Podcasts by Catching Foxes
Luke and Gomer became friends Freshman year at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and 14 years later they started a podcast. The show oscillates between a conversation between just the two of us and interviews that we do together of other, fancier people. Sometimes we get explicit either by being too honest or by being too stupid. Either way, it's fun!
Further podcasts by Luke and Gomer
Podcast on the topic Christentum
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Ten Minute Talks, Part Deux (Discord Version) from 2022-02-18T12:00
Books Gomer bought
- Life out of Death: Meditations on the Paschal Mystery, by Balthasar
- Person To Person: friendship and love... Listen
Mass Misinformation in Our Ten Minute Topics! from 2022-02-11T12:00
Opening Conversations
- YouTube Channel: Clean My Space video channel
- Health Segment: Working Out and our Apple Watches
- Coworkers... Listen
30 Minutes for Prayer?! Where? from 2022-02-04T15:00
Navigate Around, my friends, with the chapters.
Luke is in a magazine and his team is in the Super Bowl! Gomer updates us on his family situation, including depress...
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Gomer thinks of quitting the show from 2022-01-28T13:00
(sorry for the audio - Gomer's recording gear was left at Church when he did EKSB during his lunchbreak, which seems to fit the theme nicely)
"The animal wr...
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Surprise Guest: JD Flynn from The Pillar from 2022-01-22T23:00
Luke and I are chatting away when JD calls in the middle of the show. So we put him on and talk about what it is like reporting on the Church and for the Church. And why some people...
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Groan for the World from 2022-01-12T21:00
CF Merch! The sad death of Bob Saget, a birthday quote from then-Pope Benedict, Gomer's back pain and his sedentary life, best WW2 movies that a 12 year old can watch, and Wende...
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WE'RE BACK! And we bicker like never before! from 2022-01-08T12:15
TOPICS COVERED
- Christmas stuff (Luke's tired, Gomer napped),
- Eucharistic Desecration with Masks,
- Old Man Problems, <... Listen
Careerism, the Great Resignation, and Burnout from 2021-12-18T12:00
The Great Resignation is leading to over 9 million US jobs unfilled. People are opting out of the workforce right now for a host of reasons- money, unsustainable workloads, pandemic...
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Rage is Currency from 2021-12-10T13:00
We talk about Gomer's general (not specific) malaise in ChurchWork and his fears of "getting out." Let me remind you, this is not about Gomer complaining about work pe...
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Ecumenism isn't Watered Down Christianity, with Nathan Smith from 2021-12-03T16:30
Guest: Nathan Smith, Director of Ecumenism for Glenmary Home Missioners and the Field Representative for USCCB on Ecumenism
Podcast: Glenma...
Wait... You thought I was going to propose? from 2021-11-26T12:00
Interesting Nonprofit updates at Luke's Notre Dame ongoing studies. We talk about a fascinating thing: contract failure and market failure.
Gomer retho...
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The Irreconcilable. from 2021-11-19T12:00
Surprised by Joy!
AppleTV show, Invasion
20th Anniversary of Band of Brothers
Fiction/Reading as a conduit to understanding
Vinyl Records as Japanese...
What Scares You... besides girls from 2021-11-05T13:00
Meta Podcast Time
-"meta" is good enough for Facebook!
-Audio not loud enough, so now Gomer researched LUFS
-Dan Benjamin and Mer...
Luddite 90, with Matt Fradd from 2021-10-29T13:00
What's new with Pints with Aquinas? How much can one man hate technology? Fradd will show you the way. Also, he's got a new book! Plot twist: it's on St. Thomas Aquinas....
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How do we move on well? from 2021-10-22T12:00
Catholics in History:
WW2 and the French vs. Americans, World History is Paved in blood,
*How do we move on after sin, violence, ...
Emergencies in Cincinnati, with Mike Schafer and Sean Ater from 2021-10-09T12:00
Managing Decline?: 2% drop in Mass attendance per parish, per year. Average Sunday Mass is 1/3 full. This has been getting worse - and it's be tracked and known...
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The Joy of the Streams, with Jonathan Blevins from 2021-10-02T10:00
We chatted with Jonathan Blevins as he takes the plunge from full-time parish Director of Evangelization to full-time Twitch Streamer. We talk about online culture, the dangers of ...
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An Audience of 4 from 2021-09-25T21:00
Topics include:
What do you do if you're afraid of sex?
How do you cultivate the right kind of knowledge of your partner before marriage?
Family, Disney, & Norm MacDonald from 2021-09-18T22:00
First: We got an update for Gomer's family and Luke's return to grad school work.
Also: "Fundraising is a Grind"...
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Being Miserable is Not a Personality from 2021-09-10T08:00
Four parts: Gomer's latest YouTube obsession, but it's more altruistic. Then 3 practical, yet sexy questions from Patreon supporter Moira. Luke discusses an awful picture of...
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The TLM is good, but it isn't Magic from 2021-08-27T20:00
We start the show talking about the recent Provincial Assembly (thanks for the invite, Fr. Roberts and Fr. Cahill!) and then stuff about Church life and not giving a crap about a bu...
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Blame It on the Rain from 2021-08-21T09:45
Milli Vanilli, The Darkest Timeline, Millennial Analogies;
Bishops and their Gomer;
Classical Theism Podcast (this monday with gomer);
Gomer's Intimidati...
Money, Pain, and Late Night from 2021-08-12T21:00
Luke and Gomer talk money and the Church (not the Vatican, but fundraising).
Then Gomer updates everyone about Shannon and what's next there (minute 40ish).
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Do you want to know how I prepared for this? from 2021-08-03T01:00
Kevin Heider is the best and we owe him a TREMENDOUS amount of gratitude.
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The Light of Things Hoped For... from 2021-07-23T06:00
"U.S.S. Gloria, this is Mission Control, do you copy?"
"Houston, this is the U.S.S. Gloria, good to hear your voice
We are coming out of the eclipse n...
Sin as Micro-dosing Divinity from 2021-07-10T19:00
Saturday: Last full day of school, if Luke can get his paper done today.
Tension in a program like this that is executive, and nature of time crunch, you are constan...
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Beauty will Save the World! from 2021-07-03T14:00
Main Topic: discussion around Dr. Tracey Rowland's "What did Dostoyevsky mean when he said ‘Beauty will save the world’?"
Opening Bant...
Welcome to Your Cohort from 2021-06-25T12:00
Luke's "one that got away" who dumped him because he failed college. Gomer misses his podcast wife.
Take Gomer to the Woodshed
Gomer&...
Shannon Gormley Uncensored! (AMA) from 2021-06-19T06:00
"Ask Michael's Wife Anything"
And our Patreon superheroes did ask her anything. We got 25 questions in about 15 minutes at 9:00 PM on Thursday night. Join our...
3 Life Questions from 2021-06-11T12:00
Luke's at Notre Dame! (And he forgot his microphone!)
FOLLOW-UP
First: Six Types of Working Genius in Gomer's home and wit...
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Six Types of Working Genius and Ministry from 2021-06-04T13:00
The Working Genius Podcast by Patrick Lencioni.
IDEATION
Wonder
Invention
ACTIVATION
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Sacred Art, Progress, and How to Argue with your Spouse from 2021-05-28T12:00
We start talking about Sacred Architecture and crappy churches, which moves the conversation to Sacred Artwork and how we advance them without getting lost in the lameness of the fa...
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Massa Damnata? from 2021-05-21T12:00
Luke and Gomer talk about goodness and why people always want to be right in the Church, even when we damn our adversaries needlessly.
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We Never Forgot You, Dr. Dre. from 2021-05-14T12:00
Banter: Dr. Dre seems to have suffered from insecurity due to the lack of success around the Aftermath album.
Main Topic: Luke's prayer life sucks. Gomer gives amazing a...
Marvel vs. NASA from 2021-05-07T12:00
Gomer and Luke start out with some banter, then follow-up.
The topic for today is contrasting "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" with "For All Manki...
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Dumb and Dumber as Cultural Lighthouse from 2021-04-30T12:00
We each brought a topic, but I sidetracked the Hell out of us both.
Topic One: Gomer's critique of the bloody Marxist critique of corporations ...
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4 Big Topics: Gomer's Update, Atonement Theology, Wokism and Gospel Dignity, and Super League from 2021-04-23T12:00
Special thank you to all of the Patrons and fans of the show that have prayed for the Gormley family!
*Topic One (about 20 minutes): * We are healing and st...
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Her Name is Hope from 2021-04-16T14:30
Luke and I banter for 20 minutes about grad school, Gomer redoing his office, etc. Then we introduce the subject and Gomer cries a lot.
The name of the wood is call...
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All the Red Threads (Fixed Version) from 2021-04-09T13:00
Have you ever had a debate with a famous person about Jesus entirely in your head? This is Gomer's failed tale of reaching Joe Rogan.
- Living in a 2 Su... Listen
The Lost SEEK21 episode from 2021-04-02T22:00
We love SEEK, so we made a very Catching Foxes podcast for the virtual SEEK21 conference this year and it was ...not allowed. Well, it's Good Friday and I don't want to reco...
