Church & Other Drugs

Greetings, congregation! Can you hear that? Wedding bells in the air! Dear congregation member, Scott Countryman, gets hitched tommorow! But before that, he joins Jed on the show to talk about weed, what we miss about drugs, why heroin was so appealing, and our worst thanksgivings (while high). Let's all wish Scott and his future bride-to-be a happy and healthy long marriage! Happy thanksgiving ev...

Greetings, congregation! Jed and Besh have a great episode for you. Jed recently went back to therapy and has some words about it. They both saw Joe Rogan recently and have some words about it. And Jed may have almost gotten trafficked in Houston, Tx. And he has some words about it. Enjoy the free therapy, the bills in the mail! churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs storefr...

Greetings, congregation! Join us as we herald the mighty return of Besh! Besh gives us an update on his life and what's been going on in his journey of becoming a doctor, and then asks a poignant question...is he going to because he's a hindu? This sparks a great discussion going everywhere from backwards christian theology, politics, and finally, to Kanye West. churchandothedrugs@gmail.com patreo...

Greetings, congregation! Jed's fighting a mean stomach bug this week..but fear not, life goes on. New friend of the Pod Josh Patterson has a show called 'theology doesn't suck' and after the interview, i'm inclined to agree with him! Jed gets a chance to ask all manner of questions, like why christianity? what about other religions? whats atonement theory? why did Jesus die? how do you experience...

Greetings, congregation! We start out the episode with an amazing song written by congregation member Jason Halkyard and covered by Tylor Wix..then i prank call Brad and get him riled up about American Express all over again. We answer a listener email from Kieran Lisney and talk about christianity vs. 12 step recovery. Then i bring on old friend and congregation member Clay Crenshaw! Clay has an...

Greetings congregation, i made it! 5 long years, and life is much, much better on the other side. Thanks for being a huge part of that journey! Today Jed and John talk about what 5 years ago looked like, and then Jed has Brad back on to give ya'll an update on his sobriety. Life is good! patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs Learn more...

Greetings, congregation! This week, Jed is joined by one of his oldest and dearest friends...Taylor Martin! Taylor has been there for most of Jed's early failures, including the coma in Baton Rouge, and has an interesting perspective on the whole debacle. At the same time, Taylor has gone through a ton of trials and successes of her own, most recently following her intuitions and higher power to F...

Greetings, congregation! This week, John returns from Mexico to the good ole US of A...and things immediately explode. Nah, we're happy he's back and hopefully he doesn't decide to move forever! Then on a much-awaited interview..Jed talks to Ross Tokosch, who is a counselor specializing in video game addictions! Ross is the host of the No Normal Podcast as well, and has some awesome insights into...

Greetings congregation! As you can hear in his voice, Jed is still wrestling a cold, so he keeps the intro brief. But in this special memorial day episode, Jed was recently on The Harbor podcast to talk about DMT and psychedelic drugs! The hosts of The Harbor, Jeff and Josh, are awesome dudes with a curiosity towards psychedelics, and Jed lays on his personal experience and random pharmacological...

Greetings congregation! This exciting episode was recorded LIVE from TyDillCon3.0 in Lafayette, TN. Jed came to visit (in real life) heath and tylor, and samantha davis and kasey brown joined the fun! We just hang out in this episode and talk about ....SATANISM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greetings, congregation! First, Tylor serenades us with the sick sounds of a shreddin' guitar, and they discuss recent events. I also want to thank the newest patreon, Rovell Foggy! Enjoy the bonus episodes! Then, Jed talks to Ryan D. from Augusta, GA. Jed met Ryan at the Seabrooke Men's retreat in south carolina, and Ryan's story is remarkably similar to Jed's. Ryan started in a christian home, g...

Greetings, congregation! Jed returns from a weekend vaycay and has a short but necessary TIL about the "waffle house index". Then, Jed brings on old friend Nichole Hamilton from the Chiaroscuro Podcast to talk about Nichole's favorite thing...Horror! Nichole was raised in a fairly strict christian home, but developed an early love for horror movies thanks to her mother. Over the years she began to...

