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A leftist comedy podcast about the people who exploit faith for profit and power. Your sleeper cell in the Christian Right.
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Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
This week Zac and Michael call on two-time guest Kelsey Lahr to help them untangle the Pureflix masterpiece, GOD'S NOT DEAD! Along the way, they learn the perils of godless college professors and leaving wine in a hot car before the Newsboys offer a dying woman the care she truly needs: a Sunday School Lesson!
Bonus: Check out Kelsey's writing here: https://kelseylahr.com
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
This week Zac and Michael explore one of the great theological questions: What does God think is sexy? Then we deep dive into the story of David Green and the Hobby Lobby family, your friendly neighborhood craft giant with schemes for the fate of America and your uterus!
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
This week, Zac and Michael attempt to answer one of life's eternal questions... are all cops bastards? We take a look at the epidemic of police violence and attend the only only community of faith that can clean up our hearts and the mean streets... Cop Church!
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
This week, Zac and Michael celebrate the birth of an auspicious child before learning how churches should actually be tanning salons and taking a deep dive into the the history of the May Day and the Haymarket Massacre, the holiday with more martyrs than Good Friday!
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
This week Zac and Michael peer into the yawning pit of despair that most people call "2020." Then, they dig into the work of blogger, writer, and conflicted social media star, The Transformed Wife--only to realize that their skinny jeans and avocado toast are destroying this once-proud nation once again
Bonus: read our first guest, Kelsey Lahr's article on slate!
https://slate.com/technology/2020/04/climate-change-giant-sequoias.html
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
This week Zac and Michael dive into the Christian response to Tiger King, the rare touchstone so universal Christians are forced to have terrible takes on it. Find out why we are trapped in cages with the tigers of sin, or were we the sin tigers all along? It's complicated. Bonus: We read your e-mails and get the dirt about seminary professors and Jeremy Camp!
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
This week, Zac and Michael finish up their epic journey with Sarah Archer deep into the land of Cowboy Billionaires and sexless romance novels and learn that the real billionaires were the friends we made along way!
Bonus: We dissect the Christian concern over whether states should be allowed to have laws about Coronavirus, let alone enforce them.
Finally, here's the link to Sarah's excellent novel, THE PLUS ONE! Go buy it!
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
This week, Zac and Michael are joined by Sarah Archer, author of good books and fan of very bad ones. We discuss Christian Brides for Billionaire Brothers, a best selling christian romance novel that tells the tale of billionaire cowboy Rhett Walker and his disturbingly chaste love affair with Evelyn Foster, town matchmaker and semi professional breath loser. Bonus: We toast the end of Bernie's presidential run and think just a bit about what happens after we stop sobbing uncontrollably into our sackcloth.
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
We're back to discuss the 2nd half of I STILL BELIEVE, Jeremy Camp's biopic about how awesome he is at being selfless and hot. Learn how anything is a miracle if you strum a guitar while you talk about it!
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
This week Zac and Michael are joined by Chris Tatem to discuss Just War Theory and the history of Christian excuses for bombing their enemies in love. Let Billy Graham try to convince you that the free market is God's will!