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Welcome to The Dharma Diaries—the podcast where we find the humor in humanity’s awakening. Hosted by Christina Rusca, this laid-back, ad-free pod takes a playful approach to unraveling societal conditioning and expectations so we can become the most authentic versions of ourselves. No topic is off-limits, and no belief is sacred as we navigate the complexities of spiritual evolution in a refreshingly lighthearted and straightforward way. The Dharma Diaries is a quirky blend of unrestrained n ...
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Join the Catholic Nerds Podcast for quality Catholic nerdery. The Catholic Nerds basically nerd out on comics, movies, video games, and books, all from a Catholic perspective, plus a hefty helping of all things Catholic. There will be plenty of Jesus, Mary, and the Eucharist here! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-smith677/support
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Angela Willhoft, Spiritual Medium & Astrologer is back with an eclipse season prep guide and Pluto's last gasp of power and control. Capacity to enact huge changes in the collective, Al, blurring lines between fiction and reality, seeking the divine internally, and shifting into following our joy are all on tap in this episode. Connect with Angela:…
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Featuring guest Whitney Mixon (another Projector—I’m a Projector collector) on therapy with a side of woo, yoga politics, shades of gray, sex ed, shitty Wi-Fi, street poop, non-communal living, and playing our aces. Connect with Whitney at https://www.whitneymixonwellness.com/ Send us a text www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinaru…
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This episode features Katelyn Sonnier for a fun Projector to Projector hang where we chat about why showing up authentically is essential for navigating the new energy coming in and a permission slip (that you don't need, obvs) to stop doing the most and trying so f—king hard. Connect with Katelyn at https://www.instagram.com/eat.love.ayurveda/ or …
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CW: SA The sound quality of this episode isn't great (we recorded on Zoom and my mic was not up for the challenge), but if you can get past that, here's an hour-plus pretty granular level info share with Jess Vogelpohl. You can find Jess at https://linktr.ee/consciously.unbecoming and https://www.instagram.com/jessvogs More info about The Circle is…
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Unsolicited advice, creativity, differing perspectives, divesting from homogeneity, fear-based reactivity, discernment, and getting voted off the island. Link to check out The Circle: https://unbecoming.kartra.com/page/TheCircle Send us a text www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me Christina@Ch…
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This episode does the best job so far at explaining what Human Design actually is, but it’s by no means comprehensive and it’s pretty Projector heavy—so check out the links below for a deeper dive and some more tailored info. I tried to use soap making as an example, and it came out as soup, and I just want to clarify: I don’t know how to make eith…
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I’m channeling Whitesnake in this episode—“Here I go again on my own.” In this solocast we’ll gab about masking, nostalgia, spirals, the death of celebrity culture, community, and a few updates on what’s going on with the pod. Enjoy! Xoxoxo—Christina Send us a text www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinaru…
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Psychological Spaghetti | Season 2 | Episode 23
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In this string board of an episode, we manage to link performance art, envy versus jealousy, some Swiftie love, and practicing what we preach. This one is peppered with a bunch of filler language and fun little cliches to remind y'all that we're just a couple of real, flawed humans. We also talk about sweaty cheese. Enjoy! www.thedharmadiaries.com …
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Post Apoc-eclipse in the Peach Tree Dish | Season 2 Episode 22
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We unpack some mama trauma, dish on how our relationships inform our growth journey, and discuss the pros and cons of managing a harem. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The.Summer.Channel h…
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The Port of No Return | Season 2 Episode 21
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Microdosing allergens. Tendrils of narrative. Smurf hats. The whitest girl badly rapping at a tea party. Flexibility around mistakes. Christina incorrectly corrects Summer after mishearing a preposition and doesn’t care enough to have it edited out. We can’t shut the fuck up for well over an hour. Enjoy! www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON:…
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Romancing creativity. Nurturing ideas. Unsubscribing from capitalism. Recognizing the victim-villain-savior drama triangle. Navigating escalators. Glamping. Oscillating fans. Christina rambles about the mortgage industry and eventually arrives at a point. Summer talks about her super cool and iconic/deeply sad living situation and how it’s all abou…
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Listen, I'm Not an Engineer | Season 2 Episode 18
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Here's a (we hope mostly coherent) ramble about the Swamp of Sadness, Titanic, and Doritos. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The.Summer.Channel https://www.tiktok.com/@the.summer.channel Co…
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A Kick In the Nervous System | Season 2 Episode 19
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Race, conditioning, modern-day slavery, the hedonic treadmill, and navigating the complexities of waking up in today's cultural landscape. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The.Summer.Channe…
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You're On Your Own, Kid | Season 2 Episode 17
