The Bread and Banter Podcast
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- 2026
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About The Bread and Banter Podcast
Bread and Banter with Andrés Pardo and Michael Awurumibe is where Christianity and real life meet. Honest stories, hard questions, and plenty of laughs.
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- comedy · religion & spirituality · society & culture
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- en
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- No
- First episode
- 2 Mar 2026
- Latest episode
- 27 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
27 Oct 2026
Did God Create People For Hell? | EP.18
In this episode, we sit down with Leo Paris, a Reformed pastor, to talk predestination, limited atonement, and whether a Calvinist can honestly tell a stranger that Jesus wants them. We get into everything from why Bryce Crawford says Calvinism ruined his evangelism to the all-caps emails pastors get every single week. Enjoy! If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at https://8caobc.s.gy/Clarkplumbing or call 484-753-6311. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Meet Leo Paris 2:59 How Bread and Banter Got Its Name 5:18 What Is Reformed Theology? 8:29 So What Is Calvinism? 11:06 Why This Doctrine Is Worth Fighting Over 20:40 Do Calvinists Believe In Free Will? 23:50 TULIP, Line By Line 28:16 Jesus Didn’t Die For Everyone 32:02 Can You Tell Someone Christ Died For You? 39:41 Why Nobody Chooses God On Their Own 44:18 Can A Christian Lose Their Salvation? 52:17 Did God Plan The Fall? 1:03:26 Does God Create People For Hell? 1:10:34 Does God Love The People He Didn’t Choose? 1:15:43 Why Bryce Crawford Isn’t A Calvinist 1:25:16 Allowing Evil vs Ordaining It 1:31:07 A Word For Parents Of Unbelieving Kids 1:35:30 The Angry Emails Pastors Get Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
14 Oct 2026
How the Sexual Revolution Hijacked Feminism | EP.17
In this episode, we sit down with Students for Life spokesperson Lydia Taylor Davis to talk how the sexual revolution hijacked feminism, why she says pro-life has always been pro-woman, and whether men should have a say at all. We get into everything from the first feminists being pro-life to getting kicked out of the women's march. Enjoy! If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at clarkplumbs.com/get-a-quote or call 484-753-6311. Planning a trip? Let Vámonos Tours handle it. Request tour information at vamonostours.com/contact-us/request-tour-information or call 888-366-6121. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Meet Lydia Taylor Davis 3:29 How Lydia Went From Pro-Choice to Pro-Life 5:46 Why This Job Requires a Bulletproof Vest 10:18 Babies Born Alive and Left to Die 12:26 What Abortion Actually Does to a Baby 17:12 The Best Pro-Choice Argument Lydia Has Ever Heard 21:45 Should Men Get a Say in This? 24:52 Who Profits When a Woman Walks Into Planned Parenthood 27:25 Planned Parenthood's Racist Founder 32:22 How Christians Should Talk About Abortion 35:53 Lydia's Case Against Birth Control 39:57 Why Pro-Life Is Pro-Woman 42:37 The First Feminists Were Pro-Life 48:24 Answering Pro-Choicers' Hardest Objections 57:17 A Message to Anyone Considering Abortion Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
1 Oct 2026
How a Transgender Witch Came to Christ | EP.16
In this episode, we sit down with former transgender witch Xavier Saunders to talk how he came to Christ, why he believes transitioning is a form of witchcraft, and how Christians should actually talk to the LGBTQ community. We get into everything from whether Halloween is demonic to why he still dresses like that. Enjoy! If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at clarkplumbs.com/get-a-quote or call 484-753-6311. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Meet Xavier Saunders 2:32 Attracted to the Same Sex in Elementary School 19:03 How Much of the LGBTQ Community Is Driven by Trauma? 23:53 The Double Life He Hid From His Family 26:42 How Should Christians Talk to Gay People? 30:12 Why the LGBTQ Community Sees Christians as the Antichrist 33:09 How Buddhism Led Xavier to Witchcraft 43:17 The Curse He Put on His Coworker 48:49 Is Transitioning a Form of Witchcraft? 1:03:28 Did Jay Z Slip an Anti Christian Line Into Empire State of Mind? 1:05:36 How to Know If You've Been Cursed 1:20:49 The Church Elder Who Treated Him Like a Young Man 1:29:49 Giving His Life to Jesus in an Old Honda Van 1:38:22 Does Same Sex Attraction Go Away After Jesus? 1:44:56 Why Should an LGBTQ Person Consider Jesus? 1:50:59 Is Halloween Demonic? 1:52:48 Why Does Xavier Still Dress Like That? Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
15 Sept 2026
We Asked Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle Questions Other Christians Won’t | EP.15
In this episode, we sit down with legendary campus apologists Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle to talk what it would actually take for skeptics like Alex O'Connor to believe, the Bible's hardest passages, and 500 years of Christians fighting other Christians. We get into everything from the Eucharist debate that almost got them kicked out of MIT to the real story behind the pose you've seen everywhere online. Enjoy! If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at clarkplumbs.com/get-a-quote or call 484-753-6311. Planning a trip? Let Vámonos Tours handle it. Request tour information at vamonostours.com/contact-us/request-tour-information or call 888-366-6121. Looking to buy a home in Chester or Delaware County? Contact Judah Knaub, licensed real estate salesperson with CG Realty, at Judah@soldwithcg.com or 215-696-3434. For upcoming listings/open houses, check his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judahknaub CHAPTERS: 0:00 Opening Prayer & Ministry Origin Story3:03 How Doubt Has Changed Since 19805:25 Do Babies Who Die at Birth Go to Heaven?7:29 Does Where You're Born Disprove Christianity?11:10 Why People Really Deconstruct16:24 What to Tell Someone Who Says the God Question Just Doesn't Matter23:23 Alex O'Connor’s Toughest Objection To Christianity27:46 What Would It Take For Alex to Believe?29:10 Is the God of the Old Testament Different Than the God of the New Testament?34:51 Why Stuart Changed His View on the Eucharist39:46 Why Cliffe Refuses to Fight About Catholic vs. Protestant43:45 300,000 Martyrs and What Christians Actually Agree On49:33 Men's Modesty and the Cory Asbury Controversy53:16 The Single Best Argument for God56:06 The Real Story Behind the Viral Gospel Stance1:01:11 The Time Cliffe Almost Got Slapped1:02:56 The Craziest Campus Question & Close Business Inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
1 Sept 2026
2 Protestants Vs 1 Orthodox Priest: Is Orthodoxy The One True Church? | EP.14
In this episode, we sit down with Father Jonathan Ivanoff, an Orthodox priest, to talk about church history, icon veneration, and whether Protestants and Catholics are actually saved. We get into everything from the Great Schism and the sacking of Constantinople to why 18,000 people just converted to Orthodoxy and whether a beard is a requirement for holiness. Enjoy! If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at: https://www.clarkplumbs.com/get-a-quote or call 484-753-6311 CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro / Beards and the Orthodox Cross 3:36 Opening Prayer 4:43 Meet Father Jonathan Ivanoff 5:25 What Is Orthodox Christianity? 7:27 How Someone Becomes Orthodox 10:22 His Conversion Story 17:32 Book Recommendations 18:19 Where Orthodox and Protestants Agree 20:27 The Real Issue: Authority and the Great Schism 22:09 The Sacking of Constantinople 26:06 The Reformation and Historic Continuity 29:04 18,000 Converts In One Week 31:48 The “Orthobro” Debate 34:52 Is Protestantism Too Feminine? 39:35 Greek, Russian, Serbian — Same Church? 43:03 Is Orthodoxy the One True Church? 46:03 Are Catholics and Protestants Even Christian? 48:58 Will Protestants Go to Heaven? 53:33 What Is Theosis? 1:03:21 What the Orthodox Church Got Wrong 1:06:54 The Gavin Ortlund Question 1:26:31 “Where Are Your Saints?” 1:38:37 Are Icons Idols? 1:45:00 Is Icon Veneration Required? 1:50:14 What Anathema Actually Means 1:56:36 What Is the Liturgy? 2:04:07 Why Doesn’t Orthodoxy Evangelize More? 2:07:12 Closing Questions 2:11:13 Outro Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
