The Modesty Files

Wow. Nice feminist under tones. Celebrating daughters that will likely become reviling wives per Titus 2

The first show was fascinating and contained some very useful information about the Quiverfull movement. I do hope you are planning to have more episodes because the interviewers ask excellent questions and allow the guest to speak openly about their experiences.

The host is highly immature and the guests often are equally as immature. No depth and essentially making fun of church norms across the board while celebrating ridiculously immature responses to purposeful parenting or leadership within a religious organization. Kind of stupid. In addition, the host needs to please stop talking like she’s a sorority girl trying to sound grownup. Falling flat.

I wasn’t raised in a Christian home but am a Jesus follower. I think I’ve known people along the way with stories like this who’s parents were well intentioned and afraid of the “world”. It’s sad that Christianity is often taught Jesus + a laundry list of rules… I’m grateful I was not exposed to these cultish practices because it sounds pretty awful. The only reason I’m not giving this a 5 is because this seems especially focused on the one Gothard movement (and there are so many to explore) and... more

Great podcast and interviewers. Important and fascinating topics. I’m addressing the few bad reviews for this that I’ve seen: Can we please stop shaming women for using their natural voices? Culture shapes how people talk. You can’t just unlearn the life long cultural training of how you speak because you have a podcast. Plus, lots of these women (including the hosts) were (obviously) raised in/joined groups that put a lot of pressure on traditional gender roles and taught females to speak in ce... more

Listen. This podcast’s guests are so inspiring. The guests have gone through some truly harrowing situations.

The hosts make this really hard to listen to. Their questions are generally good- but while these trauma victims are telling their stories- the hosts constantly mirror the guests with “mmmmmmm mmmhmmmm mmmmm” or “awwwww huhhhhh” or “wooooooooowww” it is so belittling and demeaning to the guests. It sounds like a 14 year old feigning sympathy is listening. Maybe just turn the host’s mic... more

What a wonderful podcast. Thank you for the important work you are doing x

Great podcast covering fundamentalist (mostly Christian) sects and their resulting harm. This topic needs to be talked about so much more, and I applaud the hosts and interviewees for bravely tackling it! I agree with other reviewers that the hosts could benefit from working on better communication. It becomes somewhat tiring to hear constant exclamations like “oooooooh,” patronizing replies, and lack of active listening skills. Overall though, the topics covered from interviews are worth listen... more

What sweet friendly hostesses! Smart and fun, just a nice podcast to listen to while I’m at work!

I love hearing about these cults and ways that people (women mostly), have escaped. I have to wonder when it became standard to speak in a nasal, little girl voice. So many female podcasters have adopted the Kardashian-esque, baby, whiny presentation style. When I look back at classic journalism and presenters, I think of the credibility of expertise heard in Diane Sawyer’s voice. When will these female broadcasters put on their grown up voices, quit using Kardashian “like, like” speak, and jus... more

The host of this podcast needs to learn how to respond other than mmmmhmm, mmmm, yeah, ooohh ahaa. It was very distracting and like she wasnt interested or paying attention to what the guest is talking about. I would suggest for her to take a communications class or understand when and how often to use filler noise.

I love this podcast. As a survivor of purity culture this podcast helped me feel less alone in my experience. It took me years of being out of purity culture to be able to label and understand my experience. I appreciate this podcast for educating the general public about this issue and for showing me a hundreds of others that we are not alone!

I really enjoy this podcast, the guests are super empowering and the hosts are as equally supportive. I didn’t grow up in a fundamentalist church, but I like the insight this podcast gives. It helps me understand the motives and thought process of people I don’t share the same values with. Every story I hear just reminds me of that movie Saved! and how the main character had to re-evaluate her relationship with God. The hosts are cute and bubbly, but are sensitive to any traumas discussed. I wou... more

I really tried to like this podcast. I listened to several episodes. The hosts are clearly very young, which isn’t bad in itself. However, I felt like I was listening to high school girls reacting with no substance to real issues.

This podcast interviews women who have grown up in restrictive and often abusive home environments steeped in fundamentalist christian teachings. It's interesting to hear the ladies tell about their journeys and experiences as they have left their extreme home life and come out on the other side, showcasing their strength and ability to ask questions and deconstruct the harmful teachings they experienced. As someone who grew up in a strict and controlling christian home and who is just now going... more