Umar Lee and Augustine Wetta

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Religion EN ↓ 31 episodes

What do a Muslim activist and a Catholic monk have in common? It’s not a joke, it’s a podcast. We are two men with wildly different religious, political, and social convictions seeking mutual understanding. The point is dialogue--with some silliness thrown in.

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Umar Lee and Augustine Wetta

Episodes

BONUS EPISODE: THE NEED FOR SPEED 14.05.2026 43:03

Father Augustine tries to argue with Robbie McGehee, race car driver, who competed in the Indy Racing League and won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1999. What is Indy Car Racing? Are some drivers better than others? Can you show us some examples? (YouTube?). Can you describe them? How can you tell? Is there any sense in which what you do in the car can be described as art? D...

Season4 Episode 3-THE IIMMIGRANT SOLUTION 27.04.2026 1:00:43

The boys disagree about immigration--then agree about it.

THE IRAN SOLUTION 15.04.2026 36:15

The boys solve the crisis in Iran...and reach the top 5% of podcasts worldwide!

THE FISH FRY SOLUTION 13.04.2026 26:57

The boys discuss Fish Fries, Yemeni coffee shops, world hunger, and genetic augmentation...

THE POPECAST! 01.06.2025 50:22

Umar and Augustine meet in front of the Pope's old novitiate in Saint Louis to meet with eminent local historian Christian Naffziger to discuss the neighborhood, gentrification, French people, Duke Ferdinand, flat earthers, confederate monuments, and pretty much anything Fr. Augustine's A.D.D. can sneak in...

CYCLONECLAVE! 19.05.2025 45:16

While the boys discuss the newly elected pope, a massive tornado rips through Saint Louis!

SPECIAL EDITION: THE PAPAL "ENCLAVE" 02.05.2025 54:04

Umar and Augustine choose the next Pope…in their own special “Papal Enclave.”

Season 2 Episode 1: Umar Goes to Priory 06.09.2023 38:02

Umar visits Father Augustine's Sexual Ethics Class and answers questions: What is Truth? What is Reality? What is evil? What is sin? Can god change the “rules” of ethics if he wants to? Are human beings basically good or basically bad? What is a human being/What does it mean to be human? Does the world need a code of sexual ethics? What is the role of women in Islam? How does the Koran define...

Season Finale 3 (of 3) 03.02.2023 24:42

In the exciting finale to the finale to the first season...the boys discuss great books, the World Cup, and America's lost moral authority.

Season Finale 2 (of 3) 02.02.2023 31:03

The guys discuss the archaeology of Israel, how to eat dog, and inter religious dialogue.

Season Finale 1 (of 3) 29.01.2023 34:02

Auschwitz, Antisemitism, and Israel

12.3 Umar Becomes a Traditionalist Catholic 25.11.2022 31:07

Umar and Augustine talk liturgy...and other things.

Episode 12.2: Umar Makes a Big Announcement 17.11.2022 25:18

Umar makes a big announcement and the boys talk about saints.

Episode 12.1: Umar Goes to Mass 22.10.2022 27:00

The guys discuss Catholicism,  Catholic v. Protestant liturgy, divorce, and slavery...whew!

Episode 11: Far Right Catholicism 02.08.2022 1:45:11

Umar Lee and Father Augustine interview a self-professed "reactionary conservative" priest--and things get a little crazy!

Episode 10.4 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail Royer cont'd... 28.07.2022 50:57

Umar and Father Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 4

Episode 10.3 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail Royer cont'd... 26.07.2022 27:57

Umar and Father Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 3

Episode 10.2 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail Royer cont'd... 25.07.2022 33:24

Umar and Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 2

Episode 10.1 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail Royer 25.07.2022 32:54

Umar and Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 1

EPISODE 9: Politics and Dating Advice 14.06.2022 27:56

The boys discuss politics as fornication, Hilary Clinton and Pat Bucanan, Father Augustine gets the number of Supreme Court justices wrong, and Umar gives dating advice to our listeners...

EPISODE 8: Umar and Augustine finally disagree! 07.06.2022 29:51

The boys talk about pro-life, pro-choice, pro-Trump, and the "Insurrection"

Episode 7: POP CULTURE 26.05.2022 38:24

Father Augustine and Umar discuss pop culture, contraception, Pope John XXIII and fat saints...

Episode 6: Lent, Ramadan, and a Special Guest 30.04.2022 40:44

Father Augustine explains Lent...and midway through, a special guest arrives!  Then on to Critical Race Theory, shifting norms, trophy wives, trophy husbands, and what constitutes "attractive" in America, among other things.

Episode 5: Ramadan vs. Lent 24.04.2022 38:58

Ramadan vs Lent...plus terrorism, a bad word for Catholics, and we plan a paintball crusade: Muslims vs. Catholics!

Disagreement: The Slap Heard Round the World 14.04.2022 43:39

Father Augustine slaps Umar! Just kidding.  Instead, they discuss the Oscars, the state of Marriage in America, and what it means to be a man.