Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Taste0ftruth Tuesdays
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| Mystery, Myth & Manipulation | 14 Jul 2026 | 00:39:11 | |
Runes, Religion & the Search for the SacredWelcome back to Taste0ftruth Tuesdays! Today's episode is with Tina K from Rune Shack Radio, and we will be exploring her work with runes, esotericism, and Norse-Germanic spirituality alongside my own journey through New Age spirituality, Christianity, and deconstruction.We talk about our shared concerns around fake spirituality, spiritual escapism, authority without accountability, and the difficulty of distinguishing genuine mystery from manipulation.We also get into the modern recycling of Jesus through cosmic Christ, Christ consciousness, Theosophy, Steiner, New Thought, and other esoteric frameworks—and ask what a more rooted, honest spirituality might actually require. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Your Metabolism Keeps the Score | 07 Jul 2026 | 00:47:32 | |
A conversation with Jay Feldman on bioenergetic health, stress physiology, and what mainstream fitness culture misses Welcome back to Taste0fTruth Tuesdays. This week I’m joined by Jay Feldman of Jay Feldman Wellness for a conversation on metabolism, bioenergetic health, stress physiology, and why so many people feel exhausted after years of doing everything “right.” In this episode, we discuss:
This is not a conversation about ignoring calories or abandoning responsibility. It is about restoring context. Because sometimes the problem is not that you need more willpower. Sometimes your body has just been running on fumes for far too long. Educational conversation only. This is not medical advice. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! 🎶Intro & Outro Music: “An Acoustic Guitar” by StepanBel Licensed via Envato | |||
| Projection, Power, and the Pagan Revival | 30 Dec 2025 | 01:06:55 | |
When Belief Becomes ControlWelcome Back! This episode isn’t about religion versus religion. It’s about power, fear, and what happens when belief hardens into certainty. I’m joined by Sigrin, founder of Universal Pagan Temple, to talk about Pagan revivalism, leaving Christianity as self-preservation, and why Paganism keeps getting framed as a threat in modern culture. We discuss fear-based theology, social control inside high-pressure Christian environments, and how conformity can become more important than honesty. From there, we critically examine the book Pagan Threat, its claims about Pagan “groupthink,” and the irony of labeling Paganism as globalist when it is inherently local and decentralized. This is a conversation about belief, authority, projection, and what spiritual responsibility looks like without coercion. Ways to Support Universal Pagan Temple 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| The Older Story Beneath Christmas | 23 Dec 2025 | 00:25:07 | |
Every December, the same argument shows up: Is Christmas pagan? Is it Christian? Is it Saturnalia? Is it Jesus’ birthday? In this episode, we step past the argument and into the history beneath it. We explore how winter was understood long before Christianity. Why solstice mattered for survival. How land, hearth, and household ritual shaped meaning. And how pre-Christian traditions like Yule and Mother’s Night weren’t gently inherited, but actively suppressed, erased, and selectively absorbed. This isn’t about aesthetics or trend-based paganism. It’s about memory. What was buried. What survived. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X!
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| The Historical Jesus Fact or Fiction? PART 2 | 09 Dec 2025 | 00:55:24 | |
Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays! Today's episode is Part Two that dives into the final five “Historical Jesus” myths people love to repeat, plus a quick reality check for the mythicist side too. In this episode: Myth #6–7: “Archaeology & Non-Christian Sources Prove Jesus” Myth #8: “Paul Supports the Gospel Jesus” Myth #9: “Christianity Began With Jesus and His Disciples” Myth #10: “Christianity Spread Too Fast to Be a Myth” Also: A Critical Look at Mythicists This episode isn’t about choosing sides — it’s about evidence, clarity, and refusing to trade one orthodoxy for another. 📚 Sources & Notes: 💬 Join the conversation: Have thoughts? Pushback? Questions? I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! If you enjoy the show, hit follow and share with someone who’s tired of inherited narratives. 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review, or if on YouTube please like the video and subscribe! Aaand as always…Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in. 🎙️🔒 🎧 Thank you for listening | |||
| Social Miasm Theory: The Biology of a Sick Society | 25 Nov 2025 | 01:44:45 | |
Welcome Back! In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with my friend & researcher Stephinity Salazar to explore her new paper Social Miasm Theory. A framework that connects suppression, chronic illness, psychological stress, and the breakdown we’re seeing in society. We talk about the roots of miasm theory in homeopathy, what “suppression” actually means (beyond symptoms and meds), and how emotional, environmental, and social forces shape the terrain we live in. We also get into: Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or somewhere in-between, this episode offers a different lens for understanding why our world feels the way it does and how suppression might be driving more of it than we realize. Listen with an open mind, hold onto your critical thinking, and take what resonates. Stephinity’s website: YOUR BODY ELECTRIC YOUR BODY ELECTRIC | FULL SPECTRUM FREQUENCY MEDICINE Find her on Linkden And Instagram 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| How Faith Superseded Reason in Christianity | 20 Nov 2025 | 00:31:50 | |
The “Truth” Trap: How Apologetics Stops You From ThinkingIt's a bonus edition episode: Taste Test Thursdays! Modern apologetics loves to dress itself up as “investigation” but the deeper you look, the more it functions like a thought-management system. In this episode, we unpack why so many Christians mistake certainty for truth, how group identity hijacks reasoning, and why apologetics relies on psychological shortcuts to keep believers inside the frame. We dig into:
Including examples like churches renting out gymnasiums and declaring the bleachers “sacred,” or how rituals temporarily suspend our grasp on everyday reality the same way stage actors inhabit a world that isn’t real — without ever breaking the physics of the stage. If you’ve ever felt like Christian “investigations” were stacked decks, curated evidence loops, or ready-made conclusions packaged as inquiry, this episode will make the whole structure visible. A sharp, honest conversation about belief, identity, and why the modern apologetics machine isn’t broken-- it’s functioning exactly as designed. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| The Historical Jesus Fact or Fiction? | 11 Nov 2025 | 00:59:38 | |
