Biblical nerdery with jokes and nerve.
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Faith Adjacent treats Christianity as something worth studying closely and laughing around carefully. Erin Moon, Jamie Golden, and Evan Dodson move between theology, faith trends, holidays, history, and cultural flashpoints with quick banter and real scrutiny.
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About Faith Adjacent
Faith Adjacent approaches Christianity with a rare combination of seriousness and comic timing. The show is rooted in biblical study, but it refuses to treat theology as a sterile classroom exercise. Erin Moon often frames the conversation as resident Bible scholar, with Jamie Golden and Evan Dodson adding the kind of banter that can turn Passover, Easter, St. Patrick, or atonement theory into a full-contact discussion. The pacing is loose, quick, and relational. The ideas are not loose. Episodes move comfortably from early church arguments to modern church spectacle, from Christian nationalism to masculinity influencers, from kids and faith to biblical characters imagined through dodgeball strategy. That range is the point. Faith is treated as something that shows up in holidays, politics, family conversations, media habits, and odd little assumptions people inherit from Sunday school. The show can be playful. It can also sit with tenderness, especially when a guest such as Reverend Rob Schenck talks about leaving Christian nationalism or when the conversation turns toward legal assisted suicide. Recurring segments give the feed a familiar shape, including Favorite or Forsaken, themed drafts, and biography-style looks at famous Christians. The hosts make space for nerdy detail without requiring listeners to already speak academic theology. They also use jokes as a way into complexity, not as an escape from it. Faith Adjacent is best for listeners who want Christian conversation that is honest about faith culture, allergic to smug certainty, and happy to pair a serious theological question with a very specific pop-culture aside.
Made for: Faith Adjacent suits Christians and theology-curious people who want informed conversation without churchy polish. It especially fits listeners who enjoy pop-culture references, candid critique, and hosts who can be funny without going shallow.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its mixture of resident Bible scholarship, group-chat chemistry, and cultural literacy. It treats atonement theories, Christian nationalism, Easter customs, and St. Patrick with the same curiosity it brings to jokes, drafts, and running segments.
In their own words
Conversations involving faith are often fraught with scholarly nerd alerts about ancient linguistics and inaccessible theological discussions centered around hermeneutics. But what if there was a way to use your pop culture literacy to enhance your biblical literacy? Welcome to Faith Adjacent, the podcast where we try to understand the modern dynamics of faith through a combined commitment to uncomfortable honesty, authentic weirdness, and critical thinking. Faith Adjacent is hosted by Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of The Popcast along with Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon.
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Faith Adjacent brings biblical context, pop-culture instincts, and candid humor to difficult conversations about Christian belief and culture.
Faith Adjacent keeps faith conversation moving between Bible stories, church culture, politics, and pop culture through animated exchanges among Erin Moon, Jamie Golden, and Evan Dodson.
Why you'd press play
Biblical dodgeball, then Christian nationalism: your faith can hold both the joke and the difficult conversation.
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- Erin Moon to test St. Patrick's story against what his own writings can tell you
- a candid account of leaving Christian nationalism that leaves you room to believe people can change
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Episodes
- 1
The NOs of Women's Ministry
·39m - 2
Passed Over Snake Draft
·59m - 3
SWDGISS: Atonement Theories
·56m - 4
The NOs of Easter: Easter Spectacles, Sunrise Services, and Easter Bunny Anatomy
·31m - 5
Favored or Forsaken: The Great Controversy, Medical Assistance Thoughts, and an Upcoming Bible-Based RPG
·53m - 6
Leaving Christian Nationalism with Reverend Rob Schenck
·1h 20m - 7
Saint Patrick: Irish Pirates, Doorways to Purgatory, and Snakes(?)
·48m - 8
Biblical Kids Dodgeball Tournament with Meredith Anne Miller
·38m - 9
The Faith Adjacent History of the Olympics, Interviews with Real Olympians, and Biblical Bobsled Competitions
·54m - 10
Favored or Forsaken: James Dobson in the Epstein Files, Giving Feedback to the Pope, and AI Prayer Rings
·56m - 11
The Faith Adjacent Thunderdome III: Crowdsourced Chaos
·36m - 12
Office Hours: Church Faithfulness, Emotional Connections with God, and Faith Conversations with Your Kids
·43m - 13
Sacred Cinema: Wake Up Dead Man
·44m - 14
Favored or Forsaken: Philip Yancey, Plagiarizing Sermons, and Deer Jerky Ministry
·42m - 15
Our Prophecies for 2026
·56m - 16
Faith Adjacent Visits The Dead Sea Scrolls
·56m - 17
The NOs of Christmas
·36m - 18
Is 2025 Favored or Forsaken?
