
STRONGWILLED
DL and Krispin Mayfield host conversations about the personal and political impacts of Religious Authoritarian Parenting.
Latest episodes

May 11, 2023 • 58min
Can You Catch the Wind?
DL & Krispin finish the season discussing tracks "What Have We Become?" "Mind's Eye" and bonus track, "Alas My Love."Join our patreon community to support this podcast and listen to our most recent patreon episode about having a relationship with your evangelical parents while going through a major faith shift -- and learn what our next season will cover.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.Head to our website to find more info and a transcript for this episode. Thanks to Bonnie Downing for support on the transcript.

Apr 27, 2023 • 56min
The Disease of Self
TW: suicide, abuseKrispin interviews Dr. Mark G. Karris, therapist and author of The Diabolical Trinity: Healing Religious Trauma from a Wrathful God, Tormenting Hell, and a Sinful Self. They talk about “In the Light” by DC Talk.Mark has written other books, including Religious Refugees: (De)Constructing Toward Spiritual and Emotional Healing and Divine Echoes: Reconciling Prayer With The Uncontrolling Love Of GodIn the episode Mark mentions Brian Peck and also Kristen Neff’s work in self compassion. Here’s a link to some of her guided mediations that I really like. We’d love for you to consider joining our patreon community to support this podcast. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.Head to our website to find more info and a transcript for this episode.

Apr 13, 2023 • 51min
You Need Some Jesus in Your Life
Krispin and DL talk about "Like It, Love It, Need It," and what it was like growing up being told that Jesus is answer to all your life's problems.We reference When God Talks Back by T.M. LuhrmannWe’d love for you to consider joining our patreon community to support this podcast. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.A transcript for this episode is available at our website.

Mar 23, 2023 • 56min
Wanna Grab Coffee, Just Between You and Me?
Krispin and DL interview Grace Baldridge (who performs music under the name Semler). We talk religious trauma and cringe-worthy middle school stories.We reference the songs Toby Mac and Wanna Grab Coffee? by SemlerWe talk about the book about martyrs title Jesus Freaks, which DL talked with their sisters about a few episodes back.Make sure to check out Grace's docuseries, State of Grace. Our favorite episode is "The Life Threatening Dangers Of Gay Conversion Therapy," where they interview Jackie Hill Perry.We’d love for you to consider joining our patreon community to support this podcast. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.Thanks to Bonnie Downing for helping with transcription for this episode. You can find the transcript our website.

Mar 9, 2023 • 50min
Before Jesus Freaks there were Jesus People
The movie "Jesus Revolution" has brought the Jesus People Movement on the radar again, and we talk about some of the history, including Lonnie Frisbee, and how Greg Laurie has been re-telling the story of how the Jesus People movement began.Check out the documentary DL suggests about Lonnie Frisbee here.We’d love for you to consider joining our patreon community to support this podcast. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.Thanks so much to Meagan House for providing transcription for the episode!

Feb 23, 2023 • 9min
Mrs. Morgan
Hello all! We are taking a little break this week (an interlude, if you will) - and we wanted to share a clip from our patreon-only episode this week. If you want to hear the entire episode, you can check it out at https://www.patreon.com/propheticimaginationstation

Feb 9, 2023 • 56min
The Most Skippable Song on the Album
BUT NOT THE MOST SKIPPABLE EPISODE!Krispin & Kevin Nye discuss "Day by Day" from Jesus Freak, and talk about the heavy weight of daily devotions, perfectionism, and more. Kevin is the author of Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End HomelessnessYou can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.Krispin mentions Kevin's twitter thread about Gospel Rescue Missions, and you can read it here.We’d love for you to consider joining our patreon community to support this podcast. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.Thanks for Bonnie Downing providing transcription for the episode - which you can read at our website.

Jan 26, 2023 • 58min
Sister Freaks
This episode, DL talks with her two sisters about their memories of Jesus Freak and the culture surrounding it.You can follow Lindsay Strannigan on twitter and instagram - and also check out her podcast, Holy Ghosting.We’d love for you to consider joining our patreon community to support this podcast. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.

Jan 26, 2023 • 50min
The Greatest Single Cause of Atheism
Krispin talks to Derrick Scott III about "What If I Stumble?" by DC Talk, and discuss "the single greatest cause of atheism in the world today."Derrick Scott III is the creative producer at Studio Wesley. You can follow him on twitter and his work with Studio Wesley on instagram. In the episode, Krispin mentions a Studio Wesley podcast titled, Queer Roots and Black Spirituality.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.To support our show (we can’t do this without you!), join us on Patreon! You’ll get access to our monthly patron-only episodes (including the entire backlog), as well as occasional zoom hangouts. You can join this community for as little as $1.50 a month!

Dec 29, 2022 • 49min
The Worst Song on the Album
Krispin and DL interview Peter Choi about DC Talk’s song “Colored People.”Peter Choi is the Director of the Center for Faith and Justice (that DL and Krispin are a facilitators for!). Peter's also a historian with a focus on evangelicalism in eighteenth-century North America.During our conversation, Peter recommends Delores Williams, Shoki Coe, James Cone, and Cole Arthur Riley. He also mentions Henry McNeil Turner. We have a website—check it out for more information. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram.To support our show (we can’t do this without you!), join us on Patreon! You’ll get access to our monthly patron-only episodes (including the entire backlog), as well as occasional zoom hangouts. You can join this community for as little as $1.50 a month!