Fruitless

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/174112858 It's the October music exchange? Shut up, it's not November. You're November. In this month's installment, we discuss Doppelgänger by The Fall of Troy and Death is This Communion by High on F...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/somebody-is-to-173410473/ Vita Breva joins Josiah and Jackal to wrap up horror month with a discussion about Ken Russell's most controversial and censored film, The Devils (1971). Vita walks us through...

Alt title: I Bet That Yeti Might Kill My Wife Horror month continues! On today's episode, Charles Star (@ugarles, No Homework, ALAB Series, Mic Dicta, City Saint / Country Saint) joins Josiah and Jackal to discuss Creepshow (1982), George Romero and Stephen King's classic horror anthology film inspired by EC Comics. Follow Charles on Bluesky @ugarles.bsky.social or Twitter @ugarles Check out Charl...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/173021702 Welcome boils and ghouls and frights without distinction! Our spine-tingling horror month on Fruitless continues with the shocking SuspenStory of EC Comics. On today's episode, Jackal tells J...

HORROR MONTH HAS ARRIVED! On today's episode, Justin Decloux (Important Cinema Club, No Such Thing As a Bad Movie, Bay Street Video Podcast, and Very Fine Comic Book Podcast) joins Josiah and Jackal to talk about Things (1989). Follow Justin on Bluesky @declouxj.bsky.social or Twitter @DeclouxJ Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 Check out Fruitless on YouTube F...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/171022717 The September music exchange is here!! In this installment, we discuss Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate and Houdini by Melvins. Also Josh is going to RiotFest. Music by Sunny Day Real Estate, M...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/170933279 On today's episode, Josiah and Alien aka Stewie Griffin DJ talked about 80 For Brady . Yeah idk man. Music by Parquet Courts and SHADE08, as well as audio from 80 For Brady ★ Support this pod...

Caleb and Jackal finally got Josiah to talk about Star Wars on the podcast. On today's episode, we discuss Andor season 1, the Star Wars franchise as a whole, and the way this show and broader franchise has taught basic revolutionary politics and history to the average moviegoing American.  Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 Check out Fruitless on YouTube Find...

This is the eighth 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's episode is about ¡No Pasarán! by Matt Christman. Dear various leftists of different persuasions: please don't get mad at us. Spanish speakers, please be nice to me about my terrible pronunciation of...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/168252160 It's August, and that means it's time for another season of the music exchange: an ongoing series where Josh and Josiah both bring an album they find personally meaningful, and then compare a...

On today's episode, Tyler Huckabee ( Sojourners ) joins Josiah to discuss the history of youth groups in evangelical churches, their moral priorities, and how the adults that emerged from them reckon with their legacy.  Follow Tyler on Twitter @TylerHuckabee and Bluesky @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social Find more of Tyler's work: https://sojo.net/biography/tyler-huckabee Become a Fruitless Patron here: h...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/fsc-5-166526203/ SPORTS!!! It's the fourth installment of the Fruitless Sports Corner (FSC): a semi-reoccurring series where Josiah, Nathan Thiessen, Chris Barker, and Jake the Lawyer talk about sports...

Christian Rock Summer comes to a close with something a little softer, melodic, and worshipful. On today's episode, Josh Boerman (The Worst of All Possible Worlds, Ill Conceived) returns to testify to love and also cause some name confusion by joining Josiah and Josh Christianson for a conversation about the Christian vocal quarter, Avalon, and the state of CCM in the 90s. It turns out, it was pre...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/party-rocking-in-164986298 Christian Rock Summer 2026 continues! On today's episode, Alien, Caleb, Josh, and Josiah wrap up July by pledging allegiance to the U.S. Cray. We discuss some of the savviest...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/164840372 Christian Rock Summer 2026 continues! On today's episode, Josh, Josiah, and Nate discuss the prince (but never quite king) of Christian screamo/post-hardcore: As Cities Burn. Music by SHADE08...

Christian Rock Summer 2026 continues! And this time, we're tackling Christian ska. On today's episode, James C. Liker, Josh, and Josiah go through the story of everyone's favorite woke youth group band, Five Iron Frenzy. Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 Check out Fruitless on YouTube Find more of Josiah’s work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsutton Follow Josiah on...

Welcome to Christian Rock Summer 2026! We're kicking it off this year with an album about spiritual warfare that takes the war metaphor a bit too literally. On today's episode, Josh and Josiah were joined by Tom O'Mahony and Gregk Foley from Blood Work to discuss The Heart of War by Christian "hard rock" band Jonah33.  Follow Gregk on Bluesky @gregk.co.uk Follow Tom on Twitter @gotitatguineys or B...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/u11922141/posts/162468855 It's the June music exchange!! In this installment, Josh and Josiah discuss Human = Garbage by Dystopia and Knife Man by AJJ. Also the Reflecting Pool. Music by Dystopia, AJJ, and SHADE08 ★ S...

Joseph joins Josiah to talk about Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church, and the weird politics of fringe fundamentalism.  Follow Joseph on Twitter @gross_online or Bluesky @grossonline.bsky.social Go back and listen to the VLVC episode about Jack Chick here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b01a24cf Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 Check out Fruitless on You...

On today's episode, Manasseh (@oswiu.bsky.social) joins Josiah and James C. Liker to hang out and talk about our evil tech overlords, the U.S. losing the war in Iran, space exploration, and the Future. This is a pretty casual one. Follow Manasseh on Bluesky @oswiu.bsky.social Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 Check out Fruitless on YouTube Find more of Josiah’...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/american-futbol-159747911 SPORTS!!! It's the fourth installment of the Fruitless Sports Corner (FSC): a semi-reoccurring series where Josiah, Nathan Thiessen, Chris Barker, and Jake the Lawyer talk about sports....

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159759208 It's the May music exchange!! That's right. It's also the 69th Patreon episode and I've been told that's an epic number. In this installment, Josh and Josiah discuss Armed Forces by Elvis Costello &amp...

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159144943 Josh, Chris, and Josiah discuss Elizabeth Sandifer's essay, "The Blind All-Seeing Eye of Gamergate," and the rise of fascist cyberpolitics. Also Chris talks about the Indy 500. Music by SHADE08 ★ Suppo...

The Iowa Primary is coming up on June 2nd. Josiah has been a low information voter this year, so Justin Comer from Rock Hard Caucus is here to tell him who to vote for. Follow Justin on Bluesky @justinkcomer.rockhardcauc.us Check out Rock Hard Caucus: rockhardcauc.us Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 Check out Fruitless on YouTube Find more of Josiah’s work: h...

Josh, Alien, and Josiah discuss three movies that can help us explore the psyche of our tech bro overlords: Primer (2004), The Social Network (2010), and BlackBerry (2021). Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 Check out Fruitless on YouTube Find more of Josiah’s work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsutton Follow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsutton References "What is 'Mus...