You Have Permission
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You Have Permission
Interviews with experts, writers, psychologists and more on the intersection between psychology, religion and spirituality… with a little bit of cussing. dan@religiononthemind.com
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When Old Systems Stop Working: Anxious Times, Part 2 (#387)
We're not just individually stressed — we're living through a historic collision of crises that existential psychology has a name for. In this second...
Skeptical Belief with Harper’s Editor Christopher Beha (#386)
In this episode, I sit down with Harper’s Magazine Editor Christopher Beha to explore why neither scientific materialism nor romantic idealism fully s...
Anxious Times (Part 1): Healthy vs. Unhealthy Anxiety (#385)
Introducing a NEW five-part series called Anxious Times, focused on practical insights from existential psychology for navigating intense periods like...
GGCH: Josh Had a Baby… in THIS Economy?! (#384)
…In this sociopolitical economy, that is. I’m joined in today’s Generation Gap Culture Hour by regulars Josh Gilbert, Tony Jones, and we hear all abou...
Self-aware Christianity with Tim Burnette (#383)
In this episode, I sit down with Tim Burnette — founder of The Way Collective in Santa Barbara — to explore what it looks like to build a psychologica...
Religious “Nones” and “Dones” with Ryan Burge (#382)
In this conversation, Ryan Burge joins me to explore the evolving landscape of religion in America, focusing on the concepts of “nones” and “dones”—th...
C. S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" (Part 4) (#381)
This is it — the finale of our four-part series on C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, and Kristen Tideman and I go out with a bang.
We work...
Dan Tries AI Biblical Counseling (#380)
I invite previous guest Heather Patton Griffin back to the pod to discuss biblical counseling—but this time through the lens of AI. After our previous...
C. S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" (Part 3) (#379)
I'm back with Kristen Tideman for Part 3 of our conversation about C.S. Lewis's 'The Great Divorce,' and honestly, I wasn't prepared for how much thes...
Tony Jones on “Neighborism” in Minnesota (#378)
In this conversation, Minnesotan and friend of the pod, Tony Jones, joins me for another look at the complex dynamics happening below the surface in M...
C. S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" (Part 2) (#377)
Kristen Tideman is back for Part 2 of our conversation about C.S. Lewis's 'The Great Divorce,' and we get right into discussing some of the uncomforta...
C. S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" (Part 1) (#376)
In this episode, recurring guest Kristen Tideman and I discuss C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, examining how its exploration of hell, isolation, and h...
An Update From Minneapolis with Mason Mennenga (#375)
In this episode of "Religion on the Mind," Mason Mennenga joins me to discuss what it’s like to be in Minneapolis right now, amid intense immigration...
Is Religion “Natural” to Humans? (Live From Theology Beer Camp) (#374)
In this live episode of Religion on the Mind, recorded at Theology Beer Camp in October 2025, I sit down with friend and philosopher Myron A. Penner t...
Kirk, Dobson & Evangelical Complexity with Bonnie Kristian (#373)
I sit down with returning guest Bonnie Kristian, deputy editor at Christianity Today, to examine tensions in contemporary evangelicalism in light of h...
Hopelessly Religious & Moving to the Country (#372)
I reconnect with my friend Brian Hall to explore his family's move from Portland to rural Oregon—driven by their kids' special needs, exhaustion with...
Making Peace with Mortality, Or “Dying, Fast and Slow” (#371)
These are the notes I just worked on: I sit down with our friend Kristen Tideman for one of those conversations that starts heavy and somehow leaves y...
Trusting Yourself After Religious Change (#370)
In today’s episode, I’m joined by licensed professional counselor Monica DiCristina to explore the question that haunts so many people leaving conserv...
Skillet’s Demonic Cover, AI Gospel Music & Trendy Sobriety: Religion On the News with Mason Mennenga (#369)
Religion on the News is back — (thanks to our patron Samantha for suggesting that series title!) Mason Mennenga joins me to round up the latest storie...
