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Unholier Than Thou is for anyone who has ever questioned the beliefs they were told they weren't allowed to question.
We unpack religion, religious trauma, deconstruction, cult dynamics, purity culture, spiritual abuse, and the cultural beliefs that shape how we see ourselves and the world around us.
Through raw conversations, personal stories, and thought provoking interviews, we explore what happens when you stop accepting inherited beliefs as unquestionable truth. We talk to survivors, former believers, therapists, authors, pastors, spiritual seekers, and people who have walked away from the systems that once defined them.
This isn't about telling you what to believe. It's about giving you permission to ask better questions.
Question the narrative. Challenge the paradigm. Expand your perspective.
If you're ready to think for yourself, you're in the right place.
Welcome to the conversations you weren't supposed to have.
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English
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84 episodes
since March 4, 2025
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What happens when the man standing in the pulpit every Sunday is secretly battling alcoholism...and his wife is the one carrying the weight of it behind closed doors?
In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Sam, a former pastor’s wife, to talk about what it was really like to be married to a…
How much authority should a pastor have over your life?
Paul and Toby spent years inside an Independent Fundamental Baptist church where loyalty, obedience, and spiritual authority were deeply intertwined. What they experienced was not one dramatic event. It was a gradual realization that something…
How much authority should a pastor have over your life?
Paul and Toby spent years inside an Independent Fundamental Baptist church where loyalty, obedience, and spiritual authority were deeply intertwined. What they experienced was not one dramatic event. It was a gradual realization that something…
What if the reality you’ve been taught isn’t the whole story?
In this episode of Unholier Than Thou, I sit down with Caitlin, an influential voice in the deconstruction community, for a fascinating conversation about what happens when you begin questioning the beliefs you inherited...and start sear…
For years, many Christians have been taught that meditation, certain spiritual practices, and anything outside of traditional Christianity can open the door to demonic influence.
But is that actually biblical?
Or have fear-based teachings convinced Christians that they're constantly walking th…
In this episode of Unholier Than Thou, I’m joined by my husband Ryan -aka Smitty - as we take a deep dive into the history and timeline behind one of the most talked-about and controversial cases in recent true crime.
Mica Miller’s death in April 2024 shocked the country and sparked countless quest…
What happens when you grow up believing you have the truth, but start asking questions anyway?
In this episode of Unholier Than Thou, I’m joined by Reba, who was raised in an Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) church as a pastor’s daughter. From a young age, she questioned whether she was truly …
Leaving a religious system can change far more than what you believe. It can force you to question your identity, your values, your relationships, your role as a parent, and even your understanding of who you are.
In this episode of Unholier Than Thou, I’m joined by Audra Phelps, who works with for…
What happens when we die? It's one of the oldest questions humanity has ever asked, and in this episode of Unholier Than Thou, Melissa Farley and I explore it through the lens of faith, deconstruction, and curiosity.
Melissa, co-host of The Morning Show, shares her journey of growing up in a h…
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