·59m - 19
Beth Allison Barr: A Knight’s Tale, Medieval History, and Becoming the Pastor’s Wife
·46m - 20
The Faith Adjacent Thanksgiving Day Parade
·39m - 21
Favored or Forsaken: Woke Nuns, TikTok Baby Formula Test, and Tiny Jesuses
·58m - 22
Weird Ministries
·48m - 23
SWDGISS: Inerrancy
·1h 7m - 24
The NOs of Evangelism
·36m - 25
Sacred Cinema: Star Wars
·55m - 26
No Small Endeavor Special Presentation
·49m - 27
Favored or Forsaken: Anglican Leadership, Maverick City Music, and a CCM Super Bowl Halftime Show Alternative
·53m - 28
Better Ways to Read the Bible with Zach Lambert
·44m - 29
Erin and Jamie Special Edition: Rapture Theology, Astrology, Deconstruction, and More
·58m - 30
The Faith Adjacent Hall of Fame
·46m - 31
Jesus End-of-Summer Road Trip
·1h 4m - 32
Women of the Bible Cruise with Dr. Ingrid Faro
·40m - 33
I Hate That I Love It
·39m - 34
Favored or Forsaken: Doug Wilson, Movie Premieres at The Kennedy Center, and Hot Priests
·1h 4m - 35
The Faith Adjacency of Godspell
·54m - 36
The Faith Adjacency of Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War
·1h 9m - 37
Biblical Romance Superlatives
·49m - 38
Favored of Forsaken: Christian Networking in Silicon Valley, Suing over Tariffs, and Spiritual Care for the “Nones”
·59m - 39
I Kid You Not: What The Hell Do We Say To Our Kids?
·1h - 40
Decoding Christianese
·49m - 41
The Faith Bible for People Adjacent to Normal
·36m - 42
School Lunches, Boycotts, and Is the U.S. a Negative World?
·1h 2m - 43
Sacred Cinema: Heretic
·57m - 44
Lent for Everyone Else, British History Corner, and Donald Miller
·29m - 45
Mark Wahlberg, Bible Innovations, and Does God Care about Sports?
·56m - 46
Amish Romance, The New York Times Best Vibes List, and Instagram Posts Turned into Books
·51m - 47
I've Got Questions about I've Got Questions
·44m - 48
Changing Your Mind, President Carter, and The Faith Adjacency of New Year’s Resolutions
·47m - 49
Communion of the Saints, Paul Versus Jesus, and When is a Small Group Too Big?
·47m - 50
2025 Prophecies
·54m - 51
Sibling Rivalries: Cain and Abel
·1h 3m - 52
Sacred Cinema: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
·48m - 53
Is 2024 Favored or Forsaken?
·47m - 54
The Bible Office Holiday Party Superlatives
·40m - 55
The Ghosts of Cringe Christians Past
·38m - 56
The Messy History of Thanksgiving, A Thanksgiving Benediction, and Why Green Been Casserole is the Best Side Dish
·42m - 57
Favored or Forsaken: Staying in Relationship (or Not) with People Who Voted Differently Than You
·57m - 58
Christians and Conspiracy Theories, Part 2: Elvis, Big Pharma, and Wayfair
·51m - 59
Christians and Conspiracy Theories, Part 1
·43m - 60
Guardian Angels, Infant Baptism, and Why Should We Pray?
·43m - 61
The Chosen Expanded Universe, People of Faith Not Voting, and Are Men Now More Religious than Women?
·55m - 62
Disney and The Devil
·46m - 63
Need A Lift? with Tim Shriver
·50m - 64
The Secret Lives of Christian Wives (and Husbands)
·41m - 65
Sacred Cinema: God's Not Dead
·1h 2m - 66
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Single-Issue Voting, and Men Who Dislike Women
·1h 6m - 67
Smutty Romance and the Christian Reader
·1h 12m - 68
New Theological Mount Rushmore with Dr. Jemar Tisby
·46m - 69
Enneagram Roast, Sober Spirituality, and The Controversial Faith Adjacent Olympics
·31m - 70
VeggieTales, The Origin of Evil, and Foreskins in the Bible
·47m - 71
Problematic Football Coaches, The Politicization of Having Kids, and the Current State of Christian Cinema
·1h 3m - 72
Faith and Politics with Kaitlyn Schiess
·1h 3m - 73
Creeds Throughout Church History, Face Punching Heretics, and Are There Modern Creeds?
