Pop 'n' Jay

Pop n Jess get together again to discuss the transcendentals and how they are being applied (and ignored) in our modern society. Are we a hare's breath from complete cultural collapse or will God be merciful on us with another American golden age? Maybe our most influential artistic awakening has yet to occur, but first we have to turn away from the sludge that infests our minds. Mmmm....sludge. Join us, joiners! 

Pop n Jay get together in this Advent season to talk about what this season is really all about, Charlie Brown. O come, o come Pop n Jay listeners! 

Pop n Jay got back together for a post-election discussion on everything from joy to despair, empathy to anger, TDS to PTSD. There's so much to celebrate post election 2024, but a lot of people close to us are feeling lost right now, so how are we to navigate these times as Christians? Join us for a unique spin on the deciding right wing victory of 2024 plus commemorate Veteran's Day 2024. 

On Ladders and Life!From reading OSHA safety regulations to insulting moral relativists, this philosophy sesh with Pop is a great way to spend a half hour. In analogizing the three points of contact on a ladder to our own preparedness for all life throws at us, Pop gives us all lots to consider here as we steer our ships to our ultimate destination. 

Some might say the standards are too low for those waiting for animated films that don't have propaganda seeping from every pixel, but we say WAHOOO! a good ol' fashioned romp through Rainbow Road is just what the Doctor Mario ordered! Join us for a light-hearted review of the biggest film of the year. 

What's another year off between friends? Glad you're here to join Pop n Jay as they pick up where they left off philosophizing about BIG topics like TRUTH, BEAUTY, and GOODNESS. Of course, in this vale of tears, we also have LIES, UGLINESS, and EVIL, otherwise known as the AWFUL. Join us for a romp through the muck and mire of life; we've got ideas for not just coping with it all, but seeing the true good in everything. 

Gloria in excelsis deo! In this episode, we talk to Pop about his novel, Guardian Dear,  and answer some hard hitting questions about the primary characters in that book: angels! We get into some touchy subjects, like the fact that humans can never be angels (or vice versa), whether angels have wings or not and if angels really are in the outfield. Alright, we never got to that last one, but there will be a part 2! Enjoy! 

Pop n Jess are BACK and BETTER THAN EVER! If not better, we are, at least, BACK. Kinda like Backstreet Boys. Back and then back again. Or maybe we're like Bilbo. There and back again. Anyway, the time is at hand to talk about the hand of time and how at hand it is to be talking about timely matters. Sorry, I was channeling Kamala Harris there. We are talking about KIDS and the culture WAR raging against them. Join us. After all, it's a world of laughter, a world of tears and we are feeling all of it today! 

Pop n Jay have a brief chat about the state of things in our land o' the free home of the depraved. Where do we go from here? What can we do? We chat about the  circus in Minnesota, the media malpractice, the disparagement of law enforcement and how we all can keep moving forward. 

Hellllllo music lovers, thrill seekers, conversationalists all across the fruited plain. Welcome to another exciting excursion into podcast excellence...or at least an attempt at such. Pop and Jess devote this episode to discussing the bigggggg voice on the right. Rush Limbaugh meant so much to so many, and his passing has left an unfillable hole in this world. Join us as we reminisce about our dearly departed friend, El Rushbo, THE Mayor of Realville, the most dangerous man in America, the doctor of democracy, the Maha Rushie.

2021 is here and he told 2020 to hold his beer. Somehow (cough, cough) Biden and the leftists did it. They hold all the power in this nation, from "elected" to big tech, media to wall street, sea to shining sea--it's all statism all the time these days. You thought one mask was annoying? 2021 and the left have an answer for you: how about 2? 3? You thought a few executive orders in a first term were a bit excessive and perhaps an encroachment onto the legislature? How about 40+ in less than a month from dear leader Biden? With so many questions, who could possibly have all the answers? Well, join Pop and Jess to help remind yourself that no matter how much those power mad baby killers gum up the works of our country, the truth shall always set us free. Welcome, fellow freedom loving comrades! 

Every generation thinks they are living in the end times, but we are the first to be right about it! JK kind of...if there were ever a more pressing need for heroes, I don't envy those living through it. Our world is riddled with ridiculousness and the time for heroism is at hand. The call is coming from inside the country! RISE UP! MEN OF THE WEST! 

Happy early Independence Day to one and all, be you patriotic peace lover or miscreant malcontent. We discuss America being under siege as the woefully ignorant rioters continue to burn down symbols of freedom, liberty and Christianity from sea to shining sea. We must stay vigilant against this insurrection, so we try to help motivate and arm as battle rages on. Join us before Big Brother erases the episode, won't you? 

