Hi everyone! I've been working hard on video scripts, and I just wanted to give you a sneak peek into what to expect!
1) Why Kids Follow Their Parents' Religion: This is a deeper dive into the sociological concept Credibility Enhancing Displays (CREDs). Expect this next week.
2) The Most Painful Religious Rituals: Why do humans engage in extreme rituals? What benefit is ...
2019-10-17 05:55:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's my first foray into serialized content! I'm collaborating with a historian of American religion to produce a 5-episode series on American Civil Religion. This is the idea that Americans are religious about America (e.g. founding fathers as saints and martyrs, the Constitution as a sacred document, July 4th as a religious holiday).
Episode 1 explains the concept, but future ep...
2019-10-10 18:55:27 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the 9 new patrons from tonight's stream! So excited for you to join the community. For everyone else that missed the stream, the streamed video will appear on the channel shortly.
2019-09-28 00:16:38 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the link! We'll switch over to the full channel at 6:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOnSKQIRiqo
2019-09-27 21:59:37 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! I'm back on the East Coast, which means I need to take advantage of the fast internet, so I'm scheduling two livestreams, one for $5+ patrons, and one for the entire channel.
1) 6:00 PM US East Coast: At 6:00 PM, I will be livestreaming only for $5+ Patrons. Check back here for the secret link.
2) 6:30 PM: After chatting for 30 minutes, I will switch over to the e...
2019-09-27 17:07:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! Here is my latest video! I visited the Hagia Sophia last week and got a ton of footage...so I decided to make a video about it! This building has fascinated me for years, and visiting it was a dream come true. I hope you enjoy it!
~Andrew
2019-09-17 18:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the new link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThr1MGh9GA
2019-08-17 18:58:52 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the link!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThr1MGh9GA
The stream is a bit shaky b/c my internet is fairly poor here in Jerusalem, but let's see how well it works. Fingers crossed!
2019-08-17 18:30:26 +0000 UTC View PostHi $5+ patrons! It has been a while since we have last held a Patron livestream. I've been living abroad in Jerusalem for the past few months, and it has been very difficult to try to juggle the time-change (since many of you are based in the US!).
So! Having said that, I'm scheduling a livestream for my evening (I'm 7 hours ahead of the US East Coast). That puts the livestrea...
2019-08-17 08:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post
August 9th marks the first day of the Hajj in 2019. But what does the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca entail? Today's video is more of a simple explainer, but I think this sort of content is really important for basic religious literacy online! Hope you like it!
2019-08-09 15:42:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the first video from my partnership with Sacred Writes, the initiative at Northeastern University. I really enjoyed making this video because it meant flying to Knoxville TN and driving around exploring different religious communities. I was also a little nervous posting this video, because in the current political climate of the US, talking about race can start a lot of fights. How do ...
2019-08-02 08:43:28 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to new patrons! We got a huge surge in patrons this past month. I'm so excited to see you all here! Here are some announcements:
1) Foundation for Religious Literacy sponsorship: The Foundation for Religious Literacy is a philanthropic organization dedicated to the academic study of religion. It is a nonsectarian organization and has funded organizations such as t...
2019-07-24 11:19:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! I made a video as a guest host on the music theory channel 12tone! I talk about how sacred music shaped the experience of cities in the ancient Roman Empire. For those of you that are curious, this video actually stems from my PhD dissertation research. Hope you enjoy it!
~Andrew
2019-07-08 10:14:22 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Just in case you missed it, I published two videos this week:
Main video: War Makes Us More Religious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVKRAMupaUA&feature=youtu.be
Full interview w/ Dr. Joe Henrich: 2019-06-28 10:44:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Jump on in and say hi!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_peTtTfOvOM
2019-06-20 21:58:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey $5+ patrons! It's been a longtime since I've last livestreamed. Sorry about that! I'm scheduling two livestreams tonight. One at 6:00 PM and one at 9:00 PM. You can come to one or both, but a few members reached out and said they preferred an earlier time than I usually do! If those times don't work for you, comment below your preferred times (weekends? weeknights?), and I can try to set up...
