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Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and discuss The Tower of Cirith Ungol. A discussion arises as to who is the real hero of The Lord of the Rings when we get to a chapter where Sam storms a castle all by himself. Sam is also tempted by the ring right at the doorstep of Mordor and we read that the road to Mordor is paved with good intentions. The guys also lay the whole Allegory discussion to rest until the next time Kyle says something is an allegory. By the way, Sam is the GOAT.

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The Babylon Bee had an insane week and comedian Kellen Erskine is in the studio to talk to Kyle and Ethan about the Elon Musk interview and also to figure out what the deal is with figgy pudding. Adam Yenser joins them to share with them The Weakly News and then the guys analyze figgy pudding hype while discussing bad Christmas books you should never read.

Be sure to watch the recent interview with Elon Musk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvGnw1sHh9M

Be sure to check out Kellen Erskine's podcast The Book Pile, which he barely mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-pile/id1541602946

Kyle and Ethan get invited to a wedding from a man who asked them for marriage advice, and The Bee crew reviews their banger and bomb of the week. Adam Yenser brings the news and the guys look back on their recent Elon Musk interview. They eat figgy pudding and talk about the best and worst Christmas books and then read this week's hate mail.

In the subscriber lounge, Kyle and Ethan help Kellen to be a better comedian, read bonus hate mail, hear from a Reformed dating site about Catholic Patrick's new profile, talk more about Christmas, and read subscriber-submitted headlines. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

RED ALERT: this is not a joke. Elon Musk sat down with Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, EIC Kyle Mann, and Creative Director Ethan Nicolle for an in-depth interview on wokeness, Elizabeth Warren, taxing the rich, the Metaverse, which superhero Elon would be, and how the left is killing comedy. Go to http://ADFlegal.org/mandate and make a tax deductible donation to ADF's Freedom Fund to ensure they have the resources necessary to continue their challenges in court, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary! Back The DAVID Movie project by going to http://angel.com/david to help to help bring this incredible movie to life. Go to http://TuttleTwins.com and use coupon "BEE" to get 50% off any of their book bundles. Become a premium subscriber: https://babylonbee.com/plans The Official The Babylon Bee Store: https://shop.babylonbee.com/ Follow The Babylon Bee: Website: https://babylonbee.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebabylonbee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBabylonBee Instagram: http://instagram.com/thebabylonbee

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and enter the chapters The Last Debate and The Black Gate Opens. Even if we have a somewhat hopeless situation, we still must do what is right. Enjoy the final epic chapters with The Babylon Bee as they finish Book 5.

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The Babylon Bee guys are joined by Joe Baldwin from Strategic Swine Solutions to talk about how California is soon going to run out of bacon, leaving them in a post-apocalyptic nightmare straight from Satan. The guys also set up a dating profile for Catholic Patrick on a Reformed dating site. The Weekly News gets a revamp with Adam Yenser taking the lead and there's the latest Heroes of the Faith featuring Canadian nudist bombers.

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Be sure to check out Adam's Cancelled News Segment on his YouTube channel.

Also be sure to buy pork products to make Joe Baldwin happy.

In the subscriber lounge, the guys finish Patrick's Reformed dating profile with a video they coach him through, there are subscriber headlines of the week, bonus hate mail, and Joe Baldwin answers the Ten Questions!

Micheal Shellenberger joins Ethan and Adam to talk about how Democrats are destroying cities with terrible policies, better ways for clean energy, and why there is so much poop on San Francisco's streets. Michael recently wrote the book SanFran-Sicko, where he details how Progressives are ruining major cities. He has written other books, including Apocalypse Never, where he details policies that can realistically give cleaner energy without all the wokeness attached.

Ethan and Adam find out from Michael some new ways to make fun of San Francisco, besides there just being poop in the streets. Michael shares in detail how these progressive mayors have been slowly destroying cities. He gives his distinction between shelter and housing and why its relevant to these policies. Ethan and Adam play a game where they take turns being the most extreme on both sides of a political issue.

In the Subscriber Portion, Ethan and Adam get Michael's take on major cities in the U.S. and what could be done to fix them. Michael shares about how defunding the police has done for cities, such as Portland. Michael details how Seth Rogen tweets have become out of touch with reality. Ethan and Adam end the interview with the ever great 10 questions.

CTO Dan Dillon and the Voice of The Bee, Austin Robertson, join Kyle and Ethan this week to talk about big tech challenges, The Bee's ambitions for the future, and how there's always money in the Lakewood Church bathroom. Dan Dillon designed Not The Bee too. The guys play a game to find out who knows the most about The Babylon Bee and Dan Dillon discusses the challenges of running conservative websites in today's internet environment.

