Kitchen Table Cult Pod

Nick Kristof is running for governor of Oregon and hopefully abandoning his crusade to save sex trafficking victims that don't exist, actually. Journalist Melissa Gira Grant joins KTC to discuss the religious right's war on porn, sex trafficking, and sex ed.

Kieryn and Eve chat with Sheryl Ring about being homeschooled and neglected or abused by parent-educators. As with most episodes on the subject all major CWs for child abuse apply

Kieryn and Eve chat with Meg Conley of Homeculture to discuss the missing pieces of the Lularich documentary, the intricacies of Mormonism, and why MLMs are so popular. Show Notes: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/what-got-left-out-of-lularich https://twitter.com/_megconley https://www.megconley.com/

Kieryn and Eve chat with the author of The Great Sex Rescue, Sheila Wray Gregoire to discuss leaving behind the toxicity of purity culture while still practicing Christianity, and why she's in a fight with Focus on the Family. Show Notes: https://sheilawraygregoire.com/ Bare Marriage Podcast https://tolovehonorandvacuum.com http://fuckingtranswomen.org/

Eve and Kieryn are joined by Teresa to talk about Awanas, the Olympics, and the isolation of homeschooled athletes. Find Teresa on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polkadotishly/

Kieryn and Eve chat with Behind Blue Curtains co-author Molly Maeve Eagan about the book and how high control religious groups groom children for abuse and keep them quiet about it with shame once they become adults. CN: talking about Child Sexual Assault Show Notes: Twitter: @LizzHershberger Twitter: @CPTSDRecovery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LizzyHershbergerAuthor Facebook: https://www.fa...

Following up on our conversation with Amy Fallas and Garrison Davis (https://soundcloud.com/kitchentablecult/s3-e8-zionism-with-amy-fallas-and-garrison-davis) about Palestine and Zionism, Kieryn and Eve take a closer look at the complex legacy of Zionism with Aidan Orly of PRA http://www.politicalresearch.org/bio/aidan-orly // https://twitter.com/aidanorly and Marisa Siegel of The Rumpus https://t...

Kieryn and Eve discuss Britney Spears' testimony and why it hit so close to home. Show Notes: https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhw4BlhaGlg https://www.vox.com/culture/22350286/2000s-pop-culture-misogyny-britney-spears-janet-jackson-whitney-houston-monica-lewinsky https://jezebel.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-...

Eve and Kieryn are joined by Kristin Du Mez to talk about her book, Jesus and John Wayne and the history of how radical right wing evangelicals came to power. **SHOW NOTES** Follow Krsitin: https://twitter.com/kkdumez Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation-9781631499050/9781631495731

Why is it suddenly more mainstream/acceptable to be pro-Palestine, when just a couple years ago it was extremely unpopular politically on the Left? Kieryn and Eve are joined by MENA scholar (Amy Fallas, PhD candidate at UCSB) and Garrison Davis (PDX uprising reporter + organizer) to talk about the theology behind Christian support of Zionism and also the political history that drives this conflict...

Kieryn and Eve are joined by Tori Glass to discuss how purity culture grooms children for abuse of all kinds, white supremacy, consent, and gentle parenting. Show Notes: Homeschooled Children's Bill of Rights https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/bill-of-rights/

2 hour special! Eve and Kieryn talk about Purity Culture & Sex Addiction, Masturbation, and the nitty gritty of how Bottom Surgery works. This episode is extremely NSFW! CN: talking about sex/abuse/religion (and also joy). If you don't like descriptions of medical processes skip from 3:19 - 8:16. Contribute to Kieryn's surgery fund (leave a note or a peach/cat emoji): Paypal/Venmo/Ko-Fi: MxDarkwat...

DRUNK HISTORY. Kieryn and Eve educate the lovely AE Osworth about King David's shenanigans.

This week Kieryn and Eve needed a palate cleanser. Tune in for Veggie Tales jokes, some reality tv gossip, an upcoming KTC Patrons event, and catching up. CW for CSA in church discussion. **Notes** Kieryn's Play (on VOD until 3/15): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lgbtqshortplaysgroupc Street Parking is Homophobic: https://bancars69.bigcartel.com/ Junior Asparagus v Abraham Piper: https://twitter.com/j...

Kieryn and Eve are joined by Historian and Executive Director of the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, Dr. Rachel Coleman to dive into the 1776 Commission Report and what it meant. This episode was recorded in January right after it was published and then subsequently removed with the new Biden admin. :)

Lauren Hough (@laurenthehough) joins Kieryn and Eve to talk about her brilliant debut book, Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing (April 2021), a collection of essays about what life has been like after being raised in the cult group Children of God. Spanning her time in the air force to working in DC nightlife to her viral essay about being the cable guy, Lauren's essays focus on learning to live, to t...

Kieryn and Eve interview Emily English Medley about her book, "From the Moon I Watched Her." An incredibly relatable story about a young woman growing up in the [hushed voice] Church of Christ. CN: Discussion about religious trauma and childhood sexual abuse. Get the book everywhere books are sold and find out more at https://emilyenglishmedley.com/

Nate does an example reading with Kieryn and Eve!

Kieryn and Eve decompress about the first coup attempt with everyone's favorite socialist dog mom (socialistdogmom on twitter), Molly Conger! Find out what it was like to be in DC during the attack, discuss some of the religious imagery and hypothesize about why there were so many Shofars around. Notes: https://sojo.net/articles/they-invaded-capitol-saying-jesus-my-savior-trump-my-president https:...

For the last episode of the year and the last episode of Season 2, Kieryn and Eve talk about plans for the future of the podcast, recap 2020, plot 2020 Apocalypse Bingo, and talk astrology.

Patrick Henry College dropout Madison Cawthorn is running for Congress in NC 11, but PHC alumni are turning out to protest his candidacy. Abby Osbourne joins Kieryn and Eve to discuss why.

Kieryn and Eve catch up after a brutal September to talk about Amy Coney Barrett's nomination and how the religious right is explaining a woman's rise to power. This is not the Handmaid's tale, but it's not good either. Show Notes: https://fee.org/articles/vandalism-is-violence-destructive-riots-are-not-just-property-damage/ https://fee.org/articles/human-rights-are-property-rights/ https://thefed...

For Bitch Magazine's Fall 2020 Power Issue, Jaelani Turner-Williams (https://twitter.com/hernameisjae)wrote about how crisis homeschooling this fall might benefit Black and brown students in unexpected ways. Kieryn and Eve discuss with Jaelani her vision of a better future where education is equitable and centered on the individual needs of students. Show Notes: Jaelani's twitter: @hernameisjae Bi...

In a follow up on the first episode on Betsy DeVos, Kieryn and Eve are joined by listener Kristin to hear about her experience as a public school educator during the reign of DeVos. What has changed? What's been the impact of those changes? What should we be looking out for this fall? Show Notes: Research: http://bit.ly/devosnotes follow Kristin: https://twitter.com/musicalgal123

Kieryn and Eve discuss Devos' history and relationship to HSLDA to begin understanding what her recent attack on public education means and why HSLDA isn't fighting against the free government money they are notorious for hating. Hint: It's not good. Show Notes: Fact Sheet on the Devos Plan https://www.ncpecoalition.org/trump-voucher-plan Kushner's COVID plan https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/0...