Taste0ftruth Tuesdays

A conversation with Jay Feldman on bioenergetic health, stress physiology, and what mainstream fitness culture misses Welcome back to Taste0fTruth Tuesdays. This week I’m joined by Jay Feldman of Jay Feldman Wellness for a conversation on metabolism, bioenergetic health, stress physiology, and why so many people feel exhausted after years of doing everything “right.” EPISODE BLOG In this episode,...

Jesus, Scripture, and the Mythmaking Machinery of the Abrahamic World In this episode of Taste0fTruth Tuesdays, I examine the literary, theological, and historical scaffolding behind Christianity’s origins. We look at how the Gospels are built from earlier scripture, why some scholars argue the Hebrew Bible is younger and more politically constructed than tradition claims, why the “historical Jesu...

On metabolism, nourishment, food reverence, and the systems that shape what feeds us Welcome Back! You’ve heard it a million times: calories in, calories out. But what happens when that tidy equation becomes a substitute for understanding the living body? In this episode, I trace my own history with restriction, diet culture, and the false security of numbers before exploring a deeper view of meta...

When Plato Returned, Religious Authority, & the Birth of Freedom of Conscience Welcome Back! In this episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays , I'm joined by Collin Conkwright of American Esoteric for a fascinating exploration of the hidden philosophical and religious currents behind the Italian Renaissance. Together we discuss Gemistos Plethon, Plato, Neoplatonism, pagan revival, Renaissance hu...

What Christianity Absorbed, Built, and Left Behind Welcome Back! This episode digs into a question that keeps coming up: what did Christianity actually give the West, and what did it reshape? We look past the simple narratives. Not “it built everything” and not “it ruined everything.” The reality is more complicated. Christianity didn’t start from scratch. It absorbed older traditions, reorganized...

What Liberty Actually Depends On Welcome Back! This one’s been a long time coming. We explore the fragility of freedom, the role of discipline and character, and what ancient thinkers like the Greeks and early political theorists understood about the rise and fall of societies. This is one you’ll want to follow along with visually. 👉 MUST READ the full episode blog (includes graphics, charts &amp...

What if the deepest debates about religion actually begin with questions about consciousness itself? In this episode of Taste of Truth, Megan Leigh sits down with philosopher David Skrbina, author of Panpsychism in the West and The Jesus Hoax , to explore the emergence problem, the limits of materialism, and the philosophical idea of panpsychism. The conversation then moves into the mythicist deba...

Welcome back! In this episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays, I examine one of the most common claims in modern political and religious rhetoric: that Christianity saved Western civilization. Did Christianity create human rights, pluralism, and rational inquiry? Or did the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire contribute to religious enforcement, temple destruction, and the narrowing of intellectua...

What Women Were Never Told About Weight, Aging, and Control In this first episode of 2026, I wanted to slow things down and start the year with a deeper conversation instead of chasing the latest wellness talking points. This episode explores what happens when discipline stops producing the results women were promised. Drawing from Why Women Need Fat, The Body Project , and More Than a Body , I un...

When Belief Becomes Control Welcome Back! This episode isn’t about religion versus religion. It’s about power, fear, and what happens when belief hardens into certainty. I’m joined by Sigrin, founder of Universal Pagan Temple, to talk about Pagan revivalism, leaving Christianity as self-preservation, and why Paganism keeps getting framed as a threat in modern culture. We discuss fear-based theolog...

Every December, the same argument shows up: Is Christmas pagan? Is it Christian? Is it Saturnalia? Is it Jesus’ birthday? In this episode, we step past the argument and into the history beneath it. We explore how winter was understood long before Christianity. Why solstice mattered for survival. How land, hearth, and household ritual shaped meaning. And how pre-Christian traditions like Yule and M...

Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays! Today's episode is Part Two that dives into the final five “Historical Jesus” myths people love to repeat, plus a quick reality check for the mythicist side too. In this episode: Myth #6–7: “Archaeology & Non-Christian Sources Prove Jesus” What the evidence actually shows — and what it doesn’t. Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny, archaeology… none of it confi...

