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: Will I Ever Be Accepted? How Can I Cope?: Zac Gandara
Fellow Loser Austin writes in while he’s sitting in church. The Pastor is talking about homosexuality and Austin, shaking, wonders if he’ll ever be accepted. Is he crazy? How can he cope?
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THINKING THURSDAY: How Religion Turned American Politics against Science: Zac Gandara: Kurt Andersen
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
A Fellow Loser sends in a Big Think video featuring Kurt Andersen t…
EPISODE 196: When Empaths Talk, Therapy Happens: Jess McMahon
An empath is described in SciFi as a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual. Strangely, psychologists use this term as well. I think thera…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Dealing with Difficult People and Leading Without Being a Dick: Zac Gandara
Fellow Loser Nick, calls in to talk about his new position at work, wondering if it’s possible to work alongside difficult people and lead them while not being difficult himself.
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THINKING THURSDAY: Do We Have Control Over Anything?: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
I once was told that the only things we have control over are our t…
EPISODE 195: Success as An Empath After Growing Up Around Abuse: Jess McMahon
Jess is an empath, mom, and band manager. She grew up and survived hardcore domestic abuse and came out of it functioning, healthy, happy, and successful.
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MONDAY MELTDOWN: The Mail Bag: Thoughts and Questions: Zac Gandara
We get emails or messages from fellow Losers every week sharing with us what the show means to them and how it’s helping them. It’s past time that we hear those emails on the show.
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THINKING THURSDAY: Transitions and Finding Yourself: Zac Gandara: Deepak Chopra: Yung Pueblo
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
In life, transitions are inevitable. We can’t avoid change. It come…
EPISODE 194: How To Heal Your Suppressed Sexuality: After Vaginismus and Infidelity: Chris and Christina Sellers
Chris and Christina Sellers married at a young age were both raised in American Christianity. Their sexualities oppressed and suppressed by the dogma of religion; now they're both finding healing aft…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Fixing Homelessness, Empathy, Helping Others: Zac Gandara: Mark Horvath
A fellow Loser sent me to the new Adam Conover podcast Factually! On it he chats with the founder of Invisible People, Mark Horvath conducts intimate, groundbreaking interviews with people experienci…
THINKING THURSDAY: 5 Schools of Philosophical Thought We Should Know: Zac Gandara
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
We dive into five philosophies to get an overview of some schools o…
EPISODE 193: Recovering Your Sex Life After Religion: Chris and Christina Sellers
Chris and Tina fell in love as teenagers in a Christian Mega Church. As they’ve deconstructed their past faith together, they realized how much the suppression of sex through purity culture in Christ…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: How the Concept of Forgiveness is Used to Gaslight: Zac Gandara: Sophia King
Former show guest Lillith Starr posted this article “How the concept of forgiveness is used to gaslight women.” It’s a perfect meltdown for those of us who have been silenced and been gaslighted beca…
THINKING THURSDAY: Guilt and Shame in Relationships are a Sign of Toxicity: Zac Gandara: Esther Perel
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
A fellow Loser wrote to tell me about Esther Perel on Armchair Expe…
EPISODE 192: Labeling, Dabbling, Connecting: Aspects of Our Humanity: Colleen Sullivan and Rebecca Comegys
We're back with our Atheist friends Colleen and Rebecca. We get into a conversation around communal liturgies, having community, the connection of all things, the benefits of religion, and what fills…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Honoring Minorities: Gay Pride: Straight Pride: Zac Gandara: Michael Schmitt
Show producer, former guest, fellow Loser, and Gay Scientist friend of the podcast, Michael Schmitt comments on last weeks Meltdown regarding "Straight Pride."
"Equality for me as a gay minority does…
THINKING THURSDAY: How to find the truth. Stay confused?: Zac Gandara: David R. Hawkins
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
Growing up, I was told, "Satan is the author of confusion," that "T…
EPISODE 191: Label Me an Atheist: Colleen Sullivan and Rebecca Comegys
Colleen and Rebecca grew up together in Fresno, California. Rebecca, attending an evangelical youth group, loved her Catholic friend Colleen and wanted to save her from the religiosity of Catholicism…
MONDAY MELTDOWN: Why Gay Pride is Important for Straight People: Zac Gandara
With the continual resurgence of a “straight pride month,” I’d like to talk about why gay pride is so crucial to straight people. What we can learn from it and why it should inspire all of us.
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THINKING THURSDAY: What Make’s a Healthy Relationship?: Zac Gandara: Jen Moff: John Criscitello
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.
Former show guest John Criscitello posted an image about relationsh…