Culture, Faith and Politics with Pat Kahnke

Why are 16 million women leaving evangelical churches? Journalist Sarah Stankorb talks about "Damned If She Does," MAGA pastors, soft patriarchy, complementarianism, and Christian nationalism driving women out of the church.

In Part 1 of this conversation on Stankorb's new book Damned If She Does, we unpack the seismic exodus of Gen Z women and older evangelical women alike — from Promise Keepers to Mark Driscoll to Charlie Kirk — and why the evangelical obsession with chasing men broke trust with women. We dig into soft vs. hard patriarchy, why soft Christian nationalism is more dangerous than you think, and how the pipeline to extremism doesn't start at the extreme.

In this clip from Tuesday's live stream, Pat and Ken discuss the importance of Donald Trump Jr's Russian wedding benefactor and how the Russians and the Alt Right use Pop Culture spaces to divide us.

Mica Miller, pastor's wife of JP Miller of Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, and Netflix's Death of the Pastor's Wife documentary raises a painful question: was this an affair or clergy abuse and spiritual abuse rooted in evangelical submission theology?

Is a blue wave building just in time for the 2026 midterms? Pat Kahnke and Adam Swenson break down the latest generic ballot polls and Trump approval ratings pointing to Democratic momentum in the House and Senate races, plus the real threats to election integrity in 2026. Then: why your vote matters for AI oversight, as an example.

Why did the Federal Reserve raise interest rates? Pat Kahnke breaks down how Donald Trump's tariffs, Iran war, and mass deportation policies fueled inflation, higher prices, and rising interest rates in the US economy. In this episode I cover the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike since 2023 and Donald Trump's reaction.