The Burning Eden Podcast: With Baph and Mel

We have the absolute privilege of chatting with Nick Fish, president of American Atheists. Nick shares his personal experiences with religion, how he became interested in activism and how he became involved with American Atheists. We discuss white Christian nationalism, separation of church and state, the importance of atheist activism, and the work that AA is currently doing at the national and s...

We have a visit with the amazing Student Doctor Ben. We consult him about his religious upbringing, his deconstruction journey, his experience as a transgender man, and consensual enemas. Will our insurance cover this visit?! Check out Ben's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/StudentDoctorBen Find Ben on Twitch - https://www. Twitch.tv/StudentDoctorBen Find Ben on Twitter - https://twitter....

We have the absolute pleasure of chatting with Gayle Jordan, the Executive Director of Recovering from Religion. RfR is a non-profit organization that provides healing and support to those who are doubting and deconstructing their religious beliefs. Gayle shares her personal story of deconstruction and how she became a happy and healthy heathen.  Find Gayle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gay...

We have the privilege of chatting with the amazing Kristi Burke (@Kristi. Burke on TikTok). Kristi shares her story of being indoctrinated into Christianity when she was very young and how she began questioning her faith and the god character, ultimately leading her to become a heathen like us.  Find Kristi on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kristi.burke Become a Patron! - https://www.patreon...

We are joined by the amazing Kyle Butler (@Kyle_Talks on TikTok). Kyle is a former preacher and knows the Bible forwards and backwards. Kyle shares his personal story of indoctrination and deconstruction, how he became a preacher and how it all stopped making sense.  Find Kyle on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kyle_talks Become a Patron! - https://www.patreon.com/burningeden666 Check out the...

We have the absolute privilege of talking to Alison Gill, Vice President of Legal and Policy for American Atheists! Alison shares her personal story of being raised religious, her experience as a secular trans woman, and the amazing work she does with American Atheists, Inc. This nonprofit organization advocates for the separation of religion and government by engaging in policy work at the nation...

We are joined by Sam, (@Nelda_Nightshade on TikTok). Apparently, Mel has real friends and has evidence to show this! Sam shares her upbringing as a Catholic and how none of it made any sense. She also shows us her pussy.....cat.  Follow Sam on TikTok!: https://www.tiktok.com/@nelda_nightshade Become a Patron! - https://www.patreon.com/burningeden666 Check out the Merch Store!! - https://the-b...

We are joined by the awesome Elliott, AKA Secular Rarity! Elliott shares his personal story of deconversion from the Methodist Church and how he became a filthy heathen like us. We also discuss important topics, such as Mothman, aliens, and donkey emissions. This episode is wild! Find Elliott here: https://linktr.ee/secularrarity Become a Patron! - https://www.patreon.com/burningeden666 Check out...

We have the pleasure of chatting with Karen from The Deconversion Therapy Podcast. Karen tells us her personal story of deconversion, how she used to be a colonizer.....*ahem.....I mean....."missionary"... and how reading the Bible led her into a path of skepticism.  Check out Karen's podcast!: https://www.deconversiontherapypodcast.com/ Become a Patron! - https://www.patreon.com/burningeden6...

Baph and Mel drink the Koolaid! We have the pleasure of chatting with Thomas Westbrook, AKA "Holy Koolaid". Thomas shares his story of growing up as a missionary kid in a foreign country, as well as his deconstruction journey. Also, Baph is now a US citizen and he can't wait to get his rights taken away, like the rest of us! Follow Thomas on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/holykoolaid And check o...

We have a chat with Joshua Robinson, aka Joshed Raw. Josh is a published fantasy author, Social Worker, podcaster, and parent of 9 children! Is he crazy?! Josh tells us about his deconstruction journey and how he came to define himself as an "Auto-Theist".  Follow Josh on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joshed_raw Find Josh's podcast and all of his other links here: https://linktr.ee/joshed_r...

Brace yourselves for a hilarious episode! We have the pleasure of hanging out with Carrie, also known as Sister Mary J on TikTok! Carrie shares how she deconstructed from her faith by learning how fucked up the Bible is. She also introduces us to her puppets! And she's definitely a REAL NUN!! Find Carrie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carelizabear Support us on PATREON!: https://www.patreon.co...

