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
EPISODE 205: Pocketing Your Ego: Rick Klu
Rick Klu is an artist, actor, filmmaker, comedian, ah hell. Rick does whatever Rick wants. Rick has embraced his mortality and allowed it to fuel his adventurous living. His stories, experiences, ene…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Change and Attachments Suck: Zac Gandara
Change is always hard. By nature, we often want to keep things the way there are because we love the way they are. But what happens when change comes? Does it often involve anguish and suffering? Can…
THINKING THURSDAY: What Does it Mean to Be Yourself?: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
We’ve always heard the old adage, “Be yourself!” What does that mea…
BEST OF: Art & Being: John Criscitello
John Criscitello is a show favorite. He's full of wonderful stories, a talented and influential artist, and an incredible human being. He is featured in many media outlets for his work. Including Par…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Healing From Narcissistic Abuse: Zac Gandara
Many of us have been caught in the web of a narcissistic boss, family member, friend, or partner. It took us too long to recognize the signs, now we have. How can we begin healing?
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THINKING THURSDAY: Religion is What We Created To Distract Us From Ourselves: Zac Gandara: Chögyam Trungpa
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
Chögyam Trungpa, the founder of Shambhala, a form of Tibetan Buddhi…
EPISODE 204: Dungeons, Dragons and Bands: Philosophy & Esoteric Ramblers: Remy Guts
Remy is back! We're talking about things we grew up nerding out about and how it has affected our lives. Topics are ranging from racism, activism, and the struggle of wanting to be nomads in a world …
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Waiting for a Savior or Making It Happen: Zac Gandara
Have you ever felt like there is a glass ceiling hanging over you? Is it stopping you from stepping out towards your dreams? What is that? How do we get rid of it? Are we a victim waiting for a savio…
THINKING THURSDAY: Things You Don’t Realize You Are Doing Because You Were Abused By A Narcissist: Zac Gandara: Shahida Arabi
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
Narcissistic abuse plagues us long after we recognize the damage an…
EPISODE 203: Music, Relationships, Bullies, and Growing Up: Remy Guts
Remy Guts and I sit down to talk about a broad spectrum of life. Being bullied, learning in our relationships, and growing up. We close the episode with some music from Remy!
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MONDAY MELTDOWN: F*ck It! If it Helps You, Do it!: Zac Gandara
One of the downfalls of losing your religion is you often lose your coping mechanisms that came along with it. Even though they may have been unhealthy, can you reincarnate them to be better tools fo…
THINKING THURSDAY: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival: Zac Gandara: Kevin Kruse
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
The words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and the phrase "I…
EPISODE 202: Maximize What You Have Been Given: Knowing Yourself, Being Yourself, Corporate America, and Capitalism: Dexter Tang
Dexter didn’t grow up with “religion,” but he did grow up in an immigrant family thankful for American Capitalism. We continue to talk about his life philosophy, and he makes me feel a little better …
MONDAY MELTDOWN: We Can Stop Feeling Bad for Needing Things to Help Us: Zac Gandara
After leaving religion or cult-like ideologies, we often feel bad for needing aspects of them again. We should feel free to go back and pick up the rituals that revive us.
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THINKING THURSDAY: Attachment Theory: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
We often ruin current and future relationships by emotionally blami…
EPISODE 201: We're Free! Kind Of: Dexter Tang
Dexter didn’t grow up with “religion,” but he did grow up in an immigrant family thankful for American Capitalism. We talk about this belief, his why, and his life philosophy.
CONTACT THE GUEST: TAL…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: The Health Insurance and Greed Dilemma: Zac Gandara
A fellow Loser writes in to vent about their Christian boss who gives hugs but doesn’t pay a livable wage or provide healthcare for his employees.
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THINKING THURSDAY: So Sick of Teams: Zac Gandara: Joe Rogan: Penn Jillette
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
After I left Christianity, I realized that post conservative dogma;…
EPISODE 200: Giving Your Life for the Cause. No Thanks!: Liz “Mostly” Gozza
We've been asked to lay down our lives for our jobs, our religions, churches, communities. We're even programmed to believe that if we don't, there is something wrong with us. Today's guest Liz had g…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Conversion Therapy Founder Comes out as Gay and Leadership Dualism: Zac Gandara
“Conversion therapy is not just a lie, but it’s very harmful,” McKrae Game said. Game is one of several former conversion therapy advocates who have come out as LGBTQ and condemned the practice of co…