{"podcast":{"title":"Religion on the Mind","slug":"religion-on-the-mind-698478","podcast_index_feed_id":698478,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ALHT9909178333","website_url":"https://www.religiononthemind.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6423ff80-74fd-11ed-8beb-cbfae0fad605/image/9e01ca0389cd3c05197dfd2d606afe40.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Religion on the Mind","episode_count":428,"summary":"Interviews with experts, writers, psychologists and more on the intersection between psychology, religion and spirituality… with a little bit of cussing. dan@religiononthemind.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T22:21:06.458923+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478"},"episode":{"title":"Epstein, Conspiracy Theories & Evangelicalism with Jared Stacy (#388)","slug":"epstein-conspiracy-theories-evangelicalism-with-jared-stacy-388","published_at":"2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478/epstein-conspiracy-theories-evangelicalism-with-jared-stacy-388","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TOREC6583940387.mp3?updated=1774130303","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TOREC6583940387.mp3?updated=1774130303","summary":"I sit down with theologian and ethicist Dr. Jared Stacey to unpack his new book Reality in Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became an Evangelical Crisis, exploring what actually distinguishes a conspiracy theory from a real conspiracy — and why the answer matters more than ever in the wake of the Epstein file releases. Jared on IG | @Jaredmstacy Highlights: Psychology of conspiratorial thinking Modernity, agency panic, capitalism Boundary situations and anxiety Shared reality and relationship limits Hope for repentance and change Other Conspiracy Theories Episodes: #207 | Christianity & Conspiracy Theories⁠ ⁠#100 | A History of Conspiracy Theories & Evangelicals⁠ #74 | Conspiracy Theories, Evangelicals, Media & More ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/DanKoch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Faith deconstruction resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soyouredeconstructing.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/dankoch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email about the \"sliding scale\" for the Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YHP Patron-only FB group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Dan's email list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dankochwords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nickryanluevano.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"I sit down with theologian and ethicist Dr. Jared Stacey to unpack his new book Reality in Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became an Evangelical Crisis, expl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6078,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/religion-on-the-mind-698478/episodes/epstein-conspiracy-theories-evangelicalism-with-jared-stacy-388/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478/epstein-conspiracy-theories-evangelicalism-with-jared-stacy-388.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}