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Lindsay, Meg, Sarai & friends - a bunch of former church kids who came of age in 80s and 90s American Evangelicalism - are Holy Ghosting. In each episode, we share our youthful experiences and stories of the harm we endured and perpetrated as American Evangelicals and we laugh, we're sarcastic ladies.All three of our hosts grew up in different cities and didn’t meet until recently - and yet…the culture of Evangelicalism is strong and chock full of harm and quizzical quirks everywhere. But no ...
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"It's like Wayne's World for Moms!" Don't watch this in front of the kids. On MomCave LIVE, funny moms talk about motherhood. Nominated for an IAWTV (International Academy of Web TV) Award for Best Live Series.By sharing authentic and hilarious material, MomCave has built a community of over 106,000 moms who take the challenges of parenthood with a dash of humor. Being chosen for YouTube's Women in Comedy Initiative, nominated for awards like Best Comedy Duo, Best Live Series, and Best Hoste ...
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Sarcasm is a dying art form.The perfect meeting of over the top sarcastic humor and WAY too much caffeine.
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He's the Beaveman, a sarcastic, angry, Army veteran who is full of guarded optimism and a love of comedy. His counterpart, the Swan, is the Padmé to his Darth Vader, the Evil-Lyn to his Skeletor, and unfortunately someone who wouldn't know great comedy if it bit her on her lovely backside. Together they use the podcast as their own form of stress relief along with squad members Jumanji, Nemo (comedian Mike Cotayo), and the Trailer Park Monster/Dark Lord of Brown-Town JD Hutchins, as well as ...
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It may be hard to admit it, but the dreams you had for yourself didn't end when motherhood began. You're a mom, but you're also a wife, sister, daughter, career woman, and/or entrepreneur and sometimes it's hard to remember who you were BEFORE motherhood. If you love being a mama, but feel like you've lost a bit (or a lot) of yourself along the way, then this podcast is for you. It's the witty, authentic, and sometimes sarcastic conversation that millennial mamas need to have with one anothe ...
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Sorry I Boinked Your Mom (DS9 S1 :E9 "Dax")
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Nothing like a touch of that courtroom drama action to get to know all your new characters as we review "Dax"! There is a a cavalcade of veteran Trek guest actors as we get all the detail you may (or may not) have wanted about Dax's boinking both past and present, Detective Odo makes his firm debut, and the plot ends in the strangest way possible.…
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No Place For a Q (DS9 S1 : E7 "Q Less")
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The galactic tourist you never want to see drops in as we review "Q Less"! When Enterprise-D's best known homewrecker Vash is found in the Gamma Quad, some fun capitalism breaks out at Quark's, the big glowy thing is the problem, and Q is just there to make fun of the Starfleet JV squad. JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/dBy4EmFaHJ…
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Rules are for Officers (DS9 S1 : E6 "Captive Pursuit")
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The true Hero of the Working Man makes a friend as we review "Captive Pursuit"! In a future where every copy of "The Most Dangerous Game" was destroyed, Chief O'Brien and his new Gamma Quad drinking buddy engage in a bit of light murder, but are the real criminals the costume department?
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A Little Early for Space Gibberish (DS9 S1 : E5 "Babel")
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Comedy! Review! Star Trek! Sometimes we also say random words with no connection as we take a look at "Babel"! The Chief gets a case of the weird talkies, Quark gets out his junk drawer of security hacks, and eventually the answer gets volun-told only the way Kira could.
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What's my superpower? Last episode of season 5
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Send us a Text Message. It's the final episode of season 5. Time for most of the squad to kick back and relax for the summer. We top off season 5 with our typical idiocy. The squad unites to talk about super powers, real and imagined. What is your actual super power? Do you have one? You have to listen to Ronz and GiGi. Both, bullshit. Ronz's is bu…
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It's Good To Feel Good: The Sexvangelicals Talk Sex & Purity Culture
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Welcome, Ghosties! This episode, "It's Good To Feel Good," brings the amazing duo of Julia and Jeremiah from the Sexvangelicals podcast to talk with Meg & Sarai about the journey from sexual repression to liberation, shedding light on how purity culture has shaped our views on intimacy and desire. We get INTO IT today, sharing personal stories and …
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Honey, I Cloned an Ex-Con! (DS9 S1 : E4 "A Man Alone")
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When Odo runs into his least favorite war profiteering jabroni, his sudden case of getting murdered turns up a while meadow of whoopsie daisies in "A Man Alone." Not only does a very evil bit actor gins up a lynch mob, and somehow this overshadows Bashir straight up accidentally cloning a guy!
