Matthew gives Casey a morning devotional in the form of a bizarre John Piper tweet (1:00), then special guest Bekah takes us into the world of Presbyterian stick dancers (7:00). Then Casey talks about being a youth group mom for the first time (19:30). Listener Laura has a question about naming children biblically (26:30). Matthew and Casey have a legendary fight over Jenny Gump (37:00) before ending the show by checking on the 2019 FSBT Student of the Year (48:30)
Aug 22, 2019•52 min
FSBT Canada Bureau Chief Laura checks in with a quick rant on special church music (5:00), then Matthew and Casey talk about discovering video of Joel Osteen's son preaching (14:00). Matthew brings a batch of Christian Tweets (24:30), then Casey brings a set of FSBT Would You Rathers (44:00)
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Casey and Matthew talk through a recent tweet about grudges and apologizing (4:00). Then Casey leads into a discussion about Josh Harris (9:30). Then it's a belated Part 2 of Matthew & Casey's Guide to Getting Your Youth Group Crush to Fall in Love with You (23:30). Finally, Matthew performs a Voskamp and Casey brings some Transformed Wife tweet mad libs (40:00).
Aug 05, 2019•58 min
Matthew, Casey and Danny play a sex-ed board game sent in by a listener (3:00). Then Matthew goes into hot take mode on the Tom Hanks Mr. Rogers movie (28:00). Finally, things go completely off the rails when we discuss Mr. Rogers and intimacy, which is completely inappropriate, do not listen to this segment (37:45)
Jul 31, 2019•45 min
Matthew subjects Casey to a rant about Remember the Titans (8:00) which leads to an extended discussion on cinema, football, and bosoms. Then it's part one of Matthew & Casey's Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Youth Group Crush to Fall in Love with You™ (24:30). Finally, a very frisky segment of Christian Tweets (42:30)
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 6 min
It's Ladies Night in the FSBT studios! Kendra is on the show and Casey picks her brain for Matthew's weirdest takes (4:30). Then Kendra talks about phallic staplers (17:00), then the ladies play FSBT Would You Rather (28:00). Finally, Casey temporarily lifts the troll embargo and brings up the latest Transformed Wife controversy (37:00)
Jul 14, 2019•51 min
Casey tries to make Matthew uncomfortable with an extended CCM playlist of inappropriate-sounding songs (1:30). Then Matthew talks about FSBT topics that will never make it onto the show (9:00). Casey leads a discussion on dad bods (16:00) before a round of listener comments (25:00). Then Matthew pays Casey five dollars to perform an Ann Voskamp facebook post (44:30). Also: staplers (50:00)
Jun 30, 2019•55 min
We made it to 100 episodes and at least 27 of them are sorta good! To celebrate, Casey begins with a story about donkeys (1:00), then Matthew and Casey take a few moments to be grateful for making it to 100 episodes (6:30). Next up, Casey has Matthew tell the story of almost being homeschool-graduated early (19:15). Then it's Bieber-Cruise hypothetical matchups (30:15) and Five Iron Frenzy pants song hot takes (with special guests!) (53:30)
Jun 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Matthew and Casey confess to some Twitter chicanery (6:30), then read weird Tweets (10:00). Then there is a look back at the Platt/Trump controversy (20:30) before a round of FSBT Would You Rather? (26:30). Also, 16-year old Matthew thinking that marriage meant naked football.
Jun 09, 2019•51 min
Matthew and Danny take a weird path through Jon Foreman's hair evolution (2:30), a quick Game of Thrones postmortem (8:30), listener submissions for inappropriate ministry acronyms (15:00), then reading reviews for sex toys on a website for Christian couples (29:00), and finally some Star Wars talk (41:30)
Jun 05, 2019•57 min
Matthew delivers a horrible anti-church membership hot take (1:00), then we go all in on inappropriate ministry acronyms, do not listen to this segment (8:30), then we do a couple rounds of Twitter Bio Mad Libs (16:30). Finally, Casey talks about the issue of men laughing at women's jokes(41:00) which leads into a semi-serious discussion about pain and humor.
