Violet Elderflower Kauffman Smith
Jerry's Kids
An ex-vangelical / deconstruction podcast dedicated to exploring the Falwell dynasty in Lynchburg, Virginia, presenting a transgender person’s insider view of the religious trauma she continues to unpack from her own upbringing in the culture of Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University. Reach us at jerryskidspodcast@proton.me! Violet's other creative work can be found on her poetry website . Her first poetry chapbook (2nd edition forthcoming) Buckling in the Bible Belt: A Queer Coming of Age can be found on Amazon.
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Episodes
This Past and Present Darkness, Part 2 08.06.2026 45:06
Content warning: This episode contains a brief reference to childhood sexual assault. There is also (to me) a fun jump scare. I had some troubles with the audio quality on this one so my apologies! In this 2-part episode, Violet and Annette talk demons, spiritual warfare, Frank Peretti, patriarchy, and how sexual abuse and child abuse are enabled by the church. Links (an interesting collection tod...
This Past and Present Darkness, Part 1 08.05.2026 1:05:38
Content warning: This episode contains a fair amount of discussion around sexual assault/abuse, including of children in the church, so please care for yourselves if you listen to this, it's a heavy episode <3. In this 2-part episode, Violet and Annette talk demons, spiritual warfare, Frank Peretti, patriarchy, and how sexual abuse and child abuse are enabled by the church. Links (an interestin...
The Southern Baptist Love of the "Antebellum" and A Unique Youth Group - A Conversation with Annette, Part 2 09.03.2026 44:57
In this 2-part episode, Violet talks with her childhood friend (and long-lost Amish cousin!) Annette about coming out of Christianity, growing up in Lynchburg, the Falwells and their influence on Lynchburg, mental illness, the Charismatic church, rural life, Jerry Falwell Sr. and his commitment to upholding the white supremacist cisheteropatriarchal Southern "way of life", a unique youth group we...
Coming Out of the Wardrobe - A Conversation with Annette, Part 1 09.03.2026 53:15
In this 2-part episode, Violet talks with her childhood friend (and long-lost Amish cousin!) Annette about coming out of Christianity, growing up in Lynchburg, the Falwells and their influence on Lynchburg, mental illness, the Charismatic church, rural life, Jerry Falwell Sr. and his commitment to upholding the white supremacist cisheteropatriarchal Southern "way of life", a unique youth group we...
Lord I Lift Your Name on High : A Conversation with Grant Bloom about Christian Music, Part 2 20.12.2025 56:26
Content Warning: We will be singing and playing some Christian music. A brief mention of SA (no details) is made. Daddy God and the father wound, worship music at church, music and altered states of consciousness, the rich fucks in the Falwell's inner circle, the big business of church, and playing in the "secular" world. Upcoming podcast topics! Homeschool co-ops, high school youth groups, queern...
Lord I Lift Your Name on High : A Conversation with Grant Bloom about Christian Music, Part 1 20.12.2025 58:26
Content Warning: We will be singing and playing some Christian music. Church bands, Christian rock, and innuendos in worship songs. The Christian record company that I was trying to remember is Tooth & Nail Records: https://www.toothandnail.com/about . As always, you may contact me at jerryskidspodcast@proton.me and support me spending more time on this podcast by sending me some rent money at...
Christian Folk Magic for the Queers: An Interview with Rob Phoenix about Pennsylvania German Braucherei / Powwow / Hexerei 14.12.2025 1:00:25
Rob Phoenix has a YouTube blog at https://www.youtube.com/@ThePowwwowGuy and an unmaintained, but comprehensive, website at https://pagermanpowwow.com/ . Books mentioned in this episode The Long Lost Friend by Johann Georg Hohman The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses The Egyptian Secrets of Albertus Magnus You can find my friend's shop in Tucson at https://www.yoliabotanica.com/ . As always, you ma...
When We All Get to Heaven 13.05.2023 17:31
After a journey through hell and salvation, Violet talks about the Falwell heaven, full of millions of dollars and McMansions. As always, you may contact me at jerryskidspodcast@proton.me and support me spending more time on this podcast by sending me some rent money at https://paypal.me/jerryskidspodcast ! <3 Violet Theme song by my dear friend Grant Bloom ( http://www.grantbloommusic.com/ ).
The Romans Road, VBS, and AWANA 19.12.2022 45:45
It gets weirder! Kids telling other kids about how they're going to hell for being kids. < / 3 As always, you may contact me at jerryskidspodcast@proton.me and support me spending more time on this podcast by sending me some rent money at https://paypal.me/jerryskidspodcast ! <3 Violet Theme Song: Kiss of Hope by Snowflake (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Nonc...
Hell 24.11.2022 25:30
What is hell in the Falwell's church? And how are kids taught about it? As always, you may contact me at jerryskidspodcast@proton.me and support me spending more time on this podcast by sending me some rent money at https://paypal.me/jerryskidspodcast ! <3 Violet Theme Song: Kiss of Hope by Snowflake (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. h...
The Wild & Wacky World of Christian Children's Media 13.11.2022 27:03
Violet gives an introduction to the tactics and bizarre Christian media used to cow kids into believing in Jesus in the Falwell's church: enticement, terror, and the breakdown of self-esteem. As always, you may contact me at jerryskidspodcast@proton.me and support me spending more time on this podcast by sending me some rent money at https://paypal.me/jerryskidspodcast ! <3 Violet Theme Song: K...
The Falwell Empire and Early Childhood 29.10.2022 19:51
In this episode, Violet builds up the context for her story: Liberty University, Thomas Road Baptist Church, Liberty Christian Academy, and the Falwell family, while beginning the exploration of her early childhood. As always, you may contact me at jerryskidspodcast@proton.me and support me spending more time on this podcast by sending me some rent money at https://paypal.me/jerryskidspodcast ! &l...
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