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Send us a Text Message. Do you have dark thoughts? Does the imp on your shoulder scream louder than the angel? Is it normal? Are you normal? What is normal really? Does anyone really read these little episode descriptions. If they do, hello, I'm talking to you. Do you think about pushing Nemo over? The Beaveman does, but we know he is completely no…
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Plain, Simple Garak (DS9 S1 : E3 "Past Prologue")
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Nothing like the introduction to Trek's best 'humble tailor' to spice up our review of DS9's second episode, "Past Prologue". As local medical doofus Bashir gets hand held through his first bit of tradecraft, the best four best parts of the Klingon Empire show up and Kira learns that its never a good idea to try and outflank your boss.…
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We’re here. We’re queer. And we’re finally out! Our Late in Life Queer Stories
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Have you ever known some hetero Christian married couple who were together a real long time and then one of them is like, “oops, I’m gay!” and they break up? A lot of us have known folks in this position. And we also remember the fallout and the “prayer chain” (read: gossip train) buzz when these woes befell our brethren. By the way, is there such …
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Send us a Text Message. The Squad unites to hang out with Michigan Comedian James River. Welcome to the mind of several warped individuals. Let's talk religion, comedy, sex, and random thoughts. JD sleeps with his windows open, GiGi has a dog story she never tells, and James has a question about butts. Have to listen to get the full concept. Thank …
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Just when you thought your hellacious heroines, Lindsay, Meg & Sarai, couldn't possibly have more to say about YWAM, BAM! A fourth episode! This time, the call is coming from inside the house, so to speak, because Ghosties like you are sharing their YWAM experiences. Hang out with us as your Ghostie compatriots get brave and tell us the wild tales …
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This Old Caradassian Deathtrap (DS9 S1:E1/2 "Emissary")
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At last, your favorite Star Trek podcast arrives at the shady port of call you have all been waiting for as V'Ger Please enters the Deep Space Nine era! Come along with us as we review "Emissary" where Commander Sisko has the worst employee orientation ever, magic orbs are immediately handed out, and the most consequential space hole of all time co…
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Parts, pics, and sex party planning
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Send us a Text Message. This plan for this episode was to discuss Pride memories, but, it went off the rails rather quickly and devolved into a discussion about sex drive, sex parties, the Beaveman's fears that he will be perceived as a creepy old man, and Nemo's startling revelation. You can just imagine that the Beaveman will definitely continue …
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Send us a Text Message. Relationships are tough. There is no question about that. But why do some people do unspeakable things when they could just walk away? Well, you won't figure it out by listening to this episode. The Beaveman wants to talk about the squad's go-to for maiming, family annihilators, and dreams about burying people in the backyar…
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Hasperat Homework (DS9 Prep Episode)
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Your hosts get ready to complete their PhD in Trek by going back to the classic texts in our official Deep Space Nine prep episode! Joseph and Peter review several key TNG episodes - "The Wounded", "Ensign Ro", "Chain of Command", and "Preemptive Strike" - to refresh themselves on key continuity and characters, and get more than a little lost remin…
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Send us a Text Message. If you were a competitive eating athlete, what would be your goto food? Would you eat a non-food item that is safe to consume? We all know by now that the Swan thinks she would be an amazing competitive eating warrior, but would would she prefer to eat? How about the rest of the squad? Join us for our weekly ridiculous conve…
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The Cult of YWAM Part 3: Navigating the Seas of Deconstruction with Karen Alea
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Ahoy, Ghosties! Set sail with us on the turbulent waters of YWAM's Mercy Ships as Karen Alea, from the Deconversion Therapy podcast, joins us for a deep-sea adventure into religious deconstruction. From the highs of missionary zeal to the lows of financial strain and the choppy waves of communal living, Karen shares her journey of finding land afte…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you love your mom as much as the Beaveman even though she ignores you? Well, it's pretty clear that Swan and GiGi don't. Yikes. Mike loves his mom but he lost her years ago at the grocery store. Once again we get to hear about what a wonderful drive Mike is. What is this, accident number 20. Pretty sure he is missing out …
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VOY's Deepest Cuts (ST: Lower Decks "Twovix" Review)
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Sometimes, the universe sees fit to make something for a VERY specific group of people, and that day came when we watched the Lower Decks episode "Twovix"! Your hosts demand peak performance as they rate every single Voyager joke and reference for quality and accuracy, reflect on Lower Decks as a whole, and wonder if maybe - just maybe - someone so…
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Unveiling Shadows: Challenging Stigmas and Seeking Healing Beyond the Church with Anna Gazmarian
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Protect your peace: CW: Suicide, Depression, dark thoughts, religious ocd Anna Gazmarian shares her spiritual and mental health journey with Lindsay and Meg. Get Anna's book, out now! Devout: A Memoir of Doubt Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/holy-ghosting/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy …
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Send us a Text Message. It;s a jaw poppin, teeth scraping, mouth breathing, rockin good time this week as the Slaptail Squad unites like a dysfunctional Vultron. Are we a day early, or 6 days late, you decide. Just another pointless conversation about sex or lack there of, Misophonia, and what ever other ridiculous flight of ideas zip across the di…
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Hell is Real ( Event Horizon Review)
