My friend, poet, writer, and anarchist Pete GK and I have a great time discussing life, anarchy, and his poetry.  Pete also works with Seattle homeless on a daily basis.  What would it look like to make yourself available to others?  Are there actual victims in America, or can anyone pull themselves up by their bootstraps?

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Former punk rocker and former Mars Hill elder JSuffering (Jeff Bettger) and I talk about his upbringing. His punk rock influences, from the Dead Kennedy's, Sex Pistols, The Dehumanizers, Minor Threat, to the Circle Jerks and the Thrasher Magazine Skateboard Music Comps and Bombshelter Videos.  As well as his journey after the Mars Hill debacle that he was a key elder in exposing.  If you’re into music, you’re going to love this episode.

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Hi, I'm Zac Gandara. The host of Losing Our Religion. I am a former evangelical mega-church pastor. Although I was baptized catholic as an infant, then as a protestant in elementary school, then as a pentecostal in High School. Now? I'm trying to heal after my traumatic exvangelical exit from institutional religion.

How have I healed since my exit from religion in 2011? Very irregularly. If you keep listening to this podcast, you're going to hear my story of healing and transformation, as well as hundreds of other humans.

I urge you to listen with empathy because you're never going to agree with everything I say, or with the life choices, which I and others have made for ourselves. But I can say that each guest and I are all happier, healthier, and more compassionate humans because of our transformations out of religion. If you keep listening, you'll find out that this isn't a podcast against religion at all.

By having a podcast called "Losing Our Religion," I'm not saying I hate religion. I'm saying I'm not too fond of dogma and theocracy. We live on a planet with other humans; we ought to have a society that encompasses the differences of all those humans. This podcast is a successful experiment of that empathic lifestyle.

This episode is my story as I'm interviewed and entertained by my long-time friend, comedian, and magician Taylor Hughes.

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