It’s been nearly 5 months since my last episode of Exvangelical, but I am very happy to release this interview with Katy Scoggin, director of the documentary Flood. It’s available on YouTube and all podcast platforms. The documentary offers a very intimate look at Katy‘s family dynamics,
10 years ago yesterday I released the first episode of my podcast, Exvangelical. I scheduled the episode to be released during the Republican National Convention, where Donald Trump secured the nomination for the first time. Within a few months he would secure the White House thanks in no small part
Last Friday, my grandmother passed away at the age of 95. She was a steadfast woman in every sense of the word. I'm still processing the news, and I'm not sure how to effectively or appropriately eulogize her in a public venue like this. We will
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blake Chastain (@brchastain_) Last week, as Christians around the world celebrated the culmination of Holy Week on Easter Sunday, Donald Trump, acting President of the United States, began observing his what I call "Unholy Week." Unsatisfied with the mindshare
Yesterday, Trump threatened to annihilate an entire civilization. He backed off, because that’s what he does. (🌮) And I’m glad for that - because it means we avoided a nuclear winter. But he meant what he said, because he always means what he says. And he should be held accountable
At the beginning of the year, I wrote about what I'm focusing on in 2026 - that whole piece is linked here, but the salient point is that I'm now posting about things beyond 'deconstruction-oriented' topics. As part of this expanded/inclusive new framing,
Last week I traveled to NYC (my first time ever visiting the city) to speak on a panel alongside Mattie-Jo Cowsert, Josiah Hesse, and BK O’Connor. Two memoirists, a novelist, and me. The panel was expertly moderated by MJ, and followed up by a lively Q&A.
Shit talks, money emotes.
By giving talk radio a pass, Carr gives away the game. There's nothing "equal" about this enforcement.
Since my book was released in September 2024, I have received three letters in response: two from relatives, and one from a former pastor. Today I want to talk about the one from my former pastor. I won’t address everything my pastor said, but I did want to talk
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Necessary considerations for 2026.
My first interview of 2026 with Sara Moslener is now live.
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Some good cultural analysis for you.
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Gemini is winningCould Siri be the last piece of the puzzle?The VergeDavid Pierce Being an incumbent and a company with a $4T market cap has its advantages.
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New year, same struggle.
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Yancey was a significant influence on me in my teens and 20s as I wrestled with evangelicalism. This is how his career ends.
(A brief look back, and a quick glance ahead.)
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Hi there. 👋🏻 If you're reading this, it's likely because you're on the mailing list for my newsletter, The Post-Evangelical Post. I'm migrating off of Substack to my own Ghost website. In November 2025, after almost a decade of working full-time
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The ugly Pebble 2 Duo is the smartwatch for meThis is a welcome new-old idea about smartwatchesThe VergeDavid Pierce Pebble is so back.
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I just recently started the latest Cory Doctorow book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It. I'm early on in the book - he's still providing case studies of enshittified platforms such as Facebook, Amazon, and Apple - but I'm intrigued.
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The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit ShowThe Trump administration has been virtually begging immigrants in the US to self-deport, even offering money. But some immigrants say it’s been nearly impossible.WIREDVittoria Elliott What a surprise.
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Bending Spoons is buying up Eventbrite, too.The Italian software company just announced billion-dollar deals to purchase AOL and Vimeo, and now it has reached an agreement to acquire Eventbrite for $500 million. Bending Spoons has added several other digital businesses to its portfolio in recent years, including Evernote,