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Fr. Dale Hall joins us for a St. Francis Day observance as we consider what Francis has to say to us today.

We simulcast an episode with the Back By The Woodpile podcast somehow getting from cynicism to geopolitics and Star Wars. 

Josh and Jay travel to TX to do a live podcast event at Jo's Coffee Shop in Mt. Pleasant!  We sit down with some friends, including legal expert Mike Schutt to discuss things like gay marriage and baking cakes and why Jay thinks Christians should be libertarians. 

Joshua and Jay sit down with Artisan Grant Batson to talk about overcoming the spirit of cynicism.  Where does Hope come from and what power does it contain.

Josh and Jay discover that perhaps the protesters outside the Slayer concert might be more effective than your social media posts.   Twitter: @CatacombP josh - @monkstump jay - @Big_Dread

Our guest April Ban is a pastor and mental health professional who joins Josh and Jay to discuss the sometimes complicated relationship the church has towards mental illness.   Twitter: @CatacombP April - @TheMrsBan Josh - @monkstump jay - @big_dread

We just let the tape roll on an extended ride with the A-Train - the legendary Motown drummer who gives us some history lessons and teaches us the power of saying Yes.  We discuss his journey from getting drafted during the Vietnam War, to Motown, trading his Guru for Jesus, and being a part of the beginnings of Christian Rock.   Twitter:  @CatacombP Josh - @monkstump jay - @big_dread

We welcome As Cities Burn drummer, Food Blogger, Comic, and Social Media Antagonist Aaron Lunsford to the Catacomb for a longer than usual episode to discuss the failures of churches and try to find some solutions.   Twitter: @CatacombP Lunsford: @darrenstains Joshua: @monkstump Jay: @big_dread

Josh and Jay discuss recent famous preacher mishaps, their recent airport adventures, and read some mail from listeners.   Twitter: @CatacombP joshua - @monkstump jay - @big_dread

Our first interview via Skype!  Brandon O'Brien, Writer of Books, joins us remotely from NEW YORK CITY to discuss his books on how we're probably reading the Bible wrong, and some guy named Isaac Backus. Somewhere in there, Brandon finally admits his favorite televangelist.

We continue with our conversation with hip-hop artist Derek Minor, and we talk a lot about the do's and don'ts of conversations about race.  

Derek Minor comes down stairs to talk about his music, and we get into all kinds of stuff like art versus entertainment, hip-hop history, and gentrified neighborhoods.  This is part 1 of a 2 part interview in the Catacomb Studio.  Twitter: @CatacombP Derek - @thederekminor josh - @monkstump jay - @big_dread

Josh and Jay sit down at the Smoker's Abbey in East Nashville with Kyle Hankins, aka Krazy Kyle, who is the organist for the Nashville Predators among his many organ gigs.   They discuss how to keep the joy in music and the songs of Stryper.  

The dudes sit down with Toby Morrell: noted cynic, hit worship song writer, frontman of the band Emery, and co-host of Bad Christian Podcast and Song Rescue Podcast.   We take a ride on the pendulum between cynical mockery and sincere discipleship. 

We welcome Jonathan Martin back for part 2 of our interview with him and we hit him with a series of questions regarding politics, Nationalism, "Evangelicalism", and The Blues Twitter: @CatacombP Jonathan Martin - @theboyonthebike Jay - @Big_Dread Joshua - @monkstump Check out more from Jonathan on his twitter, instagaram, or www.jonathanmartinwords.com Also check his podcast:  Son of a Preacher Man on iTunes