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
Punk, Authenticity, and the Exvangelicals (feat. Joel Harrison)
Josiah is joined by Joel Harrison (@profjharrison) of uswithoutThem to discuss the book he’s writing on Christian music of the 1990s and 2000s, specifically bands signed on to Tooth & Nail. This serv…
Revolution is Complicated, Hope is Simple (feat. Morgan Vander Hart)
In today's episode, Josiah is joined by Morgan Vander Hart, a good friend and anarchist who is heavily involved in mutual aid work in Des Moines, IA. They discuss the state of radical politics in Des…
Ukraine is a Rorschach Test (feat. Chris Barker)
Josiah is joined by Chris Barker to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian War. The invasion of Ukraine has lead to a lot of scrambling to make sense of the conflict. Chris and Josiah walk through some of the h…
Crossing the Bosporus (feat. Francis Cooper)
Josiah is joined by Francis Cooper (@attnfrancis) to discuss his conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy. Francis and Josiah have been friends for a long time and both went through various "deconstruction" p…
Searching for a Midwestern Weirdness (feat. Josh Christianson)
Josiah is joined by Josh Christianson (@GnomeChamsky) to discuss the Midwest as a region and a concept. The Midwest represent "normality" in the American psyche despite it being a very weird place. I…
A Narcissistic Launch
Brief introduction to who I am and what I’m doing here.
Music
Yesterday - bloom.
In My Dreams - bloom.
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