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S1 Ep 270THE BEE WEEKLY: Biden's First Year and The Viking Heart

The Babylon Bee remembers the first year of Joe Biden's Presidency since he might have forgotten it and also talks to historian Arthur Herman about how to be more like the Vikings, but not the football team. The Bee also has an exclusive statement from Justin Trudeau, Weakly News from Adam Yenser, and an inside look to this week at The Babylon Bee. Check out Arthur Herman's latest book The Viking Heart. This episode is brought to you by Faithful Counseling. This episode is also brought to you by Enduring Word Bible Commentary. Kyle played board games, Adam went to Montana, and Dan's roof blew away in a windstorm. A subscriber makes it possible for The Bee to launch our subscriber-exclusive audio yacht. There's a banger and bomb article of the week, stuff that's good, and an exclusive statement from Justin Trudeau brought to you only by The Babylon Bee. Adam Yenser brings Weakly News and then The Bee remembers Joe Biden's first year of being President because it's possible that he doesn't quite remember all of it. Then Kyle and Adam talk to historian Arthur Herman about pointy helmets, conquering the world, and the indomitable spirit of the Vikings. Of course, The Bee opens up its hate mail for the week too. In the subscriber exclusive lounge on the third floor of The Babylon Bee Audio Yacht, subscribers are treated to the Bee's classic article, subscriber headlines, love mail, bonus hate mail, and the rest of the interview with Arthur Herman!

Feb 4, 20221h 8m

S1 Ep 269The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 38: Homeward Bound

Kyle and Dan continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and discuss the chapters of Many Partings and Homeward Bound. Why are goodbyes always difficult? Why is Saruman so bitter? What does Bilbo have to teach us about getting old? Tune in to find out! To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Jan 29, 20220 min

S1 Ep 268THE BEE WEEKLY: Backhanding Blue Checks and Now You Can Be A Skittle

Candy can be trans now, Democrats are talking about backhanding women they disagree with, and pro-life conservatives tell a pro-abortion Oklahoma state legislator that his terms are acceptable. This week at The Babylon Bee, Kyle and Adam talk to Skillet's John Cooper about his new album, Dominion, which is lifting spirits and melting faces. This episode is brought to you by Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Fund: go to: http://ADFLegal.org/babylonbee This episode is also brought to you by Enduring Word Bible Commentary, which is completely free. Go to: http://enduringword.com Kyle and Adam talk about the banger and bomb articles of the week which involve a new M&M trans character and Uyghur Muslims being forced to make Golden State Warrior jerseys. Podcast viewers can enjoy the video about the first trans Skittle. Then, Adam gives you the news you need to know this week in Weakly News. The Bee also gets caught up on all the crazy things Blue Checks say like how women should be backhanded, it's now celebrated for a wife to renounce her husband's thought crimes, and USA Today wants us to better understand pedophilia for some reason. Also, Trey Gowdy doesn't understand how three times zero isn't three. Then it's time for The Celebrity Dating Game featuring AOC! Kyle and Adam then talk to John Cooper from Skillet about Dominion, honoring the Emperor, and what's causing crime to skyrocket in our cities. Of course, there is also hate mail. In the subscriber lounge, Gavin answers the ten questions and shows off his lightsaber collection with the news that we are one step closer to making lightsabers a reality. Subscribers also get the rest of the interview with Skillet's John Cooper!

Jan 28, 202258 min

S1 Ep 267The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 37: The King Returns

Kyle and Dan continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and discuss the chapters of The Field of Cormallen and The Steward and the King. They discuss how these chapters really have a sense of fulfillment and show Tolkien's mastery in weaving together romance, eschatological themes, and humor. What is true greatness? Will the King enter into his city finally? Is everything sad going to come untrue? Tune in to find out! To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Jan 22, 20220 min

S1 Ep 266THE BEE WEEKLY: Flying Spaghetti Monsters and Bad British Food

Kyle, Adam, and Dan talk about this week at The Babylon Bee and talk to Justin Brierley from the 'Unbelievable?' podcast about bad British food, the worst atheist arguments, and staying Christian even while arguing with other Christians. Kyle and Adam also try to roast the resident Reformed guy in the office. The interview show is now a part of The Bee Weekly, so tune in to a new action-packed Bee Weekly! Be sure to check out Justin Brierley's 'Unbelievable?' book and podcast. He also hosts The Big Conversation, so check that out! This episode is brought to you by Enduring Word Bible Commentary. Go to https://enduringword.com for David Guzik's completely free teaching resources. This episode is also brought to you by INKL. Go to https://inkl.com/bee for curated ad-free news from reliable sources. This episode is also brought to you by Faithful Counseling. Go to https://faithfulcounseling.com/babylonbee to connect with a fellow believer online within a network of licensed, professional therapists. The Bee guys talk about the banger and bomb article of the week and then Weakly News with Adam Yenser gives you all the news you need to know for this week. Kyle and Adam roast the Reformed guy Dan Coats. The Babylon Bee obtained an exclusive interview with one of Kamala Harris' staffers, so hear it here on The Bee Weekly. Then, Justin Brierley of 'Unbelievable?' sits down with Kyle and Adam to talk about apologetics, annihilationism, and how British people sound very intelligent, but still have bad British food. And then, The Bee gets called out for being blasphemous for writing a story about Chick Fil-A getting an order wrong. In the subscriber lounge, Dan answers more questions from subscribers to The Babylon Bee about predestination, Roman Catholicism, and NFTs. There's also the best subscriber headlines, classic article of the week, and bonus hate mail. There's also a lot of N.T. Wright discussion in the rest of the interview with Justin Brierley!

Jan 21, 20221h 11m

S1 Ep 265THE BEE WEEKLY: Cringe Sermon Moments, SCOTUS, and Questioning a Catholic

Kyle Mann and Adam Yenser are joined by Patrick Green on this Bee Weekly to talk about heroes of the faith who gave us cringe moments in the history of preaching and to talk about the Bee's deep dark secret practice of employing a Roman Catholic. Kyle gets a surprise and Patrick Green gets put in the hot seat for being Catholic. This episode of The Bee Weekly is brought to you by INKL. Get a discount on curated, ad-free news from 100+ sources with a single subscription at: http://inkl.com/bee This episode is also brought to you by Faithful Counseling. Get counseling from people who share your faith and your values at: http://faithfulcounseling.com/babylonbee Kyle gets a surprise that should help him stay on keto for another 4 hours and the guys talk about our latest parody video getting restricted by YouTube. They talk about the banger and bomb of the week, Adam Yenser does Weakly News and then there is the latest Heroes of the Faith. After learning how to smash a television with an axe and that all atheists have video games in common, the guys show our latest sketch about a lonely unvaccinated man whose vaccinated friends all have COVID, and then the Bee's ultimate showdown between Roman Catholics and Protestants commences. The Bee also responds to atheist hate mail. In the subscriber lounge, Patrick answers some questions from subscribers to the Babylon Bee and also answers the ten questions. The Bee guys interact with bonus Elon Musk hate mail and headline pitches from the subscribers.

Jan 14, 202245 min

S1 Ep 264Solving the Case of Jesus with Homicide Detective J. Warner Wallace

Homicide Detective J. Warner Wallace joins Kyle and Joel to talk about how he investigated Jesus' death as a cold case detective, his journey to becoming an apologist, and more cool cop stories. J. Warner Wallace worked as a cold case homicide detective before finding Jesus. Once he retired from police work he went on to become an apologist and author. His latest book is "Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World That Rejects the Bible." Go to Inkl.com/bee to get an additional 25% off a year subscription Kyle and Joel find out how working surveillance played a large part for J. Warner's journey to becoming a Christian. J. Warner goes into what reading the new testament was like for him. Kyle asks the tough questions such as if J. Warner has fired his gun or if he likes Jesus. Joel takes the role of book promoter by constantly bringing up J. Warner's book. J. Warner comments on the Kyle Rittenhouse case and why it was a bad idea from the beginning. In the Subscriber Portion, Joel finds out if becoming a Christian changed J. Warner's police work. J. Warner talks about his views on finding an audience. Kyle sparks a great topic with police profiling and some probable causes for it. As always we end the conversation with the ever inspiring 10 questions.

Jan 11, 202250 min

S1 Ep 263The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 36: Endgame

Kyle and Dan continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and discuss The Land of Shadow and Mount Doom. Frodo and Sam trudge through Mordor with Hobbit tenacity to finish what they started and the guys discover that Monster energy drinks are Kyle's Lembas. No matter how dark it gets, there is light and high beauty ever beyond the small and passing shadow. Kyle also shows off his sweet commissioned painting from Laura Hollingsworth of Sam looking up at the star. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Jan 8, 20220 min

S1 Ep 262THE BEE WEEKLY: False Prophets and Babylon Bee Prophecies for 2022

In this episode of The Bee Weekly, Kyle is joined by Joel Berry and Adam Yenser to talk about what's going on at the Bee and what the Bee is prophesying will happen in 2022. There's the Weakly News with Adam Yenser and also Heroes of the Faith filled with classic false prophecies. Be sure to check out Adam Yenser's Cancelled News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/adamyenser The Bee writers discuss the changes at The Babylon Bee this week and talk about the banger and the bomb articles. Adam Yenser presents the Weakly News and then the guys discuss what the highly accurate Babylon Bee prophecies are predicting for 2022. In Heroes of the Faith, the guys discuss famous failed secular and religious prophets. Then the Bee guys read some hate mail from the week. In the subscriber lounge, Kyle, Joel, and Adam discuss whether a hot dog is a sandwich and the ontological nature of the Kool-Aid Man.Subscriber Headlines of the Week are read and Joel Berry is subjected to a new list of Ten Questions. To see the full episode, go to: http://babylonbee.com/plans

Jan 7, 202244 min

S1 Ep 261Behind The Bee Interview With Managing Editor Joel Berry

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Patrick Green interviews Babylon Bee's own Managing Editor, Joel Berry. They talk about his origin story before landing his dream job of helping to rule the world of satire with The Babylon Bee. Joel started off as a super fan of the Bee and worked his way up to being a full time writer for us. Besides writing articles, Joel is the co-author of The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness and The Post-Modern Pilgrim's Progress. This episode is also brought to you by Faithful Counseling. Go to http://betterhelp.com/babylonbee for 10% off!

Jan 4, 202240 min

S1 Ep 260The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 35: Based Sam

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and discuss The Tower of Cirith Ungol. A discussion arises as to who is the real hero of The Lord of the Rings when we get to a chapter where Sam storms a castle all by himself. Sam is also tempted by the ring right at the doorstep of Mordor and we read that the road to Mordor is paved with good intentions. The guys also lay the whole Allegory discussion to rest until the next time Kyle says something is an allegory. By the way, Sam is the GOAT. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Dec 28, 20210 min

S1 Ep 259THE BEE WEEKLY: Elon Musk Recap, Demanding Figgy Pudding, And Bad Christmas Books

The Babylon Bee had an insane week and comedian Kellen Erskine is in the studio to talk to Kyle and Ethan about the Elon Musk interview and also to figure out what the deal is with figgy pudding. Adam Yenser joins them to share with them The Weakly News and then the guys analyze figgy pudding hype while discussing bad Christmas books you should never read. Be sure to watch the recent interview with Elon Musk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvGnw1sHh9M Be sure to check out Kellen Erskine's podcast The Book Pile, which he barely mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-pile/id1541602946 Kyle and Ethan get invited to a wedding from a man who asked them for marriage advice, and The Bee crew reviews their banger and bomb of the week. Adam Yenser brings the news and the guys look back on their recent Elon Musk interview. They eat figgy pudding and talk about the best and worst Christmas books and then read this week's hate mail. In the subscriber lounge, Kyle and Ethan help Kellen to be a better comedian, read bonus hate mail, hear from a Reformed dating site about Catholic Patrick's new profile, talk more about Christmas, and read subscriber-submitted headlines. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Dec 24, 202158 min

S1 Ep 258FULL INTERVIEW: Elon Musk Sits Down With The Babylon Bee

RED ALERT: this is not a joke. Elon Musk sat down with Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, EIC Kyle Mann, and Creative Director Ethan Nicolle for an in-depth interview on wokeness, Elizabeth Warren, taxing the rich, the Metaverse, which superhero Elon would be, and how the left is killing comedy. Go to http://ADFlegal.org/mandate and make a tax deductible donation to ADF's Freedom Fund to ensure they have the resources necessary to continue their challenges in court, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary! Back The DAVID Movie project by going to http://angel.com/david to help to help bring this incredible movie to life. Go to http://TuttleTwins.com and use coupon "BEE" to get 50% off any of their book bundles. Become a premium subscriber: https://babylonbee.com/plans The Official The Babylon Bee Store: https://shop.babylonbee.com/ Follow The Babylon Bee: Website: https://babylonbee.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebabylonbee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBabylonBee Instagram: http://instagram.com/thebabylonbee

Dec 22, 20211h 39m

S1 Ep 257The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 34: For Frodo

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and enter the chapters The Last Debate and The Black Gate Opens. Even if we have a somewhat hopeless situation, we still must do what is right. Enjoy the final epic chapters with The Babylon Bee as they finish Book 5. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Dec 18, 20210 min

