Heretic Happy Hour is an unapologetically irreverent, crass, and sometimes profound conversation about the Christian faith. Hosts Keith Giles, Katy Valentine, Desimber Rose, Sandhya Jha, alongside producer Matthew J. Distefano, 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.
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#176: Lost Interviews featuring Michael Camp
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The lost interviews series closes out with a chat with Michael Camp, author of Breaking Bad Faith, out now on Quoir Publishing. To support the show, subscribe today!By Keith Giles, Michael Camp, Matthew J. Distefano
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#177: Lost Interviews featuring Amanda Waldron
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We continue in our "lost interviews" series, this time featuring deconstruction coach Amanda Waldron. To support the QuoirCast Patreon, click here!By Amanda Waldron, Keith Giles, Matthew J. Distefano
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#176: Lost Interviews featuring Timothy Whitaker of The New Evangelicals
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The Heretic Happy Hour is currently in hiatus, but we stumbled upon some lost interviews from earlier this year. This first is with Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals. Tune in to all the QuoirCast podcasts!By Tim Whitaker, Keith Giles, Matthew J. Distefano
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#175: We Have an Important Announcement (No, for Real this Time!)
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Folks, we regret to inform you that this is the end. No, for real. This is the final show in the current incarnation of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast. But fear not! After a short break, we are going to be back, bigger and better than ever. You honestly have no idea what's in store for this show, but in due time, all will be revealed. Stay tuned...…
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#174: It's the Heretic of the Year, 2024!
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Come celebrate all the nominees and the winner of the coveted 2024 Heretic of the Year award! Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts on YouTube!By Flamy Grant, Keith Giles, Matthew J. Distefano, Katy Valentine, Sandhya Jha, Desimber Rose
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#173: Too Fab for Florida, Part 8 (with Special Guest host Roland Stringfellow)
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The Too Fab for Florida series comes to a close with Rev. Roland Stringfellow, Senior Pastor and Teacher of the Metropolitan Community Church in Detroit, Michigan. Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts at quoir.com. Pick up Michael Camp's book, Breaking Bad Faith, now!By Roland Stringfellow, Keith Giles, Katy Valentine, Sandhya Jha, Desimber Rose, Matthew J. Distefano
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This is normally an off week for us, but guess what? We have an announcement (and no, it's not that we're bringing the hotline back!). We have a book out TODAY! And it features former HOTW guests, including Rainn Wilson, Carlton Pearson, and many more! To purchase, please follow the link: Heretic Happy Hour the Book…
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#172: Too Fab For Florida, Part 7 (with Special Guest host Rev. Jakob Hero Shaw)
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The Too Fab for Florida series keeps bringing the heat in this inspiring conversation with Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw, the Trans, Queer, Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa, Florida. Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts at quoir.com. Pick up Karen Shock's book, Too Much and Not Enough, now!…
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#171: Too Fab For Florida, Part 6 (with Special Guest host Dr. Jaeda C. Calaway)
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Our Too Fab for Florida series continues with a candid conversation about the intersection of theology and gender with Dr. Jaeda C. Calaway, a professor at Illinois College, and the author of The Christian Moses. Check out their work at https://antiquitopia.wordpress.com/about/. Tune in to all the QuoirCast podcasts at Patheos! To purchase Heather …
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Bonus Episode: "Fortune Teller," by Flamy Grant
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Last week, we promised we'd include a track off Flamy Grant's latest album, but didn't have a file in time. So, as a way to fulfill our promise, here it is: Fortune Teller. Check out the entire QuoirCast network on Patheos and at quoir.com.By Flamy Grant, Matthew J. Distefano
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#170: Too Fab For Florida, Part 5 (with Special Guest host Flamy Grant)
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Buckle up buttercup, because we're back into this Fabulous series with the flamboyantly fantastic Flamy Grant who talks about how they ended up being the first drag queen to hit #1 on the Christian Music Charts. To support the show, sign up on Patreon. Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts.By Flamy Grant, Keith Giles, Katy Valentine, Sandhya Jha, Matthew J. Distefano, Desimber Rose
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#169: What's Up Doc?: The Family Conspiracy (HOTW: Janet K. Ray)
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Our Conservative Christian Documentary Series continues with our reactions to "The Family" on Netflix. What does the National Prayer Breakfast have to do with exporting anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to Third World nations? PLUS, our Heretic of the Week is Janet K. Ray, author of "The God of Monkey Science: People of Faith in a Modern Scientific World." Pick…
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#168: What's Up Doc? The Secrets of Hillsong (HOTW: Maria Francesca French)
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Our third episode in our conservative Christian documentary series explores the disturbing behavior of Hillsong, with a look at "The Secrets of Hillsong" on HULU. Plus, our Heretic of the Week is the wonderful Maria Francesca French, author of Safer Than the Known Way and Reconfiguring. Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts on Patheos. Keith's lates…