Welcome back! In this episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays, I sit down with author and researcher David Fitzgerald to unpack Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All. We focus on:
David also shares his 25+ year research process, the myths that get the most pushback, and what it’s like to challenge cultural assumptions about Jesus. For infographics, timelines, biblical quotes, and historical references, check out the episode blog! 📚 Books by David Fitzgerald:
💬 Your Turn: David wants to hear from you! If you have questions or theories to explore, drop them in the comments on the blog or send them to me. We’ll bring a few of your questions into Part 2, where we’ll tackle Myth #7: “Archaeology Confirms the Gospels.” What else should we cover? 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays | |||
| Sacred Lessons from Life’s Chaos | 04 Nov 2025 | 01:08:16 | |
How Myths, Consciousness, and Integration Teach Us to Grow Welcome Back! What if your worst moments could actually teach you? In this episode, I sit down with Melissa Monte, host of Mind Love, to explore how chaos becomes consciousness medicine. We dive into:
Melissa shares her personal journey, her seven-step framework inspired by The Hero’s Journey, and how to metabolize life’s lessons instead of just “vibing higher.” We also talk cultural myths, the collective unconscious, and why integration feels more like returning to wholeness than transcending reality. If you’re curious about turning chaos into clarity and exploring consciousness in a grounded, practical way, this conversation is for you. Listen in and learn how to transform your pain into insight, your stories into meaning, and your chaos into growth. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Toxic Threads: What’s Lurking in Your Laundry | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:48:52 | |
Welcome back! What if the clothes we wear...even the ones labeled clean, organic, or sustainable are quietly harming us? In this episode of I sit down with Arielle Loupos, founder of Flower Girl, a brand reimagining period underwear with natural, breathable fibers Together, we unpack:
Fashion isn’t just self-expression— it’s chemistry, history, and sometimes… poison.Episode BLOG! 🔗 Support Arielle Loupos: Check out her products here! https://flowergirl.co/ Find her on social media! Insta, Pinterest, Substack 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Ponzinomics & Predatory Business Models | 07 Oct 2025 | 01:11:48 | |
Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays! Last week, I got really personal and shared my own experience with multi-level marketing—why I joined, why I believed in it so fully, and what it really cost me—emotionally, spiritually, and financially. I even tattooed “trust the process” on my body because I truly thought I was stepping into freedom and empowerment. But as I dug deeper, I realized the cracks: the emotional manipulation, the magical thinking, the ready-made stories to silence doubts. And that’s why today’s conversation is such an honor. I’m joined by Robert L. FitzPatrick, author of Ponzinomics and False Profits, who has spent decades exposing MLMs for what they really are—predatory business models disguised as opportunity. Today, we’re diving into:
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this episode are solely those of me and my guest and don’t necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any company, organization, or individual mentioned. This episode contains personal opinions and interpretations protected under fair use for commentary and critique. Any claims about MLM companies are intended to address industry-wide practices and may not apply to the specific company discussed. Statements by distributors or former distributors reflect personal experiences, not official company views. Sources discussed are publicly available. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| The Dark Side of Manifestation and MLMs | 30 Sep 2025 | 00:32:26 | |
✨ Let’s talk Manifestation & MLMs ✨ The Law of Attraction isn’t just a feel-good mantra—it’s a tool MLMs use to control, recruit, and profit from their distributors. In this episode, I unpack how motivational materials, mindset courses, and “personal development” hype keep participants chasing success while the system benefits, not them. I share my own journey from wellness fanatic in MLMs to high-control religion, revealing the psychological hooks, endless product requirements, and hype events that masked financial strain and metabolic burnout as “commitment.” We dive into:
This is a look at more than scams—it’s an exploration of how culture, community, and ideology can shape lives in ways we rarely notice. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the host and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any company, organization, or individual mentioned. This episode contains personal opinions and interpretations which are protected under fair use for the purposes of commentary and critique. Any claims made about multi-level marketing (MLM) companies in general are intended to address industry-wide practices and do not necessarily apply to the specific company discussed in this episode. Furthermore, statements made by distributors or former distributors are their personal opinions and experiences and do not represent the official views or positions of the company in question. The sources we discussed are publicly available. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and form their own opinions. Thank you for tuning in. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| A Messiah Built from Scripture | 30 Jun 2026 | 00:49:15 | |
Jesus, Scripture, and the Mythmaking Machinery of the Abrahamic World In this episode of Taste0fTruth Tuesdays, I examine the literary, theological, and historical scaffolding behind Christianity’s origins. We look at how the Gospels are built from earlier scripture, why some scholars argue the Hebrew Bible is younger and more politically constructed than tradition claims, why the “historical Jesus” question is far shakier than most people admit, and how these sacred narratives still shape modern identity, power, and geopolitics. If Christianity was not a liberation from the older Abrahamic framework but its Gentile-facing sequel, the implications are much bigger than religion alone.Episode Blog 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! 🎶Intro & Outro Music: “An Acoustic Guitar” by StepanBel Licensed via Envato | |||
| Forgiveness or Control? How Evangelical Culture Weaponizes Grief | 23 Sep 2025 | 00:14:09 | |
Hey hey, Welcome back. Today we’re unpacking why people get drawn into high-control environments and how forgiveness in evangelical culture is often weaponized—not for healing, but to silence victims and protect institutions. This isn’t just personal; it’s systemic. We dive into:
For a deep dive, read the full blog here: Weaponized Forgiveness in Evangelical Spaces | |||
