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The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 19: The Departure of Boromir Jul 24, 2021

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In this episode of The Bee Reads, Kyle and Dan begin the second part of The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, by reading The Departure of Boromir. They talk about their favorite parts of the chapter, try to summarize it, and go to subscriber-submitted comments and questions.

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Keep sending us your comments, questions and fan art. How long will Kyle go before saying something is "Fantastic"? Will Dan make a connection to his Calvinism? Tune in to find out.

THE BEE WEEKLY: Bigoted Crossword Puzzles, Pregnant Man Emojis, and Ask A Christian Woman Jul 23, 2021

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In this episode, Kyle and Ethan are joined by Kristin Weber, a comedian, speaker, and author of several books including Adulting For Jesus. She also plays a mean accordion. Kristin gifts us with our new theme song before getting into all the weird news of the week like how human civilization has finally reached pregnant man emojis and how crossword puzzles are bigoted now. There's also Real Things Blue Checks Say, Ask A Christian Woman, and glorious hate mail.

This episode is brought to you by The Chesterton Conference happening July 29, 30, and 31 and you can even attend online! (Bee fans make sure to get your substantial discount by using promo code TheBee25!)

Other weird news includes a candle thief using bear spray on everyone in the store, a police officer who got scared of Jupiter, and a turtle getting stuck to an owl. Blue Checks on Twitter announce a new Dungeons & Dragons campaign where you go to prom, the hidden bigotry of crosswords, and that declaring martial law solves all problems. Also the bright side of a dollar being devalued by inflationary policies is that your wages will go up!

In the super-exclusive subscriber lounge, Kristin tries out the Worship Song Generator. Subscriber headlines of the week are read and Kristin finally answers The Ten Questions.

Humanity Of Cops, Christianity, and The Power Of Media | The Ryan Tillman Interview Jul 20, 2021

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On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to Ryan Tillman of Breaking Barriers United. They talk about misconceptions about being a cop, being an outspoken Christian, and the power of the media on public perception. Ryan Tillman is a working police officer and founder of Breaking Barriers United. Breaking Barriers United is a Christian organization dedicated to bridging the gap between the community and the police force. Ryan does public speaking and breakdowns of police incidents to help inform the community on police work.

Kyle and Ethan find out Ryan Tillman's origin story into becoming a police officer. Ryan shares how he started off hating cops and how he came around to the idea of being a police officer. Kyle and Ethan find out the misconceptions into being a police officer and how we forget that cops are human too. Ryan shares how his Christianity has played a huge role in his life. We learn the distinction between racial profiling and criminal profiling. Then we find out why we need to start refunding the police instead of defunding them.

In the Subscriber Portion, Ryan tries to top Greg Kading's cop story with his own crazy story that starts off at a Motel 6 and leads into all different crazy directions. Kyle and Ethan find out how Ryan decompresses after having depressing nights on the job. He talks about being the prayer cop and finding real purpose for his career. Kyle and Ethan end the interview with the 10 questions.

THE BEE WEEKLY: Rainbow Dill Pickle Monkey, Ask a Woman, and the Sunday Scaries Jul 16, 2021

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In this episode of The Bee Weekly, Kyle Mann and Ethan Nicolle are joined by musician, actress, and comedienne Chandler Juliet to talk about the most recent bad takes on social media, making music during the pandemic, and the library in the UK being forced to apologize for the "rainbow dill pickle monkey" brought in to entertain children. They talk about weird news of the week, get to ask a woman what others are apparently asking Google about women, and also read our glorious hate mail.

Be sure to listen to Chandler's music and YouTube Channel.

One of our commenters point on Ethan's sincerity eyebrows before Chandler tests her musical chops with The Babylon Bee's Worship Song Generator. Kyle, Ethan, and Chandler see what's weird in the world like a rancher surviving being pinned by his ATV through the power of beer, people in Portland being frightened by a pickup truck, and the world's smallest cow. The White House, the New York Times, and someone in Canada who loves burning churches all make it into our Real Things Blue Checks Say segment. Chandler talks about her music during the pandemic and then answers the questions about women that men are apparently typing into Google about women.

Chandler joins Kyle and Ethan for our super-exclusive Subscribers Lounge and even answers The Ten Questions.

Slapfish, Newsom, and Recipes: Chef Andrew Gruel Interview Jul 13, 2021

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On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to Chef Andrew Gruel about running a restaurant, why people won't let go of tips, and Ethan's idea for nacho's. Chef Andrew Gruel has appeared on many shows including as a Judge on Chopped and Food Truck Face Off. He has gained notoriety recently for being outspoken about the struggles restaurants have been facing this past year. He has a number of restaurants including his fish restaurant Slapfish and pizza joint Big Parm.

Kyle and Ethan talk about the most controversial business decision Chef Gruel made: offering no pineapple pizza at Big Parm. After discussing why pineapple pizza is a bad decision, Chef Gruel goes into how difficult it has been running a restaurant during the pandemic. Kyle and Ethan give their ideas on how to improve Chef Gruel's restaurants.

In the Subscriber Lounge, Kyle and Ethan throw out random ingredients and ask Chef Gruel what dish he would make with them. Ingredients ranging from bat wings to Nashville hot chicken. Chef Gruel shares what food is unappreciated. Ethan finds out tips for finding the best seafood. As always the interview ends with the 10 questions with an added bonus of one of the worst customers Chef's Gruel had to deal with.

THE BEE WEEKLY: Evangelicals, Catholics and Facebook Extremists Together Jul 09, 2021

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In this episode of The Bee Weekly, Kyle and Ethan are joined by fan favorite Seamus Coughlin of FreedomToons to talk about skunks in pickle jars, Facebook warning you about all the extremists they platform, and how The Babylon Bee doesn't make fun of Trump. There's also weird news, hate mail, and the ultimate showdown between Calvinists and Catholics that will once and for all settle all theological debates.

The guys talk about the week's weird news like how a state owned oil company isn't real socialism, how much we all saved on our July 4th barbecues thanks to Joe Biden, and how a nefarious illegal coupon ring is going to bring down our civilization. We have another round of Real Things Blue Checks Say and then Kyle and Seamus debate which is the one true faith: Calvinism or Roman Catholicism. They then decide to be friends and laugh at this week's hate mail.

In the lengthy Subscriber Lounge, Seamus, Ethan, and Laugh Track Patrick Green discuss their creative journeys and the pursuit of animation as a career and calling.

Christianity, Libertarians, and Midwits | The Tom Woods Interview Jul 06, 2021

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On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to author/podcaster Tom Woods. They talk about being a very failed podcaster, the difference between society and politics, and Thomas Aquinas. Tom Woods is one of the leading Libertarian podcasters with The Tom Woods Show and is the author of 12 books. He also has written a number of Ebooks that he gives away for free by signing up for his email list on his website.

We get some questions from our super fan, Michael Malice for Tom Woods that brings the discussion to Nullification, Ron Paul, and how Libertarianism works with his Catholic faith. He speaks about how Thomas Aquainas helped construct his views.

In the Subscriber Portion, Tom answers a question about Russel Kirk and Patrick Buchanan. He answers who the 5 best presidents are in America's history. Ethan finds out how the government is messing with our life from Tom. As always we conclude with the 10 questions for every guest.

THE BEE WEEKLY: Most Hated Bee Headlines, Christian Lyrics, and Lies From Subway Jul 02, 2021

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In this episode of The Bee Weekly, Kyle and Ethan are joined by voice over actress, Wendy Shapero to talk about lies from Subway, Babylon Bee headlines people absolutely hated, and some of the greatest Christian lyrics of the 1990's.

This episode is brought to you by the new Christian fantasy dungeon crawler game Deliverance

Kyle, Ethan, and Wendy share in our celebration for getting the silver plaque from YouTube for getting 100,000 subscribers, even though we are much higher than that now. They go on to talk about the weirdest of news like the South African woman who had 10 babies was actually lying and a new weight loss technique that locks your jaw to keep you from eating. We find several new world records that bring joy to Kyle like never before.

Kyle and Ethan go back into the archive to find the Babylon Bee Headlines that brought the most hate. Afterwards, Kyle and Ethan share with Wendy lyrics from some of the big Christian artists of the 1990s like Carmen, Newsboys, and T-Bone. We end the main portion with a hate tweet toward anyone who enjoys The Babylon Bee.

In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle, Ethan find out more about Wendy's career. They read subscriber headlines of the week. Then they end the show with Wendy answering the 10 questions.

Intelligent Design, Atheists, and Dismantling Materialism | The Dr. Stephen Meyer Interview Jun 29, 2021

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On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to Dr. Stephen Meyer. They talk about Intelligent Design, DNA, and Richard Dawkins. He is a former Geophysicist and college professor, and now directs the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture in Seattle. He is a Cambridge-educated philosopher of science and has written several books, his most recent one being The Return of The God Hypothesis, where he discusses how science is coming back to the idea of an Intelligent Designer.

Kyle and Ethan find out what science means along with what scientific evidence there is for God. Dr. Stephen Meyer shows how the materialistic viewpoints are becoming more insane and The Intelligent Design arguments are becoming the more sound arguments. Dr. Stephen Meyer talks about how DNA is even shocking Richard Dawkins and the rest of the scientific community.

In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan find out what Dr. Stephen Meyer thinks about old earth and young earth. He speaks on the evidence for what has swayed his opinion. They talk on how philosophy and science have created some of the best work for science. They end the interview with the 10 questions.

THE BEE WEEKLY: Women of the Bible, Worship Fails, and Poor Penguins Jun 25, 2021

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In this episode of The Bee Weekly, Kyle and Ethan are joined by comedian Kellen Erskine to talk about the ecological destruction caused by humans trying to save Tasmanian devils, the new naked skydiving world record holder, and more heroes who are making the Christian faith better. Kyle and Ethan also talk to Fox News' Shannon Bream about her book The Women of the Bible Speak.

This episode is brought to you by the new Christian fantasy dungeon crawler Deliverance.

Be sure to check out Kellen Erskine's podcast The Book Pile.

Kyle, Ethan, and Kellen answer a Subscriber Dare to wish Noah Myers a very happy birthday. Remember, we'll do anything for money. They then talk about the week's bizarre and weird news like the new Forever Hold hairspray and a climate change activism group disbanding because of its whiteness. The Babylon Bee's own Brandon brings in some mystery food for the guys to guess what it is and the guys salute some heroes of the Christian faith. Someone stands up for Mother in a salty hate mail. In the subscriber lounge, the guys read the top subscriber-submitted headlines of the past week, read some bonus hate mail, and finally Kellen answers an updated Next Ten Questions.

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