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#167: Too Fab For Florida, Part 4 (with Special Guest Host Angela Yarber)
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In this episode, the Heretics sit down with award-winning author and artist, Angela Yarber. She's the Executive Director of the Holy Women Icons Project, a non-profit seeking to empower marginalized women by telling the stories of revolutionary holy women through art, writing, and special events. Her painting, writing, and work has been featured on…
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#166: Too Fab For Florida, Part 3 (with Special Guest Host Sister Merry Peter)
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Our new "Too Fab For Florida" series celebrates the gifts and wisdom of people in the queer, trans and drag community as a counter-narrative to the relentless assault on their community. This week continues with Sister Merry Peter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgences. Tune in to all QuoirCast podcasts at Patheos. Check out the latest interfaith …
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#165: Too Fab For Florida, Part 2 (with Special Guest Host Karley Marx)
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Our new "Too Fab For Florida" series celebrates the gifts and wisdom of people in the queer, trans and drag community as a counter-narrative to the relentless assault on their community. This week continues with Lady Karley Dada Marx, an American drag performer, painter, and pop artist. They are from Chicago, Illinois. Marx's drag persona and name …
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#164: Too Fab For Florida, Part 1 (with Special Guest Host Daniel Lavery)
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Our new "Too Fab For Florida" series celebrates the gifts and wisdom of people in the queer, trans and drag community as a counter-narrative to the relentless assault on their community. To kick things off, our resident expert for this conversation is Daniel M. Lavery, author of Something That May Shock and Discredit You, he also wrote the "Dear Pr…
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#163: What's Up Doc?: Shiny Happy People (HOTW: Karen Shock)
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Our second episode in our conservative Christian documentary series explores the profound weirdness and creepy cult behaviors exposed in the SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE documentary. PLUS, our Heretic of the Week is the amazing Karen Shock, author of TOO MUCH AND NOT ENOUGH. Tune in to all the QuoirCast Podcasts at Patheos.com…
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#162: What's Up Doc?: God Forbid (HOTW: Bart Ehrman)
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Kicking off a brand-new series reacting to several recent documentaries exposing the weirdness, hypocrisy and abuses of Conservative Christianity, we start with GOD FORBID. Come for the pool boy, stay for the epic takedown of White Christian Nationalism. PLUS, our HOTW is Bart Ehrman. To listen to all the QuoirCast podcasts, head over to quoir.com …
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#161: Bible Bonus Tracks: Acts of Paul and Thecla (with Special Guest Host Anna Rebecca Solevag)
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Our Bible Bonus Tracks series wraps up with the lesser known "Acts of Paul and Thecla" - an apocryphal religious romance of the Apostle Paul's influence on a young virgin named Thecla. New Testament scholar, Anna Rebecca Solevag, walks us through this obscure, but endlessly fascinating, early Christian text. To listen to all the other QuoirCast pod…
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#160: Bible Bonus Tracks: The Gospel of Thomas (with Special Guest Host Melissa Harl Sellew)
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Our Bible Bonus Tracks series continues with The Gospel of Thomas - the lost text that contains the sayings of Jesus as recorded by his disciples which was buried around the 4th century and only recently uncovered at Nag Hammadi in 1945. Our resident expert, professor Melissa Harl Sellew, Th.D, from the University of Minnesota, is our HOTW and our …
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#159: Bible Bonus Tracks: The Gospel of Judas (with Special Guest Host David Brakke)
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Our new series kicks off with The Gospel of Judas - the lost text that only recently shed new light on how some early Christians viewed Judas - and resident expert, author, professor and theologian David Brakke is our HOTW to walk us through the text. You can find the Gospel of Judas here: Gospel of Judas. Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts at: h…
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#158: Medium Large (HOTW: Kiersten Hathcock)
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Our final episode in our Ghosts and Ghouls series concludes with a discussion about Mediums; Are they for real? What does the Bible say? How to spot a fake! PLUS, our Heretic of the Week is medium Kiersten Hathcock, author of Little Voices. Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts at quoir.com.By Kiersten Hathcock, Keith Giles, Sandhya Jha, Matthew J. Distefano, Katy Valentine
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#157: Ghostly Ancestors (HOTW: Heather Hamilton)
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Our Ghosts and Ghouls Series continues as we examine the spiritual influence of our Ancestors and try to figure out if they’re ghosts, spirits, or something completely different. PLUS, Heather Hamilton, author of Returning To Eden: A Field Guide For The Spiritual Journey is our Heretic of the Week! To pick up Sandhya's book on ancestors, click here…
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#156: What Are Ghosts? (HOTW: Tuhina Rasche)
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Part 2 of our Ghosts and Ghouls Series continues as we try to define what Ghosts might actually be. Are they the spirits of dead people, or demonic forces, or spiritual beings, or perhaps even other people in separate dimensions? Plus our Heretic of the Week is the amazing Tuhina Rasche, who works to decolonize Christianity in the USA. To support t…
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