Off the Menu
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsThe perfect mix between funny, crazy, and edifying. This is a podcast with author and historian Charles Coulombe and his interlocutor Vincent Frankini who talk about a variety of topics on history, philosophy, and culture, offering opinions that you won't dare find in mainstream media. We're cultured but crazy.
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Episodes
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
March 18, 2024 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB0:00 Intro 0:20 Big Almond 5:00 Irish Travels 12:00 Christian Struggle Against Slavery 21:30 Christian Knight Principles 28:30 The Two Englands 32:00 Church's Role Fighting Ottoman Empire 33:00 Henry Ford 41:00 Protest Work Ethic Support the show
Annoying Broad Territory
March 11, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB0:00 Intro 2:30 State Church 11:00 What's New 16:00 Lightning Round 24:00 Sacred Music for Lent 28:00 Shoplifting and Starvation 33:00 Infanticidal Maniacs 45:00 Christ Present in Monstrance & People 55:00 Generational Change and Signs of Hope 1:10:00 Closing Words Support the show
Alternative Facts
March 04, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB0:00 Intro 0:30 Horace Fletcher 4:00 Alternative Facts 8:30 Transformative Political Change 16:00 Three Kingdoms Tour 24:30 Calendar 28:00 Blue Vestments 32:30 History of the Kingdom of Greece 1:00:00 Egyptian History 1:18:30 Celebrities No Longer Glamorous 1:30:00 Favorite Off the Menu Moments Support the show
The Dictatorship of the Involved
February 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB0:00 Intro 1:45 Charles Through the Decades 15:00 Nuanced Transition to Political Rant 20:00 Local Esoteric Politics 31:00 Morganatic Marriage 35:00 AI 48:00 Books Burned 50:00 Violent Films 52:30 Ray Bradbury Movies 58:00 John Lennon 1:00:00 A Sin Not to Vote? 1:17:00 RFK a "Real Catholic"? 1:29:00 Closing Thoughts Support the show
The American Chestnut Blight
February 18, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB0:00 Intro 0:48 💻Challenges of internet communication and nostalgic appreciation for handwritten letters. 6:53 💬 Generational communication differences, lack of parental instruction, and declining vocabulary. 14:34 📰 Legal charges, imprisonment, and hate facts leading to a veer into Lent and fish preferences. 22:13 🐒 Unique aquarium locations, past experiences at the zoo, and singing performances. 29:04 🕵️♂️ Investigative podcast uncovers conspiracy involving Big Almond, Yoko Ono, and the A...
Charles as Mayor of New York
February 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB0:00 🗽 Charles discusses potential mayoral role in New York City, emphasizing community engagement and leadership. 8:55 🏙️ Charles discusses potential initiatives as Mayor of New York, focusing on reducing crime and boosting public spirit. 16:01 💬 The decline of municipal governance in major cities and potential solutions. 24:29 🏙️ Challenges and changes in local politics, emphasizing the importance of city leadership. 32:39 💬 Analysis of Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson reveals his...
... But We Don't Talk About that
February 05, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB0:00 🎤 Encounters with celebrities and the importance of saying something unique to them. 8:11 🎭 World of Warcraft, Vienna ball season, Ash Wednesday, and negative comments on the show. 16:36 👑 Romanovs, royal families, and their impact on history. 24:28 👪 Traditional family structure and the 50s ideal of marriage, including the role of women, impact of feminism, and the decline of extended family support. 33:07 👨👩👧👦 The shift from extended to nuclear family in the 50s was driven by s...
Toryism
January 29, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB0:00 Intro 0:20 🍽️ Italian flavors, California, upcoming elections, and the overlap of Christmas and Carnival season. 8:57: 📺 St Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday, with a focus on New Jersey's historical contributions to American freedom. 18:13 📜 War of 1812, including its origins, key moments, and impact on Canadian national identity, with a side note on political scandals. 28:17 📜 The history of Iraq, the Hindenburg disaster, and conspiracy theories surrounding it. 36:15 🎈 The impact of p...
Love Flowing Like a Sewer
January 23, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB0:19 🎉 Milestone celebration of 300th episode with historical and upcoming event highlights. 10:40 📚 Discussion on the impact of Romanticism and neoclassicism on Catholicism, nationalism, and the interconnectedness of diverse communities. 17:08 📜 Influence of Catholicism on National Identity and Romanticism 25:24 📺 Discussion of a past controversial TV appearance and its impact on the speaker's career, as well as insights on historical figures and media dynamics. 32:55 💭 Discussion on co...
