25 Best Brian Recker Podcast Appearance and Guest Interviews

1. Brian Recker on 12 Steps to Success: Navigating change, uncertainty, and what comes next

Play Feb 10, 2026 51:34
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Episode Title When Your Belief System Breaks: Identity, Fear, and the Way Back to Love..
About Episode This conversation with Brian Recker centres on what happens when the belief system you built your life around no longer feels honest or humane. We talk about growing up inside fear based religion, the cost of belonging to high control systems, and what it means to start questioning ideas that once felt untouchable...MORE Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Brian Recker on Cults to Consciousness

Play Jan 28, 2026 47:17
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Episode Title Ex-Evangelical Pastor Reveals Why Fear-Based Religion Conditions Members for..
About Episode Brian Recker is a former Evangelical Pastor who spent about eight years in ministry before stepping away from traditional evangelicalism. He grew up as the son of a Baptist preacher and attended the fundamentalist Bob Jones University. Now, he speaks up about a love-centered relationship with God as interpreted by the Bible and shares why it’s common for people to fall into Authoritarian based control when they are already in a fear-based or high control religion...MORE Hosts Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C. Rosales
Producer/Network Shelise Ann Sola
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3. Brian Recker on It’s Both — Personal Growth For Real Life Transitions

Play Jan 27, 2026 1:03:23
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Episode Title Hell, Hope, & Emotional Intelligence ft. Brian Recker
About Episode What happens when fear-based faith collapses—and you’re left to rebuild meaning without certainty? In this conversation with Brian Recker, we explore emotional intelligence as a grounding skill for navigating doubt, loss, and change without abandoning yourself. Together, we talk about how ideas like hell, punishment, and certainty shape the nervous system—and how emotional intelligence helps create clarity, self-compassion, and steadier decision making during seasons of deconstruction and iden..MORE Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Brian Recker on The Bible Uncut and Unfiltered

Play Jan 18, 2026 1:07:57
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Episode Title 106. Hell Is a Weapon (ft. Brian Recker)
About Episode Hell is often treated as a core, unquestionable Christian belief, but what if the way it’s been taught has caused more harm than good? Former pastor Brian Recker joins the podcast to talk about his new book Hell Bent and how hell has been used not just as a doctrine, but as a tool of control and spiritual abuse...MORE Producer/Network Colin Connor
Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Brian Recker on United States of Small Business

Play Jan 12, 2026 37:57
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Episode Title From Evangelical Pastor to Hell Bent Author, Brian Recker on Leaving Fear..
About Episode Brian Recker shares his personal journey of faith, theology, and transformation. Raised as a pastor’s kid, Brian grew up immersed in evangelical Christianity, attended Bob Jones University, and later became an evangelical pastor himself. In this conversation with host John Quick, Brian reflects on the theological questions that began to trouble him over time and ultimately led him to step away from institutional church life...MORE Host John Quick
Producer/Network John Quick
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Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Brian Recker on The Reasoned Reality Podcast

Play Jan 11, 2026 1:11:33
Apple
Episode Title Christian Spirituality Without exclusionary Dogma
About Episode In this episode of the Reasoned Reality podcast, host Joe Smith engages in a deep and thought-provoking conversation with author Brian Recker about his new book, "Hell Bent." They explore themes of deconstructing fear-based religion, the impact of evangelical teachings, and the journey towards a more loving and inclusive spirituality...MORE Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Brian Recker on Let's Give A Damn

Play Dec 30, 2025 1:30:38
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Episode Title Brian Recker: Hell Isn't Real, God Is Love, and Radical Inclusivity
About Episode ? It’s Brian Recker Week on the podcast!  ❤️ Before I share more about my guest, consider supporting us on Patreon! We need your help to make this podcast happen. Thanks, friends. ?? Brian Recker is a public theologian, speaker, and writer on Christian spirituality without exclusionary dogma.  In October, Brian released his first book, Hell Bent...MORE Producer/Network Nick Laparra
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.1KTwitter 1.6KInstagram 13.3K Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Brian Recker on Right Side Up Podcast with Danielle Strickland

Play Dec 29, 2025 55:03
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Episode Title Hell Bent - How the fear of Hell holds Christians back from a Spirituality..
About Episode Summary In this conversation, James Sholl and Danielle Strickland engage with Brian Recker, author of ‘Hell Bent’, discussing his journey from fundamentalism to a more expansive understanding of faith. They explore themes of deconstruction, the implications of hell in Christianity, and the importance of justice over punishment. The conversation emphasizes the need for authenticity in spirituality and the liberating experience of finding Jesus beyond traditional frameworks...MORE Host Danielle Strickland
Producer/Network Danielle Strickland
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Brian Recker on Brother and Whatnot

