Church & Other Drugs

Greetings, congregation! sorry for the late upload, I've had a busy week. But, here is the new episode with Suki Jones, author of Sea, Swallow Me! the book has quickly become one of my favorite addiction memoirs, and I blew through it in a few hours. Suki is an amazing human, and has quite the story. Listen and then be sure to support her by finding her book on Amazon or wherever books are sold! L...

Here it is folks...the exciting conclusion! Find out if Jed makes good picks, or if you want to reach through the speakers and slap him for his choices!  www.patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com www.storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am ecstatic to finally share this with the world. If you remember, I was on Pretty Good Vibrations podcast awhile back doing a Screamo tournament with Dan Koch. We had so much fun, we knew we had to do another one. So, we came back with 2000s Post-Hardcore! this was a MASSIVE tournament of 34 bands, and we recorded 5 hours of content over the course of 2 weeks. Enjoy the fruits of our labor, and...

Greetings, congregation! This week is a fun one. Jed finally has his friends Hailee and Jonathan on the pod as well as everyone's favorite, Kenon. First Jed talks about some questionable "today I learned" facts, and then they get into the Epstein list, conspiracies, church stuff, and trauma. Part 2 will be talking about Purity Culture and how much it screwed a lot of us up. Enjoy! music: Paralytic...

Greetings, Congregation! This week, best friend o' the pod, David Manheim, aka Dopey Dave from the Dopey Podcast comes back on the show! First the boys talk about star wars, and manage to name a character for every letter in the alphabet, but then they get serious and talk about a recent resentment Dave had and work through it in real-time. Enjoy! music: Nesting Dolls by Circa Survive and Postcard...

Greetings, Congregation! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Before we ring in 2024, here's an amazing new episode to whet your whistle. This week, Kenon, Andrew & Jed wade into some deeper waters. They talk about the effect pornography might be having on young minds, and what those implications could be for the future of our society. Then, Jed brings the boys up to speed on everything he has lear...

Greetings congregation! This week, in a random series of events ,Dana Bollen from the Two Week Notice podcast comes on the show! A mutual friend brought Jed and Dana together, and Dana was kind enough to come on the show to talk about music, touring, the good ole' scene days, fashion and more! Check out Two Week Notice wherever you find your podcasts!  music: fineshrine by Purity Ring and breathe...

Greetings, Congregation! It's the moment you've all been waiting for...another Josh episode! Josh and Jed have an old-school hang where jed complains about prosperity gospel pastors and then Josh talks about the metaphysical realm. You know, basic stuff. Enjoy! music- carried away by Islands, Her Wings by Holding Absence www.patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs www.storefronter.com/churchandotherdrugs...

Greetings, Congregation! This week the boys are back in town...the Desperados, that is. Kenon, Ben and Andrew join Jed as he first regales them with tales of getting ripped off by drug dealers, then they talk about being a new dad and then journey to some of Jed's favorite *actual* worship music. Enjoy! music: though the looking glass by Make Them Suffer, Suffering Servant by Dustin Kensrue and It...

Greetings, congregation! This week we have another banger episode with Hayne Griffin from PWNA: The mixtape era! Hayne is a firefighter by trade, and recounts a story of how his life changed forever. In a moment of anger, Hayne cursed God. What happened? Listen to find out!   music: cities of the plain by mewithoutYou , Beneath the Brine by The Family Crest churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com patreon.co...

Greetings, Congregation! This week, we have an AMAZING episode with none other than Seth and Melanie from Anatomy of Us podcast! This was the very last show that Jed did before going to the hospital to welcome baby Ruth to the world. Seth, Jed and Melanie run the gamut of things to talk about- family trauma, raising teenagers, addiction, marriage, divorce, and seth's "re-construction" back to chur...

Greetings, Congregation! I'm back from the hospital with a beautiful, healthy baby girl in tow! Thank you everyone for the prayers, well-wishes and messages! Now, onto today's episode...which was REALLY fun and honestly a throw-back to old C&oD. Matt Oxley, from the great deconstruction and PWNA: the mixtape era, talks to Jed about his favorite subject: opiates! drugs! emo stuff! it turned out to...

