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
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208- Shama Mrema (@Shama4realz) talks comedy, y...
Greetings, Congregation! We have a very special guest this week! One of Jed's favorite up-and-coming comedy/skit performers Shama Mrema (@shama4realz) is on the show! Shama talks about growing up in a strict fundamentalist missionary family, getting ...
65 min
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207 - I Came Into Sobriety On a Stretcher with ...
Greetings, Congregation! This week we have an amazing episode with new friend of the pod, Ryan Benson! Ryan and Jed met in a facebook group for Furnace Fest...the "Woodstock" for early 2000's metalcore kids! They quickly figured out they were both in...
70 min
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206 - Dopey Dave and Jed talk about covid, half...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Dopey Dave comes back on the show! Dave just made 6 years in recovery and wants to talk to Jed about the phrase "half-measures availed us nothing", then they compare COVID symptoms, and talk about why the last seas...
66 min
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205 - Jed gets COVID-19 with Scott Countryman!
Greetings, Congregation! Well...the inevitable happened. Jed got COVID 19. As Jed explains in the intro, Scott and Jed had an interview recorded last Monday and Jed was feeling..."off". Turns out, he got the VID! Jed was going to jettison the intervi...
52 min
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202 - Acting, Alcohol, Cocaine & Boxing with Ca...
Greetings, Congregation! This week we have an amazing guest and new friend of the pod..Caitlin Ewald! Caitlin has quite the story- growing up in a military family, going to school in Russia, landing a role in a feature film, and of course, discoverin...
70 min
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Not the 200th Episode with Dopey Dave!
Greetings, Congregation! This may be technically the 200th episode...but it's not going to be the 200th episode. Instead, enjoy the banter of two, at this point, long-time friends; Jed and Dave from the Dopey Podcast. If you don't know Dave at this p...
54 min
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199 - Just Another Overdose: How My Dad went fr...
Greetings, Congregation! This is a very special episode, and I am honored to share this story with you. Jason Duncan, former host of Not Your Pastor's Podcast, has recently lost his father to an opioid overdose. Jason's father was a pastor from the 8...
66 min
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197 - John and Jed live from Miami!
Greetings, Congregation! Well, all it took was a cross country flight and vaycay to get our illustrious co-founder, John, back on the show! The boys fall back in stride and tell all about the Miami trip that was very nearly disastrous. Excuse the aud...
50 min
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The Broad Highway, episode 1
Greetings, Congregation! You may remember Jed's friend Ben..you know, the guy that got stabbed? Well he's back with his own podcast! I wanted to show him some love so I decided to air his first episode on my feed. If you like what you hear, go give t...
56 min
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195 - Mr. Stutts - The Stuttering, Recovering A...
Greetings, congregation! This week was a fun one. I got introduced to Mr. Stutts, aka Marc Sautter, from our friend recovery mike and knew we were two peas in a pod right off the bat. Mr. Stutts has recently started a podcast, and tells Jed his story...
59 min
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194 - Tyler Harper from Capra shares his journe...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed brings on Tyler Harper from the band Capra to tell his story. Tyler started, like many a troubled musician, to use alcohol and cocaine to escape a lonely existence. After many failed attempts, he was able to ge...
52 min
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193 - What makes someone an Alcoholic? With Chr...
Greetings, Congregation! Back with another amazing episode with a new friend of the pod. Joshua Hagquist led to Father Chris, and Father Chris led to Chris Boss! Chris was raised in Southern Baptist tradition, and later found the Orthodoxy. Chris the...
64 min
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192 - TikTok viral star Aaron Goldenberg’s jour...
Greetings, congregation! I hope by now all of you have watched Snyder Cut many, many times. Its so good. But i digress...this week, Jed's old buddy Aaron Goldenberg comes back on the show! Aaron has become a TikTok viral sensation and is currently a ...
57 min
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191 - From Punk Rocker to Orthodox Priest with ...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, I had a fantastic conversation with Chris Foley from Luxury! Chris started his faith journey in the evangelical world and quickly found dissatisfaction. Chris was playing in the Tooth & Nail band Luxury when li...
66 min
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189 - Banned from Social Media with Dan Smotz f...
Greetings, Congregation! Whelp, let's see if I get banned by proxy for this one. Dan Smotz comes back on the show to talk about his recent purge from social media. Dan awoke one morning to find out that he and his wife's entire facebook presence had ...
59 min
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188 - Musings, Rants, Herbology, Theories and B...
Greetings, Congregation! Listen, here's the deal- we all know what time it is when Nate Henry comes on the show. Jed didn't have a scheduled interview, so Jed and Nate just catch up as old buddies do-- and then predictably go WAY off the rails into e...
49 min
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186 - Phil, Jed and Brandon bring the Weird!
Greetings, congregation! This week, Jed brings on old friend and new friend of the pod Phil Avants! Phil has a stellar mustache. Jed, Brandon and Phil set out with one goal in mind: to make Jed feel better! Jed announces that he will be taking a hiat...
61 min
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185 - God, Where are You? Or, Why I left the Wo...
Greetings Congregation! Hope everyone is safe and happy. This week, I bring on Andrew Shipman, a patron and Congregation member, to talk about his faith, deconstruction, rebuilding, and leaving his position at church. Jed shares his recent hiatus fro...
63 min
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184 - Brandon and Jed talk about the beauty of ...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Brandon Autrey hops back on the show to shoot the breeze with Jed. They talk about the occult origins of JPL, the connection to alien greys, and Brandon shares a heartwarming story about the beauty of death. churc...
61 min
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182 - Evan Godbold returns to talk about his ne...
Greetings, Congregation! I hope everyone is keeping safe out there. This week, Jed brings back his old pal Evan Godbold to talk about Evan's new novel, Thalassman's Code! Evan and Jed first talk about Star Wars, because of course we do. Then Evan goe...
70 min
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181 - Joe Calderon from Lightworker!
Greetings, congregation! Jed brings on new friend of the pod, Joe Calderon from the Solidstate records band Lightworker! Joe tells Jed about growing up as a first-generation american, his early religious leanings, and the questions that galvanized hi...
52 min
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180 - Taylor Martin returns to celebrate a year...
Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed talks again to his ole' pal Taylor Martin! Taylor has had a tough year living in France..but has made it through that year clean and sober! Taylor talks about all of the struggles that made this year particular...
57 min
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179 - Jed, Besh and Rogers Bounce Back!
Greetings, Congregation! It's the return of Rogers "stinky white boy feet" doyle and Besh! Rogers gives us the lowdown on what its like to relapse after 5 years of sobriety, having a baby on the way, and working at a rehab. Its a sobering (ayyyy) rem...
75 min
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178 - Recovery In The Middle Ages with Nat and ...
Greetings, Congregation! Today, Jed brings on new friends of the pod Nat and Mike! The duo started the podcast Recovery in the Middle Ages recently and are off to a great start. Jed was hindered by zoom time limits, but they get a chance to tell the ...
39 min
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Jed’s 6 year story
Jed recently spoke when he picked up his 6 year chip. Enjoy!
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