This Week In Heresy
This Week in Heresy is a podcast that explores the margins of progressive thought, social justice, and religion. I share the stories of those who are different, on the margins, or doing spiritual and social justice work that just doesn't get a voice in today's media. The people I interview have a different take on spirituality, humanity, religion, and sexuality. They are clergy and laity from Pagan, Christian, Judaism, and many other traditions. They are also human beings with very human stories trying to make the world a better place.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2016
TWIH Episode 81: Planting the Church Unusual with Darnell Fennell #radicalinclusion #blacklivesmatter
This episode we welcome Darnell Fennell, the founding pastor of Just Love, a radically inclusive church plant in Houstan, TX. We discuss what it’s like to create an inclusive church in an area that i…
TWIH Episode 80: Learning from Where You're At with Pat Mosley #hb2
In this episode we talk with Pat Mosley, a Gardnerian witch in North Carolina. We talk about how Wicca takes on the culture of where it’s at, and how it’s not that much of a stretch for people to be …
TWIH Episode 79: The Needles and the Compassion Done with Denise Cicuto #orlando
Denise Cicuto returns in this episode to talk about her call to study acupuncture through a visitation by Kuan Yin. We talk about her journey, not only through acupuncture school, but her spiritual j…
TWIH Episode 78: The Magick of Pagan Music with Sharon Knight
After a brief TWIH hiatus, we return with our guest Sharon Knight, a pagan musician who does both solo work and plays as a group with her partner Winter in Pandemonaeon. We talk about the art of perf…
TWIH Episode 77: The Politics of the Body with Irene McCalphin
Irene McCalphin joins us this week to talk about the intersections of fat liberation and marginalization. Why is it important to have representation in spiritual imagery, both in regards to race and …
TWIH Episode 76: Being Heathen with Cara Freyasdaughter
In this episode, we talk to Cara Freyasdaughter, where we discuss her journey to Heathenism, her introduction to Freya and Freyr, and some of the issues that are challenging modern Heathenism. What a…
TWIH Episode 75: Called by Kali with Chandra Alexandre
In this episode we talk to Dr. Chandra Alexandre about her journey with Kali Ma and her experiences with the Divine Female. Not only through her travels and learning in India, and her current work in…
TWIH Episode 74: The Polytheist Death Guild with Rebbeca Lynn Scott
In this episode we talk about death and dying with Rebecca Lynn Scott, founder of the Polytheist Death Guild. She talks about her own experiences that lead her to creating the Guild and the importanc…
TWIH Episode 73: Paganism and Shinto with Megan Manson
This week we talk to Megan Manson, a pagan who also practices Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan. Megan talks about her path to Shinto, some of the history of Shinto and how it relates to the o…
TWIH Episode 72: Honoring Death with Robin Griffith
Robin Lynn Griffith joins me in this episode to talk about death and dying. Both of us are called to minister to the dying and while, for the two of us, this is a normal process, for most people in o…
TWIH Episode 71: Creating Interfaith Families with Rabbi Mychal Copeland
In this episode of TWIH we talk to Rabbi Mychal Copeland, editor of “Struggling in Good Faith: LGBTQI Inclusion from 13 American Religious Perspectives” and Director of InterfaithFamily/Bay Area. We …
TWIH Episode 70: Hospitality and Sacrifice in Asatru with Alf Herigstad
Heathenry is going through a difficult stage in it’s evolution, especially lately. In this episode, we talk to Alf Herigstad founder of the Hawk’s Hearth Kindred, about his tradition of heathenry and…
TWIH Episode 69: Dirt Heart Witch with Jenya T. Beachy #pantheacon
Jenya T. Beachy joins us in this episode to talk about the Feri tradition, farming, and the importance of self care. What is it like to live with the land? What does it mean to be a Root Worker? What…
TWIH Episode 68: The Unnamed Path, Gender Identity, and Body Image with David Shorey and Chase Powers #pantheacon
In this episode we talk to David Shorey and Chase Powers, both members of the Unnamed Path, a magickal tradition for Men Who Love Men. What is the Unnamed Path? Why is single gendered space important…
TWIH Episode 67: What's So Funny About Being Pagan? with Angus McMahan #pantheacon
In this episode we talk to Angus McMahan about the role of humor and storytelling in society and in the pagan community specifically. What makes you laugh? What is it about humor that helps us unders…
TWIH Episode 66: Wholeness and Humanness with Laine DeLaney #pantheacon
Laine DeLaney joins us in this episode to talk about her journey from her childhood religion of Islam to her current Heathen and magickal traditions. What does it mean to be a Heathen? Do you have t…
TWIH Episode 65: Being Intentionally Inclusive with Shauna Aura Knight #pantheacon
Shauna Aura Knight joins us in this episode to talk about ritual practices that can make our public rituals more inclusive. What do we mean by inclusivity? How do we make the welcome clear so that ot…
TWIH Episode 64: Tradition, Secrecy, and the Life of a Public Witch with Storm Faerywolf
TWIH Episode 63: Druidism, Accessibility, and Music with Elly Hadaway
In this episode we talk to Elly Hadaway who is a musician, Druid, and Quaker, who is disabled. We talk about the intersections between Druidism and Quakerism, accessibility and sometimes lack thereof…