| When Morality Binds and Blinds: Lessons from Charlie Kirk’s Death | 16 Sep 2025 | 00:25:03 | |
Welcome back. This week’s episode is heavier. I’m reflecting on a shocking event and the reactions it sparked—celebration, grief, and moral outrage. It’s a moment that shows how divided we are and how morality shapes what we see as right or wrong. Using Jonathan Haidt’s moral foundations, I explore why different groups interpret the same event so differently, and how images, narratives, and online culture amplify those reactions. I also dive into the rise of revivalist movements, the risks of mixing religion and politics, and why recognizing our moral blind spots is essential. The takeaway: grief, polarization, and moral certainty can bind us—or blind us. Strong democracies need trust, institutions, and stories that unite rather than divide. Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in. 🎙️🔒 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| How Screens, Diet Culture, and Reality Shows Rewire Our Bodies and Minds | 04 Sep 2025 | 00:17:02 | |
In this bonus episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays, we’re stepping away from our usual deep dives into spirituality and politics to take a hard look at something just as powerful: how media shapes our bodies, minds, and behaviors. We break down the Netflix documentary Fit for TV, revealing the extreme methods behind reality dieting shows like The Biggest Loser from grueling exercise and near-starvation diets to illegal caffeine pills and the shocking metabolic consequences for contestants years later. Drawing on research, my experience as a personal trainer and former competitive bodybuilder, and insights from Laura Dodsworth’s Free Your Mind, we explore:
We also unpack the science in layman’s terms—like why Biggest Loser contestants burned hundreds fewer calories per day years after the show—and discuss how screens can subtly shape what we believe about ourselves. If you’ve ever wondered why dieting feels harder over time, why fitness culture can feel exhausting, or how media programs our behaviors without us even realizing it, this episode is for you. Episode BLOG! 🖇️🔗 Resources & References Mentioned:
🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays | |||
| The Conversation We’re Avoiding: Power, Media, and What We’re Not Being Told | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:21:21 | |
Welcome back! In this episode, we dive into a viral clash between two major media figures: Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes and explore the deeper forces shaping what we’re allowed to talk about in today’s political landscape. We unpack insights from The New Jerusalem by Michael Collins Piper, a revealing look at decades of influence in American politics, media, and foreign policy. Then, we break down why Nick Fuentes publicly challenged Tucker Carlson on Rumble, exposing the invisible boundaries that shape public discourse. Plus, we discuss Ian Carroll’s call for a national conversation about censorship, free speech, and the importance of open dialogue in a healthy democracy. This episode is about more than personalities...it's about who gets to decide what’s okay to say and why that matters for all of us. Links to Nick Fuentes’ full two-part response on Rumble Tune in, listen critically, and join the conversation. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Sacred or Strategic? Rethinking the Christian Origin Story | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:28:05 | |
Welcome back! In this episode, I challenge the popular belief that the Bible should be treated as a literal historical document and explore how that mindset has influenced not just faith, but politics. I also dig into the troubling connections between high-level figures, media distractions, and hidden influence in U.S. leadership. What opened my eyes? A closer look at past events involving the modeling world, foreign policy, and long-standing power dynamics few want to talk about. Plus: why the Protestant tradition isn’t the “original” Christianity it claims to be, and how fundamentalism led us to the fractured, confused state of modern faith. This episode is about reclaiming clarity, staying curious, and refusing to worship systems that thrive on control. 🔗🖇️Episode blog 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Tier by Tier: How the Left Radicalizes Its Own | 12 Jun 2025 | 00:45:43 | |
🚨 Bonus drop – because some things can’t wait for Tuesday. Anti-ICE riots. Masked agitators. American flags burned. Chaos in the streets of LA, Austin, and New York. Meanwhile, a group called the Revolutionary Communists of America has officially declared war on the United States. Not metaphorically. Literally. This episode dives into the war you’re not supposed to notice—because if you do, they’ll call you paranoid, bigoted, or worse…. Today's guest is Karlyn Borysenko and We break down: 🔥 The five-tier map of the modern Left—from normie Democrat to full-blown revolutionary🚩 The rise of “Queer Marxism” and why it’s not about inclusion—it’s about erasure🧠 How language is being weaponized to dissolve truth, biology, family, and even identity📚 Why Democratic Socialists are the soft bridge to hard collapse🧨 And how radicals have rebranded destruction as “compassion” This isn’t liberalism. It’s not even progressivism.It’s a bulldozer—and it’s flattening everything that makes society function. SOURCES A Brief History of Racism - Kindle edition by Borysenko, Karlyn. Politics & Social Sciences Socialism Saturday Stream from Red May out of Seattle Democrats Are Not The Same As Communists. Know The Difference. BREAKING: Communist Group Declares War On America I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month - Washington Examiner 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Beneath the White Coats: Psychiatry, Eugenics, & the Forgotten Graves | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:43:39 | |
Welcome back! Today, we take a break from the present-day chaos and time travel into a darker, hidden chapter of American history—where science, psychiatry, and ideology collided in horrifying ways. You’ve heard of the Nazi doctors and eugenics experiments. But what if I told you America wrote the first drafts? In this episode, we uncover:
We also connect these early systems of medical authoritarianism to today’s ideological capture of biology, medicine, and mental health. If you care about history, truth, and the unseen roots of the institutions shaping our world, this episode is for you. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| The Real Handmaid’s Tale Isn’t in America | 22 May 2025 | 00:31:26 | |
Welcome back to Taste Test Thursdays! What if the very institutions we called oppressive… were also protecting us? In this episode, I explore a deeply uncomfortable question: Have we mistaken structure for tyranny—and in doing so, created chaos where there was once cohesion? We’re living in an age of extremes. On one end: Quiverfull-style fundamentalists preaching barefoot-and-pregnant submission as salvation. On the other: a postmodern free-for-all where “gender is a vibe” and all structure is labeled violence. If you've been caught between both—wounded by control but wary of collapse—you’re not alone. 📉 Because here’s the spoiler: freedom without form doesn’t lead to liberation. It leads to instability. We dig into:
