On God

This week, Meatball joins Matt to talk about being third culture kids, being adopted, being the only drag queen in the room, Drag Race becoming family friendly, how Meatball wants Drag shows to be debaucherous and not for children, how Matt hates other gay men but loves being friends with lesbians, throuples, and blocking people online.

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Matt brings on JW Francis and they chat about how JW's beliefs have evolved over the years from Baptist to Atheist to his current belief system, living in a zen factory, getting points for meditating, Evangelical Atheism(TM), a 10 day meditation retreat, differences between zen and body-scanning meditation. This episode is mostly about meditation baby!

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Matt brings on Amy Silverberg to talk about how you need friends who aren't comics, growing up around evangelical Christians in the OC as a Jewish person, how Amy's gotten in trouble by gossiping, getting more earnest, and shame around sex and sexuality.

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Matt talks to Grace Freud about their mommies and mommy issues, having your first big sober breakup, SLAA, and being queer at straight meetings. Plus, is love real? Is it possible to find happiness outside of love? Let's find out!

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Matt brings on Emmy Browning to talk purity culture, going to Calvary Chapel, changing your name for professional reasons, fart jokes, the other Emily Browning, being in touch with our bodies and wanting to walk in faith (even though you don't pray). Plus, we learn about Emmy's show Hands! playing at The Elysian Theater this September. Livestream available in the link below.

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Matt brings Horace Gold on to talk sobriety, praying for Jesus to get everything He wants, growing up in LA, being in conversion therapy for 10 minutes, how his parents met in a cult, and how being gay being the most masculine thing one can do actually.

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This week, Kate Lav joins Matt to discuss growing up Greek Orthodox, being an incel, dating (or not dating) comedians, Alcoholics Anonymous, pretending to like sports for men, and going to private school on a rowing scholarship. Plus, they call Gabby Lamb.

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This week, Matt brings on Grace Baldridge (AKA Semler) to discuss hosting Refinery29's Grace was on State of Grace, growing up outside of America, hell, their respective sexual awakenings, overachieving as a result of being the children of missionaries, and deconstructing from Christianity.

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Matt brings on Pat Flood to talk caffeine tolerance, their Tom and Jerry dynamic, Matt's joke-writing process, Pat's mom Nancy, Pat's ~rough edge ~, how men lie about their height and how Matt has never been to a metaphysical shop. Plus, they discuss the terror management theory, and reincarnation!

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This week, Matt brings his sibling Faith LeGrande onto the podcast! They chat about their childhood, their current relationship to religion and beliefs, OCD, fibromyalgia and the feelings wheel. Plus, they play improv games!

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