Called to be Bad

What if the scandalous is spiritual, deviant is divine, and bad is beautiful? Welcome to Called to be Bad, a podcast where guests reveal a "bad" topic they are passionate about.

Called to be Bad is a religion podcast hosted by Mariah Martin, with 95 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mariah Martin hosts Called to be Bad, a religion show with 95 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  "PTSD" with Ciji Wagner--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP5

  Jan 8, 202659 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>For today’s episode, we talk about trauma, in particular Post Traumatic Stress disorder with guest Ciji Wagner. Ciji works with a program called Louder than Silence which provides community support and free EMDR therapy for survivors of sexual violence. If you don’t know what EMDR is, stick around until the end of the episode where we learn how EMDR is an exciting, evidence based, treatment for trauma.</p><p>Ciji covers the core realities of people suffering from PTSD like hypervigilance and dissociation. We learn about the difference between flashbacks and re-t...

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  Episode #4

  "Conversion Therapy" with Lucas Wilson--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP4

  Jul 28, 202557 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Today we talk with Lucas Wilson who is the author of the book Shame Sex Attraction: Survivor’s Stories of Conversion Therapy. This is a book of curated stories from folks who (exactly as the title states) have survived conversion therapy. We start the conversation by hearing what exactly is conversion therapy and learning about “conversion ideology” which is the underlying belief system behind conversion therapies. Then we get into the history of conversion therapy and how efforts to erase queer folks, is by definition, genocidal. Lucas explains how shame is core to these...

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  "ADHD" with Erin Mieskowski--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP3

  Jul 21, 20251h 6mS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Today we talk about one of my favorite topics, ADHD. If you know me, you know that I have suspected since seminary that I have ADHD but I have never gotten a formal diagnosis. Because of this I have learned A LOT about ADHD and talk about it often. Well for this episode I got the chance to talk with someone else who LOVES to talk all things ADHD–Erin Mieskowski. Erin is a queer, neurodivergent pastor, preacher, writer and consultant who got diagnosed with ADHD at age 36. We get to hear Erin’s ex...

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  "Fighting" for Peace in Palestine--with Issa Amro and guest host Ana D. Loucks--Called to be Bad Podcast S4EP2

  Jul 13, 20251h 4mS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Our guest today is Issa Amro, a Palestinian Muslim who was nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance, activism, and human rights defense work amongst Israeli occupation and settlers in Hebron, West Bank.</p><p>We are also graced with a guest-host Ana D. Loucks who lives here in Goshen with her family and is the co-Director of Michiana Voices for Middle East peace. You can read her full bio below. </p><p>A content warning, Issa talks briefly but frankly about the violations of the Israeli military, which include b...

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  Episode #1

  "Is Fame Bad?" with Girl Named Tom--Called to be Bad Podcast S4 EP1

  Jun 30, 202555 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Hey baddies! Welcome to season four! Today our guests are Caleb, Joshua, and Bekah Liechty from the band Girl Named Tom! A band that went from driving across the country in a minivan to making history as the first group to win The Voice. </p><p>In our conversation we explore the question, is fame bad? We hear how Caleb, Joshua, and Bekah,  maintain their core values while promoting their work, how fans reacted when they came out in public support of Palestine, and the balance of maintaining boundaries while living with a pu...

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