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#119 - Don't Do Heroin at the Dinner Table (with Matthew Walther)
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Ep. 117! We talk with Editor of The Lamp Magazine Matthew Walther about his piece on why as Catholics we love to be outraged about everything & how it affects us each day. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on Podb…
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#118 - Seeking the Humanity in Immigration Policies (with Mikhalya Stover)
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Ep. #118! Immigration wonk and law student Mikhalya Stover joins us to discuss what is happening in our immigration system, what she has seen in Washington and the courts, and what she expects from the Biden Administration. It is an intense conversation! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find…
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#117 - $ZAC and Pope Francis visits The Iraq
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Ep 117! $ZAC is knee deep in taxes. Matt continues to learn how to podcast. Pope Francis visits The Iraq (such as, therefore). We don't really talk about Game Stop because Matt is broke now. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you want. You can a…
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#116 - Catholicism Attracting "Bad People" and Exodus 90
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Ep. #116! We start off by going off on an unintended tangent about whether or not Catholicism is attracting "bad people" and how big of a problem this actually might be. We then discuss Exodus 90 (which has just begun). Oh and Matt continues to work on his AOC impression. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romanc…
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#115 - RCP Movie Review: Disney Pixar's Soul
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We watched Disney Pixar's Soul so you don't have to! (But also watch it if you want!) Disney made a movie about the soul and it is somewhere between 0 and 100% totally accurate. We break it down for you. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you wa…
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#114 - John Mulaney, Addiction, Creating Chaos (with Jeremy McLellan)
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Ep. 114! Comedian and our friend Jeremy McLellan stops by to discuss the recent news of John Mulaney going to rehab, his own experiences with addiction, the idea of creating chaos in your own life, how to accept it and work to overcome it. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Po…
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#113 - Blessed Carlo Acutis and Eucharistic Miracles (With Angelo Libutti and Ray Grijalba)
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Ep. #113! We talk about Blessed Carlo Acutis and Eucharist Miracles, as well as their upcoming documentary, with Angelo Libutti and Ray Grijalba. It is a great project that is worth checking out! Link below. https://www.christianchannel.com/crowdfund-films Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Fi…
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#112 - Crushing Covid, Patreon-troversy, and the Falling NYT Publishes Pope Francis
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Ep 112! Matt has beaten the dreaded virus, is a superhero now, and shares his story. Zac, still a normal not superhero, fills him in on the latest Patreon controversy, Pope Francis in the Falling NYT, and then shocks the world and destroys our childhood. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find…
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#111 - Pop-pourri aka Catholic Things You Could Know
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Ep. #111! The boys are back and in tribute to Alex Trebek and Jeopardy we are covering a potpourri of topics. Kim K, USCCB, The Crown, Death Penalty, Cardinal Becciu. All the best stuff you've come to know and love. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review …
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#110 - Reflections on the Third Joyful Mystery: The Nativity
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Ep #110! The continuation of our series of Reflections on the Rosary with the Third Joyful Mystery: The Nativity. Was Christ born on December 25th? Was it in a dark, damp, overall terribly depressing stable? Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if yo…
Ep. #109! We pay our respects to the Yas Queen Last Defender of Our Rights RBG and discuss the potential of another Catholic nominee to the Supreme Court. Plus, how much should we respect one's Final Wishes? Also the return of Saint of the Week! Wow! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us …
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#108 - A Priest's First Latin Mass (with Father Anthony Sciarappa)
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Ep #108! Father Anthony Sciarappa was a celebrant at his first Latin Mass on Saturday and wanted to come on to talk about it! Hear about his experience, his prep, his thoughts, and how this may help him in the future with all his other Masses. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Appl…
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#107 - Masks: Communist Plot or Piece of Fabric?