Play Dec 23, 2025 1:31:49
Apple
Episode Title Brian Recker - "Hell Bent" - Interview Follow-Up and Book Discussion
About Episode This is a follow up discussion about the interview we did with author, Brian Recker. In his new book, Hell Bent, Recker argues that the fear of hell is the "black hole" warping Christian spirituality. He re-examines scripture to assert that hell is not real and that God's universal love is radically inclusive, inviting readers to replace fear with a spirituality rooted in love. Each episode, we discuss a different book. Brian, with eight years as Lead Pastor at Hope Community Church in St...MORE Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 84 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Brian Recker on Turek Books Podcast

Play Dec 22, 2025 56:56
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Episode Title Escaping Punitive Christianity with Brian Recker
About Episode Host Joshua Turek is joined by guest Brian Recker, author of the new book "Hell Bent" (How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love). They discuss the books Brian read while researching his own, which details redefining his own spirituality and Christian beliefs. Discussing masculinity and softening the world, the two detail their own unique paths toward similar conclusions. to sign up for Josh’s next Zoom weekend poetry workshop on Jan 18&19 check joshuaturek...MORE Host Joshua Turek
Producer/Network Ninth Planet Audio
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Brian Recker on Clear & Loud with Josh Harris

Play Dec 15, 2025 1:07:27
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Episode Title Boycott Hell: Rejecting Fear and Choosing Love (with Brian Recker)
About Episode Josh Harris sits down with author Brian Recker to talk honestly about hell, deconstruction, and what remains when fear-based religion falls apart. Together, they explore the grief of losing religious community, the courage it takes to rethink deeply held beliefs, and why so many people feel spiritually homeless after walking away from traditional evangelical structures...MORE Producer/Network Josh Harris
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Brian Recker on GracePointe Church | Nashville, TN

Play Dec 09, 2025 43:22
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Episode Title Hell Bent with Brian Recker
About Episode This week Brian Recker joined us to talk about his new book, Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us? For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar? To become a sustaining member of the GracePointe community, visit https://gracepointe.net/giveLike us on Facebook at https://facebook...MORE Host Pastor Stan Mitchell
Producer/Network GracePointe Church
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 7.5KTwitter 2.3KInstagram 5.2K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Brian Recker on Workers' Lit

Play Dec 06, 2025 29:41
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Episode Title Bonus Interview: Hell Bent with Brian Recker
About Episode It's a bonus author interview! We're joined by author, public theologian, and all-around cool guy Brian Recker to talk about his new book, "Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love" If you were raised evangelical, this one will hit hard, but even if you weren't, this is a great discussion (and book!) about the politics of hell, liberatory (and anti-liberatory) forms of Christianity, and the way a fear of divine punishment hangs over our society.....MORE Producer/Network The Socialist Shelf
Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 79 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Brian Recker on Mission: Texas

Play Dec 04, 2025
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Episode Title Ep. 9: Confronting Christian Nationalism in Texas (Brian Recker, author of..
About Episode Texas is one of the most deeply churched states in America—67% of adults here identify as Christian. So understanding how to navigate the entrenched evangelical culture that shapes so much of Texas politics is at the heart of today’s episode. Kate and Alex sit down with Brian Recker—writer, creator, and former evangelical pastor—whose book Hell Bent is reshaping the national conversation about the intersection of faith, fear, and political power in America...MORE Apple Rating 4.9/5 Get Email Contact

15. Brian Recker on Right There With You

Play Dec 02, 2025 50:58
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Episode Title Hell, Whiteness, and the Myth of Punishment: A Conversation with Tamice..
About Episode What if God was never a punisher—and hell was never the point? In this powerful episode of Right There With You, hosts Cass Cooper and Ciarra Jones sit down with public theologians Tamice Spencer-Helms (Faith Unleavened) and Brian Recker (Hell Bent) to explore how fear, whiteness, and Christian supremacy have shaped American Christianity and the spiritual lives of millions...MORE Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Brian Recker on Spirituality Adventures

Play Dec 01, 2025 1:06:20
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Episode Title Hell Bent - Spirituality Adventures feat. Brian Recker
About Episode In this episode, Fred interviews Brian Recker - Author of Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love.   Learn more at: https://www.brianrecker.com/   Meet Brian Recker:   A former Marine Officer, the son of a Baptist preacher, and an alum of the fundamentalist Bob Jones University, Brian spent eight years as an evangelical pastor before deconstructing his faith to find a more inclusive spirituality...MORE Producer/Network Fred Herron
Apple Rating 5.0/5Facebook 874Twitter 145Instagram 820 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Brian Recker on Honoring the Journey