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From our Patreon vault comes a review of one of the most underappreciated sci-fi/horror films ever made and personal favorite of both your hosts - 1997's "Event Horizon"! With Joseph and Peter VERY AWARE of tropes around portals to Hell, we dive deep on a movie with vision and ambition that is sorely missing in today's Hollywood offerings. Please e…
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The Cult of YWAM Part 2: Meg's Horror Story
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Meg opens up about her experiences in YWAM. You don't want to miss this episode in our Youth With A Mission series. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/holy-ghosting/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Lindsay, Meg & Sarai
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Send us a Text Message. The Squad unites to talk about what else, Nemo's adventures in toileting. Since the squad would love to see Nemo be famous and have his own TV show, they come up with an idea for a show he could relate to and host. Shart-Tank. Give a listen and think of your own product pitches for this show. Also, if you know of any disturb…
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Send us a Text Message. Beaveman, Swan, and GiGi scroll through social media and describe what populates on their feeds. Who has the most interesting feed? Can you guess what mostly pops up for the Beaveman? How about Swan and GiGI? Clearly the Beaveman has the most wholesome feed of all. Come hang out for your weekly chat. Thank you all for joinin…
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As was foretold, we have arrived at the end of the Heinous Trip at Warp 5 and now set the whole of Enterprise into it's deserved grave! What was the best? The worst? Was this show late breaking competence enough to make it worth watching at all? We dive deep as we always do to answer the tough question. Listen and enjoy!…
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Sorry, you plan to dab what, where?
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Send us a Text Message. See if you can tell that AI wrote this and not the Beaveman Shout out to all our listeners all over the world and a special shout out to the people of Cyprus for helping us stay on the charts there. Ever wondered where the fine line between cultural appreciation and appropriation lies? Strap in with the Slaptail Squad, inclu…
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The Cult of YWAM Part 1 with DL Mayfield
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In this episode, we dive into the not-so-wonderful world of Youth With a Mission, aka YWAM. We chat with our pal (and Lindsay’s sister), D.L. Mayfield about the history and horrors of the cult-like organization that began with one white guy's vision of young people sweeping the globe for Jesus. (Totally not creepy, right?) Fast forward a few decade…
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It's that magical time yet again as we reach the end of another Trek season and hand out all our awards for the Enterprise Season 4 RIP! This was a fantastic season of Trek, but we still have lists of the best things, the worst things, the OSHA violations, and so much more! Check it out!
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Send us a Text Message. The Squad unites for their weekly ridiculous conversation about? Well, a variety of things. The Swan doesn't want anyone acknowledging her hotness, which is fine, since no one has and lived in the past decade. The Beaveman, Jumanji, and GiGi like to look nice for themselves and others. The Swan wants the world to burn. Just …
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A Circus of Disservice (ENT S4 : E22)
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We enter the times that try men's souls as we review the most unfortunate series finale in Trek history as we review the infamous "These Are The Voyages...". That said...is it really as bad as everyone's says? yeah Trip gets the worst death scene of all time. Sure, the premise only makes a limited amount of sense. But....the worst Trek episode of a…
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Interview with Tom Salinsky (Author of "Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series")
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It turns out Peter and Joseph are *not* the only nerds watching Trek and sharing their thoughts about it online! From across the pond we interview actor and author Tom Salinsky on his new book "Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series", wherein Tom documents his first own Trek thoughts and reviews. We dig deep on all the big questions: How did British …
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It's the Slaptail Squad's 200th episode
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Send us a Text Message. On this episode of the Slaptail Squad the squad unites to celebrate the 200th episode since rebranding. How best to celebrate? Livestream! Too bad the didn't open it to the public like they thought they did. Oh well, they are podcasters after all. Members of the squad pop in to say hi and converse as well as friends of the s…
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Truth, Justice, and Lanyards for All (ENT S4 : E21)
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The true series finale of Enterprise is here as we review "Terra Prime"! Everyone has plot as RoboCop tries to stay winning,Trip gets the head wounds, Hoshi finally commands, Reed returns to Gotham, and Archer takes until the last second to pull off a Classic Captain's Speech Check. There are no Enterprise episodes after this! No sir! What a satisf…
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Pure or Lure: How to NOT Cause a Guy to Stumble in Ten Thousand Easy Steps
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In our latest episode we jump into the turbulent waters of gendered messages and purity culture with a critical eye on the Christian advice book, 'For Young Women Only'—or as we like to call it, “How to NOT Cause a Guy to Stumble.” Published in the early 2000s, this book perpetuates harmful beliefs about gender, sexuality, and the role of women in …
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The Squad hangs with friend of the show Derek Lee Feltner
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Send us a Text Message. On this episode the squad hangs with Derek Lee Feltner, local comedic performer, comedian, artist, you get the picture. Just don't say his name wrong. It was a super fun conversation and Derek fit right in with the collective crazy that is the Slaptail Squad. The Squad talked about comedy, funerals, performing, and just gene…
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The RoboCop Supremacy (ENT S4 : E20)
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The true grand finale of Enterprise begins as we review "Demons"! It's nothing but jam packed excellence as Peter Weller does the best bad guy monologues, Travis gets laid, and Trip and T'Pol attempt the most ill-advised infiltration of all time!