It’s our 69th episode! (Giggity) We have a great interview with our friend Eli (@Eli_The_exvangelical on TikTok), who shares his personal story of deconversion and how letting go of religion opened the door to letting go of other toxic traits. Eli is the nicest 17-year-old we’ve ever met! Support us on PATREON!!: https://www.patreon.com/burningeden666 Merch store: https://the-burning-eden-pod...

We have an awesome time with Kenneth Leonard, host of Talk Heathen. Kenneth shares his personal story of being raised religious and ultimately becoming a non-believer after reading the Bible.  Find Kenneth on Talk Heathen: https://www.youtube.com/talkheathen and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_ken_leonard CHECK OUT OUR MERCH STORE: https://the-burning-eden-podcast.myspreadshop.com/ FOLLOW...

Video killed the radio star! We are finally on video and couldn’t be more excited! We have the honor of speaking with Dr. Darrel Ray! Dr. Ray is a psychologist, author, public speaker, atheist, and the founder and president of Recovering From Religion. Dr. Ray shares his personal deconstruction story, his professional career, and the important work that Recovering From Religion and the Secular The...

We have the privilege of chatting with Hemant Metha, author, commentator, public speaker, and overall badass. And he is friendly indeed! Hemant talks about his personal story, being raised in Jainism and being an atheist since he was young. He also talks about his activism and shares his personal take on religion. Find Hemant on YouTube and check out his Podcast . Check out his Linktree for all hi...

We are joined by The Skeptick from YouTube for a hilarious chat. He shares his story of being skeptical since he was young in Britain, then moving to the US to marry his wife. We also talk about foreskins.  Find The Skeptick on Youtube

We have the absolute pleasure of chatting with Arden Hart, co-host of the TransAtlantic Call-in Show! We have a great talk about her personal life journey, coming both as an atheist and as a trans woman. Arden clears up misconceptions and myths about trans people and helps us become better allies. Find Arden on Twitter and now on TikTok . Also, find her on Only Fans!

We have a chat with our buddy Xander (@xandi1990x3 on TikTok), who shares his personal story about religious indoctrination and how he left a toxic environment full of emotional manipulation. He also shares his story of recovery and finding Satanism. Why does Xander like deathcore? I guess we'll never know... but we still like him. Find Xander on TikTok *Special thanks to our friend Blaine for the...

We have a fun chat with Jane (@drtimewaster2.0 on TikTok). Jane is an ex-JW and she shares her story of deconstruction with us. She also happens to be a pharmacist clinician who works in hospice. We discuss the topic of dying with dignity and assisted suicide. Find Jane on TikTok

We have the absolute honor and privilege of chatting with Mandisa Thomas, founder and president of Black Nonbelievers. We have a great conversation about white supremacy, intersectionality, and the deconstruction of toxic traits. Mandisa also shares discusses the work that is still needed within the secular community, as well as the need for community amongst black nonbelievers.  Find Mandisa here...

We chat with Lindsey (@CultChronicles on TikTok), who tells us about her experience being raised in a religious cult: The Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). Lindsey shares anecdotes of deep indoctrination through homeschooling, psychological and physical abuse, as well as many traumatizing experiences. She also shares her deconstruction journey and her healing process. *Trigger Warning* Fi...

For this episode, we have the absolute privilege of chatting with Rachel Cain! (@IBlameBill on TikTok). We have a great chat about Rachel's upbringing in the Reformed Baptist church, how toxic it was, and how she questioned her faith, leading her to deconstruct her beliefs. Find Rachel on TikTok!

We are joined by ImQuestioningEverything from TikTok for a great chat about being raised in evangelical Christianity and how she ended up living in the woods with a religious cult. We discuss religious indoctrination, purity culture, and religious trauma.   Find her on TikTok

We have a hilarious interview with Stacy (@Sky..Mommy on TikTok). We chat about her involvement with the Mormon church from a young age, the indoctrination she was subjected to, and her journey to skepticism and healing.  Find Stacy on TikTok: @Sky..Mommy