Episodes

Monday May 15, 2023
Safer Than The Known Way: A Conversation With Maria Francesca French
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Heretic Happy Hour. Whose tagline is burning questions not people.
In this episode we chat with Maria Frnacesca French
As a post-Christian thinker and writer, Maria Francesca French has spent the tenure of her career in theological education as both professor and administrator, holding two MAs and a DMin. Maria has worked in innovative church contexts, planting, and denominational leadership focused on the intersections of faith and culture. Offering new forums for faith engagement and theological imagination that are viable and sustainable for an uncertain future, exploring Radical Theology and post-theist thought for the present and future of faith. Her new book Safer Than The Known Way is available now.
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Monday May 08, 2023
The Other Evangelicals: A Conversation With Isaac Sharp
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Wild Olive. Where we host game changing conversations about literature culture and the Bible.
In this episode we chat with Isaac Sharp
Isaac B. Sharp is director of online and part-time programs and visiting assistant professor at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. He is the coeditor of Evangelical Ethics: A Reader in the Library of Theological Ethics series as well as Christian Ethics in Conversation.
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Monday May 01, 2023
Asian American Apostate: A Conversation With Scott Okamoto
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Letting Go(d) by Aaron Simnowitz published by Quoir. The book is available now on Amazon.
In this episode we chat with Scott Okamoto
Scott is a 4th generation Japanese American writer and musician who grew up in Southern California. He grew up in a conservative Christian family and church community but deconstructed his faith culminating in a complete loss of all religious belief while teaching English at an evangelical university. His debut book, Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University tells this story of faith deconstruction while simultaneously building an identity as an Asian American in community with artists and activists which included beloved tv stars, comedians, writers, and rock stars.
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Too Much And Not Enough: A Conversation With Karen Shock
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Messy Spirituality Podcast who is all about finding God in unexpected places.
In this episode we chat with Karen Shock
Karen Shock’s love for writing began when she received her first diary as a young girl. The lock and key made it easy for her to tell the diary some honest, dramatic truths about herself. All these years later, she still loves to put pen to paper and write out her deepest longings, wildest dreams, and biggest fears. The only difference now is there is no longer a lock and key on her thoughts. As time went on, she began to understand that putting the truth out there for the whole world to read might be scary, but the vulnerability was worth the risk. She wants readers to know that they are not alone. Karen lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana with her husband Kevin. They have four adult children, 4 grandchildren and one on the way. She is currently a writer for Patheos and has her first book, Too Much and Not Enough, coming out on April 18th.
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Monday Apr 17, 2023
Drugs And Jesus: A Conversation With Joshua Lawson
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Story Of Christianity Told As Good News For All by Ric Machuga published by Quoir. The book is available now on Amazon.
In this episode we chat with Joshua Lawson
Josh Lawson lives with his family in Wheelersburg Ohio, where he serves his community in a variety of roles as recovery program coordinator for the Shawnee State University Kricker Innovation Hub. He works to connect people in recovery with entrepreneurial skills and services that will help them succeed in life. He also chairs the faith-based sub community of Scioto Connect the counties local opioid consortium where he consults with faith communities on how to support people who use drugs and those in recovery. As an author he recently published his first book The Face of Addiction which tells the story of 12 people in Southern Ohio who have been impacted by the opioid overdose crisis. In his follow up book Drugs and Jesus which is set to release in 2022 will be the first of its kind to present a call to action for people of faith to engage in the work of harm reduction.
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Monday Apr 10, 2023
God The Best Seller: A Conversation With Stephen Prothero
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Drugs And Jesus by Joshua Lawson published by Quoir. The book will be available April 11, 2023 on Amazon
In this episode we chat with Stephen Prothero
Stephen Prothero is the New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and chair of the religion department at Boston University. His work has been featured on the cover of Time magazine, Oprah, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, National Public Radio, and other top national media outlets. He writes and reviews for The New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Salon, and other publications. He holds degrees in American Religion from Harvard and Yale.
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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Christianity, Good News For All: A Conversation With Ric Machuga
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The New Evangelicals: Pushing the Evangelical Church forward and to re-think how it approaches key cultural issues.
In this episode we chat with Ric Machuga.
Ric Machuga has taught philosophy and in the Honor Program at Butte College for thirty-five years. He is the author of In Defense of the Soul (2002), Life, the Universe, and Everything (2011), and numerous pieces for Books & Culture.
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
The First Nation Version: A Conversation With Terry Wildman
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Drugs And Jesus by Joshua Lawson published by Quoir. The book will be available April 11, 2023 on Amazon
In this episode we chat with Terry Wildman
Terry Wildman, born and raised in Michigan, is of Ojibwe and Yaqui ancestry. Terry is an author, recording artist, songwriter, storyteller, and public speaker.
He is the Lead Translator and Project Manager of the First Nations Version New Testament published by IinterVarsity Press and the "Chief" of Rain Ministries, a nonprofit organization based in Arizona, Terry has also been the Director of Spiritual Growth and Leadership Development with Native InterVarsity since June of 2020.
Beginning in the year 2000 Terry and his wife Darlene have invested their lives in sharing the message of Jesus with the First Nations people of Turtle Island (North America).
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Monday Mar 20, 2023
The Wisdom Of Hobbits: A Conversation With Matthew Distefano
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Safer Than The Known Way by Maria Francesca French published by Quoir. The book is available now on Amazon.
In this episode we chat with Matthew Distefano
Matthew J. Distefano is the author of multiple books, including the wildly popular Heretic! and From the Blood of Abel. He is an audio engineer, the producer of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast, cohost of Apostates Anonymous, and is a regular columnist for Patheos. He holds an undergraduate degree in Education from California State University, Chico, and has been in social work for over a decade, currently working as a Professional Service Coordinator in Butte County, California. In addition to his professional life, Matthew enjoys gardening, bicycling, and European football. He is a huge Tolkien nerd who one day hopes to live in Bag End with his wife and daughter.
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
The Unfolding: A Conversation With Arielle Estoria
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Wisdom Of Hobbits by Matthew Distefano published by Quoir. The book will release March 14, 2023
In this episode we chat with Arielle Estoria
Born and raised in foggy Northern California and now residing in Los Angeles CA, Arielle Estoria (she/her) is a Poet, Author and Actor. Her motto, "Words not for the ears but for the soul" stems from her dedication to remind anyone who encounters her and her work that words are meant to be felt and experienced not just heard. With a specific heart in empowering, encouraging and making space for audiences of women to feel at home in their own bodies.
Arielle has shared her work through custom spoken word pieces, workshops and themed keynote talks with companies such as Google, Sofar Sounds, Lululemon, Dressember, Tedx, the SKIMS campaign by Kim Kardashian and more. She has consecutively emceed annual conferences and has led various writing, embodiment and self-acceptance workshops in various settings ranging from students to professional development spaces.
Arielle's latest book The Unfolding: An Invitation To Come Home To Yourself was released on March 7, 2023
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