Welcome Back! In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with my friend & researcher Stephinity Salazar to explore her new paper Social Miasm Theory. A framework that connects suppression, chronic illness, psychological stress, and the breakdown we’re seeing in society. We talk about the roots of miasm theory in homeopathy, what “suppression” actually means (beyond symptoms and meds), and how emotio...

The “Truth” Trap: How Apologetics Stops You From Thinking It's a bonus edition episode: Taste Test Thursdays! Modern apologetics loves to dress itself up as “investigation” but the deeper you look, the more it functions like a thought-management system. In this episode, we unpack why so many Christians mistake certainty for truth, how group identity hijacks reasoning, and why apologetics relie...

Welcome back! In this episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays , I sit down with author and researcher David Fitzgerald to unpack Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All . We focus on: Myth #1: “The idea that Jesus being a myth is ridiculous” → Why the historical evidence for Jesus doesn’t match the hype (think Caesar crossing the Rubicon). Myth #4: “Eyewitnesses wrote the Gospe...

How Myths, Consciousness, and Integration Teach Us to Grow Welcome Back! What if your worst moments could actually teach you? In this episode, I sit down with Melissa Monte, host of Mind Love , to explore how chaos becomes consciousness medicine. We dive into: How to read life’s toughest experiences as sacred curriculum Why myths repeat across cultures and what that tells us about human consciousn...

Welcome back! What if the clothes we wear...even the ones labeled clean , organic , or sustainable are quietly harming us? In this episode of I sit down with Arielle Loupos, founder of Flower Girl , a brand reimagining period underwear with natural, breathable fibers Together, we unpack: The invisible toxins hiding in our fabrics— from PFAS to formaldehyde How “performance” fabrics and “clean” mar...

Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays ! Last week, I got really personal and shared my own experience with multi-level marketing—why I joined, why I believed in it so fully, and what it really cost me—emotionally, spiritually, and financially. I even tattooed “trust the process” on my body because I truly thought I was stepping into freedom and empowerment. But as I dug deeper, I realized the cr...

✨ Let’s talk Manifestation & MLMs ✨ The Law of Attraction isn’t just a feel-good mantra—it’s a tool MLMs use to control, recruit, and profit from their distributors. In this episode, I unpack how motivational materials, mindset courses, and “personal development” hype keep participants chasing success while the system benefits, not them. I share my own journey from wellness fanatic in MLMs t...

Hey hey, Welcome back. Today we’re unpacking why people get drawn into high-control environments and how forgiveness in evangelical culture is often weaponized—not for healing, but to silence victims and protect institutions. This isn’t just personal; it’s systemic. We dive into: Situational Vulnerability: Sociologists and psychologists note that moments of disruption—loss, grief, illness, or even...

Welcome back. This week’s episode is heavier. I’m reflecting on a shocking event and the reactions it sparked—celebration, grief, and moral outrage. It’s a moment that shows how divided we are and how morality shapes what we see as right or wrong. Using Jonathan Haidt’s moral foundations, I explore why different groups interpret the same event so differently, and how images, narratives, and online...

In this bonus episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays , we’re stepping away from our usual deep dives into spirituality and politics to take a hard look at something just as powerful: how media shapes our bodies, minds, and behaviors. We break down the Netflix documentary Fit for TV , revealing the extreme methods behind reality dieting shows like The Biggest Loser from grueling exercise and near-starv...

Welcome back! In this episode, we dive into a viral clash between two major media figures: Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes and explore the deeper forces shaping what we’re allowed to talk about in today’s political landscape. We unpack insights from The New Jerusalem by Michael Collins Piper, a revealing look at decades of influence in American politics, media, and foreign policy. Then, we break d...

Welcome back! In this episode, I challenge the popular belief that the Bible should be treated as a literal historical document and explore how that mindset has influenced not just faith, but politics. I also dig into the troubling connections between high-level figures, media distractions, and hidden influence in U.S. leadership. What opened my eyes? A closer look at past events involving the mod...

🚨 Bonus drop – because some things can’t wait for Tuesday. Anti-ICE riots. Masked agitators. American flags burned. Chaos in the streets of LA, Austin, and New York. Meanwhile, a group called the Revolutionary Communists of America has officially declared war on the United States. Not metaphorically. Literally. This episode dives into the war you’re not supposed to notice—because if you do, they’...