Play Sep 28, 2025 53:42
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Episode Title Brian Recker is Back to Discuss "Hell Bent" on Honoring the Journey!
About Episode In this episode, Leslie welcomes back Brian Recker to discuss his new book, "Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love." Together, they dive into Brian’s journey from a strict evangelical upbringing to a more open, love-focused faith, exploring how fear-based teachings—especially the concept of hell—shape personal beliefs, relationships, and community dynamics...MORE Producer/Network Leslie Nease
Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Brian Recker on Spiritual Misfits Podcast

Play Sep 27, 2025 1:04:53
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Episode Title Brian Recker: Reframing Hell, Exchanging Fear for Love
About Episode Brian Recker used to be an evangelical pastor. Growing up fundamentalist, hell was always core to his experience of Christianity. But when he started questioning the doctrine as a pastor, it unraveled more than he expected. His new book 'Hell Bent' argues that fear of hell fundamentally distorts Christian spirituality, disconnecting us from God, ourselves, and others...MORE Host Will
Producer/Network Meeting Ground
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19. Brian Recker on Cabernet and Pray

Play Sep 24, 2025 1:23:06
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Episode Title Hell Bent (with Brian Recker) | Ep. 56
About Episode What happens when Christians start rethinking the very idea of hell? In this episode of Cabernet and Pray, we sit down with Brian Recker to ask the questions many of us were told we weren’t allowed to ask. Is hell really eternal conscious torment? What about annihilation? Could universalism actually be more faithful to Jesus? And how do history, culture, and scripture all play into the pictures we’ve inherited? We pour a glass of wine, get honest about our doubts, and wrestle with what kind of..MORE Producer/Network Jeremy Jernigan
Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. Brian Recker on The Substance

Play Sep 15, 2025 1:16:11
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Episode Title 185: Rethinking Hell, a Spirituality of Fear, and a God of Radical Love..
About Episode It's been a crazy week, so the show notes will be short and sweet. Brian Recker is a public theologian, has a new book on Hell coming out at the end of the month, and I had a great time talking with him. In our conversation we cover: Our mutual love of movies (and solo theater visits) The extremely conservative colleges we attended Hell as a foundational principle Coercive, fear based spirituality Keeping up relationships with family with whom we disagree Progressive purity tests Men's Fall ..MORE Hosts Philip Marinello, Trevor Akin, Vincent
Producer/Network The Substance Team
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Brian Recker on The Akkeri

Play Sep 14, 2025 1:03:01
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Episode Title Real Spirituality: A Conversation with Ex-Evangelical Pastor Brian Recker
About Episode Brian Recker is a former Marine Officer, the son of a Baptist preacher, and an alum of the fundamentalist Bob Jones University. Brian spent eight years as an evangelical pastor before deconstructing his faith to find a more inclusive spirituality. He now speaks about following Jesus without the fear of hell, and has written about this in his new book, HellBent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love...MORE Producer/Network Matt Howlett
Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. Brian Recker on Shadow Mike Podcast

Play Aug 12, 2025 1:00:17
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Episode Title Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of..
About Episode Description In this episode, Shadow Mike interviews Brian Recker about his highly anticipated book, Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love. Hell Bent s available for pre-order (link below), and hits the shelfs officially September 30th. Links Pre-order Hell Bent: https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Bent-Holds-Christians-Spirituality/dp/0593853199/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 Brian's Substack: https://brianrecker.substack.com Brian's website: https://www.brianrecker...MORE Producer/Network Dr. Michael Simmons
Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

23. Brian Recker on Holy Shift

Play Apr 23, 2025 1:02:54
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Episode Title #21 - "I'm being paid to not change my mind" with Brian Recker
About Episode In this episode we sat town with Brian Recker, an ex-pastor and author of the forthcoming book Hell Bent to talk about ​his journey into and out of ministry, ​the pressure pastors face to not change their minds, ​and the ways that disappointment can become our greatest teacher. MORE Producer/Network Holy Shift with Collin Mayjack
Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

24. Brian Recker on Flip Your Lid with Kim Honeycutt

Play Apr 11, 2024 59:49
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Episode Title Flipping Beliefs: Brian Recker's Spiritual Transformation
About Episode In this episode, Kim interviews former evangelical pastor Brian Recker and discusses his journey of self-discovery amid political shifts during Donald Trump's rise. Brian reflects on leaving his pastoral role during the COVID-19 pandemic, reevaluating his beliefs, and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights within Christianity. This episode emphasizes authenticity and embracing diversity in religious contexts...MORE Producer/Network Kim Honeycutt, MSW, LCSW, CCFC, LCAS
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact