Christian Cringe

This week we are joined by Aaron Pressburg who joins us to discuss the 1995 album Jesus Freak from DC Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we continue our journey into insane Christian Children's Programming with Psalty and The Little Praisers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by actress Tessa Markle who discusses with us some of the worship songs from our past that we can't deny.... kinda slap! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a break from our usual nostalgia content to give an update on Matt's life for the last 2 weeks where he worked at a church's VBS and then went on a mission trip. How much Cringe was there? How was it? Why is Matt's mic so weird on the back half of this episode!? We may never know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Years ago MxPx released their 2nd album Teenage Politics so this week Matt and Katie look into the bands follow up to Pokinatchu and discuss why it feels like such a giant leap forward for the band! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt's co-host of Horror Movie Night, Kyle Kuchta joins us this week to discuss the cheesy family fun that is The Buttercream Gang! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Pete Hutchinson of A Pickle Home Companion (and very briefly his co-host Brock) to discuss the short lived but amazing career of Earthsuit. Specifically their debut album Kaleidoscope Superior! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Heidi Cox-London who discusses her times attending as well as working at Christian Summer Camps! It's a great companion piece to the episode we did on Christian College! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Analog Jones and the Temple of Film creator Stephen Bay who makes us watch one of his favorites of the Christian VHS Market ... BIBLEMAN specifically the adventure of The Six Lies of the Fibbler! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we dive into The Donut Hole. Matt was under the impression this series was a beloved piece of Christian content but quickly learned the host was a local performer and it's possible he's in the minority of people who remember (or even were exposed to) this strange show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While not specifically a show for Christians by Christians ... 7th Heaven fit right into that wholesome family entertainment for Christian families box at least briefly. Matt has never seen it but Katie's family watched it weekly so we decided to dive into it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With it being Mother's Day we decided to bring back Catholic Cringe and go over a blog post Matt found of the 10 Catholic Customs from the Catholic Mom's Life blog! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Jenae Thompson to discuss Kirk Franklin and the influence of his massive hit album "The Nu Nation Project" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Scott Okamoto who was Katie's English teacher when she attended a Christian College. The team discusses the experiences of Christian College both as a student as a professor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 years ago Relient K released their debut album on Gotee Records and made immediate fans out of Katie and Matt. This week we dive back into the record that started it all to try to determine if it holds up to nostalgia or not! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt reacts to some of Katie's favorite stand-up routines about religion! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast we talk about a more recent release. It 2021 there was a controversy about the number 1 Christian album on iTunes having a parental advisory sticker. Matt became a fast fan of the EP and the artist Semler and given the general state of the world it felt like we needed to shine a light on this truly amazing concept album from just a few years ago! Learn more about your ad c...

We take a break from our personal Cringe to invite back our first guest Mark Hampton who shares with us some of the cringy things the catholics do... specifically Lent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Internet Supreme Court dishonorable judge Nate Lopez to discuss the weird puppet show his Grandmother forced upon him and his brothers ... Quigley's Village! We dive into Episode 1 "Responsibility" and how this is a nightmare version of Sesame Street meets Mr. Rogers. This might be the cringest thing we've discussed so far!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

This week Katie and Matt dive into the debut album from Punk Legends MxPx! Even though both are huge fans, Katie and Matt rarely listen to this album, will this revisit reveal why that is? Only way to find out is to listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Katie and Matt are joined by Woody Massie who introduced both of them to the bizarre 70's film The Cross & The Switchblade! It captures the dark gritty vibe of a grindhouse movie with the preachiness of a church service, what more could you ask for! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The premise was simple. Katie was going to do a presentation on the history of Christian Foods with our friend Joe Fejeran joining for the ride... unfortunately when she got to Testamints a mystery unfolded that Katie couldn't help but deep dive. WATCH THIS WEEKS EPISODE HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up our Five Iron February by sitting down with Five Iron Frenzy's guitarist Micah Ortega. We discuss the early days of the band, some of the themes of Our Newest Album Ever! and our feelings on Christianity in 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt continues Five Iron February by exposing Katie to the 2nd Five Iron album "Our Newest Album Ever!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Five Iron Frenzy drummer Andrew Verdecchio who talks to us about the early days of the band, how the reaction was to Upbeats & Beatdowns, His own journey in his faith and what fun things we can look forward too when we get to their next album! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices