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Veterans of Culture Wars
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Veterans of Culture Wars is a podcast where @muzach.bsky.social and @davelester80.bsky.social talk about the beliefs, history, culture and personal stories from Evangelical Christianity.
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New! In our first-ever double Zach episode, pastor @zachwlambert.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing, and the various lenses through which people approach the text. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
128: Zach Lambert's Better Ways to Read the Bible
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 11/18/2025 · 1h 12m
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November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Jesus didn't come back last week, but @transvangelical.com came back...to the VCW to discuss her new book On Your Knees: The 69-Day Irreverent Devotional! It's equal parts funny and serious linguistic scholarship. She even got Zach asking theology questions. open.spotify.com/episode/7a6V...
127: David Was Doing WHAT in Rapid Succession? Transvangelical Returns!
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October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We've been quiet for a bit, but the podcast continues! Our friends @billieiswriting.bsky.social and @paulhoard.bsky.social have each been on the show a couple times in the past, discussing concepts that led to their brand-new book Eucontamination. Check it out!

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126: Hoard Questions: Paul and Billie Hoard
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 08/26/2025 · 1h 34m
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August 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
They do not.
This is what happens when you’re willing to risk it all over ending pronouns and Black history. Hope those cultural wars pay the bills.
April 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
New Episode! @swordsjew.bsky.social joins to discuss her new book Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America. We talk about the Satanic Panic, Dr Dobson's families built on ritualized violence, and how that has led to so many Americans embracing authoritarianism
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125: Talia Lavin on Wild Faith and the Ritualized Violence of Evangelical Childhood
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 03/25/2025 · 1h 24m
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March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New Episode! @katherinestewart.bsky.social returns to the VCW to discuss her new book Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy. We discuss the anti-democracy movement on the right, Claremont, Elon and nazi salutes, and more.

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124: Katherine Stewart: Money, Lies, and God
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 03/11/2025 · 1h 9m
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March 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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A great listen with good film-going friends!
It's Oscar time again, which means it's also time for our 5th annual movie megapod, looking back on our favorite films of 2024 with @overstreet.bsky.social and @oneaprilday.bsky.social. Engaging with art is a great way to resist fascism. Watch great films! open.spotify.com/episode/4Eyw...
123: Our Favorite Movies of 2024 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Melissa Tamminga
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February 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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We have not seen Sound of Freedom but we are definitely excited to name it best picture again. We are all in agreement. This is your Q drop. Listen to @muzach.bsky.social on the episode for hidden messages.
February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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"And our #1 movie of the year is...Sound of Freedom again!"
February 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Huge fan of that IP and the whole Sound of Freedom Expanded Universe. Can't wait for the Q-Coaster to open up at the Museum of the Bible.
February 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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In which I finally give in to peer pressure and reveal my Top Ten Favorite Films of 2024… only to learn from Zach, Dave, and the great Melissa Tamminga (@oneaprilday.bluesky.social) that I missed some great movies!
It's Oscar time again, which means it's also time for our 5th annual movie megapod, looking back on our favorite films of 2024 with @overstreet.bsky.social and @oneaprilday.bsky.social. Engaging with art is a great way to resist fascism. Watch great films! open.spotify.com/episode/4Eyw...
123: Our Favorite Movies of 2024 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Melissa Tamminga
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February 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's Oscar time again, which means it's also time for our 5th annual movie megapod, looking back on our favorite films of 2024 with @overstreet.bsky.social and @oneaprilday.bsky.social. Engaging with art is a great way to resist fascism. Watch great films! open.spotify.com/episode/4Eyw...
123: Our Favorite Movies of 2024 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Melissa Tamminga
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February 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are back, and the always wonderful and insightful @toriglass.bsky.social is back with us this week to help process this first month of Trump back in office. Take a listen, take a breath, hell, take a nap if you need it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
122: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and DOGE with Tori Williams Douglass
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 02/19/2025 · 1h 23m
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February 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Suprise for the west coast night owls and east coast early risers: our first new episode since November will be out in about 90 minutes.
February 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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So much good stuff in this episode.
NEW EPISODE: Prof Lloyd Barba and Dr. Sergio Gonzalez chat with us about their excellent new podcast Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State. We talk immigration, religious and political sanctuary, why more Latinos voted for Trump in 2024 and more.

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121: Sanctuary and Immigration in Trump's America with Sergio Gonzalez and Lloyd Barba
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 12/03/2024 · 1h 2m
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January 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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We didn't get to make a Christmas episode this year due to me switching jobs, but this episode about international Christmas folklore with Benito Cereno is worth revisiting, as are the other episodes in this thread.
December 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Meg was such a great guest, we loved this conversation. Check it out here:
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December 15, 2024 at 9:37 PM
NEW EPISODE: Prof Lloyd Barba and Dr. Sergio Gonzalez chat with us about their excellent new podcast Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State. We talk immigration, religious and political sanctuary, why more Latinos voted for Trump in 2024 and more.

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121: Sanctuary and Immigration in Trump's America with Sergio Gonzalez and Lloyd Barba
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 12/03/2024 · 1h 2m
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December 3, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Hey! ‪@lizcharlottegrant.bsky.social‬, our guest in the most recent episode, has decided to knock at the Bluesky! Give her a follow, and check out the episode if you haven't yet.
NEW EPISODE: Liz Charlotte Grant talks about her forthcoming book Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible. We chat about Biblical inerrancy, the 1978 Chicago statement on inerrancy and why she wanted to write a book about Genesis. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
120: Knock at the Sky: Liz Charlotte Grant
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 11/19/2024 · 1h 18m
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November 27, 2024 at 10:43 PM
NEW EPISODE: Liz Charlotte Grant talks about her forthcoming book Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible. We chat about Biblical inerrancy, the 1978 Chicago statement on inerrancy and why she wanted to write a book about Genesis. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
120: Knock at the Sky: Liz Charlotte Grant
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 11/19/2024 · 1h 18m
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November 19, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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My brother @paulhoard.bsky.social and I got to process all of this some last night with @davelester80.bsky.social and @muzach.bsky.social . If you want to hear a fuller version of my current thinking about the election, here it is.

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November 8, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Just sent the episode out. We hope this is meaningful/useful for you. Thanks.
We just wrapped up a last-minute emergency pod with @billieiswriting.bsky.social and @paulhoard.bsky.social, discussing the election, how we're feeling, what's going to happen, disgust theology as it pertains to queerness, and the need for all of us to take care of each other. Look for it tomorrow.
November 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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This talk was good for my soul. Grateful for @muzach.bsky.social and @davelester80.bsky.social
We just wrapped up a last-minute emergency pod with @billieiswriting.bsky.social and @paulhoard.bsky.social, discussing the election, how we're feeling, what's going to happen, disgust theology as it pertains to queerness, and the need for all of us to take care of each other. Look for it tomorrow.
November 8, 2024 at 4:56 AM
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Thanks for having us on! Heavy and important conversation
We just wrapped up a last-minute emergency pod with @billieiswriting.bsky.social and @paulhoard.bsky.social, discussing the election, how we're feeling, what's going to happen, disgust theology as it pertains to queerness, and the need for all of us to take care of each other. Look for it tomorrow.
November 8, 2024 at 4:51 AM
We just wrapped up a last-minute emergency pod with @billieiswriting.bsky.social and @paulhoard.bsky.social, discussing the election, how we're feeling, what's going to happen, disgust theology as it pertains to queerness, and the need for all of us to take care of each other. Look for it tomorrow.
November 8, 2024 at 4:45 AM