The Man and the Boy
What happens when you start questioning everything you were taught to believe?
This podcast dives into the messy, freeing, and sometimes hilarious journey of deconstructing religion. With vulnerability and wit, it follows an adult walking through doubt and self-discovery — side-by-side with his younger self who once accepted it all without question.
Together, they confront shame, unravel guilt, and rebuild a sense of self-worth that isn’t rooted in fear. If you’ve ever wrestled with faith, identity, or letting go of what no longer fits, you’ll feel right at home here.
The Man and the Boy
Latest Episodes
Honest doubts and Hard goodbyes : The Real Reason People Leave
For decades, the dominant cultural narrative has been that people leave the church because they "want to sin". For those of us that are deconstructing, the truth is much more complex, painful and very intentional. Leaving is not the easy ...
Still not hot - Even more lies we believed
In part two of our finale on modesty culture, we’re moving from the wardrobe to the psyche. We joke about the ankle-length skirts and the rule against spaghetti straps, but what happens when you actually try to unpack the shame attached t...
Modest is hottest - and other lies we believed pt 1
Whether you've still got your purity ring tucked in a junk drawer or you threw it in a lake years ago, in this episode we will try to navigate the "purity hangover" with a little humor and a lot of honesty.
Omni-awkward: The Trouble with Perfection
In this episode, we're hanging out with our old pal Epicurus. He's the guy who realized a few thousand years ago that you can't really have an all-powerful, all-loving god AND a world where mosquitos can kill you, and pediatric can...