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[Preview] Exterminate All Rational Thought
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Bittersweet 50
On today’s episode, Josh, James (@cigarette_liker), and Jake the Lawyer join Josiah in celebrating 50 years of Fruitless. That’s right: it’s the 50th episode. We refle...
[Preview] Wold (MX #6)
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[Preview] The Weird, the Other, & the Incomprehensible
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The 9/11 Girlboss (feat. Vita Breva)
Horror month continues! This week, Vita Breva (@vitabreva) joins Jackal and Josiah to discuss Jennifer's Body (2009). We discuss the movie's poor contemporary receptio...
Danzigology
Alt title: Despite Looking Like an Ogre, Danzig Does Not Have LayersHorror Month at Fruitless continues! This week, Caleb Sutton (@theboghog) joins Jackal and Josiah t...
Don't Torture Donald Duck (feat. Jesse Hawken)
It's Horror Month at Fruitless, and we're kicking it off with some Italian horror. Jesse Hawken (@jessehawken, Junk Filter) joins Josiah and Jackal to discuss Don't To...
...And Forgive Them Their Debts (Bookclub #6)
This is the sixth installment of the Fruitless Bookclub, a show-within-a-show, featuring Chris Barker and Jake the Lawyer, where we read all those nonfiction books we'...
Greatest City in the World, Baby
Jackal and Josiah catch up on some current events before we launch into Horror Month in October. We discuss an article about the LAPD conducting a pot raid, Mark Robin...
[Preview] Atomizer Island (MX #5)
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[Preview] Gemstones #3. We Can Finally Play the Victim
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The Sutton Brothers Regress
Alt title: The Iconic Movie Where John Goodman Voices a ParrotWith the help of neutral observer, Kelli (@Kellitoris444), Josiah and Caleb (@theboghog) meet their inner...
[Preview] Gemstones #2. The Men & the Motorcycle Ninja Persons
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[Preview] Sprained Monotheist (MX #4)
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Gemstones #1. Protestant Comedy
On today's episode, James C. Liker (@cigarette_liker), Josh Christianson, and Josiah are running through the house with a pickle in their mouth to kick off a series of...
Supernatural Spoilers
Alt title: Getting Queerbaited by God. Note: We will be spoiling this whole show.Caleb (@theboghog) tries to explain Supernatural to Josiah and Jackal by throwing them...
The Vibe Shift (feat. Jack Mirkinson)
On today's episode, Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson, The Nation, Discourse Blog) joins Josiah to discuss the "vibe shift" in electoral politics over the past two months...
[Preview] Exvangelical Pilgrimage to the Mountains
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[Preview] A Worshipful Encore (feat. Nathan Thiessen)
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[Preview] The Saint of CCM: Rich Mullins
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Confessions of a Worship Leader (feat. Kim Hensley)
It's Christian Rock Summer! This is the fourth episode in a month long exploration of the fringes of Christian music with Josh Christianson joining Josiah as co-host. ...
If We Burn (Bookclub #5)
Taking a brief* intermission from Christian Rock Summer, this is the fifth installment of the Fruitless Bookclub, a show-within-a-show, featuring Chris Barker and Jake...
[Preview] The Grieving Son of Evangelical Christianity: Pedro the Lion, David Bazan
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The Bad Christians: Emery (feat. Nathan Thiessen)
It's Christian Rock Summer! This is the second episode in a month long exploration of the fringes of Christian music with Josh Christianson joining Josiah as co-host. ...
Extreme Youth Group Energy: The Chariot (feat. James)
It's Christian Rock Summer! This is the beginning of a month long exploration of the fringes of Christian music with Josh Christianson joining Josiah as co-host. We're...
[Unlocked] You Should Watch Scavengers Reign
Hey everyone! Something came up and so I won't be able to release another free episode in June. To make up for that, I'm releasing this Patreon episode to the main fee...
[Preview] Chaos in the Troubled Stateside (MX #3)
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Hell is a World Without You (feat. Jason Kirk)
Josiah is joined by Jason Kirk (@jasonkirk_fyi, Shutdown Fullcast, VBS Podcast) to discuss his novel, Hell is a World Without You, as well as growing up evangelical, t...