Unclaimed Doesn't Mean Unmourned
Bringing her journalistic eye to a sociological problem, Pamela Prickett gives listeners insight into a growing American issue: thousands of bodies are going unclaimed by relatives after death—up to 1...
1 Nov 202430min
Season 3 Teaser
The Religion Unmuted season 3 hosts, Elaine Howard Ecklund and Rachel Schneider, reveal the new, expanded vision for this season of the podcast. They also get a bit personal, sharing how their own ide...
28 Okt 202418min
A Historical Look at Patriarchy Within Christianity
In this episode, Religion Unmuted takes a historical look at Christianity and in particular how patriarchy was fundamental in the religion's founding. Our guest April DeConick also brings attention to...
17 Mar 202325min
Gender, Religion, and Conservative Politics
The 2016 election shone a bright light on the entanglement of politics and faith for white evangelical Christians. Historian and author Kristin Kobes Du Mez talks the past, present, and future of evan...
3 Feb 202329min
Seeing the Whole Person and the Whole Pain
The work of a chaplain involves providing spiritual care to individuals outside of a congregational setting, work that can be difficult and varied. According to our guest, sociologist Wendy Cadge, a c...
18 Nov 202225min
Reproductive Justice and Religion
Elaina Ramsey provides a practitioner's perspective on reproductive justice and religion in this episode of Religion Unmuted. As director of Faith Choice Ohio, she works to promote and advance reprodu...
28 Okt 202229min
Using the "F" Word in Religion: Bringing Feminism to the Conversation
Let's start with the definition: Xochitl Alvizo has not one but two favorite definitions of feminism. We ask the religious studies scholar first to define the term in this episode of Religion Unmuted;...
30 Sep 202234min
The Power of Listening
Juanita Rasmus is an author, speaker, spiritual director, and co-pastor of a large Methodist church in downtown Houston. She joins Religion Unmuted to share her personal mental health journey as well ...
16 Sep 202236min
