When We Were on Fire
by Lizzie Goldsmith and Addie Zierman
November 13, 2025 12:00 am
Addie Zierman grew up “on fire” for God in the ‘90s, in the era of WWJD bracelets, Acquire the Fire youth conferences, and “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” embracing the us-versus-them evangelical Christian faith she’d inherited … until the fire went out.
This full-cast, four-part audio drama podcast was created by Lizzie Goldsmith, and is based on the 2013 book “When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over” by Addie Zierman. It’s a funny, heartbreaking, deeply personal, and ultimately hopeful story about faith, doubt, and first love, though it does include themes of religious trauma, emotional abuse, and depression.
Recent Episodes
Teaser Trailer
4 months agoFull Trailer
4 months agoPart One: Obsession
4 months agoBonus: 'Shiny Happy People,' See You At The Pole, and When Someone Else Tells Your Story
3 months agoPart Two: Disillusion
3 months agoBonus: It Is Not Well With My Soul, Deconstruction Origin Stories, and Life Imitating Art
3 months agoPart Three: Rebellion
3 months agoBonus: The Importance of Swear Words, Vulnerability, and Learning To Say What You Need
3 months agoPart Four: Redemption
2 months agoBonus: What We Believe Now, That Childbirth Scene, and Remembering Rachel Held Evans
2 months ago