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Fruitless

by Josiah Sutton

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[Preview] Doppelgänger is This Communion (MX #28)

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A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two free episodes per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141

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  • [Preview] Doppelgänger is This Communion (MX #28) · 10 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • [Preview] Somebody is Trying to Seize Control (feat. Vita Breva) · 11 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • Creepy Morality Plays (feat. Charles Star) · 1 h 49 min · Episode 97Alt title: I Bet That Yeti Might Kill My Wife Horror month continues! On today's episode, Charles Star (@ugarles, No Homework, ALAB Series, Mic Dicta, City Saint / Country Saint)…
  • [Preview] Choked and Resurrected: EC Comics · 11 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • You Have Just Experienced Things (feat. Justin Decloux) · 1 h 25 min · Episode 96HORROR MONTH HAS ARRIVED! On today's episode, Justin Decloux (Important Cinema Club, No Such Thing As a Bad Movie, Bay Street Video Podcast, and Very Fine Comic Book Podcast)…
  • [Preview] Houdini's Diary (MX #27) · 11 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • [Preview] Tom Brady Beats Cancer · 11 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • Revolutionary Gymnastics (Andor #1) · 3 h 0 min · Episode 95Caleb and Jackal finally got Josiah to talk about Star Wars on the podcast. On today's episode, we discuss Andor season 1, the Star Wars franchise as a whole, and the way this…
  • ¡No Pasarán! (Bookclub #9) · 3 h 25 min · Episode 94This is the eighth installment of the Fruitless Bookclub, a show-within-a-show, featuring Chris Barker and Jake the Lawyer, where we read all those nonfiction books we've been…
  • [Preview] Audioslave, Forgive These Bastards (MX #26) · 12 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • Reckoning With Youth Group (feat. Tyler Huckabee) · 1 h 23 min · Episode 93On today's episode, Tyler Huckabee (Sojourners) joins Josiah to discuss the history of youth groups in evangelical churches, their moral priorities, and how the adults that…
  • [Preview] World Cup Recap (FSC #5) · 11 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • Testifying to Love: Avalon (feat. Josh Boerman) · 2 h 26 min · Episode 92Christian Rock Summer comes to a close with something a little softer, melodic, and worshipful. On today's episode, Josh Boerman (The Worst of All Possible Worlds, Ill Conceived)…
  • [Preview] Party Rocking in Heaven: Family Force 5 · 11 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • [Preview] Nearly Successful Artistic Integrity: As Cities Burn · 12 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • Woke Youth Group Ska: Five Iron Frenzy · 2 h 50 min · Episode 91Christian Rock Summer 2026 continues! And this time, we're tackling Christian ska. On today's episode, James C. Liker, Josh, and Josiah go through the story of everyone's…
  • GWOT Church Rock (feat. Blood Work) · 1 h 52 min · Episode 90Welcome to Christian Rock Summer 2026! We're kicking it off this year with an album about spiritual warfare that takes the war metaphor a bit too literally. On today's episode…
  • [Preview] Human = Knife Man (MX #25) · 12 minTHIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141 EPISODE ON PATREON…
  • God Hates Fred Phelps (feat. Joseph) · 1 h 7 min · Episode 89Joseph joins Josiah to talk about Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church, and the weird politics of fringe fundamentalism. • Follow Joseph on Twitter @gross_online or Bluesky…
  • Ready 4 Ze New World Order (feat. Manasseh) · 1 h 14 min · Episode 88On today's episode, Manasseh (@oswiu.bsky.social) joins Josiah and James C. Liker to hang out and talk about our evil tech overlords, the U.S. losing the war in Iran, space…

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