99. The Satanic Panic: The Devil is in the Details
Note: We love that some of our listeners enjoy our podcast with their entire families. However, this episode contains some content that may be a little inappropriate for the little ones.“I dedicate this edit to all my friends who couldn’t watch The Smurfs because they were allegedly satanic.” — Our editor, RayWe know—we’re a few days late for Halloween. But bear with us.The Satanic Panic was a period of widespread fear that underground Satanic groups were orchestrating a conspiracy involving child abuse and ritualistic sacrifice. For years, police departments issued public service announcements, psychiatric professionals voiced their concern, and, of course, the Christian church sounded the alarm.There was only one problem: there was zero evidence to support those claims.So, what do we chalk this up to? Silly, superstitious Christians? Or something far more nuanced and complex (probably that one, tbh).Join the guys as we unpack this fascinating and controversial era. Also, we end up talking a surprising amount about Dungeons & Dragons—but we promise, it’s all relevant to the topic!Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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98. CHUMP TALK: Harmless Hot Takes
The world is obsessed with hot takes. Sometimes to an unhealthy degree, we think. So for today's episode of Chump Talk, we're going to be cracking open the vault of spicy takes and sharing them with the world. The only thing was, to keep things fun and fancy free, we opted to keep them on the milder side. Save the scorched earth comments and heretical potshots for your *second* favorite podcast. And who knows, maybe we'll take the gloves off in a future episode? *shrug emoji*Today we're just here to talk about whether HOA's are actually good for the neighborhood or if Chris Tomlin deserves more credit than he gets. Let us know which takes you agreed with and which ones you thought were truly, truly awful. We're here for it. Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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97. The Adventures of the Apostles: Did Paul Lose His Head in Rome??
They said we'd never make it. Our series on the apostles ends with easily the most impactful of them all: the man himself, Paul. Author of 251 books of the bible, survivor of many attempted murders, the world's greatest evangelist. But what does history say happened to him where the New Testament is silent? Was he killed in Rome under Nero's persecution? Or did something way LAMER happen? Let's unpack it. Also, the boys talk about our favorite hometown dinner spots (special shoutout to our beautiful listeners from the Old Pueblo), and whether it's worth it to live in California. It's probably not. Also, TODAY is the last day to vote for our new series! Midnight tonight, the ballots are closed, and we'll see what won (either the crusades, the great awakenings, or the fall of Rome). Do your duty, patriot! We love you guys. Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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96. The Adventures of the Apostles: Why You Should Know Thaddeus and Bartholomew
Thomas is BACK, BABY. It's about dang time. But also, we're wrapping up our series on the Apostles with two of the minor-est boys in the bunch, Thaddeus and Bartholomew. While the biblical narrative doesn't offer us much on these two lads, history has no shortage of legends about their lives. Where did they go? Were they martyred or did they die of natural causes? Also, let's listen to more chump-inspired poetry for our kind and generous listeners. Don't forget to vote on our new series coming up, and participate in our giveaway on social media! Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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95. The Adventures of the Apostles: Did Doubting Thomas Go to India?
For a long-time follower of Jesus, Thomas really got the short stick when it came to nicknames. But that's okay. He redeemed his doubting ways and was named with the rest of the disciples even after Jesus ascended to heaven. But here's a question-- what did he do after that? Did he go to Persia? Or perhaps, even farther???Join us as we explore the fascinating legacy of the Apostle Thomas and his missionary travels. We will also share many of the stories attributed to him throughout church history, and boy, some of these are really doozies. Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
We're not your grandfather's church history podcast. But we'd also really appreciate it if he still listened. Saints, heretics, councils...and the occasional crazy stuff. We have fun. IG: @churchhistory4chumps
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