Catching Foxes
426 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 762 ratingsLuke and Gomer became friends Freshman year at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and 14 years later they started a podcast. The show oscillates between a conversation between just the two of us and interviews that we do together of other, fancier people. Sometimes we get explicit either by being too honest or by being too stupid. Either way, it's fun!
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Episodes
Q&A - We all need a Jeannie Bach
January 19, 2018 12:00 - 54 minutes - 48.4 MBSponsored By: The Ultimate Catholic Comicbook: The Ultimate Catholic Comic Book is a collaboration of work from Tomics, Jason Bach, Pat Cross, and John Smillie. It was kickstarted in 2016 and now is a living and breathing document of funny pictures. Promo Code: CF Support Catching Foxes
Live Show and Meetup in Cincinnati!
January 17, 2018 21:00 - 13 minutes - 15.5 MBMeetup and Live Show: February 9th at 7:00 PM. Location is still TBD, but stay tuned to https://www.facebook.com/catchingfoxespodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/catchingfoxespodcast/) for more! February 10th is the Facebook Live "Coffee with Luke and Gomer" with Guadalupe Roasters' coffee.
Feminism with Claire Swinarski
January 12, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBSHOW NOTES: Claire Swinarski was raised near Madison by a feminist who taught her to love and value her femininity as well as the fight for women's rights. Then she converted to Roman Catholicism in college, but her feminism didn't die, it was transformed. Annoyed by what's being offered ("tea cups") to so many Catholic women, she launched her podcast to challenge this. *Here are some great interviews: * Therapy, Waiting, and Sharing Yourself Online ft. Christina Dehan Jaloway Conversions and...
The Perfect New Year's Show
January 05, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBNew Year’s Themes 1. For myself 2. For my co-host 3. For the Church 4. For Some Public Person 5. For the Podcast To be a Servant of All, where there is no lower place left to fall. DONE. I need to not just start shit, but end it. New things are too tempting. Bilocation. Put all your effort into things. Retreat. Carve out more time for your spiritual walk to rejuvenate The Rhythm Method. Grace and Nature in a marriage to be in rhythm together. Let’s Get Physical. Discipleship cannot be insti...
We Become the Bad Guy
December 29, 2017 15:45 - 52 minutes - 47 MBWe discuss family drama, Christmas fun, the legitimacy of depicting the dark side as moral instruction, and then the main topic on Christian forgiveness. Donate on Patreon.com/CF for 30 additional minutes of this show where we talk about Taylor Swift on Vinyl, her latest album, and some books we are reading. www.Patreon.com/CF (http://www.patreon.com/cf)
The LAST Jedi? The Last JEDI? THE Last Jedi?
December 22, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBGreg Iwinski, a comedian, film reviewer (he gave Balboa 5 Stars), and podcaster, comes on the show to attack all those who think Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" should have serviced the fans' expectations more than made a great movie (minus the casino scene) and set up a world-class franchise for decades to come. Film, art, and culture are all explored. What does a corporation, or an artist, owe to the fans that support and love and even identify with someone's art? George Lucas ga...
1,000 Tangents and Old People Sex
December 15, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBSHOW NOTES: *This one has chapters! Use your podcast player to skip chapters. * John Boy and Billy BS is the official name of our opening segment. This is where people who loved our witty banter can indulge themselves, and those who don't can skip it. Think about it. What if our uptick in friends' side hustles is more than the economic downturn, but is, in fact, the relationship between our buying and our experience of buying. We demand "Always Low Prices" and hate the resulting experience s...
Matt Fradd, A Free Agent
December 08, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBShow Notes! We talk about Circadian Fasting, which is a thing Gomer is doing. NO, it's not a fad diet. He's just trying to impose some order in his life and join it to a fasting discipline. And no, it's not a life hack TIM FERRISS! Matt shares the joys of marriage when becoming a Free Agent and living the dream (and various levels of nightmare). A THING WE ARE DOING If you head over to www.Patreon.com/CF and donate at least $1 to us (Friday only), then Matt Fradd will personally call you in ...
The Other Side of Beauty with Leah Darrow
December 01, 2017 02:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBSHOW NOTES Whenever Taylor Swift breaks up with someone, we benefit from her awesome songs. Whenever Arleen breaks up with someone, we benefit from her awesome articles. Leah Darrow, on the show for her second time around, talks about her new book and we agree it is great. Gomer did his homework and plowed through 3/4ths of it in 24 hours. And, though the book was written for women, I loved it. Although, I have to admit that I would love the audiobook more if her husband was the narrator. Spe...