2019-06-20 16:58:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone. I've long toyed with the idea of doing longer form discussions on Religion for Breakfast. My first foray into this was a recent interview I did with Dr. Jason Josephson-Storm (you can view it here: https://youtu.be/Y8jUsOv7QX4). What did you guys think? If I should continue interviews, how do I improve?
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2019-05-21 07:59:16 +0000 UTC View PostWoohoo! We just passed 80K subs! How fast do you think we can make it to 100K?
Also, here are the latest vids. What did you think of the lengthier interview with Dr. Josephson-Storm? I've never done something like that on the channel before:
1) Exorcism Gaining Popularity in the USA?: https://youtu.be/6OsdNghX2n0...
2019-05-13 14:08:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone. I'm sorry for the slow pace of content this past month. I'm in Israel for an extended visit, and all of the travel has seriously messed up my productivity. I'm trying to get back to the grind with the help of my brother editing most of my videos. Here's what you can expect:
1) Exorcism video: I have a video coming out this week on the possible rise of exorci...
2019-05-08 06:51:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! I'll be hosting a livestream for everyone at the $5+ level. I'm interviewing a scholar on Skype for the channel at 2:00 PM eastern time (excited to tell you all about that!), and as soon as I'm done with the interview, I'll launch the livestream. I'll post the link here!
~Andrew
2019-04-14 12:25:52 +0000 UTC View Post
New video! I've always been fascinated by the evolution of religion, so this was a fun episode to research with all of the paleolithic religious studies. Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below this post. I'd be happy to chat.
2019-04-05 19:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostI'm super excited for tomorrow's video. I've grown increasingly obsessed with the cognitive scientific study of religion. It's lots of neurology and evolutionary psychology...basically the sort of research I never delve into as an ancient historian/archaeologist. I hope you enjoy it!
Heads up to the $5+ patrons, I plan on scheduling a livestream soon. So stay tuned for details on th...
2019-04-04 17:45:34 +0000 UTC View PostI've recently started as an interviewer with the Religious Studies Project Podcast. Here is my first interview! I sit down with Dr. Megan Goodwin at Northeastern University where we discuss the responsibilities of religious studies scholars who decide to engage the public outside of academia:
Who is the Dalai Lama? And why might the current Dalai Lama be the last one?
Today video we get a little bit of Buddhism on Religion for Breakfast!
2019-03-15 21:51:55 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! I know it has been a few weeks since my last video, so I wanted to reach out to y'all and let you know what I've been working on.
1) 3 New Videos for March: I am currently editing "Is Religion Biologically Hardwired?" A video that brings in a whole bunch of cognitive science that argues the propensity to be religious is biologically har...
2019-03-08 15:20:28 +0000 UTC View PostHead on over to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC_2lMLluBE
I'm playing video games with a few of my friends, so there will be guests in the background haha.
2019-02-23 19:04:45 +0000 UTC View PostHi $5+ patrons! I'm scheduling a livestream for this coming weekend. 2:00 PM U.S east coast time. I'll post the link to the stream here!
~Andrew
2019-02-21 21:40:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I'm planning ahead for my March video schedule, and I'd really like to do a St. Patrick's day special. Either something on early Christianity in Ireland or maybe a topic on pre-Christian polytheism in Ireland. Does anyone have any suggestions for video topics?
2019-02-13 21:53:35 +0000 UTC View PostA few weeks ago, I posted a survey for you all to help me get a good sense of the community here! 40 of you responded, and here is what I learned!
`1) Avid viewers: 62.5% of those who responded watch every upload. Another 32.5% only skip a few.
2) Super broad interests: 37.5% are here for the Early Christianity / Ancient religion stuff. 25% are here...
2019-02-07 21:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! It's 2019, and I'm feeling invigorated to double-down on Religion for Breakfast—better videos, better research, better engagement with you all. But first! I'd love to hear your feedback so I know what's working and what's not.
When you get a chance, please fill out this New Year survey about Religion for Breakfast! I'll be reaching out to you all personally over the n...
2019-01-22 19:19:30 +0000 UTC View Post