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Don't Ruin Your Wedding... also thoughts on rap and sexual incompatibility from 2021-03-26T20:00
Don't let the Wedding Industry ruin your Marriage. We discuss the extremes of idiots who miss the glorious communal celebration that is Holy Matrimony.
Then we ...
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Luke and The Leadership Zoo from 2021-03-19T12:00
Gomer's New Bi-Weekly Obession: Home Gyms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1CA2dFKn...
When it's time to move on from 2021-03-12T13:45
WORK CULTURE.
Lukey got a new job. I asked, "How'd ya know it's time to move on?" This is a show about figuring out your place, your role...
How to Cancel the Future from 2021-03-05T12:00
Three Main Topics: Gomer talks with two youths who experience the lack of reciprocity between faith and the sacraments, Luke explores the Marxist critique of music culture as future...
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Luke Does COVID from 2021-02-26T13:00
Luke recounts his last two weeks of COVID exhaustion. Gomer smiles and nods, until in the empty youth room at 10:30 at night a woman whispers into Gomer's ear, "Hmmm hello&...
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Gomer Interviews Fradd from 2021-02-19T18:00
Luke has COVID and is exhausted, so pray for his recovery and that of his wife, too! I interview Matt Fradd, friend of the show and host of Pints with Aquinas. I ask him questions f...
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Disney, Guns, and Civility from 2021-02-12T12:00
ADHD creates a funny side-effect of distraction that can lead to hilarious places and regrettable obsessions. Gomer and Luke share theirs. Then Luke brings up the main topic of our ...
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Gomer's Ordeal, plus Interview with Fr. Dave Pivonka and Prof. Bob Rice! from 2021-02-05T10:15
Gomer intervened again, but this time it seems to have been very costly. There is chaos where there used to be safety.
After the 30-minute story time, we go into ou...
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GameStonk!! and Moar! from 2021-01-29T15:15
Luke asked for topics. Maybe five or so. We got about 57! So we run through a bunch of good, deep, light, and hilarious questions in this episode. But first! Luke talks** GameStonk!...
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Heavy is the Head who Wears the Crown from 2021-01-22T05:00
Ssssymbolism conversation continues! And it's Luke's fault, not Gomer's! Luke brings up the meaning behind a King's crown and how society knew where it stood in rela...
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Sssymbolism and why the Sacraments don't make no sense from 2021-01-15T12:00
Luke and I do some quick check-ins regarding the news in DC, why Gomer doesn't watch the news, and how that can be healthy. Then we take a brief detour and talk Project 86, Wand...
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JD Flynn and Catholic Independent Journalism from 2021-01-08T12:00
We interview our friend JD Flynn who recently resigned from EWTN's Catholic News Agency (CNA) to start The Pillar, an independent Catholic media project. We interview him and as...
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Yearly Themes 2021 Edition from 2021-01-01T16:00
THE 2020 HOLIDAYS
What does A Very Special Carey Christmas look like? What does The Gormley Family Christmas Celebration entail? You'll find out in the opening...
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Untitled Episode from 2020-12-25T15:00
RULES
- “Five” Minutes total
- Cohost must ask one question and have answer provided within five minute span
- Four topics each ... Listen
ADHD and Catholicism as a Spectator Sport from 2020-12-18T13:00
This has many twists and turns, but it starts with Gomer paying his 2018 taxes, then goes into music, Taylor Swift, and then Gomer tries to tell a funny story that leads to Luke rev...
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Gross and Old, with Brian Kissinger from 2020-12-11T13:00
We gathered patrons' questions two three guys about to enter their 40's about the meaning of getting older, the realization of family life vs. single freedom, what do you mi...
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A Canticle for Leibowitz, with apologies to Matt Fradd from 2020-12-04T14:00
Luke and I discuss the astounding book, A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter Miller Jr. Written in the 1950's at the height of the Cold War, Miller saw the specter of nuclear ann...
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Latvia is better than McCarrick from 2020-11-20T12:00
We start the show celebrating the Latvian people because THEY LOVE CATCHING FOXES AND CATCHING FOXES LOVES LATVIA. Then, McCarrick.... We don't analyze the report, but instead, ...
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The Not So Great Gatsby from 2020-11-13T12:00
I loved the story, but we look deeper into the emptiness. Not all that glitters is gold, my friends.
Then we reminisce about the time Luke almost moved in with my f...
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Morality as Ideology from 2020-11-06T12:00
This episode is not about the election, but it is absolutely about the election. Luke asks Gomer about what happens when our Christian Morality is wrenched free of Christ and harden...
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Gomer Goes to the Woodshed from 2020-10-30T14:00
Hey friends, This episode is in three major parts:
- Follow-up to the last episode to clarify and to apologize
- Ted Lasso, new American Anti-Ant... Listen
Gomer Yells at Priests, with Clerically Speaking from 2020-10-24T08:00
Humble and obedient priests, Fr. Harrison and Fr. Anthony, from the podcast join us this week so Gomer can yell at them. Not them, per se, but all God's priests as a collective....
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The Real Jurassic World Rules from 2020-10-16T12:00
What happens when Gomer takes a clip from Jurassic World and uses it to interpret MTV's "The Real World" from the 1990's? Not hilarity, according to my wife. Also,...
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Let's Feel Insecure and Talk for an Additional Hour from 2020-10-09T13:15
Hey! We talked about some stuff. What Gomer will include, who knows. But I need to enter the show notes, so have create the episode.
*Consecrated life!
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The Emergencies are Everywhere from 2020-10-02T13:00
Luke talks about FIFA and enters into an existential crisis about the death of small towns and cities. This leads to a broader conversation about martyrdom and "emergencies&quo...
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International Pedestrian Competition from 2020-09-25T22:00
We hit up our Patreon fans (Facebook folks, coming soon!) for questions and BOY O BOY did we get a lot! We're talking questions about putting Pronouns in your email signature, i...
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Everything is Going to Be Alright from 2020-09-18T13:00
Luke opens with a song. A terrible, terrible song.
Gomer goes through the September Challenge with interesting comments on food and diets from various folks.
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Origin Stories from 2020-09-11T05:00
PATREON:
Join Patreon at any tier to join the September Challenge (Diet, Movement, Cognition, and Prayer). Special thanks to Marygrace for getting...
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Last Week's Episode...Today from 2020-09-08T05:00
Sorry for the delay. Life is a never ending gauntlet of suffering, loss and bitter partings. Anywho, Gomer was unable to record. Luke put out a few random requests for pitch-hitters...
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The September Challenge and Cognition from 2020-08-28T13:00
I didn't have power at all yesterday due to Hurricane Laura. In fact, at around the 1-hour mark of this episode you will hear as the power went out in the middle of the show! Lu...
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Mrs Ruvi Crashes the Show from 2020-08-21T12:00
Katie Ruvalcaba, AKA Twitch champion "Mrs. Ruvi", crashes the show with little notice but a lot to share!
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Comedy and Emptiness from 2020-08-14T12:00
We talk about Comedy and its relationship to truth, insight, and when they go too far. Then we move into the topic of the show: repeating everything Catholic Stuff You Should Know&#...
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Voyeurism, Personas, and Vulnerability from 2020-08-07T12:00
Luke is a "moody douchebag and needs to repent" (his words and not mine!)
Youth Ministry
The high school sports and Gomer was fat
Youth Ministry on...
Taylor Swift and the New Timeline from 2020-07-31T12:00
Luke thinks Tay-Tay is rebooting the timeline to get us out of the Darkverse. We talk woke culture, Taylor Swift, theology, and fandom.
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Gomer Finishes Harry Potter from 2020-07-24T12:00
Five things came together to help me understand the plot of the Harry Potter series:
- Rebecca told me JK Rawlings was super smart and studi... Listen
Amusing Ourselves to Death from 2020-07-17T12:00
Luke and I discuss the book Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman, How to Watch TV News, and The Shallows by Nicolaus Carr, and how they build the case against TV and the Inter...
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Joys and Hopes, Griefs and Anxieties from 2020-07-10T12:00
She's here! Everleigh Carey is big, beautiful, and a female version of Luke. Oh, but it was a tumultuous birthing experience filled with yogurt, Luke laying down a lot, an emerg...
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Screaming into a Dark Tornado (AKA Twitter) from 2020-07-03T13:00
List of topics:
- Hitler was eviler than you think
- Tommy is in Seminary!
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Art, like Meaning, is Dead from 2020-06-26T12:00
We talk about random things popping into our news feeds, then Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the last season of Mad Men and why it matters, and how Godfather delivers a ...
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Sheer Exhaustion from 2020-06-19T13:00
We start with goofiness. Then go into Gomer's sheer exhaustion with sorting out the facts and the blasts. Thanks to BetterHelp.com for sponsoring this show!
Sponsored By:<...
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Laughter and Nostalgia from 2020-06-12T12:00
Cussing happens. This is a whole show dedicated to nothing. You may laugh.
