Church & Other Drugs

Welcome to Church & Other Drugs. I am a recovered addict and Christian seeker who tells the stories of the beatdown, up and coming, hard-knocked, and healed up. you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll learn. Conspiracies? Nephilim? Heroin? Comedy? Check. faith|humor|comedy|christianity|spirituality

Religion & Spirituality
Comedy
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Church & Other Drugs Greatest Hits-- The Parchm...
Greetings, Congregation! To keep you guys entertained while I'm on hiatus, I'm going to re-upload some of my favorite episodes! This one was particularly hard-hitting. Scott Countryman talks about the crisis at Parchman Penitentiary in MIssissippi. P...
67 min
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Sometimes You Just Need To Take a Break!
Greetings, Congregation! So, as the title says, sometimes you just need to know when to take a break! I'm going on a quick hiatus to take care of my mental health...gotta practice what I preach! But, fear not! For I shall return bigger, better, and r...
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238 - Jed Returns from Mexico!
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed returns from his trek to Mexico with John and fills Kenon and Andrew in on the wonder and beauty of Central America. Then, the boys get into the usual gamut of topics- stocks, Trump, and pooping your pants from...
67 min
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237 - Death, Ferrets, Mexico, Weed and Trump wi...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed breaks the news that his second-born ferret, Kylo, has passed away. This leads to a discussion about all things death and the fear thereof. Then, Kenon and Andrew talk about high potency weed, congressmen gamin...
64 min
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236 - To God, You are Perfect or, How I learned...
Greetings, Congregation! We've got another thought-provoking, amazing episode this week with Jesse Samson! Jesse and Jed met the better part of a decade ago through mutual friends and attended the same church. Jesse shares his personal journey to whe...
80 min
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235 - July 4th, WW2 Croc and Shark attacks, LSD...
Greetings, Congregation and happy Independence Day you dirty colonists! This week, Jed, Kenon and Andrew talk about whether or not America is the greatest country in the world and then Jed tells the boys about the USS Indianapolis tragedy and the Ram...
61 min
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234 - What is your purpose for living? And Jura...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed gives Kenon a good ole' fashioned existential crisis! Turns out there are many different reasons to live and we all need to find our purpose..but what happens if you lose yours? Also, Jed rants for awhile about...
64 min
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233 - Where did God Go? Resentment, SBC, Inner ...
Greetings, Congregation! This is, bar none, the most enjoyable conversation I've had in awhile, and also the longest. Josh Patterson from (Re)Thinking Faith stops by for, essentially, a narrative existential free-flow thought explosion. We talk about...
107 min
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232 - The Universe Was Made For Us with Kenon a...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Kenon and Andrew join Jed for a laid-back roundtable where they discuss Jed's definitive TV show rankings, what happens to us when we die, what the universe was created for, and what's going to happen on judgement ...
70 min
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231 - A Conversation With Jonny Craig
Greetings, Congregation! This week doesn't need much introduction. After a few years of trying, Jonny Craig comes on the show! Jonny is known for his incredible vocal talent that he lent to bands like Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, Slaves, Isles & G...
72 min
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230 - Destroy and Rebuild with Danny O’hearn!
Greetings, Congregation! This is an episode you don't want to miss. We bring on none other than the little brother of our former co-host and co-founder Jay. Danny ended up following in our footsteps..and going quite harder quite a bit faster than we ...
76 min
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229 - Jed talks movies with Tylor and Sam on WI...
Greetings, congregation! This week, Jed was a guest on episode 2 of Wixflix with Samantha and Tylor Wix! They talk about 3 recent AMAZING films: The Batman, The Northman, and Everything, Everywhere All At Once! This is a brand new podcast, so everyon...
55 min
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227 - Moe Solet from Tales from the Riff!
Greetings, Congregation! This week was an amazing conversation. One of Jed's early friends from sobriety, Moe Solet, stops by to tell his story! Moe's story was way crazier and way more involved than I could've imagined- from drinking at age 8, joini...
65 min
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225 - Jeen-Yuhs and The Return of Brad!
Greetings, Congregation! This week we finally hear back from our long-lost brethren Brad! Brad has gotten his life together since the last time we heard from him, including getting a whole new set of chompers! And since it's Brad and Jed talking, the...
40 min
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223- Economic Collapse, Billionaires and the Lo...
Greetings, Congregation! I hope this episode finds you well. This week, I thought it would be fun to have two congregants from our Sunday zoom meeting to come on the show- Kenon Koffkey and Andrew Shipman. Kenon is our resident "Doomsayer" who is alw...
64 min
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222 - Dopey Dave stops by to talk about everyth...
Greetings, Congregation! Friend of the pod, Dave from Dopey, comes back on the show to have a good old fashioned talk-a-thon! The boys talk about everything from crazy IV cocaine psychosis, imposter syndrome, following your dreams, financial insecuri...
62 min
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221 - The Two Lives of Thomas Allen w/Tylor Wix!
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed brings back friend of the Pod Tylor Wix! Tylor and Jed begin by talking about all things movies and TV- The biggest hits of the season and the biggest disappointments. Then, Tylor tells Jed about the process of...
43 min
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220 - New Questions about the Old Testament w/ ...
Greetings, Congregation and Happy New Year! We're going to kick-off the New Year by going old-school. Josh Patterson (re:thinking faith) introduced Jed to Jace Broadhurst- a pastor, scholar, and all-around knowledgeable badass about all things ancien...
59 min
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217 - Catholics, Cocaine & The Marines ft. Crai...
Greetings, Congregation! Jed is nursing a wicked sinus infection, but fear not, the interview brings the fire. Jed's former supervisor and good friend Craig Laseur comes on the show to tell his story. Craig started life out as a good Catholic in Chic...
57 min
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216 - Divorce
Greetings, Congregation! Well, I finally decided to publically try and address what has been going on in my life. It is my desire that this episodes helps anyone going through anything similar, or to comfort those who have been through it before. ch...
38 min
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215 - Speaking With the Dead ft. Natalie Caskey!
Greetings, Congregation! This...is quite the episode. I've had my fair share of amazing stories over the years hosting this podcast, and I must say, this story is truly unique among them all. Natalie Caskey comes on the show to tell Jed all about bei...
53 min
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213- Tylor, Jed and Heath talk Dune, Travis Sco...
Greetings, congregation! This week, Tylor, Heath and Jed catch up on current events and talk about the Travis Scott tragedy, Kyle Rittenhouse, and the 2024 election. Tylor and Jed give some movie recommendations, and we finally talk about Dune.store...
64 min
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212 - Brennen Haga and the Book of Revelation!
Greetings, Congregation! Don't forget to head over to patreon.com and sign up to access the exclusive bonus episodes that have entered a new season: the catsnake crew! This week on the show, Jed brings on Brennen Haga! Brennen reached out to Jed to g...
65 min
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210 - A Traumatic Event From Two Perspectives w...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed rekindles a decades-long friendship with a man that was there for some of Jed's most traumatic life events, and the one that very nearly cost him his life. Larry explains his perspective of the events, and then...
66 min
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209 - Live from Furnace Fest & Recap with Kenon...
Greetings, Congregation! The boys had themselves a little adventure down to Birmingham, Alabama to attend Furnace Fest 2021! This was a trip 21 months in the making as COVID had other plans in mind when the fest was originally scheduled for last year...
66 min