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The Deconstruction Zone

In the Deconstruction Zone, Danny Lybarger, and Sadie Murbarger explore and navigate the gray areas that come with following Jesus, while also unlearning and rethinking what they were taught about him. Join in for lots of laughter and processing of big topics and our own stories. Whether you are currently deconstructing and want to feel like you’re not alone or want to understand where deconstructers are coming from, we hope this space will be one where we can all process and embrace the journey.

Ep. 205: Maggie wants to know what makes us human?

40 mins; March 25, 2026

Ep. 204: Maggie Wants to Know About Injustice

53 mins; March 18, 2026

Ep. 203: Maggie Wants to Know About Spiritual Warfare

43 mins; March 11, 2026

Ep. 202: Danny Wants To Know: What's it Like to Be a Woman?

51 mins; March 04, 2026

Ep. 201: Maggie Wants to Know: What is Reconstruction?

43 mins; February 25, 2026

The Deconstruction Zone Has Returned!

2 mins; February 23, 2026

Ep.102: A interview with the oldest Podcast EVER! (maybe)

62 hours 59 mins; June 03, 2025

Ep.101: The Changing Seasons of Life

37 mins; September 11, 2024

Ep.100: A Conversation on The Next Generation

82 hours 33 mins; August 20, 2024

Ep.99: Back to our roots

50 mins; August 14, 2024

Ep.98: Politics Suck

42 mins; July 31, 2024

Ep.97: Dam those Beavers

66 hours 46 mins; July 23, 2024

Ep.96: Liberal Babbel

70 hours 52 mins; July 16, 2024

Ep.95: A Good Ol' Summer Beach Off

87 hours 1 min; July 09, 2024

Ep.94: Our Villain Origin Story

54 mins; July 02, 2024

Ep.93: Honey I Deconstructed The Kids!

36 mins; June 25, 2024

Ep.92: What if church becomes too painful?

40 mins; June 18, 2024

Ep.91: Are Megachurches Evil?

55 mins; June 11, 2024

Ep.90: Pastors Are People Too!

44 mins; June 04, 2024

Ep.89: The Blind Leading The Blind

39 mins; May 28, 2024

Ep.88: A New Journey Begins

42 mins; May 21, 2024

Ep. 87: DZ + PPP Crossover

88 hours 21 mins; May 14, 2024

Ep.86: A Conversation with Colby Martin on Inclusion

69 hours 11 mins; February 28, 2024

Ep.85: The Progressive Pastor Podcast Crossover

42 mins; February 21, 2024

Ep.84: Should I Grow Where I'm Planted?

19 mins; February 07, 2024

Ep.83: Deconstructing Pentecostalism

32 mins; January 23, 2024

Ep.82: What's heavier: Good or Evil?

14 mins; January 16, 2024

Ep.81: Cry Night at YoungLife Camp

41 mins; January 10, 2024

Ep.80: 2023 DZ Wrapped

40 mins; January 02, 2024

Ep.79: Are there any unforgivable sins?

44 mins; December 26, 2023

Ep.78: Is Jesus a Narcissist?

38 mins; December 19, 2023

Ep.77: Do Our Beliefs Impact Others

32 mins; December 12, 2023

Ep.76: Deconstructing Church Burnout

41 mins; December 05, 2023

Ep.75: Deconstructing Spiritual Warfare

31 mins; November 28, 2023

Ep.74: Emily Zell From The Well is Going to Hell

25 mins; November 21, 2023

Ep. 73: What is Indoctrination?

33 mins; November 14, 2023

Ep.72: Taking on The Woke Mob

35 mins; November 07, 2023

Ep.71: Halloween Special

31 mins; October 31, 2023

Ep.70: Rebellion vs. Freedom

36 mins; October 24, 2023

Ep.69: Secrets vs. Boundaries

33 mins; October 17, 2023

Ep.68: What is Discipleship?

46 mins; October 10, 2023

Ep.67: Does God answer prayers?

34 mins; October 03, 2023

Ep.66: It can't be BAD if it feels so GOOD

37 mins; September 26, 2023

Ep.65: Has Emily Been Kicked Off The Pod?

42 mins; September 19, 2023

Ep.64: Finding Peace (Just Hit Record)

35 mins; September 12, 2023

Ep.63: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

32 mins; September 05, 2023

Ep.62: Does God Evolve?

35 mins; August 29, 2023

Ep.61: Deconstructing Christianese

40 mins; August 22, 2023

Ep.60: Mailbag Special!