This isn’t a call to go backward. It’s a call to pause—and ask what was lost in our so-called “progress.” Because maybe—just maybe—not all boundaries are cages. Hit play, and let’s rethink what we’re calling progress. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you. | |||
| Your Body Is the Scoreboard: The Neuroscience Behind Trust Issues and Emotional Healing | 20 May 2025 | 01:07:51 | |
Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays, where we maintain our curiosity, embrace skepticism, and never stop asking what’s really going on beneath the surface. Last week, in The Deluded Brain, I set the stage for today’s conversation by exploring why control feels safe, certainty feels holy, and complexity feels threatening. If you missed it, go back and give it a listen — it’s short, sharp, and sets the context beautifully. Today, we’re unpacking the deep neurological and emotional roots of Complex PTSD — and why healing isn’t just about mindset shifts, talk therapy, or being more “resilient.” We explore:
Last season, we dove deep into Pete Walker’s From Surviving to Thriving, exploring how childhood neglect, emotional abuse, and developmental trauma shape adult behavior. But today? We’re going deeper. Through the lens of neuroscience.What if your brain and body are actually doing their best to protect you — through adaptations wired by Complex PTSD? My guest today is Cody Isabel, a neuroscience researcher and writer whose work is shifting trauma conversations in powerful ways. He holds a degree in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience, has training in Internal Family Systems psychotherapy, and specializes in Psychoneuroimmunology — the study of how your thoughts, brain, and immune system all interact. His Substack article “PTSD & Complex PTSD Are NOT the Same Thing” is one of the clearest, most validating reads I’ve come across — and it forms the backbone of today’s discussion. So, if you’ve ever felt stuck, shut down, reactive, misunderstood, or like your nervous system has a mind of its own… Click PLAY! LINKS About - The Mind, Brain, Body Digest The Top 5 Childhood Core Wounds in Overachievers 🧠 No Bad Parts | IFS Institute | Schwartz Transcending Trauma Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems Therapy 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you. | |||
| Why Control Feels Safe, Certainty Feels Holy, & Complexity Feels Threatening | 15 May 2025 | 00:12:01 | |
Welcome back to Taste Test Thursday! Today, we’re diving into how your brain reacts when your beliefs are challenged and why some people go into full defense mode. Here’s what we’re exploring:
Stay tuned to see how all of this connects to the way we argue, believe, and defend our positions in today’s polarized world! 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you. | |||
| Calories In, Common Sense Out | 16 Jun 2026 | 00:41:39 | |
On metabolism, nourishment, food reverence, and the systems that shape what feeds us Welcome Back! You’ve heard it a million times: calories in, calories out. But what happens when that tidy equation becomes a substitute for understanding the living body? In this episode, I trace my own history with restriction, diet culture, and the false security of numbers before exploring a deeper view of metabolism—one that asks not merely how many calories we consume, but how the body produces, allocates, and uses energy. We move from cellular energy and Martin Picard’s Energy Constraint framework into nutrient density, food as biological information, the morality of eating, veganism’s dependence on industrial food systems, and the spiritual meaning of nourishment. We also examine rising food costs, the collapse of local food systems, and the growing centralization of American agricultural data through the USDA’s “One Farmer, One File” initiative and its partnership with Palantir. This episode lays the groundwork for my upcoming conversation with Jay Feldman of Jay Feldman Wellness and The Energy Balance Podcast. Because weight loss is not proof of health. A body is not a furnace to be calculated. A farm is not a monocrop to be optimized or a data file to be controlled. And food is never just calories. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! 🎶Intro & Outro Music: “An Acoustic Guitar” by StepanBel Licensed via Envato | |||
| Understanding Hormonal Changes in Midlife Women-The Truth About Hormones & Body Fat | 13 May 2025 | 01:06:42 | |
Welcome Back! Forget everything you’ve been told about metabolism, weight loss, and hormones after 40—because most of it? Oversimplified junk. In this episode, I’m joined by registered dietitian and research sleuth Maryann Jacobsen to unpack what’s really happening to your body in perimenopause and menopause—and why standard advice like “just eat less and move more” often backfires. We talk about why muscle is metabolic gold, how ovulation and progesterone matter even when pregnancy isn’t your goal, and how chasing ultra-leanness can disrupt your cycle, slow recovery, and sabotage long-term health. You'll learn: -Why midlife isn’t just a phase—it’s a biological shift -How estrogen and progesterone actually work (and why progesterone is wildly underrated) -The truth about body fat, fertility, and bone density -How to use biofeedback—not calorie counters—to optimize your metabolism -Why DEXA scans > the bathroom scale - The midlife stress-hormone connection no one talks about We’re rewriting the midlife your body isn’t broken, it’s brilliant. 🎧 Listen in if you’ve ever wondered:
Let’s break up with burnout and finally understand the hormone puzzle piece by piece. LINKS:
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you. | |||
| Taste Test Thursdays: How Science, Industry, and Faith Influenced Big Food | 01 May 2025 | 00:19:48 | |
The Road Ahead — Reclaiming Control in a Complex Food System In a world of dietary dogmas and scientific silver bullets, who really holds the fork? This episode is for anyone who's ever asked, “Am I following this plan because it's healthy… or because it feels holy?” We’re diving into: You don’t need more rules. Let’s clear the fog and rebuild your plate from a place of power. 🔒 Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you. | |||
| Taste Test Thursdays-The Stress-Mitochondria Connection: Mitochondria, Mood, & Magnesium | 24 Apr 2025 | 00:22:31 | |
