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Cultish (7/11/2023)

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:51:59 +0000

CW: some audio from a mass suicide, discussion of suicide

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss Amanda Montell's book, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism. They go over a few prominent examples of cults before applying her thesis to Christian nationalism.

We play and discuss clips from the Jonestown tapes from roughly 54:45 to 1:13:35 if you don't want to hear them at all. The disturbing clips start around 1:05:10 if you only want to skip the particularly rough stuff.

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Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Some Garageband loops lol
Hungry - Liadiii
90's Lofi type beat - Liadiii

Jonestown tape (CONTENT WARNING)
Heaven's Gate tape (Just a recruitment tape, not disturbing like Jonestown tape)
Fr. Altman: You cannot be Catholic & a Democrat. Period.

McGnosticism (6/27/2023)

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:15:20 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides hang out and talk about Grimace and how Phil used to be a scare actor, and also Josiah tries to make everyone watch the BBC show Red Dwarf. If you prefer episodes where we have some sort of general point or research, this is not the episode for you.

Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
It's Cold Outside (Red Dwarf Theme) - Howard Goodall

Rome From Below w/ Gaius (6/20/2023)

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:30:38 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Gaius (@guy_freire) from Tribunate (@TribunateYT) to discuss Roman history, and how he thinks about Roman history as a Christian and a leftist.

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Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Fly Away (Prod. Coffeyshop)
Onion (Prod. Lukrembo)
Chill Day - Lakey Inspired

Cranks (6/6/2023)

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:51:42 +0000

In today's episode, the fellas discuss the Republican presidential bids and all the fun, scary cranks we have for 2024.

Note: Josiah briefly mentioned a case from the 1990s regarding assisted suicide that he didn't remember the details of well. He was referring to the Terri Schiavo case for those interested.

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Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Nomad - Liadiii
Onion (prod. lukrembo)
Far Away (prod. riddiman)
I Wanna Be at the RNC - Nick Lutsko
Chris Christie announces bid (WMUR-TV)
Maturin the Turtle explained (HN Entertainment)
Jared Leto on Conan (Team Coco)
Larry Elder (Forbes)
Asa Hutchinson (ABC News)
Nikki Haley (Nikki Haley's YouTube)
Perry Johnson (Perry Johnson's YouTube)
Vivek Ramaswamy (Hillsdale College)

Johnny McNormal (5/30/2023)

Wed, 31 May 2023 17:19:41 +0000

In today's chill episode, Phil and Finch hang out and talk about Christian discourse online.

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Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
And So It Begins - Artificial Music
Gregorian Chant Rap Beat - sero.k
Downtown Cafe - Homie Cat

Rat Metaphysics (5/22/2023)

Tue, 23 May 2023 18:31:13 +0000

Alt title: Josiah gets high and laughs at George Santos' Wikipedia page for an hour and a half.

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss the clowns in Congress and also Tucker Carlson getting fired.

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Bibliography
Politico: NAACP travel advisory
Politico: Florida DEI ban
Democracy Now: Florida lawsuits
CNN: Debt limit
Business Insider: Santos expulsion blocked
CNN on YouTube: Interview with Jamaal Bowman
C-SPAN on Youtube: Articles of impeachment
Business Insider: Tucker Carlson fired
Variety: Tucker Carlson replacement
CNN: Tucker Carlson on Twitter
The Hill: PAC to draft Tucker for president

Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Whatever - 80 Horse
Just Roll With It – DJ Quads
Hungry - Liadiii
Chill Day - Lakey Inspired
Text to speech mp3
Gutfeld talking about NAACP
Ron Desantis, Democracy Now
Jamaal Bowman on CNN
Articles of impeachment

Bronson Syndrome (5/15/2023)

Tue, 16 May 2023 19:32:12 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss the American vigilante mentality, or "Bronson Syndrome", in light of the murder of Jordan Neely.