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No Easy Solutions from 2020-06-05T12:00
This show on the racism and riots in our country was recorded last Monday. This is not a news show. This doesn't cover autopsy reports or the President's appearance at vario...
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What do I do with my ANGER from 2020-05-30T05:00
First, we break down our latest, most convicting 3-star review ("They'd probably agree"). Second, Luke asks, "What am I supposed to do with my anger?" Our an...
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Marriage Prep with Luke from 2020-05-22T05:00
Quick catchup on Harry Potter reading, then a dive into Marriage Prep, Grace & Nature, a really small bit on Star Wars numbness, followed by Luke examining the non-profit world ...
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Harry Potter and Rally Rasko from 2020-05-15T05:00
I have never read Harry Potter. These two have and love it. So we talk.
Links:
- ... Listen
False Selves, Church Fathers, and the Lies We Believe from 2020-05-08T05:00
In this episode, we discuss the fakeness of acting and why the Church Fathers hated it and how that applies to our lives. Then we take fun and thoughtful listener questions from our...
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We Shame Ourselves or Kill Them from 2020-04-24T05:00
From Quarantine self-hatred to Captain Marvel critiques, to the main topic: confront the evil within us and own it or create endless scapegoats.
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Gomer is listening to Staind from 2020-04-17T05:00
You know it's bad when Gomer is listening to Staind. Also, we talk about the falsehood of the American Work Ethic and the dangers of Remote Work without formal processes.
The Legendary 10-Minute Topics Returns! from 2020-04-10T05:00
This is largely an At-The-Movies episode. We have chapters, so enjoy skipping around to what suits you. We also have a bonus interview at the end of the show. Finally, we have two s...
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Luke is done with online Catholicism. from 2020-04-03T05:00
Luke is not done with Catholicism. Luke is done with online talking about Catholicism.
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20,000 Tangents and Attractive Moms from 2020-03-27T05:00
What do you hope to have done when the quarantine is lifted? Then our Adult Attention Deficit Disorder kicks in and we tell 20,000 stories literally one right after the other.
Live! and Somewhat Infected from 2020-03-20T05:00
Our first ever Livestream right onto facebook.com/catchingfoxespodcast! This was recorded on Monday evening. We talk COVID-19 and... hmmm... YOUR QUESTIONS! Also, Gomer's entire...
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We are all going to die and I never got to use my TSA PreCheck from 2020-03-13T05:00
*Links and Books
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Aritcle on marriage we forgot to share last week
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The Noonday Devil from 2020-03-06T05:00
Luke listens to a podcast that's not Pints with Aquinas and has an idea: let's take the theological concept of Sloth/Acedia, aka, "the noonday devil", and combine ...
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Luke Solves Chastity from 2020-02-28T05:00
Luke fails at Exodus 90, but pretends he doesn't. Luke solves chastity for young adults. Gomer misunderstands Luke's argument for 60 minutes, then gets it and agrees with Lu...
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The Ol' 2-10 to Yuma from 2020-02-21T05:00
We talk about everything: Gomer has gone carnivore, Luke hates Presentism and sorta likes Rockefeller, Gomer cries about his lovely daughter, then we have everyone's favorite: L...
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The Kids from the Crunch... on valentine's day from 2020-02-14T05:00
Patrick and Ethan join us and Luke makes it shine like the stars in the Heavens. Gomer largely watches.
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Bishop Barron's Mandatum and the Lack of Public Life from 2020-02-07T05:00
Bishop Barron floated an idea out there: social media is the getting ugly and supposed Catholic Theological Experts are causing a lot the problem, so maybe the hierarchy should do s...
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Special Announcement + Ten Minute Trainwrecks... from 2020-01-31T05:00
Special Announcement, Money, Patreon, and then TOPICS! Special Announcement, Money, Patreon, and then TOPICS! Luke loves pregnancy pillows. Gomer loves that Luke loves this. Also, t...
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Female Porn Addiction with Kelsey Skoch and Everett Fritz from 2020-01-24T05:00
Amazon Affiliate Link: Uncompromising Purity: It's Not Just a Guy Problem...
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My Catholic Credentials from 2020-01-17T05:00
'Pints With Aquinas' Retreat in Italy !
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New Year Themes and New York! from 2020-01-10T05:00
Luke dares to ask the question: "During pregnancy, why don't people ask how much the dad is suffering, HUH?!" Gomer dares to enter the Big Apple for Sexy Paycation 202...
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The Rise of Skywalker Review with Bob Rice from 2019-12-28T06:00
the questions: What does Star Wars mean to you? What do you think of the Sequels? What did you think of this movie?
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Catching Foxes Holiday Accusation Special! from 2019-12-25T12:00
Watto was a greedy merchant, using deceit to enrich himself. This Christmas, may we all learn from Watto's poor example and not exploit people's dreams (or faith) to enrich ...
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The Rise of Baby Yoda Strikes Again from 2019-12-20T05:00
Gomer says the Mandalorian sucks. Luke tells Gomer he doesn't know how to think or feel correctly. Hilarity ensues.
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Love of Money from 2019-12-13T05:00
St. Paul says that the "love of money is the root of all evil." Dave Ramsey quotes the Proverb: "in the house of the wise are stores of choice grains." So we use...
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Mike Mangione | Throwing in Your Ante from 2019-12-06T11:00
Mike Mangione is an extremely talented musician and a devout Catholic. Now he tours weekly with Christopher West, who is one of his closest friends. This conversation rips open the ...
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You're Going to Be OK! from 2019-11-29T05:00
Patreon Suggested Topics (Long Answers)
Michael Federman
I’m part of a men’s group who rarely talks about Christ, the Gospel, or the Beatific Vision. Rathe...
Self-Numbing Cultural Stasis and The Irishman from 2019-11-22T05:00
We do some follow up from last week’s insanely popular episode and Love and Respect by drawing out the difference between Feminization and Emasculation of the Church today. Then we ...
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Marriage: Sex, Love, & Respect! from 2019-11-15T05:00
Disney+, Gomer's dog, THEN SEX, LOVE AND RESPECT!
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Moleman in the Morning from 2019-11-08T05:00
Thanks to our sponsor, Catholic Social Media. You can try them out for FREE and get four weeks of great original posts and videos for your parish Facebook page at <...
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EWTN Has-Been, Rebecca Murphy! from 2019-11-01T05:00
We are joined by Rebecca Murphy, former Frannie, former EWTN star, former Youth Minister, current badass. Come and learn from her wonderful life how the Church can suck and how it c...
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Pssst, the Best Meat's in the Rump. from 2019-10-25T05:00
Pssst, the Best Meat's in the Rump.
Relationships and Time (Why We Changed Everything on Patreon)
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Jeremy Renner did What?! from 2019-10-18T05:00
There goes Hawkeye! Jeremy Renner reportedly coked out and was horribly abusive to his now ex-wife. Then, Luke starts a new segment about how moving back to your high school town is...
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Joker Review and Catholic Social Justice from 2019-10-11T05:00
Spoilers. The horn sounds, so you have been warned. We skip any sort of plot summary and assume you've seen the movie. Three themes of economic injustice, mental health, and iso...
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Confidence: Painful Art of Self-Acceptance from 2019-10-04T05:00
[We cuss a lot.]
Confidence: Gomer thinks it's linked to violence and Luke to self-acceptance. Then we show how Nice Guys and Jerks are the same, but j...
We Are Hacks from 2019-09-27T05:00
I read Amy Wellborn's article on The Hack and applying it to social media shenanigans of today. I know dozens of professional ministers that are hanging a question mark on every...
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Dave Van Vickle Returns...with STORIES!!! from 2019-09-13T21:00
Our buddy Jon refused to become a Patreon supporter until we got Van Vickle back on the show to talk ghosts, hauntings, and exorcism stories. BUT FIRST! Luke talks about his despair...
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All the Flash, None of the Dirt from 2019-09-06T05:00
Gomer argues Marital Debt.
Luke burns down another bridge, but he was right to.
Then Luke burns another one down, and I think he was right again.
Gomer gets Busted for Plagiarism from 2019-08-30T02:00
Tim Staples, Curtis Martin, Fr. Donald Calloway, Immaculee Ilibagiza... and gomer...? Also, Luke gives us an audio tour of his house. (No footprints) and then Gomer tells Luke a sto...
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Luke Sharpens Gomer's Iron from 2019-08-23T09:00
Recorded August 12: We talk Gomer's need for an assistant, which Gomer denies until a text message comes in and proves him a liar. We talk the Cincinnati scandals, of which Luke...
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Part Two: CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING FIGHT! from 2019-08-16T06:45
This is what happens when one guy had 3 hours of sleep and the other guy is 3 beers in before the conversation starts.
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The Dayton Shooting with Kevin Heider from 2019-08-10T23:00
Luke lives in Dayton and was at that spot where the shootings occurred just the evening before enjoying a drumline show. He invites Kevin Heider, a Dayton native, to join us. Yes, w...