Your Brain is a Large Language Model (#368)
In today’s episode, I’m joined by social psychologist Dr. James Pennebaker from UT Austin to explore an uncomfortable truth: we don't use language to...
GenDERation Gap Culture Hour with Joy, Josh and Tony (#367)
Welcome to a special episode of GenDERation Gap Culture Hour with Joy Vetterlein bringing a female perspective to the conversation with me, Josh Gilbe...
Rabbi and Journalist Jay Michaelson (#366)
In today’s episode, I’m joined by writer, rabbi, journalist and fellow “weird religious person” Jay Michaelson for a thought-provoking conversation th...
Modern Medicine is Still Religious (#365)
I sit down with Dr. Nathan Carlin, professor of medical humanities and author of The Secularization of Medicine, to explore his fascinating thesis tha...
AI Will Not Doom Us (Nor Climate Change) (#364)
We ease into today’s topic with a Top of Mind segment on two competing narratives: does having children make the future better? Or worse? From right-l...
Cognitive Distortions & Religion, Pt 2: Jumping to Conclusions (#363)
In the continuation of this series examining how cognitive distortions impact our religious beliefs and experiences, I'm diving into one of the most p...
GGCH: Epstein Files & Hitler’s DNA (#362)
We’re back with another Generation Gap Culture Hour featuring myself, Tony Jones and Josh Gilbert all representing our different generational viewpoin...
“Sexual Wellness” or Spiritual Abuse? (#361)
Definitely don’t play this one with kids around! I’m sitting down with journalist Ellen Huet to explore the rise and fall of OneTaste, a San Francisco...
What is a ‘Theology of Culture’? (#360)
Matthew Burdette—Episcopal priest, theologian, and editor—joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about theology and culture. We cover a little bit o...
Anxiety & OCD Across Generations (#359)
I'm sitting down with my friend of 12 years, Sara Billups, to talk about her brand new book Nervous Systems—and all the many meanings implied in its t...
When Fiction Reveals a Deeper Truth (#358)
Today I’m joined by my brother-in-law Cameron Reed and fellow therapist Gabe Cortez to explore fiction through the lens of psychology and spirituality...
Clergy vs. ICE & Thiel’s Antichrist Lectures (Religion News Roundup) (#357)
It’s a Religion News Roundup with podcaster and theologian Mason Mennenga, where we discuss the latest in religion-related current events.
Why John Mark McMillan Walked Away From The Music Industry (#356)
I sit down with musician John Mark McMillan for an exclusive conversation about something I never thought I'd see—one of contemporary Christian music'...
Theology Beer Camp Update
Here's a little update after our weekend in St. Paul, MN for Theology Beer Camp 2025. See you on Monday with our regular episode!
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Cognitive Distortions & Religion, Pt 1: Should/Must Statements (#355)
I'm launching a new series diving deep into cognitive distortions—those sneaky thinking errors we all fall into—and exploring how they show up at the...
Charlie Kirk: Martyr? (#354)
I sit down with John Hawthorne, retired Christian university sociology professor and author of The Fearless Christian University, to unpack the troubl...
Christianity Rising in Silicon Valley (#353)
You Have Permission is now Religion on the Mind! Look for our updated artwork in your podcast feed and listen to this episode for more about what you...
You Have Permission is now Religion on the Mind
It’s a new name, new art… and the rest is pretty much the same content you know and love on the overlap of psychology, religion and spirituality.
Tripp Fuller: Does Original Sin Need a Comeback? (#352)
Friend of the pod Tripp Fuller joins me in full Dodgers gear (the audacity!) to discuss why the doctrine of original sin desperately needs a comeback—...
Powerful Men & Their Terrible Fathers (#351)
Attention YHP Listeners: Starting in October, the podcast You Have Permission will change its name to Religion on the Mind. This rebrand will come wi...
Charlie Kirk & The Psychology of Evolution (#350)
In this week’s Top of Mind segment, I address the Charlie Kirk assassination through cognitive distortions, calling out the all-or-nothing thinking th...