The Old Neighborhood
January 15, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB0:00 Intro 1:00 The Old Neighborhood 12:00 The Right, Left, & Race 18:30 L. Frank Baum 21:00 Protestant Lord's Prayer 22:00 Favorite British Prime Minister 29:30 Lord Frederick North 37:00 Best Italian Spots in Jersey 44:00 St. Joseph & St. John the Baptist 48:00 HRE Colonies 54:00 Habsburgs Want Restoration? Support the show
Charles V
January 08, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MB0:00 Intro 2:40 Charles's New Year 13:00 New Orleans 15:00 Grandparents 29:00 Charles V 35:00 France & the HRE 45:00 Council of Trent 49:00 James II 52:00 Ralph Bunche Support the show
The Swords of State
January 01, 2024 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MB0:00 Intro 1:00 Christmas & New Year 12:00 Swords of State 19:00 Marianne of France 20:30 French Monarchy Restoration Trappings 22:00 Zita & Otto & Liberalization of Europe 33:00 Four Last Kings Possibly Saints? 49:00 Closing Thoughts Support the show
Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes!
December 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB0:00 Intro 3:00 King Leopold 4:50 Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes! 8:35 What's New 18:20 The Christmas Book 19:15 King Leopold II 24:30 Charles's Favorite Pope 29:15 Estonia & Czech Atheist Countries 31:00 Converting New Agers 35:00 Rosicrucianism 48:00 President's Decision 50:00 Church's Challenges Support the show
Artifact of Empire
December 11, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB0:00 Intro 21:10 Book Lightning Round 26:10 Henry Kissinger 39:30 Venice's Dichotomy 41:00 1969 Liturgical Calendar Revision 46:00 America Succeeding Support the show
Imperial Talk
November 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB0:00 Intro 16:00 Demoniality 23:00 America Fragmenting 30:40 Masonry 34:30 Cyclical Views of History 39:00 Spain Constitutional Crisis 42:30 Hard Right Populist Nationalist Zionists 59:20 Faithless People Becoming Clergy 1:01:20 Pentecostalism and the Third World Support the show
Allodial
November 20, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB0:00 Intro 16:30 Legitimist Look at Byzantine Succession 20:30 Self-Mortification 27:00 Boer People 33:30 Shakespeare's Authorship 35:20 Charles's Time in Army 43:30 Church Architecture 45:30 The Third Way Support the show
Self-Existent Reality
November 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB0:00 Intro 1:00 Misc. Banter 15:00 Prayers While in Mortal Sin 21:30 Supersessionism 25:00 Anthony M. Imperiale 33:30 The Man in the Iron Mask 41:00 The Internet: Good or Bad 45:10 Eugene of Savoy 48:30 Douay-Rheims 50:00 What Happened to Babylon? 54:00 Pre-Raphaelite Painters 1:16:00 More Misc. Banter 1:26:00 The Greatest Novel Ever Written Support the show
Episode 291 - California Dreamin'
November 06, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Movies 5:00 Calendar 21:00 Shane Leslie's Ghost Book 24:00 Royal Families of Serbia and Romania 34:00 Latin America 38:00 Hungary 40:00 Houska Castle 42:00 Libertinism 43:00 St. Thomas Support the show
Dr. Future and Mrs. Bates
October 30, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB0:00 Intro 7:00 Calendar 20:00 Halloween 28:30 Souling 33:00 Occult Phenomena Book 36:00 Saints Lightning Round 44:00 Seabury Quinn 48:30 Horror Films 51:00 Autumn Pipe Tobacco 51:30 Gothic Fiction 54:00 Halloween Movies 57:00 All Souls Traditions 1:01:00 Leah Bodine Drake 1:05:00 Medieval Autumnal Traditions 1:13:00 Vlad the Impaler 1:15:00 Scholomance Support the show
Jinn, Fay, & Nymphs, Oh My!