🍽️ Taste Test Thursdays | Taste of Truth Tuesdays This week we’re switching gears—from behind-the-scenes spirituality to functional health (a deep passion of mine). We’re unpacking the real root of low energy, why stress burns through your minerals, and how your mitochondria actually listen to your mood. I share personal stories, simple tools that actually work for nervous system regulation (especially if traditional meditation isn’t your thing), and why awe might just be your best medicine. ✨ Featuring a callback to our chat with Theresa Piela: “Unraveling the Impact of Stress on Chronic Health” 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Which Cross Are You Preaching? Light in the Darkness: 🕊️Rethinking the Cross in a Time of Spiritual Crisis | 20 Apr 2025 | 00:13:31 | |
💡 Following the cosmic breadcrumbs this Easter Sunday This unexpected bonus episode drops in the wake of Tuesday’s season finale and Thursday’s “Taste Test” on religion, freedom, and fragmentation. But something in me—maybe intuition, maybe Divinity—nudged me to keep going. What if I was never meant to worship the system, only to pass through it? In this Easter reflection, we explore seven major atonement theories, traced in historical order, and woven together with reflections from Religious Refugees by Dr. Mark Gregory Karris. Along the way, I challenge the idea that the crucifixion was a mere transaction and ask instead: 🕯️ What if salvation is becoming whole—not escaping wrath? Special focus is given to the Moral Influence Theory, including how Augustine’s view diverged from later interpretations. Though often credited with shaping this theory, Augustine believed moral transformation was only possible through God’s sovereign grace—far from the free-will-heavy versions we see later. We close with a reflection from a Substack piece that stirred my soul this week—a call to recognize the light and darkness within us all. And in that spirit, I leave you with this: “It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” 🔗 Mentioned in this episode:
📌 Whether you're in deconstruction, reconstruction, or wandering the wilderness—this one’s for you. SOURCES: 7 Theories of the Atonement Summarized - Stephen D. Morrison BOOK: RELIGIOUS REFUGEES - Mark Karris "Death and Life by a Thousand Cuts" by Mark Karris , M.A., M.Div. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Taste Test Thursdays: A world without Religion: Freedom or Fragmentation? | 17 Apr 2025 | 00:16:02 | |
In this week’s Taste Test Thursday, Megan dives into a thought experiment that’s as bold as it is complex: what would the world look like without religion? Would we finally be free from dogma, conflict, and constraint—or would we lose something vital in the process? From the unifying power of shared myth to the dark side of certainty, this episode explores the tension between liberation and longing, community and control. Pull up a seat at the table for a conversation that asks: can we live without religion and still make meaning—or do we risk trading old structures for new forms of fragmentation? In This Episode:
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The concept of “moral confusion in a meaning-hungry world” 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Scroll, Like, Repeat: How Social Media Is Rewiring Our Brains | 15 Apr 2025 | 00:42:57 | |
Welcome Back! In this episode, we explore how social media reshapes attention, belonging, identity, and community. Drawing from psychology, moral psychology, current research, personal experience, and books like The Social Media Shift and The Anxious Generation, she examines why these platforms are so difficult to put down, how online communities can shape what we believe, and why visibility isn't always the same thing as intimacy. Topics include: • The science behind the scroll and the attention economy 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Taste Test Thursdays: The Creative Chaos Behind the Curtain | 10 Apr 2025 | 00:06:10 | |
Welcome back to Taste Test Thursdays, the bonus series where I share the side notes, rabbit holes, and stories that didn’t quite fit into Taste of Truth Tuesdays—but still deserve a taste. This week, I’m pulling back the curtain on how the podcast comes together. From finding guests on Substack and diving into deep research, to how I develop my questions, pick episode themes, and discover unexpected connections mid-season—this is a behind-the-scenes look at how each episode gets made. Plus, I share a few real talk moments: • How I choose to vet my guests • The balance of platforming vs. agreeing • what tools and how I use them use to shape my episodes • Why recurring themes like certainty and control have shown up across seasons If you’ve ever wondered what goes into producing Taste of Truth, this episode is for you. Got feedback on the show—or topics you’d love to hear in a Taste Test Thursday? 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Move More, Eat Less? The Lie That Won’t Die | 08 Apr 2025 | 00:51:13 | |
The Fatal Flaws of Calories in Calories Out Welcome Back! You've heard it a million times: "Just eat less and move more." But if weight regulation were really that simple, we probably wouldn't be facing rising rates of obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and chronic dieting frustration. In this episode, I sit down with Adam Kosloff to explore the history of the calorie, the limitations of the calories-in, calories-out (CICO) model, and why metabolism may be far more complex than we've been led to believe. -The history of the calorie and how CICO became the dominant nutrition paradigm -Why energy balance matters—but may not tell the whole story -Adam's Farmer Model of metabolism and his ecosystem-based approach to understanding obesity -Hormones, food quality, stress, sleep, and other factors that influence metabolic health -The questions and critiques that challenge conventional assumptions about weight loss Whether you're a nutrition nerd, a fitness professional, or someone who's spent years feeling like you were "doing everything right" without seeing the results you expected, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on one of the most debated topics in health and nutrition. 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Taste Test Thursdays: A BONUS Series! What didn't make the plate-until now | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:17:37 | |
Welcome to Taste Test Thursdays, a special bonus series of Taste of Truth Tuesdays! 🍽️✨ There are always topics I’m passionate about but don’t quite make it into the main episodes—until now. Taste Test Thursdays is where I serve up the “leftovers” that deserve a moment in the spotlight. In this first episode, I’m sharing a personal story I’ve been meaning to tell: my journey with chronic pain and fitness—the struggles, the breakthroughs, and what I’ve learned along the way. I’ll also be reading a blog post I wrote on this topic, offering deeper insights into how movement, mindset, and healing are woven together. 🔹 What to expect in this episode: ✔️ The backstory behind Taste Test Thursdays ✔️ A raw look at my experience with chronic pain and fitness ✔️ How my perspective on movement has evolved ✔️ A blog reading that dives deeper into this journey If you love these deep dives, let me know—your feedback helps shape future episodes! 🔔 Make sure to follow the podcast so you never miss a beat.
