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Hi. My name is Mike Maeshiro. I'm a gay, deconstructed former Christian minister. I wanted a place where I wasn't teaching and more inviting my audience on the journey with me in a candid and exploratory way. So I started this podcast. I hope my journey is helpful for you. With curiosity and a critical mind, let's dive in.
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Season 5: Episode 28Jen Tullock plays Devon in the Apple TV series "Severance." She's also queer and grew up in an Evangelical mega church in Kentucky. Jen found Mike on Instagram and they got to talking. In this episode, Jen shares her story of growing up in the Evangelical world as a queer woman, finding the love of her life and a peek into her life in acting.Everything NumaJen Tullock: Instagram See her show: Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God
Season 5: Episode 27In this episode, Mike talks with Dan McClellan about Christian Nationalism, biblical scholarship and the LDS church. He also asks questions his followers submitted for Dan to answer about the Bible. Everything NumaDan McClellan: Instagram | YouTube | Book | Patreon
Season 5: Episode 29In this episode, Scarlett Longstreet shares her journey navigating divorce and why she feels that everyone should get divorced.Scarlett Longstreet: Substack | InstagramEverything Numa
Season 5: Episode 25In this episode, Mike talks about the grief and sadness that many are finding in an America that seems to be moving away from individual rights and freedom. Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 24Mike recently visited his MAGA parents. In this episode, he shares his thoughts around their current and future relationship and how he is working to move forward.Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 23Jump in the back seat and listen in as Mike and his friend, Kristina record a candid and very real conversation about dating in 2025.Everything Numa Kristina Hart
Season 5: Episode 22Christian, transgender, lesbian Billie Hoard explores the topics of queerness and disgust in this Pride Month episode. Billie Hoard: Substack | BlueskyEverything Numa
Season 5: Episode 21It is important to celebrate the things we want to remember and the people that we value. Pride month facilitates a collective agreement to take this time of the year and celebrate and prioritize the liberation and well-being of the queer community while also continuing to advocate for the work still to be done. Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 20Pastor, Zach Lambert from Restore Church in Austin, Texas joins Mike this week to share his story of leading a fully inclusive church in the fight for justice. Everything NumaZach Lambert Substack | Better Ways to Read the Bible
Season 5: Episode 19What is the Bible, and what do we do with it? This week Mike speaks with Pete Enns, author of numerous books that explore the Bible, including The Bible Tells Me So, The Sin of Certainty, and How the Bible Actually Works.Everything NumaPete Enns Instagram | Website
Season 5: Episode 18Gay men, married to women, coming out, getting divorces and becoming besties with their ex-wives. In this episode, Mike interviews two of the men in his gay discussion group, Nate Erisman and Dan Kroening, who have done just that. Everything NumaMike's Gay Discussion Group
Season 5: Episode 17This last week Mike shared a post of a woman leaving a transphobic political event being harassed and bullied. That post ignited a lot of passion and controversy. In this episode, Mike speaks with author and follower of Love, Tamice Spencer-Helms about the fallout and necessity for standing in empathy.Everything NumaTamice Spencer-Helms
Season 5: Episode 16Mike spent last week at the Post-Evangelical Collective gathering in Nashville this last week. This episode unpacks some of his experiences and highlights of the week. Everything NumaPost-Evangelical Collective
Season 5: Episode 15The United States Attorney General recently announced a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias. In this episode Mike responds to this announcement and calls out the harm that white evangelicalism continues to impose upon the people it seeks to convert and control.Everything NumaCoachingDisloyal
Season 5: Episode 13There's violence that comes with leaving a particular group or belief system. In this episode Mike discusses the violent exits he's had to make in his life.Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 12Before coming out and deconstructing, Mike was known as an expert in the discerning of spirts. It's a topic that he has avoided talking about despite many people's curiosity regarding his current understanding. In this episode, Mike opens the door to the possibility of exploring this further post evangelicalism.Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 11Dr. Michael Simmons is the founder of Inner Work Community LLC, an online collective of psycho-spiritual healers. He is a Shadow Work Coach with over a decade of experience initiating people into their inner landscape, and liberating them to embrace their authentic life. Everything Numa
Season 5: Episode 8Kit Sargent is an LGBTQIA+ Mindset Mentor, budding astrologer, and host of the Queer Consciousness Podcast. Everything NumaKit Sargent: Instagram | Podcast
Episode 7: Season 5Janice Lagata is back on the podcast! Storyteller. Upsetter. Believer in better. Janice speaks boldly so all can listen. Everything Numa@godhasnotgiven
Season 5: Episode 6Ashton Colby, Trans Spirituality Advocate & Keynote Speaker, featured by CNN, NBC, People, Today, and on TEDx, joins Mike to discuss the state of the US for trans people at this time. Everything NumaAshton Colby: TikTok; Instagram
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