Bare Marriage Podcast
1) Episode 311: The Misleading Tactics of Complementarianism feat. Lydia Kaiser
Send us a text Today I'm talking with Lydia Grace about her incredible new book, Bible Truth About Women. Lydia grew up in the ultra-conservative IBLP circles and went to seminary to answer her own qu...Show More
2) Episode 310: Desiring God Thinks Marriage Is Like Peddling Furiously on the Back of a Tandem Bike
Send us a text We're kicking off 2026 by teaching you how to think critically about Christian marriage and relationship advice! Rebecca and I walk through some really problematic articles and social m...Show More
3) Episode 309: Evangelicals Shouldn't Be Embarrassing: The Oklahoma Student's Essay and How Our Faith Has Changed
Send us a text We're coming full circle from our podcast on right-wing authoritarianism to talk about that viral Oklahoma student essay and why Christians rallying around bad arguments makes all Chris...Show More
4) Episode 308: “We Respond to Crazy Pastor Clips” Pallooza!
Send us a text Keith and I went through 11 clips from evangelical influencers and pastors that have been driving people crazy all year—you know, the ones that sound almost right but make you feel like...Show More
5) Episode 307: How the Stories of Missionary Kids Unmask the Myths of Evangelicalism (and Purity Culture!)
Send us a text It's episode 307 of the Bare Marriage podcast! Holly Fletcher joins us to talk about her AMAZING new book Missionary Kids. I devoured it in one sitting. We need to listen to the stories...Show More
6) God Is Not an Angry Magazine Cover, Plus the Thalidomide Analogy with Harmful Books
Send us a text Happy American Thanksgiving! We're rerunning one of my favorite episodes from four years ago where Rebecca and I talk about what God is actually like—spoiler: He laughs and takes joy in...Show More
God Is Not an Angry Magazine Cover, Plus the Thalidomide Analogy with Harmful Books
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7) Episode 305: All the Problems with Complementarianism in a Nutshell--And How They Try to Make it Sound Pretty
Send us a text Complementarians use a lot of really nice-sounding words to describe their beliefs about gender roles, but when you actually break down what they mean, they're not talking about roles a...Show More
8) Episode 304: Francine Rivers' And the Shofar Blew Part 2: What Can We Learn from Christian Fiction?
Send us a text We're diving into part two of our discussion on Francine Rivers' "And the Shofar Blew.” While Christian fiction can be inspirational, this novel reinforces dangerous theology about marr...Show More
9) Episode 303: Francine Rivers' And the Shofar Blew—Let’s Examine Christian Romance Fiction Part 1
Send us a text We're doing something we've never done before—looking at a Christian fiction book to explore how fiction shapes our theology of marriage. Today we're discussing Francine Rivers' "And th...Show More
10) Episode 302: For the Love of Women feat. Dorothy Greco
Send us a text Ever been told you're complaining too much about how women are treated because "things are so much better now"? Yeah, me too. In this episode, I sit down with journalist and author Doro...Show More