Drunk Ex-Pastors
481 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 555 ratingsCo-hosts (and ex-pastors) Jason Stellman and Christian Kingery discuss politics, religion, and culture over drinks.
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Podcast #29: Jason’s Termination, the Problem of Evil, GMOs, and Demonic Possession
February 09, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason faces the difficult challenge of choosing between a sport he doesn’t care about and a job he hates. After answering a question about online dating, Jason and Christian discuss the recent statements of atheist Stephen Fry, pronouncing god, if he exists, as stupid thanks to bone cancer in children. After a quick discussion about GMOs, they begin working through listener voicemails. A question that has nothing to do with the new Microsoft HoloLens lea...
Podcast #28: Yoga Pants, Gay Husbands, and Incest
February 02, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian talk about yoga pants. Naturally, this brings up many more topics such as when candy had its zenith, exactly what it means to covet your neighbor’s ass, and what it would be like if women catcalled men. They then talk about gay men marrying women and whether or not that will make god happy finally. A caller asks why a father shouldn’t marry his daughter, which leads to Jason being confused about how reproduction works. Jason is biebere...
Podcast #27: The Cruise, Crumpling Kids for Christ, and Sacred Ground
January 26, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian jump on the Seahawks bandwagon. They lament their failed childhood radio careers. They tell stories of gluttony, obstructive sleep apnea, and mushrooms from the cruise. They talk about how car salesman get revenge for bad reviews. They mock (and refuse) the apology of the punching pastor. They come up with more stereotypes for white people. They discuss whether or not places can be holy or sacred and what that means for Catholics who w...
Podcast #26: Mythical Christianity, Racial Stereotypes, and Handling Change
January 19, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Christian and Jason start off with a voicemail from a listener who describes an unsuccessful attempt at introducing a friend to the podcast which ends with that friend thinking they’re racist. A question about Christian’s agnosticism leads to a discussion about whether or not the Bible is reliable and if Jesus could be who the Bible claims he is. Another caller, not realizing that Jason and Christian have been labeled as racist, brings up the issue of rac...
Podcast #25: Our “Polemical” Podcast, Dying Like a Boss, and Rapid-fire Feedback
January 12, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, after some childhood memories of thrown Brussels sprouts and spilled honey, a shot in honor of their fine listeners, one of Jason’s stories from the car dealership, and Christian trying to talk himself out of buying a new car, Jason and Christian analyze some of the criticism of the podcast, delving into the nature of the podcast itself. After a third attempt at explaining that they don’t hate Capitalism, they examine the death of Christians compared to t...
Podcast #24: A Year without God, Clarifications, and Transgenderism
January 05, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, after a quick discussion about the ways they would abuse lucid dreaming and why living like Jesus would completely screw up one’s life, Christian and Jason analyze the recently finished yearlong experiment of Ryan Bell, a former pastor who decided last January to live like an atheist and report his findings. They then address feedback from listeners on the topics of scientific theory (it’s just theory!), torture (it’s totally OK!), and Capitalism (they ha...
Podcast #23: Test Drive Hit and Run, Tough Love, and Capitalism vs Christianity
December 29, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason wants to know if they’re recording, but he finally has a reason to worry. Jason then regales us with stories from the car dealership, including a recent test drive that went bad, especially for a pedestrian who may or may not be completely fine. Let’s pretend he is. Christian and Jason then talk about “tough love” and whether or not Christians should shun people who don’t live according to their morals. They then discuss the “Christian Right,” how ...
Podcast #22: Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, Legalizing Everything, and Puppy-Kicking Atheists
December 22, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Christian and Jason go over some new iTunes reviews of the podcast, one of which is two stars and actually ends up being somewhat accurate. They then discuss the new CEO of Sony, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. After a discussion about raising money as missionaries, they take on the concept of over-criminalization and whether or not less laws would cause everyone to start shooting heroine into their eyeballs. They then take a question about how censored their...
Podcast #21: Altar Calls, Wounded Warriors, Born Agains, and Torture
December 15, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Christian has to deal with an obstinate child named Jason who refuses to wear his headphones and stalls for twenty minutes on a shot he doesn’t want to drink. After compromising, they discuss the manipulative practice of attempting to create Christians known as the “altar call,” and what role this played in them being asked to leave the Calvary Chapel pastorate. They then listen to a wounded warrior describe his experience back in The States which drives ...
Podcast #20: Mundane Christianity, Speaking in Tongues, and Eric Garner Can’t Breathe
December 11, 2014 20:38 - 1 hour - 64 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, after taking a “holiday” shot suggestion submitted by a listener and getting an update on the woeful life of a car salesman, Christian and Jason springboard off of something Jason said in the last podcast into whether or not Christianity should be any different than any other organization or religion. (Or as Christian likes to wonder, should God make a difference?) They then address a listener’s voicemail about speaking in tongues and whether or not anyon...
