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Think Harder Not SmarterDan's New Book: Politely Rejecting JesusDan and Ryan talk about Dan's latest book which is about why Dan left the Christian faith over a decade ago. They also talk about a couple of Christian apologists who had a lot to say in response to Dan's first book. Politely Rejecting Jesus is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both paperback and ebook form. The audio book will be available soon! Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2025-02-1053 minThink Harder Not SmarterAtheist Cosmological Arguments, Part 2Picking up where the last episode left off, Dan continues his discussion of cosmological arguments for atheism. In this episode he talks about an argument from Quentin Smith which accepts the Kalam Cosmological Argument for a cause of the universe, but which attempts to show that the universe is its own cause. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Cambridge Companion to Atheism edited by Michael Martin ch. 11, "Kalam Cosmological Arguments for Atheism" by Quentin Smith Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting th...2025-02-0528 minThink Harder Not SmarterAtheist Cosmological Arguments, Part 1Ryan is currently on a quest to rescue the New Year Baby with the help of Caveman and Ben Franklin, so Dan tackles a couple of philosophical arguments for atheism. The first is a version of (or response to) the Kalam Cosmological Argument which suggests that the universe can't possibly have a cause. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2025-02-0327 minThink Harder Not SmarterThe Leibnizian Cosmological ArgumentDoes everything have an explanation? What about the clown ghost that seems to be haunting Ryan? These are Very Important Questions and Dan and Ryan will do their best to get to the bottom of them as they talk about another version of the cosmological argument for God's existence. (As for the ghost, he is welcome to set up a third mic and join the discussion.) Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2025-01-2052 minThink Harder Not SmarterThe Kalam Cosmological ArgumentCan someone really hire an infinite number of assassins to take out Ryan? Also where did the universe come from? These are the questions that Dan and Ryan try to get to the bottom of in talking about the Kalam Cosmological Argument, which is a prominent argument for the existence of God. Resources mentioned/used in this episode: The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology edited by William Lane Craig and J.P. Moreland Ch 2: "The Leibnizian cosmological argument" by Alexander R. Pruss Ch 3: "The kalam cosmological argument" by William Lane Craig and James Sinclair This...2025-01-131h 02Think Harder Not SmarterLogical Fallacies, Meta AI, and a Shiny New YearRyan sinks deeper into the world of depressing holiday specials while Dan reels from the horror of Meta's ill-fated AI-generated Instagram account. Then the two get to work in discussing a variety of informal logical fallacies. Resources mentioned in this episode: Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide by Jacob E. Van Vleet Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2025-01-061h 02Think Harder Not SmarterHas Science Disproved Free Will?Three ghosts visited Ryan in one night and convinced him to keep doing this podcast, meanwhile Dan can't get any ghosts to visit him. Also, Dan and Ryan talk about a YouTube video that claims to show how science disproves free will. Resources mentioned in this episode: "Free Will" by Mark Balaguer "Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will" by Robert Sapolsky "Neuroscience of free will" on Wikipedia "Science Suggests Free Will Doesn't Exist" from Ben Miles on YouTube Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which...2024-12-2342 minThink Harder Not SmarterScientists Who Go Mad for Sugar: The Meaning of Free Will (Part 2)Seems like our old pals Smith and Jones are at it again, this time baking cookies with potentially deadly results. Also, we can't seem to stop ourselves from dunking on the late Stephen Hawking. But can we be blamed? Or did the universe make us do it? Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2024-12-1822 minThink Harder Not SmarterPredicting the Future and Dodging Bullets: The Meaning of Free Will (Part 1)Do we have free will? If not, then who should we blame for the movie where Nicolas Cage plays a Vegas magician who can see two minutes into the future? Personally, I blame Ryan. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2024-12-1623 minThink Harder Not SmarterScience Is a Liar Sometimes: Knowledge and Skepticism (Part 2)What do evolution, a cat named Nacho, and 108 philosophy podcasts all have to do with the problem of skepticism? I'd tell you but I don't know anything. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2024-12-1122 minThink Harder Not SmarterWhose Purse Is That!? Knowledge and Skepticism (Part 1)Dan and Ryan know things, allegedly. But what does it mean to know something? And what does this have to do with a man named Jones bringing loose change to a job interview? Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2024-12-0923 minThink Harder Not SmarterMinds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 3)Do minds even exist? Will Ryan let Dan remove his brain for scientific purposes? It's all part of their ongoing discussion about the mind-body problem. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2024-12-0423 minThink Harder Not SmarterMinds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 2)What is the self? Is it possible for mental substances to interact with physical bodies? Dan and Ryan continue discussing the mind-body problem and consider some of the problems related to substance dualism. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2024-12-0215 minThink Harder Not SmarterMinds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 1)What happens when a transporter malfunction creates two Will Rikers? Where does his mind end up? Did he even have a mind to begin with? Also what is the secret to comedy? Dan and Ryan take a look at the mind-body problem and explore a view called substance dualism. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)2024-11-2723 minThink Harder Not SmarterIs Philosophy Dead?The late great Stephen Hawking once opined that philosophy is dead, so Dan and Ryan get to work to try to figure out who the killer is. Send us your philosophy questions and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com Special thanks to Andie Basto for the amazing podcast art! Follow @andieisonline on IG!2024-11-2134 min