Luke's Gaydar Goes Off with Eden Invitation
November 24, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBfrom their website, EdenInvitation (https://www.edeninvitation.com/about-us).com: Eden Invitation celebrates ordered integration for young Catholics culturally defined as LGBT+. We invite people to encounter an authentically Catholic anthropology and equip disciples for resurrected life in Christ. ANNA CARTER Chronologically speaking, Anna loved books, exploring the outdoors, boys, Hanson, the Eucharist, girls, and, finally, an integrated life. After earning Theology & Catechetics degrees f...
Myth of Overwork & the End of Louis CK
November 17, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBSHOW NOTES We discuss the myth of overwork, thinking that working hard and working a lot are the same thing. Read the links for some amazing content on everything we discussed today, including to the lyrics of some sweet songs. Gomer shares the disgust he has with himself for overbooking his October/November schedule, every weekend for 7 weekends in a row. Luke then talks about one of his heroes, Louis CK, and what it means for him in the wake of the accusations against him. What about the v...
The Next Right Step with David Garcia
November 10, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBI'm happy we can bring you this episode with my friend David Garcia. He was married to Katie, a buddy from my ol' FUS days and a friend of my wife's for years. When she died, the light in the world got a bit dimmer, but her work wasn't done. From high school sweethearts to 10 years of marriage with 4 kids, a failed fight with cancer, and life without her, David shares all. Obituary of Katie Garcia Katherine Lorine Garcia was born January 10, 1983, to Paul and Tina Hoffman. Kate was the seco...
Our Take on Pope Francis
November 03, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBShow Notes We talk Pope Francis, poorly. Prophets make messes, but no one doubted that Jeremiah was a prophet and not a mess himself. We're not saying Pope Francis is teaching heresy or promoting immorality, but there sure is a lot of, PERHAPS, intended ambiguity. Why? No idea. Maybe to make it easier to lay the ground for further future nudges in one direction or another. One thing we hate is the hyper-American-Politcalization of Pope Francis. We try our darnedest to get around it, or addres...
Episode 113: Your Questions Answered! Poorly!
October 27, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBYour questions answered, poorly! Facebook Questions Why does Catholic social media hate Fr. James Martin so much? Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or a thousand duck-sized horses? -side note 1: STRANGER THINGS SEASON 2!!!! -side note 2: READY PLAYER ONE! (and Spielberg) -side note 3: WIL WHEATON -side note 4: The Fall of White Male Hollywood because of Harvey Weinstein -side note 5: Matt Fradd and the tide against pornography What are your thoughts on Purity Culture? Slut-shaming? Wh...
Pastor Joey Has No Answers
October 20, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBToday we interview Pastor Joey Svendsen from the BAD CHRISTIAN (http://badchristianmedia.com/) podcast, which describes itself as Post-Christian, or Post-Evangelical, or maybe just Post-Bible-Belt-Evangelicalism. We start off talking about the annoyance of Small Talk, problems with having 80 inboxes and managing expectations for all those inboxes. Then we turn towards post-evangelicalism, emergent church, and other things that Joey is wrestling with openly on the show. What happens when our ...
Episode 111: The Threshold of Awesome, with Tony and Fr. Colin
October 13, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBShow Notes We interview the team over at "The Threshold Podcast" about their threshold conversations, the validity of the Benedict Option and the Church, and Catholic education, especially in high school. Connect with us! Join us and the other Syrophoenician Women on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/catchingfoxespodcast/). Support Us! We post 30-minute fun shows for our $10 supporters. Join us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CF), which connects artists with fans so the stuff ...
Episode 110: KissTober
October 06, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBNotes Luke explains what happens when you drink that you're a twentysomething, but wake up realizing you're a thirtysomething. We talk about whether we're getting more virtuous or just getting older. Encounter Houston was a blast. Friends, food, fun, a Presidential Suite, Gomer leaving early to teach RCIA classes, and all that jazz. Gomer will be a speaker at Encounter Milwaukee in November if you still want to attend a great young adult conference. From the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hot...
Episode 109: Sr. Miriam is the Sylvester Stallone of Nuns
September 28, 2017 22:00 - 56 minutes - 45.7 MBSister Miriam is a professed religious sister with the Order of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, which serves the Church and the World through collaboration between priests, religious, and laity. Her call to religious came through a holy priest who walked with her as college came to an end. She speaks to us about brokenness, healing, and recovery, as she entered AA dealing with her alcoholism. Sr. Miriam's honesty is a game changer, as she has moved past shame and fear and is...
