This week, Brad’s out and Hannah steps in with something real.

After a conversation with high school students, she tackles the kind of questions we don’t always say out loud—like how small compromises turn into life-altering decisions, and why what you do in private eventually shapes everything.

From ignoring the voice of God in the little moments… to the power of bringing struggles into the light… to how our words and church culture can either push people away or pull them toward help—this episode doesn’t stay surface level.

It’s honest. It’s personal. And it’s a reminder that following Jesus isn’t about perfection—it’s about paying attention to the small things before they become big things.

If you’ve ever wrestled with temptation, regret, or wondering how to actually live this out day-to-day—this one’s for you.

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On this episode of Movie Torture, Brad, Jacob, and the legendary beach-dwelling MTD set out to review The Housemaid, but as usual the movie takes a backseat to discussions about dispensaries popping up on every corner, Brad’s aunt accusing him of being gay at family gatherings, and a deeply philosophical debate about whether it’s acceptable to “duke on top of a duke” in a gas station bathroom.

Things spiral quickly.

Brad debuts a new sponsor called Sweeney Suppressant, a spray designed to help men focus on the plot whenever Sydney Sweeney appears on screen, while Jacob questions how anyone in Hollywood stays married if their job description involves making out with coworkers for millions of dollars.

Eventually they remember there’s a movie to talk about.

The Housemaid starts with Sydney Sweeney taking a job cleaning a mansion where the family appears normal for about ten minutes before the wife begins screaming, firing her repeatedly, and trashing the house like a raccoon on espresso. Meanwhile the husband turns out to be a manipulative psycho who locks women in attic bedrooms and assigns bizarre punishments like pulling out 100 hairs or cutting yourself with broken china.

But the twist?

Sydney Sweeney isn’t the victim.

She’s basically Dexter for abusive husbands.

The guys break down the wild third act where teeth get ripped out with pliers, fancy plates get smashed out of pure revenge, and the villain gets locked in his own torture room like a DIY Saw trap.

Along the way the conversation somehow detours into:

1. Brad’s dad getting locked inside a car at a dealership
2. Whether Betty Rubble was hotter than Wilma (again)
3. Kirk Cameron and the Left Behind franchise
4. The possibility of Movie Torture reviewing Christian apocalypse movies next
5. MTD’s inevitable death in every episode scenario

By the end, everyone agrees The Housemaid is actually good — which almost never happens on this show — earning a rare Movie Gold rating and immediate excitement for Housemaid 2.

In summary:

A thriller about a killer housemaid somehow turns into a podcast about dispensaries, church movies, gas station bathroom ethics, and why Brad believes hiring Sydney Sweeney as a house cleaner would destroy most marriages.

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We can only fully understand love when we gain perspective and hear the stories of those who need it the most. Nina invites former “Stereo” co-host and friend Amazon Goddess to tell her story of a broken home that led to being a sex-worker.

This interview aims to foster understanding, and empathy, like what Jesus lead with when he sat at the table with sinners. 

We have way more in common with each other then we realize. You’re invited to listen with an open mind as we explore the complexities of life and the convictions of our hearts. 

The Floor is back, and within minutes this episode proves one thing very clearly: nobody fully understands how the game works. Not the contestants. Not production. And definitely not Brad.

Angie starts the episode ready to run a tight, professional recap. Brad immediately treats that like a suggestion, not a plan, and begins launching soundboard drops and side comments like he’s trying to win a separate competition. Meanwhile, Nicki steps in as the new voice of reason and quickly realizes she has joined a podcast where structure goes to die.

They attempt to recap the premiere, and to be fair, they do hit the highlights:

A guy dressed like a sparkly fortune teller wins a duel and becomes more memorable than half the cast combined.

A self-proclaimed sitcom expert forgets George Costanza, Leslie Knope, and the Golden Girls, which feels like grounds for immediate disqualification from society.

