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Hey Worsties, Josh here. Over the past month I've been working with June Sternbach of Western Kabuki to develop a new podcast about natalism—the ideology that sees declining birthrates as the most important issue in modern American politics—and how it's a skeleton key to understanding both the MAGA movement and reactionary conservatism more broadly. We'll be releasing new episodes every Friday, starting on June 20.

Those of you who follow TWOAPW for analysis of current events, particularly on the evangelical Christian side of things, will find a lot to be interested in here. Our pilot episode will talk about the Promise Keepers, the evangelical men's organization that enjoyed a brief moment of national popularity in the 90s and has since become a rudderless MAGA satellite.

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We're really excited for you to hear what we've been working on. See you soon!

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Politics Podcast · Updated Weekly · A podcast about natalism. Hosted by Josh Boerman (The Worst of All Possible Worlds, Traditional Scrench) and June Sternbach (Western Kabuki, The Onion).

Comments

Dannyflanny

Learned about promise keepers from a David cross bit from like 2001 (sorry) and have been so deeply fascinated ever since. Extremely hyped

ChigBungus

June? Josh? On one Podcast? Fuckin sold. Nice bleak topic too - as is tradition.

Zipzapzop

Your podcast website doesn’t work for me I don’t if this is a problem on my end but thought you should know

Gorbant

I hope you have a quiver full of pens with which to write these episodes!

Cookie

Oh that is a KILLER podcast name, I love it. And I’m sure I’ll love to hate the subject matter 😅

Ember, of the Starship Trinary

I had wondered if you were ever going to talk about Promise Keepers on WOAPW. I felt deeply uncomfortable with them even when I was going to the events with my dad and brothers as a teenager back in the 90s. I'll be listening to the new podcast for sure because I need to know what happened to them. (It does not surprise me that they went MAGA.)

LizzyBoredom

Can’t wait for this! Also just discovered “liberty lost” on Wondery; liberty fucking University still is running a “home” (Liberty Godparent Home) for underage pregnant mothers and exchanging room and board and full rides to LU to adopt out their babies to “more deserving” families (ya know, cause it’s illegal to outright buy babies). I’m one episode in and had to share; cannot believe a program like this exists in 2025….oh wait, yes I can. Thought this might be useful for any upcoming examinations of evangelical purity culture and how fucking good it is at focusing on the GD family.

Elizabeth Power

This looks so interesting and I’m excited even if I’m pretty sure what I hear is going to freak me out)