S1 Ep 256THE BEE WEEKLY: Reformed Dating For Catholics and The California Bacon Apocalypse

The Babylon Bee guys are joined by Joe Baldwin from Strategic Swine Solutions to talk about how California is soon going to run out of bacon, leaving them in a post-apocalyptic nightmare straight from Satan. The guys also set up a dating profile for Catholic Patrick on a Reformed dating site. The Weekly News gets a revamp with Adam Yenser taking the lead and there's the latest Heroes of the Faith featuring Canadian nudist bombers. This episode is brought to you buy Issues, Etc. Radio Show and Podcast. Go to https://issuesetc.org/babylonbee/ to see their interview with Kyle Mann and Joel Berry. Be sure to check out Adam's Cancelled News Segment on his YouTube channel. Also be sure to buy pork products to make Joe Baldwin happy. In the subscriber lounge, the guys finish Patrick's Reformed dating profile with a video they coach him through, there are subscriber headlines of the week, bonus hate mail, and Joe Baldwin answers the Ten Questions!

Dec 17, 20211h 1m

S1 Ep 255How Democrats Cause Homelessness and Poop on the Street | A Bee Interview with Michael Shellenberger

Micheal Shellenberger joins Ethan and Adam to talk about how Democrats are destroying cities with terrible policies, better ways for clean energy, and why there is so much poop on San Francisco's streets. Michael recently wrote the book SanFran-Sicko, where he details how Progressives are ruining major cities. He has written other books, including Apocalypse Never, where he details policies that can realistically give cleaner energy without all the wokeness attached. Ethan and Adam find out from Michael some new ways to make fun of San Francisco, besides there just being poop in the streets. Michael shares in detail how these progressive mayors have been slowly destroying cities. He gives his distinction between shelter and housing and why its relevant to these policies. Ethan and Adam play a game where they take turns being the most extreme on both sides of a political issue. In the Subscriber Portion, Ethan and Adam get Michael's take on major cities in the U.S. and what could be done to fix them. Michael shares about how defunding the police has done for cities, such as Portland. Michael details how Seth Rogen tweets have become out of touch with reality. Ethan and Adam end the interview with the ever great 10 questions.

Dec 14, 202153 min

S1 Ep 254The Bee Weekly: Big Tech Challenges With Dan Dillon and The Voice of The Bee

CTO Dan Dillon and the Voice of The Bee, Austin Robertson, join Kyle and Ethan this week to talk about big tech challenges, The Bee's ambitions for the future, and how there's always money in the Lakewood Church bathroom. Dan Dillon designed Not The Bee too. The guys play a game to find out who knows the most about The Babylon Bee and Dan Dillon discusses the challenges of running conservative websites in today's internet environment. This episode is brought to you by Issues, Etc. radio talk show and podcast which features expert guests, expansive topics, while extolling Christ. Go to http://issuesetc.org/babylonbee to see their special interview with Kyle Mann and Joel Berry today! Be sure to check out The Babylon Bee's sister site, Not The Bee, which has real news articles that we can't believe aren't satire and a full-fledged social media experience. Kyle, Ethan, Dan, and Austin go through the week's weird news including an Italian man avoiding the vaccine with a fake arm, a breastfeeding airline passenger whose child might actually be a cat, and the money that is pouring out of the walls of Joel Osten's church bathroom. They talk about the week's Banger and Bomb of the Week at The Babylon Bee, including how the unemployment rate both Cuomo brothers has gone up 100%. Of course Austin Robertson reads the extra salty hate mail in his super sultry voice. In the subscriber lounge, CTO Dan Dillon answers questions submitted by Not The Bee subscribers before the guys read subscriber-submitted headlines, read love mail, and Dan Dillon and Austin Robertson answer The Ten Questions!

Dec 10, 202152 min

S1 Ep 253Adam Carolla Talks Comedy and His New Daily Wire Show | A Bee Interview

Adam Carolla joins Ethan and Adam to talk about his new comedy show on Daily Wire, why the right will save comedy, and how he ended up working with Daily Wire. Adam Carolla is a comedian, podcaster, and all around truth teller. He gained fame for co-hosting Loveline and The Man Show. Adam currently hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast, which set the Guinness World Record for "most downloaded podcast." Adam's new show Truth Yeller is available on Daily Wire, where he brings on comedians for stand-up and an interview in front of a live audience. You can find out more about Adam on his website. Watch Ethan on The Adam Carolla show here Ethan and Adam find out where comedy is heading now with woke mobs attacking comics and the left making it seem like they have a handle on all things comedy. Adam shares how the current culture has led him to working with The Daily Wire. Ethan and Adam find out about Adam's struggle with each political side finding something new to criticize him on. Adam shares about how he responds to criticism that he has changed even though he doesn't see it quite that way. Adam shares what it was like to work with Dennis Prager on their documentary, No Safe Spaces. Ethan finds out what Adam's opinion is on how the media portrays people on the right. In the Subscriber Portion, Ethan and Adam find out Adam's favorite Christian bands. Adam tells a story of a party guest leaving the biggest red wine stain on a white carpet in his house. Ethan and Adam end the interview with the ever great 10 questions with a great shout out to Dennis Prager.

Dec 7, 202139 min

S1 Ep 252THE BEE WEEKLY: Know Your Bible and Trump Taekwondo

Ethan Nicolle and Adam Yenser are joined by Pastor David Guzik of Enduring Word Bible commentary to help The Babylon Bee know where the lines are for Christian satire, mockery, and jokes about Hell. Pastor David is put to the test to see if he really knows the Bible like he says he does. They talk about this week at The Babylon Bee, weird news, and also question if Trump really deserves a ninth black belt in Taekwondo. Be sure to check out David Guzik's freely available Bible commentary at Enduring Word. Be sure to also check out Ethan old band's new release Today For Tomorrow. Ethan, Adam, and Pastor David answer a two-for-one subscriber dare involving a meme, talk about The Bee's Banger and Bomb of the Week, and dive into deep end of this week's weird news. The weird news involves Canada's strategic maple reserve, a street sweeper getaway, and a woman kicked out of a church for illicit cilantro. Pastor David is subjected to a brutal Bible trivia quiz and The Babylon Bee officially puts him on retainer to make sure all their jokes are clear with Heaven. Then there's some salty hate mail. In the subscriber lounge, there is a bonus better hate mail, a discussion about free will and God's sovereignty, subscriber-submitted headlines, and The Ten Questions for Pastor David Guzik.