Podcast #19: Judging by the Cover, Miracles, and Fluid Dogma
December 08, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian “drunkenly blather on” about a couple of the podcast’s detractors who have quite clearly never listened to the show. They then discuss one of the more important and volatile topics they’ve discussed lately: the new Star Wars teaser trailer. A caller’s comments then launch them into a discussion about skepticism and miracles, and whether or not Jesus’s miracles can beat up Mohammed’s miracles (and whether or not that would make Christia...
Podcast #18: Referees, Rioting, and Right to Die
December 01, 2014 05:03 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors (emphasis on “drunk” for Christian), Jason puts down the whiskey and drinks beer to assuage the wrath of the Lutherans. Christian claims that referees only get in the way of good sportsmanship, in much the same way that the police get in the way of polite looting. After acknowledging that nothing gets accomplished without a good riot, they answer listener voicemails which eventually lead them to whether or not a terminally ill patient should have the right...
Podcast #17: The Anonymous Ron Arbaugh, Voicemails, and Toilet Etiquette
November 24, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian celebrate their success in iTunes with a new bottle of Scotch, which naturally leads to a discussion about Dwarves tasting Orc blood. After a quick update on Jason’s success as a car salesman, an offer for a free Drunk Ex-Pastors shot glass, and an analysis of a one star iTunes review, they address some negative statements made about Christian by a Calvary Chapel pastor who would like to remain anonymous. Of course, Jason and Christian...
Podcast #16: Real Time Questions, Monster Energy, and Delusions of Grandeur
November 17, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian get an effin awesome voicemail. Jason’s soul-sucking existence is exemplified in a deal on a $3800 gold Chrysler and Christian is devastated and losing sleep over a lost star in an iTunes review. The ex-pastors spontaneously take live questions from Facebook which start with why Mike Seaver is trying to save Christmas and eventually lead to Jason serenading Christian with the theme from the TV show Alice. After re-hashing the weed topi...
Podcast #15: Elections, Weed, and Mental Gymnastics
November 10, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason does something he hasn’t done in 14 years as he transforms from car salesman to car buyer. After discussing Christian’s annual Halloween party, Jason relays more stories from the workplace, which he describes as “like prison, except you can go home at the end of the day.” Meanwhile, Christian thinks quietly to himself, “Welcome to having a job.” They then discuss the recent election that there’s a good chance you didn’t know took place, and springbo...
Podcast #14: Indoctrination Redux, Indiscriminate Profanity, and the Sport of Soccer
November 03, 2014 03:51 - 1 hour - 45 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian decide their friendship wasn’t tested enough during the previous episode’s debate about indoctrination and go for round two. Jason admits that he is wrong, but this sentence is totally out of context. Christian informs Jason about some negative feedback from a non-drunk current pastor, and they also lament the fact that only 23 people like the podcast. Christian is asked by a listener what led him to become an Agnostic, and in fine Agn...
Podcast #13: Repeat After me. Indoctrination. Indoctrination. Indoctrination.
October 27, 2014 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian celebrate the podcast’s 13th episode with a shot of chocolate cake, followed up with a recap of Christian’s trip to Hollywood and Jason’s week getting to know his co-workers: Bow Tie, Old Spice, Senator, et al. After a momentary lapse into what is possibly a quite sexist discussion and a post-mortem analysis of Christian’s inexplicable loss in the “Best Name” category for his chili, Jason and Christian take on a caller question about i...
Podcast #12: Slingin’ Cars, Avoiding Ebola, and Jason’s Speech Therapy
October 20, 2014 07:39 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian start off the show with an experimental shot meant to give them wings. Jason then imparts his best “white-trash scheme” as a free service to anyone needing to send a letter but who is short on postage. As Jason transforms before our ears into a better and better car salesman (and a less and less trustworthy person, obviously), Christian begins Jason’s speech therapy, which, unfortunately for Jason, may last the entire episode. They the...
Podcast #11: We Address Our Detractors and Ruin an American Holiday
October 13, 2014 03:22 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian analyze why Jason gave up a comfortable job with a high salary to potentially end up sleeping in his car in Christian’s driveway. (Unfortunately, Jason no longer has a car, which is ironic considering his new career attempt.) The ex-pastors then take on Jason’s critics, of which there are many, who seem to delight in his demise and what they consider to be his inevitable downfall. Speaking of downfalls, Jason and Christian also addres...
Podcast #10: Free Whiskey, Bad Teachers, and Sex Education
October 06, 2014 04:45 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBIn this edition of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian enjoy their first taste of sponsorship, and love it. (Probably because it tastes like Whiskey.) Christian recounts how his family’s recent vacation to Hawaii caused some problems for his daughter at school which opens up a discussion about education in general and how to keep kids from becoming mindless drones. A listener’s message moves the conversation from education in general to sex education, which causes some disagreement between...