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Our first solocast. Summer is buried with work, so Christina takes a stab at explaining how to get back on our squares, how little the stuff we think matters actually does, and what's going on with the podcast. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https:…
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Tune in this time to hear Summer’s high-level (read: sans specific details) retelling of her time in a throuple (it didn’t last long), and how addiction can sometimes be aDICKtion and that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Also google “Mars rover has ADHD” for context if you’d like and check out Summer’s best-selling blockbuster (COMPELLING!) book of poe…
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Get Yourself a Neurodivergent Friend | Season 1 Episode 15
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Summer’s “in it.” We talk about unmasking, sex workers, (can’t remember the phrase, “nom de plume),” Tinder, and how bliss is boring. Christina inexplicably manages to work bean references into the conversation twice. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com…
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Hey y'all, we'll be back next week to our regular scheduled programming. Happy New Year! cav·ort /kəˈvôrt/ verb gerund or present participle : cavorting jump or dance around excitedly . "spider monkeys leap and cavort in the branches" www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.c…
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Squiggle the Line: Part 2–Angela Willhoft’s 2024 Astrology Predictions | Season 1 Episode 13
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Here’s part two of Angela’s 2024 predictions. This episode covers the latter half of the year, and we talk about how the coming energy sets the stage for a collective birthing of a new paradigm and the potential changes that will start to usher in something new! Connect with Angela: http://www.angelawillhoft.com/contact.html https://www.facebook.co…
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Math Isn’t My Fourteen: Part 1–Angela Willhoft’s 2024 Astrology Predictions | Season 1 Episode 12
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The first of two episodes breaking down what’s in store for 2024 from an astrology perspective. Pro tip: grab a notebook and a pen and jot down notes for each month so you can refer to them as you map out your year. In our experience, these things are scarily accurate and when you have a feel for the energy each month—the themes, the alignments, et…
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We talk about cults and how not to end up in one, how to identify whether you already are in one, and how to proceed regardless. (Sorry these show notes are lame; one of us is down with the sickness.) www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christin…
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My Chameleon Era is Over | Season 1 Episode 10
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In this episode we discuss faith in the unseen Universe, cultivating awareness, adjusting expectations, untangling our true selves from other people’s projections, and releasing arbitrary rules. You can watch “Mr. Nobody” here or wherever you typically stream movies (if you still want to watch it after all our potential spoilers, but…seriously: wat…
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In this Thanksgiving episode, we give a couple pointers about navigating holiday gatherings…which would have been more useful to have PRIOR to T-Day, but time is an illusion anyway, sooo…yeah. Anyway, we also discuss eating our words, paradoxes, unsubscribing from societal constructs, speaking our own authentic truths, belonging vs fitting in, and …
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Christina gets uncharacteristically vulnerable about scarcity mindset, and we talk about navigating around the blocks in our paths to abundance. Books referenced in this episode are A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliott. You can also check out this episode Summer referenced with Noah Lampert. www.thedharmadiaries.com …
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Who’s Working On Portals? | Season 1 Episode 7
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We try to explain the concept of life as a video game and then Summer double salchows into the jump cut she experienced after the unexpected death of her boyfriend. Alternate title: “This Is What You Came For.” In case you’re looking for a deeper dive into some of the ideas we discussed—Jessa Reed, host of AOD, explains the ‘life as a video game’ c…
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Tell Me About Yourself, Girl. | Season 1 Episode 6
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A little more thorough introduction of your favorite podcast hosts. This is a long episode, but we’re condensing 91-ish years into like an hour and a half. So yeah—maybe save this one for a road trip or something. ✌🏼 www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com …
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TMI warning!! Christina overshares with a gross story that eventually leads to a revelation. (We hit our mic stands a few times in this episode. We talk with our hands a lot. We’re expressive. You’re welcome.) www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https:/…
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Investigate and Interrogate | Season 1 Episode 5
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Nervous system stuff. Energy Vampires. Questioning societal constructs. Ya know—the usual. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The.Summer.Channel https://www.tiktok.com/@the.summer.channel Cov…
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We sort of talk about rabbit holes. And the matrix. And New Orleans. It’s a multi-ingredient word salad for your listening pleasure. Enjoy! www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The.Summer.Chann…
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Personal Embarrassing Storytime | Season 1 Episode 2
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A fun ramble about conditioning, programming, societal simulations, and other random reflections. You know, like we do. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The.Summer.Channel https://www.tikto…