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Bibliography
BBC: Murder of Jordan Neely
NYT: Background on Daniel Penny and Jordan Neely
NYT: Conservatives rally around Daniel Penny
YouTube: 1st Death Wish Clip
Screen Slate: Review of Death Wish by Patrick Dahl
YouTube: 2nd Death Wish Clip
Roger Ebert's review of Death Wish

Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Coffee (Prod. Riddiman)
Downtown Cafe - Homie Cat
Opening scene from Death Wish 3
Dirty Harry scene
Gutfeld being an ass
Rashad Richey on the murder of Neely

CINEMAMMON #1: King Vamp

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:50:16 +0000

Kyrsten Sinema?... or Christian CInema? Finch and Alien talk about Renfield and The Pope's Exorcist.

Alien accidentally refers to Lost in the Funhouse as Welcome to the Funhouse. This is the author he is referring to: John Barth

Audio Credits
Vamp Anthem (Instrumental) - Playboi Carti
Whatever - 80 Horse
Beer - Reel Big Fish
WatchMojo Pope's Exorcist
I'm Gonna Steal the Declaration of Independence

Orange (4/3/2023)

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:30:27 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides go resistance lib mode. Also they briefly talk about some entertainment news, the dumb doge twitter thing, and the tornadoes in the American Midwest and South.

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Bibliography
Pin Cushion Killer
Bloomberg: Entertainment news
Reuters: Dogecoin
CNBC: Dogecoin
CNN: Tornadoes
Des Moines Register: Tornadoes
CNN: Indictment
NYT: Indictment
Al Jazeera: Indictment
Newsweek: Protest Ron
NYT: More indictment
NYT: Quote Phil read
Newsweek: Evangelical reactions
The Guardian: Evangelical reactions
Religion News: Indictment
Religion News: MAGA and evangelicalism

Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Sunflower (Prod. Lukrembo)
Sentimental - Dan Darmawan
Succession theme song
Chill Day - Lakey Inspired
Elon Musk on SNL, Weekend Update
Deadly tornadoes across country
Trump guys protesting Desantis is from some Claremont asshole on Twitter I don't want to link
Reactions to indictment
Rudy Giuliani on NewsNation

Let's Make This All About Gaming (3/27/2023)

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:40:34 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss the Covenant School shooting, anti-trans legislation in Iowa, and some more thoughts about the SBC sex abuse epidemic, before moving onto an article about how The Last of Us Part II is related to the Israeli apartheid and an article about how AIs deserve rights.

Bibliography
WFAA: Covenant Shooting
AP: Iowa anti-trans legislation
Texas Tribune: Recent SBC case
Vice: The Last of Us and the Israel-Palestine Conflict
The Hill: We need an AI rights movement

Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Feeling Good - Lakey Inspired
The Past
Chill Day - Lakey Inspired

The Most Focused of All Possible Families w/ Josh Boerman (3/13/2023)

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:16:41 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Josh Boerman (@boshj) of The Worst of All Possible Worlds to learn a little bit about Focus on the Family, James Dobson, and how they need to dare to discipline.

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Bibliography
Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right - Anne Nelson
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation - Kristin Kobes Du Mez
The Importance of Respect
Dobson Library

Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Nomad - Liadiii
90s Lofi type beat - Liadiii
Far Away (Prod. Riddiman)
Chill Day - Lakey Inspired
John Piper - Would Jesus spank a child?
Essentials of Discipline: Dr. Oblivious and James Dobson
Adventures in Odyssey - Whit's Intro
Dr. James Dobson's Bringing Up Boys Seminar, DVD
Jordan Peterson
Simpsons "Why you little"
Ted Bundy interview
More Ted Bundy interview
The Young Turks: Dobson Gets Kicked Out Of Focus On The Family
More Adventures in Odyssey

Finch's "Roman Tony Soprano" Bit (3/6/2023)

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:30:23 +0000

Watch out for Finch's "Roman Tony Soprano" bit this episode! Your tour guides tackle the news: Charles' coronation, Exxon getting sued for racial discrimination, the FDA rejecting Neuralink brain implants, the Chinese lab leak theory, Iowa attempting to ban gay marriage, and a vividly horny article from The Gospel Coalition about how cool straight sex is.

