Saint Misbehavin'

Saint Cecilia knew what she wanted and she didn’t care about the consequences! Listen to how she gets herself, her corpse stealing husband, her gullible brother-in-law, and some random dude into a lot of trouble before becoming the oldest pile of incorruptible dust of all time. Plus, Anna does a good deed for a stranger (who is also her boyfriend) and Matthew tries to teach his son the right and w...

This episode we travel the world (and some crappy parts of England) with medieval mystic Margery Kempe. Despite her boring name she lead a pretty interesting life of pilgrimages, public crying, and prison sentences all while finding time to have “around 20” kids! Plus, Anna puts more negativity out into the world and Matthew promises an opportunity to see his baby (promise not binding). Please rat...

This week we talk about a pair of sole brothers, Saint Crispin & Saint Crispian. Christians by day, shoemakers by night; these twins lived life on the edge until the Roman Empire caught up with them and abused the noble tool that is the awl. Also, as a bonus we have the tale of the Blessed Carlo Gnocchi. Yes we make fun of his silly pasta name but then we find out he was actually a nice (if in...

This week it’s a pious and erotic(?) journey around Spain with Saint Teresa of Ávila. She made it her life’s mission to organize convents and spread misery far and wide. Plus, Anna forgives Matthew for annoying her before the recording and recounts her pilgrimage to the holiest of places, Cornwall. Also, here is a cool video of people flipping over tables: https://vimeo.com/50506937 Please rate, r...

Anna and Matthew are back from vacation and ready to start season two with the enlightening tale of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. He was a guy who went from rock bottom (well, the bottom of a pit anyways) all the way to the top to become Armenia’s favourite saint. Plus, Matthew goes on a spiritual retreat and Anna preforms a sort-of lifesaving laundry miracle. Please rate, review and subscribe wh...

Anna and Matthew are on vacation until 26 September 2021 so we decided to release a Patreon exclusive episode in the feed to help you get through the summer. If you like the episode you can get a new one like it every month and help support the show by going to Patreon.com/Saintmisbehavinpod . Thanks! This month on our patron's only episode of Ain't Mythbehavin', we start with the end of Norse myt...

Anna and Matthew are on vacation until 26 September 2021 so we decided to release a Patreon exclusive episode in the feed to help you get through the summer. If you like the episode you can get a new one like it every month and help support the show by going to Patreon.com/Saintmisbehavinpod . Thanks!   This episode we dive back into floods with the story of Noah and the biblical flood myth....

Tune up your harpsicords as this week we play along with Saint Alphonsus Liguori. A disappointing son who loved some things about opera and grew into a hell of a lawyer until he got the call into to preach to thick old ladies and podunk little towns. Plus, Anna goes on a pilgrimage for milk and Matthew gets his holy thirst slaked. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can. It really helps...

Stick with us here folks because Bartolomé de las Casas is a complicated guy. He tried to stop slavery and colonization in the New World but his solution was more slavery and colonization. Not great. But he was trying in his own way to make the world a bit better…we think…overall…possibly. Plus, Anna and Matthew talk sports! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can. It really helps the s...

It’s a special Independence Day episode with a secret theme as we follow the life of the fashionable, dancer Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. We learn how many times you can break your promises to God, almost nothing about Italian geography, and what it means to be a true American. Plus, Anna experiences the miracle of science (through a vaccination) and Matthew prepares to make a pilgrimage...

Let’s take a trip to disgusting and violent world of Renaissance Italy with Saint Aloysius Gonzaga where we learn the truth about aristocracy, the secrets of the Louvre, and the reason why social distancing is always a good idea. Plus Anna’s about to get rich quick and Matthew tries to commit an act of kindness that just ends with everybody feeling bad. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever y...

This week it’s a non-stop party (until it’s stopped abruptly by a horse accident) with Saint Norbert of Xantem. We dive into the spiritual journey that took this shallow, social-climbing dick and turned him into a pious, social-climbing dick. Plus, Anna has a “near death experience” and Matthew becomes a man on a mission. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can. It really helps the show...