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If We’re Not Your Cup of Tea…Spread the Word. | Season 1 Episode 1
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Our inaugural episode contains all the caution labels you’ll need to decide how to proceed. There won’t be an exam later or anything, but for future purpose of events we chat about the warnings so no one can say they weren’t informed. Oh, and at some point we introduce ourselves. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/…
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Episode 44: Journeys of St. Paul - Interview with Charlie McKinney
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Do you like board games? We do too! Especially when we can play them with our families. Well do we have a game to share with you! Cody, Erik and I got a chance to speak with Charlie McKinney, President of Sophia Institute Press. We spent a little time getting to know Charlie, where he is from and what exactly he does as president, and then we talke…
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Episode 43: Fr. Smela and Gaming as a Catholic
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Hey! Its Erik Dumont going solo for this episode. A while back, I met one of the coolest priests, so of course I had to get him on the show. I invited Fr. Tony Smela on for an interview to talk about his story of answering the call to the priesthood, as well as talking about our favorite subject: video games. He's got his own podcast too, so when y…
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Episode 42: Bill Donaghy & the Lord of the Rings Nerds
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Just another epic Catholic Nerds Lord of the Rings nerd-out. No big deal. Except we were joined by Mr. Big Deal, himself, Bill Donaghy. Bill is the Senior Lecturer and Content Specialist of the Theology of the Body Institute (www.TOBinstitute.org), Co-Author of RISE (www.MenRiseUp.org), and Editor for STRIVE (www.STRIVE21.com). Join us for a discus…
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Episode 41: Top 5 Catholic Music Artists with Emma Fradd and David Kruse
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Catholic Music Nerd-Out with Emma Fradd (now Kruse) and David Kruse! Now presenting ... The best Catholic musicians you are about to discover and fall in love with! Emma and her husband David Kruse are launching a new Catholic record label this December called Enemy Love Records. Check out all their amazing music and artists here www.EnemyLoveRecor…
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The Good, Bad, and the Idiocy -- another Good ol' fashioned Catholic Nerd-Out about the newest cinematic offering from the Tolkien Universe: Amazon's The Rings of Power. So many things to love. Alas, so many more things to grunt and grumble about. Here are our Top 5 Love & Top 5 Hate of the Rings of Power. Here are some of the many topics we dive i…
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Episode 39: Spooky Halloween Tales with Emma Fradd, Best Horror Reads for Catholics
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Good ol' fashioned Halloween Catholic Nerd-Out with Emma Fradd (now Kruse) about Catholic Horror Novels ... and just in time for Halloween!! Though awesome in her own right, Emma Fradd is the sister of Matt Fradd, the Catholic speaker known for his podcast Pints with Aquinas. First off! Emma and her husband David Kruse are launching a new Catholic …
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Episode 38: Countering the "Transgender" Narrative with Walt Heyer, Formerly "Transgender" Witness to the Horror of Gender Therapy
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Attention Parents!! Nerd out about the insane and insidious language of gender ideology and how to fight back! with Walt Heyer. Meet Walt, a living, breathing witness to the horrible wrongness of transgenderism. Walt lived for 8 years as a woman – Laura Jensen – despite the fact that he was a man. For the last 30 years since transitioning away from…
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Episode 37: Pro-Life Nerds & Rev. Arnold Culbreath on the Leading Cause of Death for Black America
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Nerd out about pro-life issues with the C-Nerds and Pastor Arnold Culbreath of Peoples Church in Cincinnati, OH, the Director of Ministry Engagement of the Douglass Leadership Institute, whose Jeremiah 1:5 Project is boldly converting and training black pastors to "reverse the curse" of Planned Parenthood and Margaret Sanger. PLUS, Arnold is joined…
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Episode 36: Parenting Nerds Protecting Kids from the Gender Cult with Dr. Erin Brewer and Maria Keffler
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The Catholic Nerds nerd out with Dr. Erin Brewer and Maria Keffler about protecting our kids from the plague of gender confusion and gender reassignment surgery. Dr. Erin Brewer and Maria Keffler are the co-founders of Advocates Protecting Children and will be honored as the Activists of the Year at the 2022 Ruth Institute Summit. Erin and Maria ar…
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Episode 35: Nerds of the Sacred Heart with Fr. John Eckert
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It's a good ol' fashioned nerd-out about (and with) the Sacred Heart of Jesus! AND just in time for the Feast of the Sacred Heart! AND with a priest from Sacred Heart parish who just made a Sacred Heart video series. Yo Nerd, I heard you like the Sacred Heart, so we got the Sacred Heart from Sacred Heart parish to talk about the Sacred Heart after …
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Episode 34: Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, The Moral Catastrophe of the Sexual Revolution
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Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse joins the Catholic Nerds ahead of the Ruth Institute Summit - click here to check out the Summit and buy your virtual ticket! Join us for this WIIIDE-ranging conversation on the ghoulishness of TRANSGENDERISM, the moral catastrophe of the Sexual Revolution, and its state-sponsored ideology!! Dr. Morse's book The Sexual Sta…
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Episode 33: Book of Boba Fett Nerds - Boba Fine or Boba Fail?