18 Aug 2026
Is AI Demonic? Christian Software Engineer Responds | EP.13
In this episode, we sit down with software engineer Will Johannesen to talk about whether AI is dangerous, whether it could ever become conscious, and where Christians should draw the line. We get into everything from Silicon Valley and the Tower of Babel to state-sponsored dairy cover-ups and why white people love board games. Enjoy. If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at: https://www.clarkplumbs.com/get-a-quote or call 484-753-6311 CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 1:55 AI: Antichrist or Revolution? 2:37 Meet Will Johannesen 6:10 What Is AI Actually Doing? 8:21 Will AI Replace Software Engineers? 11:41 Is AI Making Us Stop Thinking? 17:14 Should Christians Be Afraid of AI? 19:53 Silicon Valley’s God Problem 23:53 What Makes Humans Different From AI? 26:37 Could AI Ever Become Conscious? 30:38 The Hidden Cost of AI 36:53 AI, Eden, and the Tower of Babel 38:02 Should Christians Use AI Spiritually? 41:54 Should Pastors Use AI to Write Sermons? 44:02 Where Should Christians Draw the Line? 46:02 AI, Scripture, and the Holy Spirit 49:26 AI Relationships and Human Isolation 56:04 AI Surveillance and Brave New World 1:00:34 AI, Personalization, and Pleasure 1:02:27 The People Building Our AI Future 1:04:50 God’s Sovereignty Over Technology 1:06:21 Using AI for God’s Glory 1:11:36 When AI Helps vs. Dehumanizes 1:15:05 Is AI Connected to the Antichrist? 1:16:28 Will’s Biggest Warning About AI 1:18:57 What Excites Will About AI 1:21:21 Final Questions 1:21:56 Sometimes the Old Things Are Better 1:23:01 Will’s Dream 1:23:38 The Great Board Game Debate 1:28:34 State-sponsored dairy cover-ups? 1:30:48 Outro Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
4 Aug 2026
Why Austin Groft Left Internet Fame to Reach College Students for Jesus | Bread and Banter | EP.12
In this episode, we sit down with Austin Groft to talk Christian content, campus ministry, and bringing the gospel into universities. We get into everything from street interviews and miracle conversions to Bible Bathroom trivia and NBA haircuts. Enjoy. If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at: https://www.clarkplumbs.com/get-a-quote or call 484-753-6311 CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 2:46 Who Is Austin Groft? 3:36 Basketball Today and Learning Virality 7:44 How Austin Came to Christ 12:17 Pancreatitis, Party Culture, and a Wake-Up Call 14:26 The Night Austin Surrendered to Jesus 16:41 Learning to Share His Faith 20:16 Sharing Jesus With College Students 27:05 Why College Students Are Spiritually Hungry 30:40 Carrying the Burden of Evangelism 35:00 Prayer, Open Doors, and Rejoicing in Heaven 37:26 The Most Rewarding Moments in Ministry 40:21 Regret, Scars, and God Redeeming the Past 43:19 Turning Trivia Videos Toward Jesus 47:57 Jonathan Isaac and Austin’s First Christian Video 51:31 Leaving the Content Dream for Ministry 53:06 Craziest Street Interview Story 58:53 Toughest Street Interview Moments 1:00:38 Fear, Boldness, and Getting Rejected 1:02:04 How Austin Comes Up With Viral Ideas 1:07:16 Final Questions 1:08:01 Don’t Wait to Follow Jesus 1:10:12 Austin’s Dream 1:11:13 Is Jesus Coming Back Soon? 1:19:29 Bible Bathroom Trivia 1:28:20 Outro Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
21 Jul 2026
Pastor Explains Why He Left Homosexuality for Jesus | Bread and Banter | EP.11
In this episode, we sit down with Mikey Roman to talk about his story, biblical sexuality, and following Jesus when your desires don’t line up with Scripture. We get into everything from being married with kids after a homosexual lifestyle to progressive Christian objections and the meaning of love. Enjoy. This episode is sponsored by Clark Plumbing. If you need reliable plumbing services in PA or Delaware, request a quote at https://www.clarkplumbs.com/get-a-quote or call 484-753-6311. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Preview1:04 Opening Banter6:01 Opening Prayer7:22 Why We’re Talking About Same-Sex Attraction9:22 Mikey’s Story12:43 Coming Out and Family Response13:24 Getting Saved Before Changing His Sexuality15:26 “Did God Make Me This Way?”15:53 Pornography, Comparison, and the Roots of Desire19:24 Can Someone Be Born Gay?22:18 What Happened to His Desires After Conversion?27:02 Community, Isolation, and Fighting Sin30:03 Can You Be Gay and Christian?34:44 “God Made Me This Way”36:57 Is Homosexuality Actually a Sin?39:58 Leviticus, Shellfish, and Old Testament Law44:41 Did Jesus Ever Talk About Homosexuality?46:12 1 Corinthians, Greek Words, and Mistranslations50:46 If Two People Love Each Other, What’s the Problem?55:04 What Happens When You Remove God From the Equation?1:00:34 Is This the Next Slavery Debate?1:04:54 “Love Is Love” vs Biblical Love1:09:34 How Christians Should Have These Conversations1:13:36 When Homosexuality Becomes Bigger Than the Gospel1:15:54 Advice for Christians With Same-Sex Attraction1:17:17 What If I Can’t Accept a God Who Doesn’t Affirm This?1:19:52 What Would You Say to Gay People Who Think Christians Hate Them?1:21:55 Is He Actually Satisfied Married to a Woman?1:25:20 How His Definition of Love Changed1:27:57 Clark Plumbing Segment1:29:12 Final Questions Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
7 Jul 2026
2 Protestants Vs 1 Catholic Priest: Do Catholics Worship Mary? | Bread and Banter | EP.10
In this episode, we sit down with Monsignor Michael Magee to talk Catholicism, Protestantism, and whether Protestants can be saved. We get into everything from Mary and the saints to purgatory, exorcisms, and why a priest might tell you to run from a tarot card reading. Enjoy. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Opening 1:10 Exorcisms, Tarot Cards, and Spiritual Warfare 5:16 Opening Prayer 5:41 Meeting Monsignor Michael McGee 6:47 Why a Methodist Became a Catholic Priest 11:16 What Catholics and Protestants Actually Agree On 14:52 What Protestants Get Wrong About Catholicism 20:04 The Eucharist: Catholicism’s Biggest Difference 24:58 Is Communion Symbolic? Transubstantiation and the Mass 31:00 Is the Mass Re-Sacrificing Jesus? 33:23 Can Protestants Be Saved? 45:08 Spiritual Communion and the Communion of Saints 48:47 What Is Purgatory? 59:58 Scripture, Tradition, and Church Authority 1:03:46 Why Andrés Didn’t Become Catholic 1:17:37 Do Catholics Worship Mary? 1:21:06 Was Mary Sinless? Romans 3:23 1:32:45 Is Praying to Saints Biblical? 1:42:09 Do Muslims Worship the Same God? 1:48:38 Cultural Catholicism and a Personal Relationship with Jesus Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
23 Jun 2026
Why Hundreds of Gen Z Christians Are Worshiping in a Barn | Bread and Banter | EP.9
In this episode, we sit down with Micah Thornton to talk about The Barn, Gen Z revival, and what young believers need to be careful of. We get into everything from ministry and spiritual accountability to Frontier Airlines trauma and Puerto Rican geography. Enjoy! CHAPTERS:0:00 Intro / Banter4:34 Opening Prayer and Meeting Micah8:31 Micah’s Story: Growing Up in the Church10:28 When Faith Became Personal14:45 The Unexpected Start of The Barn19:29 Why the First Night Felt Spiritually Heavy23:01 The Night 8 People Gave Their Lives to Jesus26:55 Ministry, Influence, and the Danger of Chasing Numbers35:05 Can Young Christians Lead Before They Feel Ready?40:26 Accountability, Doctrine, and Young Preachers43:42 What’s Next for The Barn?47:00 What Actually Happens at The Barn?54:30 Can Christian Events Replace the Local Church?59:05 Young Adult Ministry, Dating, and Keeping the Right Focus1:02:32 Worship, Emotion, and Keeping Jesus at the Center1:06:18 What Gen Z Christians Need to Be Careful Of1:17:48 Frontier Airlines, Puerto Rico, and a Flight Gone Wrong1:22:38 The Prank That Nearly Ended Micah1:28:20 Outro Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
9 Jun 2026
What Every Christian Needs to Know About Spiritual Warfare | Bread and Banter | EP.8
In this episode, we sit down with Phil VanderWeide to talk spiritual warfare, demonic oppression, and what Christians get wrong about Satan. We get into everything from possession and horror movies to deer genders and teleportation in the Bible. Enjoy! CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro / Banter 15:03 What Is Spiritual Warfare? 20:24 What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes? 23:50 Satan Is Not God’s Rival 28:51 Can Satan Be Everywhere at Once? 34:20 Philip Teleported? The Bible Gets Weird 41:41 Oppression vs Possession 44:46 Why Would God Allow Spiritual Warfare? 50:59 How to Know If Someone Is Spiritually Oppressed 58:00 Exorcisms, Deliverance, and What Protestants Believe 1:02:19 It’s in Our Phones: The Spiritual Warfare We Miss 1:10:09 The Temptation Patterns Satan Keeps Reusing 1:14:08 Horror Movies, Death, and Opening Spiritual Doors 1:31:55 Mental Health or Demonic Oppression? 1:41:55 What to Do If You Feel Spiritually Attacked Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com #faith #spiritualwarfare #spirituality #podcast #breadnbanter
26 May 2026
If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil? | Bread and Banter | EP.7
In this episode, we sit down with Asher Donahue to talk about how Christians should approach skeptics, the problem of evil, and what it actually means to be born again. We get into everything from church hurt and LGBTQ conversations to awkward moments with strangers and reading on the treadmill. Enjoy! CHAPTERS: 0:53 Intro / Meet Asher 3:15 How Should Christians Approach Skeptics? 10:45 What If Someone Is Actively Anti-Christian? 12:58 How Do You Talk to Non-Believing Family Members? 15:34 What If They Say They’re Christian but There’s No Fruit? 17:30 How Do You Talk to Someone With Church Hurt? 20:10 How Do You Talk to the LGBTQ Community? 24:42 What About Christians Who Affirm LGBTQ Theology? 31:26 How Should Christians Talk About Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice? 36:04 If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil? 43:39 How Do You Respond to Suicide? 46:19 How Could a Good God Send People to Hell? 48:47 How Does God Decide Who Gets Saved? 50:01 Does Geography Predict Belief? 55:13 What Does “Born Again” Actually Mean? 57:15 How Do You Explain Sin to a Skeptic? 58:43 When Should You End the Conversation? 1:00:10 Look for the “No’s” 1:05:35 Does Science Explain Everything? 1:16:16 What’s the Best Argument for God’s Existence? 1:19:54 Banter Begins / The Art of Locking In 1:26:45 Awkward Moments With Strangers 1:31:36 Reading on the Treadmill / Closing Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
12 May 2026
Do Christians Have to Support Israel? | Bread and Banter | EP.6
In this episode, we sit down with Zach Foust to talk Christian Zionism, the Scofield Reference Bible, and whether Christians actually have to support Israel. We get into everything from church history and evangelical politics to Delaware chickens and Joe Biden falling off his bike. Enjoy. SOURCE DOCUMENT ► / https://docs.google.com/document/d/1spG1uAI4i91yFvyEGizt3bAlipQ_NxVYSFAVEvDeif0/edit?usp=sharing CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ► / hhttps://www.youtube.com/@breadnbanterpod ADD US ON INSTAGRAM ► / https://www.instagram.com/breadnbanterpod CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro/Disclaimer 03:19 Zach Foust’s Rise From Real Estate to Asking Questions 07:28 The Moment Zach Started Questioning the System 13:07 How Zach Found His Way Back to Christ 16:10 Following the Money to Israel 19:08 Why Criticizing Israel Isn’t Antisemitism 19:53 Greater Israel and the War No One Wants to Explain 25:38 Does the Bible Actually Say Christians Must Support Israel? 28:39 The Abraham Argument Christians Get Wrong 32:49 Dispensationalism and the End-Times Israel Obsession 35:09 Where Did “Judeo-Christian Values” Come From? 45:06 What the Historic Church Actually Believed About Israel 48:15 How Christianity Got Hijacked for Politics 50:40 The Scofield Bible Footnotes That Changed Everything 55:21 The 1967 Bible Revision Most Christians Never Heard About 57:33 Why So Many Evangelicals Think Israel Is Prophecy 58:20 John Hagee and the Theology Behind the Movement 1:02:17 The Pro-Life Question Christians Avoid 1:21:17 Why Israel Needs American Evangelicals 1:25:01 Why Don’t Christians Treat Israel Like a Mission Field? 1:30:50 What Christian Support for Israel Is Actually Defending 1:40:55 The Christians in the Holy Land Nobody Talks About 1:46:32 Is Israel Really Just Defending Itself? 1:48:58 The “Only Democracy” Argument 1:55:30 What Should Christians Do With This Information? 2:02:43 Scripture or Cap? 2:08:15 Scrapple, Delaware, and Biden’s Bike
28 Apr 2026
What Most Christians Get Wrong About Dating | Bread and Banter | EP.5
In this episode, we sit down with author and speaker Shelby Abbott to talk Christian dating, being unequally yoked, and what people get most wrong about relationships. We get into everything from standards and lust to soulmates and unorthodox rizz. Enjoy. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro / meet Shelby Abbott 6:24 What most Christians get wrong about dating 8:59 Are your standards too high? 13:17 How to know if you’re settling 16:44 Should Christians date non-believers? 20:55 What “unequally yoked” actually means 23:06 Already dating a nonbeliever? Should you break up? 28:52 What does “biblical dating” actually look like? 38:39 How to stop idolizing your partner 51:35 How far is too far? 55:20 Should you date someone you’re not attracted to? 59:29 If you struggle with lust, should you wait to date? 1:12:09 When do you know it’s time to marry or move on? 1:13:12 Are soulmates real? 1:19:23 Is compatibility actually real? 1:20:27 Arranged marriage? 1:22:50 Does the Bible endorse polygamy? 1:24:46 Did Paul say singleness is better than marriage? 1:30:23 Dating advice for post-college Christians 1:35:36 How to deal with loneliness 1:41:05 Banter begins / secondhand embarrassment 1:45:25 “Gay energy” 1:50:13 Worst Christian rizz / wild Cru story 1:55:30 Closing Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
14 Apr 2026
Does Church History Really Make You Catholic? | Bread and Banter | EP.4
In this episode, we sit down with Jack Smith to talk church history, the Protestant/Catholic divide, and why so many young Christians are suddenly interested in Rome and Orthodoxy. We get into everything from Marian dogmas and Sola Scriptura to Venmo etiquette and clapping when planes land. CHECK OUT JACK ON SUBSTACK ► / https://substack.com/@theprecisetheologians?r=3v81q1&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=light CHAPTERS: 0:00 Cold open / church history teaser 1:30 Intro / meet Jack 12:59 “To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant” 18:10 Why is it important to learn about church history? 23:53 The history, importance, and different views of the Eucharist 33:52 Eucharistic miracles 38:13 Marian apparitions 44:57 Assumption of Mary 46:20 The main reason Jack is not Catholic 47:27 Why remain Protestant over Catholicism? 52:42 How do Catholics view salvation? 1:00:48 Do Catholics think Protestants are going to heaven? 