Ep. 36: Reflecting on Season 1

Show Notes

Episode Summary

After 30 interviews and 35 episodes, Gary Alan and Melanie look back, reflecting on what they’ve learned, what surprised them, where they hope to go with Season 2, and more.

Quotables

• “There’s so much history of the evangelical faith that has been hidden and ignored, but it needs to be brought to the surface.”—Melanie (tweet this)

• “I think evangelicalism is a dead man walking. I think it’s over. Let’s move on.”—Gary Alan (tweet this)

• “It’s not so much that we need to create something new, but that we need to find our place behind the individuals who, for hundreds of years, have been walking the marginalized way of Jesus.”—Gary Alan (tweet this)

• “The people who want to come along on the journey toward Beauty, Goodness, Truth, and Love will. We don’t need to get stuck on those who don’t.”—Melanie (tweet this)

Timestamps and References

• [02:45]—How Gary Alan thinks he’s changed because of Season 1

• [04:10]—How Melanie thinks she’s changed because of Season 1

• [06:24]—Which interviews impacted Gary Alan the most and why

  • Dr. Belden Lane’s interview

  • Travis Wade Zinn’s interview

  • Father Brendan William’s interview

  • Emily Joy Allison’s interview

  • Charlie McCallie’s interview

• [09:36]—Which interviews impacted Melanie the most and why

  • Sheila Gregoire’s interview

  • Heathen Podcast / Flamy Grant and Ben Grace’s interview

  • Kristina Harutoonian’s interview

• [14:19]—The topics Gary Alan looks forward to diving into more in Season 2

• [16:23]—The topics Melanie looks forward to diving into more in Season 2

• [19:45]—What Melanie is most thankful for from Season 1

• [21:20]—What Gary Alan is most thankful for from Season 1

• [22:58]—What surprised Gary Alan through all the interviews and interactions of Season 1

• [26:37]—What surprised Melanie through all the interviews and interactions of Season 1

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Credits

This episode was produced by The Sophia Society. Music is by Faith in Foxholes, and sound engineering is by Joshua Mudge (currently accepting new clients: josh.mudge09@gmail.com).