Heretic Happy Hour

Heretic Happy Hour

Heretic Happy Hour is an unapologetically irreverent, crass, and sometimes profound conversation about the intersection of culture and the Christian faith. Hosts Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano, alongside a rotating panel of guest hosts that include theologians and therapists, professors and prophets, mystics and misfits, pull no punches and leave no stones unturned. For some serious sacred cow-tipping, there’s nothing better than spending an hour of your time with us. New shows every Tuesday, with bonus episodes on Fridays and Sundays.

Episodes

November 14, 2025 65 mins

In this week's bonus show, Matthew and Keith address the behavior of a certain guest from this week's main show before discussing a hotline message and the recent dump of Epstein emails.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Keith is back and the guys are joined by a panel that delves deep into the intersection of theology and quantum physics.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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November 7, 2025 57 mins

Keith is back for the bonus show, where we catch up with what's been going on and take a couple messages into the hotline.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Matthew is joined by guest host Jeremy Steele and panelists Dr. Dan McClellan and Heather Hamilton to discuss the balance between scholarship and mysticism.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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It's Bonus Show time and Jeremy Steele is here to help Matthew queer-up the Heretic Happy Hour. Plus, a text from the hotline and what terms we use other than "Christian."

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Matthew is joined by guest host Stuart Delony of the Snarky Faith podcast, as well as authors Matthew Boedy and D.T. Bryant to talk about the Jesus-washing of Charlie Kirk.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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The Trump Regime bulldozed the White House, and George Soros paid millions of people to protest. What else could happen while Keith is on vacation? Find out what Matt along with Stuart Delony think about the whole thing.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Matthew is joined by guest host Jeremy Steele to discuss how Christian Nationalists distort Scripture. The two sit down with April Ajoy and John Pavlovitz, both of whom have been on the frontlines of challenging this demonic movement.

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No Keith? No problem! Jeremy Steele of the Unbelief Podcast is here to help Matthew with the hotline messages.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Matthew is joined by guest host Stuart Delony of Snarky Faith to chat with John Fugelsang, Doug Pagitt, and Dillon Naber Cruz about John's brand new, New York Times best-selling book, The Separation of Church and Hate.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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Keith is still on vacation so filling in for him on today's bonus show is Stuart Delony from the Snarky Faith podcast.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Matthew is joined by guest host Jeremy Steele as they chat with Halley Kim and Angie Von Slaughter about the healing power of art.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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October 3, 2025 30 mins

No Keith, no problem. On today's bonus show, Matt rides solo and offers his thoughts on the current state of the union and how people of faith need to be more active now than ever.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Keith chats with Anna Clark Miller and Katherine Spearing about how to survive religious trauma.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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September 26, 2025 51 mins

In this week's bonus show, Matt and Keith take a couple messages into the hotline before catching up on some of the week's news.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Matthew chats with Doug Pagitt, Jeremy Steele, and DT Bryant about how to find sanity in today's political climate.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's bonus show, Matt and Keith take not 1, not 2, but 3 messages into the hotline. Plus, is this the end of free speech as we know it?

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Keith and Matthew chat with Brittany Page and Mattie Mae Motl about the dangerous theology of Doug Wilson and how theology such as his plays into the violence that we see today, especially when it comes to events like the one we saw in Utah.

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In this week's bonus show, Matt and Keith are joined by Stuart Delony of the Snarky Faith podcast to talk about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and what it means for the immediate future of the United States.

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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In this week's main episode, Keith and Matthew sit down with Anna Clark Miller, Paul Swearengin, and Lisa Martinez to talk about The Quollective: what is it? What is its purpose and goals?

If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.

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