Drunk Ex-Pastors

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Podcast #91: Corrections & Elections Apr 04, 2016

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This episode begins with a brief update on how our "Late for Lent" experiments are going, after which we launch into a series of corrections of all the misinformation and ignorance we disseminated in our last episode (in our defense, lady-parts are complicated). We then take a couple calls from Presbyterians who betray everything they stand for by listening to our show (which gives one of us no small amount of satisfaction), after which we talk about Trump a little bit, which is always fun. Jason answers a listener's question about why he is still a Catholic, and Christian describes our experience caucusing for Bernie a couple weeks ago (we had to interact with the public face-to-face [shudder]). Our "Feeding Friendsy" segment launches us into a theological rant about how Jews aren't so special after all, after which we share our biebers—Jason is biebered by selective evidence from gun cultists, while Christian's bieber has to do with ignorance and the legal system.

Also, and not to be ethnocentric or anything, but other cultures are just wrong a lot of the time. There, we said it.

Podcast #90: Bad Friday, Easter Monday Mar 28, 2016

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We begin this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors with an impromptu discussion about whether beauty is objective or merely in the eye of the beholder, and then sit at the feet of Microsoft's new AI chatbot, Tay, and seek to learn from her wisdom and sensitivity. We delve into the Twitter feud between Trump and Cruz and segue into the complete clown show that is the 2016 Republican Party. The remainder of our time is spent discussing Holy Week (hint: the math is all wrong), touching upon such topics as whether history written by believers can be trusted and whether the story of Jesus is too NC-17 for those little children that Christ said heaven will be filled with. In our "Dick Move, God" segment we are introduced to a man whose honeymoon didn't go as expected, and Christian is biebered by the clothes he buys at wholesale warehouses while Jason's bieber has to do with how inconvenienced he is by things that are actually really, really convenient.

Also, at final count we believe it was three distinct episodes of The Twilight Zone that Jason conflated into one.

Podcast #89: Anarchy and Theism Mar 21, 2016

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In this episode the DXPs are joined by their friend Johnny Terranova, who admits that Jason's case against the truth of the moon landing is the most convincing one ever put forward. We then discuss our rejection of the idea that the Bible must be the believer's sole authority as well as where that rejection has led us, after which we delve a little more into issues surrounding theism and Christianity. Johnny then shares some of his anarchist ideas about government surveillance (as if the NSA would ever do such a thing!), and we take a voice mail about women breastfeeding their babydaddies. We talk a bit about Trump, because how can we not, and then return to the issue of the role of probability in whether one believes in God or not (and thankfully, Christian's confusion over which god is the right one to pick is cleared up by a caller who explains why Jason's is the best God ever). We introduce a new segment called "Late for Lent" in which one of us makes a radical change to our lives and describes its effects (our first round involves Christian's sleeping patterns). Our biebers focus on Daily Savings Time and "lame ducks," as well as force us to face the chilling question of whether our biebers will ever annoy us more than their namesake does.

Also, Jason and Johnny are 84% convinced that 99% of Christian's statistics are just made up.

Podcast #88: Are You There, God? It's us, the Drunk Ex-Pastors Mar 14, 2016

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We begin episode #88 of DXP by discovering, through sheer trial and error, that veganism is just cannibalism in seed form. We respectfully and dignifiedly make fun of the pro-gun woman whose toddler shot her, and then address an off-color metaphor (ahem) that one of us used in our last episode (doesn't matter who). We take a phone call asking about the prudence of voting for the lesser of two evils, which confused us because we were under the impression that that's what all voting just is. We then turn our attention to the existence of God, tackling such thorny topics as the problem of evil, free will, the Holocaust, and that one kid who died, went to heaven and saw a bunch of amazing stuff, and then came back to tell about it (scoring a killer book deal in the process, as luck would have it). We discuss the nature of evidence and probability when used to argue God's existence, all of which Christian thinks is just bullshit. Our "Dick Move, God!" segment introduces us to a man whose prospects for love were shattered by a bunch of construction workers, and finally, Jason is biebered by hotel amenities, while Christian's bieber involves that Geico lizard.

Also, this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors is brought to you by sarsaparilla. "Sarsaparilla: That stuff that only agnostics and cowboys drink."

Podcast #87: What Would Bernie Eat? Mar 07, 2016

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This episode begins with a solemn reflection on Americans' porn preferences (really, Wyoming?), after which we begin a discussion on food and diet, to which we return toward the end of the show. Christian shares his experiences at his recent "team building" meeting among his sales and marketing associates, all of which makes Jason sad. We take a call from a listener who chides Christian for his alleged misuse of the term "literally," but much to Jason's disgust his co-host explains why the caller was in fact wrong (all of this leads to a diatribe from Jason on poo-poo etiquette, we'll just leave it at that). We break down Super Tuesday and insult a bunch of people in the process, and then spend some time searching through a Christian movie website's catalogue of family-friendly films. We follow up on the Kesha controversy, and then address whether Hollywood is hypocritical in its selective outrage as displayed in movies like Spotlight. We finish up trying to understand why black people are just so much more criminal than everyone else.

Also, calling America the "greatest nation on earth" when you've never traveled is about the most meaningless compliment ever.