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EP #107! Masks: Communist Plot or Piece of Fabric? We talk about the Father Dan Nolan FSSP video and the fallout from it. Obedience, masks, communists, twitter...it touches on all our favorite subjects! People really need to be more creative. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple…
Ep. #106! We continue talking about the Rosary because the Rosary is amazing. We go through the 15 Promises of the Rosary and talk about why they are also amazing. It is all so amazing! And at the end we risk any and all trad credibility by praising Father James Martin. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancir…
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#105 - Reflections on the Second Joyful Mystery (The Visitation)
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Ep. #105! We talk about some of the things you can use to meditate on the Second Mystery of the Rosary: The Visitation. What was the journey like? What are the similarities between the Ark of the Old Covenant and Ark of the New Covenant? Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podc…
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#104 - The Prodigal Church with Brandon McGinley
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Friend of the show and all around wonderful person Brandon McGinley stops by to talk about his book "The Prodigal Church". Brandon does a great job of talking about things like traditionalism, modernism, and the future of the Church is a constructive, critical, and useful way! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@r…
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#104 - Toxic Maskulinity (Obedience)
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Ep. #104! The Obedience Boys are back and better than ever. After some discussion about Kanye West and his presidential campaign we again talk about the importance of obedience and why it is important to listen to what your Bishop says. The Church only ever asks for one thing and that in return the Church gives us so much. Seems like an easy choice…
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#102 - Freshly Ordained Priest Father Chase Goodman
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Ep. #102! Freshly Ordained Priest Father Chase Goodman joins us to talk about his path through seminary and his pandemic ordination. He also gives us tips on how to grill, and talks about being an equipment manager for Texas A&M football. Plus we talk a for a bit about statues. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@…
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#101 - Reflections on the First Joyful Mystery (The Annunciation)
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Ep. #101! We start by taking about Black Lives Matter and George Floyd. Not gonna let anonymous trads and grifters online speak for us! Then we start a series on the mysteries of the Rosary. We begin with the Annunciation and discuss some of the details within the mystery that you can use in prayer and meditation. Would love to hear your feedback o…
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#100 - Grit and Glory and Stranger Things with Kaiser Johnson
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Ep. #100! Evil Russian alert! Lawyer alert! Kaiser Johnson talks to us about he was cast as an evil Russian in one of the most popular shows right now, Stranger Things. We also talk about his book "Grit and Glory: Cross Training Your Body and Soul" and how to make the most of your spiritual and physical health. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmatt…
Ep. #99! We wanted to talk about a few tips for spiritual maintenance during this time of NO MASS. Thankfully Mass is beginning to come back but it may be a while before the suspension is lifted. Don't enter to spiritual desert! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rat…
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The Freak Show #23 - NattyPatters Hostile Takeovers the Podcast
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Our dear friend and Twitter's favorite Natalia @nattypatters joins us to ask us questions and talk about fun quarantine stuff like being pregnant. We also play a game called "Hey Natalia, What Do You Think Little Rascals is About". Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. …
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#98 - Sohrab Ahmari: They Blinded Us With Science
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Ep. #98! Sohrab Ahmari comes back for Round 2 and we talk about his feature piece in Commentary Magazine "They Blinded Us With Science". We also beg him to give us a firm answer on how long we have to quarantine but he doesn't have one for us! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Appl…
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The Freak Show #22 - Don't Be Little Brats
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The Freak Show Ep. #22! After some general quarantine chat we talk about a tweet Matt posted that had some fun replies. The main takeaway of this episode is Don't Be a Brat. We all know the rules that our bishops and priests have set. We all have to follow them. You may not like it but you have to listen to them. You are an adult. Don't Be a Brat. …
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#97 - Rocket Scientist and Master of Divinity: Father Dan Folwaczny
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Ep. #97! Father Dan Folwaczny is back! We talk Wendy's breakfast food, obedience, what a post-pandemic church may look like, and Matt breaks some unfortunate news from the world of wrestling that shakes Father Dan to his core. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate …
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#96 - Kristen Soltis Anderson Focus Groups Zac and Matt
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Ep. #96! Our friend Kristen Soltis Anderson stops by to talk about her life as a pollster, the Church post-quarantine, her conversion, and most importantly her dog Wally. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on Podbe…
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#95 - The Triumphant Return (For the First Time) of Jeremy McLellan
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Ep. #95! Jeremy McLellan stops by to talk about asking Zac to be the godfather of his son, being Pakistan's #1 American celebrity, how he is making comedy magic during quarantine, as well as some stuff about learning and mental illness. It was really fun and hopefully now we have more cultural cred. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacm…
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The Freak Show #21 - Spending Trumpbux with The Helmicks
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We are making our patreon episodes widely available this month! The Helmicks stop by and we talk about spending Trumpbux, what similarly named people we get confused for each other, and Matt learns about health care and divorce. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rat…
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#94 - A Priest in the Time of Coronavirus (with Father Anthony Sciarappa)
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Ep. #94! Father Anthony Sciarappa joins us to talk about what it is like to be a priest right now. How is it changing things in his dioceses? Does he have any hot takes? I’m Matt Baker and with me as always is Catholic Twitter Icon Zac Mabry Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple …
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#93 - Kuarantine with Katie (with MrsRuvi)
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Ep. #93! Katie Ruvalcaba aka MrsRuvi on Twitch joins us to talk about cooking, being a 5x Mom, getting a trad van, and converting to Catholicism! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play…