Episode 108: An Anonymous Baby Boomer!
September 23, 2017 03:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBWe talk about the iPhone for like 10 seconds, then we get into video, audio, and dreams of human formation. This leads us into thinking about how Luke isn't challenged or mentored to grow and develop into the butterfly that he is. Gomer sees this all over the Church, as parish and diocesan workers are hardly competent, let alone striving to grow and get better.
Episode 107: Fear, Dating, and Using Other People
September 15, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWe were talking about evangelization when Luke and I stumbled onto something better: how our fears of being alone, of being unlovable, of never being accepted, motivated stupid, manipulative, and destructive relationships with women when we were single.
Episode 106: Jonathan Alexander and Hurricanes in Dickinson
September 08, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBWe invite Jonathan Alexander of Adore Ministries and a personal friend to us both on to the show to talk about INSIDE JOKES and how Adore is serving and saving lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Amazing stories, personal growth, watching people come alive- all a part of a missionary's life who's now doing disaster relief.
Episode 105: Hurricane Harvey and Yelling
August 31, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBGomer talks about going through Hurricane Harvey, what it's like being in a constant state of sheer anxiety for 4 days, and the experience of helplessness watching your friends' unable to evacuate because the roads are flooded in every direction.
Episode 104: Kill the Video. Save the Podcast.
August 25, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBLuke sings to me. We talk Game of Thrones and how much it sucks this season. Then Marvel's Defenders. Around 38 minutes is when the content heats up. We talk about why people on the internet can be so absolutist over nothing. Gomer's walk of penance in his office. Then ...my dad... then I change the subject to how I was on Jen Fulwiler's Show and not Luke. So, net win.
Episode 103: Ike Ndolo | After Charlottesville is a lot like Before
August 18, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 89 MBWe bring back Ike Ndolo to create a safe space so he can blow us all away. We start with him WHINING about wedding planning, wildly inappropriate sex stuff and Ike bringing "The Drama", and then unleash Ike on Charlottesville. Special Guest: Ike Ndolo.
Episode 102: Explosive! Anima! Technica! Vacua!
August 11, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBWe've talked about the "anima technica vacua" a bunch of times in the past, but now we do a deep dive, especially how the empty soul of the modern West affects our patterns of thinking.
Episode 101: A Beautiful Renaissance with Anthony D'Ambrosio
August 04, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBAnthony D'Ambrosio of Catholic Creatives hops on the shows from a trailer park filled with Evangelicals to discuss life, art, creativity, the New Catholic Renaissance in beauty, and how to deal with insecurity, self-doubt, and envy. Apparently, Anthony is a punk-rocker turned seminarian turned artist turned event planner!
Episode 100: Brandon Vogt Responds
July 28, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBAfter listening to our show on the Convocation of Catholic Leaders, Brandon Vogt reaches out to us to explain and to reach some common ground between what was presented on the "Nones" panel and Luke's take away. Gomer, for his part, doesn't do the nice small-talk thing, and just makes them argue, which is fun.
Episode 99: You're a Bald, 18, Chubby, Freak!
July 24, 2017 10:30 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBLuke and Gomer talk... well... we talk about a lot of stuff. Why does it seem like there are a lot more chill nuns than priests, emotional manipulation in youth ministry, Sister Miriam is incredible, diet fails, and, of course, GAME OF THRONES. Come on, moralizers, do you really think that God approves of you watching literally anything on TV? Would Mother Teresa watch any of your crap? Oh, so it's just stuff you already don't like that you got to get all preachy about. Got it. Thaaanks. #not...
Episode 98: Are We Getting Superhero Fatigue?
July 14, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBHave you ever watched a movie and fallen in love with it, while the guy on the couch next to you thinks it's just OK? What separates us out like that? Why does Luke love Tarantino, while Gomer thinks him a coked up 17 year-old? Why does Wes Anderson do nothing for Luke, but the Cohen Brothers get his gears grooving? This conversation revolves around Spider-Man: Homecoming and the Marvel Cinematic Universe but broadens into a much more important discussion on the appeal of filmmaking as such.
The Catholic Convocation, Barron, and the Catching Foxes Hello
July 07, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBLuke, representing 500,000 Catholics, attended the convocation and he represented Catching Foxes well. We explore the suckiness of treating the crisis in the Church as a sociology/statistics problem, the lack of God, when God showed up in the preaching of Sister Miriam, SOLT, and Gomer shares a prison ministry heartbreak. Also: IS SINGLENESS A VOCATION?
