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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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Now displaying: December, 2017

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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