48 mins; August 15, 2023

Ep.59: The Christian Bubble: A DZ Back to School Special

45 mins; August 08, 2023

Ep.58: Shiny Happy Podcast

51 mins; August 01, 2023

Ep.57: Reconstruction is low key Awkward

38 mins; July 25, 2023

Ep.56: A love letter to our haters

38 mins; July 18, 2023

Ep.55: Finding support in deconstruction

56 mins; July 11, 2023

Ep. 54: Smashing The Patriarchy & Redefining Gender Roles

29 mins; July 04, 2023

Ep.53: Go Shawty... It's Yo Birthday (Part 2)

32 mins; June 27, 2023

Ep.52: Go Shawty... It's Yo Birthday (Part 1)

26 mins; June 20, 2023

Ep.51: Debating Secondary Issues

45 mins; June 13, 2023

Ep.50: Bathroom Masterpieces

45 mins; June 06, 2023

Ep.49: Exploring The Spiritual Wilderness

37 mins; May 30, 2023

Ep. 48: Emily's Chakras Are Spinning

26 mins; May 23, 2023

Ep.47: Was Joseph an a-hole or a hero of faith?

41 mins; May 16, 2023

Ep.46: Emily checks out a Unitarian Universalist Church

32 mins; May 09, 2023

Ep.45: Jesus doesn't understand Periods

39 mins; May 02, 2023

Ep.44: Original Sin or Original Friendship?

42 mins; April 25, 2023

Ep.43: Pickle shots for Jesus

40 mins; April 18, 2023

Ep.42: The DZ goes live at The University of Mount Union.

39 mins; April 11, 2023

Ep.41: Whole Assing Your Spirituality

36 mins; April 04, 2023

Ep.40: An Interview with Author Marla Taviano

52 mins; March 28, 2023

Ep.39: Jesus, Lover of Dirtbags

37 mins; March 21, 2023

Ep.38: TikTok Religions, Exposure Therapy & Sour Patch Kids

32 mins; March 14, 2023

Ep.37: Why are we doing this podcast?

29 mins; March 07, 2023

Ep.36: Why Hasn't Emily Fully Embraced Atheism?

23 mins; February 28, 2023

Ep.35: Engaging With The Church When You Don't Know What You Believe

27 mins; February 21, 2023

BONUS CONTENT!

3 mins; February 16, 2023

Ep.34: How to handle people trying to save you

28 mins; February 14, 2023

Ep.33: Listener Takeover!

25 mins; February 07, 2023

Ep.32: The Decolonization of Deconstruction

33 mins; January 31, 2023

Ep.31: Emily & The Dirty Rotten Church Kids

58 mins; January 24, 2023

Ep.30: The Slippery Slope

37 mins; January 17, 2023

Ep.29: Triple D: Danny, Divorce & Deconstruction

29 mins; January 10, 2023

Ep.28: Emily isn't a Christian Anymore

55 mins; January 03, 2023

Ep.27: Is God an apathetic A-hole?

38 mins; December 27, 2022

Ep.26: Deconstruction & Attachment Theory w/ Krispin Mayfield

48 mins; December 20, 2022

Ep.25: The 5 stages of Grief in Deconstruction

36 mins; December 13, 2022

Ep.24: All My Evangelical Friends Think I'm Going to Hell

30 mins; December 06, 2022

Ep.23: Did I Just Slap Jesus in The Face?

31 mins; November 29, 2022

Ep.22: I Kissed Purity Culture Goodbye

44 mins; November 22, 2022

Ep.21: Preachers, Sneakers & Mega Church Pastors

55 mins; November 15, 2022

Ep.20: Rabbi Joshua Stanton Joins The Deconstruction Zone

30 mins; November 08, 2022

Ep.19: Deconstructing Religious Institutions

42 mins; November 01, 2022

Ep.18: Wrestling with Pain & Suffering

47 mins; October 25, 2022

Ep:17: Dunking, Matt Chandler & The Holy Spirit

33 mins; October 18, 2022

Ep.16: A conversation with Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals

55 mins; October 11, 2022

Ep.15: Forgive & Forget?

49 mins; October 04, 2022

Ep.14: How Long Should Deconstruction Last?

29 mins; September 27, 2022

Ep.13: COVID-19 & Deconstruction

31 mins; September 20, 2022

Ep.12: Hot Thoughts + Deconstruction Zone Crossover

40 mins; September 13, 2022

Ep.11: The Mechanics of Deconstruction

39 mins; September 06, 2022

Ep.10: Deconstructing The Church

35 mins; August 30, 2022

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