

Heretic Happy Hour
Quoir
Heretic Happy Hour is an unapologetically irreverent, crass, and sometimes profound conversation about the intersection of culture and the Christian faith. Hosts Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano, alongside a rotating panel of guest hosts that include theologians and therapists, professors and prophets, mystics and misfits, pull no punches and leave no stones unturned. For some serious sacred cow-tipping, there’s nothing better than spending an hour of your time with us.
New shows every Tuesday, with bonus episodes on Fridays and Sundays.
New shows every Tuesday, with bonus episodes on Fridays and Sundays.
Episodes
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Jan 16, 2024 • 46min
#172: Too Fab For Florida, Part 7 (with Special Guest host Rev. Jakob Hero Shaw)
The Too Fab for Florida series keeps bringing the heat in this inspiring conversation with Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw, the Trans, Queer, Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa, Florida.Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts at quoir.com.Pick up Karen Shock's book, Too Much and Not Enough, now! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 2, 2024 • 1h 7min
#171: Too Fab For Florida, Part 6 (with Special Guest host Dr. Jaeda C. Calaway)
Our Too Fab for Florida series continues with a candid conversation about the intersection of theology and gender with Dr. Jaeda C. Calaway, a professor at Illinois College, and the author of The Christian Moses. Check out their work at https://antiquitopia.wordpress.com/about/.Tune in to all the QuoirCast podcasts at Patheos!To purchase Heather Hamilton's book, Returning to Eden, click the link. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 26, 2023 • 8min
Bonus Episode: "Fortune Teller," by Flamy Grant
Last week, we promised we'd include a track off Flamy Grant's latest album, but didn't have a file in time. So, as a way to fulfill our promise, here it is: Fortune Teller.Check out the entire QuoirCast network on Patheos and at quoir.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 19, 2023 • 55min
#170: Too Fab For Florida, Part 5 (with Special Guest host Flamy Grant)
Buckle up buttercup, because we're back into this Fabulous series with the flamboyantly fantastic Flamy Grant who talks about how they ended up being the first drag queen to hit #1 on the Christian Music Charts.To support the show, sign up on Patreon.Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 5, 2023 • 1h 36min
#169: What's Up Doc?: The Family Conspiracy (HOTW: Janet K. Ray)
Our Conservative Christian Documentary Series continues with our reactions to "The Family" on Netflix. What does the National Prayer Breakfast have to do with exporting anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to Third World nations? PLUS, our Heretic of the Week is Janet K. Ray, author of "The God of Monkey Science: People of Faith in a Modern Scientific World."Pick up Sitting in the Shade of Another Tree.Check out the QuoirCast network on Patheos. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 21, 2023 • 1h 39min
#168: What's Up Doc? The Secrets of Hillsong (HOTW: Maria Francesca French)
Our third episode in our conservative Christian documentary series explores the disturbing behavior of Hillsong, with a look at "The Secrets of Hillsong" on HULU. Plus, our Heretic of the Week is the wonderful Maria Francesca French, author of Safer Than the Known Way and Reconfiguring.Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts on Patheos.Keith's latest book, Second Cup with Keith, is now available. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 7, 2023 • 56min
#167: Too Fab For Florida, Part 4 (with Special Guest Host Angela Yarber)
In this episode, the Heretics sit down with award-winning author and artist, Angela Yarber. She's the Executive Director of the Holy Women Icons Project, a non-profit seeking to empower marginalized women by telling the stories of revolutionary holy women through art, writing, and special events. Her painting, writing, and work has been featured on NPR's Progressive Spirit, Maya Angelou's memorial celebration, and the television show Tiny House Nation. She's the author of seven books - four included in the Top LGBTQ Christian books of their respective publication years. Check out Angela's art here.Tune in to all the QuoirCast Podcasts! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 24, 2023 • 1h 2min
#166: Too Fab For Florida, Part 3 (with Special Guest Host Sister Merry Peter)
Our new "Too Fab For Florida" series celebrates the gifts and wisdom of people in the queer, trans and drag community as a counter-narrative to the relentless assault on their community.This week continues with Sister Merry Peter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgences. Tune in to all QuoirCast podcasts at Patheos.Check out the latest interfaith book from Quoir, Sitting in the Shade of Another Tree. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 10, 2023 • 1h 5min
#165: Too Fab For Florida, Part 2 (with Special Guest Host Karley Marx)
Our new "Too Fab For Florida" series celebrates the gifts and wisdom of people in the queer, trans and drag community as a counter-narrative to the relentless assault on their community.This week continues with Lady Karley Dada Marx, an American drag performer, painter, and pop artist. They are from Chicago, Illinois. Marx's drag persona and name are a play-off of Karl Marx, Marxistaesthetics, the intersections in critical and queer theory, and deeply political-Dadaist influences. To listen to all the QuoirCast podcasts, head on over to Patheos.To support Heretic Happy Hour on Patreon, click here! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 26, 2023 • 58min
#164: Too Fab For Florida, Part 1 (with Special Guest Host Daniel Lavery)
Our new "Too Fab For Florida" series celebrates the gifts and wisdom of people in the queer, trans and drag community as a counter-narrative to the relentless assault on their community. To kick things off, our resident expert for this conversation is Daniel M. Lavery, author of Something That May Shock and Discredit You, he also wrote the "Dear Prudence" advice column at Slate.com from 2016 to 2021. Daniel also hosts the Slate podcast, Big Mood, Little Mood for Slate.com, and writes The Chatner newsletter on Substack.Daniel's Links:BOOK: https://a.co/d/23KbTUDPODCAST: https://slate.com/podcasts/big-mood-little-moodTHE CHATNER NEWSLETTER: https://www.thechatner.com/Check out all the QuoirCast podcasts at: https://www.patheos.com/editorial/podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.