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Bibliography
Reuters: Exxon
NPR: Exxon
Reuters: Neuralink
CNN: Lab leak
CNN: More lab leak
Forward: Man accused Jewish classmates of creating COVID
NBC: Iowa gay marriage
HF508
TGC: Sex Won't Save You
TGC: Apology
TGC: Resignation
Matthew Paul Turner
Michael F Bird
Beth Felker Jones

Audio Credits
Noah - The Jubalaires
Dead - Liadiii
Sunshine (Prod. Riddiman)
Feeling Good – Lakey Inspired
Sexy - Bensound
Chill Day - Lakey Inspired
Exxon
Elon Musk on Joe Rogan
Gravitas: FDA rejects human trials for Neuralink implants
Monty Python and the Holy Grail scene
Well first of all through god all things are possible so jot that down
Lab leak MSNBC
John Mearsheimer on: The rise of China
The Sopranos: The Romans, where are they now?
KCCI: Gay marriage ban
We Are Iowa Local 5 News: Protests at Capitol
FOX 13 Tampa Bay: SBC
"Would there be a place for same-sex couples?"
TGC: Round table discussion of sex
The Conservative Truth: Pastor Josh Butler FIRED

The Apostasy of Mammonburg (2/27/2023)

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:03:16 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides tell you a story about the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and a simple fascist often called "The Slavery Lutheran."

Machaira Action exposé
The Apostasy of Missouri

Audio Credits
Baba O'Riley - The Who
Dreams - DJ Quads
Hungry - Liadiii
Sentimental – Dan Darmawan
Noah - Calin Moraru Beats
Pastor Ben Squires on Recent Events in LCMS
Maanum, Announcement
Corey Mahler arguing with cops lol
Simpsons: Lisa creates Lutherans
Disco Elysium: Egghead
Trump about Charlottesville
Jason Kessler after Charlottesville
Jordan B Cooper on Christian Nationalism
NBC: Christian Nationalism On The Rise
Vacation Sex

In a Sci Fi Novel Prologue (2/13/2023)

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:14:51 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss UFOS and the airborne toxic event in East Palestine, Ohio, before pivoting to a more somber reflection on the murder of Brianna Ghey and the Michigan State shooting in light of the approaching Lent season.

Audio Credits
9/11
Round Midnight - Miles Davis & John Coltrane
X Files Theme Song
Onion (Prod. by Lukrembo)
All Gas No Breaks AlienCon
Lovely - Eric Godlow Beats
White Noise Car Crash
Chill Day- Lakey Inspired

Chicksaw (2/6/2022)

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 22:10:56 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Alien (@StewieGriffinDJ) to play a game Phil cooked up: looking at Chick tract panels out of context and trying to create a narrative. We also explain who Jack Chick is a little bit, and occasionally Alien tells us about Constantine (2005).

Visual aid (Chick tract panels in a Google doc)

Please donate to the Kurdish Red Crescent

I (Josiah) forgot to plug this in the episode, but there's an old VLVC episode about Jack Chick you should check out if you want more.

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Audio Credits
NFL
Biscuit (Prod. by Lurembo)
Remembering Jack Chick
Sunflower (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Constantine
Chill Day- Lakey Inspired

Air Fried Russian-Style Pizza (1/30/2022)

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:11:55 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides don't really have a plan, so they discuss the murder of Tyre Nichols before moving on to online right wingers cooking steak poorly and then Jackal holds Phil and Josiah hostage to tell them about Warhammer 40k lore.

2022 FINALE AND MAILBAG EXTRAVAGANZA (12/30/2022)

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 19:13:04 +0000

In today's 2022 finale, your hosts reminisce and read letters sent in by you, the listeners.

