Heaven Bent

Tara Jean Stevens

A docuseries on Pentecostal & Charismatic movements.

  • 8 minutes 31 seconds
    Canadian Christians Fear Wave of Hate Crime Charges
    This week on Heaven Bent Headlines: Prestenwood Baptist Church is back with their Christmas spectacle, Canada considers removing religious protections from hate-speech laws, and news of a new pure gold Menorah.

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    12 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 14 minutes 24 seconds
    Poor Benny Hinn
    Benny Hinn is now divorced from his wife for a second time, but what's next for his prophetic healing ministry? Also on this week's edition of 'Headlilnes', did Samantha Fulnecky have her freedom of religion rights violated, or did she just write a bad essay? As well, an update on the backlash to worship music made by AI.

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    5 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 13 minutes 8 seconds
    Misinformation Being Spread About Heaven Bent
    This week on Heaven Bent 'Headlines', Lisa Bickle Stribling from Hopecity KC has a few things to say about this podcast, trouble is none of it is true. In Sean Feucht news, he's suing Quebec City for cancelling his worship event last summer. You'll also hear this week's development with disgraced pastor Robert Morris and Gateway Church. Plus, is it okay that the #1 Chriistian music artist on Spotify this week is AI?

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    21 November 2025, 11:00 am
  • 9 minutes 57 seconds
    Jesus Praised For Planned Parenthood Closure
    This week on Heaven Bent Headlines: pastor calls Kentucky woman who pranked churches a witch, worship breaks out on the street after the closure of Manhattan's Planned Parenthood clinic, and an IHOPKC whistleblower gets a big surprise in Dallas.

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    14 November 2025, 11:00 am
  • 47 minutes 31 seconds
    The Most Popular Heaven Bent Episode Ever, Part 2
    Join Tara Jean to revisit P2 of the most listened to episode in the Heaven Bent archive. Hear an alleged victim of clergy abuse tell sher story about Mike Bickle, leader of the International House of Prayer, in Kansas City, Missouri.

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    11 November 2025, 9:56 pm
  • 31 minutes 30 seconds
    The Most Popular Heaven Bent Episode Ever, Part 1

    It's the 2-year anniversary of S4, and Tara Jean marks it by revisiting the 2-part bonus episode that became the most-listened to in the Heaven Bent archive.


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    11 November 2025, 9:56 pm
  • 9 minutes 44 seconds
    Christian Nationalists in a Panic
    This week on Heaven Bent 'Headlines': Christian Nationalists reaction to Zohran Mamdani's election win, Kelowna Harvest Church gets kicked out of its worship space, and a million women no-show at a prayer event in Brazil.

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    7 November 2025, 9:00 am
  • 43 minutes 42 seconds
    Divorcing Religion

    How does one go from being a Christian fundamentalist to an atheist? On this episode, Janice Selbie takes us on her faith journey and how its led to her work today. She is a registered professional counsellor, religious trauma recovery coach, and the host of the 'Divorcing Religion' memoir & podcast.


    *See Tara Jean on the 'Divorcing Religion' podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEYstxWYIM&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

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    3 November 2025, 11:00 am
  • 33 minutes 55 seconds
    S4B9: Did IHOPKC's 24/7 Flame Go Out?
    How did Heaven Bent get caught up in one of the most-shocking scandals in American religious history? What's the latest on Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer, in Kansas City, Missouri? How are the whistleblowers doing?? Find out on this bonus episode marking the 2nd anniversary of the release of S4.

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    30 October 2025, 3:50 am
  • 10 minutes 38 seconds
    Jesus to Attend World Series
    Join Tara Jean for this week's Headlines from the Heaven Bent universe. This week: Jesus to Attend World Series, A Million Women Gather In Brazil, and IHOPKC Scandal Marks 2-Year Anniversary.,

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    24 October 2025, 10:00 am
  • 9 minutes 43 seconds
    Bad Bunny vs. Maga

    This week on Heaven Bent 'Headlines':


    -Maga doesn't like the NFL's plans to have Bad Bunny play the Super Bowl Halftime Show, find out what they're going to do about it.

    -Trump wants to go to Heaven but is he going about it the wrong way?

    -Season 4 turns 2 this month, we'll revisit one of the most outrageous claims from that season.

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    10 October 2025, 10:00 am
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