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Growing Up Fundie

Growing Up Fundie

By: Sydney Davis Jr. Jr.
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A podcast analyzing the true life experiences of everyday people who grew up fundamentalist, orthodox, or within any other strictly religious environment, and the impact (positive or negative) that this upbringing had on who they are today.

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  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 158: Reacting to Reddit's Questions (Feat. Secular Rarity, and Gary Parker)
    Jun 22 2025

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    (Watch the video-version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/swyLoDOBUK0 )

    Gary Parker and Secular Rarity are long-time friends, and co-producers of “The Conversation Coalition,” A group of Nashville Atheist speakers seeking to have friendly and informative conversations with Christians.

    They are also part of the team of producers leading NANOCON 2025, a convention of atheists and humanists across the united stats who gather to share ideas, build community, and help dispel the idea that in order to be a good person, you must also follow the teachings of the bible, or any other religion.

    https://www.nanocon.rocks/

    Gary Parker on “Growing Up Fundie”

    https://youtu.be/A4yelpwe2mY?si=U8ft7fZ7MlnLU8t1

    Secular Rarity on Growing Up Fundie:

    https://youtu.be/3K1-G7y3Jwo?si=gaLlQYp0Y22EZ2xF

    r/exchristian

    https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/

    r/exmormon

    https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/

    r/christian

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Christian/

    r/deconstruction

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Deconstruction/

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    Find more “Growing Up Fundie” here:

    Website:

    www.growingupfundiepodcast.com

    Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKS

    Apple Podcasts:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078

    Amazon Music:

    https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ad6ac91e-c2fb-47d6-8658-df8aed941eac/growing-up-fundie

    Patreon:

    https://www.patreon.com/sydneydavisjrjr

    Buzzsprout Subscriptions:

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    Youtube:

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QuI5etVfbJoTVAhbRGMkA

    Discord:

    https://discord.gg/XQNG4nD5

    Our Subreddit:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowingUpFundie/

    Check out Sydney's other major project here:

    https://staxbraceletproject.com/

    Think you might make a great guest, or know someone who would be?

    Apply for yourself, or nominate someone here:

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHiy8KYW38tyKUD6MbFmOwCKdeWVHAbIA9qst1RBQf4rRPXg/viewform?usp=share_link



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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • PROMO: "The Casual Scholars Podcast, Ep. 1: Adam Hinkle on Theater, Film, and Embracing Life Experiences"
    Jan 31 2025

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    "The Casual Scholars" is a new podcast brought to you by the creator of "Growing Up Fundie," featuring interesting people who know a lot about interesting things.

    In this sneak peek of Episode 1:
    Adam Hinkle is a Chicago-based actor and filmmaker. He grew up on the east coast, primarily in the Philadelphia suburbs and attended college in Pittsburgh, PA, but relocated to Chicago in 2007 to pursue theatre and film.

    Since then, he has appeared Off-Broadway and with various storefront theatre companies in Chicago, with a focus on television and film within the past several years.

    He made his directing debut with 'The Park,’ a dramatic web series chronicling the trials and tribulations of a fictional group of outreach workers urgently trying to prevent gun and gang violence in a Chicago neighborhood.

    This project took five years to complete and had a successful festival run, garnering several awards in the process. He also made his television debut on 'Chicago Fire,’ and his feature film debut in the horror-slasher "Haunt Season' that was released this past October.

    https://adam-hinkle.com/

    theparkwebseries.com

    @arhinkle (IG, Threads, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube)

    @arhinkle.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    @adamrhinkle (Facebook)

    https://mickeyosullivan.com/



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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Growing Up Fundie, Ep. 157: "Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?" feat. Poulomi Saha
    Jan 28 2025

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    Poulomi Saha is an Associate Professor & Co-Director of the Program in Critical Theory at UC Berkeley.

    They lead a popular course called “Cults and Popular Culture,” which examines, among other things, the idea of naming something a cult, and the reasons human beings are so obsessed with them.

    In an interview with Berkeley News, Saha discussed why it’s important to teach students, especially at a top research university like Berkeley, to look past the label and dig deeper: What was the original intention of a particular organization later labeled a cult? What did it offer? What were its practices? Who joined and why? What does it tell us about spirituality and culture in America?

    “What makes a cult different from a religion or a sect, and why the word cult so often produces revulsion or compulsion. I am not interested in diagnosing cults, but rather in understanding how groups and beliefs come to take on that name, and all the feelings and reactions that come with it.”

    Poulomi Saha, “Why Are We So Obsessed with Cults” Poulomi Saha on "Why Are We So Obsessed with Cults?"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUPJZgo49uk

    In her course on Cults, Poulomi Saha Has Students Look Beyond the Headlines

    https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/09/12/in-her-course-on-cults-poulomi-saha-has-students-look-beyond-the-headlines/

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    Find more “Growing Up Fundie” here:

    Website:

    www.growingupfundiepodcast.com

    Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/2EHJGf8kGbSV9SRbqsfYKS

    Apple Podcasts:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-up-fundie/id1602008078

    Amazon Music:

    https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ad6ac91e-c2fb-47d6-8658-df8aed941eac/growing-up-fundie

    Patreon:

    https://www.patreon.com/sydneydavisjrjr

    Buzzsprout Subscriptions:

    https://www.buzzsprout.com/https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908164/supporters/new1908164/supporters/new

    Youtube:

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QuI5etVfbJoTVAhbRGMkA

    Discord:

    https://discord.gg/XQNG4nD5

    Our Subreddit:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowingUpFundie/

    Check out Sydney's other major project here:

    https://staxbraceletproject.com/

    Think you might make a great guest, or know someone who would be?

    Apply for yourself, or nominate someone here:

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHiy8KYW38tyKUD6MbFmOwCKdeWVHAbIA9qst1RBQf4rRPXg/viewform?usp=share_link



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    52 mins

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