We Talked About Kanye. Sorry. (12/3/2022)

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:19:47 +0000

In today's episode, Phil is gone getting married and Finch is at the wedding, so Jackal and Josh recruit Josh (@GnomeChamsky) to talk about the whole Kanye West debacle and also Biden crushing the rail strike.

Lesbian Zombies from Space w/ Sergio (11/19/2022)

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:46:44 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Sergio (@TheeFantomas) to talk about horror movies. They discuss Catholic vs. Protestant approaches to horror, what makes a horror film reactionary or progressive, the differences in black approaches to horror, the colonial legacy of zombies, and the morality of slashers. This is a fun one. Also Ben Carson makes an appearance.

Do You Think You're Smarter Than God, Batman? w/ Talique Taylor (11/12/2022)

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:00:57 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Talique Taylor (@Rtaylor515) to engage in a little sicko punditry by discussing the midterms. Don't worry, though, this episode devolves into some long dialogues about Christianity in America and also concludes with an eulogy for Kevin Conroy.

Pastor Bob's Sex Church w/ Henry Wallis and Alien (11/5/2022)

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:25:49 +0000

In today's episode, Finch discusses manosphere politics and Biblical masculinity with Henry Wallis (@henryjkwallis) and Alien aka StewieGriffinDJ (@StewieGriffinDJ).

2 Midnight 2 Mass (10/30/2022)

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:24:21 +0000

Part two of the Mammonburg Halloween special on Midnight Mass. Listen to the first part before you listen to this one. Or don't. I'm not your mom.

Midnight Mass, Pt. 1 (10/29/2022)

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:35:21 +0000

IT'S THE MAMMONBURG HALLOWEEN SPECIAL. We did it. We finally did an episode on Midnight Mass. This is part one. Part two will be out later this week.

Catholic Grandma Sensibilities (10/22/2022)

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:24:16 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides hang out in Spookyburg. It's Halloween time and they decide to mostly just dick around and talk about movies and stuff.

Achieving Heterosexuality (10/8/2022)

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 05:11:35 +0000

TW: Talk about sex abuse and some pretty in-depth discussion about suicide and suicide methods. In today's episode without Finch, your tour guides are joined by Josh Christianson to tackle the issues: Rod Dreher's recent article in the American Conservative, Matt Walsh's recent comments about teen girls, sanctions against Iran, the Brazilian elections, sex abuse investigations in the Church of England, Biden's plan regarding marijuana, and the lawsuit against Amazon for selling suicide kits.

Iran and Transnational Solidarity w/ Keanu Heydari (10/2/2022)

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:51:24 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Keanu Heydari (@WoeToChorizan) to discuss the anti-government protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, and the broader challenges involved in transnational solidarity.

Three Podcasters Accuse Each Other of Heresy (9/24/2022)

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:18:09 +0000

In this episode without Phil, your tour guides argue about Calvinism and Rome, before discussing Martha's Vineyard, how people don't eat together as often, exorcisms, demons, and Spawn. Also Jackal should make a Letterboxd.

We Watched a Jesus Movie (9/17/2022)

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:17:30 +0000

In today’s episode, your tour guides discuss Rodrigo Garcia’s Last Days in the Desert (2015).

Mammonburg After Hours (9/10/2022)

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 17:06:53 +0000

In today's late night episode without Finch, your tour guides hang out with Caleb (@theboghog) and shoot the shit. They talk about the Queen dying, the ocean being crazy, their personal spirituality, Phil's bitterness toward Disney, and Jackal's bitterness toward AI art.

The Gang is Back (9/5/2022)

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 03:40:12 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are back together to mostly dick around. We talk about an insane active shooter drill in Omaha, the death of Gorbachev, the floods in Pakistan and Mississippi, and a few other news updates. Welcome to season 3.

The Finchening (8/27/2022)

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:38:16 +0000

In today's episode, Finch returns while Jackal is gone to discuss student debt forgiveness, Shia LaBeouf's conversion to Catholicism, the assassination of Darya Dugina, and some updates on the Mar-a-Lago investigation.

Eating Crudité in the Metaverse (8/20/2022)

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:21:08 +0000

In today's episode, your cohosts tackle the issues of the day: Dr. Oz's crudité, Sanna Marin having too much fun, Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse picture, Andrew Tate getting banned, Indira Sheumaker suing the cops, and Marjorie Taylor Greene trying to ruin trans folks' lives.

Deep Fried Nail Gun (8/13/2022)

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:25:13 +0000

In today's episode, Josh joins your tour guides at this special state fair time of year to talk about the Mar-a-Lago FBI raid and also some asides on New Jersey drivers, Far Cry 5, the #Resistance Lib moment, and Salman Rushdie getting stabbed.

Better Call Jackal, Also This is Not Episode 50 (8/6/2022)

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 04:20:40 +0000

In today's episode WHICH IS NOT EPISODE 50, your tour guides catch up and hang out with some light topics like Errol Musk, Alex Jones, and also some Nicolas Cage movies.

Jackal in 3D (7/2/2022)

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:10:14 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides talk about the issues: the Supreme Court sucking more, EPA, the dismantling of democracy, Pritzker, Fetterman, the future of the left, conservatives being groomers, Finland and Sweden abandoning the Kurds, and also Josiah rants about Sean Wilentz and Jackal tells people to stop being racist online.

At Least It's an Ethos (6/25/2022)

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 05:29:50 +0000

In today's episode without Phil, Josh (@gnomechamsky) joins your tour guides to talk about how Supreme Courts suck and how the right wing is fighting the culture war from Calvin University to the cult around Ashli Babbitt. They also talk gas prices, white evangelicalism, Hunter S Thompson, and the possibility of a better world.

Villain Monologuing About Juneteenth and Pride w/ Chris Barker (6/18/2022)

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 03:49:08 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Chris Barker (@barker_cm) to talk about Juneteenth being a recognized holiday, the monopolization of film, Christopher Rufo, the continued rise of anti-queer rhetoric, and the right's attacks on family.

Years of Lead Poisoning (6/11/2022)

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:15:45 +0000

In today's episode featuring Alien (@1newaymirror), your tour guides discuss the national lifeguard shortage, the January 6 hearing, the seeming spike in political violence, Egbert v. Boule, and gatekeeping caviar bumps.

Puriteens in Geriatric Empires (6/4/2022)

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:40:04 +0000

In today’s episode, Josh (@GnomeChamsky) joins your tour guides to discuss puriteens and psychotic online fandoms before sending Finch off to Rome for the summer. After that, they discuss the Platinum Jubilee, gun violence, living in a dying empire, and some good news for Mennonites and Episcopalians. Also Josiah tells Soviet jokes from the Brezhnev era

Who Do They Protect? (5/28/2022)

Sun, 29 May 2022 20:54:45 +0000

In today's episode without Josiah, your tour guides cover two heavy topics in a bit of depth: the Southern Baptist sexual abuse investigation and the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Taps for Cawthorn (5/21/2022)

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:15:32 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides say goodbye to Prayer Guy and Madison Cawthorn before discussing the allegations against Elon Musk, troops in Somalia, Bush's gaffe, NATO, the PKK, and the Buffalo shooting. Also Breaking Bad spoilers.

Cryptocurrency, Islamophobia, and Apartheid w/ Keanu Heydari (5/14/2022)

Sun, 15 May 2022 22:42:52 +0000

In today's episode without Jackal, your tour guides are joined by Keanu (@WoeToChorazin) to tackle current events: the new Fantastic Beasts movie, Crypto crashing, Elon Musk stalling on buying Twitter, the murder of Shereen Abu Aqleh, and the subsequent attack on her funeral. NOTE: Today's episode was recorded on the morning of 5/14, before the news about the Buffalo shooting broke. Due to this, we were unable to discuss the matter, but we will cover it next week. Our prayers go out to the victims and their mourners.