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| The Ideological Capture of Mental Health: A Whistleblower’s Story | 01 Apr 2025 | 01:15:31 | |
How ‘Decolonizing Healing’ Became a Weapon of Social Engineering. In this episode, we dive deep into the disturbing shift happening within the mental health field, as counseling programs prioritize ideological conformity over professional competence. Suzannah, a brave whistleblower, shares her firsthand account of how ideological capture has infiltrated counselor training, particularly through the influence of critical race theory, social justice activism, and the pressure to abandon personal beliefs. We’ll explore how these forces are changing the core values of counseling—autonomy, trust, and competence—leading to a future where the profession risks losing its way. Tune in for a discussion on the consequences of ideological purity in mental health care and what this means for counselors and their clients. 🧠 Key Questions:
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| The Hidden Philosophies Behind the Renaissance | 02 Jun 2026 | 01:36:40 | |
When Plato Returned, Religious Authority, & the Birth of Freedom of Conscience Welcome Back! In this episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays, I'm joined by Collin Conkwright of American Esoteric for a fascinating exploration of the hidden philosophical and religious currents behind the Italian Renaissance. Together we discuss Gemistos Plethon, Plato, Neoplatonism, pagan revival, Renaissance humanism, the difference between pagan daemons and Christian demons, the preservation and destruction of ancient texts, and the challenges of reconstructing pre-Christian religious traditions from sources often transmitted through Christian hands. We also explore the question how did these intellectual currents influence later ideas about conscience, religious liberty, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Virginia's historic push for separation of church and state? Around the 46-minute mark, the conversation takes an unexpected turn into a lively scholarly disagreement over Jesus, authority, Constantine, and whether imperial Christianity represented a corruption of the original movement or the continuation of ideas already present from the beginning. It's one of my favorite moments of the episode and raises questions that continue to shape debates about religion, philosophy, and freedom today. Topics include: • The hidden pagan influences of the Renaissance 🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! 🎶Intro & Outro Music: “An Acoustic Guitar” by StepanBel Licensed via Envato | |||
| Detransition, Lawsuits, & Accountability: A Deep Dive with Transition Justice | 25 Mar 2025 | 00:36:49 | |
Welcome Back! What happens when people realize they weren’t given the full picture before making life-altering medical decisions? Today, I’m sitting down with Martha, co-founder of Transition Justice, an organization dedicated to helping detransitioners and their families seek legal recourse. In this episode, we discuss:
As someone who spent years in Portland, I’ve seen friends get swept up in this ideology—some even transitioning their kids. Now, many are questioning what they were told. This is a conversation about accountability, informed consent, and the fight for justice. 🎙️ Tune in now! 🔗 Resources & Links: Episode Blog 👉 Learn more about Transition Justice: transitionjustice.org 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Escaping One Cult, Joining Another? The Trap of Ideological Echo Chambers | 18 Mar 2025 | 00:27:13 | |
Welcome back! In this episode Megan Leigh tackles a personal experience that underscores a troubling trend within the “critical thinking” communities—communities that claim to be open to questioning and dialogue but often shut down dissenting views. Episode blog 🔗 In this episode, we’ll cover:
Why This Matters: Megan delves into the tension between questioning accepted narratives and being labeled a conspiracy theorist or extremist, pointing out the importance of maintaining intellectual curiosity while avoiding the traps of ideological extremes. What happens when we leave one cult-like belief system only to fall into another? Is this really freedom? Tune in for an episode that challenges both the content and the way we think about the conversations we’re having in these spaces. 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Consent Isn't Enough: The Harsh Truth About "Sex Work" | 11 Mar 2025 | 01:18:23 | |
Welcome Back! Today’s episode I both been eager and hesitant to share. Beyond the Glamour: The Truth About Sugar Dating & the Sex Industry 🎙️✨ We’ve all heard the phrase “sex work is work,” but what happens when you strip away the glossy marketing and take a hard look at reality? In this episode, I sit down with Sloane Wilson from Exodus Cry to expose the hidden dangers of sugar dating, the lies the industry sells, and the dark reality of exploitation. We talk about:The blurred lines between sugar dating and prostitution, How desperation fuels exploitation—and why “consent” isn’t always enough, deconstructing “purity culture” & My personal experience navigating sugar dating, the risks I faced, and what finally made me walk away🔥 The role of faith in healing, deconstruction, and reconstruction. If you think sugar dating is just “dating with benefits,” think again. Click the episode blog for the full breakdown of my story, plus the latest research on the psychology of sugar arrangements. Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in! 🎙️🔒 | |||
| The Wounds We Don't See: Betrayal, Recovery and Rebuilding Trust | 04 Mar 2025 | 01:06:17 | |
Welcome back! Last week I accidently released this episode, so if you got it early-that’s why! Join me as I sit down with Connie A. Baker, author of Traumatized by Religious Abuse, for an honest and heartfelt conversation. 💔 In This Episode, We Discuss: Why rushing the healing process often backfires—and how to embrace the mantra “slow is steady, and steady is fast.” The devastating impact of the “second wound” and how to find your footing after betrayal by your community. How spiritually abusive environments manipulate emotions and erode self-trust—and what it takes to reclaim your emotional autonomy. Why naming abuse is essential for recovery and protection—and how spectrum thinking can help you see situations more clearly. The spectrum from spiritual to materialist worldviews: What happens when survivors wrestle with meaning, truth, and belief in the aftermath of abuse. ✨ Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss: Connie shares actionable tools for navigating the healing journey, insights into the power of anger and boundaries, and a reminder that full wisdom comes from embracing the entire spectrum of human emotions. Whether you’re actively healing from trauma or supporting someone who is, this episode offers validation, practical advice, and hope. Connie A. Baker, MA LPC - Religious Abuse Recovery Specialist. Connie’s Instagram Embodied trauma healing- Brainspotting How Creative Expression Helps Overcome Trauma 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| From 'Women' to 'AFAB': The Origins of Gender Ideology and Its Political and Scientific Implications | 25 Feb 2025 | 00:25:29 | |
Welcome back! In this episode, we explore how society shifted from recognizing biological sex as reality to debating terms like “women” in medical and scientific spaces. The origins of this shift trace back to psychologist John Money in the 1950s, who famously separated gender from biological sex, framing gender as a social construct independent of biology.
