Plato's Symposium
The boys discuss one of Plato's most influential dialogues.
Sep 18, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Contra Gentiles
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Warning Shots
Grant and Jeremy talk about the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the nature of proper self-defense, living in Anchorage, how many tradcaths raise children, and more.
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Pussyless Uggos
The boys discuss the insanity of treating hypotheticals as real, the dissident right's fixation on Jews, the gross and depressed fashion sense of the New Atheists, problems with banning prostitution, and more.
Sep 05, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Just Let Go: The Conversion of Shia LaBeouf
Grant and Jeremy discuss the absurdity of the idea that taxation is theft, student loan forgiveness, and Bishop Robert Barron's recent interview with Shia LaBeouf.
Aug 28, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Dare To Hope
The boys talk about insane contemporary parenting techniques, the suicides of Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, the problem of theodicy, hoping that even the worst of us might be saved, and more.
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Black Guy AIDS Cancer
Grant and Jeremy discuss the meaning of prayer, the mental fatigue of being too online, lifting weights, Nintendo tweaking its franchises, and more. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contragentiles
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Stop Being a Loser
The boys address some comments about last week's episode before discussing loser ideologies, the weird nature of female self-pleasure, the taxonomy of hotdogs, and more. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contragentiles
Aug 07, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Testing Faith w/ Grant's Mom
Grant's mom joins the boys to talk about childhood memories of fighting, Mormons, the beauty of childbirth, the challenge of faith in the face of unanswered questions, and more.
Jul 31, 2022•4 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Tradition and Apocalypse (2022) by David Bentley Hart
The boys discuss David Bentley Hart's Tradition and Apocalypse: An Essay on the Future of Christian Belief (2022). Also discussed are Protestants' refusal to call Luther a prophet and why capitalism is a dumb word.
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Just Another Bullshit Artist
Grant and Jeremy discuss Donald Trump's July 9th rally in Anchorage, arguing with dumb people online, the modern death of metaphysics, the inaccuracy of anarchist (consensualist) and libertarian (new label TBD) buzzwords, and more.
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Bronze Age Mindset (2018) by Bronze Age Pervert
The boys investigate BAP's Bronze Age Mindset and assess what value it might have beyond the meme.
Jul 10, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Two Gay Dads and a Baby
Grant and Jeremy discuss gay surrogate pregnancies, the myth of divorce, memories of death, Ellen Page, Nancy Pelosi's receiving the Eucharist at the Vatican, and more.
Jul 03, 2022•2 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 23
The Death of Roe v. Wade
The boys celebrate the demise of Roe v. Wade, the absurdity of global conspiracy theories, angels and Lucifer, child abuse scandals in the Church, Roman vs. Eastern Rite Catholics, and more.
Jun 25, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Being and Existing
The boys talk about morality, what it means to be a rational being, sedevacantism, the SSPX, submitting to the truth, and more.
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 21
No Real Atheists
The boys talk about politicians with hot wives, the absurdity of atheism, growing up with technology, and more.
Jun 12, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Chief Justice George Floyd w/ Curtis Yarvin
Curtis joins the boys for a rousing discussion of the death of liberal politics, the Alaskan Feudal Party, Orthodox rock bands, Costco chicken bakes, Mormon George Floyd, and more.
Jun 11, 2022•2 hr•Season 3Ep. 20
The Despair of Self-Crucifixion w/ Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie returns to Contra Gentiles to talk to the boys about Jeremy turning forty, Josephite marriages, "righty tighty lefty loosey," the school shooting in Uvalde, TX, and more.
Jun 01, 2022•3 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Going Incognegro
The boys discuss Nancy Pelosi's being denied communion, the ridiculousness of camping, "slonking" eggs, the death of the arts, and more.
May 24, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Spiritually Dying of AIDS w/ Jay
Jay of Slurp Gang joins the show to talk about the Netherlands, bad traffic, telling women what to do, Grant's financial habits, aging female celebrities, and more.
May 17, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Satanic Bullshitters
The boys talk about Nicolas Cage's most recent film, the potential overturning of Roe v Wade, the evils of abortion and the rhetoric used to defend it, arguments for and against polygamy, and more.
May 10, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Musk Buys Twitter
Jeremy and Grant discuss nostalgia, memories of family, Elon Musk's buying Twitter, hating certain celebrities, the Schism of 1054, where to go from metaphysics, and more.
May 03, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Speech and Freedom w/ Pete Quiñones
The boys are joined by Pete Quiñones (@manceraymond), host of the Pete Quiñones Show, to talk about absolute free speech, the founding of the USA, the depravity of the modern world, the shocking size of moose, and more.
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Duns Scotus Sucks: April 2022 Q&A
The boys take some time to answer audience questions about the nature of the Trinity, angels, prayer, Easter, and more.
Apr 19, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Call No Man Father
Jeremy and Grant discuss the much-quoted Matthew 23, burping in Tridentine Mass, the incompleteness of spiritual experience, papal infallibility, the Virgin Mary, and more.
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Defending Vatican II
Jeremy and Grant respond to last week's episode and discuss the proper way to understand the Bible, the nature of prayer, the purpose of Vatican II, and more.
Apr 05, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Fugitive in Tampico w/ Bill
Long-time friend, Bill, stops by the show to talk about food, homeless people, running from the Mexican police, the dispute between Protestants and Catholics, and more.
Mar 29, 2022•4 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Men In Women's Sports
Jeremy and Grant talk about dreams, men pretending to be women competing against women in sports, fútbol, why women shouldn't drive men, and more.
Mar 22, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Wiggerphysics w/ Pulpo & Steppy
Pulpo (@imbanevading) and Steppy (@PweaseNo) of Not a Podcast join the boys to talk about white objectivist wigger rap, 90's internet, 3D printed Hi-Points, how New Jersey sucks for many reasons, kid jail, and more.
Mar 15, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 7
The Worst Episode We've Ever Made 2: The Actual Worst One
The boys ramble for a while about social media, SPAM, the continuing conflict in Ukraine, grunge music, and more.
Mar 08, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 6
The Death of the West
The boys discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the West's inability to cope with suffering, wanting to live, how no one knows what astrology is, and more.
Mar 01, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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