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Losing Our Religion

A former megachurch pastor leaves religion behind to rid himself of the exclusivity created by its dogmas in order to open himself up to learn from the lives, stories, and experiences of everyone else. To prove we are more alike than we think and we can all get along no matter what we believe. Topics range via guest's experiences growing up in religious homes, where Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Secularism, Judaism, Hinduism, Tao, Heathenism, Satanism, Wicca and all forms of dogmas and ideologies programmed into the mind of a child. What happens when that child becomes an adult? What good things do they hold onto? What things do they lose? Where are they now, and in what ways are they finding the peace that we all desire, with or apart from the religions they were raised with? Losing Our Religion is a wild ride with a community of diverse humans each seeking their desired life away from dogma and exclusivity.
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Losing Our Religion is a hilarious and candid look at religion and culture, with former pastor, now commune living lover of sinners, Zac Gandara.  As he has drinks with former religious freaks, and others he used to shun.  Gays, Anarchists, Queers, Atheists, Transsexuals, Punk Rockers, and the rest of us that are considered rejects on this island of misfit toys.

Dec 27, 2017

We’ve had a poll circulating for a while now, and you’ve been answering it letting us know what you would like to have added to our already stellar weekly line up. What that means is, we will continue to have our long-form story episodes releasing every Wednesday along with a new additional weekly episode called, MONDAY MELTDOWN, on a Tuesday.

What’s it all about? It’s about you! You wanted it, so we’re giving it to ya! Check out this episode to get the details and start contributing your comments, questions, and personal meltdowns.

HOW WILL YOU JOIN THE MONDAY MELTDOWN?

ASK ME ANYTHING | PHONE CALLS AND COMMENTS | SHARE YOUR MELTDOWN

CALL | 206-395-5608

EMAIL | ZACG@LOSINGOURRELIGION.ORG

FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/LosingOurReligion 

TWEET | @ZACGANDARA

TWEET | @LOSINGRRELIGION


Music featured in this episode: Night Calls by Alex Gross and Shou'! by ¡MUGATU!

This podcast is produced by select producers and created by the CounterCulture Society™.

Dec 20, 2017

Every year, Jen joins me on our Annual Holiday Card Episode! This year we get personal as always. What do we believe these days? Will we have kids? What’s going on in Therapy? How is the show funded? Why haven’t we done more live shows? Will we do more? Why doesn’t Zac want to talk about God? Religious and societal pressures around marriage, children, and parenting. What’s next for the podcast in 2018?

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Music featured in this episode: A Ukulele For Christmas (instrumental) by Lee Rosevere and Do You Know…? by The Impossebulls.

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Dec 13, 2017

Yulin is a Taiwanese immigrant currently residing in Seattle, working as a model and retail fashion consultant. She's living with different standards and definitions than she grew up with and is redefining things in her life through new experiences. In this episode, she invites us into her journey.

There are a lot of pressures put on you when you grow up in an Asian family. Add to that weight, being tall in a culture that is notoriously short, sibling rivalry in a culture valuing academic and financial success, having a desire for the arts and fashion.

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Music featured in this episode: Devil Exit From Fashion by Messer Chups and My dub is taiwan (remix KouChouChing) by Volfoniq.

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Dec 6, 2017

When you leave anything that you’ve given yourself to for any significant amount of time, it’s difficult. When you realize that all your relationships and community surrounded that thing, it’s excruciating.

Brendan shares the difficulty of leaving a long-term community. What it was like for his marriage and his kids, and how they found new community organically.

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Music featured in this episode: malva (instrumental) by Digi G'Alessio and VNECKJESUS by ¡MUGATU!

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Nov 29, 2017

Brendan is a producer of the show, who knew me before church hierarchy and becoming a pastor. We’ve reconnected through the solidarity of leaving religion and have found common ground in working through our wounds with therapists to heal our lives, marriages, relationships, and so much more. Brendan's experiences, stories, and lessons he's learned will be helpful to every listener.

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Music featured in this episode: Backed Vibes Clean by Kevin MacLeod and Karate by The NSJ Crew.

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Nov 22, 2017

So often in life, we’re waiting for some cosmic gatekeeper to give us permission to be who we want to be, do what we want to do. In this continuation episode with Jesse Mercury, we join Jesse’s journey of what it’s been like to break free from the gatekeepers and give himself permission to let his creative self-free.

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Music featured on this episode: Old School My School (Album Version Instrumental) byCheese N Pot-C and Cosmic Child by Jesse Mercury

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Nov 15, 2017

What if life was a SciFi story? You come from the year 3000, born into a Jewish family in San Diego California, stricken with Lyme Disease, you have some religious run-ins who banish you to hell, but you came out alive making your own way.

Jesse Mercury is a cosmic entity from the year 3000, flung out of time with no way to get home. His only hope is to send musical signals into the cosmos in an attempt to attract a higher form of life capable of sending him back to his time. Thus was born the SciFi album, a continually expanding collection of songs inspired by Jesse’s cosmic journeys, and the Jesse Mercury himself.

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Music featured in this episode: 3,000,000 Million Light Years To Altair IV by The Pan-Galactic All Stars and Asteroid Field by Jesse Mercury.

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Nov 8, 2017

This episode, Laci tells us what it was like when her mom, left her dad, for another woman, having two Christmases, and two moms.

Laci has been through it all.  Growing up in Oklahoma, going through the divorce of her parents, her mom coming out, moving to Seattle, experiencing the cult system and hypocrisy of a mega-church, getting married, facing her own divorce, and coming out the other side.

We are so happy she came on the show to share her story. She is a strong woman, with a fantastic story.

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Music featured on this episode: ride out instrumental by Yshwa and Uncle Bob by Two Story Zori.

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Nov 1, 2017

From the Bible Belt to the West Coast and Back.

Laci has been through it all.  Growing up in Oklahoma, going through the divorce of her parents, her mom coming out, moving to Seattle, experiencing the cult system and hypocrisy of a mega-church, facing her own divorce, and coming out the other side.

I am so happy she came on the show to share her story, she is a strong woman, with an amazing story.  In this episode, we spend a good amount of time processing our transitions and experiences.

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Music featured on this episode: Let’s Get It by SK and Roozengaarde by Ratqueen

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Oct 25, 2017

This episode is a roller coaster ride of interesting topics.  Liam grew up Mormon. Is there a difference between love and tolerance? Can you be spiritual and religious?  Love, logic, and money are rarely mixed with equal parts, and how the most fruitful conversations begin with “We don’t know.”

Liam Bonnie is a Seattle based traveler whose interests and escapades are mostly an exercise in circles. He grew up in LA County, joined the United States Coast Guard and sailed from the North Pole to Antarctica by the time he was 19. Landed in Seattle where he learned to write and play music. An active member in the Seattle music scene for 18 years.

Like many of us, he has had a barrel of careers: Diesel Mechanic, Licensed Cosmetologist, Pipeliner, Bouncer, Sailor, Honey Hash Manufacturer, Copywriter and Pet Therapist. One of those isn’t true, but it’s not the one you think. His true love is songwriting, and he's currently headed to Nashville to further his pet therapist credentials, or maybe his songwriting?

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Music featured on this episode: Outro by Digi G'Alessio and A Little Less Pain by Liam Bonnie.

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