Dec 3, 202150 min

S1 Ep 251Comedian Explains the Challenges of Christian Entertainment | A Bee Interview with Thor Ramsey

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Christian comedian, Thor Ramsey, talks to Kyle and Ethan about becoming a Christian stand-up comedian, making the Church People Movie, and doing a political comedy show. Thor Ramsey recently wrote the book, The Most Encouraging Book on Hell Ever, where he tackles the question by probing deeper. Thor starred in Church People, as a Pastor trying to find his passion again inside the mega church marketing machine. The political climate has motivated Thor to start a new web series, The Protest Show. Kyle and Ethan find out the origin of where Thor Ramsey's name came from. They talk about his transformation from a secular comic to a Christian comic. Thor gives insight on the challenges of Christian comedy and how it differs from a normal comedy club. Thor gives his Kirk Cameron story once in the free portion and again in the exclusive subscriber portion for all those listeners that missed it the first time. Thor talks about making Church People with Stephen Baldwin. They talk about the struggle of making good Christian art and how secular movies can be just as bad. In The Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan find out Thor's worst bombing story. Thor goes into how he's learned to deal with hecklers. Ethan asks how Thor tells the same joke over and over again when developing an act. Thor tries out some of his political jokes on the Bee team showing how difficult it is to do political comedy. As always the interview ends with the ever great, 10 questions.

Nov 30, 202155 min

S1 Ep 250THE BEE WEEKLY: Thanksgiving Special 2021

Kyle and Ethan run down memory lane on this Thanksgiving 2021 special episode of The Bee Weekly. This is your chance to catch up with some of The Bee's personal favorite moments from the podcast archives. Gratitude is the key to happiness, so give thanks for these hilarious moments. This episode is brought to you by Faithful Counseling. Go to http://betterhelp.com/babylonbee for 10% off! Behold the glory of the Worship Song Generator. Re-live that time The Bee had a deep thinking theologian on the show just to talk about their past relationship with Linkin Park and eat links of pork. Walk down memory lane of some of the Babylon Bee's most hated headlines. All this and more on this week's The Bee Weekly! Be sure to check out the full-length version by becoming a Babylon Bee subscriber and hear Kyle and Ethan answer Even More Ten Questions from subscriber Calvin!

Nov 25, 202159 min

S1 Ep 249The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 33:The King Heals And The Rebel Burns

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and enter the chapters The Prye of Denethor and The Houses Of Healing. Wouldn't it be great if we had a king right about now that—oh, I don't know— fulfilled some prophecy told long ago to return again some day and heal his people and save them from death? Boy, that'd be neat. And the ones that don't want that king to return? They can just go light themselves on fire, I tell you what. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Nov 20, 20210 min

S1 Ep 248The Bee Weekly: Name That Christian Rock Music Lyric And Making Good Comics

Kyle and Ethan are joined by artist and comic creator Brian E. Lau to Name That Christian Rock Music Lyric and to discuss the importance of telling good stories with high quality art. Christian Rock sometimes has some interesting lyrics. Let's see if The Babylon Bee guys can figure out which lyric is real or fake and also name the rock music group who wrote it. Brian brought Christmas to The Bee early with his bag of goodies like signed copies of Staunch Ambition and Inferno City Firehouse. If comic books with excellent art and stories worth telling are your kind of thing, be sure to check them out. Of course, there is the usual shenanigans at The Bee, like weird news, subscriber dares, and glorious, salty hate mail. Brian E. Lau is the creator of the comics Inferno City Firehouse and Staunch Ambition. Check out his amazing books at: https://www.staunchambition.com/ The guys talk about what's going on this week at The Bee, what's banging and bombing, and read interesting comments from The Babylon Bee YouTube channel. In this week's weird news a baby was born with a "ball" tail, a duck ran a marathon, and a woman found a website that falsely advertised a hitman service. Two Canadian burglars are really bad at what they do, and there is weird animal news involving owls, possums, and steers. Kyle is unimpressed with yet another Guinness World Record. The guys open their Christmas presents from Brian E. Lau and then try to Name That Christian Rock Lyric. They read this week's hatemail before diving into the subscriber lounge. In the subscriber lounge, they answer some subscriber questions, read extra bonus hate mail, and ask Brian E. Lau The Ten Questions!

Nov 19, 202151 min

S1 Ep 247Rush Limbaugh's Producer Bo Snerdley Talks About Rush, Racism, and Politics

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, James Golden aka Bo Snerdley talks about being Rush Limbaugh's right hand man, if Rush Limbaugh was racist, and how the political world has changed over the years. James started as the call screener and quickly became the Senior Producer for Rush Limbaugh. Since then James has written a new book titled, "Rush on the Radio," where he talks about the behind the scenes of working with Rush Limbaugh. He also created a podcast titled "Rush Limbaugh: The Man Behind the Golden EIB Microphone." Kyle and Ethan hear all the cool stories from James' past working with Rush and speaking at Republican conferences. James talks about why he has such a deep respect for Rush. He talks about how comedy and satire helped build the Rush radio empire. Kyle and Ethan hear about James' favorite parody song they did on Rush's show. James gives his take on President Obama and his healthcare plan. In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan find out about celebrities that were secret fans of Rush. Kyle gets James' take on CRT and what it means for the next generation's schools. Ethan gets James' perspective being a black Republican and how others have viewed him. As always the interview ends with the ever glorious 10 questions.

Nov 16, 202155 min

S1 Ep 246The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 32: The Hooves of Wrath

Kyle, Dan, and Michael, accompanied by Babylon Bee subscriber JustFrancesca, continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee and enter the chapters The Ride of the Rohirrim and The Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Is old king Theoden up for one last battle like Rocky Balboa? Is Dernhelm genderfluid? It's a roller coaster of a battle with plenty of eucatastrophe in this week's episode! To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Nov 13, 20210 min

S1 Ep 245THE BEE WEEKLY: Leftist Memes and What's Wrong With Modern Conservatives

Kyle and Ethan are joined by AlfonZo Rachel from Bronze Serpent Media to talk about leftist memes and the problem with modern conservatives. They also talked about the week's weird news like how a third of millennials identify as gay or trans and two bald eagles got into a street fight proving that the bald eagle is the perfect bird to represent the United States. All this and more on The Bee Weekly! Be sure to check out Zo's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/machosauceproduction And Zo's website: http://bronzeserpentmedia.com Kyle, Ethan, and Zo talk about how atheists were fast and furiously tipping their fedoras over our latest interview with Eric Metaxas and get a subscriber dare involving Canadian patriotism. The weird news this week includes a stripper's monkey who bit a child on Halloween, a bald eagle brawl, another update on what the bears are up to, and an 8-year-old girl who is braver than you are. Also don't jump into piranha infested waters, or eat tacos in space without a space plumber, or have your doctor write you a prescription for Climate Change. Kyle, Ethan, and Zo then analyze some leftist memes so that, as conservatives, they can up their game, learning from the masters of comedy. Then, Zo fires off with what's wrong with modern conservatives and why they keep getting the football taken away from them like poor Charlie Brown.As usual, there is some hate mail which is pretty, pretty, pretty good. In the subscriber lounge, Zo answers The Ten Questions and helps Kyle and Ethan read bonus hate mail and subscriber headlines of the week. Also there are two mystery Babylon Bee subscribers who make an appearance!