Episode 96: Danielle Noonan and P Diddy?!
June 30, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBWe invited our friend, Danielle Noonan, to talk about her love of music, what it means to be adopted, to be a childhood victim of abuse, and how cheap consolation really, really pisses her off. Danielle has been producing music, first in ministry with my old parish in Sugar Land, Texas, and now as a recording artist who travels to Nashville regularly and has "people".
Episode 95: Spent to Extinction
June 23, 2017 10:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBIt started with a description of the great book, "The World Beyond Your Head" and took us quickly around the anima technia vacua, from gambling to porn to social media, we look at how the psychology of being spent is destroying us. STOP BUYING THE CHEEP CHICKEN EGGS!!!!
Episode 94: Gomer Starts Greasing!
June 16, 2017 18:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBThere are few things more annoying to than people who seem to peddle inspiration. You find them on Facebook encouraging you to follow your dreams, chase the rainbow, and change your life. The reason, I've found, why these people are so damned bent on inspiration is because they have discovered this wonderful thing called "energy" that I lacked because I'm a damned couch potato. Well, for the last two weeks, I've greased the groove to break myself of this addiction to crappy foods and sitting,...
Episode 93: You Have to Class Up
June 09, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBWe talk about work-as-email and Gomer's conflict with research reading. Youth Ministry, and the parish's constant tendency to segregate family, especially by age. We talk about the Art of Life and morality as taught by the Church. This leads us back to the community problem, but focusing on the demise of "The Lodge" and the American Legion type places. Then we talk about The Great Casualization (see show notes), Wonder Woman, The Marvel Cinematic Universe, and how Gomer is still scared to wor...
Episode 92: Manhood and Music with Ben Walther
June 02, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBBen Walther is a legend in our Household, AMDG. Ben is a man's man who is insanely positive and deeply prayerful. We had a great conversation about what it means to be a man, initiation rites and our lack thereof, dadlessness and the Father, and then we take a hard right turn into music. Luke brings up his new fave that he found out is both Christian and Queer and what that means. We end with me yelling at Ben to build something great online.
Gomer Fails at Sex...again.
May 26, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB10 Minute Topics! We call it 10-minute topics, but we rarely stay within the 10-minute limit. I start off talking about my beautiful daughter who has a huge anxiety issue at the age of 5 and how I have no idea how to deal with it. Second, we thank the XLT Atlanta folks for an amazing time. Then we talk about Catholic Schools and their struggle with discipleship, finances, and Catholic identity. Next, I bring up the topic of sex, especially how much work it is to do it right. Seriously, people...
Episode 90: Sarah Nickel on Autism and Food Competitions
May 19, 2017 10:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBSarah Nickel works with children, generally ages 3-15, who have autism. She also applies developmental psychology and behavioral analysis skills to manage her friendship with Luke. Yes, they are besties. No, it's not ALL inside jokes about their time together in Denver. But there is this one part about 35 minutes into it where we discover Luke cheated on a food competition.
Episode 89: Mr. Carey from the Archdiocese Stops In
May 14, 2017 21:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBI politely asked Luke to leave his own apartment so that I could interview Mr. Carey from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Apparently, HR won't let them in the same room. Anywho, two church workers have an intelligent conversation about spiritual life as the center of the workplace. Yes, even meetings. ESPECIALLY MEETINGS!
Episode 88: It's Like Your Confessions in High School
May 05, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBLuke grew up in the great place of Dayton, OH. It's a town that is a great place to be from, but not really be in. Luke talks about driving home for his worky work, but has no one in Dayton to go home to and no friends to visit. Plus, there's the crap about high school life. What was it with those people in high school who are just jerks for no reason? Well, after working with youth for years we realized everyone's got a reason.
Episode 87: Arleen and the $30,000 Breakup
April 28, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB"If you're going to break up, Ash Wednesday is a great time to do it!" Luke and Arleen (no Gomer this week) talk about their cooky lives, the fun of dating, and the strange intimacy that comes with breaking up. Luke and Arleen trade breakup stories, but this is NOT a pity party. This is more about lessons learned and experiences reflected upon. Luke throws in some comments about maturity and Arleen talks about a profound healing experience after her first devastating breakup as an adult. ...