October 23, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Spring During Autumn 2:00 Candy Corn 11:30 The Darkness Did Not 16:00 Catholic Temporal Rulers 25:00 Christian Zionism 30:00 Synod 34: Jinn, Fay, & Nymphs 39:00 Space Colonization & Aliens 58:00 Do Aliens Exist Support the show
People of Good Will and of None
October 16, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Boomer Talk 16:30 What's New With Charles 24:00 They Flew by Carlas Eire 27:00 Catholicism in Scandinavia 30:30 Papal Bulls, Crusades, & Spiritual Benefits 35:30 Misc. Banter 40:00 Generals Gage & Howe 45:00 Jonathan Edwards 1:00:00 Salem's Halloween Support the show
Cup of Joe
October 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB0:00 Intro 3:00 Charles in Denmark 8:00 October Country 12:00 Joe DiMaggio, Boomers, & Coffee 42:00 Halloween Book Recommendations 47:00 Ante Starcevic 56:00 Court Jesters in History 1:04:00 Empress Elizabeth of Austria 1:06:00 George III, Colonies, Parliament 1:23:00 American Political Dynasties Support the show
Emotionally Unavailable
September 18, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB0:00 Intro 0:30 Equity Officers & Sensitivity Readers 19:30 Calendar 26:30 The Martian Chronicles 34:00 Mid-Atlantic Accent 39:30 Royal Titles 44:00 Cyrus the Great 45:00 The Lost Generation 48:30 Hippies as Parents 1:00:00 Crisis of Faith 1:09:00 A Society in Decline Support the show
Volcanic
September 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Volcanic 3:30 Poe Poem 5:30 Calendar 6:30 California 16:00 Memes 22:00 Counterrevolution 31:30 Sweden Liberalism 34:00 Local Politics in Monarchy 47:00 German Empire 51:00 Lancelot Andrews 55:00 Culture of Medieval Inns & Taverns 1:05:00 Dumbest 20th Century Euro Politicians Support the show
Brain Breathing: The Secret of the Aztecs
September 04, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Misc. Banter 21:00 Louis XVI or the End of the World 24:00 Memes of Production 45:00 Catherine the Great 48:00 Locke's Influence on Revolutionaries 54:00 Revolutionary War 56:30 Romanian History 1:05:30 Charles's Favorite Prophet 1:09:00 Church Dogma 1:20:00 Pope's Decisions 1:24:00 The Hound of Hell Support the show
Nonjudgmental
August 27, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB0:00 Intro 0:40 Nonjudgmental 16:30 Memes of Production 29:30 Hobberdy Dick 32:00 Militia Templi 36:00 Purgatorial Society 42:00 G.K. Chesterton 53:30 Thomists & Scotists 1:01:00 History of U.S. Senate 1:08:00 Charles News 1:10:00 5 Most Catholic Countries 1:15:00 Impacting Young People Support the show
New Age Sewage
August 21, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB0:00 Intro 1:00 U.S. Immigrants to Austria 7:40 Charles's Plans 18:20 That Hideous Strength 23:30 Thomas Woods & Libertarianism 33:00 History of Catholic Education in U.S. 43:00 High Tech Monasteries? 55:00 Appalachian History 1:07:00 Coolest Relics Support the show
The Clans
August 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB0:00 Intro 1:00 Scottish Clan 20:00 Children of the Green Knowe 26:30 Midwest Lightning Round 32:30 The Last Hurrah 33:330 Charles's Favorite Missionaries 44:00 History of the House of Commons 55:00 Whigs & Tories 1:06:00 Liberalism & Communism as Heresies 1:11:30 Ayn Rand and Libertarianism Support the show
The Politics of Envy
August 07, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 75 MB0:00 Privileged 3:00 The Politics of Envy 13:00 Charles on Twitter 16:00 Misc. Banter 23:40 Closure: Does It Exist? 32:00 Le Morte d'Arthur 39:00 Memes of Production 50:20 Nicomachean Ethics Leaders 55:00 History of Guild Masses 1:04:00 Rich and Vibrant Italian Feasts 1:09:00 What to do at a Cemetery? 1:24:00 The Legitimist Debate Support the show
Gunga Din
July 31, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB0:00 Intro 5:00 Trick-or-Treating for Unicef 13:40 Calendar 16:00 Memes 33:30 Gallicanism and Americanism 36:30 Godfrey de Bouillon 40:00 Scandinavian Migration 42:30 Cruets & TLM 44:30 Biretta Hat 51:30 Vincenzo Album 58:30 Napoleon Movie Reaction (Dead Air Time! AHHHH!!) 1:02:00 Movie Heroes & Villains 1:08:30 Gunga Din Poem 1:18:30 Recessional Poem 1:21:00 Hitchcock - Catholic Filmmaker? 1:23:00 Catholic Humorous Modes 1:29:00 Perpetual Adolescence 1:44:00 Lovecraft Drinking Song Support ...
