<![CDATA[Life Laid Bare]]>Life Laid Bare is my reflection on my life. I take a deeply personal look at the decisions and experiences that have made me the man am today. Some episodes will be more serious while others will be light and humorous. Hopefully, each will be interesting.
This is not meant to glorify me in any way nor is it a massive mea culpa for anything and everything I have done wrong. One purpose is a bit of self therapy. All of us should talk about our lives and reflect on our place in the world.
More importantly, however, I intend this to be helpful to anyone who may have experienced the things I have. I grew up in a time without computers, Internet, or YouTube. So many things in my life would have been different if I could have connected with at least one person who had questions like I did while experiencing life. If I can be that someone for anyone out there, then this podcast has reached its primary goal.

]]>https://lifelaidbare.riverside.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:18:09 GMTTue, 08 Sep 2026 22:53:19 GMT60Mike Avery<p><b>Life Laid Bare</b> is my reflection on my life. I take a deeply personal look at the decisions and experiences that have made me the man am today. Some episodes will be more serious while others will be light and humorous. Hopefully, each will be interesting.<br />This is not meant to glorify me in any way nor is it a massive mea culpa for anything and everything I have done wrong. One purpose is a bit of self therapy. All of us should talk about our lives and reflect on our place in the world.<br />More importantly, however, I intend this to be helpful to anyone who may have experienced the things I have. I grew up in a time without computers, Internet, or YouTube. So many things in my life would have been different if I could have connected with at least one person who had questions like I did while experiencing life. If I can be that someone for anyone out there, then this podcast has reached its primary goal.</p>episodicMike Averymike.avery@outlook.comyes<![CDATA[Episode 4 - October 4, 2026]]>Mike continues his discussion of atheism by explaining what it was like to discover that Gay people are not welcome in most in most churches. This led him to research why that was the case and what were his options as a Christian. This ultimately resulted in Mike facing a conclusion that he was trying to fit into what churches wanted rather than examining his belief system.

]]>cbe4a5c4-a8ab-4a9c-b8e0-8e4d540b8b02Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:51:07 GMT<p>Mike continues his discussion of atheism by explaining what it was like to discover that Gay people are not welcome in most in most churches. This led him to research why that was the case and what were his options as a Christian. This ultimately resulted in Mike facing a conclusion that he was trying to fit into what churches wanted rather than examining his belief system.</p>no00:30:4514Episode 4 - October 4, 2026full<![CDATA[Episode 3 - October 4, 2026]]>Mike begins a discussion of atheism and how he came to publicly identify as an atheist. This topic will cover the next several episodes as he talks about his church life from a very early age, this things that led him to believe there is no god, and how it all has affected his life. This is in no way intended to encourage atheism in other people. It is simply the story of one man and his lifelong struggles with organized religion.

]]>d352d57b-9f91-488c-90b5-293ef4673fafMon, 05 Oct 2026 01:26:20 GMT<p>Mike begins a discussion of atheism and how he came to publicly identify as an atheist. This topic will cover the next several episodes as he talks about his church life from a very early age, this things that led him to believe there is no god, and how it all has affected his life. This is in no way intended to encourage atheism in other people. It is simply the story of one man and his lifelong struggles with organized religion.</p>no00:35:1013Episode 3 - October 4, 2026full<![CDATA[Episode 02 - September 16, 2026]]>Mike starts a conversation about having a list of beliefs or qualities that he shares with someone before he pursues a friendship or deeper relationship. This idea is to cover anything that might be controversial upfront to keep an issue from wrecking the relationship later on.

Additionally, Mike touches on two hot news items. First, he discusses the Ed Sheeran/Macklemore dispute over Gaza comments. Then, Mike examines the early recess, again, of the House of Representatives just as Congressman Thomas Massie introduces articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

]]>a2557f09-934c-4f03-aa9c-1175c962c70cThu, 17 Sep 2026 02:01:47 GMT<p>Mike starts a conversation about having a list of beliefs or qualities that he shares with someone before he pursues a friendship or deeper relationship. This idea is to cover anything that might be controversial upfront to keep an issue from wrecking the relationship later on.</p><p>Additionally, Mike touches on two hot news items. First, he discusses the Ed Sheeran/Macklemore dispute over Gaza comments. Then, Mike examines the early recess, again, of the House of Representatives just as Congressman Thomas Massie introduces articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.</p>no00:24:3812Episode 02 - September 16, 2026full<![CDATA[Episode 01 - September 8, 2026]]>This is the first episode of Life Laid Bare. Mike talks about his reasons for starting the podcast as well as some reasons that some people may not be fans. He follows that with a very brief discussion of where he's from and what we can look forward to in future episodes.

]]>e23867c1-8b4f-4701-ad3d-12cb644334feTue, 08 Sep 2026 23:01:36 GMT<p>This is the first episode of <b>Life Laid Bare</b>. Mike talks about his reasons for starting the podcast as well as some reasons that some people may not be fans. He follows that with a very brief discussion of where he's from and what we can look forward to in future episodes.</p>no00:20:2511Episode 01 - September 8, 2026full