Episode 86: CryFire Every Two Years
April 21, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBLuke and Gomer interview a buddy they knew while at college, but who wasn't a student. Yes, he was a townie. A dirty, dirty townie. If you listen to this I think you'll get why the Incarnation and the Sacraments are oh so necessary to a real, and really human, faith. And you'll see why we humans can totally screw things up.
Episode 85: Our Communion of Saints
April 14, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBWe do a quick and exhausting follow up to Katie Garcia's Visitation and Funeral that Gomer was able to attend. Then we talk a lot about how much we need God in our lives. We finally end it all by talking about ourselves- fitting- because IT'S OUR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!! April 20 (yes, 4/20 potheads) in 2015 kicked off the Catching Foxes experiment and boy have we got a deal for you! In return for a Follow on Facebook, a Donation on Patreon, or a Review on iTunes, from you, our dear new lis...
Episode 84: The Pain is a Part of the Happiness
April 07, 2017 06:15 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBThis is an interesting episode. We start off being stupid, as is usual, then Luke takes us to a serious turn as we discuss the end-of-life of our young friend, Katie Garcia, whom we knew from college and who lives here in Houston about 30 minutes from me with her truly amazing husband and four kids. Luke mentioned A Severe Mercy, which reminded me of several scenes from the movie Shadowlands, which is about CS Lewis, AKA Jack and the passionate poet, Joy, that he marries knowing full well th...
Episode 83: Gomer Goes to Prison!
March 31, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBWe talk about Lent. Luke's is going pretty well, but then he visited me and I ruined it. Then Gomer shares his amazing experiences inside the Ferguson Unit prison during the Kolbe Prison Retreat Ministry. And Gomer got a prison nickname. My Facebook Post on the Kolbe Prison Retreat Ministry The experience of going to the prison was intense and amazing. The men in white (MIW) who were there for the three days of the retreat (Thursday-Saturday, 7am to 7pm) come from a variety of religious backg...
Episode 82: Leah Darrow Interview! Plus a Special Announcement
March 24, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBSUPPORT OUR PATREON CAMPAIGN! We get to talk with America's favorite Catholic, Leah Darrow, as we explore her roots in farm country, Oklahoma, what conference life is like for an introvert, and how she balances this stuff with family and fashion, which is still a good part of her life, but in a human way. We talk about some super interesting stuff like Slow Food, Slow Fashion and the whole Slow Culture. Fascinating! https://www.facebook.com/leah.darrow/ https://leahdarrow.com/ Reject McF...
Episode 81: Live Shows are NOT Annoying to Later Listeners
March 17, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBOUR FIRST LIVE SHOW! Thank you to everyone who attended on March 8 at Deacon Baldy's Food Truck Park and Bar! I tried my best to edit the crap out of this, thinking from your perspective, dear listener who wasn't in attendance. There's some gold in here!
Episode 80: Aaron Gillespie Interviews Some Catholics
March 10, 2017 13:00 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBAaron Gillespie, a drummer and vocalist for Underoath, talks to us about the industry, life, family, sex and faith. He ends up asking more questions of us than we do of him, which is a blast!
Episode 79: On the Bus with Aaron Weiss
March 03, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBI got to interview Aaron Weiss, lead singer of mewithoutYou, a band that literally defined this podcast's title. It's a 35-minute interview on their tour bus, which Aaron was super-gracious in allowing me on board. I met his lovely wife and little daughter they nicknamed Birdie (and you'll hear her in the show!). We talk all things lyrics: inspiration, spirituality, Thomas Merton, and more. At the end I hop on a phone call with Luke and Deacon Colin Parrish, who helped arrange the whole thi...
Episode 78: Locally World Famous
February 25, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBWe discuss our amazing MEETUP and LIVE RECORDING at Deacon Baldy's on March 8 that all of you should buy a plane ticket and come out and hang out. A big THANK YOU to our fans who have downloaded this show from iTunes. We are ranked Number 178 out of the Top 200 in the Religion and Spirituality category. This means we were ranked higher than Bishop Barron's Sermons! Take that! (I love you, bishop Barron, please be on our show). In this episode, Gomer goes pee and Luke literally talks to h...
Episode 77: That Catholic Couple Rides Again
February 17, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBThey are YouTube's dopest Catholic couple proving that Fun is Universal one video at a time. Luke and I interview "That Catholic Couple" for today's show, which is a dream-come-true (for them). This fine couple works hard to create a fun and Catholic show that respects the YouTube culture. We discuss "The Incident" that almost ended their show and how Luke saved the day (yeah, we retell that old story). Then we talk about how handsome Gomer is and that's pretty much where the show picks up...