Nov 12, 202159 min

S1 Ep 244Why Atheism is Dead | A Bee Interview with Eric Metaxas

On The Babylon Interview Show, Eric Metaxas talks to Adam and Ethan about why Atheism is now dead, becoming a comedy writer, and Dave Chappelle's latest controversy. Eric's latest book 'Is Atheism Dead?' responds to the "Is God Dead?" question by revealing new evidence that supports Christianity more than Atheism. Eric first gained fame for being the keynote speaker at the National prayer breakfast. He has written many biographies including his most famous, Bonhoeffer. Eric currently hosts the nationally syndicated radio program the 'Eric Metaxas Radio Show.' Adam and Ethan find out Eric's journey into becoming a national bestselling author. They find out about the Ex-Lax commercial that started Eric's career. Ethan and Eric connect on both having worked on VeggieTales. Adam finds out how the Yale Humor magazine helped shape Eric. Eric shares how the media narrative of him going from an intellectual to a Trump supporter is wrong and what he thinks about the whole situation. Adam and Ethan find out the story behind Eric's Trump children's books. In the Subscriber Portion, Adam and Ethan play a game with Eric to see if he can say good things about some of the worst people in our current society. Eric talks about his new book 'Is Atheism Dead' and how he stumbled into an extraordinary topic. Adam and Ethan ask Eric the ever great 10 questions and get one of the best punching stories.

Nov 9, 20211h 4m

S1 Ep 243The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 31: The Siege of Gondor

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with subscribers of The Babylon Bee finally reaching the chapters The Muster of Rohan and The Siege of Gondor. What are the Púkel-men and why must we catch them all? Does Gandalf have a backup staff in case the Witch King of Angmar shows up? Does experience playing Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 give you practical skills for life and war? Find out by tuning in! To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Nov 6, 20210 min

S1 Ep 242THE BEE WEEKLY: Pokémon Fraud, Tacos in Space, and Is This Racist?

Managing Editor of The Babylon Bee Joel Berry is in town for this Bee Weekly to talk with Kyle and Ethan about Pokémon fraud possibly resulting in 20 years in prison, how tacos in space are a terrible idea, and how to tell if stick figures, starfish, and traffic lights are racist. Learn how to be woke with The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness. Kyle, Ethan, and Joel read YouTube comments, answer a subscriber dare, and talk about The Babylon Bee's banger and bomb articles of the week. Then they talk about the week's weird news like cocaine hippos now being considered people, a teacher of the year punching a student, and bats are now winning awards that rightfully belong to birds.Adam Yenser joins the guys to play a new game: Is It Racist? Of course, they read the latest of The Bee's everflowing hate mail. In the subscriber lounge, they read mail from a subscriber who almost lost her job because of The Babylon Bee, a fan who is beginning to tell Kyle and Ethan's voices apart, and a man with a vulgar email address telling The Babylon Bee how to be Christians. The guys dig into whether more things are racist and then Joel Berry answers The Next Ten Questions.

Nov 5, 20211h 7m

S1 Ep 241Sexpert Debra Soh Talks To Christian Prudes At The Babylon Bee

Sexpert Debra Soh joins awkward Christian prudes at The Babylon Bee to talk about sex, gender, and wokeness. Dr. Debra Soh is a sex neuroscientist, the author of The End of Gender and the host of The Debra Soh Podcast. She has appeared on The Megyn Kelly Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, the Joe Rogan Experience twice, and recently spoke at the Oxford Union. Kyle and Ethan find out how Gen-Z's views on sex are hurting their generation from Dr. Debra Soh. They go through Debra Soh's myths on gender that seem to all be created with this new generation. Dr. Soh gives tools for parents on how to talk about gender and sexual orientation with their children and schools. Kyle and Ethan get Dr. Soh's opinion on other hot button issues like what research has shown on growing up with Gay and Lesbian parents and the conversations scientists are being forbidden to talk about. Kyle and Ethan talk about purity culture and the effects it had on our culture. On The Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan talk about Dave Chappelle's latest special. Dr. Soh goes on why this kind of activism will only lead to trouble for the Transgender community. Ethan shares his experience with furries. Dr. Soh shares what she learned about the furry community and her time learning about sexual fetishes.

Nov 2, 202155 min

S1 Ep 240The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 30: The Steward and the King

The kings have returned to read The Return of the King. Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings with the chapters Minas Tirith and The Passing of the Grey Company. They finally arrive at the big city and the stronghold of the men of the West just as the hammer of the forces of evil is about to fall upon it. Aragorn also visits the dead and steps foot onto his rightful land. Kyle, Dan, and Michael discuss the actions of the steward, the returning king, and the brave hobbits who step up to fight the big people's war. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Oct 30, 20210 min

S1 Ep 239THE BEE WEEKLY: A G.K. Chesterton Special With Dale Ahlquist and Cheese

It's Chestermania 2021 at The Babylon Bee and Kyle and Ethan are joined by the President of the Society of G.K. Chesterton, Dale Ahlquist. Dale has been called the greatest living authority on the life and work of G.K. Chesterton and has authored five books on Chesterton, including Common Sense 101: Lessons from Chesterton and G.K. Chesterton: Apostle of Common Sense. Why should people start reading Chesterton and where should they begin? What are some of Chesterton's big concepts that help to unlock an understanding of his writings? What would Chesterton say about Cheetos? Be sure to check out The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton at: https://www.chesterton.org/ Kyle, Ethan, and Dale, accompanied by Adam Yenser play a special edition of Real or Fake where the headlines are all supposedly weird news headlines from a hundred years ago. They discuss how prophetic Chesterton was and talk about his prominent books and essays that you must read to not waste your life. Then in the subscriber portion, they discuss cheese and Chesterton's big concepts that he returned to again and again throughout his life's work. Dale answers subscriber-submitted G.K. Questertons and is subjected to The Ten Questions!

