S06E08: Remembering The Teacher: Charles H. Long (Part 1)

In this episode Davíd Carrasco and Raymond Carr honor the legacy of Charles H. Long, a towering figure in religious studies. Carrasco recalls Long’s innovative method of starting with texts, myths, or stories to explore culture and meaning, and he highlights Long’s insistence on creation myths as the foundation for human creativity and reality. The conversation delves into Long’s critique of America’s racist history and his concept of ‘colonizer watchers’—those oppressed by colonialism who might forge a new world. Carrasco reflects on Long’s influence in Mexico and his standing as an improvisational thinker whose work resists neat categorization. Raymond Carr offers insight into managing Long’s papers, noting how the scholar refused to be confined by disciplinary boundaries. Together the guests paint a vivid picture of Long’s role as a teacher and the enduring relevance of his ideas. Listeners reflect on how Long’s vision might inform today’s struggle and scholarship.

S06E07: Inside The Seven Mountains Mandate And The Rise Of Turning Point USA

Matthew Boedy, a professor at the University of North Georgia, discussed his book 'The Seven Mountains Mandate' on Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and its influence on Christian nationalism. TPUSA, founded by Charlie Kirk, has expanded from a college student group to a nationwide movement, with a budget of $100 million. The organization targets seven cultural institutions: education, government, religion, family, business, media, and entertainment, aiming to replace secular influences with Christian ones. Boedy highlighted TPUSA's impact on higher education, its use of rhetoric, and its significant financial backing. The conversation also touched on the historical context of Christian nationalism and its implications for democracy.

S06E06: Sacred Waters: Trauma of the Erie Canal

We, the Haudenosaunee, do not celebrate the Erie Canal despite all efforts to remove us and dispossess us. We remain. We are still here.

S06E05: The Sloan Lecture - The Oneidas, the Best Land, and the Erie Canal - By Susan Brewer

In seventh grade social studies, we had learned about the original inhabitants, the Haudenosaunee or the people of the Longhouse. But the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cougas, Senecas, and Tuscarora had disappeared from our history books after the American Revolution.

S06E04: Washington Said Burn The Corn and New Yorkers Brought Surveyors

And then I started to realize, as I kept going, that the American Revolution really wasn't about freedom. The American Revolution was about all that land on the frontier.

S06E03: How Rethinking God, Gender, And Nature Can Heal A Burning World

We trace how dominionist readings of Genesis 1:28 fueled the Doctrine of Discovery witch burnings and modern domination systems then pull forward correctives from multiple wells Haudenosaunee wisdom.

S6E02: A Theologian Confronts the Doctrine of Discovery and Calls for Institutional Repair

we can't do the work of justice without recognizing that Fordham University is a predominantly white institution It's been white serving for most of its history it bears that stamp of white interests

S06E01: Defending Mother Earth from The Doctrine of Christian Discovery

This podcast episode explores the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and its impacts on indigenous peoples particularly the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy It features perspectives from Onondaga Natio

S05E08: Teaching Uncomfortable History: The Doctrine of Discovery

Philip Arnold and Sandy Bigtree sit down with Dr Holly Rine of Le Moyne College for a powerful conversation about teaching the Doctrine of Discovery in Jesuit institutions

S05E07: Indigenous Wisdom for Planetary Healing with Yuria Celidwen

Dr Yuria Celidwen discusses the importance of Indigenous wisdom for planetary healing