The Fascinating Podcast

Best-selling author June Hur joins us to explore how her vibrant faith has always impacted her writing. 

Transgender priest Shannon Kearns joins us to explore what a trans man's experience can teach us about the masculinity crisis in America

We review the No Kings protests

Who counts as an influencer? What are the ethics of influence? And should an influencer work in the White House?

The current administration wants to turn the quest for citizenship into a reality tv competition. We have thoughts. 

We already have a new pope! Your cohosts have thoughts about what we can expect from Leo XIV. Then we run down some of our favorite recent pop culture favorites. 

Graci Kim returns to give us the scoop on her new novel DREAMSLINGER. What happens when you cross X-Men with Pokemon and the impossible power of dreaming? To find out, we dive into our own dreams. Wh…

On the anniversary of the Kent State Massacre, Matt and JR. explore what protest is. When and how should Christians protest? And what are the limits of protests? PLUS: hockey updates. More or less.

SINNERS is a box office phenomenon and a critical darling. And if you couldn't tell from the film's title, it has religion on its mind. We dive into the film - both the drama surrounding it and the d…

Can you believe it? We've made it to episode 400 of the Fascinating Podcast! We dragged the one and only Clay Morgan out of mothballs and put him back on the mic to celebrate 400 episodes of Fascinat…

Okay, buckle up, because today we're flipping the script and turning the mic on one of our own! Get ready for a high-energy deep dive as we put our cohost, the brilliant Matt Mikalatos, squarely in t…

We're back! Season 14 kicks off with our annual Pop Culture Madness Tournament! Who has what it takes to go all the way to championship? PLUS: What's in store for season 14 and episode 400?

What's the point of reading a bible commentary? And - after 2,000 years - do we really need a new one? The Rev Drs. Janette Ok and Amy Peeler join us to explore their new commentary called The New Te…

Do you know what you want? (Apologies to the Spice Girls, but what you REALLY want?) Coach and author Tracey Gee joins us to explore the good guidance that comes when we learn to listen to our desire…

We've all had... kind of a lot... going on, so we take a breather to play some catch-up. From the media we've been enjoying to our thoughts on the election to what's next for us, there's a ton of goo…

In the wake of a decisive presidential election in which Evangelicals yet again turned out in record numbers to put an unrepentant fascist, felon and sexual predator in the highest office in the US, …

JR. is starting a new venture centered around board games! Since Kathy's on the road, Matt and JR. explore what exactly Game Nights with JR. is and how you can be part of it! PLUS: Election security!

Two years after the Dobbs decision allowed individual states to determine access and restrictions to abortion care, people of faith are still learning what an abortion is and isn't and learning what …

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Emily Nussbaum joins us to explore the roots of reality television. Forget the Real World - reality tv started way earlier than you think. And there's a paradox at the h…

What's the best movie to watch at Christmas? What about Easter? Film Critic Abby Olcese's answers might surprise you. In her new book, Films for All Seasons, she explores movies that help us engage t…