Perdition City Station

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Jarad and Julie travel through the theology of the afterlife by train, bus, auto, ferry, and on foot. First stop Perdition City Station, last stop? Who knows?They will be joined by cats, an occasional guest, ghosts, and a dead guy named Morty who came to hang out one Halloween and never left.Come for the laughs, stay for the suffering.This podcast contains some adult language and situations.

  1. 3D AGO

    The Necessary Devil: When the Appearance of Goodness Makes You Bad

    Send us a text After a tough week in this dystopian hellscape, Julie and Jarad discuss why everyone has to meet the devil—and why this is probably a good thing. They also discuss how chasing the appearance of goodness can lead to doing some really bad things. (And somehow they manage to drag Nathaniel Hawthorne into the conversation. Poor Nathaniel Hawthorne. He didn't ask for this.) This episode is a little shorter than normal, but they will back to their typical garrulousness and obstreperousity  next week. Sources: Young Goodman Brown Ethics and Hypocrisy and Young Goodman Brown A Summary and Analysis of Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown The Master and Margarita Help Free Adrian Guarneros-Paz from ICEUPDATE: Adrian is at home but will still require legal help even though he is through the first phase of his legal fight.  Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    44 min

  2. JAN 23

    Medieval Witch Trials: A Slow Growing Satanic Panic (and a Sprinkling of Medieval Incels)

    Send us a text This week Jarad contemplates his "Hell on Earth" and why the universe seems to dislike his pants. Our cohosts discuss how Satan got so involved in magic in the Middle Ages and how that led to attitudes and misconceptions that haunt us to this day. They also discuss how sometimes people invoke Satan to make the bar for being "good" really, really, really low.  Come for the camaraderie as we try to get through this thing called Hell. Stay for the jokes about medieval art and incels. This episode contains an overview of witch trials with some (though not terribly detailed) discussions of torture.  Sources: Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, Medieval History The Magicians of Solomon, Bartered History Suffer Not a Witch to Live, Text and Canon Magic, the Christian Church, and the Illusion of Control, The Medieval Monk Malleus Maleficarum The Beginnings of the Witch Persecutions, Sacred Texts The Phallus Tree Phenomenon Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    1h 17m

  3. JAN 10

    News From Hell: 2025

    Send us a text Julie and Jarad discuss some news stories about Hell, say a prayer for 2026 (to be addressed to the god of your choice, or none at all), and discuss their own brushes with the infernal realms this year. Here are the stories we discussed:  Gates of Hell Update - Was the Last Train Out of Hell Prophetic? If Kirk Cameron Isn't Safe, How Can You Be? by Joe Boyd How Christian Nationalism Uses the Fear of Hell to Control People, by Tim Whittaker The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    1h 2m

  4. 12/21/2025

    The Yule Lord: War on Christmas

    Send us a text In this episode, Julie and Jarad discuss Brom's book, The Yule Lord, where Krampus goes head to head with Santa with some weird results. Along the way, we are annoyed by cats and come up with pithy slogans for possible Christmas merch way too late in the season. Join us and find out what happens when Santa and Krampus square off. (There will be spoilers ahead...so read the book first if that bothers you. If, like Julie, you feel that spoilers are a sort of super power ability to see into the future, plow ahead.) Sources:  The Yule Lord, by Brom Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    56 min

  5. 12/14/2025

    Krampus in Our Minds and in Our Hearts

    Send us a text This week Julie and Jarad explore the dark side of Christmas discovering that Christmas has a shadow that won't be denied. And maybe, we need a little Krampus after all. So join us to talk about Santa's furry helper with horns, but behave...because Krampus is out here getting weird with the birch sticks if you're naughty. We have lots of sources this time, so here goes: The Devil in Design: The Krampus Postcards/ written and designed by Monte Beauchamp Blab! The Origin of Krampus, Smithsonian Magazine German Girl in America: Belsnickel German Girl in America: Knecht Ruprecht Britannica: Santa World Mythos: Krampus Britannica: Yule Festival Winter Solstice, History.com Krampus: Origins and Development of a Winter Devil, Folklife Today We also briefly referenced this Tia Levings Interview: Tia Levings: An Insider's Account of Pete Hegseth and Doug Wilson's Cruel Religious Movement, on Culture, Faith, and Politics with Pat Kahnke Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    57 min

  6. 11/22/2025

    How C.S. Lewis Helped Me Leave the Church

    Send us a text It's another field trip! Pack a water bottle and a first-aid kit. Take the Bus from Hell to Heaven with our brave cohosts. In this episode, Julie discusses how The Great Divorce, started her on a path out of the church. (Probably not the author's intent, but this podcast is rife with unintended consequences, as evidenced by the lives of the hosts.) Along the way, Julie and Jarad rescue Crowley, discuss the importance being able to consider other viewpoints, and explore whether God is more like your granddad or a big, dark void. They also manage to get off at a few wrong bus stops on the way back. Sources: The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    1h 13m

  7. 11/14/2025

    Ghosts in the System; How the Supernatural Haunts Religion

    Send us a text Julie and Jarad discuss the ways that supernatural stories can challenge the religious systems we're born with and force us to consider whether we can actually know everything about something so much bigger than we are. Come for the ghost stories, stay to see what it's like to be in Julie's head. Find out whether or not Jarad managed to summon a demon when he was nine. (Spoiler: the jury may still be out.) Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    1h 4m

  8. 10/31/2025

    PCS Grand Finale: How Much Infernal Spaghetti Will Stick to the Wall?

    Send us a text Julie and Jarad discuss their findings from their first season, whether or not Crowley is an entity from the dark lord, and then ask themselves how they can change Hell. (Jarad is leaning towards hiring a new decorator.) Come wrap up season one with us. You can use this episode to fondly remember your own favorite episode, compose a letter of stern disagreement, or even use it as a starting point for choosing episodes if this is your first time listening. You can contact us at julie@sacredchickens.com or get in touch at Perdition City Station Instagram. Season 2 starts next week! Support the show Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson. Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie Carpenter Follow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and Substack Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1 This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

    1h 15m
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Jarad and Julie travel through the theology of the afterlife by train, bus, auto, ferry, and on foot. First stop Perdition City Station, last stop? Who knows?They will be joined by cats, an occasional guest, ghosts, and a dead guy named Morty who came to hang out one Halloween and never left.Come for the laughs, stay for the suffering.This podcast contains some adult language and situations.

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  • Creator
    Julie
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Perdition City Station
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    Perdition City Station