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Luke's been a bad, bad girl. from 2019-08-02T05:00
We started talking about Fiona Apple's "Criminal", then Luke posited that 90's pop was "deeper" because Gen-Xers were angsty and hypersexual. We disagree...
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Gomer Reads an Email from 2010 Luke from 2019-07-26T15:00
Gomer is low-talking because he's the only one awake at his in-laws' house (I mean, it IS 9:30pm, after all). We discuss random stuff, rarely get to a point, and laugh along...
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Interview: Matt Fradd is the Earth in Springtime from 2019-07-20T13:00
Fradd was in Australia for six weeks and hit rock bottom, then went on Healing the Whole Person retreat with Sr. Miriam James (Gomer's hero) and God radically healed him. Then G...
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Haley Stewart has had ENOUGH! from 2019-07-12T05:00
I love the Stewart story! Conversion to Catholicism, dead-end unhappy life, a return to the land and farming, and pooping in a bucket, to discovering the grace of enough. Rest assur...
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Everybody's screwing, nobody's talking from 2019-07-05T20:00
The Catholic Young Adult scene is filled with hookups. We ignore this, we aren't doing ministry of any sort. Then we dive into Healing and then Hope. At the end, it's a SHOC...
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Whoopsies! (10-Minute Topics Return!) from 2019-06-29T09:00
*We almost kept them all to Ten Minutes. *
- Luke: The Question of Scrupulosity
- Gomer Communication after 10 years of Marriage
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The Praxis of Long Commutes, and other tales from 2019-06-21T09:00
First, Fergalicious.
Then, Twittermaggedon.
Finally, Luke asks Gomer how we can, outside of faith sharing groups (Listen
Rage and FIRE from 2019-06-14T05:00
Twitter Rage, Coping Mechanisms, and Evangelical Gomer and the FIRE movement
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Jesse and the Integrated Life from 2019-06-07T05:00
Backstory on Jesse Straight:
My wife and I are Catholic converts from evangelicalism (though my wife was baptized Orthodox, then raised Presbyterian). Easter Sund...
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Letter to a Suffering Church from 2019-05-31T05:00
30 minutes of chatting, followed by 45 minutes of discussion about Bishop Robert Barron's "Letter to a Suffering Church".
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Luke Apologizes to Taylor Marshall from 2019-05-24T05:00
Luke delays recording to attend a concert and relive the early 2000's, we blame the clergy for speaker-culture, we talk the crappy Atlantic article, we BRIEFLY discuss the terri...
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Clerically Speaking Crashes the Show! from 2019-05-17T05:00
We have the priests from Clerically Speaking on the show (without Gomer for 40 minutes). They talk Catholic Twitter, Friendship vs Fatherhood, Confession as a priest, Political Rage...
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Gomer gets Luke's Apologetics Advice from 2019-05-10T05:00
Gomer is about to debate an anti-Catholic Protestant and gets some HOT TIPS from Luke on how to engage in a religious argument. Then Luke trashes Exodus 90 and calls Gomer tubby.
When Virtue Failed Us. from 2019-05-03T05:00
**NAVIGATE WITH CHAPTERS!
**The three big ones topics are: Professional Catholicism, Supersessionism, and Harry Truman and the A Bomb. Our smaller, but no less interesting,...
The Little Mer-Luke from 2019-04-26T05:00
Luke sings a Disney classic, we talk for 11 minutes about Game of Thrones, then yell at Catholic Twitter for not liking the stuff we like.
Luke asks, "When you&...
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On Cathedral Metaphors and Boyz in the Hood from 2019-04-19T05:00
Luke encourages us not to do metaphorical hot takes while Notre Dame is burning. Futile. Gomer points out that the best part of the metaphor is that it's just the roof on fire. ...
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Praise and Worship Special from 2019-04-12T05:00
Luke and Gomer talk about our experience of praise and worship, and charismatic spirituality, and why it may not work anymore for us. Also, Pope Emeritus Benedict's letter on th...
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Luke's Sacred House Tour from 2019-04-05T00:00
In this episode, we literally make one joke for 25 minutes about how we can make Luke's potentially new house more sacred. A sacred space, if you will. AND I WILL! Also we discu...
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You've Gone Too Far, Luke!!! from 2019-03-29T05:00
We talk Game of Thrones, Luke's last week in ministry, The Lord's Prophecy in 2014 for Luke's life, Discernment, Real prayer that rarely happens in Church, the Pope Fran...
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Hold On!!! from 2019-03-22T05:00
We talk breakdown of the West, the terribleness of politics, why the Extremists are running the centrists off, and Hold On to Your Kids! I want to give a special thanks to our spons...
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Captain Marvel and Cardinal Pell. Same Diff. from 2019-03-15T05:00
Our appearance on The Matt Fradd Show, first take on Captain Marvel and ranking Marvel movies, the Dark Knight controversy, is Twitter a Hellscape of awful nastiness, and the Cathol...
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Your First Six Months of Marriage from 2019-03-09T22:00
Luke and Gomer are frank and honest about their own first six months of marriage. Luke yells on the way to Mass and brings a towel to the neighbors' guesthouse. Gomer is still a...
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Gomer's Table Saw Near Miss! from 2019-03-01T05:00
Gomer got a table saw. He turned it on. He respected its raw power. Then, his eye-protection also got sucked into the 5,000 rpm blade, taking his face with it. Also, Luke is naked, ...
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Look what they did to Ted! with JD Flynn from 2019-02-22T05:00
We talk with JD Flynn, canon lawyer and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Agency, about Church Militant's accusations, the ideological news media, Mr. Ted McCarrick's laiciza...
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So Many Topics! from 2019-02-15T05:00
We tackle topics. A lot of them: IVF, Captain America vs Iron Man, etc. I'm so tired. I gotta go to bed now. Very explicit today, folks.
Francis Chan is Killing Gomer's Heart from 2019-02-08T05:00
In this show, Gomer reveals to Luke how much evangelical pastor Francis Chan is ruining his life. Also, we talk Avenger's Endgame trailer, Gomer reviews all of Netflix's Mar...
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Patrick Lencioni Has Opinions from 2019-02-01T05:00
We interview Patrick Lencioni of The Table Group and The Amazing Parish. You should read all of his New York Times best-selling books, especially "Death by Meeting," "...
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Luke enters the Twitter Maelstrom from 2019-01-25T18:30
Thanks to our sponsors, Catholic Match and The Amazing Parish! Hopefully our country or an apostoalte doesn't freak out again and you can sponsor a normal episode soon. Until th...
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Luke Rebukes Church Militant. HARD. from 2019-01-18T05:00
Luke drops bombs on Church Militant and their attacks on Franciscan University. Gomer uses the word "fetishizes" but probably incorrectly. Also, WELCOME THE AMAZING PARISH...
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It's the Live Show with Catholic Stuff You Should Know! from 2019-01-11T05:00
We are joined by the fine priests of Catholic Stuff You Should Know. And Gomer and Fr. John have it out! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Also, pray for priests who are discarde...
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Meet us at SEEK at Indy's best dive bar! from 2019-01-03T00:00
Gomer and Luke talk DIVE BARS because we are going to do our first MEET UP of 2019 after tonight's SEEK Conference lineup at Dugout Bar, Indianapolis's best dive bar. It'...
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Luke Stops Vomiting, a Christmas Miracle! from 2018-12-28T05:00
Topics to Discuss###
Christmas Stuff
-left all my stuff at home that I would normally use, but everyone cleared out of the room
Gomer open the history books from 2018-12-21T05:00
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Gomer apologizes for your favorite host being sick, but the show must go on. Also, Judaism.
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The Adventures of Nat Radd from 2018-12-14T05:00
SEEK2019. Cultural Appropriation. Luke's crush from 3rd grade to Freshmen year in college. Marvel's "ENDGAME" trailer (watch it). And more!
Make Waves or Leave the Diocese! from 2018-12-07T05:00
Follow-up: Two great listeners challenge Gomer's previous assertion that Fr. James Martin is corrupting the faith by falsely accommodating the moral teachings of the Church to w...
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Abigail Punches 'Purity Culture' in the Face. THE FACE! from 2018-11-30T05:00
We talk to Abigail Rine Favale, who directs and teaches in the William Penn Honors Program, a great books program at George Fox University. She is the author of 'Listen
Thanksgiving Extravaganza! from 2018-11-23T00:30
We talk: Rap, Dave Chappelle, Summer of Scandal and people who think we're just weathering the storm, Voris as Rejectionist, Accommodation argument revisited, Turkey Day traditi...
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Are the USCCB the White Walkers? from 2018-11-16T05:00
We talk Vatican Interventions in the USCCB, Taylor Marshall being a douche, what makes a good podcast in our opinion, and WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESU...
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Perverting the Gospel out of Sympathy or just not being a D... from 2018-11-09T05:00
Gomer's essay on authentic accompaniment vs a false missionary zeal, or "accommodation." Gomer and Luke trade sympathetic barbs at one another.