·1h 7m - 74
The Faith Adjacency of The Olympics
·50m - 75
The Promised Land, The Robert Morris Controversy, and Recent Conversations about Faith and Pornography
·1h 5m - 76
Unorthodox Evangelism Tactics, Awkward Prayers, and Mission Trip Shenanigans
·38m - 77
America’s Pastor, The Billy Graham Rules, and When Christianity Gets Political
·1h 7m - 78
Sacred Cinema: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
·1h 1m - 79
Precious Moments, Eras VBS, and Recent Happenings at the SBC
·58m - 80
Biblical Bridgerton, Angel Numbers, and Struggling to Study Scripture
·45m - 81
Bible Drill: Petty Church Opinions, Kids in Church, and Weaponizing Scripture
·51m - 82
Christian College Confessions, Educational Mishaps, and Krispy Kreme Chaos
·44m - 83
God and Science, Mixed Faith Marriages, and What’s the Point of All This?
·48m - 84
The Joshies with Andrew Judd
Erin Moon interviews Reverend Dr.
·46m - 85
Favored or Forsaken: Charlie Kirk, Plastic Surgery, and Fall Movie Preview
A discussion of Charlie Kirk, Christians in plastic surgery, and a preview of fall Christian cinema.
·1h 7m - 86
Jesusween II, The Faith Adjacency of Coco, Faith Conversations with Kids
·19m - 87
Chip and Joanna Gaines, Controversial Women's Conferences, and Is Pixar's Elio Teaching our Kids to Summon Demons?
·59m - 88
Biblical Poetry with David Gate
·51m - 89
Spicy Christian Scandals
·1h 3m - 90
The Faith Adjacency of Captain America: The First Avenger
·1h 2m - 91
June Office Hours and Recent Happenings at The Faith Adjacent Seminary
·27m - 92
The Faith Adjacency of Juneteenth with Robert Callahan, II
·1h 7m - 93
Favored or Forsaken: Civil Disobedience, Fourth Wing, and Animated Jesus
·1h 8m - 94
The NOs of VBS
·39m - 95
SWDGISS: Angels and Recent Happenings at The Faith Adjacent Seminary
·31m - 96
Biblical Leader Mount Rushmore with Bethny Ricks
·50m - 97
Christian Nashville-ism, Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias, and Church Voting Rights
·59m - 98
Sacred Cinema: Conclave
·1h 8m - 99
Papal Dinner party
·56m - 100
The NOs of DNow and Recent Happenings at The Faith Adjacent Seminary
·29m - 101
Favored or Forsaken: Women Shaping the Church, The Manosphere, and Post-Easter Roundup
Hidden gemThe hosts of Faith Adjacent introduce a special episode featuring the game 'Favorite or Forsaken' and discuss women's roles in the church, the manosphere, and post-Easter topics.
Apr 16, 2026·50m·2 clips - 102
Passed Over Snake Draft
Hidden gemFaith Adjacent hosts Erin Moon, Evan Dodson, and Jamie Golden record during Passover and begin with its Exodus setting, eight-day duration, 15th-of-Nisan start, and removal of leaven.
Apr 9, 2026·59m·3 clips - 103
SWDGISS: Atonement Theories
Erin Moon and Evan Dodson discuss various atonement theories in Christian theology, focusing on penal substitutionary theory and other historical perspectives.
Apr 2, 2026·56m - 104
The NOs of Easter: Easter Spectacles, Sunrise Services, and Easter Bunny Anatomy
The hosts of Faith Adjacent discuss the 'nos' of Easter, including Easter spectacles, sunrise services, and Easter bunny anatomy, while reading a listener review and promoting the show.
Mar 26, 2026·31m - 105
Favored or Forsaken: The Great Controversy, Medical Assistance Thoughts, and an Upcoming Bible-Based RPG
The hosts discuss the book 'The Great Controversy', thoughts on medical assisted suicide, and an upcoming Bible-based role-playing game.
Mar 19, 2026·53m - 106
Leaving Christian Nationalism with Reverend Rob Schenck
Hidden gemErin Moon interviews Reverend Rob Schenck on Faith Adjacent about his path from a Methodist church, Operation Rescue, and Roy Moore’s Alabama Supreme Court fight to leaving Christian nationalism.
Mar 12, 2026·1h 20m·2 clips - 107
Saint Patrick: Irish Pirates, Doorways to Purgatory, and Snakes(?)
Hidden gemFaith Adjacent’s St.
Mar 5, 2026·48m·2 clips - 108
Biblical Kids Dodgeball Tournament with Meredith Anne Miller
Hidden gemFaith Adjacent centers this episode on Meredith Ann Miller's book Wonder, which turns 52 Bible stories into kid-friendly paraphrases with practical footnotes.
