Best Shout Factory Podcasts (2025)

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#121 Drag Me To Hell (2009) 1:14:50

1d ago1:14:50

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Sam raimi was given a lot of money to do whatever he wanted. Things get silly, talking goat silly. Why does that old hag keep puking? Man, who knows man. NEXT EPISODE ➟ Alaina pending (maybe Autopsy of Jane Doe?) PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.ins…

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339: Patriarchal Church Structures & Heightened Risk of Violence/Abuse in Marriage 52:14

36m ago52:14

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: In-depth Exploration of Patriarchy & its Correlation to Violence & Abuse [Part VIIof X] In today's episode, Val & Nathan walk through the layered risk factors around spousal violence/abuse that married couples are exposed to when belonging to a formalized institutional patriarchal church. Reinforcement of ma…

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337: Patriarchy & its Connection to LGBTQ+ Violence and Abuse 48:15

4d ago48:15

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: In-depth Exploration of Patriarchy & its Correlation to Violence & Abuse [Part V of X] In this episode Val & Nathan walk through a series of other very common communities where men-on-men violence is normalized--culminating in a discussion that shows clearly that it is not a coincidence that patriarchal stru…

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335: Patriarchy and the Deeply Embedded "Female Fear Factory" 44:54

11d ago44:54

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: In-depth Exploration of Patriarchy & its Correlation to Violence & Abuse [Part III of X] In this jaw-dropping episode (at least it was jaw-dropping for Val & Nath to prepare and produce) Val & Nathan talk about the "Female Fear Factory" which is a phrase intended to communicate the implicit rules that girls …

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#120 Hell of a Summer (2023) 1:12:45

23d ago1:12:45

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That kid from Stranger Things and that dude from Ghostbusters: Afterlife made a summer camp movie! It's about veganism, tofu, and bears. NOTHING ELSE. That's IT. Bobby forever. Shoutout Tim Robinson. NEXT EPISODE ➟ Caleb pending PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https…

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333: Patriarchy & Harm: Proven Connections to Abuse & Violence 30:25

19d ago30:25

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: In-depth Exploration of Patriarchy and its Correlation to Violence & Abuse [Part I of X] In this opening episode of this incredibly important series, Val & Nathan offer an overview of what is to come in the episodes that follow. This series has been a labor of love for this couple who care deeply about their…

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331: Why Very Few Shout: "The Emperor Has No Clothes!" 41:08

27d ago41:08

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Living in a World of Hypernormalization [Part I of II] In this episode Val shares an update about how she is processing the recent events of her and Nathan's forced resignation in the face of excommunication by looking at this both as a personal issue for them but also plays with the idea that they are playi…

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#119 Where the Devil Roams (2023) 52:44

1M ago52:44

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Ash and Alaina delve into the wrong of a bunch of circus freaks that cut the arms off of dolls and ugi CGI tanks in *not* war. Let's rip off sleepaway camp FELLAS. NEXT EPISODE ➟ Ash pending PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/screampodca…

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329: The Official Faith Crisis Report: A Backstage Pass with Greg Prince 57:22

1M ago57:22

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The 21st Century LDS Church's Ongoing Struggle to Respond to the Realities of Faith & Trust Crisis [Part I of II] Join Val and friend, colleague and returned guest, Dr. Greg Prince as they talk about Greg's involvement in the profoundly important document "The Official Faith Crisis Report". A document that w…

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327: Jesus Eats with "Outcasts" to Embody that HE Knows No Outcast 40:05

1M ago40:05

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Transcending Church Rules on the PathTowards Genuine Christlike Discipleship w/Russ Hinckley Part III of IV What do you think Jesus would desire that we focus on in our worship services and within our larger lives? In these last two episodes of this series Val invites Russ to share his thoughts on his "Chris…

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#118 Courage the Cowardly Dog (with Keanu) 51:23

2M ago51:23

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Taking a trip down nostalgia lane with a bald guy! There's purple dog, Muriel, and Eustace. CLASSIC. NEXT EPISODE ➟ Where the Devil Roams PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/screampodcast/ Facebook ➟ https://www.facebook.com/thescreampod/…

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325: Why Jesus Likely Couldn't Care Less about Church Handbooks & Creeds 38:34

2M ago38:34

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Transcending Church Rules on the Path Towards Genuine Christlike Discipleship w/Russ Hinckley Part I of IV Welcome to a beautiful series featuring guest author Russ Hinckley (who doesn't mind being referred to as Mr. Susan Hinckley of the "At Last She Said It" podcast) where Val and Russ explore his book "Be…

