PONTIFACTS
Hosted by Bry and Fry · Pontifacts
4.6from 499 ratings
- 254
- Episodes
- 49
- Transcribed
- 499
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 4K
- YouTube views
About PONTIFACTS
A light hearted, only slightly blasphemous papal history podcast, ranking the Popes from Peter to Leo XIV Pontifacts Tour of Italy: https://celeste.wetravel.com/i/69fc95965ec7d2c71c592914#pontifacts-the-road-to-papacy (https://celeste.wetravel.com/i/69fc95965ec7d2c71c592914#pontifacts-the-road-to-papacy)
- Publisher
- Pontifacts
- Category
- comedy · history · religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 May 2018
- Latest episode
- 14 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
49 of 254 episodes have a transcript.
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
170. Anastasius IV
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169. Eugene III
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168. Lucius II
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170. Anastasius IV
Published 14 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And one of the reasons we actually know this is because before and after he was Pope, Anastasius focused on restoring significant papal spaces within the city, including the Lateran Basilica and Palace, and even oversaw the construction of a new residence near the Pantheon. And as an interesting side note, during some of these restorations, he also uncovered the bodies of 3rd and 4th century saints, which he had then translated and honored elsewhere. And this is quite literally, he did this! Quoting Horace K. Mann, quote, He must have had some skill in the work of an archaeologist, for as John the Deacon narrates, he made systemic excavations to find their sacred remains. and in the course of them also discovered the bodies of the famous martyrs St. […]
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- David
- Lucy
- Marco
- Dr Barry Torch
- Gregg
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 4,289
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 278 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 221 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 61
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts PONTIFACTS?
Bry and Fry host the show. Published by Pontifacts.
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