Podcast #86: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail Feb 29, 2016

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This episode of DXP begins with our bitching and moaning about our various tax- and credit card-related hassles, after which Jason insists on addressing the controversy surrounding Kesha and her allegations of sexual assault by her producer (a discussion that Christian wants absolutely no part of), leading us into the broader issues surrounding these kinds of he said / she said situations. We take a voicemail from a couple fellow podcasters about Lent, and then we move into the topic of taxes (precipitated by a Facebook experiment that Christian conducted), wondering aloud why those who object to taxes being used for education rarely seem to have a problem with them being used for endless warfare. We then turn our attention to Donald Trump, spending most of our remaining time wringing our hands and fretting. Our "Feeding Friendsy" segment addresses the scary and imminent prospect of Obama personally administering the Mark of the Beast, and we conclude with disclosing the real reason why we're all about to die.

Also, Obama killed Osama? Psssh! Which president hasn't?

Podcast #85: The Murder of Justice Scalia Feb 22, 2016

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This edition of Drunk Ex-Pastors begins with a depressing reminder that we are aging and on a steep decline in health and wellness followed by an economics lesson on how, if we are all dying anyway, we can live for free off other people's money until we meet our untimely end. We then hear from a local listener whose Valentine's Day ended with some sexy lovin' despite how it began (with public half-naked man-wrestling). We then take a caller's question about whether CrossFit is a cult or merely a lifestyle-defining group with incredibly devoted members whose zeal to convert others to their way of life utterly consumes them. Another caller asks whether Jason's insistence that Leftist extremists are more benign than their Right-wing counterparts is actually true or just special pleading, after which we recount the birthday festivities that took place after last week's show as recorded. We seek to put to bed all present and future charges of racial and political bias by criticizing a bunch of white people, and then continue our "Pagan Repent!" discussion by examining why God, despite having a myriad of options, would choose to reveal himself to first-century Jews (or as Christian calls them, "those people"). Our "Feeding Friendsy" portion of the show seeks to get to the bottom of Justice Scalia's obvious murder, ascertaining whether the killer had help or if Obama simply acted alone. And finally, Christian is biebered by the fact that he apparently looks like a teenager (albeit one with chronic breathing problems). Also, if Bernie doesn't win, look at the bright side — at least he can get back to his real passion: stabbing babies with scissors on their birthday

Podcast #84: Bi-Partisan Whackjobs and the Fulfillment of Prophecy Feb 15, 2016

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We start this episode of DXP with a brief discussion of ale, beer, and the White House's crappy Wi-Fi, after which we take a voice mail from none other than renowned physicist Stephen Hawking whose mother, we hope, he doesn't kiss with that mouth. We wrap up our in-depth report on whether it's OK for white people to dislike Cam Newton, and speaking of wrapping, Christian surprises Jason with some birthday gifts live on the air. We then turn our attention to the plethora of high-budget Christian movies that are premiering soon, even vowing to watch some of them (for a price). We take another call from a listener who argues that yes, there are just as many nutjobs on the Left as there are on the Right (which, we carefully explain, is ridiculous), after which Christian offers a response to Jason's challenge in last week's "Pagan Repent!" segment. Finally, in our "Feeding Friendsy" portion of the show we break down the controversy involving black women and their audacity in drawing attention to what it's like to be women who are black (after which we listen to some good old fashioned non-activist music like Springsteen and Dylan).

Also, we've seen a tiny-ass .22 round nose drop a nigga plenty of days, man.

Podcast #83: The Pending Christian Holocaust Feb 08, 2016

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We begin this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors with a complete and cavalier dismissal of most medical and psychological "syndromes" (we don't trust things we can't relate to) and then foray briefly into an anti-technology rant for some reason. We then spend some time coddling and placating our audience and their blind devotion to Cam Newton (yes, he is a wonderful man off the field; no, we're sure you're right that he doesn't have a single arrogant or taunting bone in his body; and yeah, we're well aware he can feed five thousand hungry people with five loaves and two fish. Geez, if you people spent half that energy worshiping Jesus instead of this guy you'd actually have a chance at not being Chinese water tortured for all eternity). We spend some time discussing the nature of God's involvement in the world, and then watch a video warning us about Obama Bin-Hitler's sinister plans to kill 75% of Americans because of their Christian faith (and apparently he'll also be holocausting himself since he's a believer too). We try out a new segment titled "Pagan Repent!" in which Jason attempts to get past Christian's hardened and seemingly impenetrable heart by trying to make the faith more palatable. Jason is biebered by all the eggshells that he walks upon.

Also, "Ecclesial Playboys." It's a thing.

Podcast #82: Race, Sports, and Hip-Hop Culture Feb 01, 2016

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This episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors begins with Christian explaining what he's been doing with his down-time while sick, and then moves on to Jason's love for Australians and their "busted pluggers" (which is not nearly as sexual as it sounds). We conclude our reporting on the militia standoff in Oregon (they're all dead or in jail), and then take a listener's call about whether people who adopt stupid ideas are themselves stupid, or just kind of uncritical and unreflective (i.e., stupid). We take a fan's suggestion and weigh in on Carolina Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton and attempt to narrow down the exact reason why we hate him, which leads to a lengthy discussion about whether certain cultures are superior while others are just plain crappy. We watch a pro-gun pastor's paranoid video about cage-fighter Jesus before launching into our "Feeding Friendsy" segment about the dangers of needing famous pawns for the Christian culture war. And finally, in our "Dick Move, God" segment Jason gets all up close and personal.

Also, Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West are both drowning and you only have time to save one. So, what kind of sandwich do you make?

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