

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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Dec 20, 2022 • 1h 23min
#144: What if...There Was No Christmas? (HOTW: Justin Tang)
Try to imagine your life without Christmas. No tree. No presents. No eggnog. No red-nosed reindeer. How different would your life be? Plus, our HOTW is YouTuber Justin Tang.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
Apostates Anonymous
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Dec 6, 2022 • 1h 18min
#143: What if...Jesus Was a Woman? (HOTW: Meg Heppner)
Our “What if?” series continues as we explore how different Christianity may have been if the “Christ” had been a woman and how this new “Christa” movement might have impacted the Patriarchy, Church leadership, and more.
Plus, hypnotherapist, life coach and host of The Art of Being H(YOU)man podcast, Meg Heppner, is our Heretic of the Week.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
Apostates Anonymous
The New Evangelicals Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 22, 2022 • 1h 15min
#142: What if...Aliens Are Real? (HOTW: Jason Elam)
In our new “What if?” series, we start off asking how alien contact would upset the Christian worldview and explore the implications of knowing we’re not alone in the universe. Plus, Jason Elam – co-editor of the new book, Parenting Deconstructed, is our Heretic of the Week.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
Apostates Anonymous
The New Evangelicals Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 8, 2022 • 1h 32min
#141: Oh, Bye Mark (HOTW April Ajoy)
Our Church Trauma Series concludes with a look back at the slow-motion car-crash we call Mark Driscoll and his, sadly, ongoing reign of toxic, hyper-masculine TheoBro-ish misogynistic terror. Plus the beautiful and amazing April Ajoy is our HOTW.
If you want to send Pastor Mark Driscoll a copy of Matthew's book Don't Be A D**k (because we all know he needs one), his church address is:
Trinity Church
8620 E McDonald Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
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Oct 25, 2022 • 1h 14min
#140: Et tu, Bruxy? (HOTW: Darrell Epp)
Our Church Trauma Series continues with a look at the sexual abuse controversy involving progressive Anabaptist pastor, Bruxy Cavey. Plus, our Heretic of the week is best-selling Canadian poet Darrell Epp, author of the newly-released Permanent Smoke.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
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Oct 11, 2022 • 1h 29min
#139: OMG SBC, WTF? (HOTW: Elaine Pagels)
Our Church Trauma Series continues with the massive nationwide abuse scandal and cover-up by America’s largest protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Church. Plus, our Heretic of the Week is Professor of Religion at Princeton and author Elaine Pagels.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
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Sep 27, 2022 • 1h 40min
#138: Ravi, Ravi, Ravi (HOTW: Jennifer Knapp)
Our new line-up assembles to tackle scandals, abuse, and cover-ups in our Church Trauma series, plus musician Jennifer Knapp is our HOTW.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
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Sep 13, 2022 • 1h 1min
#137: A Brand New Day
Welcome to our new lineup, featuring new co-hosts, a new format, and new perspectives to make our podcast even more happy and heretical than ever!
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
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Aug 30, 2022 • 53min
#136: The Fellowship of the Ring (Faith and Film Series)
Our film series wraps up with an adventure through Middle-earth, replete with dragons, elves, and of course, furry-footed hobbits.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
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Aug 16, 2022 • 1h 2min
#135: The Man From Earth (Faith and Film Series)
Our film series continues with The Man From Earth—an interesting take on immortality, religion and humanity.
To support the Heretic Happy Hour podcast on Patreon, please go to www.patreon.com/heretichappyhour. As this is a crowd-funded podcast, we cannot continue without your help. So sign up today!!! Thank you!
Check out all the QuoirCast Podcasts:
This is Not Church
Messy Spirituality
IdeasDigest
Apostates Anonymous Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.