Feb 26, 2026·38m·2 clips - 109
The Faith Adjacent History of the Olympics, Interviews with Real Olympians, and Biblical Bobsled Competitions
Feb 19, 2026·54m - 110
Favored or Forsaken: James Dobson in the Epstein Files, Giving Feedback to the Pope, and AI Prayer Rings
Feb 12, 2026·56m - 111
The Faith Adjacent Thunderdome III: Crowdsourced Chaos
Feb 5, 2026·36m - 112
Office Hours: Church Faithfulness, Emotional Connections with God, and Faith Conversations with Your Kids
Jan 29, 2026·43m - 113
Sacred Cinema: Wake Up Dead Man
Jan 22, 2026·44m - 114
Favored or Forsaken: Philip Yancey, Plagiarizing Sermons, and Deer Jerky Ministry
Jan 15, 2026·42m - 115
Our Prophecies for 2026
Jan 8, 2026·56m - 116
Faith Adjacent Visits The Dead Sea Scrolls
Jan 1, 2026·56m - 117
The NOs of Christmas
Dec 18, 2025·36m - 118
Is 2025 Favored or Forsaken?
Dec 11, 2025·59m - 119
Beth Allison Barr: A Knight’s Tale, Medieval History, and Becoming the Pastor’s Wife
Dec 4, 2025·46m - 120
The Faith Adjacent Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov 27, 2025·39m - 121
Favored or Forsaken: Woke Nuns, TikTok Baby Formula Test, and Tiny Jesuses
Nov 20, 2025·58m - 122
Weird Ministries
Nov 13, 2025·48m - 123
SWDGISS: Inerrancy
Nov 6, 2025·1h 7m - 124
The NOs of Evangelism
Oct 30, 2025·36m - 125
Sacred Cinema: Star Wars
Oct 23, 2025·55m - 126
No Small Endeavor Special Presentation
Oct 20, 2025·49m - 127
Favored or Forsaken: Anglican Leadership, Maverick City Music, and a CCM Super Bowl Halftime Show Alternative
Oct 16, 2025·53m - 128
Better Ways to Read the Bible with Zach Lambert
Oct 9, 2025·44m - 129
Erin and Jamie Special Edition: Rapture Theology, Astrology, Deconstruction, and More
Oct 2, 2025·58m - 130
The Faith Adjacent Hall of Fame
Sep 25, 2025·46m - 131
Favored or Forsaken: Charlie Kirk, Plastic Surgery, and Fall Movie Preview
Hidden gemThe hosts discuss Charlie Kirk, Christians in plastic surgery, and preview fall Christian cinema in this episode of Faith Adjacent.
Sep 18, 2025·1h 7m·2 clips - 132
Jesus End-of-Summer Road Trip
Sep 11, 2025·1h 4m - 133
Women of the Bible Cruise with Dr. Ingrid Faro
Sep 4, 2025·40m - 134
I Hate That I Love It
Aug 28, 2025·39m - 135
Favored or Forsaken: Doug Wilson, Movie Premieres at The Kennedy Center, and Hot Priests
Aug 21, 2025·1h 4m - 136
The Faith Adjacency of Godspell
Aug 14, 2025·54m - 137
The Faith Adjacency of Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War
Aug 7, 2025·1h 9m - 138
The NOs of Women's Ministry
Jul 31, 2025·39m - 139
Chip and Joanna Gaines, Controversial Women's Conferences, and Is Pixar's Elio Teaching our Kids to Summon Demons?
Jul 24, 2025·59m - 140
Biblical Poetry with David Gate
Jul 17, 2025·51m - 141
Spicy Christian Scandals
Jul 10, 2025·1h 3m - 142
The Faith Adjacency of Captain America: The First Avenger
Jul 3, 2025·1h 2m - 143
June Office Hours and Recent Happenings at The Faith Adjacent Seminary
Jun 26, 2025·27m - 144
The Faith Adjacency of Juneteenth with Robert Callahan, II
Hosts Erin Moon and Evan Dodson introduce a special episode on Juneteenth's spiritual implications with guest Robert Callahan II, including a content warning and Patreon event promotion.
Jun 19, 2025·1h 7m - 145
Favored or Forsaken: Civil Disobedience, Fourth Wing, and Animated Jesus
Jun 12, 2025·1h 8m - 146
The NOs of VBS
Jun 5, 2025·39m - 147
SWDGISS: Angels and Recent Happenings at The Faith Adjacent Seminary
May 29, 2025·31m - 148
Biblical Leader Mount Rushmore with Bethny Ricks
Erin Moon and Evan Dodson discuss rethinking biblical leadership with guest Bethny Ricks, challenging traditional icons on a metaphorical Mount Rushmore.
May 22, 2025·50m - 149
Christian Nashville-ism, Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias, and Church Voting Rights
May 15, 2025·59m - 150
Sacred Cinema: Conclave
May 8, 2025·1h 8m