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Kyle F Andrews Podcasts
Monte, a former alt. right evangelical takes deep dive discussions on evangelical deconstruction, current events and American history, and what the Bible actually said. Follow her journey from fundamentalist conservativism to progressive ideals, the words of Christ and how to stay active during this moment in history
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Matt Kelly is a prolific podcaster and a man who grew up in the church but his faith has always been influx. Katie Hampton is a comedian and podcaster who went to a religious college but graduated agnostic. Together the duo (along with friends and guests) dive into different forgotten pieces of 90s and early 2000s Christian media!
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HOW DID WE GET HERE? -with Timothy J Heaphy
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1:06:52Last summer here in Nashville, there were 8 neo-Nazi marches. What is social media’s role in fueling — or even enabling — political violence? How do algorithmic echo chambers, disinformation loops, encrypted organizing platforms, and the erosion of trust in institutions converge to create real-world harm? And what can be done to hold systems and ac…
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We're back to discussing Veggie Tales this time with the iconic "Are You My Neighbor" episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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39. Satanic Panic and the West Memphis 3
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1:14:27This episode is brought to you by Ground News. Susbscribe at groundnews.com/tables for 40% off their vantage plant. Please support this show by subscribing to patreon.com/montemader. Please leave a rating and review! Happy Halloween!!! In this episode, I am going to take you deep into one of the most bizarre and destructive moral panics in modern h…
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In our final Halloween Episode of the year we discuss the Sequel to A Distant Thunder that scarred this week's guest Andrew Verdecchio when he was a kid! This movie definitely lacks the cinematic flare found in the original! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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38. Conviction: A Redemption Story with Danny Collins
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1:32:28Danny Collins once had everything lined up — talent, ambition, and a fast track toward the major leagues. Danny signed with the Atlanta Braves in 2002 but his life began to unravel. Addiction took hold, leading to 14 felony convictions and years behind bars. In prison, desperate for protection and belonging, Danny joined a white supremacist group —…
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Continuing our October coverage Matt forces Katie to listen to the bizarre gothic sounds of "The Life & Death of The Deadlines" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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37. Holy Disruptor: Amy Duggar vs. The Duggar Legacy
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1:25:05This week on Flipping Tables, Monte sits down with Amy Duggar—the outspoken cousin who dared to step outside the Duggar machine and call it what it is. Known to millions from 19 Kids and Counting, Amy has spent years reclaiming her voice and redefining her faith after growing up in the shadow of one of America’s most controlling religious families.…
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Beau’s Story: Still Sharing Love Despite Hate
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1:16:08Today we are joined by one of Katie's friend Beau who tell us the story of trying to continue to show love and understanding when being met with hate from his own family! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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I've been guilty in the past of talking about historical figures doing really awful things and making comments like "they were a reflection of their time" meanwhile, other men and women of their time- knew it was wrong and fought against it. A great example of this is John Brown. John was a devout Christian, and a staunch abolitionist. In fact, he …
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This week we kick off the Halloween season watching a Christian horror film that attempts to capitalize on the Saw/Hostel wave of films. We are joined by Horror Movie Night co-host Kyle Kutcha to discuss this bizarre film! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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35. Faction to Faith with Caroline Stout
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1:13:19I know things over the last two weeks have been extremely heavy. I found myself more fatigued than I ever remember being. After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, getting doxxed and looking at the world burn it really brings up the question "Is there hope left?" Is there room to bridge the ever widening gap happening across America? Caroline Stout,…
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Growing Up As An Assemblies of God (f/Maurie Speed)
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51:59We are joined by Katie's friend from college Maurie Speed who talks about her childhood growing up as part of the Assemblies of God and the culture shock that happened when she attended a more mainstream christian college! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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34. The Bible Says!- With Dr. Dan McClellan
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1:27:26This episode is brought to you buy Ground News. Get 40% off their Vantage Plan at groundnews.com/tables One of my favorite people alive, and my favorite public scholar. I've been considering graduate school and this conversation has me deeply considering going back to school. There's so much to know. Dr. Dan McClellan is a public scholar of the Bib…
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33. The Separation of Church and State- w/ Dr. Randall Balmer
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1:23:58I am SO SORRY. In the wake of traveling and working in DC I completely forgot to post last weeks episode. I'm a human and I apologize sincerely. It means a lot to me to stay on top of this work and education the best I can. That said, YOU GET TWO EPISODES THIS WEEK The first is the most comprehensive conversation I've had to date. Dr. Randall Balme…
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Stryper: Soldiers Under Command (f/Andrew Verdecchio)
