Patreon!:...

We have an awesome time with Leif Andersen, host of the "Let's Get High and Read the Bible" podcast. Leif tells us about his story of being brought up homeschooled in a conservative household and becoming an atheist later in life. Hilarious conversation! Check out his awesome podcast!: https://bio.site/letsgethighandreadthebible Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: htt...

We have a chat with Luke, who shares his story of how he left religion once, then re-joined, and then left again (this time for good). Luke has also decided to run for congress. Best of luck to him! Luke's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@von_zoom.v Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6XzjOzMDJN_EcTNT6PBZsG_OTa5qnWS--HjzmNO3h2_la6A/v...

Our newest friend, Frank, shares how he has been a skeptic from a young age, and how atheism saved his life. What a delightful time! Also, fuck you Trudy! Find Frank on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@honestly_frank Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6XzjOzMDJN_EcTNT6PBZsG_OTa5qnWS--HjzmNO3h2_la6A/viewform?usp=sf_link⁠ Support us on Pa...

We kick off 2024 with a great interview. We have a chat with Shane Larsen, a former member of the Mormon church. Shane shares his personal story and how he was able to question his own beliefs, ultimately leading him to the deconstruction of his faith. We learn a lot of culty stuff! Find Shane on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shane_deconstructs Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form:...

This is our last episode of 2023! We have a great chat with James Aames, author of "How to Become a non-Christian. James shares his experience with religion and how he was able to break away from its chains and write a book about it. Due to privacy reasons, James is unable to show his face on camera. Pick up James' book here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-non-Christian-escaping-delusi...

We sit down with our new friend Caleb, who shares his personal story of faith and faithlessness. Caleb was a believer but then found out that his prayers fell on deaf ears all along. Check out Caleb's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allreligiousrejects Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6XzjOzMDJN_EcTNT6PBZsG_OTa5qnWS--HjzmNO3h2_la...

We sit down to chat with Apostate Anne, co-host of Apostate of Mind Podcast and wife of Mark Peralta. Anne discusses how she didn't start being too religious until later in her adult life, then deconstructing those beliefs and becoming interested in the supernatural. Apostate of Mind Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@apostatepodcast Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠ https:...

We have the absolute pleasure of speaking with Glenda Jordan, artist, performer, and all-around badass. Also, the daughter of the amazing Gayle Jordan, Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Recovering From Religion. Glenda shares her personal story and how breaking away from religion was an extremely liberating experience. Check out Glenda's work!: https://www.glendajordan.net/ Want...

We have a great conversation with Mark Peralta, co-host of the Apostate of Mind Podcast, and collaborator with the Nuestra Experiencia Atea YouTube channel. Mark shares his story of how he became involved in the evangelical church as an adult and was able to see the hypocrisy with his own eyes, leading him to deconstruct his faith. Mark's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@apostatepodcast Nuest...

We have a fun conversation with Jeremy Schumacher, an actual, professional therapist, who specializes in marriage counseling and religious trauma. Jeremy shares his personal story of growing up indoctrinated as an evangelical and finding out how religion simply makes no sense. Also, fuck you, Trudy! Check out Jeremy's podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2178713 Jeremy's website: https://we...

We have an awesome time with our newest friend, Nicole, who shares her personal story of how she lost her faith and became a filthy heathen (who sometimes dresses up as a hamburger and does burlesque dancing). Get ready for a wild ride! Also, fuck you, Trudy. Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/2dU4JUtHsiugoQpq8 ⁠⁠ Support us on Patreon!: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.c...

We have a nice chat with our new friend, Ari J, who found us on TikTok and apparently hit a point in her life where she thought it was a good idea to be a guest on our show. On purpose. Ari shares her deconstruction journey, growing up evangelical, attending a Christian university, and later coming out as an atheist. Check out Ari's content: https://www.tiktok.com/@askanatheist Want to be a gu...

We have a great chat with Anna, who is one of our listeners! She found our show and now willingly decides to lower her standards to be interviewed by us. Is she a masochist? Anna shares her deconstruction journey, starting as a missionary kid in Laos, and ending up as a godless Sign Language teacher. Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form:  ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/2dU4JUtHsiugoQpq8 ⁠⁠ Supp...

We have a lovely chat with The Godless Granny! She shares her story of how she became religious as a teenager, but then deconstructed her faith much later in life. Check out Godless Granny's YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@GodlessGranny Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this form: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/2dU4JUtHsiugoQpq8 ⁠⁠ Support us on Patreon!: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/burningeden66...

We chat with Igtheist Earthling, formerly known as "UnTestimony". She shares her personal deconstruction journey and how she came to define herself as an Igtheist. She also defines what an Igtheist is (thank god!). Check out her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@igtheist.earthling Find her on other platforms under @Igtheist. Earthling Want to be a guest on the show? Fill out this...