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| Narrative Warfare: How Belief Shapes Reality | 18 Feb 2025 | 00:47:30 | |
Welcome back! Today on Taste of Truth Tuesdays, we’re joined by Franklin O’Kanu, aka The Alchemik Pharmacist, founder of Unorthodoxy, a Substack exploring the spiritual dimensions of modern life. With a Doctorate in Pharmacy and a background spanning Pentecostal Christianity, Eastern philosophies, quantum physics, and Jungian psychology, Franklin offers a rare blend of science, spirituality, and practical wisdom.Episode blog We dive into: -His journey of resilience and curiosity that led to launching Unorthodoxy. -The spiritual dimension of critical thinking and how media narratives undermine it. -Combatting echo chambers, fake intellectualism, and fostering intellectual resilience. -The power of belief: questioning the narratives that shape medicine, science, finance, and society. Franklin also shares insights on how indoctrination trains us to ignore our “Divine BS meter.” Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation that blends science, spirituality, and actionable wisdom! 🎙️ LINKS: What Happened To Critical Thinking After COVID? The Rise of‘fake intellectualism’ The Power of Narratives and How They Shape Our Reality How To See The World - by Franklin O'Kanu - Unorthodoxy How To Train Your Mind, Part One - by Franklin O'Kanu “One of the critical traits of a true intellectual is their reliance on simplicity. A principle that fits this situation perfectly is known as Occam’s Razor—that the simplest explanation is often the correct one.” James Corbett History on Mass Media Understanding Narcissistic Rage in Fundamental Ideologies False Flags and Fake False Flags - by Franklin O'Kanu 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit, Pinterest! | |||
| From Diary Entries to Digital Screens: How Beauty Ideals Have Transformed Over Time | 11 Feb 2025 | 00:25:30 | |
Is fitspiration really about health, or is it just diet culture in disguise? In this episode, we dive into the toxic side of fitness culture, exploring how social media fuels body dissatisfaction, self-objectification, and unrealistic fitness ideals. Episode blog HERE! We break down the genetic reality of muscle growth (spoiler: it’s 50-80% genetic!) and discuss how fitness influencers, like the diet industry before them, ignore biological limits in favor of selling an unattainable aesthetic. But we’re not stopping there. We’re also unpacking how fitspiration culture overlaps with the broader hyper sexualization of women. Drawing from John Berger’s iconic quote on self-surveillance, we examine how women are conditioned to see themselves as objects first and people second—a mindset that doesn’t just impact body image but feeds into the normalization of pornography and the commodification of women’s bodies. 💡 Ready to challenge the fitness narratives we take for granted? Tune in now! Click the blog for more resources! 🎙️Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in! 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit, Pinterest! | |||
| The Real Story Behind Nutrition Research: What You Need to Know About Risk and Bias | 04 Feb 2025 | 00:45:15 | |
Welcome back! Confused by diet headlines? Nutrition research isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Today, We have my friend Jacqui Niehaus on and we’re uncovering the challenges—like unreliable data, sensationalized risk, and biased conclusions—that make the field so tricky. Learn how to critically assess studies and make better health decisions. Key Points
Pro Tip: Nutrition research is complex—focus on patterns, not one-off studies. Check out the episode blog for visuals that make these concepts easier to understand. Links: -Get Jacqui’s The lazy cookbook -Join her Women’s health course Mentioned in the interview: -Nutrition research has major statistical flaws -Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQs) -Misleading Statistic Absolute vs Relative Risk -The Role of Temperature and Pulse -What is biofeedback and why is it so important? -Unraveling the Impact of Stress on Chronic Health with Theresa Piela
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| Science or Stagnation? How Dogma Limits Progress in Fitness, Nutrition, and Spirituality | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:30:20 | |
Welcome back! In this episode, we dive deep into Rupert Sheldrake’s controversial TED Talk, The Science Delusion, where he exposes the ten dogmas that underlie modern science. These dogmas—like the idea that nature operates mechanically, that the mind is just an illusion, and that free will doesn’t exist—shape how we approach everything from health to spirituality, often stifling true progress and innovation. We explore how the “worship of authority” in modern science mirrors the religious dogma people seek to escape, transitioning from "big sky daddy" to the worship of state institutions like the CDC and FDA. This blind faith in authority, aided by corporate interests, feeds a new form of scientism, limiting the openness needed for intellectual humility. But it doesn’t stop there—we also touch on the flaws in germ theory, clinical trials, and the overreliance on one-size-fits-all approaches in fitness, nutrition, and spirituality. By questioning the assumptions that limit us, we open up the possibility for a more holistic, personalized approach to health and well-being. Tune in for: -A breakdown of Sheldrake’s ten dogmas and their impact -The rise of scientism and its parallels to religious dogma -The conflict of interest between corporate interests and public health -Why questioning established truths is key to avoiding the nihilism of modern materialism -How expanding our views on fitness, nutrition, and spirituality can foster better outcomes -The call to move beyond rigid dogma and embrace intellectual curiosity for a more inclusive future 🌍 & As Always: Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in! 🎙️🔒 Watch the controversial TedTalk here! 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Beyond the Before-and-After: The Truth About Social Media and Body Image | 21 Jan 2025 | 00:28:35 | |
