Songs & Stories Podcast

The 69x Challenge is a discomfort management tool that we use to break out of our comfort zones and form the habits that we seek to gain and sustain.  It can also be described as "a community based physical and mental challenge for misfits and fuckups" If you are not interested in The 69X Challenge, please skip this episode. It is NOT a normal episode and you won't like it.  If you are already registered for the challenge, or are curios about it then play on!   This episode is a walk through of the rules of the game and how we will evaluate and score ourselves and a little how the teams will work.  I thought the best way to do this would be to get with Devin and Caity, who often help push me through work and think through detailed things, and make sure that the rules makes sense.  So this is just a conversation we were already gonna have about the rules and I thought it could be useful as many people might have the same questions and reactions as Devin and Caity.   Register for the challenge and se the rest of the details! www.the69xchallenge.com        

MB and Kara join the podcast to talk about Kara’s Canadian origins and her experience living in an RV for a year as well as her past experience with drug addiction. Also discussed is the realization that no matter what, you end up being like your parents. Check out Kara’s podcast, The Conquest of Bliss - link below. https://artstromdigital.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland Stamps.com: stamps.com code BADCHRISTIAN

The guys talk about how there is no better feeling in the world than a show getting cancelled. They discuss the power dynamics inside Emery, Aaron’s wife talking more than Matt, and whether or not Devin’s wife looks down upon all his friends with disgust.   69xChallenge.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland

Brenda Marie Davis was a good Christian girl. She had the purity ring, she was a faithful leader in school, and thought she was doing the Lord’s work. That was until she couldn’t hold the weight of Evangelism anymore. In this episode, we talk about the idolizing of sexual purity and how the church taught us sex equals sin.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland Zip Recruiter: ziprecruiter.com/BADCHRISTIAN Tooth & Nail: The Undertaking "No Friends"

After discussing the size of Mega Pastor penises in the BC club episode this week, Matt poses a question to the group about donating an inch of your penis to your son. The guys talk more about the BCx69 and how this time the change is for real. Toby refuses to watch “Breaking Bad”.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland

Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of Media Studies at NYU, has taught courses on the use of propaganda in media throughout history. The guys discuss the state of higher education, whether or not Bill Gates is an evil genius and some Hitler stuff. They also dive into the controversy surrounding Mark’s potential firing from NYU.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland Petition: https://www.change.org/p/under-attack-at-nyu-mark-crispin-miller-needs-your-support-for-academic-freedom GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mark-crispin-miller-sue-for-libel News from Underground: https://markcrispinmiller.com/

Devin Shelton of Emery joins the show and he is very, very confused about a man who is turning himself into a boar. The guys talk standup comedy and the future of comedians and actors in the digital age. Toby complains about all the big bouncing asses interrupting funny videos on tiktok and Matt’s wife is mad every time he makes extra money.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland

Grace Baldridge is the first openly gay artist to reach number one on the Christian Charts. She joins the show to talk about growing up as a pastor's kid, growing up mostly listening to Christian music, and the recording process for her album Preacher’s Kid.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland Zip Recruiter: ziprecruiter.com/BADCHRISTIAN Stamps.com: stamps.com code BADCHRISTIAN

Robert Ross has a decade of “institutional” experience as a stock market analyst but this year he started using Tik Tok to teach people about stocks in a fun way. We talk about how to avoid blowing up your account, why he avoided the GameStop craze, and how he is still optimistic about the market long term. Matt and Aaron declare themselves official financial advisors.   Links & Sponsors: Robert's Patreon: patreon.com/tikstocks BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland

Tenured professor and author of Elephant in the Brain and The Age of Em Robin Hanson joins the show to talk about playing the game of life, how culture and government might keep us from exploring the universe, and how aliens might not be as interesting as we think.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland Zip Recruiter: ziprecruiter.com/BADCHRISTIAN Stamps.com: stamps.com code BADCHRISTIAN