Losing Our Religion
Losing Our Religion with host Zac Gandara is a wild often comedic ride alongside a community of diverse humans each seeking their desired life and ideal experience away from the dogma and exclusivities they may have been raised to believe.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 463
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2020
THINKING THURSDAY: What Is Critical Thinking?: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
Critical Thinking. What is it? Why be a critical thinker? What can …
EPISODE 170: A Bar Saved My Life. Oh! I'm HIV Positive: Brian Steen
Brian is HIV Positive, and he tells his heartfelt and beautiful story to us in the only way he can. With his giant freaking heart of gold. He admonishes the friends, family, and community that have h…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: How I Lost Forty Pounds in Six Months: Zac Gandara
Screw the societal norms of weight and body image, you being you isn't directed by society. When I looked in the mirror, I wasn't me. I had been covered up by layers of pain, trauma, and suppression.…
THINKING THURSDAY: Rituals, Bogus? Or Beautiful?: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we can live this life together.
What’s up with rituals? What do you think? Are they bogus? Or Beautif…
EPISODE 169: The Guy “Praying My Gay Away” Had a Boner: Brian Steen
Raised in a small logging town as Seventh-Day Adventist, then Pentecostal. Brian knew he was gay at a young age. He's had his hardships and traumas by living his truth, but nothing has dwindled his l…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: How I Made It Through The Toughest Holiday Season I’ve Had: Zac Gandara
My first holiday season as a “single” person. It was freaking hard. Here are some things I did, self-care techniques I’ve learned that helped me make it through.
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THINKING THURSDAY: Projecting the Shadow Shelf: Carl Jung: David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we can live this life together.
All too often we project our own negativity, fear, or issues onto the…
EPISODE 168: A Christian Marries a Satanist: Little Bear and Tobias
Part 3 of 3: Little Bear and Tobias are models of the type of human inclusivity this podcast is all about. Human inclusivity is real and can grow within us all. Little Bear, a Christian, and Tobias, …
MONDAY MELTDOWN: How To Respond When You’re Triggered: Zac Gandara
When triggered by old trauma how should we react? Does it get better? Can I live life without being triggered? Is it possible to respond in love and my truth without debate?
Monday Meltdown is Our We…
THINKING THURSDAY: The Satanic Temple Has the Moral High Ground: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we can live this life together.
Living a life of inclusivity means we have to consistently get outsid…
EPISODE 167: Leadership and Abuse are Not the Same Things: Tobias & Little Bear
Part 2 of 3: Little Bear and Tobias are engaged. Little Bear, a heterosexual Christian, Tobias, a pansexual Satanist. Tobias shares his story of a 20-year Naval career, growing up with a gay dad, hyp…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Tell Your Stories, Listen to the Stories Told About You: Zac Gandara
Lately, a handful of you have sent me articles about American Mega Churches that are finally coming under scrutiny and lawsuits. In particular, my old employer Christian Faith Center. I want to encou…
THINKING THURSDAY: What To Do When the Boxes of Our Certainty Shatter?: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we can live this life together.
When we put faith in our boxes, our systems, our constructs we set ou…
EPISODE 166: Bearded Woman, Christian, Marrying a Satanist, I Am What I Am: Little Bear & Tobias
Part 1 of 3: Little Bear and Tobias are engaged. Little Bear, a Christian and Tobias, a Satanist. Born into a Jewish family Little Bear found peace in Paganism until the Coven went toxic. She's since…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Engaging The Anxiety That Comes From New Things: Zac Gandara
Trying new things, being around new communities, engaging others outside of your comfort zones can be hard. There's anxiety and often fear that comes with learning about other lifestyles and cultures…
THINKING THURSDAY: Happy Gratefulness Day: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
On this episode, we chat about gratefulness and go through a little…
EPISODE 165: Corruption: Religious, Governmental, Educational: Birungi Birungi
Birungi tells us the story of what it was like growing up under a corrupt government and his crazy journey to America on what seemed like an impossible scholarship magic carpet.
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MONDAY MELTDOWN: If We're Not Growing, We're Probably Hurting: Zac Gandara
On this weeks episode, I share my emotions around current grief, a fantastic book by Yung Pueblo, and some daily self-care goals that help me.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Letters From J.R.R. Tolkien
M…
THINKING THURSDAY: The History of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
We've all been affected by Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).…
EPISODE 164: A Light-Hearted Conversation About Death and Life: Birungi Birungi
Birungi, Ugandan born, Catholic-raised, comedian, shares the story of his mother passing, his Catholic experience, and his current worldview.
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