Episodios

  • Making Friends In "The World"
    Feb 12 2022

    Making friends can be very daunting, especially if you're an Ex-Jehovah's Witness. Hosts Ruben Ortiz and Joe Mitchell discuss their experiences on making new friends post the Jehovah's Witness experience. They also go over thoughts shared by listeners.

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    41 m
  • Witness Underground
    Aug 14 2021

    On this episode we discuss the film "Witness Underground". The film's director Scott Homan and featured cast member Ryan Sutter joins us in a great conversation about the film and their involvement with the Jehovah's Witness religion. The conversation is followed by commentary by the hosts after watching the film at the NYC Independent Film Festival.

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    44 m
  • Chris Stuckmann's Endgame
    Mar 14 2021

    Film critic and filmmaker Chris Stuckmann surprised his close to 1.9 million YouTube subscribers with his video, "How I left the Jehovah's Witnesses to pursue filmmaking."

    We have a great conversation with Chris about this video and delve further into his story. From the elders telling him he can no longer pursue his dreams to Chris finding success in his passion, his story will remind you that you are not alone and that you can successfully break from the organization's grip.

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    49 m
  • I Plead The Fifth
    Dec 22 2020

    On this episode we have an engaging conversation with Cliff Henderson V aka Fifth. We discuss his new rap album "One Years Old." We also discuss his former affiliation with the Jehovah's Witness organization and his exodus from it.

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    50 m
  • She Was A Ministerial Servant
    Nov 25 2020

    On this episode we have a conversation with former Jehovah’s Witness Ministerial Servant, Laura Cornwell Engram. Yes, you read that correctly. She was a Ministerial Servant.

    Laura is a writer, a student, an advocate of free thought with intersectional love and reason, and she’s a mom. She’s the host of "That Other Laura Engram" Podcast. She was also a former YouTube personality JWTgirl.

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    40 m
  • Growing Up A Black Jehovah's Witness
    Sep 14 2020

    In this episode we explore what happens when black culture intersects with a religion that was created by American white men. This conversation will have you questioning the claim that the Jehovah’s Witness religion is the most racially inclusive. We discuss this with our host, Joe Mitchell and our guest for this episode, Karama Sadaka.

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    44 m
  • Strange Beliefs and Urban Legends
    Aug 23 2020

    If you were a Jehovah’s Witness, you believed many things that go way beyond the usual Christian narrative. On this episode we discuss a few of the strange beliefs and urban legends we were exposed to as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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    27 m
  • Leaving Ain't All Rainbows
    Jul 3 2020

    This week we interview Kevin Williams. We discuss with him what it was like being gay in the Jehovah's Witness organization, his family's reaction to his coming out, and what challenges he had to face.

    On our Now What? segment of the show, we speak with former Jehovah's Witness Gary Sanders, teacher at the Portland Insight Meditation Center.

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    36 m