The Chosen Podcast - Gutted: Loaves, Fishes, and Being More Than the Sum of Your Parts

Following an amazing meal at Melech's house, Jesus and his followers stay at the home Photina and Neriah and apparently a "ghost" . A miracle unfolds the next morning and tension brews over breakfast. Big James and John go to find Jesus, hoping he will take their side in an argument.

This episode follows Kafni’s painful goodbye; Big James and John's shock when they discover who owns the field they planted and finally, we see what happens when shame meets mercy face to face?

While Jesus is teaching in the market, His disciples are engaging in "sibling rivalry", which continues into the next day while they are all on a shopping trip. ....Photina delivers a message and Jesus has a honest conversation with Ramah's father.

This episode opens with grief and ends with a storm. In between, fields are plowed, roles are negotiated, roads are traveled, and wagons are fixed — and somewhere in the middle, a group of followers temporarily misplace the Messiah.

Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, and what begins as a "simple" request for water turns into a conversation that breaks through barriers of culture, shame, and exclusion. In this episode, we look at how her story shifts from isolation to hope, how Jesus reframes worship as “spirit and truth,” and why her testimony matters more than we often realize. Along the way, we explore...

This episode opens in a Samaritan market and ends with an announcement, that sends Jesus’ followers into panic mode.  In between, there’s peace, judgement, control, identity, grief and confusion. It’s gonna be fun!

The disciples break camp with laughter and banter , but Simon’s testiness sets the tone. At the synagogue, Nicodemus receives an honor… and an unexpected attack. By the end, one is truly seen, one is healed, and one steps even deeper into faith and obedience.

This episode spans centuries…water where none should exist…a woman carrying a burden heavier than her jar…religious leaders who just don’t get it…and one who “gets it” more than most will ever know… a dinner party rooted in calling… and a Roman official, wound tighter than an eight-day clock.

This episode brings two invitations, that change everything. One on a rooftop…..where Nicodemus realizes that the answers, he’s spent a lifetime chasing, won’t come through logic alone. The other in a tax booth …when Jesus calls Matthew to becomes one of the most unlikely of disciples

In Part Two, Matthew goes to the home of his parents…hoping or guidance or at least information…. we take a closer look at how people on the Autism Spectrum, manage stress and frustration and back at Simon’s house…another lesson about trusting instincts.

This episode does some serious time travel.  We start with Moses in the dessert… we travel to Capernaum, where Matthew clings to routine while working on relationship ….Nicodemus….tries to hold his world together….. Quintus acts like…well Quintus…Jesus teaches his students about generosity ….Mary becomes more trusting of her instincts…and Simon wrestles with issues of worth….again…

In part 2...the crowds grow... the roof comes down, and compassion crashes into the chaos. Sins are forgiven...a paralytic walks... and Shmuel nearly explodes. Matthew climbs a ladder (carefully) and Nicodemus pleads for a secret meeting, Miracles multiply... tensions rise..and hope spreads faster than fear.

As the disciples try to figure out how to camp...SImon steps on the bread and Little James regrets not packing better sandals. Jesus speaks fluent Egyptian and. Nicodemus is trying to hold a staff meeting without anyone staging a coup.... Meanwhile, Jesus lays hands on shame itself, Simon cares for his feverish mother-in-law with surprising tenderness, and Compassion goes viral. And not even Shmue...

Jesus performs his first public miracle at a wedding in Cana. But, this episode is more about the transformation of people.  Their journey from who they were to who they will become and what it means to be chosen 

What if Capernaum was a garden? In this episode of  Gutted , we explore Season 1, Episode 4 of  The Chosen —told through a different lens.  Same characters…different names Same struggles ….just told differently Spin is desperate. Willow is weary. Tug sees something no one else believes yet. And a harvest no one expects is coming. This isn’t just about debt or drought—it’s about what happens when s...

Jesus spends a few days with a group of children—but what unfolds is anything but quiet or ordinary. Through play, questions, and simple acts of care, we glimpse the emotional and spiritual core of His mission. This episode explores how curiosity, belonging, and safe connection shape not just faith—but identity.

We start this episode with an interaction between Mary and Nicodemus in the marketplace. It's honest and raw...but there are still so many questions to be asked. .... We sit in on two very different shabbat dinners... and we end with a trip down a rabbit hole where 948 BC becomes more than just a timestamp. it's the beginning of the journey where ancient longing and modern searching meet.

This episode focuses on the strain between Simon and Andrew as the consequences of Simon’s decision to inform on other fishermen begin to surface. As the brothers navigate guilt, loyalty, and survival, we see the emotional toll deepen between them. Meanwhile, Nicodemus unexpectedly encounters Mary in the marketplace and is confronted by the quiet truth of her healing. In a separate thread, Gaius a...

In this episode, we step into the quiet of Shabbat—and the not-so-quiet lives of the people trying to keep it. Mary’s learning how to be in relationship with other people and Matthew is… well, being Matthew. We talk trauma, ritual, regulation, and what it means to belong—especially after you’ve been broken.

Welcome to Gutted. In this first episode, we step into Season 1, Episode 1 of The Chosen—where we meet the characters in motion: still searching, still stumbling, but drawn by something they can’t yet name. Before the miracles. Before the callings. Before anyone knew what they were becoming. This isn’t about tidy introductions. It’s about the cracks that make room for something new. Through a psyc...

Gutted  is a podcast that examines the psychological development of the characters in  The Chosen  — a series that offers more than just storytelling; it offers a study in transformation. Hosted by Dr. Stacey Marquee, a clinical psychologist with a deep appreciation for narrative, this show takes a closer look at how trauma, identity, attachment, belief, and behavioral patterns shape the people we...