{"podcast":{"title":"Unbelief","slug":"unbelief-7067208","podcast_index_feed_id":7067208,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/dHXZnHby","website_url":"https://unbeliefpodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5aaf7ce8-98a0-41c9-886e-6af646ee92ff/306f6b98-bee4-4994-8722-71fe3a145251/3000x3000/unbelief-podcast-logo-plain-rev-4.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Quoircast","episode_count":122,"summary":"The Unbelief Podcast is your space to question, explore, and release the beliefs that no longer serve you—or maybe even caused harm. Hosted by Jeremy Steele, the Skeptic Pastor, this podcast dives deep into deconstruction, offering progressive and thoughtful insights on ancient spiritual texts like the Bible. Through interviews with leading scholars and candid conversations with those navigating their own faith journeys, the Unbelief Podcast invites you to rethink, rediscover, and rebuild your spirituality on your own terms. If you've ever felt disillusioned by what you were told to believe, this is the podcast for you.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T02:19:10.908682+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unbelief-7067208"},"episode":{"title":"Fiction Author and Human Trafficking Survivor: Dirinks and Deconstruction","slug":"fiction-author-and-human-trafficking-survivor-dirinks-and-deconstruction","published_at":"2026-02-22T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unbelief-7067208/fiction-author-and-human-trafficking-survivor-dirinks-and-deconstruction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unbelief-7067208","url":"https://unbeliefpodcast.com/episodes/fiction-author-and-human-trafficking-survivor-dirinks-and-deconstruction-mfvyYFPK","audio_url":"https://afp-13455-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/8aed8ada-bfb4-4ae3-a7d7-915f51b641fd/episodes/6d7d564b-10e0-4b3c-8d9e-c8ab68385522/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8aed8ada-bfb4-4ae3-a7d7-915f51b641fd&awEpisodeId=6d7d564b-10e0-4b3c-8d9e-c8ab68385522&feed=dHXZnHby","summary":"In this Drinks and Deconstruction episode, I’m joined by River Polsgrove, a fiction writer and human trafficking survivor, for a conversation that somehow includes Catholic chanting, the “drink the blood” confusion of childhood, and why church people love turning shame into a personality. We talk dissociative amnesia, purity culture’s greatest hits (yes, the donut object lesson makes an appearance), and what it looks like to rebuild a spiritual life when the church was part of the harm. AND how River uses their fiction for the kind of healing and revenge therapy can’t always provide. Content warning up front for trafficking.","meta_description":"In this Drinks and Deconstruction episode, I’m joined by River Polsgrove, a fiction writer and human trafficking survivor, for a conversation that somehow…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2550,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unbelief-7067208/episodes/fiction-author-and-human-trafficking-survivor-dirinks-and-deconstruction/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unbelief-7067208/fiction-author-and-human-trafficking-survivor-dirinks-and-deconstruction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}