Ep. 170: I Kissed Dating Goodbye
Today we discuss "I Kissed Dating Goodbye," by Joshua Harris. This book, published in 1997, became the definitive guide to dating within purity culture in the evangelical movement from the late 1990s ...
19 Feb 20241h 54min
Ep. 169: Amish Romance
On today's Valentine's Day special, we will be discussing Amish romance novels, and why the fundies love them so much!Gavi reads "The Shunning" By Beverly Lewis in full, and Sadie reads plot summaries...
12 Feb 20241h 17min
Ep. 168: Russell Anderson
On today's episode, we discuss Russell Anderson, the richest man in the IFB. Anderson provided the funding to start Hyles Anderson College in 1972. His money bought him the biggest stages in fundament...
5 Feb 20242h 16min
Ep. 167: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Religious Deconstruction
On this episode, we discuss deconstruction on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. We mainly cover Heather Gay's decision to take her family out of mormonism, Whitney Rose's disillusionment with the Chu...
29 Jan 20241h 35min
Ep. 166: The IFB Responds to "Let Us Prey"
Now that two months have passed since the release of the Investigation Discovery/HBO Max docuseries "Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals," we are ready to discuss the IFB's response. In the first segm...
22 Jan 20241h 50min
Ep. 165: Bethany Beal Sex Influencer and the Ethics of the Snark
On today's episode, we discuss the latest developments from Bethany Beal (of Girl Defined) as she positions herself as a Christian Sex Influencer. In addition to this, we deliberate over the ethics of...
15 Jan 20242h 9min
Ep. 164: Tokyo Sarin Gas Attack of 1995, Aum Shinrikyo, and Shoko Asahara
On today's episode, we discuss the shadowy and dangerous cult, Aum Shinrikyo. Founded as a yoga school in 1987 by conman and self-styled guru Shoko Asahara, Aum was responsible for a wave of violence ...
8 Jan 20241h 31min
Ep. 163: 2023 in Review With Dinah House-Fire
Dinah Hous-Fire returns to the Leaving Eden Podcast, and we review everything that happened in 2023! We then embark in a Festivus Airing of Grievances, and finish up with our 2024 predictions!If you a...
1 Jan 20242h 39min
