Growing up in the evangelical Christian subculture of the 1990s, Addie Zierman was “on fire” for God and passionate about reaching the world for Jesus. That is, until her fire burned out, and everything she thought she knew got turned upside down.

Coming September 24, this full-cast, four-part audio drama is based on the book “When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over” by Addie Zierman. Created by Lizzie Goldsmith, it is being released in collaboration with Addie.

This trailer features the voice talents of Jacob Bellotti, Ashleigh Carter, Will DeVito, Michael DiGiorgio, Tina Perkins, and Shakari Williams, and introduces Aria Sivick as Addie. Original music was composed by Frank Sheffield.

Dr. Robert Jay Lifton, who was mentioned in this trailer, popularized the term "thought-terminating cliché."

This production was dramatized, directed, produced, and sound designed by Lizzie Goldsmith.

Podcast cover art by Skylar White.

You can find out more about this production and the cast and crew at whenwewereonfirepodcast.com, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Follow Addie’s work at addiezierman.com and addiezierman.substack.com.

Addie Zierman was the 1990s evangelical poster child, who, in high school, once stood at the flagpole at See You at the Pole all alone in the pouring rain, and, another time, anointed a school cafeteria table with oil, all the while dreaming of doing big things for the Lord. But that all changed when her fire for God burned out, and the things that had once sustained her now left her feeling disconnected and alone. Can her faith survive all her questions, her anger, and her depression? Does she even want it to?

Coming September 24: A full-cast, four-part audio drama based on the book When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over by Addie Zierman. Created by Lizzie Goldsmith, it is being released in collaboration with Addie.

This trailer features the voice talents of Will DeVito, Mikell DiGiorgio, Ed Gorham, Josh Pitta, Grace Shaw, Shakari Williams, and Aria Sivick as Addie. Original music was composed by Frank Sheffield.

This production was dramatized, directed, produced, and sound designed by Lizzie Goldsmith.

Podcast cover art by Skylar White.

You can find out more about this production and the cast and crew at whenwewereonfirepodcast.com, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Follow Addie’s work at addiezierman.com and addiezierman.substack.com.