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Putting on Ayres in Evangelization from 2018-11-03T05:00
Gomer and Luke interview Fr. Harrison Ayre from Canada to talk evangelization, especially if it is 'too Protestant' in those Missionary Discipleship circles. We talk things ...
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Gomer gets Luke'd, Luke gets Aquinas'd from 2018-10-26T05:00
Hey friends. We got F bombs in this one. Not safe for carline.
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Six Topics, All Awkward from 2018-10-19T05:00
We talk about A LOT of things. The main event is the recent article by Jenn Morson on how the University has handled Title 9 claims, and once again Gomer talks about "it's...
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Christopher West Testifies from 2018-10-12T05:00
Christopher West, the American apostle of St. JP2's Theology of the Body, hops on our show for some sexual healing. We talk the nuptial meaning of the body, tree sex, and Gomer ...
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Episode 161: Gomer Yells at Luke about Anti-Culture from 2018-10-05T05:00
Luke introduces "Fat Shaming" and the Science of being overweight. Luke then talks about a Von Balthasar quote on meaning in his book, "Prayer". Gomer carries ou...
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Prison Mike with the Golden Voice from 2018-09-28T05:00
We interview Mike Savage, author of "A Prisoner's Perspective" and this dude is FASCINATING and has a voice of GOLD. Also, Gomer shames himself talking about "goi...
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Luke Gets Catholicly Creative from 2018-09-21T05:00
On this episode we recount Luke's travels to the CATHOLIC CREATIVES SUMMIT in Dallas, Texas, do a brief interview with Michael and Tony from Project YM and Catholic Beard Balm C...
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Luke welcomes us to Miami from 2018-09-14T05:00
The second half of last week's episode! We dive into the two Chicago priests arrested in Miami as a sign of the actively gay subcultures and enclaves present in the Church.
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Listener Questions and The Summer of Scandal! from 2018-09-07T05:00
Just Luke and Gomer today, folks. We take a break from THE SUMMER OF SCANDAL in order to answer a ton of questions. We recorded for about 3 hours straight, so this is only a portion...
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Katie Prejean is a jagweed from 2018-08-31T05:00
SHOW NOTES
We walk through a bit of the scandals. Much of the links in our show notes touch on the topics covered. Just remember, there is no cake...
THEN ...
Bradley Barnes cheers us up? from 2018-08-24T05:00
SHOW NOTES
We introduce to you Bradley Barnes, a handsome convert from Pentecostalism (8 years ago) who works as a Catholic Youth Minister in Cincinnati. We have no...
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Luke hits peak frustration from 2018-08-17T05:00
HEY BISHOPS: Seek justice, not just forgiveness...
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The Catholic Card Game Rides Again! from 2018-08-10T09:00
Matt and Lisa Martinusen from "The Catholic Card Game" (with the Catching Foxes Expansion Pack) join us to relaunch their Kickstarter, talk about the in's and out'...
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Gomer runs from his feelings, and kids from 2018-07-20T05:00
We tackle your toughest questions!
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Luke should get off Twitter from 2018-07-13T05:00
We talk about The Catholic Card Game with Catching Foxes Expansion Pack, our feedback on Immigration, and why Luke should get off Twitter forever.
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Not you, too! from 2018-07-06T05:00
This was recorded two weeks ago, immediately after our immigration episode. This is not the follow up to that episode, but a stand alone podcast on Chris Hardwick's ruination. Listen
Immigrant Children from 2018-06-22T05:00
Show Notes and Links
We recorded the day Trump signed an executive order against breaking up families, so we really didn't have time to process the ramificatio...
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David Gets Ordained! Luke and Gomer Cry. from 2018-06-08T05:00
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Our buddy David is now a priest! Fr. David Hust has a nice ring to it. It was awesome watching a friend of 17 years become a Roman Catholic Priest and c...
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If Luke could Turn Back Time from 2018-06-01T05:00
Luke tries to break up with Gomer on the show. Then we talk about Cher, the Young Adult Leadership Summit, Deadpool 2 and Solo.
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Kevin Heider kills puppies (how's that for a title?!) from 2018-05-25T05:00
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Kevin Heider gives a wonderful exploration as a singer/songwriter of the balance between objective and subjective meanings of songs and movies. H...
Gomer teaches Strategic Apathy from 2018-05-18T07:00
This episode was recorded two weeks ago in April. We discuss Praise and Worship music, movements and music, and Luke constantly going overboard on Reddit.
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Luke Gets Fired from 2018-05-11T05:00
Luke contemplates his extreme extroversion and shares his struggles at work. Gomer talks about robot superintelligences instead.
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Avengers Infinity War (spoilers, kids) from 2018-05-04T05:00
We invited Jonathan Alexander, President of Adore Ministries, to review Avengers, Infinity War with us!
Also, SKRULLS ARE COMING!
Road to Infinity War, Phase Three, episode 3 from 2018-04-25T05:00
We watched and commented on the themes of Phase 3:
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Spider-Man: Homec...
The Road to Infinity Wars! Phase Two, Episode Two from 2018-04-18T07:00
The Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) are:
- Iron Man 3
- Thor: The Dark World
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier Listen
Gomer Loves Drugs! from 2018-04-13T05:00
SHOW NOTES
Luke saves Gomer's musical tastes. Ad Orientem altars. Luke's Permed hair and a purple suit. Moving away from your friends. Gomer in Prison. THE...
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The Road to Infinity Wars! Phase One, Episode One from 2018-04-11T05:00
SHOW NOTES
Here are all of the movies that make up Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
- Iron Man
- The Incredible Hulk<... Listen
Katie Prejean McGrady vs Catholic Twitter from 2018-04-06T05:00
We interview Katie Prejean McGrady, author and speaker, about getting fired mere months after publishing a book about her school and teaching position (nuts!) and then we discuss th...
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This Show Ended Our Friendship from 2018-03-30T05:00
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Luke tells me grace builds upon nature, again, but then he says that's why parishes need to study how to run successful non-profits. Wait a second. Ho...
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I Got Punched in the Face from 2018-03-02T05:00
Show Notes
-Dealing with Tithing when you have no money!
-Are priests/clergy in touch with the wider culture?
-Retaining charity while makin...
Black Panther Goes to Confession from 2018-02-23T05:00
Show Notes!
I was going to cut out the Black Panther part for the Patreon crew, but thought, "This is hot!" Also, I actually yelled at Luke at one point du...
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Live from Cincinnati! from 2018-02-16T05:00
ASMR Videos on YouTube. Luke mocking my pain. A Newly Game with surprise contestants. An interview with LoveGood's Jimmy Mitchell, and some questions from our lovely audience. Listen
Derek Webb. Middle Class Musician from 2018-02-09T05:00
Show Notes
Thank you to our Patreon supporters whose generosity led us to hit...
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Other Podcasts are Crap from 2018-02-02T05:00
SHOW NOTES
Pride is the disordered love of self. Listen in as Luke tells the tale of his ranting and raving at his wife at how all these Catholic podcasts are stupid crap. I...
Luke Almost Dies and Fat Betty from 2018-01-26T05:00
SHOW NOTES
Death is here. It comes for us all. Luke, a post-stroke human person who cannot ride roller coasters or lift weights due to his stroke, was in two car accidents, ...
Live Show and Meetup in Cincinnati! from 2018-01-17T15:00
Meetup and Live Show: February 9th at 7:00 PM. Location is still TBD, but stay tuned to https://www.facebook....
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Feminism with Claire Swinarski from 2018-01-12T05:00
SHOW NOTES:
Claire Swinarski was raised near Madison by a feminist who taught her to love and value her femininity as well as the fight for women's rights. The...
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The Perfect New Year's Show from 2018-01-05T05:00
New Year’s Themes
- For myself
- For my co-host
- For the Church
- For Some Public Person
- For the Podcast <... Listen
We Become the Bad Guy from 2017-12-29T09:45
We discuss family drama, Christmas fun, the legitimacy of depicting the dark side as moral instruction, and then the main topic on Christian forgiveness.
Donate on ...
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The LAST Jedi? The Last JEDI? THE Last Jedi? from 2017-12-22T05:00
Greg Iwinski, a comedian, film reviewer (he gave Balboa 5 Stars), and podcaster, comes on the show to attack all those who think Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi&qu...
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1,000 Tangents and Old People Sex from 2017-12-15T05:00
SHOW NOTES:
*This one has chapters! Use your podcast player to skip chapters.
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John Boy and Billy BS is the official name of our opening ...
Matt Fradd, A Free Agent from 2017-12-08T04:00
Show Notes!
We talk about Circadian Fasting, which is a thing Gomer is doing. NO, it's not a fad diet. He's just trying to impose some order in his life an...
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The Other Side of Beauty with Leah Darrow from 2017-11-30T20:00
SHOW NOTES
Whenever Taylor Swift breaks up with someone, we benefit from her awesome songs. Whenever Arleen breaks up with someone, we benefit from her awesome art...
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Luke's Gaydar Goes Off with Eden Invitation from 2017-11-24T05:00
from their website, EdenInvitation.com:
Eden Invitation celebrates ordered inte...
