This Should Be Good

Arthur Elliott
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Society & Culture

This Should Be Good is a video podcast hosted by Bishop Michael Martin and Andy Pfeiffer — two longtime friends having honest conversations designed to reach the disengaged, the curious, or those who have left the Catholic Church. To do so, they discuss topics people ask about and position the bishop as the humble, genuine, real, yet great spiritual guide that he is.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Ep2: I have my doubts. Do you? | This Should Be Good

    Bishop Michael and Andy dig into one of the biggest questions listeners have sent in: is it okay to have doubts? After a round of rapid-fire questions, the two get into what doubt really is, why the opposite of faith isn't doubt but certainty, and how even a bishop wrestles with it. Episode Highlights: 00:00 — Introducing today's topic: doubt versus faith 00:45 — Rapid-fire: the career he'd have chosen instead of the priesthood 03:35 — Rapid-fire: his most embarrassing sing-along confession 04:10 — The phone call that led him from sportswriting to religious life 08:02 — Discernment, doubt, and the freedom to walk away 09:18 — Marriage as a covenant, not a contract 11:03 — Doubt as a function of relationship, not belief 21:30 — Why faith feels harder to talk about than almost anything else 26:08 — Owning the Church's flaws without losing faith in it 33:54 — The dark night of the soul, and what real spiritual strength looks like About Your Hosts: Bishop Michael is a longtime friend and mentor to Andy, with more than three decades of shared history between them. A bishop known for his straightforward, often funny take on faith, he brings decades of pastoral experience, from teaching religious studies to serving as a first responder to his own community, to every conversation on the show. Andy is a businessman, husband, and father who co-hosts This Should Be Good, bringing the questions real people are actually asking into conversation with Bishop Michael. Equal parts curious and irreverent, he keeps the conversation grounded in the everyday realities of work, parenting, and trying to keep up. Connect & Resources: Have a question or a topic you'd like covered? Submit it here: thisshouldbegood.show, your question could become a full episode.

  2. Aug 18

    Ep1: Is Rest Actually Allowed? Bishop Michael on Hustle Culture and the Sabbath | This Should Be Good

    Bishop Michael and Andy have been friends for over 30 years, and they're kicking off This Should Be Good by tackling a question a lot of us are quietly asking: is it actually okay to rest? Between hustle culture, the $1.8 trillion wellness industry, and the guilt that creeps in the moment we slow down, Bishop Michael breaks down what the Sabbath was really designed for, and it's not about doing nothing. Episode Highlights: 00:00 — Bishop Michael and Andy open with this week's real question: is rest actually allowed? 02:02 — Bishop Michael on his own Friday day off — golf, a late breakfast, and actually stepping back 03:12 — What the Sabbath was designed for, with roots tracing all the way back to creation 06:41 — Hustle culture, grind culture, and the $1.8 trillion wellness industry cashing in on our guilt 09:08 — Where self-improvement tips into narcissism, and why “balance” is a smaller target than we think 12:17 — What the saints — and our own grandparents — can teach us about pace 14:47 — Orthorexia: how even eating healthy can become its own trap 16:03 — The Sabbath as one of the Ten Commandments, and why it still holds up 19:38 — “You're not the savior”: rest as a boundary for doctors, therapists, priests, and parents 25:18 — Where to start: the one question to ask before your own Sabbath About Your Hosts: Bishop Michael is a longtime friend and mentor to Andy, with more than three decades of shared history between them. A bishop known for his straightforward, often funny take on faith, he brings decades of pastoral experience, from teaching religious studies to serving as a first responder to his own community, to every conversation on the show. Andy is a businessman, husband, and father who co-hosts This Should Be Good, bringing the questions real people are actually asking into conversation with Bishop Michael. Equal parts curious and irreverent, he keeps the conversation grounded in the everyday realities of work, parenting, and trying to keep up. Connect & Resources: Have a question or a topic you'd like covered? Submit it here: thisshouldbegood.show, your question could become a full episode.

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About

This Should Be Good is a video podcast hosted by Bishop Michael Martin and Andy Pfeiffer — two longtime friends having honest conversations designed to reach the disengaged, the curious, or those who have left the Catholic Church. To do so, they discuss topics people ask about and position the bishop as the humble, genuine, real, yet great spiritual guide that he is.

Information

  • Creator
    Arthur Elliott
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Arthur Elliott
  • Show Website
    This Should Be Good