Did you miss us? We missed you!

Life, as y'all know, uh... finds a way. But we have beaten life back long enough to bring you this update on the pod and what we have scheduled for this, our SEVENTH season!!

Look out for our first-ever book club (Jane Steele, by Lyndsay Faye), two miniseries (one on religion and adoption, one on how we wrote our forthcoming book, Religion Is Not Done With You), plus some one-off So Glad You Asked-style responses to listener questions about things like religion & tattoos AND a sneak peek into Megan's research on #CultsInc and the MOVE bombing.

As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more.

It's all happening, nerds. Welcome back!

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In which we are delighted to talk to the wonderful humans of Miami University Ohio about the ways calendars smuggle white christian supremacy into our everyday lives.

Recorded 2 April 2024

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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

In which we chat with our new bestie at the Amplify Podcast Network, Stacey Copeland, about podcasting, public scholarship, and why killing joy is the best way to have joy come back bigger, stronger, and more vibrant than ever.

Be sure to check out all the other cool conversations Stacey is having with our fellow nerds for the audio blog series Amplified!

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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

WHAT A PREDICAMENT this year has been, nerds! 2023 was in many ways, uh, not our fave.

But we thought it would be good to end this chronological rollercoaster on a high note, so:

You are cordially invited to join us for a cozy winter Gothic misandrist queer murder book club moment! We're reading Lyndsay Faye's delightfully dark Jane Steele, and we think you should, too.

We'll be back at the end of January to chat about the novel. In the meantime, hit us up on social media with comments or questions so we can feature y'all on the pod! Pick up a copy at your local library or independent bookstore, as Levar Burton intended.

And as always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more.

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**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***

hat's right -- there's STILL more to know about the world's second largest religion! Dr. Debra Majeed lends us her insight into Islam, gender, and agency.

As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!

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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

It is November, RELI nerds! And too many of you know what that means.

That's right: the American Academy of Religion's annual national meeting is once again upon us, just in time for price-gouging airfare and pre-Thanksgiving travel mayhem.

But it also means Megan and Ilyse are going to be at AAR together for the first time since 2019!!! And we're celebrating this momentous occasion by convening our first ever Keeping It 101 OFFICE HOURS.

Last season's awesome interns made us awesome stickers and other awesome swag, and all of it is yours for the showing up and asking. Let's all gaze upon one another's weary, beautiful faces and be glad we're still here.

We'll be on the patio of the Marriott San Antonio Rivercenter from 3-4pm CST on Saturday, 18 November.

Come through!

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**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***

Let’s see what the World Religions Paradigm looks like when we talk curating religion with Dr. Andrew Aghapour.

As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!

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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE, NERDS!!!***

In which we (mostly Megan) walk you through three things you maybe don't know about early Christianity:

1. Christianity was kind of a mistake
2. The New Testament is a messy bitch
3. Christianity = imperialism

Keywords: BCE/CE, gospels, apocrypha, canon, epistles

Storytime: Becket, Waiting for Godot

As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more!

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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.