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1:13:19This week we are joined again by Five Iron Frenzy drummer Andrew Verdecchio to discuss the album "Soldiers Under Command" by 80's hair metal group Stryper. While both Katie and Matt have been aware of the group and a handful of their songs this was both their first experience diving into a full album by them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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This week Katie and Matt dive into the history of the phrase "What Would Jesus Do"? or WWJD for short! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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September 11th was the day where I learned as a girl that America was not impervious. I'll never forget the people standing in the windows and the smoke. Little did I know I would grow up to live in New York City and it wasn't until then I understood the scale of the disaster. It's not until you realize just how big those buildings are, how close e…
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McGee & Me Episode 2 "A Star in the Breaking"
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35:49We are back to watching McGee & Me but we both think this episode is a huge improvement on the first episode! This time Nicholas must try to survive a Double Dare style show without being embarrassed on live TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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31. The Devastation of James Dobson
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1:17:38TRIGGER WARNING: CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE On August 21, 2025, Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family died. A behemoth and kingmaker in the evangelical world who supported vicious corporal punishment of children, the subjugation of women and the demonization of the LGBTQ community. Today we discuss the life and career of James Dobson. We w…
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This week we tackle a single song, "Cartoons" by Chris Rice. We cover his more recent controversies before discussing the long storied journey this song took to becoming a Youth Group classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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30. Beyond the Veil & Death with Dignity with Britna Savarese
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1:24:55This episode is brought to you by Ground News. Subscribe for 40% off their Vantage plan ($5 a month) Death is the one experience we all share, yet it remains the conversation we avoid most. In this episode, I sit down with death doula Britna Savarese to explore what it truly means to accompany someone at the end of life. We talk about why our cultu…
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This week Matt exposes Katie to the swinging sounds of The W's and their debut album Fourth From the Last! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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“What else is woman but a foe to friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil?” — Heinrich Kramer (Malleus Maleficarum, 1487)Part I, Question VI Today we travel to Europe's witch trials, the church and government leaders claimed it was to rid the world of women who had made pacts with Satan. It was really just to remove women from positi…
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Veggie Tales "God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!" (f/Marie Brand)
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32:00We're back with another episode of VeggieTales and once again we're joined by Marie Brand of Napping Through Happy Hour to discuss episode 2 "God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!" which introduced the beloved Grape family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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28. The Everyday Man- with Jordan Waggoner
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1:19:53This episode is brought to you by Ground News. Find accurate, detailed news quickly and easily. Use groundnews.com/tables for 40% off their Vantage plan ($5 a month) This episode is a bit of a rant. Bit of a verbal demo derby. As the election heated up in 2024 I came across a Minnesota man walking through a pasture just ranting. I had just encounte…
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This week Katie and Matt revisit KJ-52's debut album 7th Avenue. KJ was one of the early artists they bonded over and while he has been remembered as a light-hearted goofy rapper, his debut album is DEADLY serious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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27. The Color of Compromise- with Jemar Tisby
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1:27:32Video for this episode available on patreon. Thank you to all my supporters www.patreon.com/montemader The book "The Color of Compromise" is an heartbreaking historical journey through the history of America specifically around faith and the racial divide. In this episode we sit with the author of "The Color of Compromise" and "The Spirit of Justic…
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This week we were joined by Diallo Jackson to talk about the 70's christian horror movie "A Thief in the Night" which scarred a generation of kids! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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26. F*cking Commies- McCarthy and the Red Scare
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1:06:55Sorry this came out late, for some reason it did not publish. "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes"- Mark Twain It seems to be a common ideology that anyone who identifies as "left" or "liberal" or "progressive" or audible gasp "democratic socialist" is "a f*cking commie"!!!! And that of course is bad.... but why? Why is that rhetoric…
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DC Talk: Jesus Freak (f/Aaron Pressburg)
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1:07:33This week we are joined by Aaron Pressburg who joins us to discuss the 1995 album Jesus Freak from DC Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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25. Is This The Best We Are? w/ Kyle Sullivan
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1:32:43This show is brought to you by ground news. For 40% off their vantage plan ($5 a month) subscribe at groundnews.com/tables What would happen if representatives from every religion sat in a room and talked? How long would a conversation take before the atheist and the christian realized, they love the same hobbies, care about their kids having the b…
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This week we continue our journey into insane Christian Children's Programming with Psalty and The Little Praisers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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24. The Dirt on Purity Culture- with Jubilee Dawns
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1:30:51If you grew up in Church in the 90s and early 2000s you remember the CRAZE that was the book "I kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris. Purity culture was rampant in the church, preaching to young girls their worth was their virginity and that their bodies belonged to their fathers until they were given to their future husbands. YIKES. Do you know …
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Worship Songs That Kinda Slap (f/Tessa Markle)
