One Nation, Indivisible with Andrew Seidel

Andrew’s back and there’s so much to cover: the DOJ withheld Epstein files about allegations that Trump sexually assaulted a 13 year old girl and Trump invades Iran to distract from that story. Trump ruins the Olympics and the US men’s hockey team fails a basic humanity test. Plus, the Supreme Court tariffs decision isn’t what you thought, a federal appeals court botches a decision on the Ten Commandments, and Tucker Carlson interviews Mike Huckabee, our ambassador to Israel, and they talk about the Bible influencing public policy—kind of. NPR story “Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump”Link to Strict Scrutiny episode referencedTucker Carlson interviews Mike HuckabeeSubscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fish Stark joins Andrew to talk about bringing empathy back to America and how folks can get $1,000 grants for empathy projects that will take place across the country on May 2. This is much bigger than just a single project, this is an answer to the toxicity of Christian Nationalism, MAGA politics, and the division in this country. But it could also be the answer for growing the secular movement. This is the very time Fish and Andrew have chatted and history is lucky it was (mostly) recorded. The American Empathy Project. Empathy project guidelines. I donated $100 and hope y’all will too. The American Humanist Association can be found hereBittersoutherner.comIf you can’t support AHA or the project, you can still spread the word by sharing the social media videos announcing the project. Or just share them anyway.Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew brings back Annika Brockschmidt, friend of the pod, German historian and expert on American Christian nationalism. One year after her first appearance in the inaugural episode, Annika tells Andrew how the US is doing on its slide toward authoritarianism/fascism. A wide ranging and surprising conversation. Brockschmidt is a journalist, scholar, and author of Amerikas Gotteskrieger: Wie die Religiöse Rechte die Demokratie gefährdet (roughly translated as “America’s Godly Warriors: How Religious Right Endangers Democracy”). Annika’s socials: Instagram BlueskySubscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Trump regime is arresting journalists, raiding their houses, assaulting citizens, murdering people in the streets, and more, but we’re fighting back. Minnesota is leading the way, judges are freeing people illegally arrested, including 5-year-old Liam Ramos, Texans in deep red Tarrant County are voting blue, and more.Adam Serwer’s Atlantic article “Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong” is here.Judge Biery’s opinion in the Liam Ramos case can be read here.Looking for books for self-care?My Books to Make you Rethink Everything List at Bookshop.orgMy favorite NON-FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025 My favorite FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025 More self-care: Come Cruise the Caribbean with Andrew: http://freethoughtcruise.com/Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Trump Regime and Bondi’s DOJ are going after anti-ICE protesters who protested in a church that has an ICE Pastor (it’s a thing). The FACE Act is the newest talking point and prosecution point for the regime. What is the FACE Act? Why was it passed? How is it being used against these protesters? Andrew explains it all. But first, the regime altered photos of the arrest of the protester in deliberately cruel ways. The Guardian article with the photo toolNAACP lynching statsIsabel Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is here and on my Books to Make you Rethink Everything List at Bookshop.orgHemant Mehta’s article, “The anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church was a justified rebuke of the pastor's cruelty.” The text of the FACE Act is here.Trump pardons FACE Act violators by lying about “anti-Christian bias” Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The entire Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is going to hear oral argument on two cases involving laws that force public schools to display a version of the Ten Commandments drafted by politicians who think they know better than parents. Andrew examines the basis for these law: the claim that the Ten Commandments are foundation of American law and government. Here’s a link to some screenshots of the Google NGram graphs that I mentioned.Here’s the full text of Thomas Jefferson’s letter to James Fishback (Draft), 27 September 1809, at the National Archives.Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There’s a lot to catch up on after a vacation, but self-care these days is important. After diving into the horrific ICE shooting in Minnesota and the US military assault on Venezuela, Andrew explains how he survived 2025: Books. Books are a big part of the reason. Andrew goes over some of his favorite reads of 2025 (fiction and non-fiction). Full lists appear below. Slate article on prosecuting ICE officers: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/is-minneapolis-ice-shooter-immune-state-prosecution-supreme-court.html Come Cruise the Caribbean with Andrew: http://freethoughtcruise.com/ Andrew’s Favorite NON-FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025 Andrew’s Favorite FICTION Reads of 2025: https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025 Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Purity Culture has devastated Americans for decades but Erica Smith has been helping people shed the shame and disinformation around sex and purity. Andrew and Erica delve into the harm of purity culture—it’s racism, bigotry, obsession with virginity—but also talk about how people can recover and find their true self and live healthy, happy, sexual lives. Purity Culture is a Christian Nationalist ploy to breed more straight, white American Christians. Pre-order Erica Smith’s book The Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Education You Deserve today (and tell your library to get a copy too!)Erica Smith’s website is here.Her Instagram is here.Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rob Boston has been fighting Christian Nationalism for nearly 40 years. This week, he retires from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. A role model and mentor for Andrew, Rob and Andrew talk about what Rob’s learned over his decades of work and why he has hope for the future. Support Rob’s legacy and Americans United here.Get Rob’s books (while supporting your local bookstore) here. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew begins with some good news out of Oklahoma and a Christian Nationalist meltdown; he talks about Rob Reiner’s God + Country documentary and Trump’s reaction to Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s murder. Then, Andrew wonders about Trump and Steven Miller’s real reasons for targeting Venezuela, especially in light of recent reporting and their dabbling with the Alien Enemies Act. Plus, the joy of the Vanity Fair article on White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and the accompanying photo spread. Part 1 of Vanity Fair’s masterpieceReuters’ investigation of 600 employees purged post-KirkWaPo reporting on Steven Miller’s wish for war with Mexico becoming a potential war with Venezuela.Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew has been on the road preaching the gospel of church-state separation in houses of worship. But first, we begin (and end) with a remembrance of Christopher Hitchens, who died on Dec. 15, 2011. Then Andrew breaks down why, even as an atheist, traveling around the country and giving talks in synagogues and churches is important. Monte Mader joined Andrew in Nashville and the event has Andrew thinking (link coming later). Andrew also muses about Nick Fuentes’s answers to Piers Morgan and about how modern masculinity can look a lot like high control religions. Andrew’s Medium story about Hitchens, with photos of the books: https://medium.com/@AndrewLSeidel/christopher-hitchens-was-an-inspiration-but-he-was-no-christian-ef15eacc9349  Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You’ve heard a lot about WHAT Pete Hegesth is doing in the Caribbean and whether it amounts to war crimes; but nobody’s talking about WHY. Why are Trump, Hegesth, and others in this regime so willing to thumb their nose at things like the Geneva Conventions? Why are they willing to even come close to the line on things like war crimes? Andrew dives in and gives you the answer. Plus, Andrew takes a look at the Supreme Court’s decision on Texas’s gerrymandered maps, the biblical essay from Oklahoma, and more. Read the Washington Post investigation of the war crimes here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/ Read Brian Kaylor’s important piece “Pentagon Preachers Proclaim a Lord of War”: https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pentagon-preachers-proclaim-a-lord For the best write up of the Oklahoma University situation, check out Hemant Mehta’s post on it: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/she-turned-in-a-bible-sermon-instead Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew settles the debate once and for all, yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Things are dark, especially this time of year. So enjoy a little lighthearted fun as Andrew takes you behind the scenes of this debate and then wins it. This isn’t some some clickbait bandwagon episode. Andrew been having this argument for decades, long before it became part the internet. The video is up on YouTube! Watch it here: https://youtu.be/jbLcPRcEBxs Please like, share, comment, and bookmark this link for winning the debate later.Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There’s so much to cover. Andrew dives into Trump threatening the lives of Democratic lawmakers and veterans; Trump’s awful, piggish misogyny and the White House coverup; and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s apologies tour. But that’s not even the biggest news because a court is hearing a case that could blow a hole in American democracy bigger than Citizens United. Plus, a win at the Supreme Court and some fun facts about the First Thanksgiving. Rolling Stone op-edEpisode 021: SCOTUS Is Primed to Overturn a Landmark Church-State PrecedentSubscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Marriage equality is safe for now. Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith sounds off on Christian Nationalism and sounds like a man who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Trump is helping his allies get rich off DOJ investigations. And, of course, Epstein email and Megyn KellyIndiana’s Lieutenant Gov. gets everything wrongSubscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew discovers that Spotify has been running ICE recruitment ads on 1NI and has some thoughts. Plus, an update on the marriage equality fight and Kim Davis’s case at the Supreme Court; and some interesting and hopeful news in one of the big religion cases from the last Supreme Court term (Wisconsin is clapping back after the Catholic Charities case). CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual WIRED reports on FBI Bulletin about criminals posing as ICE agends Wisconsin Public Radio reports on closing the Catholic Charities loopholeSubscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Trump and Mike Johnson are denying food to needy Americans and the story is being covered everywhere, but nobody is covering this: denying SNAP benefits is about advancing Christian Nationalism. Andrew explains. Plus, Florida politicians discover that vouchers are not just for Christians and they’re pissed off; and judges in Texas can now refuse to marry LGBTQ couples. Why? Because god. Hemant Mehta covers the Florida vouchers kerfuffle.Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hear a constitutional attorney answer the question: Can Donald Trump run for a third term? And also, how we can fight back against this, because as Andrew explains, it’s going to happen. CRS report on Presidential Terms and Tenure: Perspectives and Proposals for Change Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Is Christian Nationalism Christian? We often hear it’s not. That Christian Nationalists are not true Christians. Tim Whitaker of the New Evangelicals and Andrew dive into this fallacy and a lot more. What’s up with Trump’s musings on getting into Heaven? Does Tim, a devout Christian, think Trump is going to Heaven? And, what’s it like to be part of one of those online viral debates you see clips of on social media. Tim’s TikTokTim’s InstagramTim’s SubstackLink to Quincy, MA winLink to Chino Valley winSubscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Andrew Ward is teaching the next generation of leaders about the threat of White Christian Nationalism at Tulane University in New Orleans. Andrew is an old friend of Andrew and the two laugh their way through difficult topics for an illuminating conversation. Libations included. Rev. Dr. Andrew Ward on InstagramAndrew Ward’s Tulane page Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Axis Mundi MediaAndrew's socials: Instagram TikTok YouTube Threads BlueskyAndrew’s books: American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious FreedomThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-AmericanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy