How (Not) to Make Friends and Influence People: Titus Oates and The Popish Plot

Ulster Ulcers: The Many Hot Takes of Ian Paisley

A firebrand minister and his many hot takes about nationalism and the Pope. Stuff in this episode: Ian Paisley [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Paisley] Poynings Law [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poynings%27_Law_(on_certification_of_acts)] James I [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I] Plantation of Ulster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation_of_Ulster] Siege of Derry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Derry] Battle of the Boyne [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Boyne] William of Orange [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England] Easter Rising [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising] Burntollet Bridge Incident [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burntollet_Bridge_incident] The Troubles [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles] Major Ronald Bunting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Bunting] Pope John XXIII [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII] Siller things: The Patriot (2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patriot_(2000_film)] Papatui Deodorant [https://papatui.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooad_MBfEQM2fpPk_7U0O_6MBkywa_y5HFUT7gnh4IB1OQblU_f]

American Charisma: Todd Bentley and the Lakeland Revival

A historical delve into the American Charismatic movement as displayed in the Lakeland Revival. Things in this episode: ⁠Jonathan Edwards' Religious Affections⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Affections] ⁠Jim Bakker⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bakker] ⁠Lakeland Revival⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_Revival] ⁠Todd Bentley [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Bentley] Robert Duvall's The Apostle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apostle] 99 Homes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Homes]

How (Not) to Make Friends and Influence People: Titus Oates and The Popish Plot

Many thanks to our resident Catholic Donald Crouch for joining us in this episode. Things in This Episode The Popish Plot [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popish_Plot] The Passion of the Christ with Mel Gibson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ] Privy Court [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council] Jesuits [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuits#:~:text=The%20Society%20of%20Jesus%20is%20engaged%20in%20evangelization%20and%20apostolic,Society%20of%20Jesus] Titus Oates [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Oates] The Protocols of the Elders of Zion [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion] Whigs and Tories (Political Parties) [https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/revolution/overview/whigstories/] Treason [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason] Citations for the Show Peter Lake, “Antipopery : the structure of a prejudice.” In Conflict in early Stuart England: Studies in religion and politics, 1603-1642. Edited by Richard Cust and Ann Hughes., 72-106. (Longman, 1989). George Owers, The Rage of Party: How Whig Versus Tory Made Modern Britain (Constable, 2025).

The Dubious Origins of S'mores and Pop-Tarts

A podcast episode about Sylvester Graham [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Graham]and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg] OTHER STUFF FROM THIS EPISODE A Lecture to Young Men On Chastity [https://archive.org/details/7704062.nlm.nih.gov/page/n11/mode/2up]. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Religion of Biologic Living. [https://www.amazon.com/Harvey-Kellogg-Religion-Biologic-Living/dp/0253014476] If you have any questions or suggestions please email us at pastblastedpod@gmail.com.

That One Time An Evangelist Used Slaves To Fund An Orphanage

A Thoughtful Dive Into The Troublesome Financing Of 18th Century Philanthropy.