202 episodes

Heretic Happy Hour is an unapologetically irreverent, crass, and sometimes profound conversation about the intersection of culture and the Christian faith. Hosts Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano, alongside a rotating panel of guest hosts that include theologians and therapists, professors and prophets, mystics and misfits, pull no punches and leave no stones unturned. For some serious sacred cow-tipping, there’s nothing better than spending an hour of your time with us.

New shows every Tuesday, with bonus episodes on Fridays and Sundays. Relaunching May 7!

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    • Religion & Spirituality

Heretic Happy Hour is an unapologetically irreverent, crass, and sometimes profound conversation about the intersection of culture and the Christian faith. Hosts Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano, alongside a rotating panel of guest hosts that include theologians and therapists, professors and prophets, mystics and misfits, pull no punches and leave no stones unturned. For some serious sacred cow-tipping, there’s nothing better than spending an hour of your time with us.

New shows every Tuesday, with bonus episodes on Fridays and Sundays. Relaunching May 7!

    SUNDAY MATT: MAGA and Nazism

    SUNDAY MATT: MAGA and Nazism

    On this edition of Sunday Matt, Nazism is compared with MAGA, and the similarities will unnerve you.

    • 25 min
    BONUS SHOW: The False White Gospel

    BONUS SHOW: The False White Gospel

    For today's Bonus Show, Keith and Matthew continue the conversation about the very dangerous false white gospel, and even challenge Sean McDowell to address it on his YouTube channel instead of worrying about the so-called "threat" of deconstruction.

    • 34 min
    #182: The False White Gospel with Jim Wallis, Herb Montgomery, and Dillon Naber Cruz

    #182: The False White Gospel with Jim Wallis, Herb Montgomery, and Dillon Naber Cruz

    White Christian Nationalism threatens American Democracy and American Christianity, but how did we get here, what happens next, and why won't this election solve the problem?

    • 1 hr 1 min
    MONDAY BONUS BONUS: Answering the Hotline Calls and Texts

    MONDAY BONUS BONUS: Answering the Hotline Calls and Texts

    It's DOUBLE BONUS time! Keith and Matt finally get to all the hotline calls and texts, answering questions about abortion, Trump, and just about everything in between.

    • 57 min
    SUNDAY MATT: The Chosen One *Insert Puke Emoji*

    SUNDAY MATT: The Chosen One *Insert Puke Emoji*

    In this week's monologue, Matt talks about the song, The Chosen One, and then rambles about the kingdom of heaven being HERE and NOW, and not some place you go to when you die.

    • 20 min
    BONUS SHOW: Empowering Women and Crushing the Patriarchy

    BONUS SHOW: Empowering Women and Crushing the Patriarchy

    Keith and Matthew carry on the conversation from Tuesday's main show about what it means to empower women (IE "mansplain").

    • 43 min

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