Episodes

  • Spongebob Litmus Test: Homeschooling with Lauren Gutierrez-Brown
    Jul 13 2023

    I am sorry this took so long, as you know it's been a ride but SEASON 2 IS COMING TO YOU!


    In this episode, Vika tells high school friend Lauren about the history of homeschooling in the United States, and how it became associated with Christian fundamentalism. Digressions include Spongebob, unschooling, and the controversy of carbon dating.


    Full show notes are available on the website, impurerethought.com


    Take Up Your Cross and Follow Us:


    Twitter and Instagram: @ImpureRethought

    Victoria: @village_witch on Twitter, Threads, and Instagram


    Thanks to Lauren for joining!

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Pod Hath Risen
    Apr 9 2023
    today...an update! ft. season 2 news and some changes to the pod....see you soon!

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    5 mins
  • BONUS Episode: Halloween with Eliza Unseth
    Oct 30 2022

    Join Vika and friend (and ghost tour guide in Salem, Mass.) Eliza Unseth as we slightly chaotically talk about Halloween, how our relationships to fear have changed as adults, how we explore darkness in writing, and walk through Vika's nightmare circus once again.



    Instagram: @ImpureRethought

    Twitter: @ImpureRethought

    Vika: @village_witch on Twitter and Instagram

    Eliza: @rubbishpirate on Instagram



    The following sound effects were used in this episode:


    Maniacal Witches Laugh by Michael Koenig

    Thunder Strike 1 by Michael Koenig

    Halloween Vocals by Michael Koenig



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    1 hr
  • 13. Season 1 Finale - Antitestimony
    Oct 2 2022

    CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of suicidal ideation, family death


    A bit of a different episode today...Meg and Vika talk through how they journeyed into the Church TM and then out of it. There is lots of cringe at our high school selves, along with more serious topics like grief, mental health and how the church treats women.


    Thank you for coming along with us for the first season, we've absolutely loved doing this, and can't wait for Season 2!


    Take Up Your Cross and Follow Us:

    Instagram: @ImpureRethought

    Twitter: @ImpureRethought

    Victoria: @village_witch on Twitter and Instagram

    Meg: @megplant_parm on Twitter and Instagram

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • 11. Sexuality & the Church: A Brief History of LGBTQ+ Rights
    Sep 4 2022

    Apologies in advance for one of our more somber episodes. Today we’re diving into the United States’ tumultuous relationship with relationships, from before the Mayflower to today. It’s a wild ride, but we promise it’s not all bad: you might be (distantly) related to both Meg and Julia Child.


    Content warnings: suicide, LGBTQ+ discrimination


    Full show notes are available on our website, impurerethought.com.


    Resources for You:


    PFLAG.org

    LGBTQcenters.org

    The Trevor Project

    OUT MetroWest


    Take Up Your Cross and Follow Us:

    Instagram: @ImpureRethought

    Twitter: @ImpureRethought

    Victoria: @village_witch on Twitter and Instagram

    Meg: @megplant_parm on Twitter and Instagram

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 10. Purity Culture: Is What Brings Us Together Today with Brittany Lane
    Aug 21 2022

    It’s our big day! No one’s getting married, but we have our very first guest. Brittany Lane is here to talk with Meg about all things purity culture and marriage, from weird virginity metaphors to bad theologies.


    Content warnings: spiritual and sexual abuse


    Full show notes available on our website.


    Take Up Your Cross and Follow Us:

    Instagram: @ImpureRethought

    Twitter: @ImpureRethought

    Victoria: @village_witch on Twitter and Instagram

    Meg: @megplant_parm on Twitter and Instagram

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • 09 You Can’t Sit With Us, Soviet Union: Communism Part 2
    Aug 7 2022

    In the second part of our (not that) deep dive on Communism, we talk about who is possibly the Antichrist again, how the Red Scare affected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whether colonialism or communism is Worse, why the French Revolution was bad, actually, and how to cleverly edit the Bible so it supports made up statistics. Бога нет!


    Full show notes are on our website, impurerethought.com.


    Take Up Your Cross and Follow Us:

    Instagram: @ImpureRethought

    Twitter: @ImpureRethought

    Victoria: @village_witch on Twitter and Instagram

    Meg: @megplant_parm on Twitter and Instagram

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    58 mins
  • BONUS Episode: Worship Music
    Jul 31 2022
    To celebrate Impure, Rethought gaining 50 followers (yay!) Vika and Meg take a fun, casual look into the weird, culty world of worship music. Thank you all for supporting the pod!

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    56 mins