Bad Faith Media#68 - MichaelJohn Travolta is an angel who swears and smokes cigarettes and eats a lot of sugar and is the desire of every woman on the planet except for Andie MacDowell, who is too busy hiding her shameful secret about how she babysits dogs. This is a super weird, super goofy movie from the 90s that was much, much easier to watch than any movie Ryan has ever picked for us.2024-02-1942 min
Bad Faith Media#67 - The Late Great Planet EarthIn a sense, this is the Citizen Kane of bad Christian movies. Also the world is going to end about forty years ago.2024-01-2252 min
Bad Faith Media#66 - Pickleball PrincessWhat better way to start the new year off than with the latest and greatest from Donald James Parker? This week we watched Pickleball Princess, which turned out not to be a religious movie, except in the sense that pickkeball seems to be Donald's new religion. Pickleball is basically the Messiah in this movie. It can cure racism and build bridges, but it also has a deadly side.2024-01-0259 min
Bad Faith Media#65 - The Encounter: Paradise LostJesus' diner has closed for business, so now he's vacationing in Thailand and making new friends. You know what that means - it's the hit sequel to The Encounter, only this time, Jesus is taken hostage. David A. R. White is here too, as the world's worst policeman, but he's tied to a chair for most of the movie. Thankfully, Jesus can break the tension by revealing everyone's deepest darkest secrets without their permission. He's also going to explain why tsunamis happen. There's a few gunfights in this movie, but Jesus doesn't participate in those. It's not like he...2023-11-2753 min
Bad Faith Media#64 - Divine InfluencerKids these days, they're 29 and have major social media followings, am I right? Thankfully some parents out there still know how to raise their kids right, by waiting until their birthday, leaving the country, cutting them off, and forcing them into a life of poverty and homelessness until they can learn how to put God first. Dan, Alexa, and Ryan learn that what really matters in life is not money or fame, but networking. Featuring a special guest appearance by Stanley the Snake.2023-11-2058 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #14 - Harry Potter and the School of Prayer and Miracles - ch. 3In which Ryan continues the saga of Harry Potter, very continuingly.2023-11-1513 min
Bad Faith Media#63 - C Me DanceIt's all very simple: Satan drives a semi-trailer truck, which he uses to kill a lady so that her infant daughter Sheri can someday grow up and be diagnosed with a terminal illness that leads her to become a Pentecostal superhero. With her newfound powers, Sheri stops middle-aged high school bullies, hypnotizes TV executives, and shuts down whole movie productions. And Satan hates it! So he sniffs her and her dad a lot, and watches her dance. Then, in a climactic showdown, Sheri tells a church not to watch scary movies. Satan just sort of disappears after that, we're...2023-11-131h 04
Bad Faith Media#62 - The RavineA faith-based movie with F bombs! And murder! And angels that seem to be slacking off on their job of stopping terrible things from happening. This week, Dan, Alexa, and Ryan watch their first R-rated faith-based film, which comes with an important lesson about forgiveness. Or something. There's also a murder mystery that goes nowhere, a detective who does nothing, and a woman who knows everything that happens in heaven but still can't clearly explain anything. Don't worry though: behind this inspirational message about faith and grief, there's an underlying message about how to get rich. Because you were...2023-11-1045 min
Bad Faith Media#61 - The Story Keepers: Catacomb RescueImagine an episode of Pinky and the Brain where Brain feeds Pinky to a cat, and you have a basic idea of what this Christian cartoon is like. Nero is killing all the Christians in Rome, and that means it's time for some hilarious antics where four probably-orphans have to run for their lives to avoid being sold into slavery. And it's all very wacky and zany! This was a listener request! If there's any faith-based media that you'd like us to watch, please let us know, we'd love to share your trauma!2023-11-0641 min
Bad Faith Media#60 - The EncounterEver wondered what it would be like if Jesus made you a cheeseburger? What if it was the most delicious cheeseburger you'd ever had? And what if Jesus ruined it by saying weird things about genocide? There's all this and more in this week's movie, The Encounter, in which Jesus fulfills his lifelong dream of becoming a small business owner. Unfortunately, the local law enforcement is giving him trouble, while a successful Republican doesn't want to listen to anything he has to say. Dan, Alexa, and Ryan dive into yet another David A. R. White joint and try in...2023-10-1654 min
Bad Faith Media#59 - Expelled: No Intelligence AllowedHow did life begin? It's a question no scientist has ever thought about. What are scientists hiding? And do they have what it takes to win $5000 of Ben Stein's money? I might be mixing some things up. In any case, this week we watched Stein's 2008 propaganda-fest, which boldly defends the right of scientists everywhere to advocate for a vaguely defined theory without even bothering to tell us what it actually consists of. That's right, it's the Intelligent Design movement, baby! It's not religion, but also it represents religion's last stand against communism, or Nazis. Those are basically the same...2023-09-201h 02
