Pop Culture Catechism

Tight harmonies and soaring melodies tied with soul wrenching lyrics: Folk-Soul power couple Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano are making some of the best music around. Speaker Mari Pablo joins us to talk about why this married couple’s music cuts so deep and rises so high.

Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson, Tom Haverford, April Ludgate: characters so ridiculous that they can’t be real yet they feel like people we know and love. Actor/Writer/TikTok superstar Kiersten Lyons returns to the show to talk about why Parks & Rec might just be the most important…

Was Thanos right? Is Cap really the good guy? Is Tony as self-serving as he seems? Are SHIELD the good guys? Nick De La Torre returns to the show to talk about the moral quandaries of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Two guys. Sparse Stage. Conversation about the world’s seminal grunge band. Singer-songer Mike Mangione joined us between events at the new AWAKEN Catholic theater to talk about Pearl Jam and why they mean so much to Gen Xers and elder millennials. We discuss: - Chasing cool -…

This is def a PG-13 episode so don’t listen to this with young ears around. Hook up Culture vs Purity Culture? Sex Positivity vs Chastity? Dr Andrew & Sarah Swafford join us to talk about the messages regarding sex that we receive through social media and what is more harmful …

Halo has been XBox’s flagship game for 20 years and it was one of the first games to make a FPS with a compelling story and realistic characters combined with a fantastical, expansive world. It revolutionized not just game play, but what we’ve come to expect from a great game.…

Bad Bunny is bigger than Taylor Swift currently and it’s past time we talked about his music, his message, and his influence. Fernando Catragena joins the show to talk about: - How to have hope amidst brokenness - Do our failings define us? - Can we really change? - Are you bl…

Miley’s hits, hijinx, and hairstyles have been ubiquitous for a decade and a half. Ali Hoffman of @‌theoodlesofdoodles joins us to go through Miley’s hits of past and present. We go deep on this episode and discuss: - Vulnerability - Independence vs codependency vs interdepend…

Two of the biggest rappers with a lot in common and a lot that’s not, the music of Machine Gun Kelly and NF drips with trauma and pain from contrasting perspectives. Hip Hop artist Connor Flanagan joins us to go through it. - Following your dreams - Can you dream big with a fa…

FOOTBALL IS LIFE! Luke Carey, football geek and cohost of the seminal Catholic podcast Catching Foxes, joins us to talk about the most uplifting show on television, Ted Lasso. We cover a lot including: - Why the world needs Ted - Healthy responses to suffering - Father wounds …