How Predators Get Away With Their Crimes
Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture Part 5
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10 Years of Estrangement (paid subscriber only)
Krispin and DL reflect on estrangement from their parents
Erica Smith and the Purity Culture Dropout Guide
Learn out the sex education you missed if you grew up in purity culture
We Talk About Spotlight (yep the 2015 film starring Mark Ruffalo)
We discuss a movie that's all about exposing the sexual abuse of children
Dobson in the Epstein Files, Boundaries with Parents & Evaluating the Doctrine of Forgiveness
what a week it's been
PODCAST: Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture
A summary of our series about the themes in purity culture that promote childhood sexual abuse, as well as the ways Dobson failed to protect kids
Who is Purity Culture Content For?
Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture part 4
HOPECORE with DL: Wake Up Dead Man, A Knives Out Mystery
HOPECORE with DL: Wake Up Dead Man, A Knives Out Mystery0:00/2001× Here’s another Hopecore episode! DL talks about why the latest Knives Out Mystery gives them hope. We discussed the way it approaches different types of Christianity, as well as asking whether Christianity itself is helpful, as
Inside the Mind of a Pedophile
Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture Part 3
Grief & Sleepless in Seattle (an episode for patreon & substack paid subscribers)
DL & Krispin talk about losing our family dog, finding comfort in watching Sleepless in Seattle and handling all the grief of the sad things going on in the world
James Dobson's Worst Nightmare Part 2
A history of James Dobson, his political movement, how his purity culture was pedophile culture, and how he supported Putin's rise to power in Russia.
James Dobson's Worst Nightmare Part 1
A history of James Dobson, his eugenic beginnings, his work on the Meese Commission, and how he ushered in religious authoritarianism in the US
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Hiding in Plain Sight: How Child Sexual Abusers Operate (and How to Spot Them)
Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture Part 2
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Hopecore with DL Mayfield
why Derry Girls is giving us hope (and why Krispin is a Derry girl).
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Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture
Part 1: It's Not the Man in the Trench Coat you Should Be Worried About
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Hopecore Sunday with DL
We're trying something new - talking about things that give us hope
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Celebration Day (an episode for patreon & substack paid subscribers)
DL & Krispin talk about the passing of James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, how the Internet responded, our personal experiences, and a sneak peak at a story that DL is working on
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Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
Dr. James Dobson has died at age 89. Why are the victims of his methods celebrating?
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Interview with R.L. Stollar
a conversation about creating safer communities for children
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Mocking Jay Part 2
A Recap & Discussion of the 3rd book / 4th movie
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Time for a STRONGWILLED Survey!
Help our project by taking a survey about the current-day impacts of growing up with religious authoritarian parenting
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Staying out of Trouble - By Staying Silent
How RAP Methods Groom Children to Stay Silent about Sexual Abuse
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Chapter 16: A Recipe For Abuse
On the systemic nature of abuse and exploitation within religious authoritarian communities
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Christian Zionism 101 (Again)
How evangelical theology continues to drive US foreign policy