Bad Faith Media#58 - UnidentifiedOne's a skeptic, the other's a lapsed Christian. Now they have to work together to get to the bottom of a mystery about UFOs. Sounds like a recipe for hijinks! But we'll never know, because the movie skips all that. Instead we have to spend endless hours in their magazine's office listening to people drone on about apple juice and the rapture. Why do we ever let Ryan pick the movie for the week? Why is Rebecca St James in this? When will death finally come?2023-09-111h 00
Bad Faith Media#57 - God's Not Dead: We the PeopleGod's Not Dead is back, and this time, he's out for vengeance. Reverend Dave has to face his deadliest foe yet: Common Core. It's all very simple: The government wants you to think that its founding documents were written by rich old white slaveowning men, so that you'll be disgusted with them, reject our founding documents, and agree to let the government take away your freedom. But the truth, according to those Christians who care to know it, is that our founding documents were written by literal children, and therefore, it is wrong to hold homeschooling families to any so...2023-09-051h 35
Bad Faith Media#56 - The Case for ChristWhat happens when a tough-minded skeptic sets out to disprove Christianity? And what if that story is told by evangelicals who don't seem to know how tough-minded skeptics actually think? And what if it's based on a true story? That's right, it's the personal account of author Lee Strobel's journey from atheism to Christianity, although calling the character in this film "tough-minded" seems a bit generous. Marvel as he travels far and wide to seek out experts on various topics related to Jesus' resurrection, asking a handful of superficially interesting questions, and then quickly moving on to other things...2023-08-281h 00
Bad Faith Media#55 - The MarkDie Hard on a plane, but with the rapture! If there's one thing we can't get enough of, it's movies about the rapture that are set mostly on an airplane where the central premise of the film is treated as a surprise plot twist near the end. Sadly, this movie does not feature Nicolas Cage, but it does have Eric Roberts, who is almost as good! Basically, some guy named Chad gets the mark of the beast injected into him. It's less of a "mark" than it is a "poorly explained plot device." All Chad needs to do is t...2023-08-1443 min
Bad Faith Media#54 - Time ChangerThis week we're going back to the year 1890, when podcasts were more godly, and all people cared about was their unpublished manuscripts. Dr. Russell Carlisle wants to teach people to follow Jesus' morals without mentioning Jesus' name every two seconds, but his baldest colleague is so outraged at this idea that he sends Dr. Carlisle over a hundred years into the future, to the dystopian hellscape known as 2002. That'll teach Carlisle to have his own opinions about things! Now trapped in the future, Carlisle must do his best to survive by using his wits and screaming at children, storeowners...2023-08-0744 min
Bad Faith Media#53 - The Homeschool AwakeningTry as we might, we just can't seem to escape the Kirk Cameron vortex. Why do we do this to ourselves? Do we enjoy the suffering? Is there something wrong with our brains? Perhaps if the three of us had received an education directly from our parents, this never would have happened. We'd all be outside, tearing up the countryside in our four-wheelers, flying gliders, running businesses, and sharing a single mattress in the back of an RV. Were we socialized poorly? Did we not learn how to relate to people five decades older than us? Are we just...2023-08-0156 min
Bad Faith Media#52 - FireproofHe's already saved Christmas. Now he has to save his own marriage. No, we're not talking about Ernest P. Worrell, we're talking about someone with far less dignity than him. That's right, we're back with another Kirk Cameron movie. This week we watched the 2008 Christian film Fireproof, about a fireman whose marriage is failing due to the fact that he is sort of a horrible person to live with. Fireproof tells a dramatic, somewhat unsettling story with weird moments of screwball comedy scattered throughout. Dan, Alexa, and Ryan learn a lot about the evils of divorce and the importance...2023-07-251h 09
Bad Faith Media#51 - Gramps Goes to College (PART 2)Gramps is still at college! And now people are dying!2023-07-2058 min
Bad Faith Media#50 - Gramps Goes to College (PART 1)It's the 50th episode of Bad Faith Media, and it seemed like as good a time as any to finally watch the highly anticipated Gramps Goes to College, starring the one and only Donald James Parker. This time, DJP is taking on the liberal education system. More specifically, he's about to drop some creationist truth bombs on a bunch of alcoholic atheists by using out-of-context quotes from people who were definitely okay with evolutionary theory. And sure, you may be thinking that one old computer programmer couldn't possibly take down the evolution professor while also running an intramural college...2023-07-1759 min
Bad Faith Media#49 - God's Not Dead: A Light in DarknessYou loved when Kevin Sorbo got run over at the end of God's Not Dead. You were thrilled when Judge Ernie Hudson "allowed it" in God's Not Dead 2: God's Not Deader. Now, it's time for Dan, Ryan, and Alexa to take on the third installment in the GND franchise: God's Not Dead with a Vengeance, better known as God's Not Dead 3, officially known as God's Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness. Everyone's favorite cool pastor Dave is back, but this time, it is HE who must struggle with doubt as he mourns the loss of his friend. It's...2023-07-101h 14
Bad Faith Media#48 - Megiddo: The Omega Code 2This one's for all the haters who said we'd never watch a Christian movie where Satan explodes violently out of a human body! That's right, we're watching MEGIDDO, the smash hit sequel to The Omega Code. It's the Godfather II of Antichrist movies, and not only that, but it's a bold sequel that dares to retcon just about everything that happened in the first film. Let's just be clear: We love this movie. It's totally bonkers. It's super violent, accidentally progressive, and completely absurd. Here at Bad Faith Media, we would like nothing more than to see ten more...2023-07-0359 min
Bad Faith Media#47 - The Lock InWhat if the Blair Witch became obsessed with evangelical purity culture? In that case, you'd probably wind up with our movie for this week. It's our first found-footage Christian horror film. It's called The Lock In, and it's quite bad. Imagine Paranormal Activity, only all the activity is caused by a porno magazine. Not only that, but the "activity" is mostly limited to inexplicable growling and church baptismals filling with water for no reason. Dan, Alexa, and Ryan try their best to make sense out of this one, but without much success. The main thing to remember is that...2023-06-2653 min
Bad Faith Media#46 - The Tongue Does All the Work: Stand-Up Comedy on Pure FlixThis week the gang takes on the world of Christian stand-up comedy, sort of. We watched an episode from a Pure Flix series called "Pure Comedy" that focuses on ventriloquist/comedian Kevin Johnson. Is it actually faith-based comedy? It's hard to say. All we know for sure is that it's not Kevin's fault when he bombs. In fact, it's probably your fault. People on cruise ships like his comedy, so why don't you? Maybe you just didn't get it. Or maybe Kevin should go back to doing non-comedy ventriloquism. Also, we owe Ryan's friends a huge apology, we did...2023-06-0550 min
Bad Faith Media#45 - VeggieTalesThis week we're finally talking about everybody's favorite faith-based produce. We're joined by comedian Jake Leizear to explore the world of VeggieTales. We ponder its confusing title, its main characters with old-gay-married-couple vibes, and its unfortunate destiny to become a soulless piece of corporate media garbage, courtesy of its new owners. Just wait until you see what they've done with Yakko and Dot Warner.2023-05-2935 min
Bad Faith Media#44 - The Omega CodeAfter making some big announcements regarding our recent week off, the podcast crew gets back to doing what they do best: suffering through bad movies about the apocalypse. If you took the story of Left Behind and removed all the rapture stuff, the end result would be this week's offering, The Omega Code. It's the story of how one man devotes his whole life to saving the earth, only to suddenly grow a pair of lizard eyes and develop a thirst for EVIL. Our hero in this one is a scholar who abandons his family to focus on acting...2023-05-221h 14
Bad Faith Media#43 - Pamela's PrayerWe were still feeling weird about our Gary-Busey-in-a-leash-and-dog-kennel movie from last week, so we decided to purify our hearts by learning about the evils of kissing. Have you ever heard about a woman getting married at the age of 22 and asked yourself, "I wonder what her story is?" Well that's exactly the story our movie this week sets out to tell, and OH MAN is it boring. Pamela's Prayer is about the difficult situations young people find themselves in today, situations like deciding not to go to college in order to work full-time as a specialist for obsolete technology...2023-05-081h 03
Bad Faith Media#42 - God Turns Gary Busey Into a DogRyan has gone too far this time.2023-05-011h 02
Bad Faith Media#41 - R.I.O.T.: The MovieRemember that minisode we did where Carman beat the crap out of the devil? Or that other minisode we did where Carman beat the crap out of the devil? Well buckle in, because Carman is back! This week, we're watching something that can loosely be called a movie starring a man who can loosely be called an actor. Carman plays a Chicago cop in his very own film based on his very own album, sort of. Dan, Ryan, and Alexa treat themselves to R.I.O.T.: The Movie, which has nothing to do with riots. Also Carman doesn't...2023-04-261h 03
Bad Faith Media#40 - 7th Heaven's Weed EpisodeIt's time to get out your party plate and head over to Jonny D's house, because this episode is guaranteed to knock you on your butt! This is how teenagers talk, right? To properly celebrate 4/20, the group decides to watch the infamous weed episode of 7th Heaven, a sitcom from the 90s about a Christian family with no communication or problem-solving skills. Dan, Ryan, and Alexa learn not only that smoking pot is basically the same as committing murder, but also that you can never trust a dog named Happy.2023-04-2459 min
Bad Faith Media#39 - The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the BibleRemember those great Hanna Barbera cartoons? Scooby Doo, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Jonny Quest? Well, what if the same studio decided to create a zany and only slightly traumatic cartoon series about two child archaeologists ("and their nomad friend, Moki") getting magically whisked away into Bible stories and immediately forced into slave labor? The end result would be The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible. Dan and Ryan are joined by Dan's brother Tom as they contemplate two episodes from the series, one about Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, and the other about Joshua killing everything that...2023-04-101h 05
Bad Faith Media#38 - Audacity or: How Bananas Led Me to JesusAudacity is the timeless story of a man struggling with a heavy burden that nobody understands, something that is part of his identity that he is scared to share because he is afraid of being rejected, if not hated. That's right, he's struggling with a deep, internal desire to tell gay people that they're sinners. He doesn't want them to see him as someone who thinks they're going to hell, even though he does think that. So how will he learn to cope with this burden? The answer seems to involve a can of green beans and a bad...2023-04-031h 01