The Moon Landing & Bronco Chase
July 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB0:00 Intro 2:20 Cancel Culture 9:00 Villaraigosa 11:00 Moon Landing & Bronco Chase 15:20 Charles Boating 18:00 Memes of Production 26:00 Dandelion Wine (Book) 39:35 St. Wilgefortis 31:30 Actors & Harvey Movie 51:30 America as a Single Nation 1:08:30 Northern Italy 1:12:30 Consecrating France to Sacred Heart 1:21:30 Real, Modern Knights of Christendom Support the show
Ruritania
July 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB0:00 Post-Apocalyptic 8:00 Random Miscellany 17:00 Canticle for Liebowitz 22:00 Roman Empire 23:45 Prayer Intentions 32:30 Reading More 36:00 Doubt, the Movie 43:30 Savonarola 46:00 Louis Philippe I 52:40 Seventh Day Adventists Support the show
Loose Lips Sink Ships
July 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB0:00 Intro 1:00 Vatican Shenanigans 13:00 The Endless Knot 16:30 Actors Lightning Round 29:00 Suits 36:00 Holy Roman Empire Revised 37:00 Sacraments and Politics 52:00 Brothers in the Bible 57:00 RFK Jr. 59:30 Legend of Atlantis 1:05:00 Deathbed Conversion Support the show
Heal Me With Your LARP
July 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB0:00 Intro 4:30 Calendar 11:00 Memes of Production 13:00 Shane Leslie's Ghost Book 15:40 Episcopal Conferences 21:00 Critics of SSPX 30:00 Vivaldi a Priest? 35:00 Garabandal 44:00 Catholic Archaeologist 54:00 Royal Succession 56:00 80s, 90s, and Civilizational Decline Support the show
Graduation Day
June 26, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB0:00 Intro 0:30 Charles Graduated! 6:00 Calendar 8:30 Russian Coup 12:30 Belarus 15:00 Memes of Production 16:00 The Great Return by Arthur Machen 21:00 Jefferson Davis & Oscar Wilde 23:00 Andrew from New Jersey Sales Pitch 26:30 Emmerich & The Grail 31:30 Arthur Machen 38:11 Charles Comedy Routine Support the show
Masterclass in Self Delusion
June 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Goth 6:00 Big Mama's Rib Shack 11:00 Memes of Production 14:00 Joe Biden "God Save the Queen" 21:45 Everyman Today Call Rome & White Cockade 35:00 Lightning Round of Writers 47:00 Why People Leave the Church 59:00 Church in Latin America 1:03:00 Magna Carta 1:05:00 Obstinate Boomers Persisting in Error Support the show
A Night at the Mark Twain
June 12, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB0:00 Intro 1:00 Royalty in Arcadia 11:00 Calendar 16:00 Arcadia 23:50 A Hotel Review 38:05 California 1:14:00 Tour Guide Through Hell 1:16:00 St. John Bosco 1:19:00 20s Wasted, What Now in 30s? 1:42:00 Alternate History Support the show
God Save the King
June 05, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MB0:00 Antiseptic 3:30 Jefferson Davis 7:00 Sheer Madness 12:00 Calendar 22:30 Louisiana 46:00 Shameless Patreon Plug 50:30 God's Banker 53:00 Cause of Civil War 59:30 Stereotypes of Orders 1:02:00 Anglophilia 1:06:00 Proclamations 1:31:00 Duchy of Brittany 1:37:00 Church vs Communism 1:45:00 Church in Cuba Support the show
Earth Prime
May 29, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB0:00 Intro (Downton) 4:00 Delusional Boomers 16:40 Calendar 34:30 New York 56:30 Anti-natalism, Veganism, Atheism 58:50 Charles Liberal on Anything? 1:03:00 The Mennonites & Amish 1:07:00 Biersach & Fr. Baptist 1:14:00 Smithsonian Critical Race Theory 1:23:00 Men's Formalwear 1:34:00 Charles's Poetry Support the show
United Empire Loyalist
