Drunk Ex-Pastors

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Drunk Ex-Pastors episodes

July 13, 2020 Podcast #309: First Love, Rock Shows, and Hamilton
DXP #309 opens with a bit of banter, after which we take a call from a listener curious about everything from our first loves to our favorite rock shows. We talk music a bit, and then discuss the issue of end-of-life care as well as whether we think we will actually live to old age. Ancient flood myths make an appearance (for some reason), and then we discuss Hamilton and its function as a cultural symbol. Biebers involve Twitter and mason jars.
1 hr 52 min
July 06, 2020 Podcast #308: The Grand Canyon and the ER
In this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors we recount Christian’s (what is it, his fifth?) trip to the ER and the looming joy of passing a kidney stone (which Jason insists would make him just kill himself rather than face it). We hear more about Christian’s trip to the southwest, as well as about the effect sightseeing may have upon us as people. Christian tells a road-trip story that is absolutely as horrifying as the Holocaust, maybe worse. Biebers involve Chase bank and photos of supposedly majestic crap.
1 hr 44 min
June 29, 2020 Podcast #307: Quarantine and Racist Statues
In this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors we take a couple calls from listeners whose lives we have basically saved from utter ruin and to whom we have given a reason to live. We discuss life under quarantine and deliberate about whether we are using our free time as wisely as we imagined we would, after which we talk a bit about opening ourselves up to new influences. We talk a bit about the impetus behind removing statues and memorials from public places, and then we share our biebers. Also, not a UTI!
1 hr 48 min
June 22, 2020 Podcast #306: Angry Callers and Slogan Precision
We begin episode #306 of Drunk Ex-Pastors with the customary banter, after which we take a call from a listener who thinks that Jason is full of shit. We follow that up with a couple other voice mails from people who think that Christian is full of shit. Basically we’re full of shit is what we’re saying. We discuss the Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police movements at some length, after which we share our biebers involving traffic decorum and plot twists.
1 hr 50 min
June 15, 2020 Podcast #305: You Say You Want a Revolution?
In episode #305 of Drunk Ex-Pastors we spend the bulk of the show debating the plusses and minuses of the #DefundThePolice movement, as in, Is the demand too idealistic? What would a defunded police department look like for a city? Is compromise with the Right even possible? Is revolution necessarily violent? Our joint-bieber involves long annoying road trips.
1 hr 38 min
June 08, 2020 Podcast #304: Politicking, Voter Fraud, and Police Brutality
Episode #304 of Drunk Ex-Pastors begins with some banter about chess and campfires, after which we take a call about whether or not we have ever considered running for political office (the answer is yes, kind of). We discuss the recent Twitter scandal involving Trump and voter fraud (as well as how hard it would be to actually pull off voter fraud), and then spend the bulk of the 2nd half of the show discussing (and debating) the protests against police brutality. Biebers involve phone calls and duvets.
1 hr 51 min
June 01, 2020 Podcast #303: I Can't Breathe (Again)
1 hr 42 min
May 25, 2020 Podcast #302: Tech, Psychedelics, and Hypocrisy
In this episode of DXP we talk a bit about the FX series Devs, which leads us into a discussion about the future of tech and whether something is more possible if Hollywood makes a show or movie about it. We discuss the potential impact of psychedelics on society in general and atheists in particular, after which we touch upon the nature of hypocrisy and intellectual growth. Biebers involve "family" and poor online arguing skills.
2 hr 5 min
May 11, 2020 Podcast #301: Ojo Taylor
In this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors we chat with ex-Christian punker Ojo Taylor about his experience in the ministry, his band Undercover, and his more recent spiritual deconstruction. Biebers involve elevators and media mispronunciations. Follow Ojo on his blog at ojotaylor.com and on Twitter @ojotaylor! Photo of Ojo by Rich Brimer.
1 hr 43 min
May 04, 2020 Podcast #300: Evangelicalism, Conspiracy Theories, and "Alarmist" Progressives

We begin our 300th episode of DXP with a suggestion for how we might be able to reintroduce the word "retarded" to the cultural lexicon, after which we give updates on how we're holding up under quarantine. We discuss what effect, if any, one's religion has on whether he believes in conspiracy theories, and then touch upon the issues of consciousness, humanity, and free will. We spend the bulk of the second half of the show discussing whether progressive activists are alarmist, and then turn to our biebers involving needless repetition and how strong the tongue is.
2 hr 24 min