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eX-skeptic

Jana Harmon

eX-skeptic is a story-driven, conversational podcast that helps listeners understand why people dismiss or believe in God and Christianity. Interviewing one former atheist or skeptic each show, host Jana Harmon encourages both Christians and skeptics to consider what motivates thoughtful, intelligent people to move from disbelief to belief.
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Friday · 45 min
He Cursed God then Encountered Him – Paul Snyder’s Story | Ep. 153
What happens when suffering shapes your picture of God? For Paul Snyder, the God he rejected as a young boy seemed harsh, distant, and impossible to please. Growing up amid fear, family brokenness, rejection, and disappointment, he concluded that if G
August 28 · 1 hr 5 min
From Darkness to Light – Mark Schneider’s Story | Ep. 152
What happens when your search for truth leads beyond philosophy and into the unexpected? Mark Schneider is a former skeptic whose life was marked by profound questions about meaning, purpose, and reality itself. Though raised in a nominal Catholic hom
August 14 · 57 min
A Skeptical Christian – Shayla Perez’s Story | Ep. 151
🎙️ Love the show? Support the mission and explore eX-skeptic merch here: https://ex-skeptic-shop.fourthwall.com/ Growing up in a deeply Christian home, Shayla Perez assumed that faith was simply part of her family tradition. But as she entered her tee
July 31 · 1 hr
Taking Religion Seriously – Dr. Charles Murray’s Story | Ep. 150
For decades, Charles Murray assumed what many educated people quietly assume - that religion belonged to an earlier age and that science had rendered belief in God unnecessary. He wasnt hostile to faith. He simply left it behind. But over time, questi
July 17 · 1 hr 10 min
Looking for a Better Life – Ellie Long’s Story | Ep. 149
Is Christianity true because it works, or does it work because its true? For years, Ellie Long was convinced that Christianity was nothing more than a story people used to cope with life. Raised in a secular environment and embracing atheism at a youn
July 3 · 1 hr
Breaking the Cycle of Disbelief – Rich Robison’s Story | Ep. 148
What happens when anger, disappointment, and painful family experiences shape your understanding of God? For Rich Robison, faith wasnt something he was searching for. Raised in a fractured home and moving 26 times before graduating high school, Rich e
June 19 · 53 min
Rejecting God – Mark Haville’s Story | Ep. 147
What would cause someone with both emotional and intellectual reasons to reject God to reconsider? Mark Haville grew up in the UK in an abusive home with no religious foundation and little reason to believe God was real. Science, suffering, and life e
June 5 · 1 hr 4 min
Life without God – Anh Le’s Story | Ep. 146
What does it cost to build a life without God? For Anh Le, it meant carrying everything - his identity, purpose, success, and morality, alone. Raised without religious commitment and shaped by a worldview rooted in self-reliance, Anh believed meaning
May 22 · 1 hr 15 min
Life and Death – Jeremy Gronau’s Story | Ep. 145
What if the biggest barrier between you and God are the quiet lies you’ve believed about Him your entire life? Jeremy Gronau carried those lies for years, formed through trauma, loss, and a lifetime of trying to prove his worth. After growing up witho
May 8 · 1 hr 8 min
Finding Freedom from Fear and Destruction – Dr. Lisa Stanton’s Story | Ep. 144
What if being brilliant, successful, and disciplined still isn’t enough to save you from fear, obsession, and self-destruction? From the outside, Lisa’s life looked enviable—PhD, postdoctoral research at a leading medical school, and a rising career i
April 24 · 59 min
An Atheist Finds Truth – Luke Thornton’s Story | Ep. 143
What happens when atheism is taken seriously all the way to its logical conclusions? For Luke Thornton, raised in a deeply secular culture in the UK, honesty about those implications led not to certainty but to discomfort and eventually to an argument
April 10 · 52 min
A Skeptic Reconsiders God – Chris Wright’s Story (a/k/a Courageous Chris) | Ep. 142
What if the worldview you trusted most began to crumble under its own weight? Chris Wright grew up in a deeply Christian home, surrounded by Scripture, church life, and belief. But as he moved into adolescence, competing ideas like evolutionary theory, c
March 27 · 1 hr 1 min
Not Interested in God – Dr. Grenville Kent’s Story | Ep. 141
🎙️ Love the show? Support the mission and explore eX-skeptic merch here: https://ex-skeptic-shop.fourthwall.com/ What if denying Christianity felt like freedom—but that path slowly revealed itself to be hollow? In this episode of eX-skeptic, Jana H
March 13 · 53 min
A Curious Mind – Matt Schmidt’s Story | Ep. 140
What if the questions that once pulled you away from faith could be the very questions that lead you back? That’s exactly what happened to Matt Schmidt. As a naturally inquisitive kid, Matt felt the weight of questions that no one around him could ans
February 27 · 1 hr 5 min
Finding Truth – Nancy Pearcey’s Story | Ep. 139
🎙️ Love the show? Support the mission and explore eX-skeptic merch here: https://ex-skeptic-shop.fourthwall.com/ Before she became one of today’s leading Christian thinkers, Nancy Pearcey walked away from Christianity. Disillusioned by shallow answers
February 13 · 1 hr 12 min
Avoiding God – Erika Diaz-Castro’s story | Ep. 138
What happens when faith feels like pretending, and you can’t live with the disconnect anymore? Erika Diaz-Castro, a wife, mom, and Bible teacher who once lived a double life—publicly religious but privately wrestling with doubt, shame, and the pull of
January 30 · 1 hr 3 min
Leave Me Alone – Heather Sewell’s story | Ep. 137
Have you ever tried to find peace by walking away from God or from the judgment and expectations that once made faith feel heavy? Heather Sewell shares her story of running from faith and searching for peace. Raised as a pastor’s daughter, Heather lea
January 16 · 50 min
Curious about God – Dr. Jim Small’s Story | Ep. 136
What if you’re content with life, confident in science, and still quietly curious? Dr. Jim Small, MD, PhD, pathologist, professor, and lifelong scientist was raised without faith and felt no need for God. Science explained the world well enough. But t
January 2 · 1 hr 14 min
Researching God – Dr. Lee Holcombe’s Story | Ep. 135
What happens when a brilliant researcher, once convinced God was nothing more than a cultural artifact, decides to take a second look? In this episode of eX-skeptic, Dr. Lee Holcombe shares his remarkable journey from faith in childhood, through skept
Dec 19, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Not Looking for God – Megan Carroll’s Story | Ep. 134
What if faith isn’t blind, but freeing? For much of her life, Megan Carroll believed she didn’t need God. A self-reliant achiever who valued reason and control, she dismissed Christianity as something to accept “without evidence.” But when life unrave

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