Fruitless
A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two free episodes per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
If We Burn (Bookclub #5)
Taking a brief* intermission from Christian Rock Summer, this is the fifth installment of the Fruitless Bookclub, a show-within-a-show, featuring Chris Barker and Jake the Lawyer, where we read all t…
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[Preview] The Grieving Son of Evangelical Christianity: Pedro the Lion, David Bazan
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The Bad Christians: Emery (feat. Nathan Thiessen)
It's Christian Rock Summer! This is the second episode in a month long exploration of the fringes of Christian music with Josh Christianson joining Josiah as co-host. We're talking "not a Christian b…
Extreme Youth Group Energy: The Chariot (feat. James)
It's Christian Rock Summer! This is the beginning of a month long exploration of the fringes of Christian music with Josh Christianson joining Josiah as co-host. We're talking "not a Christian band, …
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[Unlocked] You Should Watch Scavengers Reign
Hey everyone! Something came up and so I won't be able to release another free episode in June. To make up for that, I'm releasing this Patreon episode to the main feed. If you want a bit more detail…
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[Preview] Chaos in the Troubled Stateside (MX #3)
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Hell is a World Without You (feat. Jason Kirk)
Josiah is joined by Jason Kirk (@jasonkirk_fyi, Shutdown Fullcast, VBS Podcast) to discuss his novel, Hell is a World Without You, as well as growing up evangelical, the world of Christian alternativ…
Fighting the Food Barons (feat. Caitlin Golle & Julie Duhn)
Josiah is joined by two members of Iowa CCI: Caitlin Golle, a farming & environment community organizer with the organization, and Julie Duhn, a board member who joined CCI to combat the construction…
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[Preview] I'm Wide Awake, It's Arc (MX #2)
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Food Barons (feat. Austin Frerick)
Austin Frerick joins Josiah to discuss his book, Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry and the politics of food production in Iowa and around the country.
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[Video Essay] Celebrating the Creative Nobody / Why You Should Watch Motern Media
This is the audio for a video essay on YouTube. If you choose to listen here, you will only get half the experience. For the full experience, check out Fruitless on YouTube.
The video essay: https://w…
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[Preview] Spectacle (feat. Josh Boerman)
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Jo…
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[Preview] Veggies, Derechos, & Steel
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[Preview] People Who Eat Magrudergrind (MX #1)
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Drawing Dinosaurs (feat. Tyler Stone)
Tyler Stone (@TylerStoneArt) joins Josiah to discuss his work as a freelance paleoartist. Paleoart (scientific illustration of prehistoric life) is a field with an interesting relationship between ar…
Shared Dreams (feat. Wes Klingele)
Wesley Klingele (@MannnMiami) joins Josiah to discuss his new short film, Somnium, and the artistic themes he finds compelling. They talk about dreams, coming of age in your 20s, how religion and spi…
Ramp Hollow (Bookclub #4)
This is the fourth installment of the Fruitless Bookclub, a show-within-a-show, featuring Chris Barker and Jake the Lawyer, where we read all those nonfiction books we've been meaning to read. Today'…
Kaufman for Lent
Alien aka Stewie Griffin DJ joins Josiah to discuss Synecdoche, New York and whether or not life is worth living. Happy Good Friday!
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Become …
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[Preview] Hogcast
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Jo…
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[Preview] Ukraine Revisited
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