You Know I
You Know I is a new podcast inspired by my desire to understand the world more and make sense of some of the ideas impacting our culture. Each week I interview a different guest to gain an insight into their life in order to expand my worldview and hopefully yours too! Music by Markvard• https://soundcloud.com/markvard
Episodes
71 episodes
#069 - Mike Maeshiro - Why I’m Still a Christian
Mike is a Gay Christian, a content creator, and an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Mike is my first repeat guest, and I wanted to get him back on the show to talk about how his views and theology might have shifted, what it is li...
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#068 - Nate Peters - Did You Try to Be Straight?
Nate Peters is a gay Christian and the co-host of the itriedtobestraight podcast. I went on their podcast last year and wanted to hear his story on mine.In this episode, we discuss his journey coming out in the church, how he ha...
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#067 - Pete Enns - Rethinking How We Read the Bible
Pete Enns is an American biblical scholar and theologian. He has written several books and hosts The Bible for Normal People podcast. In this episode, we talk about what led him to reevaluate his understanding of the Bible,...
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#066 - Jack Jewell - LGBT Culture Isn’t What It Used to Be
Jack Jewell is a YouTuber and podcaster exploring politics, society, and LGBT culture.In this episode, we discuss: How Jack started his YouTube channel, the shift in LGBT culture, Queer theory, what led Jack to believe the things he does...
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#065 - Cade Bradley - From Catholic Guilt to Queer Freedom
Cade Bradley is a gay ex-Traditional Catholic, YouTuber, and host of the Intrinsically Ordered podcast. He now devotes his work to challenging Catholic fundamentalism.In this episode, we discuss what it was like for Cade to come...
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#064 - Helen Joyce - Women’s Rights, Trans Rights & the Line Between
Helen Joyce is a journalist and gender-critical voice, best known for her work on gender identity ideology and the tensions she sees between women's rights and trans rights. And she’s the author of the book Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, w...
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#063 - Bridget Eileen Rivera - Following Jesus Without Shame
Bridget Eileen Rivera is a sociologist, writer, and committed Christ-follower. She is the author of a book titled Heavy Burdens, and her work explores orthodox theology and LGBTQ issues in the church.In this episode, we discuss ...
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#062 - Storm Hassett - Faith & Identity
Storm is a Queer Christian and the founder of The Identity Clinic—Australia’s first mental health organisation exclusively supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.We met at my very first gay wedding and immediately started talking about God, s...
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#061 - MaryB Safrit - Queer, Christian & Unlearning Shame
MaryB. Safrit is a NYC-based relationship coach, author, host of the Found Family podcast, and maker of slightly unhinged merch. MaryB is also bisexual and Christian—so I wanted to get her on the podcast to talk about her j...
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#060 - Salomé Sibonex - Has Wokeness Peaked?
Salomé Sibonex is an artist, speaker, and advisor who advocates for individual freedom and freedom of expression in the arts.In this episode, we explore her political shift, the divisive aspects of the social justice movement, her passi...
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#059 - Brandan Robertson - Being Queer Is Not A Sin
Brandan Robertson is a fellow Gay Christian, author, and minister well-known for creating LGBT affirming theological content on TikTok.In this interview, we explore how he reconciles his faith with his sexuality, how he began preaching ...
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#058 - Zoe Booth - Why My Politics Changed
Zoe Booth is the Community Engagement Manager at Quillette and the Quillette Cetera podcast host.Zoe was one of my first podcast guests, and I wanted to bring her back to explore how her political views have evolved. Initially immersed ...
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#057 - Kevin M. Young - Deconstructing Evangelicalism
Dr. Kevin M. Young is an author, pastor, coach, and weightlifter. He has pastored several evangelical churches but has since become disillusioned with evangelicalism. He now runs his own ministry, Christ's Table, providing resources for those d...
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#056 - Karen Pack - Confronting Anti-Gay Bible Beliefs
Dr. Karen Pack is a religious historian, ordained Christian minister, and marriage celebrant. Her doctoral research examines the marginalisation and erasure of women and LGBTQ+ Christians from Australian religious histories.In this conversa...
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#055 - Frankie Fearce - Exploring Identity, Faith, and Politics
Frankie Fearce (she/they) is a queer comedian, storyteller and social media personality.In this conversation we discuss Frankie’s religious upbringing, why they left Christianity, coming out as Non-binary/Trans, making comedy and how to mai...
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#054 - Scott Parker - Why I Left Hillsong Church
Scott Parker is a theatre-maker and creative director of his own theatre company, Matriark Theatre. He also created a theatre show called ‘Hillsong Boy’, which recounts his experiences as a worship leader at Hillsong Church.In this conv...
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#053 - Claire Lehmann - Why I Challenge Left-Wing Dogma
Claire Lehmann is the founder and editor of Quillette, an online magazine promoting free thinking and the open exchange of ideas.In this conversation, we explore the decline of mainstream media, delve into Claire’s critiques of the femi...
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#052 - John Rainey - Why I Walked Away From Christianity
John Rainey is an ex-Christian pastor who creates content on Instagram where he shares his thoughts about God, the self, and spirituality, with a particular focus on why he left Christianity.In this episode, we explore John's journey into C...
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#051 - Matthew Vines - Can You Be Gay And Christian?
Matthew Vines is a Gay Christian, a proponent of affirming theology and has dedicated his career to advancing LGBTQ inclusion in the church. He’s also the Founder of The Reformation Project and the author of God and the Gay Christian: The Bibli...
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#050 - Maria Witlof - Why I Decided To Detransition
Maria Witlof is a content creator and detransitioner aiming to spread Gender Dysphoria awareness. In this conversation, we talk about when Maria first felt like she might be the opposite sex, what her experience was like transitioning and w...
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#049 - Taylor Draper - God Called Me To Love People
Taylor Draper served as a pastor at a church in the United States for 10 years. However, she was fired after coming out as a Lesbian.In this conversation we speak about Taylor’s experience as a pastor, getting fired for being gay, trying to...
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#048 - Graham Linehan - Why I Spoke Up About Transgender Activism
Graham Linehan is an Irish comedy writer who co-created the sitcoms Father Ted, Black Books, and The IT Crowd. He is also very outspoken about transgender activism and the conflict he sees between trans rights and women's rights. In this ep...
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#047 - Austin Crute - Growing Up As A Gay Christian Pastor's Kid
Austin Crute is an actor and musician, best known for his roles in the Netflix series Daybreak and the film Booksmart. Austin is also Gay and Christian and is the son of a pastor.In this episode, we talk about what it was like for Austin gr...
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#046 - Is Same-Sex Attraction Sinful?
This episode's guest is Autumn. Both Autumn and I identify as Christians and experience attraction towards women. However, while I acknowledge and act on this attraction, Autumn has chosen not to. In this conversation, we delve int...
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#045 - Richie Hardcore - Rethinking Progress: Moving Beyond Social Justice Radicalism
Richie Hardcore is an educator, speaker and mental health advocate. He works in sexual violence prevention and advocates for a healthy approach to masculinity. He’s also a Muay Thai boxing trainer and uses his own lived experience to try and cr...
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