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Send us a Text Message. On this episode the squad assembled to talk about how funerals bring out the dumb and annoying. Just when you think it is safe to mourn in peace, a dumb person doth approach. How do you handle the dumb and annoying? Do you just nod and look contemplative, or, do you remember what they said and bitch about them later. The Bea…
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Putting the 'Ho' in 'Hoshi' (ENT S4 : E19)
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It's all fun and games until its time for the hallway knife fights as we review "In the Mirror, Darkly Part 2"! We get more of everything we loved - abs, Simon Mayweather Phoenix, awesome TOS sets, Mirror Universe scene chewing, more abs, you name it! We also get more of Archer being an evil dweeb, but at least he evaporates a guy!…
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The Mirror Into Awesomeness (ENT S4 : E18)
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We arrive at what are likely the most famous and best regarded Enterprise episodes as we at last review "In A Mirror, Darkly"! We have our good pal Ian bust out a whole know theme song for the occasion as we hit all the highlights. For no particular reason we get the awesome nasty versions of our heroes, Jolene's abs getting their moment in the sun…
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Hi, I’m the Problem, It’s Me: Savior Complex & the White Woman Problem (Recap Pt.2)
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What happens when a homeschooled horse girl feels “god put Africa on her heart?” Well. It could be a lot of things. In fact, your own fave Ghostie Hostie, Lindsay, was exactly this kind of girlie. And yet! Just as two paths diverge in a yellow wood, so do our choices take us to different places. Lindsay, for one, went on a medical mission to Uganda…
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Gen X and hair in places you don't want it
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Send us a Text Message. On this episode the squad invites Chewbacca's little nephew Nolan on to the show to talk about hair in all the wrong places and the Beaveman's commitment to get rid of his bottom hair. We also learn that Jumanji is ok with poop in his hair as long as no one else can see it. What? That can't be right. Guess you just have to l…
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Hot Orion Slave Girls (ENT S4 : E17)
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We are warping right into the Red Light District as we review the very peak Sexy Alien Lady tropes as we review "Bound"! When The NX-01 gets back to doing random space stuff one last time, Archer runs into the very finest Space Hottie train in all the galaxy. Turns out it's a pretty cool episode about how Orion women use overwhelming sexual power t…
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It's a densely packed hour over here as we review "Divergence"! This one has it all - maybe too much - as Trip has to jump trains to restart the router, Phlox decided to bioweapon everyone, Archer shows up to get juiced on Klingon super blood, AND STILL MORE! We also start to have the conversation every Trek fan must - what is with this Section 31 …
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Maybe God SHOULD Call the Qualified: Our Review of Savior Complex Part One
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Just when you think you’ve had your fill of problematic white women, Renee Bach comes along. Look, your Murder of MILFs (hey! It stands for “Mom I’d Like to Friend,” get your head out of the gutter!) watched “Savior Complex,” a documentary detailing the ascent of a young missionary, Renee Bach and Serving His Children, the organization she founded …
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Send us a Text Message. So you're not in a cult. But everything you do is dictated to you by one person, and you have no free will. Sounds like a cult to me. You say you are open minded, but you push your religion on others and won't discuss religions other than your own. Sounds like dangerous thinking. The Beaveman is on a documentary kick. This t…
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Nonchalant Psychic Connections (ENT S4 : E15 PART 2)
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What is hopefully your favorite podcast talks about a lot of things this week, because we only had the second half of "Affliction"to go over. Great episode, Reed is somehow interesting for a change, the Trip/T'Pol gets real weird real fast, bust mostly we ramble about Deus Ex, Voyager episodes, and even AI a little bit. Give it a listen!…
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Send us a Text Message. The Beaveman, many would not say he is patient, but it is clear that he has the patience of a Saint. How else can he hold a podcast together with Swan and Mike. Mike is either playing with something and not paying attention, or just not paying attention. Swan can't help but talk over someone. Never try to run a joke by Swan,…
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The Five Love Languages are Garbage & Other Spicy Takes with Crystal Britt
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In this episode, Meg and Lindsay chat with Crystal Britt, a licensed clinical social worker and actual therapist about the famed book, ‘The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts’ by pastor (NOT therapist) Gary Chapman. We talk about how the Five Love Languages are reductive, gendered, and heteronormative and how there are many better r…
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