Hi. My name is Mike Maeshiro. I'm a gay, deconstructed former Christian minister. I wanted a place where I wasn't teaching and more inviting my audience on the journey with me in a candid and exploratory way. So I started this podcast. I hope my journey is helpful for you. With curiosity and a critical mind, let's dive in. Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/alex_makemusic-24186663/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=14109" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex_MakeMusic</a>
Confessions of A Reformer
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Hi. My name is Mike Maeshiro. I'm a gay, deconstructed former Christian minister. I wanted a place where I wasn't teaching and more inviting my audience on the journey with me in a candid and exploratory way. So I started this podcast. I hope my journey is helpful for you. With curiosity and a critical mind, let's dive in. Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/alex_makemusic-24186663/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=14109" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex_MakeMusic</a>
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Recent Episodes
July 6, 2026
Forging A Sacred Weapon with Kathy Baldock
Host Mike Maeshiro interviews author Kathy Baldock about her research revealing a different historical Christian stance on LGBTQ individuals, offering essential context for understanding faith and theology.
June 1, 2026
Reemerging with Michael Passons
Host Mike Maeshiro interviews Michael Passons, formerly of Avalon, about his journey of faith, exile, and reclaiming his story after being removed from the group for his identity.
March 23, 2026
Purity Culture Dropouts: An Interview with Erica Smith
<p><strong>Season 5: Episode 32</strong></p><p>Erica Smith is an award winning sexuality educator and consultant with 25 years of experience. She developed the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program to help people learn all of the sex education that they missed growing up in purity culture- sex ed that is accurate, queer inclusive, trauma informed, compassionate, and comprehensive. She has since worked with hundreds of people to help them learn about healthy sexuality after high control religion and was named one of the Most Influential LGBTQ+ Leaders in 2025 by The Philadelphia Gay News. Throughout her career, she has provided comprehensive sex education and advocacy to young women and LGBTQ+ youth in Philadelphia’s juvenile justice system, worked in abortion care, and supported HIV positive youth, transgender adolescents, and their families. Erica is the author of The Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Ed You Deserve.</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/mikemaeshiro?fbclid=PAAaaiHtSdUOfCDBDKQinpYoOeNv4EeJvEMWlCL_Vl0NAbaH4tz5UyQyEVPcY_aem_th_AZw_EfjaQBMOnFFXBeSiOBwH5hk5SIjfxkHZU_O0w3aIgLXwd28S9OzRv1VCCvdNh6Y" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Everything Numa</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ericasmitheac.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Erica Smith Website</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ericasmith.educates" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.threads.com/@ericasmith.educates" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Threads</strong></a></p>
233 total episodes available with 6 transcripts
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