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323: Sometimes Love Uses a Microphone 57:48

2M ago57:48

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Send us a Positive Review! In this episode Valerie is invited to be a guest on "Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt," a podcast where she shares many experiences leading to her choice to commit her career to the psychological and spiritual healing of those connected to her own Latter-day Saint faith tradition. Val shares some personal experiences, some of h…

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321: The Feminine Divine in the Mormon Cosmos with Kathryn Sonntag & Taylor Petrey 57:08

2M ago57:08

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: A Look into the Minds of Creators of The Mother Tree & Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part I of II] Why is my job the very best? Because I get to sit down with two of the kindest, more brilliant and beautiful souls out there--Kathryn Sonntag and Taylor Petrey-- to facilitate a conversation about all …

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#117 Don't Blink (2014) 1:28:01

2M ago1:28:01

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If you blink, you disappear... but not really... this movie has no rules. NEXT EPISODE ➟ that other weird movie from that weird family PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/screampodcast/ Facebook ➟ https://www.facebook.com/thescreampod/?re…

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319: "Queering" Ideas about Heavenly Mother in the Mormon Cosmos 44:12

2M ago44:12

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: A Deep Dive into the Fascinating Cosmos Found in Taylor Petrey's Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part III of IV] One definition of "queering" that Taylor uses in his book is to complicate or expand--and this episode does just that in the realm of the feminine divine. Buckle up as Taylor and Val walk t…

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317: Ideas on a Heaven Large Enough for All Loving Connection 34:35

3M ago34:35

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: A Deep Dive into the Fascinating Cosmos Found in Taylor Petrey's Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos [Part I of IV] In this episode Val and guest scholar and author Taylor Petrey set this series up by walking through the focus of Taylor's phenomenal new book, Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos. They set…

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315: Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do 1:22:05

3M ago1:22:05

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Valerie & Nathan Hamaker Forced Resignation from the LDS Church [Part III of III] In this final episode detailing the tough events of Val and Nathan's last year trying to collaborate with their local priesthood leaders, they share why they chose to resign their membership instead of experiencing a disciplina…

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#116 Hellbender (2021) 1:08:12

3M ago1:08:12

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In this episode the gang discusses a witch family of sorts. They're not really witches... but let's be real, they're totally witches. The daughter is either experiencing munchausen by proxy or has mad-maggot eating syndrome. But hey, WE'LL GET TO THAT. NEXT EPISODE ➟ TBA PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screa…

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313: Not Willing to be Burned at the Stake Center 2:10:16

3M ago2:10:16

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Valerie & Nathan Hamaker Forced Resignation from the LDS Church [Part I of III] Please join Valerie & Nathan in this tough 3-part conversation sharing the events that led to what felt to them like their forced resignation from LDS Church this past week. In today’s episode Val and Nathan walk through a timeli…

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312: Why Gender-based Wounds Can Only be Healed in Mixed-Gender Communities 58:32

3M ago58:32

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship [Part VIII of VIII] Join Valerie in the final episode of a series exploring the beauty of community healing in the context of an LDS faith crisis. In this episode you will meet two current members of Valerie'…

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311: By the Mouths of Four Witnesses: Community Healing in LDS Faith Crisis 1:04:17

3M ago1:04:17

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship [Part VII of VIII] Join Valerie and four amazing guests who get really brave speaking about their LDS faith journey as they become acquainted with the concept of true community. In this episode Val invites tw…

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310: A "Masculine" Man's True Self Journey Home to His Healthy Feminine 46:02

3M ago46:02

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship [Part VI of VIII] In this Friday episode you will meet Leo, another fellow listener to the Latter Day Struggles podcast and an ongoing participant in Valerie's healing communities. Leo and Val talk about Leo'…

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#115 The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018) 1:31:28

4M ago1:31:28

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We have been bambozled, we have been lied to, and this isn't what we thought it would be by any means. NEXT EPISODE ➟ Hellbender (2021) PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/screampodcast/ Facebook ➟ https://www.facebook.com/thescreampod/?r…

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308: "I Am Not My Ability to Bear Children": A Tender Journey Towards True Self Discovery 40:00

4M ago40:00

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship [Part IV of VIII] Join Val in this beautiful episode with guest Joy, who shares some tender elements of her faith journey which began long before joining one of the growth & processing communities. Val and Jo…

