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The Institute for Religion, Media, and Civic Engagement (IRMCE) partners with Axis Mundi Media to produce podcasts that introduce cutting-edge scholarship to the public conversation. Axis Mundi is a platform designed by scholars of religion as a venue for research-based content, because academic research on democracy and religious extremism only matters when it reaches people.

We educate journalists, activists, and organizers to spur action—in collaboration with a network of top scholars in religion and politics.

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Headshot of Dr. Leah Payne with text - Spirit & Power

Spirit & Power

A mixed media podcast that brings religion scholarship into a “This American Life” format. The show explores how Pentecostals and Charismatics are now at the center of religion and public life in the United States.

Clip art style of man holding catholic cross and capital building in the background and text - On the Border between church and state

Sanctuary

A limited series podcast about the politics of immigration, faith as radical hospitality, and the borders between church and state.

Collage scrapbook of woman, mouth speaking, headlines and text - Miss Information with Dr. Susannah Crockford

Miss Information

A limited series podcast about the ways online misinformation and conspiracy theories infiltrate wellness communities and religious spaces.

Reign of Error with Sarah Posner

Reign of Error

Explore how religious and ideological extremism—especially white Christian nationalism—has become central to U.S. politics in the Trump era and beyond.

Historical american woman holding gun with text - Pure White with Dr Sara Moslener

Pure White

A history podcast series that traces the relationships among sexual purity, White supremacy, and Christian nationalism from the 19th century to the present.