The Alisa Childers Podcast

Alisa Childers was a Christian who started asking hard questions and discovered that most of the answers she had been given were not good enough. That journey -- from casual faith to serious theological investigation -- is what drives this show. With 300 episodes, a 4.9-star rating from over 5,200 reviewers, and a focus on engaging progressive Christianity and skeptical challenges, it occupies a specific and necessary lane. The show functions as an apologetics resource for people who want to think carefully about what they believe and why. Alisa tackles things like historical Jesus scholarship, gender ideology, deconstruction narratives, the origins debate, spiritual abuse in churches, and the specific claims of progressive Christianity. She is charitable to views she disagrees with while still making clear where she thinks the lines are. Her background as a member of the Christian music group ZOEgirl gives her an understanding of the entertainment-faith intersection, and some of the most interesting episodes involve conversations with former Christian celebrities who have publicly deconstructed. She asks the questions you would want asked without turning those conversations into attacks. Episodes run 50 minutes to nearly two hours, so the show expects your attention. The explicit rating reflects occasional frank discussion of difficult content rather than language. If you are someone whose faith has been challenged by cultural pressure or theological questions, and you want honest engagement with those challenges rather than platitudes, this is one of the stronger options in the space.