Oct 29, 202158 min

S1 Ep 238The Simpsons and Progressive Christianity | A Bee Interview With Michael J. Kruger

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to Michael J. Kruger about The Ten Commandments of Progressive Christianity, the theology of the Simpsons, and how Christians can survive college with Root Beer Pong. Michael J. Kruger is President and Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary. He has written several books, including his latest Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College. He also runs his website, where he talks about exploring the origins of the New Testament canon and other biblical and theological issues. Check out Michael J. Kruger's book on Progressive Christianity here: https://www.amazon.com/Commandments-Progressive-Christianity-Cruciform-Quick/dp/194925321X Check out Kruger's website: https://www.michaeljkruger.com/ Kyle and Ethan give Michael a few icebreaker questions to help get to know him better. Michael gives some surprising answers to what he would be doing if he wasn't a president of a reformed university. Kyle and Ethan dive in deep to the 10 commandments of Progressive Christianity. Michael gives his explanation for the origin of where these commandments came from. After hearing about the book, Kyle and Ethan dive into a game of Root Beer pong with Michael. They each take turns shooting ping pong balls and asking Michael questions about Theology, personal questions, and monkeys. Once they finish drinking all the cream soda, Kyle and Ethan transition to playing a Theology Simpsons trivia game with Michael. In the Subscriber Portion, Ethan finds out about Michael's views on the canonization of the bible. Kyle finds out if Michael had a God's Not Dead experience while he was in college. Michael gives his grade on Church leadership in our current culture. Ethan and Kyle ask Michael the ever amazing 10 questions.

Oct 26, 202157 min

S1 Ep 237THE BEE WEEKLY: Explain The Joke, Poor Wizards, And A Surprise For Dan

The Atlantic tries to make The Babylon Bee's Kyle Mann explain why the joke is funny on this episode of The Bee Weekly. Kyle and Ethan are joined by Eli Chance and The Bee's own Bettina to dramatically reenact an encounter in which a barely awake Kyle was put on the spot to explain the joke and to give a defense against the accusation that Jesus would not want Christians to mock wokeness for a living. There's weird news like how shocking it is how little wizards earn in New Zealand and The Bee Team surprises Dan. As always, there is glorious hate mail. Eli Chance is a comedy writer and performer. Check out some of his work on YouTube. Be sure to pre-order The Babylon Bee Guide To Wokeness which is dropping on November 2. Kyle, Ethan, and Eli find out what the kids are saying these days and how "bomb" is not lit and is pretty sus. Then they break down this week's weird news. The Bee's own Bettina is brought in to dramatically reenact Kyle's interview with The Atlantic. The Bee Team surprises Dan with a sweet gift and then this week's hate mail is a lengthy saga of The Babylon Bee not noticing this person who kept sending us messages for months. In this week's subscriber lounge, Kyle, Ethan, Eli, and Dan read bonus hate mail, questions from subscribers about Harrowing Hell and killing Hitler, and then Eli and Dan both answer The Next Ten Questions. Subscribe or click Join on YouTube to watch it all!

Oct 22, 20211h 2m

S1 Ep 236Apologetics and Witnessing to Black Hebrew Israelites | A Bee Interview With Vocab Malone

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk about apologetics and witnessing to Black Hebrew Israelites with Vocab Malone. Vocab Malone gained prominence for street rapping the gospel and witnessing to Black Hebrew Israelites. He shows why Black Hebrew Israelites are a movement we need to take seriously. He has a YouTube Channel, where he shares his street evangelization. Kyle and Ethan find out the history of Black Hebrew Israelites. They find out why Vocab has become an expert on the topic and why everyone should be aware of the rising popularity of the group. Vocab explains why diversity doesn't bring Orthodoxy and why he disagrees with the Black Hebrew Israelites so strongly. Kyle and Ethan find out how good Vocab is at defining new words. Ethan freestyles with Vocab while Kyle tries to moderate. In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan find out about Vocab's past satire videos and web series. Vocab shares stories of helping convert Black Hebrew Israelites. Vocab ends the interview with the ever great 10 questions.

Oct 19, 202152 min

S1 Ep 235THE BEE WEEKLY: Headlines With Pie, Culture Gets Kunkled, and Robocop is Real

Kyle, Ethan, and Brett Kunkle from MAVEN guess which headlines are real or fake and have to eat mystery pie if they guess wrong. Brett Kunkle also kunkles some culture and helps us discern what is good or harmful in pop culture today. There's weird news headlines, glorious hate mail, and other shenanigans going on at The Babylon Bee. Be sure to check out MAVEN which exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ at: http://maventruth.com Don't miss the upcoming Bee interview with Vocab Malone. See Vocab's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/VocabMalone Kyle, Ethan and Brett Kunkle talk about the Maven Parent podcast and how conversations about Animal Crossing in the recent Bee Interview with James Poulos were deemed by Twitter to be intense. They talk about Bee articles that are banging and bombing and then get into this week's weird news. The guys play Headlines With Pie and Kunkle Culture before reading a glorious hate mail about how our website has become literary pornography. In the subscriber lounge, they read top subscriber-submitted headlines, special love mail, bonus hate mail, and finally subject Brett to the Next Ten Questions, giving the Bee the opportunity to show off their new trolly dilemma display featuring Lego replicas of Kyle, Ethan, and The Newsboys.

Oct 15, 20211h 8m

S1 Ep 234Animal Crossing is Demonic | A Bee Interview With James Poulos

The Claremont Institute's James Poulos talks about how Animal Crossing is destroying your soul and how your smartphone is crossing into the demonic. James Poulos is the Executive Editor of the American Mind, the Claremont Institute's online publication. He is a frequent commentator on technology, the American character, and social scores for Kyle and Ethan. Check out BetterHelp.com/BabylonBee for 10% off Kyle and Ethan start out the interview by playing a few icebreakers with James to get to know him better. Since James speaks about our dystopian future, Kyle and Ethan find out which dystopian movie world he would want to live in. James talks about the spiritual warfare taking place within technology. He gives his thoughts on the new social scores the government will want to use for the population in the near future. Kyle and Ethan find out how difficult it is to keep a high score in our dystopian future. Kyle and Ethan have James explain the Great Reset using Mario characters. In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan find out James' thoughts on the best videogames of all time. Ethan finds out about what it's like to be on the Bill Maher show. James gives his thoughts on Edward Snowden and how it affected America. Kyle and Ethan ask the ever great 10 questions and get a great Keanu Reeves story out of James.