1:05:22 Can Catholics / Orthodox go to heaven? 1:08:53 Sola Scriptura 1:17:00 Do Protestants just follow their own interpretation of Scripture? 1:18:54 Why do Catholics have more books in the Bible? 1:23:42 Did Martin Luther take books out of the Bible? 1:25:13 How did we get the Bible? 1:30:17 Are Christians really just following Paul? 1:34:39 Answering questions from Catholic audience members 1:46:01 UNFATHOMABLE Venmo Requests (banter begins) 1:49:24 Clapping when planes land 1:51:29 Andrés’ LUDACRIS DoorDash story 1:55:19 Michael’s favorite basketball ball handling drill 1:57:07 Typical British snarky comments 1:59:23 Boys take on “cultural commentary” 2:02:40 Closing / shameless plugs Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
31 Mar 2026
The Christian Energy Drink Everyone’s Arguing About | Bread and Banter | EP.3
In this episode, we sit down with Tanner Maddocks, founder of Agape Energy, to talk faith, building a brand in real time, and what happens when a “Christian energy drink” goes viral before it even exists. We get into car crashes, controversy, and barking at significant others in public. Enjoy. CHAPTERS: 0:01:06 Meet Tanner and why Agape exists 0:04:09 Why “traditional values” are coming back 0:11:05 Tanner vs college professors0:20:05 How faith shaped the brand0:35:03 Tanner’s Bible routine 0:36:00 When being a Christian gets you labeled fast0:48:11 Are we “selling Jesus?” 0:50:33 The “Christian energy drink” controversy 0:59:00 What’s actually in the drink 1:03:03 Building the formula from scratch 1:08:00 How this drink goes from idea to shelves1:13:03 The car crash that changed everything1:17:00 CRAZY “coincidence” 1:18:47 Villanova stories (banter begins) 1:33:24 PDA gone too far 1:34:00 Final banter and outro
17 Mar 2026
We Asked a Pastor Christianity’s Toughest Questions | Bread and Banter | EP.2
In this episode of Bread and Banter, we sit down with a pastor to ask him Christianity's toughest questions and doubts. We cover everything from the Protestant/Catholic divide and slavery in the Bible to dating app shenanigans and rage-baiting your doctor. ENJOY! EMAIL JT YOUR DOUBTS/QUESTIONS: jtorrence@covfel.org Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com CHAPTERS 00:00:00 – Intro + meet Jared (JT) 00:07:22 – JT is basically a professional UFC fighter... 00:11:12 – Opening prayer before the questions 00:13:08 – Why are there so many denominations? 00:20:18 – Why stay Protestant in 2026? 00:25:58 – How does hell fit a loving God? 00:32:17 – What about people who never hear about Jesus? 00:44:51 – If geography predicts belief, why Christianity? 00:52:24 – Does the Bible endorse slavery? 01:00:14 – Can you be moral without God? 01:01:57 – What is the strongest argument for God? 01:04:58 – Banter begins...dating apps GONE WRONG 01:11:05 – Two Pentecostal pastors on a plane 01:13:14 – Doctor said don’t call me 'bro' 01:22:51 – Hit up JT with your doubts and questions!
2 Mar 2026
Lust, Purity, and Spirit Airlines Flight Behavior | Bread and Banter | EP.1
Welcome to Bread and Banter! In our first-ever episode, we share our testimonies, dive deep into lust and how to overcome it, and enjoy some time bonding over our immigrant parents and their “friendly racism.” TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:41 – What Bread and Banter is about 00:02:13 – How we met and why it clicked 00:04:33 – Andrés’ testimony from cult to Christ 00:20:44 – Michael’s testimony faith through loss 00:36:43 – Lust as validation and surrendering it 00:44:29 – Porn rewires your brain and your soul 00:52:22 – Beating lust when you’re bored and alone 01:06:26 – Banter hotline kicks off 01:07:35 – Immigrant dads and accidental racism 01:10:19 – The wild purity group confession 01:14:56 – Spirit Airlines behavior you can’t unsee 01:22:45 – Closing thoughts and send your stories Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com
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