Impolite Conversation: Religion and Politics

Impolite Conversation: Religion and Politics


Latest Episodes

#70: What Six Years of Imp Convo Has Meant
June 01, 2021

On this our final episode, we talk to a few of the people that made this venture possible, and then we chat with each other  about what the experience has meant to us. And in One Last Thing (a segment

#69: Religio-Political Prophecy
May 04, 2021

This month, we start the show with a special announcement. Then we talk with James Beverley, author of God's Man in the White House, about the world of religio-political prophecy. And in One Last Thin

#68: The “Love Jihad”
April 06, 2021

This month, we talk to Laura Dudley Jenkins, author of Religious Freedom and Mass Conversion in India, about the Indian conspiracy theory known as the "love jihad." And in One Last Thing, Dan splits t

#67: Rural Conservatism and Dan’s New Book!
March 02, 2021

This month we talk to Ross Benes, a native son of Brainerd, Nebraska who has written a book about his hometown and his journey away from it and its conservative values. And then Dan tells us all about

#66: Religious Clothing Norms and the Biden Inauguration
February 02, 2021

This month, we talk to a researcher at the Pew Research Center about her work on the harassment women face around the globe when their clothing is deemed either too secular or too religious. And then

#65: What Is Religion, Anyway? What Is Politics?
January 05, 2021

After five-plus years of talking about the intersection of religion and politics, this month we step back and actually try to define our terms, with the help of our old friend Courtney Bruntz. And in

#64 1/2: The Orange Wave, Episode 0
December 01, 2020

We're taking a month off to lick our psychic wounds, so this month friend of the show Bradley Onishi has graciously agreed to allow us to share Episode 0 of his Orange Wave project, which we discussed on our last episode. If you like what you hear,

#64: The Orange Wave
November 03, 2020

This month we talk to friend-of-the-show Bradley Onishi from the podcast Straight White American Jesus about his extraordinary podcast miniseries The Orange Wave. And in One Last Thing, Dan goes highbrow and Tim does...not. -

#63: The Power Worshippers
October 06, 2020

In this episode, we talk to Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers, about her deep dive into the world of Christian nationalism. And in One Last Thing, we're both seeking solace and a sense of normalcy in the midst of these weird and turbul...

IC Supplemental: RBG
September 21, 2020

America lost an icon on Friday, so we called our friend Ann Duncan to help us process the news. We talked about why Ruth Bader Ginsburg meant so much to so many, about what her legacy might be, and about what's likely to happen now that she's gone.