Greetings, Congregation! This week, John and Jed check in with each other and address angry, roided-out gym rats, and why jed's wife doesn't tolerate flash-photography during movies. Then, Jed brings back Andrew the alcoholic calvinist to talk about an issue andrew has being going through...just what the do you do when you are resentful at God? Is there a complaint department? do you just suck it...

Greetings Congregation! We're back this week despite Hurricane Barry's best efforts. I am alive and well. Suck it, mother nature! Jed gives a brief update on his life, and then we dive deep into the interview. Alex and Jason run Not Your Pastors Podcast, and are good friends o' the pod. They've revamped their show, and came on to discuss a topic they've been researching for an upcoming episode- su...

Greetings, congregation! This was originally meant as a Patron episode..but it ended up being too good not to share with the world. So , it will serve as a glimpse into our patreon content, and then segues into Tylor talking about the reason he recently left his church, Jed's beef with eastern thought, american religiosity, children at the movies, and much, much more. Enjoy! patreon.com/churchando...

Greetings, congregation! John takes a break from his awful, tough, unforgiving vacation in the gawt-dang most beautiful place in the world to give us an update on his life. Feel free to barrage him with messages of jealousy and hate. Just kidding, we love him. ....most of the time. patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com Learn more about...

Greetings congregation! Once again, i want to start out by saying THANK YOU to Shane, Dan, Rich and Mandy for reaching out to me after last weeks episode...you guys are amazing, truly. So today, we are blessed by the return of both John and Brad. John is truly an , and spending his summer in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico..a fancy, ridiculous tourist town, and i think we can all agree, we hate him for it...

Greetings, congregation! Contrary to popular belief, i'm not dead! I've been taking a social media fast, so sorry if my presence has been missed or if i've missed any messages, i'll be back before you know it! We have a very special interview today, Ryan Davis! Ryan began listen to C&OD when he was still drinking, and ended up getting sponsored by Besh for awhile, before going to rehab and eventua...

Greetings Congregation! Apologies for the late post, but believe me, this is worth it. Firstly, thanks Alicia Sell, our newest patron! You da real MVP. Jed interviewed Brandon months ago when he was just beginning his experiment of smoking weed as a recovering heroin addict, and after the christian cannabis episode, Jed decided to check back in with him to see how the experience has gone for him....

Greetings, Congregation! it's been a rough week, and for starters, i'd like to dedicate this episode to Crystal Jones who went to be with our Lord this week. Death always makes us think, and sometimes those thoughts are full of aggravation, despair, and unknowing. Tylor helps Jed navigate through some of those thought patterns, and they take the discussion from life on earth, to what heaven may be...

Greetings Congregation, and happy Memorial Day! This week Jed flies solo, and is joined by Craig Gross, of XXXChurch fame and more recently, Christian Cannabis. Craig had a life-changing experience with Cannabis(the devil's lettuce) in 2013, and came out recently by way of blog post and website about his personal experiences and what he hopes to be "a place to start the discussion on the church"....

Greetings, congregation! I hope you're all recovered from the events of this weekend...i'm not sure if i am or not. This week, since there's been a glut of amazing media to consume, Tylor Wix and Jed bring a burning question to the table: is escaping through movies and media a bad thing? We go all the way back to the Roman empire to suss out whether or not humanity is getting better or worse. Let...

Greetings, congregation! we start the episode out by getting an exclusive sneak peek into the kind of man John is...by dissecting his taco bell order. Then he and Jed run through what it's like to sponsor someone. (they'll explain). Then, Jed brings on new friend of the pod Jeremy Schaeffer of the solid state band Earth Groans! Jeremy is a super down to earth guy who tells us this story of growing...

Greetings congregation! Look at me, getting an episode out on monday! hoooraayy! Dan from TSID pod joins me for a brief intro before we recorded some bonus patreon material, and talk about our new venture, "mental erection". You'll just have to listen. Jed also debuts the new merch store, storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs! Then, in an absolutely amazing interview, Jed speaks with former evange...

Greetings, congregation! WELL. What a weekend we've had. Endgame. Game of Thrones. And now...another episode of C&OD. This week turned out to be a DOOZY. Jon Ladd, formerly of the band 7-10 split, recounts the bands early days as well as his youthful beliefs about God and Christianity. After an experience with psychedelic drugs, Jon began to have different ideas. Ever a proponent of "curiosity", J...