The Sonar Network

Belief It Or Not

Comedy EN ↓ 223 episodes

In this podcast we explore movements, sects, or interesting things about the world of religion. We aren't historians we just google it and talk about it.

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The Sonar Network

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 94 – Ray Comfort 21.11.2021

This one is all about Ray Comfort. We talk street preaching, The Way of the Master, Living Waters, his homophobic movie, how he disproves evolution, the banana, and his buddy Kirk Cameron. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon...

Ep. 93 – Parody Religions 07.11.2021

This one is all about the made up religions…. Well, the ones where the people in them know they are in a made up religion. We talk Pastafarianism, the Invisible Pink Unicorn, The Church of the SubGenius and more. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sona...

Bonus Ep. 4 – The War on Halloween with Cody Crain 31.10.2021

In this episode we are joined by Damien’s other co-host, Cody Crain from Spooked Podcast, Ghosts on CBS and Locke and Key on Netflix. We discuss his many spooky projects, our own history with halloween, and the religious right's war on this scary day Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by D...

Ep. 92 – Wicca 24.10.2021

This episode is all about the Wiccans. We talk about beliefs, practices, variations, and surprisingly recent history of this religion. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https...

Ep. 91 – Sunday School 10.10.2021

This episode is all about Sunday School. We talk about some of our listener’s experiences, common Sunday School clichés, and of course the history of the Sunday School movement. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Spec...

Ep. 90 – Logical Fallacies 26.09.2021

This one is all about the fallacies we use in arguments and disagreements. We talk ad hominem, the straw man, the texas sharpshooter, the false dilemma and much more. We also give examples from our comment section. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The So...

Ep. 89 – Toronto Blessing 12.09.2021

This episode is all about the Toronto Blessing. Falling down, rolling around, speaking in tongues, barking like a dog, and turning teeth to gold are some of the strange occurrences that were reported. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Vi...

Ep. 88 – FLDS 29.08.2021

This episode is all about the Fundamentalist church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints, or FLDS for short. We discuss why it broke away from regular LDS (spoilers: it’s polygamy), its history, and of course its human garbage of a prophet Warren Jeffs. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music b...

Ep. 87 – Weird Bible Stories 15.08.2021

In this episode we discuss the stranger stories in the bible, we talk prophets getting bears to kill kids, Jesus getting angry at a tree, God Trying to kill Moses, straight up human sacrifice, and more. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network...

Ep. 86 – Mother Teresa 01.08.2021

This one is all about Saint Teresa of Calcutta herself. We talk about her early years, her decision to become a missionary, and why she was a terrible person. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ Email e...

Ep. 85 – Steven Furtick 18.07.2021

This episode is all about Steven Furtick and his cult of personality. We talk about the early days of Elevation Church in his living room to it becoming a big ol’ megachurch. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitor...

Ep. 84 – God And Guns 04.07.2021

Happy 4th of July! This one is all about evangelical America's obsession with guns. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ Email enquiries to Trevor. Poelman@BeliefItOrNot.com Follow Belief It Or Not: Face...

Ep. 83 – Christianity and Homophobia 20.06.2021

This episode is all about Christianity’s stunning track record when it comes to be bigotted toward the LGBTQIA community. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ Email enquiries to Trevor. Poelman@BeliefItO...

Ep. 82 – Teen Mania 06.06.2021

Teen Mania looked like any other evangelical ministry aimed at saving teens for the lord by putting on youth conferences and organizing missions trips. However what was really going on was far more sinister and far more dangerous. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special...

Ep. 81 – The Graham Fam 23.05.2021

This episode is all about Billy Graham and his family. We talk about the life of Billy and the influence he had. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ Email enquiries to Trevor. Poelman@BeliefItOrNot.com...

Ep. 80 – Telling People You Don’t Believe In God 09.05.2021

We’ve been asked lately by a number of people how, when, or if they should tell their families they no longer believe in God. This is our attempt to answer that question. As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Tha...

Ep. 79 – Christians And Slavery 25.04.2021

Christian apologists have defended over and over again why the bible defends slavery, or at least try to argue why it doesn’t, but what does the bible actually say? Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ E...

Ep. 78 – Preacher Scandals 2 11.04.2021

In this episode we talk more about the awful religious leaders who took advantage of people, broke the law, were just kinda shady, or were plain old hypocrites. We talk Carl Lentz, Ravi Zacharias, John Crist, and so on and so forth. They’re gross dudes. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music b...

Ep. 77 – God And Gender 28.03.2021

This episode is all about christians and their views on gender. We talk about outdated and insane gender roles, strange dress codes, and the ordination of women. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ Emai...

Ep. 76 – John 3:16 Guy 14.03.2021

You’ve seen the John 3:16 signs at sports games but do you know who started that whole thing? It was all thanks to a man named Rollen Stewart aka Rockin Rollin aka Raibow Man aka The John 3:16 guy. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit...

Ep. 75 – Wisdom Tree 28.02.2021

In this episode we discuss the video game company Wisdom Tree. We talk about how they got around Nintendo's chip and how they jumped on an opportunity with the christian market. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefi...

Ep. 74 – Goop 14.02.2021

This episode is all about Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop. We discuss the outrageous claims and products like the jade egg, vaginal steaming, bee sting therapy, vampire facials, and goats mild detoxes. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit http...

Ep. 73 – JW Predictions 31.01.2021

This episode is all about the failed predictions of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Society. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ Email enquiries to Trevor. Poelman@BeliefItOrNot.com Follow Be...

Ep. 72 – Kirk Cameron 17.01.2021

This episode is all out Mike Seaver, that’s right, we’re talking about Kirk Cameron. We discuss his movie career, the banana man, the crocoduck, and his homophobia As always we are not experts, we just google this stuff. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to...

Ep. 71 – 2020 In Review 03.01.2021

In this episode, we talk about the world of religion in 2020. Support Belief It Or Not Created by Trevor Poelman Produced and Edited by Jamie Carlisle Produced by Michael Mongiardi Art by Joel Jackson Music by Devon Hyland Special Thanks to The Sonar Network Visit https://www.beliefitornot.com/ Email enquiries to Trevor. Poelman@BeliefItOrNot.com Follow Belief It Or Not: Facebook: https://www.face...

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