Depolarize! Podcast

Depolarize! Podcast


Latest Episodes

Should You Stay (Evangelical) Or Should You Go?
October 15, 2018

As we discussed last episode, it is indeed a crazy moment to be an Evangelical Christian.  Then again, so what?  Does that mean Evangelicals should leave their churches or their tradition to search for greener pastures?

It’s a Crazy Moment for Evangelicalism
October 08, 2018

What a time to be an Evangelical in America, or to have been raised as one: there’s all the politics, racial tension, “parallel institutions,” and culture wars that continue to rage, but there is also evidence of serious benefits for churchgoers.

While You Were Evangelizing: Hell (with Dale B. Martin)
October 01, 2018

Welcome to a new season of Depolarize!  Dan and Ellen are excited to be back in the saddle, and this week we are debuting a new episode style: While You Were Evangelizing. What was going on in the more liberal-leaning Mainline Protestant church over th...

A Catholic, a Mennonite & an Orthodox Priest Walk Into a Podcast, Part 2
June 25, 2018

Part 2 of our episode featuring Mary, Jennifer and Father Tom, and also our last of Season 2!  Thank you for your continued support, and we are already looking forward to Season 3. Depolarize! is produced by Dan Koch,

A Catholic, a Mennonite & an Orthodox Priest Walk Into a Podcast, Part 1
June 18, 2018

The first of a two-part episode wherein Dan Koch and Ellen Mauro consider the worldviews and stories of Mary (Roman Catholic), Tom (Greek Orthodox), and Jennifer (Mennonite). This is part of our series on Christian voters who do not consider themselves...

An Alternative to Evangelicalism? (Liberal Mainline Pt 2)
June 04, 2018

Dan & Ellen continue their deep dive into Liberal Mainline Protestantism, hearing from voters Jack & Debbie Holloway, as well as experts Dr. Tripp Fuller (Homebrewed Christianity Podcast) and Dr. James Wellman (University of Washington).

What is a Liberal Mainline Protestant?
May 28, 2018

This week and next, Dan walks Ellen (and the rest of us) through the world of Liberal Mainline Protestants: Methodists, Episcopalians, some Lutherans, some Presbyterians, United Church of Christ, and others. This is Part 1,

Who Really Thinks Trump is a Christian?
May 21, 2018

Dan and Ellen confront the worry that has been nagging at Dan more than any other, since Trump’s nomination and election: did all those Christian voters *actually believe* that Trump was a Christian? 2:55- Are Trump supporters gullible,

Candice Clem Hijacked Her Interview And It Was Great
May 14, 2018

Candice was originally interviewed as one of our five Christians of Color, but our conversation went far enough afield, and was interesting and entertaining enough that we decided to give Candice her own episode.

Going Deeper with Christians of Color
May 07, 2018

On our previous episode, Dan & Ellen took a backseat to the stories of five Christians of color, told in their own words.  This episode is a more standard Depolarize approach: dissecting and responding to these voters’ answers to Dan’s questions,