The guys talk about their lack of daring experience and what kinda of questions people ask on first dates. Kory tells a story about driving around on a frozen lake with a fog so thick they couldn’t find the shore. Chris and kory reflect on trusting in God. 

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Chris and Kory chat about their mother's weeknight cooking before Chris tells the story of the time he threw a party in highschool. The climax of the story isn't the party or even getting caught, but the punishment imposed by his very hurt parents. What is the purpose of punishment or course correction with our kids?Lots to think about. Parents, if you have impressionable young ones (or even teen ones), they may not need to hear about a high school party so decide whether you can listen with them or not. 

The guys talk about hoodie sweatshirts, fall weather, what makes things cozy, and just seem to catch up in the open. Then Kory paints a mental picture by telling us all about the time he forgot his towel at the gym. After Chris gets over his immature giggling at Kory's locker room vulnerability, the guys reflect on shame, nakedness, vulnerability, forgiveness, and salvation. This one goes off the rails in a good way. 

Guest Fr. John Utech plays Storydram Roulette with Chris and Kory. Passing on telling us about alien cow abductions, Fr. John talks about how honest and vulnerable, sometimes intensely so, people can be with their priest. From intimate information about pregnancy to brutal statements about a priest’s appearance, people share the earnest things with their pastors and church workers. 

Eve Anders shares incredibly good news - she can finally go to Monster Jam in 2025. Then Eve and her roommate Marissa tell us about picking up a very special friend Cha Chi on a late night Taco Bell run. The group thinks about what we are more courageous in groups than alone. 

Guests Marissa Carletta And Eve Anders join the guys to talk sport coats and cardigans. Then the ladies tell us about a bat problem in their house and how they finally solved it. A bit trial and error is needed to discover how God was present in this story but you’ll hear reflections about sin, forgiveness, and community. 

Listen to two rounds of Storydram Roulette recorded live with a group of youth ministers and formations staff from the archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. 

Kory tells a story about Chris’s car and Chris tells a story about covid haircuts and suffering. He slaps some wisdom, “I knew the Lord enough to know that he might let me suffer but I didn’t love or trust him enough to say yes to it.” 

As summer 2024 winds down Kory and Chris recall summer jobs from their college years. Kory worked as a parish secretary and Chris was an achieve development consultant. Seriously. 

Chris tells a story about his son getting a potty training toilette seat stuck on his neck. Chris had to cut it off his head with a hacksaw. Seriously. 

The guys reflect on the idea that curiosity can be a near occasion of sin or maybe even a sin itself. Knowledge for knowledge sake maybe isn’t a good thing. 

Kory finds out he's an introvert from Alicia. It's an epiphany for their marriage. It turns out we all might know ourselves as well as we think we do. Thankfully God does.