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Kyle, Ethan, Dan, and Austin go through the week's weird news including an Italian man avoiding the vaccine with a fake arm, a breastfeeding airline passenger whose child might actually be a cat, and the money that is pouring out of the walls of Joel Osten's church bathroom. They talk about the week's Banger and Bomb of the Week at The Babylon Bee, including how the unemployment rate both Cuomo brothers has gone up 100%. Of course Austin Robertson reads the extra salty hate mail in his super sultry voice.

In the subscriber lounge, CTO Dan Dillon answers questions submitted by Not The Bee subscribers before the guys read subscriber-submitted headlines, read love mail, and Dan Dillon and Austin Robertson answer The Ten Questions!

Adam Carolla joins Ethan and Adam to talk about his new comedy show on Daily Wire, why the right will save comedy, and how he ended up working with Daily Wire. Adam Carolla is a comedian, podcaster, and all around truth teller. He gained fame for co-hosting Loveline and The Man Show. Adam currently hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast, which set the Guinness World Record for "most downloaded podcast." Adam's new show Truth Yeller is available on Daily Wire, where he brings on comedians for stand-up and an interview in front of a live audience. You can find out more about Adam on his website. Watch Ethan on The Adam Carolla show here

Ethan and Adam find out where comedy is heading now with woke mobs attacking comics and the left making it seem like they have a handle on all things comedy. Adam shares how the current culture has led him to working with The Daily Wire. Ethan and Adam find out about Adam's struggle with each political side finding something new to criticize him on. Adam shares about how he responds to criticism that he has changed even though he doesn't see it quite that way. Adam shares what it was like to work with Dennis Prager on their documentary, No Safe Spaces. Ethan finds out what Adam's opinion is on how the media portrays people on the right.

In the Subscriber Portion, Ethan and Adam find out Adam's favorite Christian bands. Adam tells a story of a party guest leaving the biggest red wine stain on a white carpet in his house. Ethan and Adam end the interview with the ever great 10 questions with a great shout out to Dennis Prager.

Ethan Nicolle and Adam Yenser are joined by Pastor David Guzik of Enduring Word Bible commentary to help The Babylon Bee know where the lines are for Christian satire, mockery, and jokes about Hell. Pastor David is put to the test to see if he really knows the Bible like he says he does. They talk about this week at The Babylon Bee, weird news, and also question if Trump really deserves a ninth black belt in Taekwondo.

Be sure to check out David Guzik's freely available Bible commentary at Enduring Word.

Be sure to also check out Ethan old band's new release Today For Tomorrow.

Ethan, Adam, and Pastor David answer a two-for-one subscriber dare involving a meme, talk about The Bee's Banger and Bomb of the Week, and dive into deep end of this week's weird news. The weird news involves Canada's strategic maple reserve, a street sweeper getaway, and a woman kicked out of a church for illicit cilantro. Pastor David is subjected to a brutal Bible trivia quiz and The Babylon Bee officially puts him on retainer to make sure all their jokes are clear with Heaven. Then there's some salty hate mail.

In the subscriber lounge, there is a bonus better hate mail, a discussion about free will and God's sovereignty, subscriber-submitted headlines, and The Ten Questions for Pastor David Guzik.

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Christian comedian, Thor Ramsey, talks to Kyle and Ethan about becoming a Christian stand-up comedian, making the Church People Movie, and doing a political comedy show. Thor Ramsey recently wrote the book, The Most Encouraging Book on Hell Ever, where he tackles the question by probing deeper. Thor starred in Church People, as a Pastor trying to find his passion again inside the mega church marketing machine. The political climate has motivated Thor to start a new web series, The Protest Show.

Kyle and Ethan find out the origin of where Thor Ramsey's name came from. They talk about his transformation from a secular comic to a Christian comic. Thor gives insight on the challenges of Christian comedy and how it differs from a normal comedy club. Thor gives his Kirk Cameron story once in the free portion and again in the exclusive subscriber portion for all those listeners that missed it the first time. Thor talks about making Church People with Stephen Baldwin. They talk about the struggle of making good Christian art and how secular movies can be just as bad.

In The Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan find out Thor's worst bombing story. Thor goes into how he's learned to deal with hecklers. Ethan asks how Thor tells the same joke over and over again when developing an act. Thor tries out some of his political jokes on the Bee team showing how difficult it is to do political comedy. As always the interview ends with the ever great, 10 questions.