Podcast #9: Cops, Calvary Chapel, Hell, and Football
September 29, 2014 06:27 - 1 hour - 101 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason presents Christian with a gift that he needs but will never use; the discussion turns to whether or not the police force attracts people who were picked on in school and therefore need to take out their frustrations on the powerless and weak; we discuss the recent controversy surrounding the lawsuit against our former church, Calvary Chapel, by two of its now-deceased founding pastor’s children; we answer a Twitter follower’s question about whether ...
Podcast #8: The One Where We Use the N-Word
September 22, 2014 18:33 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Christian gives Jason a very special gift (hint: it’s small, sings like a little Canadian boy, and you put it in your mouth); we take feedback from a female listener who is frustrated by her former time in the church when all her “sisters in Christ” thought she wanted to steal their husbands; we delve into the issue of language and labels, focusing on whether and when it’s OK to use “the N-word” as well as whether jokingly labeling stuff “gay” or “retarde...
Podcast #8: Offensive Words, Passive Seduction, and Selfies
September 22, 2014 18:33 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Christian gives Jason a very special gift (hint: it’s small, sings like a little Canadian boy, and you put it in your mouth); we take feedback from a female listener who is frustrated by her former time in the church when all her “sisters in Christ” thought she wanted to steal their husbands; we delve into the issue of language and labels, focusing on whether and when it’s OK to use “the N-word” as well as whether jokingly labeling stuff “gay” or “retarde...
Podcast #7: Scary Movies, Dead Americans, and Mark Driscoll’s Penis
September 17, 2014 17:54 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBIn our seventh episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason explains why he doesn’t like movies containing red-headed twin children or the Holocaust; Christian reveals some sobering facts about ISIS and their plot to take over America (or just kill us all, we’re not sure at this point); we take some listener feedback asking about Mark Driscoll’s penis and who it really belongs to; and lastly, Christian complains about the insensitivity of certain drivers’ parking habits, while Jason laments all progre...
Podcast #6: Poker, Nude Selfies, and Rape
September 13, 2014 18:37 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBIn this edition of the podcast, Jason and Christian discuss Jason’s lack of proper decorum at the poker table, and then spend the remainder fielding a listener question about the infamous celebrity selfie leak. This topic leads pretty naturally into a discussion of rape culture, during which Christian accuses Jason of contributing to it, thereby displaying his lack of philosophical nuance and sophistication.
Podcast #5: Alcohol, Guns, and the ISIS Threat
September 08, 2014 06:25 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian keep their promise to do a shot in honor of all those who shared their podcast on social media this past week, and go on to extol the many benefits of alcohol, and how the moderate enjoyment of various libations can help (in the immortal words of Pink) “get this party started.” They also take some listener feedback and discuss issues like gun control, ISIS, and why Jason hates animals. God, he really is just a horrible, horrible person…
Podcast #4: Acting, Our First Listener Feedback, and Other Ramblings
September 01, 2014 05:12 - 1 hour - 87 MBIn this edition of Drunk Ex-Pastors (which is perhaps the most entertaining and least substantive one yet), Christian and Jason kick things off with a shot of 100 proof Southern Comfort, and then ramble semi-coherently about everything from the volume of Christian’s vomiting to whether one of them could kill the other without getting caught, and from the silliness of “paying it forward” to whether girls who look like their fathers are hotter than those who resemble their moms. And for the ...
Podcast #3: The Ice Bucket Challenge, Unbelieving Believers, and 36k Foot High Side Boob
August 24, 2014 04:44 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBIn this edition of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Christian explains the “Ice Bucket Challenge” to Jason (call him dense, but it’s not apparent to him how pouring ice water over his head will help cure a disease); they soften their stance on the Michael Brown shooting a tad; they argue about whether more than one church-goer in 100,000 actually believes the things he claims to; Christian continues his complaint about air travel, this time focusing on overly-talkative slash voyeuristic travelers sitting n...
Podcast #2: Michael Brown, Right vs Left, and the Rapture
August 19, 2014 21:45 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, Jason and Christian discuss the shooting of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen who was shot in the back and head by a white police in Ferguson, MO, last week; they explore the issue of whether people on the right are more ideologically driven than those on the left, who tend to be more pragmatic; they roll up their religious sleeves and dig into the nuts and bolts of the Rapture and its accompanying apocalyptic doomsday prophecies (during which hilarity cannot but ensue);...
Podcast #1: The American Work Ethic, ISIS, and Irrelevant Traffic Laws
August 12, 2014 21:06 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Jason and Christian discuss the American attitude toward work and compare it to that of other cultures (as in, why do we live to work while people in other cultures work to live?); they talk about the horrific actions of the Islamic group ISIS and attempt to distinguish fact from fiction regarding the worldwide persecution of Christians — is it fair to call the denial of special treatment for American believers “persecution” while in the Middle East Chris...
Introduction to Drunk Ex-Pastors
August 01, 2014 17:00 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBWho are the Drunk Ex-Pastors? Why are they casting pod? What exactly is a “bieber?” Find out here!