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307: On the Process of Awakening to Our Worthiness as the Factory Setting 54:54

4M ago54:54

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship [Part III of VIII] In this episode, Valerie and Nathan set the stage for why those who commit themselves to Val's healing groups say that what they learn about the concept of the "true self" can be life chang…

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306: "I Didn't Think Feeling This Safe was Possible in a Group of People" 53:56

4M ago53:56

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship [Part II of VIII] In today's episode Val and Nathan go deeper into what they have learned about the unique healing process of faith and trust crisis connected to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint…

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#114 The Stepfather (2009) 1:14:50

4M ago1:14:50

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Penn Badgley popped up and showed out in a movie where he kinda looks like Timmy Turner and Amber Heard runs around completely unaware of her surroundings at all times. The Stepfather remake reminds us of a swimming pool of many laps with water of great boredom. Hey Stepfather, eat my shorts or something. NEXT EPISODE ➟ To be determined PATREON (BO…

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305: What? I Belong Here No Matter What I Believe? 47:06

4M ago47:06

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship [Part I of VIII] The LDS faith journey is not an 'individual sport' and although some of us try, we realize that it can't really be done alone. In this episode Val and Nathan walk you through why so many of u…

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303: Alone Together: Redefining Masculinity & Femininity to Heal LDS Marriages 44:20

4M ago44:20

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men & their Churches [Part VII of VIII] In this episode Valerie and Nathan get personal as they share their marriage journey awakening to the impact that patriarchal influences had on their ability to connect and really grow closer as a couple and family. They c…

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#113 The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) 1:44:28

4M ago1:44:28

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We all watched a movie we equally hated. The Strangers is a sham. Hey man, you suck for that. You suck for that one for real dude. NEXT EPISODE ➟ The Stepfather (2009) PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/screampodcast/ Facebook ➟ https://…

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301: What Patriarchies Teach Men about Weakness & Vulnerability 48:08

4M ago48:08

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men & their Churches [Part V of VIII]. In this compelling episode Valerie and Nathan delve deep into the subtleties of benevolent patriarchy and how it places harmful pressures on men. They explore the unrealistic expectations for men to always be strong, the em…

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299: What Happens When Collaboration & Connection are Neglected at Church 44:17

5M ago44:17

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men & their Churches [Part III of VIII] Glad you're back! In this episode Valerie and Nathan delve into the impact that the overemphasis on masculine energy has on the ideas and practices within the LDS church because it is an institutional patriarchy. Today the…

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297: Two Wings of the Same Bird: Rediscovering Masculine & Feminine Energies 49:20

5M ago49:20

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men and their Churches [Part I of VIII] Val and Nathan's series tackling the common traits connecting psychologically/spiritually underdeveloped people with men strongly socialized in a patriarchy went NUTS in response, shares, and downloads (episodes 283-288) a…

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#112 I've Been Waiting for You (1998) 1:35:30

5M ago1:35:30

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Alaina and Ash made Caleb watch another Massasschusetts movie about witches that has absolutely no plot. BUT I PICK DUMB MOVIES??? (was kinda cool though 3.5/5) NEXT EPISODE ➟ The Strangers: Chapter 1 PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/s…

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295: On LDS "Loyalists", "Leavers" & Everyone In Between! with Jana Riess 42:42

5M ago42:42

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Cutting Edge Research on the LDS Faith Journey Experience [Part I of II] You're in for a wonderful two episodes here as Valerie welcomes researcher and author Jana Reiss for a conversation brimming with details about Jana's current project (a forthcoming book!) centered around the diverse personal experience…

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293: How the Powerhouses on "At Last She Said It" Found Their Backbones & their Voices 1:04:06

5M ago1:04:06

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Send us a Positive Review! When someone starts a podcast in the LDS faith journey space, one question that is often asked is this: "Have You ALWAYS had this much courage?" Join Valerie in this episode as she asks this question to friends and colleagues Susan and Cynthia of "At Last She Said It". In this episode Susan & Cynthia share very different …

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291: LDSP CLASSIC! Women Worldwide Vote "Opposed" to Institutional Claims of Female Authority 1:30:20

6M ago1:30:20

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Send us a Positive Review! Happy holidays Latter Day Struggles listeners! For the next four episodes you will enjoy a few "Classic" episodes that have received some of the highest number of downloads and waves of feedback that these are among some of the most impactful episodes for many listeners. Also, as a way to share my love and gratitude for a…