Greetings, Congregation! This week we have a special simulcast with You Have Permission w/Dan Koch! Dan is absolutely a fan-favorite and personal friend of Jed's and the boys dive deep into a discussion about the potential issues of a "humanistic" view of Christianity. baby fund venmo: @jedpayne Paypal: jedipayne2013@gmail.com storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs m...

Happy Halloween, congregation! Today, i bring you the scariest thing I can think of: becoming a father! Jed is having a baby NEXT WEEK and he talks to the Desperados about what to expect. Enjoy! songs: all the ways by Interpol, Angel of death by manchester Orchestra churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs Learn more about your ad choices....

Greetings, congregation! This week the boys get together to talk about all the goings-on in Israel, the conversion on Kat Von D, how Christians think the world is ending and dealing with sheisty landlords. Enjoy! music: Lapse by blackmath when i was older by wolves at the gate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greetings, Congregation! This week, we have a special simulcast with Pastor With No Answers: The Mix Tape Era! This episode will be airing on that platform as well. Hayne, one of my co-hosts on PWNA, joins me in interviewing Mike Austin and Greg Bott on their new book, QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross! We talk about the rise in Christians believing conspiracy theories, white nationalism, western evange...

Greetings, Congregation! This is a special episode where a bunch of us sit around a table and recap our weekend at Furnace Fest 2023! The audio is a tad bit rough, so bear with me, but enjoy nonetheless! songs: valleyheart-crave Between the buried and me- selkies churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Greetings, earthlings! Kenon, Andrew and Jed talk about the recent press conference Mexico held where they revealed two "alien" corpses! Is it just an elaborate hoax? Then, Lauren Boebart is in some hot water for some hot hands! And finally, the boys are meeting up at Furnace Fest this weekend, so expect some live episode goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed sits down with Dillon Nabor Cruz to talk about his upcoming book-- Theological Musings: collected essays of a tattooed theologian, vol. 1! Dillon and Jed cover a lot of ground, from the toxicity of Christian nationalism to the current Christian political climate in the united states. It's a great conversation that I hope will spark some minds! https://www.am...

Greetings, Congregation! Famine! War! Earthquakes! Is it the end of the world? Jed welcomes back Dr. Matt Halsted to talk about his upcoming book about what the bible really says about the end times. Jed asks a lot about the book of Revelation; its audience, purpose and history. Its a great conversation, and please support Dr. Halsted by pre-ordering his book! music: after dark by Mr. kitty unifor...

Greetings, Congregation! This week, we step back into the blurry-verse to talk with friend of the pod, Nate Henry! Jed desperately needed to vent about how crazy the world is right now, and thought of no one better than the bigfoot man himself. Enjoy! music: Anthonio by Annie Hafursey (Yfir) by Olafur Arnalds churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs storefrontier.com/churchand...

Greetings, Congregation! This week in a special presentation, I bring you Jed's episode with Dan Koch from the show Pretty Good Vibrations! PGV is a music-centered pod that does march madness-style bracket tournaments for different genres of music, and for this episode we have Jed's favorite...Screamo! For part 2 of the episode, go listen to Pretty Good Vibrations wherever you listen to podcasts!...

Greetings, Congregation! This week, Kenon, Andrew and Jed talk about Jed's newest obsession...the hollow earth. I know what you're thinking and just hear me out..it's not as crazy as it sounds. Or maybe it's even crazier...just give it a listen and email me. music- carpenter brut- paradise silent planet- antimatter storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs churchandothe...

Greetings, Congregation! This week, Jed brings back friend of the pod Kinzie to talk about how they are BOTH about to be fathers! Kinzie is expecting any day now, and may even be one when this airs, so the boys talk about their fears, worries, hopes and dreams in regards to becoming dads. churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs storefrontier.com/churchandotherdrugs Learn more...

Greetings, Congregation! So, finally, Jed is able to reveal his big news, and I hope it was worth the wait! It's also Kenon's birthday, and almost America's birthday! Kenon, Andrew and Jed also talk about the Titan sub disaster, and when it's okay to joke about tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices