Christian Cringe

This week we kick off Summer of Ska starting with Armageddon Massive from Dingees. We were joined by Brock of A Pickle Home Companion for this, frankly, amazing album! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Joshua Napier to discuss the recently released Derek Webb album "Survival Songs" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt and Katie talk with Katie's college friend Nova Bright-Williams about their upbringing and transition as well as adoption experiences and so much more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue Pride Month with Marie Brand of Napping Through Happy Hour. We dive into the debut album from Flamy Grant "Bible Belt Baby" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we kick off Christian Cringe's pride month with Fright School co-host Joe Fejeran to discuss Sister Act! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in honor of the 30th anniversary of it's release we dive into the self titled debut album from Third Day! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are honored to have Andy Verdecchio of Five Iron Frenzy back on the show to discuss Steve Taylor and his debut full length Meltdown. We dive into the tracks as well as the influence the album had on Five Iron and Christian music as a whole ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Jared from A Pickle Home Companion (meaning we have now completed our goal of having every hosts on) to discuss MeWithoutYou starting with their debut album A--->B Life ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kyle Kuchta is back on the show to discuss the first and only American Christian Music Awards that took place on 1994. This thing is a fever dream! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt has Katie experience the 2nd (and final) album from Shaded Red! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by J.B. Dunn of the Camp Nightmare podcast to dive into the Christian Anime SUPERBOOK ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt shows Katie the debut album from the Supertones in honor of it's 30 year anniversary! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram⁠ ⁠Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the show we dive into Season 1 Episode 1 of the Animated series version of Adventures in Odyssey called "The Knight Travelers" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Join Our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined this week by Dylan Lyles of Christmas 365 to discuss the VeggieTales episode "Rack Shack & Benny"; mostly because it's Easter and it's about Chocolate Bunnies! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt shows Katie random 90's Christian Parody shirts and captures her reaction. This is a good listen but it's an even better watch over on GeekscapeTV ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Valentine Hellman (Val from the W's) and his wife Heather Hellman to talk about what the early days of the W's were like, life on the road as a married couple and what they do now standing up to ICE in Portland. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're joined by our 3rd Pickle Home Companion Co-host Kevin to discuss one of the most obscure things we've ever experienced ... Rapping Rabbit. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we do something a little different we begin by watching a Nooma video called "Luggage" and then after a commercial break we return to discuss the career of Rob Bell! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Katie and Matt dive into 3-2-1 Penguins! which was the follow up show to Veggie Tales. Does it reach the same highs as Veggie Tales? Listen and find out! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week we discussed "All The Hype That Money Can Buy" which is quite the divisive album, specifically among the band. Micah joins us this week to try to give us context to what was happening with the band when writing this album as well as afterwards when it was time to tour for the album. ⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week as we continue Five Iron February we are diving into one of the most divisive albums the band ever released 2000's "All The Hype That Money Can Buy". It seems like the entire band dislikes this release but it has some of the more interesting and ambitious songs the band has ever done! ⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following our Quantity is Job 1 Review we sat down with Leanor "Jeff the Girl" Ortega Till (Saxophonist of Five Iron Frenzy) to discuss the memories and experiences of making this EP and the story behind the very strange "Pants Opera" ⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five Iron February is BACK and this week we are diving into the EP Quantity is Job 1! This album gave us many of Five Iron's best loved songs (All That Is Good, Dandelions, One Girl Army) as well as their silliest (When I Go Out, These Are Not My Pants). ⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Katie appeared on One Hit Thunder, we discussed having Chris create a game for us where we had to guess if a lyric is a real lyric from a Christian Rock song ... or a lyric Chris made up! ⁠Buy some Merch⁠ ⁠Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year marks 30 years since Audio Adrenaline shifted from Pop to Rock with the release of their 3rd album Bloom. Matt and Katie revisit the album and try to decide what works and what does not on this transitional period for the band! Buy some Merch Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week Amy Grant unexpectedly released a single called The 6th of January (Yasgar's Farm). Depending on your political affiliation it seems you either love this song or think it's another sign of Amy Grant's