May 27, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Jennifer Clark(!) joins the show to talk about seeing Chonda Pierce's new movie "Unashamed" (6:00). Then Matthew pulls Jennifer down the rabbit hole of Christian Tweets (20:00) and things quickly get random and inappropriate, with tangents about broccoli, Mike Huckabee, cuddling, and worst names for womens' Bible studies
May 17, 2019•58 min
Matthew and Casey ponder what could be on the Falwell photos (4:00), then Casey instantly ranks CCM compilation CDs (9:15), then Matthew discusses which Game of Thrones character would make the worst youth pastor (12:00). Then we talk about the recent spate of scold tweeting on Christian Twitter (14:00) before falling into FSBT Mad Libs (28:00) and all sorts of inappropriate jokes
May 13, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Casey grills Matthew on his Garden of Eden takes (1:00), then talk turns to Christian Twitter drama (4:00). Matthew talks about picking up old ladies (9:00), then Casey brings up excessive PDA in church (16:30). Then Casey and Matthew play alternating FSBT Would You Rather? (24:30) before Matthew pitches the faith-based sex comedy Dude, I Banged My Wife (38:00). Matthew closes the episode with a truly awful Bernie Sanders impersonation (55:30)
May 05, 2019•1 hr
Pastor Rich returns and is immediately subjected to Pastor Jimmy Stewart (2:30), then Matthew gives Rich an impossible theology question about Eden (5:30). Then the guys work on a faith-based movie about homeschoolers going back to high school (28:30)
Apr 28, 2019•49 min
Matthew and Casey handle some FSBT housekeeping (1:00) before Casey talks about the preachers' sneakers Instagram account (13:30). Then we check in on Christian Twitter (35:00) before going through listener questions (44:30)
Apr 21, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Matthew is back to do Christian tweets with Richard and Jennifer (9:00), then everyone shares stories of podcast failures, interspersed with Matthew and Richard doing impressions and Jennifer earning her FSBT stripes with inappropriate jokes
Apr 14, 2019•52 min
Casey and Danny advise young people how to schedule your wedding for the best anniversary sex (2:00), then they play the game Did Mark Driscoll Preach That? (6:30) Then Casey runs down Danny's recent inappropriate dad jokes (15:45) before things get surprisingly serious talking about the power of words (20:30). Finally, Casey details her run-in with a real-life homeschool sex machine (37:45)
Mar 28, 2019•42 min
It's Matthew's birthday and Casey is back to talk about poor people luxuries (3:00), then Casey brings an extended round of FSBT Would You Rather (16:00). Then Casey talks about a book she found on the evils of CCM (29:00). Finally Casey gives Matthew a birthday present: a surprise game of FSBT Mad Libs (46:00). Also, a grandfather clock keeps going off in the background every 15 minutes
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Matthew and Kendra take a look back at the 1990 episode "The Big Lie" from Focus on the Family. Was Derrick actually cool? Was Nick hallucinating? Was George Ravenhill a metaphor for Christ? BUXOM FIGURINES. We cover it all.
Mar 17, 2019•34 min
Casey drops her pro-front hug take (3:00), then Matthew takes a (big surprise) contrarian position to the blowback against purity culture (13:00). Then it's time for Christian Tweets (22:00) and FSBT Would You Rather? (41:30). Then Casey talks about The Marriage Bed (43:30). Then we include the post-episode banter because it's good (52:00)
Feb 26, 2019•57 min
Matthew and Danny talk about homeschooling (10:00), then introduce some new FSBT slogans (15:00), then work out the plot for the faith-based hip hop film WORD OF LIFE (27:00), and finally Matthew goes out on a ledge with a The Office hot take (43:00)
Feb 14, 2019•55 min
Matthew and Jessica play KANYE OR PIPER TWEET? (8:30) then Casey calls in to discuss Jim Bakker (17:30), then everyone plays FSBT Mad Libs (36:00) also there are a lot of inappropriate jokes, no one should listen to this
Feb 06, 2019•49 min
Matthew and Casey start off with a dive back into Matthew's teen years with "twisty little things" (1:00). Then we read listener submissions for CCM Freak Songs (10:30), then Christian Tweets (21:30), then Can We Make Boner Slang Happen? (43:00), and finally a faith-based movie pitch for "Father Sean" (53:00)
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Matthew and Pastor Rich lay out a CCM challenge for the listeners (7:00), which leads to a discussion of Entertaining Angels vs Jesus Freak, 90s pop/rock lyrics, and Rich's crush on Roma Downey (19:00). Finally, the guys pitch a faith-based blockbuster "Two Week Trent" (28:30)
Jan 03, 2019•47 min
Matthew and Casey draft the finalists for the 2018 Christian Tweet of the Year, plus Casey tortures Matthew with another round of FSBT Would You Rather...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Richard and Perk City invade the FSBT compound, bringing lots of strange Enneagram words that Matthew does not understand. The guys handle listener submissions, Christian Tweets, and Matthew pitches a faith-based movie. At one point, Richard hides in a closet.
Dec 03, 2018•49 min
Pastor Rich is on the show, kind of, and Matthew spends the episode trying to piece together the parts of their lost episode. Plus: listener submissions and bad impressions.
Nov 19, 2018•27 min
Casey and Matthew get to work on Josh Harris' latest apology (1:00), Casey's week-late rant about sexy dads carrying babies (5:30), THE MARRIAGE BED (12:30), Christian Tweets (33:00), and a story called "I Married My Best Friend's Dad" (41:45)
Oct 30, 2018•57 min
Matthew and Rich descend down a rabbit hole of Christian Twitter and come away with bruised bodies, hard decisions, and big messes.
Oct 12, 2018•49 min
