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
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Understanding Evangelical's Love for Donald Trump
On this weeks episode, we chat about understanding why Evangelicals, particularly white evangelicals love Donald Trump despite his “Life of Sin.”
Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.
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EPISODE 137: I Left Church Because of Donald Trump: Jay Middleton
Jay’s story is as big as he and his heart are. We travel through his missionary trip to Africa, Donald Trump’s America, and dealing with the grief of lost loved ones with the profanity of two drunk b…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Take Your Power Back and Heal
On this weeks episode, we chat about uncontrollable anger, dealing with benevolent dictators, and working through trauma triggers. "Your wound is probably not your fault, but your healing is your res…
EPISODE 136: Anxiety and Depression are Demons?: Jay Middleton
Jay has suffered from anxiety and depression since he was 13. Bullied as a chubby kid, but grew up to be a metalcore playing, indie wrestling, stand-up comedian with a heart of gold.
Being a Christia…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: The Rapture and Living With Fear
On this weeks episode, a fellow Loser and show producer Susan Ardrey sends us her story of growing up being afraid of the rapture, being killed for not believing, and living with the fear of eternal …
EPISODE 135: How to be a Content Creator: Oleg Zharsky
A little glimpse behind the scenes of your favorite content creators can shed light on what they go through to put out the content you enjoy. Oleg is a freelance photographer with over 25 thousand fo…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Other People’s Agendas and Christian Eternity
On this weeks episode, a new listener, Susan, and others are finding out about the show from their therapists and life coaches. As well as my internal battle with agendas and the Christian idea of et…
EPISODE 134: Immigrants on Psychedelics: Oleg Zharsky
Oleg is a Ukrainian immigrant. Moving to America when he was just ten years old. Living in fear of deportation until granted asylum, legally issued a green card, then full citizenship more than ten y…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Fear, Safety, Gun Control, March for Our Lives.
On this weeks episode, we hear a meltdown from Megan regarding her real fear of violence as she takes part in the March for Our Lives movement to demand that our lives and safety become a priority an…
EPISODE 133: Food Brings Us Together: Emily Koren and Daniel Timothy Desrosiers
This episode is a bit different than our usual story episodes. There is no doubt food brings us together, and Emily and Daniel love food!
They love food so much they decided to gather their friends a…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: How To Deal With My Past
On this weeks episode, we talk about how to deal with our pasts, boundaries, and self-care. As well as a meltdown from Christy and some solidarity from Nicole and Mandy.
Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly…
EPISODE 132: Beautiful Gender Fluid, Non-Binary, Pansexual Human Relationships: Rowan Alaka'ilenani
Could you imagine waking up every day with a profound discomfort in your own body? I’m not talking about putting on some weight, or not liking how your clothes fit. I’m talking about feeling as if yo…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Expired Relationships and Depression
Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.
- Ask Me Anything.
- Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community.
- Your thoughts and comments.
- Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!)
On this weeks …
EPISODE 131: Resist Injustice, Profiling, and Racism: Rowan Alaka'ilenani
Rowan is a former Christian with a tender heart in opposition to injustice. She has a hot and fiery, triggered disposition with a will to fight back and she does. When coming out, she faced similar c…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Non-Binary Spirituality
Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.
- Ask Me Anything.
- Inspiring thoughts for the Loser community.
- Your thoughts and comments.
- Our Meltdowns. (Rant, Vent, Yell, Swear!)
On this weeks …
EPISODE 130: How To Start a Cult and Other Stories: Emmett Montgomery
We’re all storytellers, and we capture so much of our life experiences in stories.
Comedian Emmett Montgomery & I journey down a trail of stories that have become religions, Star Trek, Star Wars, the…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Do We Need Labels?
Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.
- Your Chance to Ask Me Anything.
- Your Chance to call in with your thoughts that come up for me or our guest's experiences.
- The Meltdown’s We Share
EPISODE 129: How Do You Transition Out of Absolute Truth?: Emmett Montgomery
A weird and awesome ride with Emmett Montgomery! He’s an ex-Mormon, stand up comedian, storyteller, who's worked with brilliants like Maria Bamford, Dave Chappelle, and TJ Miller. Emmett was also par…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Do we ever get over it?
Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other.
- Your Chance to Ask Me Anything.
- Your Chance to call in with your thoughts that come up for me or our guest's experiences.
- The Meltdown’s We Share
EPISODE 128: She’s On Fire! Growing Up Pentecostal: Gabrielle Janae
As two Empaths, Gabby and I discuss our Pentecostal experiences, speaking in tongues, healing services and heart-wrenching disappointment of loved ones not being healed. As well as my own experience …