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The Catholic Nerds are big Star Wars nerds! We also promise not to mention Chris Rock and Will Smith. We review the much-reviewed Book of Boba Fett - was it a Boba Fail or Boba Fine? Let's also get philosophical and existential about Disney Plus and Disney, in general. Do Dave Filoni and Kevin Feige deserves Oscars or an Oscar Slap? Dang, we just p…
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Episode 32: Happy Feast of St. Joseph! New Discoveries Finally Tell Us the Age of St. Joseph!
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The Catholic Nerds have a special nerd-out session for the Feast of St. Joseph! We share newly discovered Biblical evidence on the age of St. Joseph - this comes from Dr. Brant Pitre's new series on St. Joseph, The Hidden King: The Jewish Roots of St. Joseph. PLUS, there's an extra bonus: Scott confirmed with Dr. Pitre a way to deepen this argument…
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Episode 31: Nerding with Trent Horn! Epic Marvel vs DC Debate
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Master Debater and Catholic Apologist Trent Horn joins the Catholic Nerds for the debate of the ages: Marvel or DC? Which is more Catholic? Which is more Pro-Life? Wait for Trent's insight into who Bruce Wayne's real disguise is ... Here is are some of the categories: Best Rogues’ Gallery and Best Bad Guy - Thanos or Darkseid? (We talk about how wi…
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Episode 30: Exodus 90 Nerd Interview with Nathaniel Binversie
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Are you ready to LIVE DIFFERENT?? The Catholic Nerds nerd-out about EXODUS 90 with a developer and author of Exodus 90, currently touring the country in the Exodus 90 tour bus ... Nathaniel Binversie! We go over the history and background of Exodus 90, how to reach men in their 20s and 30s using the "beer garden" approach and challenging men. Who d…
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Episode 29: Marvel's What If ...? Nerd Review
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The Catholic Nerds review Marvel's What If ...? Did you catch the huge "long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" Easter egg?? MAJOR SPOILER ALERTS! And how about everybody's favorite Marvel character, Howard the Duck? We go through ALL the episodes: What If Black Panther became StarLord? What If ... Thor Was an Only Child? We loved Nebula's cameo i…
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Episode 28: Dune Nerds, The Theology of Dune, New Dune vs. 1984 Dune Movie Review
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The Catholic Nerds do a deep dive into the Theology of Dune as they review the new Dune movie directed by Denis Villeneuve. SPOILERS AHEAD! We go through all the Christian symbolism of Dune, plus all our favorite parts from both the 2021 Dune and 1984 Dune -- all the 1980s goodness of the 80s Dune and all the good newness of the new Dune. Scott wro…
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It's Black Widow time! Serious SPOILER alert as the Catholic Nerds review the latest Marvel installment, at least until Scarlet Johansson's lawyers remove the movie from this timeline and multiverse. So, yes - we check in with the Scarlet vs. Disney lawsuit and how they might handle the release of Black Widow on Disney+ Premium. Then, the C-Nerds d…
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The Catholic Nerds dig into the crazy world that is ... Britney Spears! Just when you thought the world couldn't get any weirder, this happened: American pop star Britney Spears announced in a now-deleted Instagram post on Aug. 5 that she is Catholic and attends Mass. In a post made Thursday evening, Spears, 39, shared two videos. In one, she is se…
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Episode 25: The Mischief of Loki and the Motu "Inapproprio" (Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes)
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The Catholic Nerds dive into the chaos of the "Motu Inapproprio", Pope Francis' new instruction on the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) and its possible effects. Pope Benedict XVI had given priests the option to celebrate the Latin Mass or Extraordinary Form (EF) of the Mass. Now, priests need their bishop’s permission, even if it’s an EF-hating bishop…
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