A contestant accidentally earns the nickname “Sean the Bus,” and that will now follow him longer than anything he did on the show.

Someone loses because they can’t identify a surge protector, which leads to a full discussion about whether that object has multiple identities.

And in a moment that will haunt everyone, a contestant blanks on “clam” in a seafood category.

In between all that, the podcast somehow finds time to spiral into debates about:

whether the rules make any sense,

whether production is making things up on the fly,

and whether intimidation strategy is real or just something people say to sound smart.

Angie keeps trying to steer the conversation back to actual analysis. Brad keeps taking the wheel and driving straight into a ditch of jokes and tangents. Nicki plays the middle, laughing, reacting, and occasionally trying to bring things back to reality.

By the end of the episode, you’ve learned a little about strategy, a lot about contestant mistakes, and almost nothing about how the game actually works.

The Floor may be the game show, but this podcast is the real chaos—and somehow, that’s exactly why it works.

80 episodes in… and this one hits different.

Brad dives into Gospel of Luke chapter 5 and unpacks a simple but uncomfortable truth:

You can have Jesus in your boat… and still not be doing what He says.

From empty nets to overflowing boats, this episode is all about what happens when obedience finally kicks in. Because let’s be honest—most of us believe, but hesitate when it’s time to actually trust.

Brad keeps it real:

1. following Jesus doesn’t mean you won’t feel tired
2. going deeper isn’t comfortable
3. and staying shallow is always easier

But the breakthrough?

It’s always on the other side of obedience.

With a powerful story of John Newton and a personal reflection on faith, leadership, and real-life struggle, this episode challenges you to stop coasting and start moving.

Big idea:

Don’t just have Jesus in your life—listen to Him.

If you’ve been stuck, hesitant, or playing it safe, this one’s for you.

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On this week's episode the guys head to the police car and talk, "Car 54, Where are You? Brad opens the show talking about how his son said one of his favorite 90's country songs is now creepy. "Daddy's Hand's" then Jacob ruins "Another on Bites the Dust" for the guys.

Brad wonders if he died would his wife ever hear the final podcast he made just for her, MTD and Brad spiral into a funny bit about how each cast member of the show would meet their demise.

The guys open a new segment where they talk about the movies that were playing while this movie was in the movies. Brad and Jacob both agree "Body Snatchers" is the best.

Jacob says Brad proposes at least 10 times a show that they should do another movie.

They all agree Rosie O'Donnell is miscast in this movie and wonder why this movie has 3 annoying voices in it.

Finally, they do compare MTD to grandpa Munster who is in this movie. You do not want to miss this arresting episode.

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What if the worst moment in your life isn’t the final chapter?

In this Easter episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad Lowe reminds us that the resurrection of Jesus didn’t just change history — it changed everything about our future.

Good Friday looked like total defeat. Jesus was beaten, mocked, crucified, and buried. His followers thought the story was over.

But then Sunday happened.

Brad shares the powerful true story of Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who celebrated Easter in a communist prison after being tortured for his faith — proving that resurrection hope can’t be chained, silenced, or taken away.

In just a few minutes, this episode will challenge you to:

• Identify the “Friday” in your life — the place that feels hopeless

• Remember that God still writes Sundays

• Bring resurrection hope to someone who needs it this week

Because the empty tomb means something powerful:

The worst thing is never the last thing when Jesus is involved.

If this episode encouraged you, subscribe, follow, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so more people can hear God’s Word every Monday morning.

Your calling isn’t just what you do — it’s how you live.

This week on Movie Torture, Brad, Jacob, and MTD set out to review Agent Recon… and accidentally spend most of the episode questioning reality, anatomy, and whether MTD is secretly the Matrix.

The movie itself? Chuck Norris plays a robot… kind of. There’s red ash, magic mana, aliens, and a rule that you can only kill enemies by shooting them in the liver—which immediately sends the guys into a full breakdown because none of them know where the liver is. At one point, the conversation turns into a survival strategy of “just aim somewhere in the torso and hope for the best.”