Bad Faith Media#37 - Holyman UndercoverThis week we watched a Christian comedy film, and when you have four comedians at the helm that means you're gonna get a TON of comedy-writing analysis. Dan, Ryan, and Alexa are joined by returning guest Rose Vineshank, and together they try to figure out why this movie, written and directed by David A R White (of God's Not Dead fame) came SO close to being a good movie, but ultimately fell short. Never mind the fact that Rose hasn't seen the movie, or that Dan is still mad at Ryan about his bigfoot costume. Along the way we...2023-03-271h 12
Bad Faith Media#36 - The Badge, the Bible, and BigfootIn the beginning, God created bigfoot. And God saw that the bigfoot costume was very cheap, and he immediately regretted his decision. That's right folks, it's a Christian bigfoot movie. Ol' Sasquatch is up to no good, and it's up to former police chief Harrison and mayor Christie to stop him and save the children. Don't worry, they'll take lots of breaks from looking for the kids to develop a romantic attachment with each other. You know, it kind of reminds me of another cool guy who used to wander around the wilderness... 2023-03-221h 05
Bad Faith Media#35 - The Christian "Saw"Things on the podcast have finally reached a breaking point. Dan and Ryan now find themselves trapped in a room together, forced to hash out their differences. If they don't, they'll starve to death, and somehow it's all because of Jesus. This week, we're discussing our first Christian horror film, The Reconciler, which wants very badly to be like Saw, but without the violence, the stakes, the tension, or anything remotely resembling a coherent storyline. This movie features a man with muscles so ridiculous that it would make Bibleman feel inadequate. Special guest Jena Frick joins in on the...2023-03-131h 05
Bad Faith Media#34 - Battlefield Earth with Tom MyersKerbango! It's time to jump out of our skullbones and dive into the craphole that is Battlefield Earth, a movie based on a book written by the founder of Scientology himself, L. Ron Hubbard. Featuring chaotic performances by John Travolta and Forrest Whitaker, along with some not-so-subtle messaging about psychiatrists, this film has it all. Dan and Ryan are joined by noted man-animal Tom Myers, and together the three of them try to make sense out of this cinematic mess. Turn on the picto-cam, grab a dead rat, and enjoy the ride!2023-03-061h 00
Bad Faith Media#33 - God's Not Dead 2 (PART 2)The thrilling conclusion to our two-part episode on Mr. God Goes to Washington. YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!2023-03-0148 min
Bad Faith Media#32 - God's Not Dead 2 (PART 1)It's time to watch Mr. God Goes to Washington! This masterful [citation needed] sequel to God's Not Dead brings us a courtroom drama about religious freedom... or maybe it's about history? Or maybe it's about freedom of speech? Or maybe it's about bringing in a bunch of Christian apologists to demonstrate that history proves the truth of Christianity. Sabrina the Teenaged Witch is accused of breaking the law by talking about Jesus in her history class. The prosecutor is Leland Palmer, the defense attorney is John Tucker, and the judge is freaking Winston Zeddemore. Dan and Ryan are joined...2023-02-2748 min
Bad Faith Media#31 - Time Travel Through the BibleAs seasoned scholars of TV's greatest show, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, it only seemed right for Dan and Ryan to reunite with Andie Basto to discuss another Jonathan Frakes venture. This time Frakes is our guide into the world of biblical archaeology, in an old Christian video resource called Time Travel Through the Bible. True to form, Frakes takes every opportunity to crack jokes, wear costumes, and show off his favorite props. Don't even get him started on geology! This may seem like an obscure documentary buried in the deep recesses of the internet, but Dan reveals some...2023-02-2058 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #13 - Harry Potter and the School of Prayer and Miracles - ch. 2In which Ryan continues to share the story of Harry Potter's indoctrination.2023-02-1519 min
Bad Faith Media#30 - Love WaitsIt's almost Valentine's Day, which means it's time to descend into the horrible demonic realm of Christian romance stories. This particular story comes from the mind responsible for Hearts Are Trump (see episode 19), which means this is going to be an especially despicable story. Writer/director Donald James Parker has a bunch of teenagers articulate his own weird talking points, including his views about how certain consensual sex acts between married adults are still sinful. There's also a scene where he makes a young female actor call herself ugly, and Parker presents this to the audience as wisdom. This...2023-02-131h 10
Bad Faith Media#29 - Left Behind: Rise of the AntichristWe finally made it to the sixth and (so far) final Left Behind movie. It's the sort-of-sequel to the 2014 Left Behind reboot with Nicolas Cage, except this time Nicolas Cage is played by Kevin Sorbo who also steps in as director. That's right, this is a Kevin Sorbo joint, which means that the Left Behind story now has things to say about covid, fake news, and something about how all lives matter although it's not entirely clear. Plus (I swear we are not making this up) they inexplicably added a racist "sassy black lady" character. Dan and Ryan are...2023-02-061h 09