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Myth of Overwork & the End of Louis CK from 2017-11-17T05:00
SHOW NOTES
We discuss the myth of overwork, thinking that working hard and working a lot are the same thing. Read the links for some amazing content on eve...
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The Next Right Step with David Garcia from 2017-11-10T05:00
I'm happy we can bring you this episode with my friend David Garcia. He was married to Katie, a buddy from my ol' FUS days and a friend of my wife's for years. When she ...
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Our Take on Pope Francis from 2017-11-03T05:00
Show Notes
We talk Pope Francis, poorly. Prophets make messes, but no one doubted that Jeremiah was a prophet and not a mess himself. We're not saying P...
Episode 113: Your Questions Answered! Poorly! from 2017-10-27T05:00
Your questions answered, poorly!
Facebook Questions
Why does Catholic social media hate Fr. James Martin so much?
Would you rather fight a ...
Pastor Joey Has No Answers from 2017-10-20T05:00
Today we interview Pastor Joey Svendsen from the BAD CHRISTIAN podcast, which describes itself as Post-Ch...
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Episode 111: The Threshold of Awesome, with Tony and Fr. Colin from 2017-10-13T05:00
Show Notes
We interview the team over at "The Threshold Podcast" about their threshold conversations, the validity of the Benedict Option and the ...
Episode 110: KissTober from 2017-10-06T05:00
Notes
Luke explains what happens when you drink that you're a twentysomething, but wake up realizing you're a thirtysomething. We talk about whether we're gettin...
Episode 109: Sr. Miriam is the Sylvester Stallone of Nuns from 2017-09-28T17:00
Sister Miriam is a professed religious sister with the Order of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, which serves the Church and the World through collaboration between...
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Episode 108: An Anonymous Baby Boomer! from 2017-09-22T22:00
We talk about the iPhone for like 10 seconds, then we get into video, audio, and dreams of human formation. This leads us into thinking about how Luke isn't challenged or mentor...
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Episode 107: Fear, Dating, and Using Other People from 2017-09-15T05:00
We were talking about evangelization when Luke and I stumbled onto something better: how our fears of being alone, of being unlovable, of never being accepted, motivated stupid, man...
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Episode 106: Jonathan Alexander and Hurricanes in Dickinson from 2017-09-08T05:00
We invite Jonathan Alexander of Adore Ministries and a personal friend to us both on to the show to talk about INSIDE JOKES and how Adore is serving and saving lives in the aftermat...
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Episode 105: Hurricane Harvey and Yelling from 2017-08-31T12:00
Gomer talks about going through Hurricane Harvey, what it's like being in a constant state of sheer anxiety for 4 days, and the experience of helplessness watching your friends&...
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Episode 104: Kill the Video. Save the Podcast. from 2017-08-25T05:00
Luke sings to me. We talk Game of Thrones and how much it sucks this season. Then Marvel's Defenders. Around 38 minutes is when the content heats up. We talk about why people on...
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Episode 103: Ike Ndolo | After Charlottesville is a lot like Before from 2017-08-18T05:00
We bring back Ike Ndolo to create a safe space so he can blow us all away. We start with him WHINING about wedding planning, wildly inappropriate sex stuff and Ike bringing "Th...
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Episode 102: Explosive! Anima! Technica! Vacua! from 2017-08-11T05:00
We've talked about the "anima technica vacua" a bunch of times in the past, but now we do a deep dive, especially how the empty soul of the modern West affects our pat...
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Episode 101: A Beautiful Renaissance with Anthony D'Ambrosio from 2017-08-04T05:00
Anthony D'Ambrosio of Catholic Creatives hops on the shows from a trailer park filled with Evangelicals to discuss life, art, creativity, the New Catholic Renaissance in beauty,...
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Episode 100: Brandon Vogt Responds from 2017-07-28T05:00
After listening to our show on the Convocation of Catholic Leaders, Brandon Vogt reaches out to us to explain and to reach some common ground between what was presented on the "...
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Episode 99: You're a Bald, 18, Chubby, Freak! from 2017-07-24T05:30
Luke and Gomer talk... well... we talk about a lot of stuff. Why does it seem like there are a lot more chill nuns than priests, emotional manipulation in youth ministry, Sister Mir...
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Episode 98: Are We Getting Superhero Fatigue? from 2017-07-14T05:00
Have you ever watched a movie and fallen in love with it, while the guy on the couch next to you thinks it's just OK? What separates us out like that? Why does Luke love Taranti...
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The Catholic Convocation, Barron, and the Catching Foxes Hello from 2017-07-07T05:00
Luke, representing 500,000 Catholics, attended the convocation and he represented Catching Foxes well. We explore the suckiness of treating the crisis in the Church as a sociology/s...
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Episode 96: Danielle Noonan and P Diddy?! from 2017-06-30T05:00
We invited our friend, Danielle Noonan, to talk about her love of music, what it means to be adopted, to be a childhood victim of abuse, and how cheap consolation really, really pis...
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Episode 95: Spent to Extinction from 2017-06-23T05:00
It started with a description of the great book, "The World Beyond Your Head" and took us quickly around the anima technia vacua, from gambling to porn to social media, we...
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Episode 94: Gomer Starts Greasing! from 2017-06-16T13:00
There are few things more annoying to than people who seem to peddle inspiration. You find them on Facebook encouraging you to follow your dreams, chase the rainbow, and change your...
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Episode 93: You Have to Class Up from 2017-06-09T05:00
We talk about work-as-email and Gomer's conflict with research reading. Youth Ministry, and the parish's constant tendency to segregate family, especially by age. We talk ab...
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Episode 92: Manhood and Music with Ben Walther from 2017-06-02T05:00
Ben Walther is a legend in our Household, AMDG. Ben is a man's man who is insanely positive and deeply prayerful. We had a great conversation about what it means to be a man, in...
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Gomer Fails at Sex...again. from 2017-05-26T05:00
10 Minute Topics! We call it 10-minute topics, but we rarely stay within the 10-minute limit. I start off talking about my beautiful daughter who has a huge anxiety issue at the age...
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Episode 90: Sarah Nickel on Autism and Food Competitions from 2017-05-19T05:00
Sarah Nickel works with children, generally ages 3-15, who have autism. She also applies developmental psychology and behavioral analysis skills to manage her friendship with Luke. ...
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Episode 89: Mr. Carey from the Archdiocese Stops In from 2017-05-14T16:00
I politely asked Luke to leave his own apartment so that I could interview Mr. Carey from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Apparently, HR won't let them in the same room. Anywho, ...
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Episode 88: It's Like Your Confessions in High School from 2017-05-05T05:00
Luke grew up in the great place of Dayton, OH. It's a town that is a great place to be from, but not really be in. Luke talks about driving home for his worky work, but has no o...
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Episode 87: Arleen and the $30,000 Breakup from 2017-04-28T05:00
"If you're going to break up, Ash Wednesday is a great time to do it!" Luke and Arleen (no Gomer this week) talk about their cooky lives, the fun of dating, and the strange intimacy...
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Episode 86: CryFire Every Two Years from 2017-04-21T05:00
Luke and Gomer interview a buddy they knew while at college, but who wasn't a student. Yes, he was a townie. A dirty, dirty townie. If you listen to this I think you'll get ...
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Episode 85: Our Communion of Saints from 2017-04-14T06:00
We do a quick and exhausting follow up to Katie Garcia's Visitation and Funeral that Gomer was able to attend. Then we talk a lot about how much we need God in our lives.
Episode 84: The Pain is a Part of the Happiness from 2017-04-07T01:15
This is an interesting episode. We start off being stupid, as is usual, then Luke takes us to a serious turn as we discuss the end-of-life of our young friend, Katie Garcia, whom we...
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Episode 83: Gomer Goes to Prison! from 2017-03-31T05:00
We talk about Lent. Luke's is going pretty well, but then he visited me and I ruined it. Then Gomer shares his amazing experiences inside the Ferguson Unit prison during the Kol...
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Episode 82: Leah Darrow Interview! Plus a Special Announcement from 2017-03-24T00:00
We get to talk with America's favorite ...
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Episode 81: Live Shows are NOT Annoying to Later Listeners from 2017-03-17T00:00
OUR FIRST LIVE SHOW! Thank you to everyone who attended on March 8 at Deacon Baldy's Food Truck Park and Bar!
I tried my best to edit the crap out of this, thinking from your ...
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Episode 80: Aaron Gillespie Interviews Some Catholics from 2017-03-10T07:00
Aaron Gillespie, a drummer and vocalist for ...
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Episode 79: On the Bus with Aaron Weiss from 2017-03-03T14:00
I got to interview Aaron Weiss, lead singer of mewithoutYou, a band that literally defined this podcast's ti...
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Episode 78: Locally World Famous from 2017-02-25T08:00
Episode 77: That Catholic Couple Rides Again from 2017-02-17T11:00
They are YouTube's dopest Catholic couple proving that Fun is Universal one video at a time.