This week is a trip as we go island hopping with Saint Brendan (AKA Saint Brendan the Navigator AKA Saint Brendan the Voyager AKA Saint Brendan the Bold AKA Saint Brendan the Guy Who  Has No Idea Where He’s Going) in this episode brought to you by Anna’s inability to keep a calendar. Plus, Anna performs a useless good deed and Matthew experiences the Miracle of Science in the form of a vaccin...

CW: Due to the martyrdom of this saint, we discuss violence against women and sexual assault. This episode we seek to understand the lessons of the life of #StrongBeatuifulPeasent Saint Solange (not Beyoncé’s sister, Matthew asks that right away) a beautiful and pious child, who could heal with her mere presence. Plus we get into how her dad was a bad wine farmer, have a surprise return of the Chr...

We’re not going to lie to you; the life of Saint Mark is very confusing. Who is he? Did he write the gospel that bears his name? What does any of this have to do with Lions? None of these questions are answered in this episode but we do get into how he kind of fell into evangelism because of nepotism, the relative stumpiness of his fingers, how he liked to get naked at parties,  and why it is...

It’s a lot this week as we talk about a saint who was a lot, Saint Gemma Galgani. What’s the deal with her pharmacist dad? Why was she too much to be a nun? Will Matthew be able to remember the email address? What did Anna’s boyfriend do to make him eligible for canonization this week? All these questions you didn’t have and more will be answered. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can...

This week we have some frivolous conversation about the life of Blessed Jeanne-Marie de Maille. She isn’t a saint (thanks patriarchy!) but she was still a pretty great person who lived a good life.  You can hear how she was the least silly Baroness of Silly there ever was, her adventures sleeping in a big pile of dogs, and her later life as the nicest lady for miles around. Plus Anna and Matt...

Are you or do you have disappointing children? Well then do we have the perfect Mother's Day gift for you! This week we take a trip to medieval Germany with the patron saint of disappointing children, Saint Matilda. It's a cavalcade of terrible names, family feuds, questionable deer-based miracles, and creepy men. Plus, Matthew and Anna talk about (then) current events, Matthew faces a moral dilem...

Mamma mia, here we go again! In this episode we take a chance on the life of St Abba the Great. Will the tale of his life be our Waterloo and have us calling S.O.S? Probably not. Turns out he was a real super trooper and a guy capable of not only good deeds but great personal growth. We also learn how to thwart desert muggings and face our limits about what saints we can and cannot talk about. So...

What a get, it’s our first big name saint on the show! This week we travel from Italy to vaguely Africa with Saint Valentine (all three of him). And marvel at his life of annoyingly trying to convert friends and his miraculous curing of the adopted (of blindness). Plus Matthew talks about making mayonnaise which Anna insisted is a metaphor for Valentine’s Day. It absolutely is not. Please rate, re...

Today we seek to understand the whole life of St Don Bosco (but mostly get bogged down in the first half and ramble quite a bit). We learn about carny priests, rampant hay theft, how Anna drained the swamp, how many orphans is too many orphans, some fun facts about Brasilia and so much more. Also, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs,...

This week we tackle the life of St. Anthony the Great and witness his many battles with animals and “demons” (probably also just animals) and question how many servants is too many servants to still call yourself a hermit. And while Anna teaches Matthew about the life of this important spiritual leader, Matthew teaches Anna about some of the great Monster Trucks of the ‘80s. So everyone’s life was...

In our inaugural episode we delve into the life of St Genevieve. So many sieges! So few calories! Also, Matthew picks a name for his baby and Anna teaches us basic German meat words. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can. It really helps the show. And tell a friend! Thanks. If you would like to support the show you can become a patron at Patreon.com/Saintmisbehavinpod Or you can give...

IT'S A PODCAST ABOUT SAINTS, FROM PEOPLE WHO AREN'T. Starting 3 January 2021. Subscribe directly by clicking here. Take a trip through the liturgical calendar with comedian/theologian Anna Dominey and her saint obsessed friend/comedian Matthew Chadourne. Every other week they will go through the life, death and after-life of that day’s obscure saint. If you like the show please rate, review and su...