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Erēmos Journal Podcast
by ēj
A post-Catholic podcast exploring faith, doubt, pop culture, and making meaning beyond organized religion.Four friends and former Catholic youth ministers — Colin, Elise, Teresa, and Travis — journey through the gray areas of belief, deconstruction, politics, and pop culture. Named after the erēmos — the desert place where Jesus went to wrestle with angels and demons — this podcast is for everyone who’s ever asked big questions, scrolled during Mass, or screamed into the spiritual void.Welcome to the wilderness.
Episodes
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A Fable at OU
Welcome to the ēj writing center, where there is no such thing as a stupid ideas. Unless your name is Samantha Fulnecky.
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LeBraunukkah
Join Elise and Trav for the first Goodwill Trashketball for LeBraunukkah session ever!
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Nonconsensual Worship Night
When you, an unconvertable nonbeliever, show up to the christian run club and they use guerrilla warfare worship to host a nonconsensual worship night, you’re gonna irish exit the prayer circle while taking mad umbrage.
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Come plan a deconstruction retreat with us
Travis and Elise plan an unforgettable, healing weekend for those who are breaking up with Catholicism. BYOB.
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The Death Episode
So… dead over?
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Biblically Insane
Just give Trump an EGOT already. And while we’re handing out unearned trophies, shout out to Catholic dioceses doing the bare minimum on paid family leave.
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Halftime Show: Ignorant Style
Christian Super Bowl halftime shows? Conservatives love genderfluid classic rock?? HAIM is Israeli??? Hummus is bean dip????
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Tired of Critical Thinking Alone?
Separating art (spirituality) from the artist (God), AI sluts, and can we actually cancel Chris Brown this time? Tune in for a FiresideChat with Trav, Elise, and NotoriousGPT
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Biblically accurate mental health crisis
Trav crashes out on Tylenol, Colin crashes out on Catholics who join the Mean Girls table, and Elise crashes out while Volume 31 brainstorming! Content warning: Elise says some funny shit that some may find offensive, as per usual.
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New rapture just dropped
What is a rapture anyways? And the great Tylenol/Fenty (not that one) debate.
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Scripture is the Zyn of books (Hot Takes vol. 1)
Is emasculation real? Do flat whites really got it like that? And where did all the serial killers go? Get your hot takes here.
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Uncircumcised Episode
Raw and uncut and a little sensitive. Travis and Elise talk candidly about faith deconstruction, interpersonal communication, and imposter syndrome.
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Getting Fallacious at the Relic Fair
Our boy Carlo is on tour again, which made us reflect on death, relics, and fallacious trees.
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Percocet Pastor
Catholic guilt, enneagram, priests with pill problems, disaffiliation, the devil, Mr. and Mrs. Swift, golf, and more. Is this good enough?
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The Diocese Strikes Back
The bishops respond to Colin’s letter. He returns the favor. Disclaimer: Opinions, satire, and sound bites.
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Mankeeping Ministry
Mansplaining, mankeeping, and manternity leave
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Abolish the Lifehouse Skit
Lifehouse skit in 2025? Call the authorities.
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Investing in Eugenics
Come get your girl. She’s accepted the position as the symbol of fascism. Come get your boy. He’s performing the role of stoic warrior monk.
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Terminal Deacons
Colin, Elise, and Travis discuss: Making the Bible (more) gay When to claim Papal Infallibility And more ChatGPT apologetics
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Churning Butter on a Boat
Teresa, Travis and Elise dive into the confused logic that results from Christian purity culture, and critique an Australian megachurch’s intense (and loud) takes on modern gender roles.
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Our Chat, Who Art in Heaven
Colin opens up about his unconditional love for ChatGPT, which may or may not be ruining his brain. We also explore the sensual side of Jesus, protecting your home with grape juice, and what actually counts as the opium of the masses these days.
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Conception House of Jesus
Travis and Elise discuss the “miraculous” displacement of the house of Mary (Mother of God) from Israel to Italy, and revisit a conversation on predatory dating in the church.
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Wasted in the sacristy
schizophrenia (the good kind), señoras selling flowers, and worship mosh pits.
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The Feckless Love of God
The only thing the Diocese of Orange hates more than drag queens is protecting their own immigrant parishioners.
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Lexapro as a Liturgy
Shout out to my drug dealer (God), worship leaders turned (alleged) fraudsters, and INCEL evangelization.
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Validation Crusade
In defense of tip-toe singing The Church of Cowboy Carter Being good stewards of the Earth & getting feet tattooed on your body.
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Comedowns and Coveting
Not all trips are spiritual. Not all commandments hit.
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Deep Dish Pope
NEW POPE, NEW POD Episode 1 — The Deep Dish Pope Welcome to the Erēmos Journal Podcast — a post-Catholic audio journal for anyone trying to make meaning in the spiritual gray area. In this inaugural episode, your four favorite former youth ministers — Colin, Elise, Teresa, and Travis — dive into...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A post-Catholic podcast exploring faith, doubt, pop culture, and making meaning beyond organized religion.Four friends and former Catholic youth ministers — Colin, Elise, Teresa, and Travis — journey through the gray areas of belief, deconstruction, politics, and pop culture. Named after the erēmos — the desert place where Jesus went to wrestle with angels and demons — this podcast is for everyone who’s ever asked big questions, scrolled during Mass, or screamed into the spiritual void.Welcome to the wilderness.
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A post-Catholic podcast exploring faith, doubt, pop culture, and making meaning beyond organized religion.Four friends and former Catholic youth ministers — Colin, Elise, Teresa, and Travis — journey through the gray areas of belief, deconstruction, politics, and pop culture. Named after the erēmos...
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