Bad Faith Media#28 - Nicolas Cage Gets Left BehindWhat if you combined a successful Christian book series about the rapture with the 1980 comedy classic Airplane? The answer, it seems, is the 2014 Left Behind reboot starring Nicolas Cage. It abandons most of the original story and replaces it with a suspense film about landing an airplane in a world with no Christians, which turns out to be a nearly impossible task. There's also a charming B plot about a college student who keeps getting attacked by unmanned vehicles. Dan and Ryan are joined by TikTok's angriest retail guy, Scott Seiss, and together they try to answer the biggest...2023-01-301h 03
Bad Faith Media#27 - Vanished: Left Behind: Next GenerationIt's time to plug your flash drive into your smart phone and watch yet another Left Behind movie. This one is a spinoff film, focusing on a bunch of teenagers who really need to find their dad, Eric Harlow. It's a film that dares to ask: What if little kids could be left behind? Prepare to be challenged to think outside of the box (the one that Eric Harlow is currently trapped in). Ryan and Dan try in vain to figure out what the villain's motivations are, but much to their delight he will get his comeuppance in true...2023-01-231h 04
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #12 - Black Market BiblesIn which Dan gets taken in by the weirdest scam in the world.2023-01-1909 min
Bad Faith Media#26 - Left Behind 3: World at WarThis ain't your grandma's Left Behind! In this film we follow the hilarious misadventures of Miller and Fitz. One is leading a military resistance against the Antichrist, the other is the President of the United States who has Wolverine's healing abilities, plus a few other cool skills as well. Meanwhile, Christians are being targeted with biological warfare. That's right, there's a pandemic sweeping the nation, and evangelical Christians are working hard to find a vaccine, clear evidence that we are in the realm of science fiction/fantasy. Don't worry, the old gang is here too, and Kirk Cameron will...2023-01-161h 01
Bad Faith Media#25 - Left Behind 2: Tribulation ForceWhen the Tribulation Force shows up, you know things are about to get dicey. I'm talking word documents being saved onto disks, cookies being smeared on faces, and two old men with deadly heartburn. That's right, we're talking about the smash hit [citation needed] sequel to Left Behind. Kirk Cameron returns to lead a ragtag band of rebels willing to fight against the most powerful villain on the planet. Thankfully, he's not much of a villain, so fighting him turns out to be remarkably easy. Ryan and Dan cower in fear as they are forced to watch Kirk Cameron...2023-01-091h 03
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #11 - Harry Potter and the School of Prayer and Miracles - ch. 1In which the Brawny guy exposes the folly of socialism and Richard Dawkins.2023-01-0516 min
Bad Faith Media#24 - Left BehindRemember the Growing Pains episode where Mike Seaver meets the Antichrist? That's right folks, it's a new year and the boys are starting off strong by dedicating a whole month to the Left Behind movies. This is the first of SIX films (God help us) based on the best-selling Christian novels from the 90s written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. In this first movie, Jesus steals all the children of the world, but leaves behind all the dogs, raising a myriad of difficult theological questions. Dan and Ryan are forced to take a careful look at their own...2023-01-021h 02
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #10 - DC Talk: I Wish We'd All Been ReadyIn which Dan and Ryan get left behind.2022-12-2907 min
Bad Faith Media#23 - Kirk Cameron's Saving ChristmasOn this podcast, there's only one man who can save Christmas, and his name is Ernest P. Worrell. But sadly this is not an Ernest podcast, so Ryan and Dan have to spend an hour trapped in a car with Kirk Cameron while he tells them about the real meaning of Christmas. And what is that meaning? Nutcrackers are Roman soldiers, Christmas trees are crosses, and Santa Claus is a vigilante who beats up Christians who disagree with him (and that's okay!). If your holiday traditions felt like they were missing something, this movie will fill that emptiness with...2022-12-261h 05
Bad Faith Media#22 - The Little Troll PrinceWhat do Jesus, Vincent Price, and a xenophobic gnome named Bjorn all have in common? Honestly, that should be the least of your concerns. It's time to watch an old Christian cartoon that teaches us about how God created evil trolls. Why did he make the trolls evil? We don't know, but it's okay because God loves them, and he will accept them as long as they stop being so trollish. Dan and Ryan are joined by good friend Abby Fanara to discuss an unfortunate Christmas tradition from Abby's childhood, a cartoon about the real meaning of Christmas produced...2022-12-191h 04
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #9 - Art Time with Binney BrushIn which an anthropomorphic paintbrush screams about his childhood.2022-12-1405 min
Bad Faith Media#21 - Last Ounce of CourageMeet Bob, a pharmacist who moonlights as the mayor of his town, and who also occasionally performs emergency medical services for a local bike gang. Confused? That's only the beginning. Bob has decided to fight the War on Christmas in order to defend his freedoms, which are not really under attack. It seems that Christmas is illegal in the town, even though it isn't, and it seems that nobody wants to celebrate Christmas anymore, even though they do. Also Bob is mad that nobody appreciates the cross as a symbol of Christmas anymore, but if memory serves, the cross...2022-12-121h 29
Bad Faith Media#20 - Gerbert Will Be Right BackIf Scooter from the Muppets had a baby with Mayor McCheese and made him attend Sunday School, the end result would be our subject this week: Gerbert, the Christian puppet with an anxiety disorder and major codependency issues. Dan and Ryan are joined by leading Gerbertologist Jen Kane. Things are immediately derailed by a horrifying visit from Binney Brush, the commander of Satan's armies. Hide your trinkets!2022-12-0559 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #8 - Jesus, Your Friendly Neighborhood DentistIn which Ryan and Dan lose their minds over the absurd personal story of Kevin Zadai.2022-12-0120 min
Bad Faith Media#19 - Hearts Are TrumpThis movie turned the butts of our hearts into sinkholes, but now our hearts are Trump. Yes, according to this week's movie, both halves of that sentence are valid thoughts. Dan and Ryan discuss this low-budget boomer political fantasy from 2020 where old people get into fights at the mall, YouTube is hailed as a reliable source of information, and every single character suspiciously sounds like the old white conservative man who wrote and directed it. Most importantly, Trump's re-election campaign receives the highly coveted endorsement from the Lord Jesus Christ, as revealed by a man who fell asleep at...2022-11-2858 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #7 - Carman: SlamIn which Carman beats the crap out of Satan (again).2022-11-2612 min
Bad Faith Media#18 - Psychiatry: An Industry of DeathHave you ever had a negative experience with a therapist? That's because, as our movie today informs us, therapists are Nazis and the only way to resist them is to join the Church of Scientology--er, I mean, to join the fight against human rights abuses caused by psychiatrists. Those are really the only human rights abuses you should be worried about, and we have some wonderful literature for you to sign--I mean, read, to make sure you don't focus on any other human rights abuses that you may be worried about, which our superiors have informed us do not...2022-11-2349 min
Bad Faith Media#17 - Bibleman ReturnsAs the nation mourns the loss of its most beloved superhero (RIP Kevin Conroy), another caped crusader returns to continue the fight against crime, or not really crime so much as a couple of goofy idiots who dance around with scarves and fall in love with their computers. That's right folks, we're taking another crack at Bibleman! Dan learns that Ryan is a liar, and Ryan laughs maniacally as Dan completely loses his mind while trying to understand what is going on in the Bibleman Extended Universe. Our titular hero is twice as horny this time around, and he's...2022-11-141h 06
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #6 - Bibleman: I Need You By My SideIn which Dan and Ryan discover that there's a Bibleman video game.2022-11-1110 min
Bad Faith Media#16 - Rock: It's Your DecisionThe nation is at a crossroads. Social media giants are falling, billionaires are collapsing into themselves, and we are on the brink of a profoundly troubling election. It's clear what we need to do. Now, more than ever, we need to stop listening to rock music and get clean from heroine before it leads to something worse like marijuana. Don't misunderstand - Dan and Ryan like a really good "get down" beat as much as anyone. But do you even realize how many rock songs talk about sex? Of course, we can't force you to smash your rock records...2022-11-0752 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #5 - Newsboys: Take Me To Your Leader / ShineIn which a woman eats a hamster.2022-11-0210 min
Bad Faith Media#15 - Newsboys: Down Under the Big TopThis week Dan and Ryan celebrate Halloween by doing everything they can to bury their original episode about a troubling documentary and replace it with this discussion of a strange movie made by a Christian band in the mid-nineties. Maybe our brains were too fried from the last movie but we actually kind of liked this one. There's a very moving subplot about a bassist being threatened by an angry clown. This movie has a certain special quality, it rhymes with ointment.2022-10-311h 02
Bad Faith Media#14 - Pagan Invasion Halloween Spooktacular!!!Halloween may seem like a time of harmless fun, but before you know it children will be dressing up as bees, horny old ladies will be jumping around their living rooms, and Mrs. Smith's fourth-grade glass will suddenly reveal deep-seated homicidal tendencies. Halloween is no joke, and that is why a group of concerned Christians got together in 1991 to make up a bunch of scary facts about what the Satanists are doing in your neighborhood. Be on your guard. NOT THE BEES!!!2022-10-2451 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #4 - DeGarmo & Key: 666In which Dan and Ryan try in vain to understand what Degarmo & Key are talking about.2022-10-1906 min
Bad Faith Media#13 - JudgmentThe question on everyone's minds is, "What happened after Gary Busey blew up all those demons?" (see episode #1) This movie picks up where Tribulation left off. We meet back up with Helen Hannah, the journalist who died in that film. Corbin Bernsen and Mr. T lead a no-star cast in this legal drama about a court case where - get this - they put God on trial! Meanwhile, Mr. T wants to kill everyone, and his actions directly result in the eternal doom of one person, but he only feels sad about it for a second. Dan and Ryan...2022-10-1759 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #3 - The Pure Flix ConspiracyIn which Dan becomes a conspiracy theorist after learning about the 100% Rotten Tomatoes audience score for God's Not Dead 4.2022-10-1215 min
Bad Faith Media#12 - God's Not DeadGod's Not Dead is the timeless story of a Christian college student, his controlling girlfriend, an atheist professor, his longsuffering Christian wife, the wife's ailing mother, the mother's other son Dean Cain, Dean Cain's girlfriend who is a blogger who is also dying from cancer, Willie Robertson from Duck Dynasty, a spiritually confused student from China, the Chinese student's angry father, a pastor with car problems, the pastor's friend from another country who laughs at death, a student from a Muslim family who is secretly Christian, her meddling younger brother, their controlling Muslim father, Willie Robertson's longsuffering wife, a...2022-10-101h 02