How to Unsubscribe from a Mailing List w/ Caligula & Phil's Fiancé (5/7/2022)

Sun, 08 May 2022 23:58:36 +0000

In today's episode, Caligula (@TheHolyKnife) and Phil's Fiancé (@muckpuppy) join your tour guides to discuss the news: Roe v. Wade, Word on Fire, Madison Cawthorn, Meghan McCain, and Sinn Féin's victory in Northern Ireland.

Critical Race Terry w/ Shaan (4/30/2022)

Tue, 03 May 2022 22:40:02 +0000

Today's episode is an exclusive listen to Mammonburg's most successful black conservative radio program, Critical Race Terry, hosted by Terry Owens (Jackal) and Blacker Carlson (Shaan, @shaanx). They tackle the issues. Don't worry, the other tour guides make appearances.

Brave Mickihadeen Fighters of Disney World (4/23/2022)

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 22:55:25 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss the French presidential election, Ron DeSantis declaring war on Disney World, the Libs of TikTok cancel culture freakout, Johnny Depp defamation trial, Yakub, and more.

The Easter Special (4/16/2022)

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:54:25 +0000

Your tour guides talk about large rabbits for about a third of the episode before discussing Easter, the Resurrection, and why Christ is pretty cool.

Unions? In this Economy? (4/9/2022)

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 02:58:10 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides tackle the economy. And by that we mean the recent explosion of organized labor in Amazon and Starbucks, as well as the continued student loan pause. Also Elon Musk joining Twitter's board of directors and a quick Madison Cawthorn update.

Yakub's Special "Get Together" ;) (4/2/2022)

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 01:04:49 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides talk about the potentially good bills that passed in the house with a million asterisks, Madison Crawthorn talk about Republican "get togethers," Alex Jones getting into some legal trouble, the Oscars scandal everyone's talking about, and some other important news items. Also Finch joins halfway through to do some on-the-ground reporting.

Aliens Gave Everyone a Brain Prion (3/26/2022)

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:15:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides tackle the domestic front: the Ketanji Jackson Brown confirmation hearing, critical race theory, anti-LGBTQ legislation, Disney, J.K. Rowling being compared to Russia, and Trump suing Hillary. Also Phil unveils his new character, "Phallus Jones."

Midnight Mass Spoilers with Caligula (3/19/2022)

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Caligula (@TheHolyKnife) and discuss how long they would last on the Midnight Mass island, whether Tom Boys and muscular women are biblically mandated, occult stuff, Varg Vikernes, war in Ukraine, and... I don't know. This one kind of goes off the rails. Do people even read these show notes anyway?

The Portuguese ML Borat, Rike (3/12/2022)

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:16:00 +0000

Your tour guides are joined by Rike (@rikeyboi) who tells them that Americans are dumb. They talk about gas prices being high, JayStation selling his soul to the devil, and the role of astrology in Putin's military strategy.

Intercontinental Ballistic Tweets (3/5/2022)

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In today's episode without Finch, your three tour GUYS talk about the threat of nuclear holocaust, boy boss Zelenskyy, war being bad, and the recent burst of vile anti-trans laws throughout the country. Also Phil cooks up a new bit called "Maoist Carl Wheezer."

War Criminals Go to Hell (2/26/2022)

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 22:48:24 +0000

Your tour guides needed to talk about the invasion of Ukraine. Of course. Since they missed last week's episode, and since the events in Ukraine are unfolding so rapidly, we decided to release this episode very early -- the same day they recorded. Enjoy.

Our Dumb, Sexy Guest, Caleb AKA the Bog Hog (2/12/2022)

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

In today's Valentine's Day special, your tour guides are joined by Josiah's brother, the CEO of sex himself, Caleb Sutton (@theboghog) who answers some relationship questions our listeners submitted.

