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Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

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4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Brad speak with R.L. Stollar, a writer and advocate for homeschooled children. As someone homescholed from Kindergarten to high school graduation, Stollar knows firsthand how homeschool parents are radicalized into extremist Christian nationalist ideologies. He discusses why homeschool spaces open the doors for authoritarian personalities and abusive figures to operate without oversight. He also explains how White Christian nationalists are working to export these programs all over the globe. Their discussion finishes with analysis of the Josh Duggar case. Ryan Stollar has an M.H.S. in Child Protection from Nova Southeastern University and an M.A. in Eastern Classics from St. John’s College. He has served on the board of and run numerous social media campaigns for child advocacy organizations, including the Child-Friendly Faith Project, the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, and Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out. Homeschooled from kindergarten through high school graduation, Ryan worked over eight years as a public communications educator to high school students in homeschooling communities. His advocacy work on behalf of homeschooled students has been featured in national and international media and academia including The Guardian, The American Prospect, CQ Researcher, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Georgetown Law Journal, Texas Observer, New Yorker, ProPublica, and Oxford University Press. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-War-Extremist-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1506482163 SWAJ Apparel is here! https://straight-white-american-jesus.creator-spring.com/listing/not-today-uncle-ron To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi Venmo: @straightwhitejc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an irreverent podcast.
0:03.7	Visit irreverent.fm for more content from our amazing lineup of creators.
0:21.6	Welcome to Straight Wide American Jesus.
0:23.2	My name is Brad O'Neeshy and our show's host and a partnership with the Cap Center at UCSB.
0:28.5	This is a very special episode for many reasons.
0:31.5	One, because my guest is amazing and does amazing work on homeschooling and other issues.
0:37.5	But also because we are doing this interview live in person for the first time I've done an in-person interview since 2019.
0:45.5	So it's very exciting.
0:47.5	Let me start by saying thank you to my guest, making it out and coming to meet me in person.
0:52.5	And that is Ryan's dollar.
0:53.5	So Ryan, thanks for being here.
0:55.5	Thank you Brad.
0:56.5	So Ryan is a writer and somebody an advocate and an activist.
1:01.5	He's writing a book about child liberation theology and is also the co-founder of homeschoolers anonymous.
1:06.5	He's also writing about homeschooling and his experiences there.
1:10.5	He has an MHS and child protection from Nova Southeast University and an M.A. in Eastern Classics from St. John's College.
1:17.5	He served on the board of and run numerous social media campaigns for child advocacy organizations including the Child Friendly Faith Project,
1:25.5	the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, and homeschool alumni reaching out.
1:30.5	Homeschooled from kindergarten through high school graduation, Ryan worked over eight years as a public communications educator to high school students and homeschooling communities.
1:40.5	His advocacy work on behalf of homeschooled students has been featured in national and international media and academia including the Guardian, the American Prospect, CQ Researcher, Christian Science Monitor,
1:52.5	Washington Post, Georgetown Law Journal, Texas Observer, New Yorker, ProPublica, and Oxford University Press.
2:00.5	Today we're going to talk about a range of issues but we're going to start by just talking about his experience as somebody who was homeschooled from kindergarten all the way to high school.
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