Cast Your Nets, with BigTuna

In this week’s episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is once more joined by returning guest J. Chase Davis, to discuss Chase’s new book, “Offensive Christianity: Restoring the Strength of Men in a Feminized Age,” and Matthew 5:5. The two sift through the “toothlessness” of contemporary Christianity, the proper meaning of Meekness in the Bible, why the world wants Men to be weak (and how Men can resis...

In this week’s episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by creative design extraordinaire and friend of the podcast, Pax (formerly Pax Americana). The two discussed Acts 17, dwelling on the meaning of “turn the world upside down,” Paul’s announcement of a new phase of history, why the cultural contexts of Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens are necessary to understand the passage, why the Jews rea...

In today’s episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by the excellent Grant Brooks to discuss 1 Kings 18, involving Elijah’s confrontation with King Ahab and the prophets of Baal. Together, they examine how God’s character is revealed through the passage’s narrative (esp. his mercy), the Bible’s description of generational and/or national wickedness, Fire as a key thematic element in the Bible,...

In the first Cast Your Nets episode of 2026, BigTuna returns to walk through the book of 1st Corinthians, examining why Paul casts particular sinners out of the Church, why evildoers must be purged from the midst of God’s assembly, the necessity of unity within the Church, the concepts of sin as virus and the wicked as leaven, why contemporary culture is not uniquely sexual, but uniquely vulgar; a...

In this episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is once again joined by friend of the show, Ron Dodson, who previously appeared on Episode 4. Today, they discussed the Ten Commandments (using both the Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 versions), why they are addressed to a particular people in time, the Noahic Covenant & covenantal messaging more broadly, why the God of the Bible must be understood as pe...

In this solo episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna discusses the Christian Ethic of “Judge Not,” and in particular, how it is used to accuse Christians by nonbelievers, how its misappropriation nullifies God’s character and role, the importance of right judgment, how we ought to mimic God, what it means to play the role of a Prophet, and the centrality of Judgement to the overall Christian message. S...

Welcome back to another episode of Cast Your Nets— this week, BigTuna is joined by podcasting phenom and writer J. Burden, the host of The J. Burden Show. On this week’s episode, they discussed Matthew 21:23-46, the conflict between Jesus & the Pharisees in the Temple. They covered the problem of authority (where does it come from, and how it is ascertained?), ignorance and disobedience, doing...

Welcome back! In this episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by Cal Crucis, who is the sole host of the Glory of Kingz Cast and writer at Fiat Iustitia. The two discussed Acts 12, Peter’s journey reflecting Passover, Herod and Pharaoh, what it means to be of God’s chosen nation, avoiding intermixing with the world, the modern nation-state of Israel, reading the Bible typologically, seeing Go...

In this short episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna goes solo to discuss bad Historiography: how it happens, how to avoid lazy smearing, how to better interpret History (without over-attributing importance to History), and why we shouldn’t live vicariously through battles of the past. Episode 8 also covers Karl Marx, Class history, Russia’s “Official Nationalism” (Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality),...

In the seventh episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by Thommy Come Lately, who is a Reformed poster on Twitter/X. This time around, both of them discussed Proverbs 3:5— what does it mean to trust in the Lord? Why is it contrasted with leaning on our own understanding? How do we avoid “idolatry of the mind?” How do we become better followers of God? And what blessings await us when we do tr...

On this week’s episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by longtime internet friend Kruptos, who is a pastor, internet poster, and writer. The two of them discussed the Genesis 32 story of Jacob’s wrestling with God. They discuss what the core meaning of the story is, what’s significant about Jacob’s renaming, the importance of overcoming and conquering, what it means to follow God, and whethe...

We’re back! On this episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by good friend Brian Wilson, who is the head of Montana Classical College . This week, they discuss the Book of Jonah, reading each of the four chapters at a time, offering their interpretations of the book’s stories. They also mix in Jonah-related commentary from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (especially Chapter 9), and cross-referenc...

Hello all. A little less than two weeks ago, I was published in IM—1776, which is an excellent online & print magazine that specializes in political, cultural, and artistic analysis. My article, Tariff Men , was a historical reminder of the role tariffs have played in America’s past (through the lens of two key American statesmen, Henry Clay and William McKinley), and how Donald Trump can use...

In this episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by Ronald Dodson, who is a hedge fund manager, a deacon in the PCA, and writer at The Eyes of Apelles, as well as a contributor to American Reformer. Today’s discussion involves a recent article Ron wrote for American Reformer, The Head that Wears the Crown (link: https://americanreformer.org/2025/03/the-head-that-wears-the-crown/). Be sure to c...

Earlier this week, I published a book review of Braxton McCoy's book, "The Glass Factory," over at the Cast Your Nets Substack. This is an audio readover of that article, which can be found at the link below. Please enjoy! https://castyournets.substack.com/p/men-in-the-sand

In this week’s episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by the Black Horse, who is a poster on Twitter, as well as a writer at The Red Ensign, which now has an up-and-running podcast about Canada & Elite Theory, which you can find  here . BigTuna & Black Horse discuss Psalm 136: the use of biblical repetition, what it tells us about communal responsibility to God, thankfulness, submiss...

On this episode of Cast Your Nets, BigTuna is joined by J. Chase Davis, who is a pastor in Boulder, CO, and the host of the Full Proof Theology podcast. Episode 2 covers the Book of Ecclesiastes, and in particular Ecclesiastes chapter 8- the two discuss the book's dour reputation (and why it's unmerited), nihilism, how to live in an unjust world, the true meaning of righteousness, a biblical view...

The Pilot Episode of Cast Your Nets is out now! In this inaugural episode, Vagrants comes on the show to discuss 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, and what it has to teach us about love. Episode 1 covers what Biblical Love is, what it isn’t, a proper understanding of Biblical Hatred, how we can be more loving, and more… Vagrants on X:  https://x.com/aiden0_0emery --- Find us at castyournets.substack.com

“Cast Your Nets” will be a new interview show hosted by yours truly, BigTuna. I will invite various guests from around the internet to come discuss one of my favorite subjects, which has been the beating heart of Western Life for nearly two millennia: the Holy Bible. My guests will help to choose a topic from the God’s Word as narrow as a single verse, or as broad as a whole book— sometimes, we’ll...