How To Get Chicks (Videos)

Join Mike and Steve for your weekly guide to understanding Chick Tracts. Through close reading skills that only two out of practice English majors could possess, our brave scholars will try to unravel the deeper meanings in these often underestimated works of religious propaganda.

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Trust Me! Part 8! The Thrilling Conclusion!

Oh my G-d, everybody! Part 8 of Trust Me! the thrilling conclusion, is finally here! Can you believe it?! We reached the end of this epic tale! I never thought we'd make it! Read up if you need a refresher by going here one last time http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Also check out somuchmany.bandcamp.com for Murphy's totally awesome EP. Let us...

Sep 07, 2014•1 hr 26 min

Trust Me! Part 7!

Hey everybody! Part 7 of Trust Me! is here! It's here! Read up if you need a refresher by going here http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Also check out somuchmany.bandcamp.com for Murphy's totally awesome EP. Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes or by e-mailing us at how2getchicks@gmail.com. If you really like the show and you ...

Aug 25, 2014•1 hr 25 min

Trust Me! Part 6!

Hey everybody! Part 6 of Trust Me! is about jam itself into year ear canals! Read up if you need a refresher by going here http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Also check out somuchmany.bandcamp.com for Murphy's totally awesome EP. Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes or by e-mailing us at how2getchicks@gmail.com. If you really ...

Aug 18, 2014•1 hr 17 min

Trust Me! Part 5!

Hey everybody! Part 5 of Trust Me! is ready to drop some knowledge on y'all! Read up if you need a refresher by going here http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Also check out somuchmany.bandcamp.com for Murphy's totally awesome EP. Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes or by e-mailing us at how2getchicks@gmail.com. If you really ...

Aug 10, 2014•1 hr 19 min

Trust Me! Part 4!

Hey everybody! Part 4 of Trust Me! has finally arrived at your face holes! Read up if you need a refresher by going here http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Also check out somuchmany.bandcamp.com for Murphy's totally awesome EP. Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes or by e-mailing us at how2getchicks@gmail.com. If you really li...

Aug 01, 2014•1 hr 14 min

Trust Me! Part 3!

Hey everybody! Part 3 of Trust Me! is here. It's here! It's also here, at http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Also check out somuchmany.bandcamp.com for Murphy's totally awesome EP. Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes or by e-mailing us at how2getchicks@gmail.com. If you really like the show and you have a fetish for supportin...

Jul 20, 2014•1 hr 25 min

Trust Me! Part 2

Hey everybody! Part 2 of Trust Me! is here. Hold on to your butts! Read along at http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes or by e-mailing us at how2getchicks@gmail.com. If you really like the show and you have a fetish for supporting podcasts, click the paypal donation button on this page http://...

Jun 19, 2014•1 hr 25 min

Trust Me! Part 1

Hey everybody! Let's call this the start of season 3. Why? Because we're doing something special. After talking it up for seventeen episodes, we're finally going to do it. We're going to take an in depth look at the pinnacle of Chick Tracts: Trust Me! You can check it out by going to http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0025/0025_01.asp . Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd. Let us know if you like the...

Jun 01, 2014•1 hr 25 min

Murph

Hey everybody! This week we welcome back Steve with the most fitting Chick Tract we could find: Murph. That's right! There's a Chick Tract called Murph. You can check it out by going to https://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1005/1005_01.asp . If you like buddy cop movies where one of them is a grizzled veteran and the other one is a psychopath, then you won't be disappointet. Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a ho...

Apr 14, 2014•1 hr 24 min

This Was Your Life

Hey everybody! This week's story is called THIS WAS YOUR LIFE, which is the most popular chick tract of all time! It’s translated into over 100 different languages and you can read it by going to chick.com/reading/tracts/0001/0001_01.asp or by going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQQ-fFdUd34 . Our guest Adi will help us come to grips with death…at least the version depicted in this tract. Adi will be performing long form improv at Improv Boston on March 3rd. Go to improvboston.com for tickets...

Feb 16, 2014•1 hr 41 min

No Fear

Hey everybody! This week's chick tract is called No Fear, which is one of the first tracts Mike every got. It's an upbeat little story about suicide...or is it?! Go to chick.com/reading/tracts/0052/0052_01.asp and get ready as our guest Jeremy helps us try to understand this little gem of tale. Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd at http://etsy.me/LBcdbV. Let us know if you like the show by rating us ...

Feb 02, 2014•1 hr 27 min

There Go The Dinosaurs (with Dave!)

Welcome, friends! This week we're checking out There Go The Dinosaurs, which finally puts to rest why these prehistoric giants no longer walk the earth. Check out The Sky Lighter so that you can follow along to next week's episode. Go to chick.com/reading/tracts/1038/1038_01.asp and get ready as our guest Dave joins us for today's episode. Curious about the Seconds Prior songs you keep hearing? Go to secondsprior.bandcamp.com to download some songs or buy a homemade cd at http://etsy.me/LBcdbV. ...

Jan 19, 2014•1 hr 22 min

The Sky Lighter

Go to www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1011/1011_01.asp and read up on The Sky Lighter before playing this episode. Our special guest this week is Jen aka Phi. She's an awesome DJ with a couple of shows coming up. Jan 18th: Teenage Mutiny Ninja Turtles in Southbridge, MA at the ADC: She'll be going on at 8:45pm for the DJ Competition so come out and vote! Jan 25th: IceBreaker 3!!! Holyoke, MA at the Waterfront for Beatdown Productions, people! Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes ...

Jan 05, 2014•1 hr 34 min

The Long Trip

Let's go on a long trip with our friend Steve Woodbury! Go to http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0009/0009_01.asp if you want to read along. A funny, funny guy, Woodbury will be doing stand up at Fody's in Nashua, NH on January 23rd. Be there, people! Let us know if you like the show by rating us on iTunes or by e-mailing us at how2getchicks@gmail.com. If you really like the show and you have a fetish for supporting podcasts, click the paypal donation button on this page http://how2getchicksvid...

Dec 22, 2013•1 hr 27 min

The Trial with our special guest Rachel!

It's here! Season 2, people! Thank you for joining us. Today our friend Rachel will be subbing for our regular co-host Steve Murphy, who is hard at work in grad school right as I type and as you read. We jump around a bit in this episode so it's important that you read the chick tract ahead of time. What?! You don't already have all these chick tracts lying around your apartment?! Fine. So go to http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0018/0018_01.asp and check it out. Let us know if you like the sh...

Dec 08, 2013•1 hr 32 min

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