Elphaba was never Wicked — she was just the woman Oz couldn’t control. In this takedown of the “green girl gone bad” narrative, we dive into Wicked, Elphaba, Glinda, and why powerful women get labeled villains the second they stop playing nice. We'll call out the politics of popularity, church-adjacent hypocrisy, and the way standing up for marginalized people somehow makes us the problem. Grab your broom — we’re not fixing our reputations, we’re setting them on fire. Listen now.

She filled stadiums, sold millions of books, and somehow still managed to tick off the Southern Baptist boys’ club. Beth Moore proved that using your brain and your voice is apparently revolutionary — and the backlash she faced shows exactly why. Here’s what went down — listen in.

When Amy Grant’s marriage ended, Christian America acted like she personally broke the Ten Commandments — never mind the fact that she didn’t cheat, and the rumor was completely manufactured. Meanwhile, pastors with actual scandals get standing ovations. So why do men get redemption arcs while women get dragged for things that never even happened? Let’s talk faith, hypocrisy, and why honesty shouldn’t ruin your career — but apparently, just being a woman can.

Welcome to Nightmare on Mansplaining Street, where the haunted house isn’t full of monsters—it’s full of purity culture, misquoted scripture, and the Patriarchy Megaphone yelling “smile more.” We wander through creepy rooms like the Library of Misquoted Scripture and the Junior Church Horror Circle, laughing so we don’t scream. It’s spooky, snarky, and uncomfortably real. Grab a candle and try not to trip over the rug of spiritual chaos on the way out.

At nineteen, Mary Shelley gave the world Frankenstein—and a warning about what happens when men play God. Two centuries later, we’re still surrounded by the same kind of creators: powerful, unaccountable, and shocked when their monsters bite back. This week, we’re talking feminism, faith, and what Mary Shelley knew long before anyone would listen—the real horror story is patriarchy.

It’s not all men—but it’s enough. Enough that women change how they walk, dress, and move through the world just to feel safe. This episode unpacks what “not all men” really misses, how fear shapes our daily lives, and what real accountability and allyship actually look like.

In a galaxy not so far away, Christians made the Bible their idol - and forgot the Force behind it. This week on Christian Idol: Revenge of the Bible, we're taking a closer look at how the "Word of God" got treated like God Himself, and what happens when verses take center stage. Because somewhere along the way, people stopped worshipping through the Bible... and started worshipping it instead.

Forget American Idol—this is Christian Idol, where the finalists are marriage, politics, and a whole lot of misplaced devotion. We're calling them out Randy-style, and spoiler: it’s a no from us. Because nothing says ‘worship’ like shoving Jesus off the stage for a shinier idol.

We're always up for talking about bad dates, and discovering the world of right-wing dating apps checks every box. There's all the regular stuff... no women to be found, CEOs who take advantage, and plenty of MAGA vibes. Then come the gems: "Never go on a date with a feminist again" and "Conservatives have better sex" (seriously questioning that one). Welcome to the echo chamber. We'd advise swiping left.

We’re sick, tired, and fresh off Disney, doomscrolling our way through cemeteries, church chaos, TikToks, and billionaires doing good while the rest of us cry into our algorithms. Laughing, ranting, and judging humanity together — this is Funny How We’re Doomed.

Baby don’t hurt me… but let’s talk about love anyway. This week: how Jesus loved, how people want to be loved, and how not to mess it up. Because love isn’t complicated — it’s just often misunderstood. Listen now.

Sin isn’t a rulebook. It isn’t about all the don’ts. At its core, sin is love lost — not loving God, not loving others. And if the church misses that, it’s missing the whole point. Let’s talk about it in this week’s episode. Listen now.

🎉 Episode 71! We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, and now we’re getting real. This week: James Dobson—yes, the “good Christian advice” guy who… wasn’t. 😬

We’re breaking down his problematic takes on women, feminism, parenting, and the LGBTQ+ community and asking: how did this advice shape culture—and why are we still talking about it?

If you’ve ever wondered how “faith + advice” can go wrong, or why some church teachings hurt more than help, this episode is one you don’t want to miss.

This week’s episode starts with polls, Dora the Explorer flashbacks, and Gilmore Girls references (because obviously). But then we buckle up for something way less fun: Doug Wilson. He calls himself a pastor, but his so-called “good news” is Christian nationalism, repealing women’s right to vote, and household “headship” that looks a lot like oppression. We’re calling it what it is: Doug’s ‘Good News’ Enslaves Women.

This week, we’re diving into Season 2 of Shiny Happy People. It takes us inside Teen Mania—boot camp–style weekends, fear tactics, and nonstop manipulation disguised as discipleship. We’re talking cult vibes, political power grabs, and how it left a generation of students picking up the pieces while pretending everything was shiny and happy.

This week we’re doing what we do best—scrolling, judging, and calling out the nonsense. From savage memes to shutdown phrases like “That sounds hurtful—was that your intention?”, we’re bringing the sass and the side-eye. We talk sensitive leaders, boundary-setting like a boss, and why you should absolutely make him uncomfortable. Come for the chaos, stay for the mason jar full of hydration, rest, and refusing to touch grass.

Some faiths hand out tracts. Others hand out casseroles. And some actually hand out kindness. This week, we’re talking about how Protestants love to say “it’s not about works”—then use that as an excuse to be rude, judgmental, and lazy about loving people well. If grace is real (and it is), it should make us nicer. Not meaner.

This week we're asking "What in the Hallelujah?"—because our guest Heather Frazier is here! Author of "Mom Got Jesus Wrong, Hallelujah!" and full-time slayer of religious BS, Heather walks us through her wild ride of unlearning everything from fear-based faith to misogynistic theology. She’s hilarious, unfiltered, and somehow still full of grace. Come for the deconstruction, stay for the snark, and maybe grab a drink—it’s that kind of episode.

This week on The Church and the Restless, we’re decentering men—spiritually, socially, and scripturally. From Deborah the war-leading prophet, to St. Brigid who founded monasteries, to Margaret Towner—the first woman ordained in the Presbyterian Church, to Rachel Held Evans who made evangelical Twitter sweat—we’re reclaiming the pulpit. Women preaching isn’t some radical new doctrine; it’s been canon since Judges 4. And if patriarchy thinks it wrote the altar call, we’re here to remind them—women have been main characters in the pews, the pulpits, and the plot since day one.

We asked our TikTok audience one big question: what would make women feel safe in church again? The answers were honest, a little spicy, and surprisingly consistent. This week, we’re diving into our own experiences—navigating church spaces as women who’ve questioned where we belong—and sharing the responses that hit hardest. It's not about dragging people back to Sunday services... it’s about naming what’s broken and imagining something better.