Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion Podcast
Keeping it 101 is the podcast that helps our nerdy listeners make sense of religion. Why religion? Well, if you read the news, have a body, exist in public, or think about race, gender, class, ability, or sexuality, you likely also think about religion — even if you don’t know it yet. Let us show you why religion is both a lot more important and a little easier to understand than you might think. Put us in your earholes and let us show you why religion isn’t done with you — even if you’re done with religion.
Episodes
95 episodes
RINDWY: Writing Together
In which we reflect on what it was like to find our collective voice. (Spoilers: it was really hard! But also really awesome!) As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, hom...
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Season 7
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Episode 708
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22:55
RELIGION & ADOPTION: ICWA with Dr. Courtney Lewis
In which Dr. Courtney Lewis shares her expertise and personal experience with the writing of the Indian Child Welfare Act. D...
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Season 7
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Episode 707
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1:08:13
RINDWY: Choosing Case Studies
In which we nerd out about how we chose which weirdass historical case studies to support our killjoy theories of religion.As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homewor...
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Season 7
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Episode 706
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21:56
RINDWY: Book birthday surprise bonus content!
Because--to borrow from Anne Lamott--one of the two best prayers we know is "thank you, thank you, thank you."
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Season 7
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Episode 799
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8:57
RELIGION & ADOPTION: Religious Freedom
What does adoption have to do with religious freedom? Quite a bit, actually.Tune in to learn more about the ways religion--and especially, you guessed it, white Christian nationalism--shapes the adoption industry. CN/TW: This ep...
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Season 7
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Episode 705
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1:01:54
RINDWY: Why Write a Book?
Because books is what we do, nerds! Tune in to hear us geek out about why we decided to pivot to v̶i̶d̶e̶o̶ text in our almost-here new title, Religion Is Not Done With You. As always, be sure to visit
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Season 7
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Episode 704
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14:32
RELIGION & ADOPTION: Overview & Primary Sources
Welcome to the first of our four episode miniseries on religion and adoption, which actually turned out to have five episodes because, well, there were just too many horrors to be neatly contained in an outline. We're starting off with some bas...
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Season 7
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Episode 703
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1:11:35
BOOK CLUB: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
Welcome to our first ever book club episode, nerds! This one has it all: misandry, murder, and...martial religions? Join us for a very wide-ranging chat about Lyndsay Faye's
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Season 7
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Episode 702
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52:46
We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming
Did you miss us? We missed you! Life, as y'all know, uh... finds a way. But we have beaten life back long enough to bring you this update on the pod and what we have scheduled for this, our SEVENTH season!!Look out for our first...
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Season 7
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Episode 701
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8:20
LIVE! Time Bandits: How Religion and Race Are Taking Your Time (and How to Take It Back)
In which we are delighted to talk to the wonderful humans of Miami University Ohio about the ways calendars smuggle white christian supremacy into our everyday lives. Recorded 2 April 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 995
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1:19:01
Crossover Episode: KI101 on "Amplified," with Stacey Copeland
In which we chat with our new bestie at the Amplify Podcast Network, Stacey Copeland, about podcasting, public scholarship, and why killing joy is the best way to have joy come back bigger, stronge...
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Season 6
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Episode 996
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29:22
BOOK CLUB: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
WHAT A PREDICAMENT this year has been, nerds! 2023 was in many ways, uh, not our fave.But we thought it would be good to end this chronological rollercoaster on a high note, so: You are cordially invited to join us for a cozy wi...
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Season 6
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Episode 996
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5:25
FLASHBACK: You Still Don't Know About Islam
**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***hat's right -- there's STILL more to know about the world's second largest religion! Dr. Debra Majeed lends us her insight into Islam, gender, and agency.As always, be sure to visit
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Season 6
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Episode 606
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44:54
MEETUP: KI101 Office Hours at AAR!!
It is November, RELI nerds! And too many of you know what that means.That's right: the American Academy of Religion's annual national meeting is once again u...
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Season 6
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Episode 997
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3:15
FLASHBACK: Night at the Museum
**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***Let’s see what the World Religions Paradigm looks like when we talk curating religion with Dr. Andrew Aghapour.As always, be sure to visit
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Season 6
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Episode 605
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55:41
FLASHBACK: Early Christianity Is Actually Kind of Interesting
**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***In which we (mostly Megan) walk you through three things you maybe don't know about early Christianity:Christianity was kind of a mistakeThe New Testament is a messy bitch...
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Season 6
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Episode 604
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48:44
FLASHBACK: Religious Nationalism
**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***In which Ilyse yells about nationalism and religion and why religion and politics are never really separate, whilst Megan agrees emphatically and consumes a bubbly beverageKeywords: nati...
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Season 6
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Episode 603
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49:11
FLASHBACK: Intersectionality
**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***In which we build upon the work of Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw to think about how race-, gender-, and sexuality-based oppressions overlap and inform how our understandings of religionKeywords:
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Season 6
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Episode 602
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42:48
In which we are BACK
Did you miss us? We missed you! Tell us everything you did on your summer vacation, right after we tell you what we're up to this, our SIXTH season(??!?!).As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com<...
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Season 6
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Episode 601
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10:06
What Was This, Then
After another year-long season, we wrap it up, talk about what’s next, & offer some highlights and reflections. Probably swears, too.As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show ...
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Season 5
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Episode 518
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24:12
SO GLAD YOU ASKED if calendars are neutral
More nerds than we can count asked why Ilyse is obsessed with calendars, so we distilled that into: are calendars neutral? They aren’t. End of episode?
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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37:53
INTERN TAKE OVER!
This season, KI101 has had help from three—3!—incredible interns, Juliana Finch (sound design), Evie Wolfe (accessibility) and Rachel Zieff (social media). They’re on the mics this episode, talking public humanities, religion, and teamwork.&nbs...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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40:34
SO GLAD YOU ASKED about the Easter Bunny
Strictly speaking, none of you asked about the Easter Bunny. A lot of you did, however, ask how Pagan rituals got appropriated into Christian mainstream holidays and, in turn, became global secular phenomenon. We unpack all of that (and Ilyse l...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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20:38
INCORRECT: Yoga & Appropriation
We’ve talked yoga before but since it keeps coming up—on the news, in our classrooms, with our friends—we’re talking about it again. Folks are still INCORRECT when we talk about yoga, when we talk about appropriation, and when we talk about how...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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36:30