When Darrell Dow launched stuff fundies like in 2007, he described it as a silly blog dedicated to independent fundamental Baptists, their standards, their beliefs, and their craziness.

But for so many of us who grew up in that world, it wasn't just silly. It was a lifeline.

Over the eight years, he actively ran the site. Daryl published more than 2,000 posts, saw 12 million visitors to his website, and watched

as nearly 150,000 comments poured in.

It was one of the most important and impactful platforms for those of us who were navigating

a rocky journey out of the independent, fundamental Baptist movement.

I'm so excited for this episode. Darrell's been someone I've been wanting to talk to since I started this podcast five years ago.

He helped so many of us find the words to describe the experiences we're going through

and to also laugh our way through it, sharing some hilarious memes and articles observing

some of the biggest quirks in fundamentalism.

In this conversation, we dive deep into Daryl's personal journey, from his time growing up

as a missionary kid to being at Pensacola Christian College, to slowly deconstructing his

faith and becoming what he now refers to himself as a happy agnostic.

We also talk about the value of satire, how stuff fundies

like exploded into a thriving community, and how fundamentalist religion and authoritarian politics

often go hand in hand. We also talk a little bit about the new fundamentalist resurgence

among Gen Z men and so much more. But more than anything, we talk a lot about healing,

about making peace with our past, and ultimately about getting small and focusing on creating

real change within our immediate communities. Like I said, this is a conversation my way

to have for like five years. I'm so excited for you to hear it. So I'm going to stop talking and get you right into our conversation with Daryl Dow. All right, everybody, welcome back to the show, Daryl Dow. Thank you so much for joining me here on the podcast. I appreciate it. It's great to be here. Yeah, I'm excited to talk to you for so many reasons. One, before we hit record, you'd mentioned it's been like a decade since you've talked about this stuff in a public

way. talk to you for so many reasons. One, before we hit record, you'd mentioned it's been like a

decade since you've talked about this stuff in a public way. What have you been up to recently?

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