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289: LDSP CLASSIC! Feminine Visions, Divine Love, and Differentiation with Fiona Givens 1:18:38

6M ago1:18:38

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Send us a Positive Review! Happy holidays Latter Day Struggles listeners! For the next four episodes you will enjoy a few "Classic" episodes that have received some of the highest number of downloads and waves of feedback that these are among some of the most impactful episodes for many listeners. Also, as a way to share my love and gratitude for a…

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#111 Joy Ride 3: Roadkill (2014) 59:41

6M ago59:41

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Joy Ride 2? Never heard of it. Rusty Nail? I mean... kinda? But don't you worry; we have NASCAR strapped and ready to go. Speed cars dude. Garage bros. Striped skimpy outfits. Woo. NEXT EPISODE ➟ some lifetime movie PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.…

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287: Why Patriarchal Men Cannot Tolerate Critique 42:56

6M ago42:56

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part V of VI] In this episode, Valerie and Nathan continue to discuss how being spiritually formed in a patriarchy negatively affects men. This episode highlights how being raised in this "power-over m…

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285: Why Patriarchal Men See the World Transactionally 43:55

6M ago43:55

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part III of VI] In this episode Valerie and Nathan continue to explore how patriarchal systems can negatively impact the spiritual and psychological development of men. They discuss why patriarchal men…

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#110 Fresh (2022) 1:23:00

6M ago1:23:00

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Ash and Alaina dig deep into a woman's buttcheek removal only to discover that bucky dude from those avenger movies. Heck yeah bro. NEXT EPISODE ➟ Joy Ride 3 PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ https://patreon.com/screampodcast SCREAM! SOCIALS: Instagram ➟ https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/screampodcast/ Facebook ➟ https://www.facebo…

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283: Patriarchy and its Connection to Low Empathy in Men 51:29

7M ago51:29

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part I of VI] Join Valerie and Nathan as they kick off a new DEEP DIVE series exploring how patriarchy affects men in the LDS Church. This series compares the attributes that emotionally underdeveloped…

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281: A Fascinating History of Feminism in the LDS Church 56:49

7M ago56:49

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Celebrating 50 Years Exponent II & Mormon Feminist Voices [Part I of II] In this episode, Valerie speaks with Katie Ludlow Rich and Heather Sundahl, the co-authors of newly published book '50 Years of Exponent II'. They discuss the fascinating history of the original “Woman's Exponent” magazine in the late 1…

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279: Strategies to Heal Mixed-Faith LDS Couples 44:59

7M ago44:59

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: A Story of LDS Faith Expansion & Marital Resilience [Part V of V] In this episode Valerie answers a variety of audience questions regarding the complexities of the LDS faith journey when a married couple finds themselves in different places on the LDS faith spectrum. Valerie provides resources, insights, and…

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277: My Faith Journey Actually Made our Marriage Stronger 1:05:56

7M ago1:05:56

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: A Story of LDS Faith Expansion & Marital Resilience [Part III of V] In this episode, Valerie is joined again by Katie and Jeremy as they share their journey from early religious alignment, through painful confusion and isolation, and then profound personal and relational growth and intimacy as a couple and f…

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#109 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 1:33:36

7M ago1:33:36

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Alaina (a seasoned veteran), shows Ash and Caleb a whimsical tale about the world that is... CHALK ZONE. That's right, Chalk Zone is here on your Television and that little superhero nerd is here to make a world out of Chalk! Tune in for the next episode of SCREAM! NEXT EPISODE ➟ Fresh (2022) PATREON (BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO CONTENT, AND MORE!) ➟ htt…

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275: An LDS Marriage in the Valley of the Shadow 1:27:20

7M ago1:27:20

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: A Story of LDS Faith Expansion & Marital Resilience [Part I of V] In this episode, Valerie hosts a heartfelt and raw discussion with Katie and Jeremy about the complexities of navigating a mixed-faith marriage. They share personal stories, fears, challenges, and the journey they've taken to find common groun…

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273: 6 Crucial Questions When Evaluating Information 39:10

8M ago39:10

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Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Navigating Information Quality in the Latter Days [Part I of II] Join Val and Nathan in this two-part series walking you through six questions that you can tape on your fridge and bathroom mirror to help you become a super savvy discerner of information quality. In an age where we are inundated with informat…

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