There could never be a meme meme-y enough to convey the insanity of 2020...and we are barely at the halfway point. This week's episode involves throwing Molotov cocktails at rando police officers in the name of justice or racism or freeing Tibet. Pick your virtue to signal and get your riot on! America (as always) is suffering a whole lotta fools who just can't help but hate everything (and everyone) that has anything to do with the principles that undergird our nation. Join Pop the Cop and Jess the Mess as we try to make sense of the nonsense, find meaning in the destruction and remind ourselves what a good God we have in times even (or especially) such as these. 

To worry is human, to podcast about it DIVINE. Well, maybe not divine exactly, but Pop and Jess are back trying to elevate their worried games to a more spiritual level on this episode. With all the lockdown smackdown going down right now, there's definitely a lot to fret over, but don't worry, we have got several tips and tricks to get you out of your head and back in the game. 

Pop n Jay take a few minutes to talk Trump and the dramatic production being acted out in his impeachment trial. Is there crime? WHO CARES. Is there evidence? HOW DARE YOU. Do the American people have any interest in this? ZZZZZZZZ Besides Trump, we discuss other goings-on we are looking forward to in this new year--new decade! The winningest decade ever? OH I THINK SO!

Happy merry holly jolly joyeux noel! JOY is not just the warm and fuzzies, not just the sprinkles on your cupcake or the tinsel on your tree. It's deeper than Wal Mart's December 26th clearance bins, richer than peppermint mochas and more everlasting than fruitcake. Joy is a choice, it's a taste of God here and now and Pop n Jay discuss it HERE AND NOW! EnJOY!

Pop n Jay shoot the breeze (TRIGGERED) about the woke-scolds and the CANCEL culture. It's censor-overload! 

Pop, a bonafide expert in situational awareness and how to handle yourself in the midst of an active killer, discusses the most recent monster massacre that happened in Florida with Jay, a public high school teacher. Although the topic is dark and troublesome, this father/daughter duo offer hopeful insights as to how we all can better prepare ourselves for such circumstances. Don't let the mindless voices out there get to you: guns aren't the problem here. We wade through the weak and wanton political rhetoric to get to the heart (and, more importantly, the mind) of the issue.

Pop n Jay are finally back! Their first topic of the New Year is all about being a faithful follower of God is a world of so much godlessness, it would make the people of Sodom and Gomorrah blush! Of course, in this culture of tweeting and bleating, posting and boasting, insta-this and hashtag-that, it can be quite challenging to remember that we are called to be the light of the world. Let your instagram story shine with the love of GOD in you!

Let's get this new year off to a good start by tackling one of the most debilitating factors of human existence! (How celebratory and lighthearted of us!) The Bible is FULL of God telling us not to be afraid, not to mention other religions and even secular society. From Popes and Saintst to talk-show hosts and fortune cookies, we all have been told not to fear in varying ways, and with good reason. Fear not faithful listeners--Pop and Jess will help you with some practical techniques and advice to help get through anxiety and fear.

Well, it's Election Day/The Apocalypse, so we bring to you a little distraction in the form of religious musings. Or maybe these could be considered philosophical ponderings. Cosmic contemplations? Well, whatever you call it, it's something other than the end of the world as we know it, so strap in and come along with us as we talk about how the big guy upstairs comes to us all in different ways/shapes/manners/ and forms. From the whisperiest whisper to the shoutiest shout, God talks to us all...if only we will LISTEN.

It's just so en vogue to call everyone racist, why not? Well, when you're talking about law enforcement, one good reason not to is because it makes them and all the rest of us WAYYYYY less safe. From BLM to SJW to HRC to the DNC to the CBC, we have so much contrived civil unrest by ze acronym of your choice, and you know how much we love to discuss these easygoing topics. Come join us for a spell, won't ya? (Get it, spell...acronyms...c'mon!)

In this episode, Pop and Jess tackle what many of the greatest minds have called the most powerful argument against God: the problem of pain. How can an all good God allow suffering? He must either be not all powerful or not all good. You won't find rationalizing here--we have all had too many horrible experiences in our lives to not empathize with the emptiness that often accompanies great suffering. Maybe not our most "lighthearted" podcast, but definitely one of the most important. And we do joke a bit about Trump--believe me.Please email us anytime with suggestions, complaints, threats, coupons, chain letters and pictures of your animals at popnjay@outlook.com. Also, please remember to review our podcast on iTunes cause that's super important and stuff. Thanks bye.

The sudden passing of the unwavering, irreplaceable Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia required our devoting an episode to the brilliant "Nino" and the virtue he fought tirelessly to uphold: JUSTICE. It's just justice, you know, the often confused kissing cousin of karma. Because justice isn't just about "gettin' yours" or "squarin' deals," justice is truly from the almighty and we take a little time unpacking some of its deeper meanings. Enjoy and please email us at popnjay@outlook.com with requests, complaints, editorials, selfies, conspiracy theories, chain letters, and friend requests. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE SCALIA FAMILY.