Oct 12, 20211h 1m

S1 Ep 233THE BEE WEEKLY: Bee Outtakes, Weight Loss Cult, and Homicidal Whales

Kyle, Ethan, and Adam talk about their favorite hilarious Babylon Bee Outtakes that didn't make the final cut of Babylon Bee sketches, the new HBO Max documentary on Gwen Shamblin Lara and her weight loss cult as another Hero of the Faith, and Homicide Whales now being a thing. The Bee guys go through weird news of the week and salty hate mail too. You can now Join the Launch Team for The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness. Pre-order your copy today! Check out Adam Yenser's YouTube channel and stand-up comedy schedule (http://adamyenser.com/). Be on the lookout for the next Babylon Bee Interview featuring James Poulos to learn why cellphones are demonic. Kyle, Ethan, and Adam talk about their week at the Bee, the Banger Article of the Week, the Bomb Article of the Week, and weird news like how squirrels hate the metric system and homicide whales now being on the loose. They then talk about a weight loss cult featured in a new HBO Max documentary The Way Down and how the cult's leader's hair gained weight as she gained influence in yet another segment of Heroes of the Faith. Then the Bee guys talk about their favorite outtakes from The Babylon Bee sketches on YouTube and give everyone a peak at what Bee subscribers have been enjoying for a while now. The Bee gets hate mail for making fun of Christians and then the guys jump into the subscriber-exclusive lounge for bonus hate and love mail, top subscriber-submitted headlines of the week, and the classic article of the week. To get the Lounge, click Join on YouTube or go to http://babylonbee.com/plans.

Oct 8, 20211h 5m

S1 Ep 232Australia, Aquinas, and Arguing for Christianity - A Bee Interview With Matt Fradd

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Ethan and Michael talk to Matt Fradd about Aquinas' view on happiness, the tyranny of Australia, and how comedy from liberals is going down hill. Matt Fradd hosts the popular podcast, Pints with Aquinas, where he interviews religious figures and hosts debates on Christianity. He has written several books, including his new one How To Be Happy: Saint Thomas' Secret to a Good Life available wherever you buy books. Ethan and Michael run through a few ice breakers in order to get to know Matt a little better. They get into the meat of the interview finding out what Aquinas would say about today's culture and his remedies are for sorrow. Matt gives his distinction on why being happy shouldn't be the end all be all. Michael finds a way to slip in a test on the Lord of the Rings books while Ethan takes a long nap. Ethan finds out more about how Matt, as an Australian, views the lockdowns going on over in Australia. Ethan and Michael then try to test Matt Fradd's knowledge of Saints. In the Subscriber Portion, Ethan and Michael find out where Aquinas had views that would be deemed wrong by the Catholic Church today. They go through a few subscriber questions like finding out if Trent Horn is tall and whether he believes in the bodily resurrection. Michael quizzes Matt on a few insider Catholic hot button topics. They end the interview with the ever glorious 10 questions.

Oct 5, 202157 min

S1 Ep 231The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 29: Star, Sting, and Spider

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings in Shelob's Lair and The Choices of Master Samwise. They discuss how masterful a horror writer Tolkien was and how most modern storytelling pales in comparison, the importance of always using the right tool for the job, and how even a simple hobbit from the Shire with a little light can advance against evil and drive the darkness back. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Oct 2, 20210 min

S1 Ep 230THE BEE WEEKLY: Vaccine Mandates from God, Woke Wrestling, and Kissing in Portland

It's a discussion on vaccine mandates this week on The Bee Weekly. Ethan Nicolle, Adam Yenser, and Kira Davis from RedState talk mandates, woke wrestling, and how it is now legal to kiss in Portland if you are vaccinated. Adam Yenser quizzes Kira and Ethan on whether headlines are real or fake. Kira answers subscriber questions in the subscriber lounge. Check out Kira Davis on her podcast, Just Listen To Yourself. Check out Adam Yenser's YouTube channel and stand-up comedy schedule. The Bee's New Guide to Wokeness is coming out and You Can Join The Launch Team! Some people offered some criticism of The Bee's recent interview with Dr. Mary Grabar on her new book Debunking the 1619 Project. One of the Bee's subscribers is looking for love at the Bee in a Subscriber Dare. It's another Weekly, so the show looks at the Banger and Dud of the Week before diving head first into some weird news. Kira and Ethan are contestants on a new game show called 'Which Headline is Real?' run by Adam. After that, they discuss the vaccine mandates from the God of New York Governor Hochul. There's also the usual salty hate mail. There's bonus hatemail you won't want to miss in the subscriber/YouTube Superfan-exclusive lounge, Kira Davis answers our subscriber-submitted questions, and then all three of our hosts read the top subscriber headlines of the week.

Oct 1, 20211h 22m

S1 Ep 229A Gen Zer Warning - A Bee Interview With "Hollowed Out" Author Jeremy S. Adams

On the Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to Jeremy S. Adams about working with the Gen Zer student, the warning about this new generation, and anxiety in kids. Jeremy S. Adams has been a teacher for both the high school and the college levels. He thinks that teachers have a front row seat to America's decline with Generation Z. Kyle and Ethan find out why everyone should read his book Hollowed Out and why this warning needs to be heard by everyone. Check out BetterHelp.com/BabylonBee for 10% off Kyle and Ethan take some time to get to know him by playing some ice breakers before finding out why this Generation Z is going to have a tough time in the future. Jeremy gives Kyle and Ethan the questions that the publisher gave to every interviewer and asks a surprisingly great question. Jeremy goes into the anxiety he has been seeing with the kids he's been teaching. Jeremy tells all about why this generation is different from all generations before it. In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan get some cool stories out of Jeremy like when a drug deal happened in the back of his classroom or when he hurt himself as a young teacher. Ethan finds out what Jeremy's favorite tv show to show his classes. They also find out about Jeremy's favorite depiction of a teacher in the media. As always they ask the ever great 10 questions.

Sep 28, 202148 min

S1 Ep 228The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 28: King's Crown

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings in Journey to the Cross-Roads and The Stairs of Cirith Ungol. They discuss how evil is only a twisted distortion of what is good, how holding on to the good helps us to reject the bad, and how the king has got a crown again. Also, what's the deal with all these stairs? To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Sep 25, 20210 min

S1 Ep 227THE BEE WEEKLY: Debunking the 1619 Project and Taliban Paddle Boats

In this episode of The Bee Weekly, cancelled standup comedian Josh Denny joins Kyle and Ethan to talk about what's been going on at The Babylon Bee this week, how Hitler opposed vaccine mandates, and how smart people are making blood bricks on Mars. Kyle and Ethan also talk to Dr. Mary Grabar about her new book, Debunking the 1619 Project. Kyle, Ethan, and Josh discuss the Bee's 'Banger of the Week' and 'Dud of the Week' and then jump into weird news like how scientists are planning on making blood bricks on Mars, how Hitler opposed vaccine mandates, and a couple that drives drunk together. A man decides to give up his life to become a hobbit, a new beer is illegal in 15 states, and the Taliban's new feared weapon is a paddle boat. Even cats and dogs are getting in on Guinness World Records. Kyle and Ethan talk to Dr. Mary Grabar who has previously debunked Howard Zinn to find out how she debunked the 1619 Project and whether she sleeps in a debunk bed. Someone doesn't like the Bee's new poop emoji shirt in this week's Hate Mail. Finally, the show moves to the subscriber-exclusive lounge where Kyle, Ethan, and Josh go into the Bee archives for the classic article of the week where Jesus turned water into grape juice, subscriber headlines of the week, and bonus hate mail.