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50:06This week we are joined by actress Tessa Markle who discusses with us some of the worship songs from our past that we can't deny.... kinda slap! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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This week on the podcast I scratched my original plan. The passage of the Big UGLY monstrous bill the day before July 4th and my recording being that day, it inspired me to change the topic. I didn't celebrate July 4th the way that I have growing up. But I spent a lot of time thinking about what revolution means, especially at this moment in histor…
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Matt Recaps Working VBS and a Mission Trip
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46:12We take a break from our usual nostalgia content to give an update on Matt's life for the last 2 weeks where he worked at a church's VBS and then went on a mission trip. How much Cringe was there? How was it? Why is Matt's mic so weird on the back half of this episode!? We may never know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…
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22. The Ladies are Leaving- with Irene's Entropy
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1:32:1854% of Gen Z individuals who disaffiliated from their childhood religion were women. For millennial women- 34%. For the first time in US History, men and young men are converting more to religion and filling the pews than women. Why? Women site gender inequality, systemic abuse, teaching limited roles for women, and lack of female church leadership…
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30 Years ago MxPx released their 2nd album Teenage Politics so this week Matt and Katie look into the bands follow up to Pokinatchu and discuss why it feels like such a giant leap forward for the band! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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If you're familiar with the online deconstruction space, you've probably encountered Brian Recker or @brecker on Instagram. As a former evangelical pastor, he's been very vocal about his deconstruction and transformation. In this episode, Brian and I talk about our growing up years, our faith and how thats evolved from narrow and rigid mindsets int…
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The Buttercream Gang (1992) (f/Kyle Kuchta)
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1:05:06Matt's co-host of Horror Movie Night, Kyle Kuchta joins us this week to discuss the cheesy family fun that is The Buttercream Gang! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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20. Escaping a Cult w/ Dr. Steven Hassan
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1:31:09How can someone so intelligent end up with a cult like mindset? Someone who otherwise seems to have their life together? Seems to be so grounded? Anyone can fall into a cult, and even those who are deeply indoctrinated can get back out. Dr. Steven Hassan is a leading expert in cults, mind control, and undue influence, best known for transforming hi…
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Earthsuit: Kaleidoscope Superior (f/Pete Hutchinson of A Pickle Home Companion)
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57:05This week we are joined by Pete Hutchinson of A Pickle Home Companion (and very briefly his co-host Brock) to discuss the short lived but amazing career of Earthsuit. Specifically their debut album Kaleidoscope Superior! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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19. Make America Healthy Again? With Dr. Jessica Knurick
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1:20:24As RFK Jr. removes all members of the CDC panel advising on vaccines we are faced with the question, is all this making America healthy again? Dr. Knurick has a PHD in Nutrition Science, is a registered dietitian and a mom of 2. And in this episode we break down the facts and fictions of the MAHA movement and what the real concerns for America's he…
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Christian Camps (f/Heidi Cox-London)
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1:12:48This week we are joined by Heidi Cox-London who discusses her times attending as well as working at Christian Summer Camps! It's a great companion piece to the episode we did on Christian College! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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18. The Founding Myth with Andrew Seidel
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1:03:37Andrew Seidel is a constitutional lawyer, author of books "The Founding Myth" and "American Crusade", and works full time defending the 1st amendment and every Americans right to true religious liberty. On Flipping Tables we have a discussion about the Christian Nationalist myth that America is a "Christian" nation and the dangers it poses to true …
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Bibleman - Six Lies of the Fibbler (f/Stephen Bay)
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42:51This week we are joined by Analog Jones and the Temple of Film creator Stephen Bay who makes us watch one of his favorites of the Christian VHS Market ... BIBLEMAN specifically the adventure of The Six Lies of the Fibbler! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Geekscape
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17. Queer & Christian with Brandan Robertson
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1:11:30Across platforms the most common question I get is "What does the Bible say about homosexuality and trans people?" Christian nationalists main talking point is a direct opposition to gay rights. But does the Bible really say that? Today we meet with pastor and theologian Brandan Robertson to talk about that, break down the "gotcha" passages of the …
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The Donut Hole - Jesus Shows Us God's Love
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24:17This week we dive into The Donut Hole. Matt was under the impression this series was a beloved piece of Christian content but quickly learned the host was a local performer and it's possible he's in the minority of people who remember (or even were exposed to) this strange show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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In a world of cult like beliefs, propaganda, and manipulation its important to become experts on how these tactics work so that we can avoid them and so that we understand whats happening in the world around us. A little true crime break from the norm but an important discussion we have to continue to return to. HOW DO PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS? By using…
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While not specifically a show for Christians by Christians ... 7th Heaven fit right into that wholesome family entertainment for Christian families box at least briefly. Matt has never seen it but Katie's family watched it weekly so we decided to dive into it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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