Substacks recommended by Jason Kirk's newsletter

Recommended by Jason Kirk's newsletter

An independent college football podcast that eats the whole hog. Led by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner, featuring co-host emeritus Steven Godfrey and friends.

Excellent college football coverage for smart people who are chill about being smart, especially those who find every team (besides their own, perhaps) roughly equally interesting

- Jason Kirk's newsletter

Graphs about Religion

By Ryan Burge

Tons of data analysis about religion and politics. Mostly in the United States but a little bit of international stuff, too.

ItsFelder

By Michael Felder

CFB, Cooking and Complaining...ItsFelder

The SWAJ Good News

By Brad Onishi

Religion, Politics, and Culture

Weed Church

By Casey Taylor

A newsletter about the stories we tell ourselves, have always told ourselves, and will continue to tell ourselves until it's all over.

Evangelical Think Pieces

By matthew pierce

Folks, isn't it time a Christian wrote some essays

Du Mez CONNECTIONS

By KKDuMez

Exploring connections between religion, gender, & politics and defending our democracy.

Healing is My Special Interest

By D.L. Mayfield

The intersection of late-diagnosed neurodivergence and healing from high-control environments. Also, combatting Christian fascism!

Christian Nightmares Newsletter

A satirical look at the world of evangelical Christianity.

Little Flying Robots

By Faine Greenwood

hoots and barks about drones, tech ethics, weird animals, and the future (among other topics)

White Too Long by Robert P. Jones

Analysis and reflections on religion, white Christian nationalism, & protecting a pluralistic democracy. Hosted by NYT bestselling author Robert P. Jones, president/founder of PRRI.

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Counter Craft

By Lincoln Michel

fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books

Footnotes by Jemar Tisby

Offering historically informed perspectives on race, faith, and social issues to help you become a lifelong advocate for racial justice

Running Probably

By Paul Flannery

Real running for real people

The Dirtbag Christian

By Jennifer C. Martin

Thoughts on living as a dirtbag polyamorous Christian in a dirtbag world.

The Auburn Observer

By Justin Ferguson

Deep dives into the stats, strategies and stories of Auburn basketball and football

Kofie Why?

By Kofie Yeboah

A newsletter about everything

The Cottage

By Diana Butler Bass

Part retreat, part think tank. A place for inspiration and ideas about culture, faith, and spirit.

Grift of the Holy Spirit

By TG

Catholicism's only website.

The Action Cookbook Newsletter

By Action Cookbook with Scott Hines

A cookout in your inbox. Come for the food, stay for the stories.

Garbage Day

By Ryan Broderick

A newsletter about having fun online.

Welcome to Hell World

By Luke O'Neil

I AM ON GHOST NOW AT WELCOMETOHELLWORLD.COM

The Post-Evangelical Post

By Blake Chastain

Home of the Exvangelical podcast & a newsletter about belief, tech, & society—with a focus on US white evangelicalism.

The Chatner

By Daniel Lavery

A newsletter about rejiggered classics, transmasculine underpinnings of the plucky heroine, and the failure-limits of graciousness, from table manners to family estrangement.

The Second Arrangement

By Kelly Dwyer

Kelly Dwyer on hoops.