Wait, what? But, my Christmas lights are still up...true I never took them down last year, but still! Jesus was just born and now Easter!?! Yyyyyep! Time for an ol' fashioned examination of conscience, and this episode can help you on your road away from perdition. Enjoy! Email us at popnjay@outlook.com with comments, suggestions, complaints, death threats.

Suns out, guns out! Join us for a high caliber discussion sure to rile up your nearest hippy. Of course, Pop is the expert here and Jay is the certified Gun-fearing pansy, but we both learn a little, laugh a little and just basically shoot the breeze as our founding fathers intended. God bless America!

Join us as we reminisce on the good times of 2015--some specific to our family and some the whole world enjoyed. From Donald Trump to The Avengers, 2015 was certainly a memorable trip around the sun.

WILL you join us for our episode that WILL be all about that most unique, compelling, important, badly abused part of the human person: the WILL? Why do some people seem naturally to have a stronger will than others? Why have we not evolved to have stronger wills by now hippies? And why is Tebow so awesome? Join us as we ponder these questions and more!

How dare you say that my spray-painted self-portrait from the boardwalk in Santa Cruz is less "meaningful" than that French sad-sack impressionist's bowl of sunflowers? Don't you know the old saying, "to each their own," or "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," or how about, "suck it." Is there some objective truth to what makes "good" art? We give sorting that out our best shot during this avant-garde episode. Oui, oui!

Oh, say can you see how awesome this episode is? Today we discuss if America is just another place for humans to live, laugh and watch Dancing With the Stars or if is she is special and worth fighting elitist socialist morons for?

Third times a charm...and this charmer is all about God's pokemon--er, superheroes--SAINTS. That's right! Halloween used to mean something before our society shunned the virtuous origin story for it's current morbid, scandalous one. Join us, won't you, as we try to CATCH 'EM ALL!

If you thought one episode was bananas b-a-n-a-n-a-s, well this time around we talk about...ANIMALS. From the cute and fluffy to the yucky and slimy, who's making the cut into the pearly gates? Find out our oh-so-important-opinions on this episode!

Wow! We actually did it--we finally recorded a podcast. Enjoy our musings about this first week's topic: The Blessed Trinity.

Pop n Jay have a brief chat about the state of things in our land o' the free home of the depraved. Where do we go from here? What can we do? We chat about the  circus in Minnesota, the media malpractice, the disparagement of law enforcement and how we all can keep moving forward. Chat with us at popnjay@outlook.com 

Hellllllo music lovers, thrill seekers, conversationalists all across the fruited plain. Welcome to another exciting excursion into podcast excellence...or at least an attempt at such. Pop and Jess devote this episode to discussing the bigggggg voice on the right. Rush Limbaugh meant so much to so many, and his passing has left an unfillable hole in this world. Join us as we reminisce about our dearly departed friend, El Rushbo, THE Mayor of Realville, the most dangerous man in America, the doctor of democracy, the Maha Rushie.

2021 is here and it's told 2020 to hold it's beer. Somehow (cough, cough) Biden and the leftists did it. They hold all the power in this nation, from "elected" to big tech, media to wall street, sea to shining sea--it's all statism all the time these days. You thought one mask was annoying? 2021 and the left have an answer for you: how about 2? 3? You thought a few executive orders in a first term were a bit excessive and perhaps an encroachment onto the legislature? How about 40+ in less than a month from dear leader Biden? With so many questions, who could possibly have all the answers? Well, join Pop and Jess to help remind yourself that no matter how much those power mad baby killers gum up the works of our country, the truth shall always set us free. Welcome, fellow freedom loving comrades!

Is life getting you down? Got those 2020 blues? Well, Pop n Jay take a brief look back at some of the good times this year. (YES THERE WERE SOME GOOD TIMES!!!!) Corona virus schmarona virus, we go maskless and dive right into this year as happy as can be!

Every generation thinks they are living in the end times, but we are the first to be right about it! JK kind of...if there were ever a more pressing need for heroes, I don't envy those living through it. Our world is riddled with ridiculousness and the time for heroism is at hand. The call is coming from inside the country! RISE UP! MEN OF THE WEST! Enjoy our BIG number five-oh!

Happy early Independence Day to one and all, be you patriotic peace lover or miscreant malcontent. We discuss America being under siege as the woefully ignorant rioters continue to burn down symbols of freedom, liberty and Christianity from sea to shining sea. We must stay vigilant against this insurrection, so we try to help motivate and arm as battle rages on. Join us before Big Brother erases the episode, won't you?