💔 What happens when “fitspiration” becomes fixation? Join Megan Leigh, Dr. Hannah Jarman, and Claudia Liu as they explore the unintended consequences of aesthetic-driven health goals. This eye-opening conversation dives into the fitness industry’s toxic standards, the hidden costs of chasing perfection, and practical strategies for building a positive body image. ✨ What You’ll Learn: -How social media and “fitspiration” distort our affective and cognitive body image -The unrealistic and often harmful practices behind bodybuilding and aesthetic competitions -Why letting go of aesthetic goals is the key to true health and happiness -Simple steps to shift your focus from external validation to body appreciation 💡 Takeaway: Stop chasing perfection and start cultivating a healthy, empowering relationship with your body. LINKS: 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| The Christian Inheritance of the West | 05 May 2026 | 00:54:16 | |
What Christianity Absorbed, Built, and Left BehindWelcome Back! This episode digs into a question that keeps coming up: what did Christianity actually give the West, and what did it reshape? We look past the simple narratives. Not “it built everything” and not “it ruined everything.” The reality is more complicated. Christianity didn’t start from scratch. It absorbed older traditions, reorganized them, and gave them a universal frame that could scale across people and place. That brought real goods. It also created tensions that never fully go away. We get into:
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! and on X! 🎶Intro & Outro Music: “An Acoustic Guitar” by StepanBel Licensed via Envato | |||
| Earn the Right to Diet: Metabolism, Nutrition & Health First | 14 Jan 2025 | 00:27:46 | |
Welcome back! This week we are covering a MUCH-requested topic! Are you stuck in the cycle of crash diets and frustration? Let’s break it down. We’re diving into: Ready to rethink what it means to pursue fat loss and your body transformation goals? Hit play and learn why the “slow road” is the one worth traveling. 🐢💨 Mentioned in the episode:
🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Women, Terror, and Freedom: Yasmine Mohammed on Radical Ideologies and the West’s Blind Spots | 07 Jan 2025 | 01:12:14 | |
Welcome back, with recent events remind us how extremism thrives—not just in far-off places, but right here in the West. From a tragic New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans to chants of intifada echoing through 6th Avenue in NYC, the alarming reality of radical ideologies is impossible to ignore. In this timely and powerful episode, I sit down with Yasmine Mohammed, author of Unveiled: How The West Empowers Radical Islam. As a survivor of a forced marriage to an Al-Qaeda operative, Yasmine brings unparalleled insight into the complex intersection of terrorism, women’s rights, and the unintended consequences of woke ideologies. We dive deep into:
This isn’t just a conversation—it’s a wake-up call. If you’re ready to confront the uncomfortable truths about terror, ideology, and empowerment, this episode is for you. 🔗 Listen now to hear how Yasmine Mohammed is turning her story of survival into a global movement for change. -Ted Talk-Fake it to you make it -Breaking down the Power Play: Women’s Suffrage, Christian patriarchy, and Trad Wife Propaganda -Oh Woke Night-The Sacred Belief of the Left -Website: Yasmine Mohammed Podcast link: Yasmine Mohammed Podcast -Get her book! 📖UNVEILED | Yasmine Mohammed -Reading Between the Lies A Pattern Recognition Guide 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Ditch the Quick Fix: Building Habits That Actually Stick | 31 Dec 2024 | 00:19:36 | |
Welcome to Season 3 of Taste of Truth Tuesdays! 🎉 Tune in for game-changing insights from two decades in the fitness industry. Key Points:
365 Easy Challenge: Small steps for big changes in gratitude, sleep, and nutrition. 👀Episode Blog for links & resources! 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X! | |||
| Embracing the Season: Winter Solstice, Holidays, and New Year Goals | 17 Dec 2024 | 00:10:11 | |
In this bonus episode, we dive into the truth about motivation and why traditional New Year’s challenges often fall short. Learn about the 365 Easy Challenge, a journey designed to help you build sustainable habits by mastering the basics for a balanced, fulfilling 2025. We’ll also share December journal prompts to help you reflect and close out the year with intention. Key topics: • Why most traditional New Year’s resolutions fail. • The secret to lasting motivation and habit-building. • Introducing the 365 Easy Challenge: a simple, actionable framework for making lasting changes. • Bonus: December journal prompts for year-end reflection and goal setting. 🎧Tune in, get inspired, and prepare for a grounded, intentional start to the new year! Episode Blog ❄️ 🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Insta: @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit, Pinterest! , Substack and on X! | |||