The J. Burden Show Babylonian Jesuits Shot JFK, and They're Coming for You! w/ Bird from TLE: The J. Burden Show Ep. 380
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Dec 1, 2025 Joining the show is Bird (Birdo), host and producer from Timeline Earth, known for his deep dives into conspiracy culture. The discussion kicks off with Jack Chick's controversial tracts, exploring how they shaped religious narratives. Bird defends Catholicism while confronting Chick's claims linking the Vatican to historical events like the JFK assassination. They dissect Chick's guerrilla evangelism tactics and his shocking cartoon depictions, ultimately reflecting on the complex legacy of Chick's work with humor and skepticism.
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Basement Discovery Of Jack Chick Tracts
- J. Burden describes finding a trash bag of Jack Chick tracts in a church basement as a teenager and how they felt like comedic relics.
- The discovery framed his early exposure to caricatured anti-Catholic material and shaped the episode's discussion.
Evangelical Is A Broad Historical Term
- J. Burden explains 'evangelical' is broad and originally meant conservative Protestant during the modernist crisis of the 1920s.
- The split created many splinter groups and cultural variations within American Protestantism.
Grotesque Disney Style In Chick Comics
- Bird and J. Burden read and react to Chick's grotesque Disney-style art combined with extreme apocalyptic messaging.
- They note the shock-value mix of familiar cartoon aesthetics and horrific imagery that made the tracts memorable.