There could never be a meme meme-y enough to convey the insanity of 2020...and we are barely at the halfway point. This week's episode involves throwing Molotov cocktails at rando police officers in the name of justice or racism or freeing Tibet. Pick your virtue to signal and get your riot on! America (as always) is suffering a whole lotta fools who just can't help but hate everything (and everyone) that has anything to do with the principles that undergird our nation. Join Pop the Cop and Jess the Mess as we try to make sense of the nonsense, find meaning in the destruction and remind ourselves what a good God we have in times even (or especially) such as these.

To worry is human, to podcast about it DIVINE. Well, maybe not divine exactly, but Pop and Jess are back trying to elevate their worried games to a more spiritual level on this episode. With all the lockdown smackdown going down right now, there's definitely a lot to fret over, but don't worry, we have got several tips and tricks to get you out of your head and back into the game.

Pop n Jay take a few minutes to talk Trump and the dramatic production being acted out in his impeachment trial. Is there crime? WHO CARES. Is there evidence? HOW DARE YOU. Do the American people have any interest in this? ZZZZZZZZ Besides Trump, we discuss other goings-on we are looking forward to in this new year--new decade! The winningest decade ever? OH I THINK SO!

Happy merry holly jolly joyeux noel! JOY is not just the warm and fuzzies, not just the sprinkles on your cupcake or the tinsel on your tree. It's deeper than Wal Mart's December 26th clearance bins, richer than peppermint mochas and more everlasting than fruitcake. Joy is a choice, it's a taste of God here and now and Pop n Jay discuss it HERE AND NOW! EnJOY!

Pop n Jay shoot the breeze (TRIGGERED) about the woke-scolds and the CANCEL culture. It's censor-overload!

It's been awhile since we got a chance to record, so we hope you can identify with this timely topic. It seems everywhere we look, the world is trying to categorize, quantify, qualify, rank and remove people's identities. Sooooo we get into who we are, whose we are and what that really means as society seems to crumble around us. From identity politics to groupthink, join us for this identifiably exceptional episode!

On this episode of the Pop n Jay show, we talk about all things (ok, well not ALL THINGS, but you know what I'm saying) Santa Claus. Being Catholic brings a certain amount of deep-seated, good-ol-fashioned guilt, even at the jolliest time of year, so the world's most beloved Father Daughter duo (step back President and Ivanka Trump) help weigh the traditional, Christlike Père Noël against the modern Coca Cola swigging, obese caricature. Can Catholics of good will lie to their little Christmas cookie crumb catchers? Ho Ho Ho! Join us as we go alllll the way to the North Pole and back again on this special holiday episode!

Pop and Jess get together over the webs of inter to break down what it means to be a Catholic and how to keep the faith in times of chaos (ya know, like if there were seemingly endless scandals extending all the way to the highest ranking members of the clergy or some other purely hypothetical situation like that.) With emotions so high and spirits so low, it may feel right to cut away from the church in search of a more unblemished sanctuary. But, does one leave Peter (or Jesus) because of Judas? What do we mean when we say every week "I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church"? Join us for a journey through jargon, a hike through history, a trek through church teaching and a (hopefully) relaxing romp with reason. Email us copy edits, song suggestions, Halloween costume ideas and postcard typos to popnjay@outlook.com

Pop n Jay get together along the Skype superhighway to discuss the simple, lighthearted topic of existence itself. From the nature of our own being to how physical existence manifests between us and our Creator, this podcast is chock-full of mind-bending musings destined to throw a wrench in your plans of having a carefree summer. Join us for some good-old-fashioned physical pondering, won't you? You can get in touch with our physical beings at popnjay@outlook.com

After a couple months without an episode, what better way to shake off those cobwebs than with Spider-man? What better way to recharge than with Thor? To tell corny jokes than with Starlord? You get the gist...we are back and talking again about comic superheroes. Since Marvel Studio's latest endeavor, "Avengers: Infinity War" has officially grossed over 2 billion units, er, dollars worldwide, it seems like something culturally relevant (and fun!) to talk about. Join us to go way back and try to predict (without the Time stone!) what all this marvelous Marvel hoopla is about!

Pop n Jess get together via the interwebs to discuss the most sacred time in the whole holy year, Holy Week. As we continue our Lenten journey, we reflect on what the last Sunday in Lent, Palm Sunday, is all about as well as going through the days leading up to the happiest day of the year--no, not Disneyland's birthday--Easter Sunday. Join us and a couple billion other crazy Christians celebrating the greatest sacrifice in human history that led to a little thing called Hope of Salvation for all. Email questions, concerns, Amazon gift cards, adorable baby photos and chain letters to popnjay@outlook.com