Joe Rogan and Todd Erzen have a Covfefe Moment (2/5/2022)

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss the debacle surrounding Joe Rogan and the various artists pulling their work from Spotify. After this, Josiah introduces us to a guy, the Iowan Conservative Wife Guy (Todd Erzen, @DeaceOnline), who he officially declares war on. Disclaimer: we recorded this episode the morning of February 5, meaning the news about Spotify removing numerous episodes of Joe Rogan's show because of racial slurs had not dropped.

Peace, Love, & Ice Cream in 2025 (1/29/2022)

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:06:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides lead you through 2025 (2021), a German masterpiece about COVID-19, communism, and Christianity. Folks, this was a rough one.

Christian Nationalism w/ Lucas Kwong and Demetrius Goines Jr (1/22/2022)

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:50:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides are joined by Lucas Kwong (@xemoseimi, @kwonglucas) and Demetrius Goines Jr (@dlmeech92) to talk about Christian nationalism, fascism, and xenophobia, and what we should do about it.

Radio Free Mammonburg (1/15/2022)

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:37:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides tackle some Twitter discourses such as people getting mad at interracial marriage, a guy who hates prayer, and some Italian fascists.

Nobody Trusts Anybody, And We're All Very Tired (1/10/2022)

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:22:00 +0000

In today's episode without Josiah, your tour guides discuss Scottish witches, Harry Potter discourse, the pandemic making people deranged, and NFT theft.

The Christmas Special (12/18/2021)

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 11:18:00 +0000

In the last episode of 2021, Phil starts us off with a poem and then we go on to discuss Mormons in Iowa, Santa Claus, and other festive stuff. We'll see you in 2022.

Mammonburg, 1941 (12/11/2021)

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:41:00 +0000

In today's episode, three out of four of your tour guides are exhausted from finals, so they decide to just kind of wing it and do a stupid bit for a third of the episode before tackling tornadoes, Notre Dame, Zemmour, and Nancy Reagan.

We do a little deconstructing (12/2/2021)

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:14:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss Barbados becoming a Republic, Ken Ham's Tower of Babel, and deconstructionists on Twitter, and the Oxford shooting. This episode has some tonal whiplash. We apologize.

This Sucks, Man (11/20/2021)

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

cw: discussing of lynching with a few graphic details. In today's episode that is entirely unrelated to Thanksgiving, your tour guides discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, the Ahmaud Arbery case, and the Michael Williams case. They explore the John Wayne archetype, and then go on to discuss James Lindsay trying theology and ask why conservatives have started getting into heresy.

Finch, Put the Gun Down (11/11/2021)

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:20:00 +0000

In today's episode, Finch holds the other tour guides hostage and explains to them why Aaron Rodgers sucks and Shailene Woodley is good.

Just the Fellas (11/6/2021)

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000

In today's episode just for the fellas, your tour guides discuss Dune, Marvel, J.D. Vance, and the super secret Gnostic texts that the establishment is hiding from you. Also Phil talks about the movie Pig.

Spookyburg (10/23/2021)

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Your tour guides decide to tell you about some urban legends from their home state. Also TikTok witches and an inexplicable town in Iowa with lots of castles.

We Answered Your Questions (10/14/2021)

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides decide to do a little Q&A and answer your lovely questions.

The Pope's Lutheran Brother (10/07/2021)

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides discuss Rod Dreher's infamous "primitive root wiener" article, developments in the Zodiac Killer case, abuse allegations against the Catholic Church in France, the Pandora Papers, Facebook Crashing amidst legal trouble, and some YouTube guy. This episode has some tonal whiplash, so we apologize.

The Great Clown Pagliacci (9/30/2021)

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides talk about John Piper's sex advice, Church Militant, Bering Strait discourse, race science, "internet culture", and a few Herman Cain awards.

The Work of the Devil (9/23/2021)

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides will make you laugh and make you cry as they discuss Hitler in the Harry Potter universe, Pope Francis insulting EWTN, the SBC sexual misconduct investigations, the violent response to Haitian refugees on the border, and a NYT article about the failing American health care system.