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #2 - Newsboys: God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)In which the Newsboys present themselves as... enemies of science? It's their story, we didn't write it.2022-10-0509 min
Bad Faith Media#11 - Hail Satan?The boys roll up their sleeves, put on their serious film-critic glasses, and talk about a 2019 documentary chronicling the evolution of the Satanic Temple from its modest origins to its growth into a full-blown religious institution. Dan and Ryan are going to have lots of nightmares about fetish babies after this one, I can promise you that. Featuring a special guest appearance by the goat-demon Baphomet! [Editor's note: Guest appearance was cut for time, sorry Baph]2022-10-0358 min
Bad Faith MediaMinisode #1 - Carman: Satan Bite the DustIn which the Christian singer Carman murders a Klingon.2022-09-2807 min
Bad Faith Media#10 - McGee and MeCome experience the magical world of a young boy named Nick and his animated best friend, where sneaking into a horror movie is as bad as committing murder and the absolute worst thing you can do is call someone a geek. Dan and Ryan contemplate McGee's hellish existence while trying to avoid being seen with Nick's unbelievably awful parents. Dan feels very cool because he's wearing sunglasses, and Ryan is in denial about the fate of a dog named Poundcake. There's also a weird guy named Derek who keeps spying on us from behind the bleachers, but we've been...2022-09-2655 min
Bad Faith Media#9 - One More RoundDan and Ryan delve into the seedy underground world of Christian boxing. Jake the Jackhammer is a former boxer who wants to get back into it, or maybe he doesn't, it's a little unclear. His marriage is falling apart, which is probably a good thing, and his boss is a caveman. Kevin Sorbo is in this one, marking his first of what will be many appearances on this podcast. But when Franco shows up? That's a whole another bowl of beans.2022-09-1957 min
Bad Faith Media#8 - Chick Tract Extravaganza!!!It's time to do a deep dive into Dan's childhood trauma by exploring the demented world of Jack Chick, author of the world-famous Chick Tracts, which use fun cartoons to tell little children that God will not hesitate to torment them with flames. Ryan reveals himself to be both a Dungeons and Dragons player AND a Catholic so he's basically the worst person who ever lived. Dan and Ryan watch adaptations of various Chick tracts, a choice that will take them deep into the uncanny valley. Featuring special guest appearances by Cthulu and a boy with dangerously tiny feet.2022-09-1256 min
Bad Faith Media#7 - CheckmateWhat if God and the Devil played a game of chess together? Who do you think would win? God, obviously. But wait - what if they were playing for the DEED TO ETERNITY? And what if all the cosmic drama played out in the form of a poorly thought out bank heist? And what if God had a sidekick named Katana? THEN who would win the chess game? Still God. It's not a very good story, is it? Anyway, God is played by Danny Glover, and Sean Astin plays a priest who moonlights as a scripture-quoting assassin. Don't worry...2022-09-1259 min
Bad Faith Media#6 - Hamilton: The Illegal Christian VersionWhat happens when a church in Texas puts on an illegal production of Hamilton in which the lead character learns to give his life to Jesus? Well, if it's followed by a homophobic sermon, the answer is "It goes viral and then they get hit with a big fat lawsuit." Dan and Ryan contemplate the logic that must have gone into this decision, and then everyone has to sit through a very awkward altar call. They don't call it "Scamilton" for nothing.2022-09-0740 min
Bad Faith Media#5 - BiblemanWhat if instead of losing his parents, Bruce Wayne was having a bad day and found a Bible in the dirt? Well in that case, he might have become a completely different superhero, one who carries a lightsaber and feels insecure about his sexuality. Dan and Ryan take on Bibleman, with a brief diversion into a Bibleman spinoff show for toddlers featuring a singing Jim Varney (of Ernest P. Worrel fame) and a beatnik who calls the kids daddy-o. By the way, one plus one equals two.2022-09-0759 min
Bad Faith Media#4 - I BelieveThis is a movie about miracles: freaky body horror miracles, weird baby miracles, goofy slapstick miracles, etc. A city tears itself apart over these miracles. Children are stressed that they're not allowed to read the Bible. Two local news networks go to war with each other. One bereaved news anchor takes orders from Satan (we think). Then the uppers get pissed and innocent citizens have their lives ruined. Yet somehow this all pales in comparison to the incredible third act with its shocking violent finale and a celebrity appearance for the ages. This might be Dan and Ryan's favorite...2022-09-051h 18
Bad Faith Media#3 - 2025: The World Enslaved by a VirusDo you remember back in 2020 when the government made ice cream illegal? That was because of the communist takeover of Germany. Thankfully one brave group of Christians is able to fight back with the help of a hacker. She can hack pretty much anything, even the police! Join Dan and Ryan as they learn a very important lesson about trains.2022-08-291h 22
Bad Faith Media#2 - The Lion King of JudahWhat do you get when a Canadian church with too much money combines a classic Disney movie with the story of Jesus' death and resurrection? Obviously, you get a very strange rendition of an Adele song while Simba gets crucified in the background. Dan and Ryan try to understand who this play was meant for, and wrestle with the theological implications of Mufasa's death.2022-08-2945 min
Bad Faith Media#1 - TribulationDan and Ryan are kicking things off with a rapture movie that has a lot to say about monkeys and almost nothing to say about Jesus. Gary Busey is a no-nonsense cop, Howie Mandel is a confused spiritual seeker, and Margot Kidder doesn't even realize she's in a Christian movie. Don't drink the coffee.2022-08-251h 08