Ep. #92! The Coronavirus is gripping the world. Masses have been canceled and everyone is panicking. Unfortunately, people are using the coronavirus to spread some heresy. We go through some of the big ones! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if yo…
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#91 - A Membership in the N(ovena) R(eciting) A(rmy)
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Ep. #91! Novenas are great! Where did they come from? Why do we say them? What are some common novenas? If you haven't done a novena before now is a great time to start! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabryEmail us podcast@romancircusblog.comFind us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on Podbean,…
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#90 - The History of Catholicism in America (with Spencer Squid)
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Ep. #90! Our buddy Spencer Squid stops by to talk about the history of Catholicism in America! Great topic we haven't touched on yet. What was life like for Catholics in the early days of America and how did it progress through the 20th century? Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Ap…
Ep. #89! We spend a lot of time telling people not to worry and we talk a lot about how people are being dramatic. It can come across as dismissive. So today we want to talk about some of the positive things people can do to help grow and support the Church. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com …
Ep. #88 The Zacademy Awards. We watched the Best Picture nominees in order to give you the cutting edge analysis you crave. Some we loved, some we hardly watched, some one of us didn't even watch at all. Parasites, and Hitler, and Charles Manson. OH MY! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find …
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#87 - Kobe Bryant, Scandal, Forgiveness, and Redemption
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Ep. #87! We discuss how to handle the death of Kobe Bryant in terms of Catholicism while trying to be both excited about reports concerning his faith and weary of his past. How has this very tragic and public death turned so Catholic? Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcast…
Ep. #86! Warning we talk a bit about Michelle Carter in the beginning which is not a topic for children, then we discuss President Trump live at the March For Life, and we close out talking about Candlemas and how different cultures celebrate the feast! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find …
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#85 - Back to the Basics of Catholicism
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Ep. #85! We thought it would be nice to go back to the basics and outline The Apostles Creed, the Seven Sacraments, the Ten Commandments, and the Our Father as a starting off point for anybody looking to learn more about Catholicism. Plus we lay out all the important news when it comes to Catholicism, politics, sports, and Zac! Tweet us @romancircu…
Ep. #84! We close out the year by talking about some our own Catholic moments in the 2010s as well as some maybe forgotten moments of the 2010s in the Church! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on Podbean, Stitcher…
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#83 - Americanism vs Nationalism vs Patriotism
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Ep. #83! Time to talk about more "-isms". Americanism. Nationalism. Patriotism. That is a lot of buzz words. What is good and what is bad? What you should look out for when talking about these things and how they can be perverted for their own selfish means. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com …
Ep. #82! Forget the War on Christmas the real War is on Advent! But first we talk about the new babies in our lives and why you absolutely should not get your wife a Peloton for Christmas (that's when there may be an actual war on Christmas). Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple…
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#81 - The Secret Moral Messages Behind Disney Movies
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Ep #81! The Secret Moral Messages Behind Disney Movies. Now that Disney+ is out we go through some movies and tell you what they are actually about. Plus Matt reads titles to Zac and he has to guess what the plot of the movie is! https://allsaintsuniversity.teachable.com/?affcode=151127_8h-lday7 Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry…
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#80 - Two Trads and a Hipster Walk Into a Podcast... (with Tommy Tighe)
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Ep. #80! Tommy Tighe stops by to chat about his new book "Catholic Hipster: The Next Level". We try to turn him into a trad and then Zac asks him the question everybody wants to know. https://allsaintsuniversity.teachable.com/?affcode=151127_8h-lday7 Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us …
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#79 - HOPE You Listen lol (The Theological Virtue of Hope)
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Ep. #79! After we fulfill the obligation to say Kanye's name a few times on the podcast we talk about the theological virtue of hope. It's All Saints Day on Friday so go to Mass! https://allsaintsuniversity.teachable.com/?affcode=151127_8h-lday7 Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Ap…
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#78 - Hashtag V 2 (with Father Harrison Ayre)
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Ep. #78! Father Harrison comes on to debate points about Vatican II with Zac while Matt chimes in on things that annoy him. Father Harrison knows a lot about the council and Pope Benedict XVI which leads to a great conversation! Check out Scott Smith's course "What You Need to Know About Mary (But Were Never Taught) https://allsaintsuniversity.teac…
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#77 - Humanum Genus (Encyclical on Freemasonry)
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Ep. #77! Matt was given Humanum Genus, the encyclical from Pope Leo XIII on Freemasonry, from friends of the show Kaitlyn and Alex so we go through it and talk about why Freemasonry is bad and opposed to the Church. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review …
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#76 - 2 Day Streaming the Amazon Synod
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Ep. #76! After talking about the Netflix/Hulu/HBO streaming wars we dive into the Amazon Synod. Why is it driving everyone insane? What is actually gonna happen and how does it affect your life? Is it making you physically and mentally sick? Well stop. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find u…
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#75 - The One Where Zac Keeps Speaking French
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Ep. #75! Zac talks about his adventures going to a conference in Paris and he attempts to speak French a lot. French Zac doing French Things. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play. Pa…
Ep. #74! Zac gives us an update on #FreeBritney. Matt asks Zac to explain money to him. Then we chat for a bit about schism and if we think it is a thing that it coming soon or if it is just a thing people tweet about! Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and revi…
Ep. #73! Zac walks Matt through the idea of Marie Kondo and how it relates to the virtue of simplicity. Netflix and virtue, amirite? Plus McDonalds is run by robots and PodShare is definitely not a cult apparently. Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review u…