The Last Phil Opener (09/16/21)

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides try to stop Phil from talking about Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend's balls before diving into a discussion of exvangelicals on Twitter, HUD screwing over poor people, sad Herman Cain awards, and the Elizabeth Holmes trial.

Talking Over Finch on Her Birthday (9/8/21)

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, your tour guides celebrate Finch's birthday by discussing Texas, the South, Campus Preachers, unemployment benefits being revoked, and 9/11. Also there are audio issues.

Reading Shapiro on Juneteenth with Bunny (6/19/2021)

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:58:56 +0000

We are finally caught up! This is the last episode from the archive. Next week we will begin up-to-date episodes about current events. In today's outdated episode, your tour guides are joined by Bunny to discuss True Allegiance by Ben Shapiro, the Slavery Lutheran on Twitter, American Catholics going after Biden, some brief comments on the SBC, the culture war in the UK, and much much more! There is also some audio issues. We apologize, but, hey, at least we're releasing stuff again.

Live from the Suttonite Commune (6/2/2021)

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Continuing to release episodes about old news, your tour guides tackle the big issues of the beginning of June. We make these dark topics manageable with a game show. Also, Josiah starts a cult.

The Gaetzaganda with Kyle and Alien (5/26/2021)

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:47:43 +0000

The Mammonburg crew continues to be terrible at releasing episodes in a timely manner. On today's episode, Alien and Kyle replace Finch and Phil to discuss Matt Gaetz: the man, the myth, the failson.

Tri-State Solution (5/12/2021)

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:17:09 +0000

We did it again! We took a month to release an episode. Sorry. Your guides talk about the state of Israel, tri-state politics, Pelagianism, and Abraham Splinterdick.

Embalming Steak for the Culture War with Michael Taber (4/27/2021)

Sun, 30 May 2021 22:38:01 +0000

We're trying to catch up. Your tour guides bring on their very first guest: Michael from the hit podcast Sh*tty Christians! Finch tells us all the story of the corpse of Elmer McCurdy, and then we go on to discuss right wing freakouts about meat and how Evangelicals really love giving money to racists.

Butter Governor at the Pig Roast (4/21/2021)

Fri, 21 May 2021 10:30:00 +0000

We're getting caught up again. Your tour guides invite you to a very special Mammonburg-style pig roast. We discuss Derek Chauvin's conviction and all the pathetic, coping right-wingers online. After that, we discuss Chris Christie's possible run for presidency.

The Cursed Episode (4/14/2021)

Fri, 21 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This episode was cursed. It had every audio problem possible, which is why it is being released a month late. Enjoy. Your tour guides spend some time worldbuilding before eventually tackling the terrible elephant in the room, the murder of Daunte Wright. We look at some horrendous opinions, and Finch explains how neoconfederate propaganda broke the country.

Bushranger NFTs and Silverback Gorillas (3/27/2021)

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:27:21 +0000

The end of season zero (who knows what that means). Continuing to be outdated, we delve into Lil Nas X, the Vatican not being cool about gay stuff, Ben Shapiro's horny descriptions of men, Ted Cruz, and NFTs. Also we talk about Bushrangers and how maybe crime island (Australia) is cool.

Trad Helmut Zemo (3/23/21)

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:39:42 +0000

Your tour guides continue to release old episodes in order to catch up. Today's episode was recorded a few weeks ago (we're getting there!) We delve into the Trad Wife Finch psyche, regrettably. Also the Snyder Cut.

Family Guy Sede (2/27/21)

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:29:11 +0000

Your tour guides continue to figure out how to do a podcast. This is a month old episode about Cuomo being an alleged sex pest and also obnoxious online trads. And then Phil comes up with a new character.

Welcome, You Have A Terrible Brain Prion (2/20/21)

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 03:55:52 +0000

Your Mammonburg tour guides proves that their microphones work and that they are capable of talking (they are).

Mammonburg is Coming Soon

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 03:18:42 +0000

Coming to a dystopia near you.