But the real highlight isn’t the movie—it’s the spirals.

Within minutes, they’ve:

1. Debated uploading MTD’s brain into a cyborg and whether he’d save humanity or just bring a TV remote to a gunfight
2. Planned a full production of Monkey Cop like it’s a legitimate Hollywood contender
3. Argued about who would survive an alien invasion (spoiler: nobody, because they’re all aiming for the wrong organs)
4. Gone deep into Total Gym infomercials and somehow turned it into a Rocky-style training montage between two grown men in an apartment
5. Discussed who’s dying first between Dick Van Dyke and Mel Brooks like it’s a Vegas betting line
6. And briefly turned the episode into an emotional moment about not wanting each other to die… before immediately going back to poop jokes and cyborg dads

Meanwhile, Agent Recon keeps happening in the background—barely. There’s a random daughter subplot nobody asked for, villains that look like the same three guys in different hoodies, and Chuck Norris showing up just long enough to remind everyone this movie technically has a legend in it.

By the end, there’s an explosion, a memory chip, and zero clarity—just like the episode itself.

It’s less of a movie review and more of a chaotic hangout where the movie loses and the tangents win.

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In this powerful episode the conversation of marriage continues with our in house counselor Ana Simmons. This time we go into the often-unspoken struggles faced by those suffering silently within their marriage. We expose the emotional and spiritual challenges that come with hidden pain, offering thoughtful insights on how to present these struggles before God with honesty and faith, even in fear and denial. Join us as we discuss practical ways to navigate these difficult circumstances, find hope, and seek healing while honoring both your personal journey and your commitment to your marriage.

And Ana tells a story of a personal friend who visited the afterlife in a near death experience and saw his favorite dog that had passed. Plus a sad baby Opossum update from Nina.

This week on Made Up Movie, Brad Lowe brings what he confidently calls “the greatest idea of his life” (ranking just behind his marriage), and Nicki immediately realizes she’s either witnessing genius… or the beginning of a cinematic crime.

Welcome to the birth of Monkey Cop.

The episode starts normal—talking musicals, Muppets, and whether anyone over 25 should legally be allowed inside Spencer’s—before Brad drops a fully developed, slightly concerning cinematic universe that he’s apparently been building in his head for years.

We’re talking:

1. A chain-smoking, beer-drinking chimp cop
2. A washed-up human partner one write-up away from getting fired
3. A PG-13 movie that somehow includes drugs, bar fights, and monkey hookups
4. A VHS intro featuring a monkey watching edited adult tapes (yes, really)

And that’s just the pitch.

From there, things spiral beautifully.

Brad unveils:

1. A full trilogy (with escalating banana-based subtitles)
2. A spin-off called The Splooge (yes, that’s a real sentence)
3. A cartoon series
4. A prequel origin story
5. Merchandising plans like he’s already met with Disney

Meanwhile, Nicki is trying to keep things grounded by asking reasonable questions like:

“Should this be CGI or a real monkey?”

…and Brad responds with a deep dive into real-life monkey crime documentaries and a former coworker who is now apparently in prison.

Because of course.

They also:

1. Debate casting like this is actually greenlit (Glenn Powell, Sydney Sweeney, Channing Tatum—Monkey Cop is STACKED)
2. Accidentally turn the movie into a mashup of Ted, Superbad, and Miami Vice
3. Create a musical number about cocaine mid-conversation
4. And somehow land on a stalker subplot where Nicki plays a woman obsessed with Monkey Cop’s clothing… and potentially his poop

Yes. That happens.

By the end, no one is entirely sure what just happened—but they are sure of one thing:

Monkey Cop is either movie gold… or the exact reason Hollywood should have stricter rules.

Either way, this episode proves one thing:

You don’t need a real movie to have a better time than most real movies.

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