May 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MB0:00 Intro 6:00 Calendar 10:00 ITI in Trumau 22:30 Texas 39:00 The Alamo 44:00 Common Man's Rights 57:00 Hitler's Pope 59:30 TLM 1:07:00 Baptismal Names 1:09:00 MLK 1:11:30 Concluding Thoughts Support the show
Miss Tobacco Beauty Contest
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB0:00 Intro 0:30 Where is Charles? 14:00 Memes of Production 17:30 Virginia 27:30 Emperor Sigismund 40:00 The Spanish Road 41:30 Latin & Greek vs English & Germanic Cultures 49:00 Lay Ownership of Church Property 1:00:35 Were Serfs Like Slaves? Support the show
Coronation & Monarchy (Coped & Cringe-Pilled)
May 07, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB0:00 Intro 6:00 Coronation 1:15:00 Pennsylvania Support the show
Charles's Adventures
May 01, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB0:00 Intro 16:00 Charles's Adventures 48:20 Memes of Production 52:00 The Habsburg Way Book 59:00 Minnesota 1:05:00 Ukraine 1:06:00 Victor Hugo's Last Words 1:08:00 American Eating 1:11:00 Living Saints? 1:15:00 Coronation Events Support the show
Self-Heal Vendors
March 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB0:00 Intro 0:20 Dark Academic Life Coach 6:00 Charles's Travels 33:30 Memes of Production 45:00 Kansas 49:00 Tumblar House Stories 58:00 Gregory the Great 1:01:00 Mental Health Crisis in America 1:09:35 Les Miserables 1:10:30 Victor Hugo's Last Words 1:11:30 Will Durant's Story of Civilization 1:12:30 The Church in China 1:16:00 Preparing for Fatherhood Support the show
The Shadow of the Emperor
March 13, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB0:00 Intro 4:00 Cooking Wine 7:10 German Bishops 11:30 3 Kingdoms Tour 14:30 Hawaii 21:30 Charles's Studies 27:33 Godparents 29:30 Werewolves 34:00 Baptisms Accidentally Invalid 37:00 Emperor & Europe 56:00 Roland and Boromir 1:09:00 More Tolkien Stuff Support the show
Adulting as Cope
March 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Misc. Nostalgia 5:00 Charles's Spring Break 18:30 Utah 28:00 Dragons Culturally 42:00 Favorite Villains 51:00 OK to Wear Jeans? 57:00 Coronation 1:06:00 World Wars 1 and 2 Support the show
Nameless Dread
February 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB0:00 Intro 14:30 Colorado 18:00 Memes of Production 24:20 Charles as Pope 32:45 French Composer 36:00 St. John Octave 45:00 Monarchist-Friendly TV Shows 52:00 "Go East" to the Byzantine? 59:15 Ceremonial Sashes 1:00:30 Knights of Columbus 1:04:00 Walt Disney 1:09:00 Epic Charles Soapbox Rant 1:24:00 Nameless Dread 1:29:50 Japan's Woes Support the show
Expanding the Conversation
February 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB0:00 Intro 15:00 Washington 20:00 Big-Brain Italians 27:00 Kentucky 48:00 Memes of Production 1:06:00 Eucharistic Ministers 1:14:00 Communion Services 1:21:30 Protestant Attendance 1:24:00 Mike Church 1:25:00 Philmont Ranch Support the show
Vulpaphobia
February 13, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Presidents 17:00 New Mexico 34:30 Pope Benedict 50:00 Benevacantists Elect a Pope 1:10:00 Monarchy and Monasticism 1:16:00 For Neal 1:21:00 The Worship of Presidents Support the show
From Cringe to Cool
February 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB0:00 Intro 0:10 Miscellaneous 23:30 Chinese Spy Balloon 28:40 - The Good Great Place Book 41:45 Memes of Production 52:00 Arkansas 58:30 Lenten Decorations 1:01:30 Italian Monarchy 1:06:30 Anglican Ordinariates 1:21:30 Vatican Secret Archives 1:25:00 Sacramental Agnus Dei Support the show