Sep 24, 202154 min

S1 Ep 226The David Storrs Interview | Pranks, Scare Tactics, and Scaring People

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to David Storrs about the process of making prank videos, Fameless, and the one prank show David regrets making. Ethan reveals himself as a connoisseur for prank shows with David being one of his ultimate favorite pranksters. David has worked on the prank shows, Fameless, Scare Tactics, and Fright Club. David shares how he loves being in the awkward moments and how far he's willing to go in order to get them. Kyle and Ethan find out how some of the funniest pranks came to be. David shares stories of pranks that never made it to air and even the horror stories that happen when dealing with people that have no idea they're on camera. David shares stories of one of his favorite shows, Double Cross with Blake Griffin that should be getting a lot more attention. In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan hear a cool story from David about the time a cop pulled a gun on him. David shares his holy grail of pranks that he has never been able to pull off. David goes into injuries that have happened while pranking. Ethan finds out more about David's views on conversation culture, instead of cancel culture. As always they end with the ever great 10 questions.

Sep 20, 202146 min

S1 Ep 225The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 27: Faramir Yeets Filmamir

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings in The Window on the West and The Forbidden Pool. They discuss how book Faramir completely owns weak cry baby Filmamir, how our culture can't process a character that is virtuous and good, and Frodo coming back to his central decision to show mercy to the one who wants to throttle him. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Sep 18, 20210 min

S1 Ep 224THE BEE WEEKLY: The Bee's New Book and Remembering Norm Macdonald

In this episode of The Bee Weekly, musician Chandler Juliet joins Kyle and Ethan to talk about what's been going on at The Babylon Bee this week, The Babylon Bee's new book that is available for pre-order now called The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness, and the saddest news ever about Norm Macdonald's passing. In the subscriber-exclusive lounge, Adam Yenser joins in to discuss his memories of working with Norm Macdonald. Keep up with Chandler Juliet: Music: https://fanlink.to/ChandlerLoveLanguage YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJAxrOiTRmgPSZrrZ9jL8g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chandlerjofficial/ Kyle, Ethan, and Chandler discuss the Bee's 'Banger of the Week' and 'Dud of the Week' and then jump into weird news like a man considering veganism after what he finds in his McDonald's sandwich, a trans MMA fighter dominating the women, and a cat is saved by the American flag. A rhino gets airlifted upside down, a man swallows his cell phone, and Florida man fills a pothole, but maybe creates another problem. The Babylon Bee has a new book: The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness, available for pre-order now. Kyle, Ethan, and Chandler talk about all the cool stuff inside. Then they remember the great Norm Macdonald and all the ways he made us laugh. There's plenty of hatemail too. Finally, the show moves to the subscriber-exclusive lounge where Kyle, Ethan, and Chandler are joined by Adam Yenser who actually worked with Norm Macdonald and has cool stories about him. There's bonus hate mail, the subscriber-submitted headlines of the week, The Babylon Bee's classic article of the week, and more.

Sep 17, 20211h 4m

S1 Ep 223The Jonathan Pageau Interview | Monsters, Hidden Symbols, and Jordan Peterson's Church Experience

On The Babylon Bee Interview Show, Kyle and Ethan talk to Jonathan Pageau about making Christian carvings, monsters, and the breakdown of identity in our culture. Jonathan carves Eastern Orthodox images and other traditional images. He has been appearing on many podcasts, including one on Jordan Peterson's podcast. Jonathan has a knack for discovering the hidden meaning behind things. Kyle and Ethan delve in deep on why we need symbolism and how the Bee is making the world turn right side up again. Check out BetterHelp.com/BabylonBee for 10% off Kyle and Ethan first find out what informs Jonathan's art and why he can make images of Christ and other Eastern Orthodox figures. Jonathan tells us how it was to be with Jordan Peterson in church. Ethan discovers the hidden meaning behind his love for monsters and the grotesque. Jonathan gives his criticism of our culture that is losing the idea of identity. In the Subscriber Portion, Kyle and Ethan find out what Target's logo means, along with a few others. Jonathan tells all about what is the biggest misuse of symbolism in churches in our current culture. He also gives us what he terms as the upside down hierarchy with The Babylon Bee as the hope to help turn things right side up again. As always Kyle and Ethan finish the interview with the ever great 10 questions.

Sep 14, 202151 min

S1 Ep 222The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 26: Black Gate Closed And Potatoes

Kyle, Dan, and Michael continue reading through The Lord of the Rings in The Black Gate is Closed and Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit. They discuss how rude it is for Sauron to keep his front door locked, Sam taking time off from saving the world to cook some stew, and the tremendous importance of potatoes. To access this subscriber-exclusive content, go to BabylonBee.com/plans. Support The Babylon Bee, enjoy the extra content, and join the community of subscribers reading good books together!

Sep 12, 20210 min

S1 Ep 221THE BEE WEEKLY: Fact Check Checks and Losing Your Job for Holding Common Opinions

In this episode of The Bee Weekly, Ethan Nicolle is joined by Adam Yenser to discuss what happened this week, like a man losing his job for expressing an opinion half of Americans have. Also, who will check the fact checkers? There's weird news, hate mail, and lots of tarantulas. Ethan and Adam talk about their weeks and get into weird news. Keep your eyes out for the next Bee Interview with Jonathan Pageau which will be dropping next week. A bunch of tarantulas and a snake were found abandoned in a basement, a man tried to smuggle 350 pounds of meat across the border, and some weird human crab was dashing around a neighborhood. California is requiring gender-neutral child displays and toy aisles, Ford made a very gay raptor, and vegan speed-eating is apparently a thing. Ethan and Adam introduce a new segment of Fact Check Check. Who checks the fact checkers? The Babylon Bee. Then they discuss a video game company CEO losing his job for expressing the controversial opinion that half of America shares that unborn babies should be protected from being murdered. There's hate mail too and then Adam Yenser answers The Next Ten Questions in the Subscriber Lounge.

Sep 10, 202155 min