Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion Podcast

Friend of the pod and OG Religion Nerd podcaster Prof. Kristian Petersen made us this incredibly thoughtful compilation of "course evaluations" of the pod! OUR EMOTIONS, Y'ALLOUR EMOTIONSThanks to Prof. Petersen for pulling together and producing this episode, and to Profs. Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada, Tara Baldrick-Morrone, Richard Newton, Candace Mixon, Shobhana Xavier, Greg Soden, Molly Bassett, Diana Murtaugh Coleman, Simran Jeet Singh, and Shreena Niketa Gandhi for their generous contributions. Keywords: course evaluations; intersectionalityHomework: if you're not already following KP on the tweeters, he's at @babakristian; get on it. And check out New Books in Religion and New Books in Islamic Studies, for real.---As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

In which we urge you to join us in using what we have to strike at racism: strike it down, strike at it, strike against it.Join us in a #ScholarStrike on September 8th and 9th, 2020PDF transcript available hereMore info available in the show notes____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

In which we give you a quick (okay, it's not that quick) rundown on where we're at in this challenging time, what religious communities are doing to respond to the crisis, and how COVID-19 helps us think about our own religiosity. PLUS very special guest host joins us in the studio to talk about how she's responding to the Coronavirus in her community.Homework: NOPE. It's a pandemic. Read or watch something fun and distracting! We have lots of recommendations in the shownotes.____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

In which we are delighted to talk to the wonderful humans of Miami University Ohio about the ways calendars smuggle white christian supremacy into our everyday lives. Recorded 2 April 2024____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

In which we chat with our new bestie at the Amplify Podcast Network, Stacey Copeland, about podcasting, public scholarship, and why killing joy is the best way to have joy come back bigger, stronger, and more vibrant than ever. Be sure to check out all the other cool conversations Stacey is having with our fellow nerds for the audio blog series Amplified!____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

WHAT A PREDICAMENT this year has been, nerds! 2023 was in many ways, uh, not our fave.But we thought it would be good to end this chronological rollercoaster on a high note, so: You are cordially invited to join us for a cozy winter Gothic misandrist queer murder book club moment! We're reading Lyndsay Faye's delightfully dark Jane Steele, and we think you should, too. We'll be back at the end of January to chat about the novel. In the meantime, hit us up on social media with comments or questions so we can feature y'all on the pod! Pick up a copy at your local library or independent bookstore, as Levar Burton intended.And as always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more.____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***hat's right -- there's STILL more to know about the world's second largest religion! Dr. Debra Majeed lends us her insight into Islam, gender, and agency.As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

It is November, RELI nerds! And too many of you know what that means.That's right: the American Academy of Religion's annual national meeting is once again upon us, just in time for price-gouging airfare and pre-Thanksgiving travel mayhem. But it also means Megan and Ilyse are going to be at AAR together for the first time since 2019!!! And we're celebrating this momentous occasion by convening our first ever Keeping It 101 OFFICE HOURS.Last season's awesome interns made us awesome stickers and other awesome swag, and all of it is yours for the showing up and asking. Let's all gaze upon one another's weary, beautiful faces and be glad we're still here. We'll be on the patio of the Marriott San Antonio Rivercenter from 3-4pm CST on Saturday, 18 November. Come through!____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***Let’s see what the World Religions Paradigm looks like when we talk curating religion with Dr. Andrew Aghapour.As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***In which we (mostly Megan) walk you through three things you maybe don't know about early Christianity:Christianity was kind of a mistakeThe New Testament is a messy bitchChristianity = imperialismKeywords: BCE/CE, gospels, apocrypha, canon, epistlesStorytime: Becket, Waiting for Godot As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***In which Ilyse yells about nationalism and religion and why religion and politics are never really separate, whilst Megan agrees emphatically and consumes a bubbly beverageKeywords: nationalism (especially religious nationalism); electionStorytime: we skipped it! it's summerHomework: Ramaswamy's The Goddess and the Nation; Baker's The Gospel According to the Klan; and a bunch of other stuff -- come on, you know how we are.Go to the show notes page at Keepingit101.com for our very, very long list of resources. ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***In which we build upon the work of Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw to think about how race-, gender-, and sexuality-based oppressions overlap and inform how our understandings of religionKeywords: intersectionality, womanism, discrimination, oppressionStorytime: Audre Lorde, "An Open Letter to Mary Daly"As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

Did you miss us? We missed you! Tell us everything you did on your summer vacation, right after we tell you what we're up to this, our SIXTH season(??!?!).As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

After another year-long season, we wrap it up, talk about what’s next, & offer some highlights and reflections. Probably swears, too.As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

More nerds than we can count asked why Ilyse is obsessed with calendars, so we distilled that into: are calendars neutral? They aren’t. End of episode? ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

This season, KI101 has had help from three—3!—incredible interns, Juliana Finch (sound design), Evie Wolfe (accessibility) and Rachel Zieff (social media). They’re on the mics this episode, talking public humanities, religion, and teamwork. ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

Strictly speaking, none of you asked about the Easter Bunny. A lot of you did, however, ask how Pagan rituals got appropriated into Christian mainstream holidays and, in turn, became global secular phenomenon. We unpack all of that (and Ilyse loses her composure epically) in this very special episode. ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

We’ve talked yoga before but since it keeps coming up—on the news, in our classrooms, with our friends—we’re talking about it again. Folks are still INCORRECT when we talk about yoga, when we talk about appropriation, and when we talk about how yoga is and is not appropriated.____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

This is the first SO GLAD YOU ASKED episode. We got a LOT of requests for this one! So today we can’t cite just one nerd, but we’re here to answer the question: “Religion and food: what’s THAT all about?”Shownotes, transcripts, and more at keepingit101.com.____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

In which pod inspiration, icon, and aspirational bestie Dr. Hannah McGregor (that's Associate Professor Dr. Hannah McGregor to you, nerds) chats with us about her just published meditations on care, community, and learning: A Sentimental Education As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more! ____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.