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October 2016

October 05, 2016

Bully Karma and Church as Sanctuary

We had our friend, Rev. Aaron Metcalf, on the CultureCast this week to share his amazing...

September 2016

September 13, 2016

SULLY Screenwriter Todd Komarnicki

In this CultureCast mini-sode, I chat with Todd Komarnicki, screenwriter for the new Clint Eastwood

August 2016

August 31, 2016

We’re Talking About the Wrong Kaepernick Issue

My biggest issue with San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick perviously has been that he kisses...

August 22, 2016

Who’s down with learning how not to be an asshat? I mean if you like...

August 06, 2016

Jake Morrill on the Future of Church

Listen in as Slim breaks down with Jake Morrill, head of the Christian Universalists and...

July 2016

July 25, 2016

Take the Christian A-Holiness Test

Did you know that when you survey people - both Christians and non-Christians, theists and...

July 19, 2016

CultureCast LIVE at the Goose with Trey Pearson

For the first time, we did a live show out of town with the whole...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

The Biggest Bank Robbery No One Knows About

How did someone pull off an $81 million international bank heist? Better yet, how did...

June 22, 2016

Orlando, God and the Gay Christian (Matthew Vines)

In this special hour-long interview, I talk with Matthew Vines, author of "God and the...

June 15, 2016

Sweaty Faces, Parent Shame, Prez Hillary & Rising Above It

CultureCast alert: turns out Slim has a sweaty face. But we love him anyway. This...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

Prince’s Art Director, Webmaster and Historian, Sam Jennings

Prince was shrouded so much in mystery and mystique that it's hard to know what...

May 13, 2016

Writer/Director Rodrigo Garcia on His New Film, “Last Days in the Desert”

In this Homebrewed CultureCast Minisode, I interview Rodrigo Garcia about his latest film, "Last Days...

April 2016

April 22, 2016

Story of God with Morgan Freeman, Prince & Chimp Religion

I got to chat with the producer of National Geographic Channel's "Story of God with...

April 08, 2016

Tripp Fuller Hatching Awesome Jesuses. Jesii? Jesusii?

Tripp Fuller, the "Podfather" of the Homebrewed podcast network, is a busy little bee. When he's...

April 04, 2016

(FIXED) From “None” to Activist Minister & Tales of Gastric Horror

(First version of this episode was corrupt. Please download and listen to this one instead.)...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

Trump v Anonymous and Killing Jesus (Again)

Happy Good Friday! Umm, I mean…. Of course the day marking Jesus’ crucifixion ain’t exactly...

March 24, 2016

Send Jesus to Guantanamo

A foreign-born radical of questionable parentage and part of the religious tribe living under occupied...

March 16, 2016

Apple vs FBI, Trans Sisters and President Romney

It’s the age-old “security-versus-freedom” debate that we’ve had i the U.S. since Jefferson, but everything...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

Talking Sex with Invisibilia’s Hanna Rosin

I've wanted to interview Hanna Rosin, host of NPR's Invisibilia Podcast, contributor to/former editor of The...

February 12, 2016

THE FINEST HOURS’ Producer Jim Whitaker, Star Wars Fails & Political Geekery

When the cohosts are away, Christian will play. Slim and Amy were out this week,...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

The Burns, Oregon Occupation with Public Radio’s John Sepulvado

After the tragic death of one of the occupiers at the nature preserve in Burns,...

January 08, 2016

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Jesus Germs” Edition

Yes, Ladies and Gents. After an extended hiatus, I bring you the resurrection of the...

December 2015

December 23, 2015

Cyber Ethics, Star Wars-ing and the Trump Factor

I know, I know. Cyber-ethics may not sound that riveting on first blush, but from...

December 17, 2015

No More “Far Away” and Belly Button Death

This is a different Homebrewed CultureCast show this week. First of all, apologies for the...

December 01, 2015

Dad, Why Can’t We Just Kill Them?

Read my follow-up piece written the next day about ISIS HERE. My twelve-year-old son posed...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

Leroy Barber on Why Gentrification Sucks (Plus Paris and Pastafarians)

Most cities in the U.S. are experiencing a wave of re-urbanization. From high-rise condos to...

November 21, 2015

Growing the Awesome Together

When Tripp Fuller, founder and host of the Homebrewed Christianity podcast and network, and I...

November 20, 2015

Kill Rock Star’s Portia Sabin on How the Music Biz Ticks

If you listened last week, we talked it up with Hell's Kitchen's own Portia Sabin,...

November 17, 2015

Does Religion Make Our Kids – and Us – Jerks?

There's a well-known phenomenon in churches where young families, many of whom have not been...

November 13, 2015

Kill Rock Stars’ Portia Sabin, Social Capital and Election Day Haps

Christian sat down with Portia Sabin, head of Kill Rock Stars' Records, in their main office...