Luke and I interview "That Catholic Couple" for today's show, which is a dre...
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Episode 76: Interview with a Crooked Soul Named Ike Ndolo from 2017-02-10T11:00
For the first hour, we talk about the life and trials of a man who is a Catholic musician that travels the world bringing his own powerful presence to the stage. The second hour we ...
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Episode 75: 75 Arguing While Agreeing from 2017-02-04T01:00
We argue while agreeing the whole time. I think I said, "I 100 percent agree" like 18 times.
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Episode 74: 74 Their Modern Testament from 2017-01-27T21:00
Luke and I interview Brad and Kellie Farley, founders of www.ModernTestament.org and a couple in the midst of fighting...
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73 Mary Margaret is Single, An Interview from 2017-01-20T02:00
The single life as a Catholic adult can be difficult, even isolating. We interview Maggie, a friend from college, and have a conversation with her about that sweet, sweet freedom sh...
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Episode 72: A Man Who Let the Fire Fall from 2017-01-12T23:00
"Father Mike was my brother..."
And with these words from Father Dave Pivonka, Franciscan TOR, we begin our Catching Foxes memorial of Fr. Mike Scanlan. To us, he was a spirit...
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Episode 71: The Highlight Reel from 2016-12-30T18:00
Explicit at parts, this is the official highlight reel of our show so far. I thought the end of 2016 would be a good time for a retrospective. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn...
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Episode 70: 70 The Fat Show from 2016-12-16T09:57:20
This is Gomer's embarrassing moment. First we talk about accompanying someone who is trying to overcome a drug addiction, which leads us to the topic of interventions, which Gomer t...
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69 Spoiler Alert We Got Divorced from 2016-12-09T08:00
The episode you've all been waiting for! (Mostly because we haven't released a new episode in two or three weeks. I blame the Russians!)
In this episode we deal with div...
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Episode 68: 68 What Do We Do Now from 2016-11-18T08:05:51
We talk about needing one another and what that looks like, and why so many things are against it. One of our refined episodes, because we get into a lot of interesting stuff. Also,...
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67 Fr. Mike Schmitz's Face is the New Evangelization from 2016-11-07T16:00
This is our first time back in three weeks, having recorded the last two episodes originally as one long episode. Then Luke’s internet completely died in their classy, old apartment...
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Episode 66: 66 - Interview continues with Part Two from 2016-10-28T05:30
We dive into the Trumpster and the significance of his absurdist campaign, mocking the corrupt GOP (and DNC) who pretend to give us choice. Except Trump's money and celebrity a...
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Episode 65: 65 - Interview with Tom LastNameRedacted Pt. 1 from 2016-10-21T00:39:10
Tom <LastNameRedacted> is a friend and lawyer. You'd think the second one would invalidate the first one, and it almost did when he wrote us an angry letter last week! He invo...
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Episode 64: 64 Believe the Victim with Emily Navarro from 2016-10-14T00:59:47
Our first family member on the show, Luke's sister Emily shares the pain, embarrassment, and isolation from being a victim of sexual assault. She shares with us the struggle of bein...
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Episode 63: 63 Under the Table with a Syro-Phoenician Woman from 2016-10-07T01:04:01
We are the Syro-Phoenician Woman. You are the scraps that fall from the Master's table. Wait. This sounded better in my head a minute ago.
In this episode we talk COMMUN...
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Episode 62: 62 Exacerbating Angels with Jackie and Bobby from 2016-09-30T09:44:33
This is a fun episode with two moderately decent people. Jackie is a famous Catholic musician and speaker, who performs for groups large and small. Bobby is a Catholic School teache...
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Episode 61: 61 Sexual Addiction with Joey Joe Joe Shabadoo from 2016-09-23T01:11:46
Sexual addiction is more than just the acting out, yet we tend to focus almost exclusively on the external results of an internal wound (or wounds). Like many people who talk about ...
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Episode 60: 60 #This Catfish Girl from 2016-09-16T22:46:28
Catholic Twitter was delivered a crushing blow by one of its own members. Turns out, dozens of people, especially a college student and author named Chad, were Listen
Episode 59: 59 You Keep Using That Word with Everett Fritz from 2016-09-09T07:53:13
Everett Fritz likes to lob grenades at our presuppositions regarding large group ministry. He took a long, hard look at his youth group and realized only 10% or less were actually f...
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Episode 58: 58 The Return of 10 Minute Topics! from 2016-09-02T00:28:57
So the regular host, Matt Fradd, couldn't be here today. So we had to drag Luke back out from the freezer, thaw him out, and unleash him on AMERICA'S FAVORITE PODCAST THEME: 10 MINU...
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Episode 57: 57 Don't Be A Jerk with Matt Fradd from 2016-08-28T22:05:59
Gomer gets to interview Matt Fradd, America's Favorite Austrailian, for the show. I thought we would talk about his amazing new book, Pints With Aquinas: 50+ Deep Thoughts ...
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Episode 56: 56 The NewlyWed Game Show from 2016-08-19T11:12:37
Americans divorce most often at 18 months and at 8 years. Luke is coming up on 18 months and I just rounded by 7th year, so we take stock and reflect on our marriages. WARNING: sexy...
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Episode 55: 55 Thank You. Smiley Face. with Fr James Martin from 2016-08-12T09:19:25
The editor-at-large for America Magazine and author of numerous books on the faith, we interview Fr James Martin, SJ. From corporation living to Jesuit Order, he tells us why h...
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Episode 54: 54 A Gomer will save us from 2016-08-05T08:03:41
We open talking about Apple products and their over-design that just doesn't make sense and is making Gomer kind of crazy in a First World Problem sort of way.
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Episode 53: 53 Greg Has Opinions! Part Two from 2016-07-29T08:23:09
All about comedy, late night, and stand up. Nothing about Trump, so yeah.
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Episode 52: 52 Greg Has Opinions! part one from 2016-07-25T23:05:27
If you wrote a review on iTunes for our podcast: THANK YOU! The contest is officially over, but we still appreciate all that you did for us.
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Episode 51: 51 - Jamie Lannister is the Michael W Smith of GOT from 2016-07-15T13:56:09
Originally recorded on July 05, 2016
Overcome with amazement, we talk Game of Thrones. The Season Six final two episodes were a phenomenal ending to a season....
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Episode 50: 50 - How Far is Too Far from 2016-07-08T10:40:53
Luke tells us a hilarious tale about this one time at Franciscan (drink!) that he auditioned for Macbeth and was shunned by theater nerds. This opens us up to talk abo...
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Episode 49: Catholic Drinkie Interviews Us from 2016-06-24T10:00
In April the fine folks of Catholic Drinkie interviewed Luke and Gomer for their own podcast. I told them that I would post it on our podcast as well. So... It's better late ...
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Episode 48: 48 You'd Better Be Alone from 2016-06-17T01:46:46
First, Luke apologizes. Second, we start talking about expectations. Third, we stop talking about that other stuff and only talk about MeWithoutYou, the gr...
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Episode 47: 47 Twenty Minutes of Privilege from 2016-06-10T12:52:53
Luke and I get caught up after Luke's stroke, we talk about some fun stuff, then we do our first ad read for a product that we love and currently use, Barbatus Beard Balm from Listen
Episode 46: 46 The Infamous Sergio Dialogues with Dogs from 2016-06-04T00:11:37
Luke and Gomer get the great honor to interview The Infamous Sergio, a writer for Patheos and an all around good guy. In this episode he schools Gomer repeatedly on how to understan...
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Episode 45: 45 Luke's Stroke of Genius from 2016-05-28T14:29:09
Luke is alive. His stroke meant nothing to him. Luke conquers all.
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Episode 44: 44 Interview with Eye of the Tiber from 2016-05-13T12:24:25
Eye of the Tiber: "We are proud to have recently been nominated for Best Catholic News Satire, narrowly losing out to the National Catholic Reporter, proving thus that, more trusted...
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Episode 43: 43 So I Told God that I Hate Him from 2016-05-06T01:55:13
Have you ever found your faith ...stalled? You see other people having "experiences" of God, but you are running on E with the gas light on and there seems to be no station in sight...
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Episode 42: 42 Reservation Missionary Kenn Cramer from 2016-04-29T02:12:47
Kenn Cramer is the Senior Director of Parish Life for the St Paul Mission who, alongside his wife Laura, the ...
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Episode 41: 41 - Gomer Sings A Lot from 2016-04-22T08:40:02
The State Legislature of North Carolina passed a law that interferes with a Charlotte discrimination bill that, in part, allowed for transgendered people to choose which bathroom an...
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Episode 40: Hashtag Blessed! with Lisa Brenninkmeyer from 2016-04-15T02:00
Why do some ministries die and some thrive? Lisa Brenninkmeyer, author and founder of Walking With Purpose shares with us how she built a grassroots women's ministry an...
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Episode 39: 39 Kids These Days with Your Snapchat and Your VH1 from 2016-04-08T01:26:29
Luke and I start out with the Qatar death scandal involving the World Cup, but don't worry, ...
