Haystacks & Hell

31/03/2024

After a long and unplanned hiatus, I'm excited to share Part 2 of my conversation with Andres Pichinte (They/Them). Andres is a Gen Z ex-Adventist who went from fundamentalist Adventism and going door to door with Youth Rush for two summers, to exploring esotericism and now Orthodox Christianity. We discussed the sales tactics used by Youth Rush, the books they sold and beliefs they encountered, misadventures in door-to-door evangelism, and more.

Full Episode: Link in Bio or hell.bio/S210

10/12/2023

Full Episode: https://hell.bio/S2E9

Andres Pichinte (They/Them) is a Gen Z ex-Adventist who went from fundamentalist Adventism and going door to door for Youth Rush (for two summers), to exploring esotericism and now Orthodox Christianity. We talk about growing up Adventist, attending Spanish-speaking churches, being surrounded by conspiracy theories, and moments that made them question their Adventist faith.

18/11/2023

Charli discovered she didn't have proof of her U.S. citizenship when she went to get a driver's permit. So after escaping her home, she hard even more challenges to overcome. In Part 3, we discussed this along with her journey of healing and leaving the faith she was raised with.

Full Episode: hell.bio/S2E8

12/11/2023

Part 2 of my conversation with Charli. At 18, Charli escaped her adoptive SDA parents' home after years of abuse. We talk about her escape and starting to build her new life.

Full Episode: hell.bio/S2E7

04/11/2023

At age 18, Gen Z ex-Adventist Charli escaped her adoptive SDA parents' home after years of abuse. We talk about her Adventist upbringing, her parents' admiration for Bill Gothard and the IBLP, and more: https://hell.bio/S2E6

28/10/2023

Did you ever celebrate Halloween as an Adventist? Did you do Ingathering, go to a Fall Festival, or just lock your doors and turn the lights off like some of us did? Full Episode: https://hell.bio/S2E5

21/10/2023

Part 2 of my conversation with Will James: 🎙 https://hell.bio/S2E4

We talked about his deconstruction, what it's like to be a parent right after deconstruction, and writing wills for SDA members within his conference using conference-provided forms...

14/10/2023

https://hell.bio/S2E3 🎙 Meet Will James, an ex-Adventist husband, dad, and lawyer based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Will grew up with a very literal interpretation of the Bible and Ellen White's writings, and eventually deconstructed everything.

07/10/2023

https://hell.bio/S2E2 🎙️ Meet Morgan Clae, an ex-Adventist director, producer, and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. We discuss purity culture, her time at Walla Walla University, being a student missionary, deconstruction, and becoming agnostic. We also explore the meaning behind the lyrics of Wilder Things, Morgan's song on deconstruction and coming out.

30/09/2023

🎙️ https://hell.bio/S2E1 Season 2 has officially started — Our first episode is a conversation with Erika Miller, an ex-SDA teacher, mom, and survivor of abuse. As a young child, Erika was abused by a deacon's son at her home church. She shares her amazing story of resilience, attending Newbold College in the UK, and eventually leaving the Adventist church.

04/06/2023

S1 Episode 20 • Did you ever hear about the “amalgamation of man and beast” while in the Adventist church? I didn’t. But many did, and some even used it to justify incredibly awful, hateful ideas. 🎙️ hell.bio/S1E20

28/05/2023

S1E19 • There’s a ton to unpack in this episode, and it barely scratches the surface. It’s a broad look at race, slavery, and racism in the context of American Christianity and Adventism, and also covers why the Adventist church created segregated conferences in the US. Buckle up and see the show notes for the sources and recommended reading: hell.bio/S1E19

20/05/2023

Had a great conversation with Cherie .0 about growing up Adventist and overcoming challenges with food and body image. If you resonate with this and are interested in learning more, send her a message here on Instagram!

14/05/2023

Part 2 of my conversation with is live! Matthew is a writer, professor of English, and fellow . He also happens to be SDA General Conference President Ted Wilson’s nephew. https://hell.bio/S1E17

I really enjoyed my conversation with Matthew and highly recommend his new memoir and the essays linked in the show notes.

06/05/2023

Meet Matthew is a writer, professor of English, and fellow . He also happens to be SDA General Conference President Ted Wilson’s nephew. Check out Part 1 of our conversation! https://hell.bio/S1E16

29/04/2023

Please help out fellow listeners of the show avoid homelessness. Thank you!

Hi friends, we need your help so that the Dunk family—a loving family of five in St. Lucia—can avoid homelessness. Any amount helps! Priority #1: Rent and groceriesPriority #2: Covering medical expensesPriority #3: Setting them up for success as t...

29/04/2023

New mutual aid project and call-to-action: Please help the Dunk Family avoid homelessness! Visit hell.bio/dunkfamily to give and hell.bio/S1E15 to hear today’s episode. Thank you!

22/04/2023

Kyle loved preaching and was on track to become an Adventist pastor. But he discovered the world is much bigger than his fundamentalist upbringing taught, and he went through an intense and ultimately freeing deconstruction and deconversion: hell.bio/S1E14