Perdition City Station
Jarad and Julie travel through the theology of the afterlife by train, bus, auto, ferry, and on foot. First stop Perdition City Station, last stop? Who knows?
They will be joined by cats, an occasional guest, ghosts, and a dead guy named Morty who came to hang out one Halloween and never left.
Come for the laughs, stay for the suffering.
This podcast contains some adult language and situations.
Podcasting since 2024 • 39 episodes
Perdition City Station
Latest Episodes
Oscar Season Episode: Jarad and Julie Discuss Sinners
On this episode Jarad and Julie discuss the movie Sinners (with spoilers) and some of the rumination they had afterwards about racism and religion. If you didn't like this movie, you won't like this episode, because our hosts were all in. If yo...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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Believe Now, (The Rest of Us) Pay Later: How Evangelicals Form Belief Systems
In this episode, Julie and Jarad try to understand how what we believe about belief affects theology and society at large. How does a belief system that rejects doubt lead to authoritarianism? Should Jarad get a prophet robe to go with his flow...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Conversation With Robert Roper: Author of Shut Up and Drink, Goblin Girl
Julie and Jarad discuss an upcoming book with the author, Robert Roper, author of Shut Up and Drink, Goblin Girl, due out in 2027.We discuss demons, tropes of Hell, how monsters attract outsiders, and how we deal with darkness w...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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The Necessary Devil: When the Appearance of Goodness Makes You Bad
After a tough week in this dystopian hellscape, Julie and Jarad discuss why everyone has to meet the devil—and why this is probably a good thing. They also discuss how chasing the appearance of goodness can lead to doing some really bad things....
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Medieval Witch Trials: A Slow Growing Satanic Panic (and a Sprinkling of Medieval Incels)
This week Jarad contemplates his "Hell on Earth" and why the universe seems to dislike his pants. Our cohosts discuss how Satan got so involved in magic in the Middle Ages and how that led to attitudes and misconceptions that haunt us to this d...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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