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Episode 38: 38 - Dynamic Dream Pop with Emma Fradd from 2016-03-25T15:56:43
Emma Fradd is one to two artists for the band Interior Castle, self-described as "Dynamic Dream Pop", which is just about the coolest genre I've ever heard.
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Episode 37: 37 A Necessary Discussion from 2016-03-12T02:31:33
Luke leads us in a very personal and very necessary discussion on the Clergy Sexual Abuse scandal. What does it look like for Catholics to seriously love their Church and to seri...
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Episode 36: 36 Fr. Dave Pivonka Insults Us Constantly from 2016-03-04T01:53:18
The Ancient Celts had a nickname for the Holy Spirit, "Dave Pivonka". Oh wait, no, that's not it. It's "The Wild Goose." And Father Dave Pivonka takes us on a tour of his vocation, ...
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Episode 35: 35 My Problems Have Problems from 2016-02-27T00:41:51
Luke leads the discussion inspired by two things: the notion of ongoing conversion and things like focus and work, and how they interrelate. Gomer applies it to his life and then cr...
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Episode 34: 34 Interview with Peeping Thomist Brian Jones from 2016-02-19T07:34
We talk with Brian about his doctoral studies in St Thomas Aquinas' philosophy and theology, which opens up conversations about atheism and materialism, Ghostbusters, why Gomer hasn...
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Episode 33: 33 I Don't Even Care If I Get Fired from 2016-02-13T15:43:13
Luke and I discuss Confirmation retreats, failure in Catholic schools and ministries, and the ongoing need for evangelization. Luke uses the "Who do you say that I am?"...
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Episode 32: 32 Interview with Matt Fradd of ThePornEffect.com from 2016-02-05T08:08:31
Matt Fradd is a busy man. He got a great family and a huge mission. He's engage in the Lord's work of freeing men and women from pornography at his Listen
Episode 31: 31 Donald Trump for President of Nothing! from 2016-02-05T08:08:06
We answer listener questions about Trump, climate change and other non-controversial things! We really do a fun dive into the heart of Trump Populism and analyze some ridiculous sta...
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Episode 30: 30 Shane Claiborne Interview from 2016-01-22T11:17:40
Luke interviews Shane Claiborne while Gomer is on a flight to L.A. that he wishes he wasn't on. Poor Gomer.
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Episode 29: 29 We Cuss A Lot from 2016-01-15T04:58:29
Luke and Gomer are back and very much hate 2016. Luke has irrational anger problems and Gomer just wants to play Minecraft. We also talk about the "Voice, but no Vote" issue of the ...
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Episode 28: 28 Audrey Assad is the Busiest Person Alive from 2016-01-08T11:28:34
We interview Audrey Assad, one of the brightest lights in the Church today. She's most famous for her devotional music and her role as a worship leader in events and conferences acr...
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Episode 27: 27 Bonus Episode! 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Review! from 2016-01-03T20:42:39
We did it! A few weeks later than anticipated! Here's our review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not going to lie, I'm pretty proud of this episode. Luke and Scott sa...
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Episode 26: 26 Star Wars Pre-Game Show from 2015-12-18T16:00:26
In this episode you will discover just how crazy much we are in love with the Star Wars franchise. Yes, at one point Gomer connects some themes to theology or morality, but we let S...
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Episode 25: 25 Andy Talks Social Media Evangelism from 2015-12-04T06:30
Ah yes. Our old pal from college, Andy Lesnefsky. Luke and I remember the living embodiment of a prank phone call. Andy is all grown up now and helped evangelize tens of thousand...
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Episode 24: 24 Dying because I do not die from 2015-11-13T00:27:38
This was a tough one. That's all I got. Love you, Matt!
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Episode 23: Beauty from Ashes with Maria Walther from 2015-11-06T06:00
We all go through difficult times, but a miscarriage or the death of a young child is a uniquely horrific pain. Maria Walther shares with us about the pain and the joy, the loss and...
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Episode 22: 22 The Church Needs More Andrews from 2015-10-30T04:18:21
Luke and Gomer discuss how hard it is to evangelize your own families and how easy it is to become an overzealous, preachy, arrogant jerk to your family instead. Luke recounts so...
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21 The Ice Bearded Fr Mike Schmitz from 2015-10-23T02:00
We interview Fr. Mike Schmitz, of the Diocese of Duluth and the University of Minnesota Duluth Newman Center. He's a phenomenal homilist and you should Listen
Episode 20: 20 Because It's Lent and I'm Fat from 2015-10-13T15:13:13
In our most theological podcast to date, Luke asks a question from Alicia to Gomer, then Gomer talks FOR. EV. ER.
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Episode 19: 19 I Was Twenty Euros Short from 2015-10-05T22:49:01
Brother Peter Francis is the nicest bear-man you will meet this side of the Misty Mountains and so...
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Episode 18: 18 Papal Bonus Episode: Gomer and David from 2015-09-29T16:50:41
David knows what it means to pray, preach and proclaim, and he watched the Francis Effect hit the streets of Philly. Listen in as he describes the impact of Pope Francis on our coun...
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Episode 17: 17 Papal Bonus Episode: Luke and Scott from 2015-09-29T16:18:41
Two incredibly handsome men discuss the Pope's historic visit to Congress for the World Meeting of Families. Scott is a youth minister and Catholic school teacher. Luke is... neverm...
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Episode 16: 16 My Lack of Self-Confidence Makes Me Better Than You from 2015-09-29T10:00:44
THE MOST EXPLICIT LISTENER MAIL!
We dive into our Facebook account messages and posts for your questions that you wanted us to answer. Seeing as how we are super smart and suc...
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Episode 15: 15 Perched Like a Bird from 2015-09-23T02:12:01
This episode is hilarious, challenging, inspirational and terrifying, and that's just the first five minutes! Listen to special guest, David VanVickle, as he tells us about three hu...
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Episode 14: 14 PICTURES NEED TAKEN from 2015-09-15T16:58:39
This is the most anticipated podcast episode of the century: LUKE IS GETTING MARRIED AND ALL THE BROS SHOWED UP AND LEFT THEIR WIVES AT HOME.
Hilarity and inside jokes en...
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Episode 13: 13 Please Be Real from 2015-09-08T00:59:20
How do believers think about uncertainty? How do you struggle with doubt? Gomer and Luke explore their own atheistic tendencies, using the epic book, Listen
Episode 12: 12 Everything is wrong! Everything is Awful! from 2015-08-31T21:31:05
Gomer and Luke Skype again to talk about meaningful things, like the longevity of comedians and the diversity of writers for The Golden Girls. Then Josh Dugger, Ashley Madison and t...
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Episode 11: 11 An Open Letter from 2015-08-24T22:00
Our relationship is complicated. When our guest was in college with Luke and I, we never really talked or hung out. In fact, we all thought his sister was a lot cooler than him. But...
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Episode 10: The Prodigal Affleck Returns from 2015-08-17T22:00
We return to that topic that we most hate about ourselves: pornography. After seeing the massive response our dear listeners gave us for episode 8, we thought that some follow up wa...
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Episode 9: Ten Minute Topic Showdown from 2015-08-11T09:00
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Oh Man! This episode is intense! We had a whole group of topics that we wanted to talk about but haven't gotten around to them and so we came up wit...
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Episode 8: Authentically Honest about Pornography from 2015-08-05T23:00
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This episode is a heartbreaker. We share as honestly as possible what went wrong in our lives when it came to human sexuality: A.K.A. Pornog...
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Episode 7: Interview with Arleen the Virgin from 2015-07-20T22:00
Our first interview show ever! With a real guest and not Luke pretending to be a Marvel character!
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Episode 6: Perpetual What Now? from 2015-06-30T00:00
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Gomer and Luke discuss fun things like the crushing reality of perpetual adolescence for both Gen-Xers and Millennials, and then, without a single hint ...
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Episode 5: Big Events for the Kidz from 2015-06-05T21:00
Gomer and He-Who-Shall-No-Be-Last-Named talk about BIG EVENTS and its relationship to youth ministry. We get serious for a bit and dig deep on high school ministry, evangelism and c...
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Episode 4: Luke Authentically, Genuinely Loves Star Wars Trailers from 2015-05-31T23:00
Hey kids!
Have you ever heard a grown man emote over a movie trailer that it makes you kind of uncomfortable? Well, you're gonna! Here's Luke attempting to explain t...
Episode 3: I Watch Mad Men for the Suits from 2015-04-23T00:00
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In this episode we talk movies and TV shows that edge on the "too" side of the Catholic moral equation: too much violence and too much sex. We discuss w...
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Episode 2: My Poofy Hair from 2015-04-20T21:00
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Luke talks about why he didn't have girlfriends in middle school. Gomer challenges him on that, but ultimately agrees. Then we dive into something r...
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Episode 1: Create, Don't Just Consume from 2015-04-20T20:00
This is the kick-off episode of my new podcast show, "Catching Foxes" with my pal Luke. We will talk about culture and it's impact on young adults living their faith. ...
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