Pastor Emily (they) and Pastor Kay (she) take some time to check-in, process, and look ahead since the election. This episode was originally recorded the week after the elections in the united states, but due to family emergencies and life, captions didn't get finalized until now, so it's a bit later than we'd hoped for.

Now that we are into December and have had some time to process and reflect, let us know how you're feeling, what information you are in need of, and what else you'd like from us in this time!

Pastor Emily mentioned this special from the Daily Show which is an important post-election watch. As always, check out our booklist from this and past seasons on bookshop.org! To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more. If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word! Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into John Brown, Paul in his letter to Philemon, and Kira Nerys for our 7th episode in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular Season!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The biblical hero, Paul’s letter to Philemon, comes up in the lectionary for Proper 18 or Lectionary 23 in Year C, which will be September 7, 2025. For more on Paul, check out our deep dive in our Easter 3 episode for Year C. For more about abolition, check out our episode with Elle Dowd for Easter 4 Year B. Check out the poem about John Brown’s body.

CN: we talk about slavery throughout, mention “comfort women” while talking about Kira Nerys, and talk about violence and capital punishment when discussing John Brown.

Check out our booklist from this and past seasons on bookshop.org! To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more. If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word! Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into our Villain Era! We’ve got the Weather Underground and the Earth Liberation Front, Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze, and Adam and Eve for our 6th episode in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular Season!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The biblical heroes, Adam and Eve, come up in the lectionary for Proper 5 or Lectionary 10, which was the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost in 2024. Birds of Prey is the show that Emily was trying to think of that is set in New Gotham City. They also discussed the ecoterrorism attack at Two Elk in Vail, CO in 1998, and we have two articles from the local paper to share with you on what happened there. For environmental heroes, check out The Sunrise Movement!

Check out our booklist from this and past seasons on bookshop.org! To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more. If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word! Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!