This week, Sam and Casey discuss the recent Vanity Fair interview with former Liberty University president and Baptist edgelord idiot failure, Jerry Falwell Jr. At last, Jerry and his wife Becky are telling “their side” of the seedy story, and needless to say, it differs slightly from the established narrative… Poor ol’ Jerry is ready to torch the whole family in order to provide some context for his behavior, and Becky is with him all the way! Read the full article here: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/01/inside-jerry-falwell-jr-unlikely-rise-and-precipitous-fall/amp

Later, friend of the show and discord ride or die, Antony, joins in to talk about his upbringing in a small, insular northern Michigan religious community. His outlook on Christianity as a young guy was a lot different than ours, and we had a great time talking to him!

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