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This week, Jessica did a solo interview with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College where she studies the lived experiences of Black people with a focus on slavery and abolitionism.

She also co-hosts the podcasts This Day in Esoteric Political History and Oprahdemics.

Jess and Dr. Carter Jackson discussed how Christianity informed opinions on slavery and abolition, why the church was (and still is) entwined with Black American culture, and the first lady of talk, Oprah.

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Sam Smith’s and Kim Petras’ Satan-themed performance of “Unholy” at the Grammys angered conservative Christians. (0:22)

— A Christian school decided to affirm LGBTQ people… and now it will shut down because the donors left. (10:26)

— White evangelical parents want their kids to have the same faith. What does that say about their parenting? (16:30)

— Get ready for some Jesus-y Super Bowl ads. (28:28)

— An atheist Republican (!) is back (!) in the New Hampshire legislature. (30:55)

— Kent Hovind’s Dinosaur Adventure Land is a cesspool of chaos and that’s putting it lightly. (43:56)

— The Democratic National Committee passed a resolution condemning “white religious nationalism.” (51:50)

— Victoria (Australia) officials want guidance from higher-up officials so they can eliminate Christian invocation prayers at meetings. (56:10)

— Oklahoma Republicans want to inject Christian Nationalism into history classes. (59:35)

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Nebraska Sen. Megan Hunt responded to an anti-drag bill with an amendment to protect children from religious indoctrination. (0:49)

— The Satanic Temple is about to launch “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic,” named in honor of someone whose lack of options in 1950 forced the rest of us to pay the price. (10:35)

— The Pope wants you to remember that the middle finger represents honesty. (17:00)

— Let’s talk about unhealthy relationships between minor celebrities and their wonderful fans. (19:10)

— Montana Sen. Daniel Emrich wants to ban everything but “scientific fact” from public school classrooms. (40:45)

— Christian hate-group leader Mat Staver wants Christian schools to expel children of gay parents before they convince other kids same-sex families are perfectly fine. (49:32)

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— The Church of England will finally bless same-sex marriages. But don’t cheer just yet. (0:50)

— The Pope called for the decriminalization of homosexuality. Does it matter? (5:44)

— Stop praising Pastor Andy Stanley for pretending to care about gay people. (12:50)

— Former NFL coach and current commentator Tony Dungy hid behind his faith during an acknowledgment that he lied to people about kitty litter boxes in classrooms. (37:48)

— After a Mormon man murdered his family, why was his obituary so positive? (44:30)

— During a right-wing rally, former SNL cast member Jim Breuer  mocked flu shots, vaccines, and NFL player Damar Hamlin. (51:27)

— Anti-abortion activist Nathaniel Darnell celebrated the death of the former Speaker of the Georgia House. (56:52)

— 13 clergy members have filed a lawsuit “challenging Missouri’s abortion ban and several related abortion restrictions.” (1:00:45)

— Who allowed controversial “influencer” Woah Vicky to preach to kids at a Georgia high school? (1:04:55)