backsliding from faith. I think you know what Katie and Matt think about it already but just in case here's our reactions to it! Buy some Merch Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by James Thorpey of the Monster Rally Podcast to discuss the 3rd episode of McGee & Me "The Not-So-Great Escape" Buy some merch Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On January 14th, 1986 Rich Mullins released his debut solo record. We originally considered doing an episode on that album but we since neither of us had an emotional attachment to Mullins music, instead Matt did a little research on this iconic musician to teach Katie about his early years, his politics at the time and the circumstances of his untimely passing. After this episode we are beyond prepared to fully dive into his catalogue in the future! Buy some merch! Follow us on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look back at the first year of Christian Cringe and try to determine our cringest topic, then Matt debuts the new guest questions for 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MERRY CHRISTMAS! We celebrate our month of Christmas Cringe by ending with our least Cringe-y pick... VeggieTales and their delightful holiday special "The Toy That Saved Christmas!" Marie Brand is back to talk VeggieTales with us! Buy some merch Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan from the Christmas 365 Podcast joins us to discuss the B.O.B. (Bunch of Believers) Christmas album "Ska-La-La-La-La" Buy some Merch Follow us on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kick off the month of December discussing Relient K's ORIGINAL Christmas album "Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand" which features a bunch of Punk covers and 3 amazing originals! Buy some Merch Follow us on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the fly last week Matt decided we needed to discuss The Rocket Summer: Hello Good Friend because he felt in his soul that Katie would love this album. Listen to find out if he's right! Buy some merch Follow us on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we dive into MxPx's EP "On The Cover" which came out 30 years ago this month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Analog Jones and the Temple of Film co-host Christopher Robinson to discuss Carman and specifically his album RIOT Follow us on IG Buy some merch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Brock Dittus of A Pickle Home Companion to discuss the cringe sounds of Christafari and their album Valley of Decision. Buy some merch Follow us on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to discussing Veggie Tales this time with the iconic "Are You My Neighbor" episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our final Halloween Episode of the year we discuss the Sequel to A Distant Thunder that scarred this week's guest Andrew Verdecchio when he was a kid! This movie definitely lacks the cinematic flare found in the original! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing our October coverage Matt forces Katie to listen to the bizarre gothic sounds of "The Life & Death of The Deadlines" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by one of Katie's friend Beau who tell us the story of trying to continue to show love and understanding when being met with hate from his own family! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we kick off the Halloween season watching a Christian horror film that attempts to capitalize on the Saw/Hostel wave of films. We are joined by Horror Movie Night co-host Kyle Kutcha to discuss this bizarre film! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Katie's friend from college Maurie Speed who talks about her childhood growing up as part of the Assemblies of God and the culture shock that happened when she attended a more mainstream christian college! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined again by Five Iron Frenzy drummer Andrew Verdecchio to discuss the album "Soldiers Under Command" by 80's hair metal group Stryper. While both Katie and Matt have been aware of the group and a handful of their songs this was both their first experience diving into a full album by them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Katie and Matt dive into the history of the phrase "What Would Jesus Do"? or WWJD for short! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back to watching McGee & Me but we both think this episode is a huge improvement on the first episode! This time Nicholas must try to survive a Double Dare style show without being embarrassed on live TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we tackle a single song, "Cartoons" by Chris Rice. We cover his more recent controversies before discussing the long storied journey this song took to becoming a Youth Group classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt exposes Katie to the swinging sounds of The W's and their debut album Fourth From the Last! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with another episode of VeggieTales and once again we're joined by Marie Brand of Napping Through Happy Hour to discuss episode 2 "God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!" which introduced the beloved Grape family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Katie and Matt revisit KJ-52's debut album 7th Avenue. KJ was one of the early artists they bonded over and while he has been remembered as a light-hearted goofy rapper, his debut album is DEADLY serious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we were joined by Diallo Jackson to talk about the 70's christian horror movie "A Thief in the Night" which scarred a generation of kids! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices