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The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick is the Canadian-born former host of Catholic Answers Live, and he has raving fans around the world. He injects these fascinating interviews with his own distinctive blend of depth and levity. If you’re tired of politically correct mediaspeak, you want to see God back in the public square, and you’re not allergic to having a laugh, this is the place to be.

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The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick is the Canadian-born former host of Catholic Answers Live, and he has raving fans around the world. He injects these fascinating interviews with his own distinctive blend of depth and levity. If you’re tired of politically correct mediaspeak, you want to see God back in the public square, and you’re not allergic to having a laugh, this is the place to be.

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#382: More Evidence that Benedict XVI is Pope —Matthew Hanley

4/16/2024
Support our work: https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate Support us by joining the Coffin Nation Community: www.coffinnation.com FOLLOW ME Telegram: https://t.me/patrickcoffinmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ Gab: https://gab.com/PatrickCoffin The evidence that the true Pontiff of the Catholic Church is His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is clear and straightforward according to Matthew Hanley. The award-winning Catholic ethicist joins me this week to talk about how he came to discover the evidence that Jorge Mario Bergoglio is our latest anti-pope (after several centuries), and why this conclusion can no longer be called fringe or rad trad in nature. After this interview, you will know: The step-by-step journey taken by Hanley toward the full clarity of the evidence The difference between the canonical crimes of the St. Gallen Mafia in the March 2013 Conclave and theDeclaratioread by His Holiness on February 11, 2013The difference betweenmunusandministeriumand why it mattersWhich key word is missing from Benedict’s “abdication” Why the evidence and its conclusion have nothing to do with sedevacantismThe real meaning of antipopeClues that the Pope knows he created an Impeded See and is therefore the true office holder of the papacyWhat ordinary Catholics should and can do in light of this evidence Resources Mentioned Francis: The First Anti-Pope in Centuries?In Front Page magazine by Matthew HanleyThe Ratzinger Codeby Andrea Cionci Two-part interviewwith Estefanía Acosta on the canonical aspects of the Benedict Is Pope evidence and conclusionFive-part refutation of the so-called Substantial Error theory by Acosta: One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Duration:00:46:07

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#381: Justin Trudeau’s Half Brother Speaks Out

4/10/2024
Kyle Kemper is an entrepreneur, husband, and father. His mother Margaret (whose former husband was Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau) is also Justin Trudeau’s mother by her second husband Fred Kemper. This family connection to Justin gives Kyle Kemper a unique personal perspective on the tyrannical way his half-brother is governing Canada with police state tactics. The cryptocurrency guru (he founded and runs Swiss Key) has choice words for what has happened to his native land during the (planned, fake, oligarchic) Covid “crisis,” thanks in large part to Justin’s role as a sock puppet to powerful international interests. POINTS COVERED 👉When Kemper first had the green light/red pill experience regarding the Covid lie 👉How the media and law enforcement agencies collude with the Canadian government to persecute and deceive is own citizens 👉Why vax passports are about mining your data and invading your privacy more than “health” 👉Kemper’s reply to the rumor that Fidel Castro is Justin’s biological father 👉How the Canadian government is using the recent massive gun theft as a false flag to justify militarized action against the truckers in Ottawa and elsewhere 👉How Justin Trudeau is a compliant servant of the New World Order 👉The organizations at the “top:” WEF, WHO, the Bilderberg Group, Freemasonry, the Illuminati, Bohemian Grove, the Council on Foreign Relations, and yes, the Vatican RESOURCES MENTIONED 👉The Unified Wallet: Unlocking the Digital Golden Age by Kyle J. Kemper 👉Swiss Key: a crypto wallet founded by Kemper 👉Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll Quigley 👉The Quigley Formula talk by G. Edward Griffin

Duration:01:36:45

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#380: The Secret to Life-Changing Prayer - David Torkington

4/3/2024
David Torkington is a Spiritual Theologian, Author, Lecturer and Broadcaster who specializes in Prayer, Christian Spirituality and Mystical Theology. For the past fifty years he has been communicating to his audience his profound love of the traditional and authentic Mystical and Biblical Theology that has inspired all his writings on prayer. During his twelve year s as Director of a London Retreat and Conference Centre , followed by his tenure as the Dean of Studies at the Nation al Catholic Radio and Television Centre in London , he gained direct experience of the decline in the moral and spiritual life of the Church. After lecturing on Mystical theology at the invitation of the Angelicum, the Dominican University in Rome , he has spent the rest of his life trying to inspire Catholics with the truth. That is to return without delay to the profound contemplative spirituality bequeathed to the early Church by Jesus Christ himself and its development from St Paul , to St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross. He has written ten books on prayer and the spiritual life, some of which have been translated into thirteen languages. Support My Work If you find my content valuable please consider supporting my work with a one-time donation here: DONATE You may also consider joining Coffin Nation, our premium community. As a member, you will enjoy other shows and live webinars not available to the general public. Click here to learn more: COFFIN NATION Resources Mentioned Website:https://davidtorkington.comFind his latest books and free video series:https://essentialistpress.com/FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/DavidJohnTorkingtonTwitter: https://twitter.com/DTorkington

Duration:00:57:55

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#379: Unmasking Anthony Fauci—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

3/27/2024
POINTS COVERED 👉The brief history of Fauci’s corruption and manifest crimes 👉The deaths of thousands of homosexuals with AIDS who were killed with Fauci-endorsed AZT 👉How the oligarchs who operate the pandemic have funneled more billions into the pockets of already-billionaires 👉How under Fauci’s reign, allergic, autoimmune, and chronic illnesses have mushroomed to afflict 54 percent of children, up from 12.8 percent when he took over NIAID in 1984 👉Why allergic diseases like asthma, eczema, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and anaphylaxis suddenly exploded beginning in 1989, five years after he came to power. 👉Fauci’s historic role as the leading architect of “agency capture”—the corporate seizure of America’s public health agencies by the pharmaceutical industry. 👉The connections between the cabal that killed Kennedy’s father and uncle, and the cabal currently imposing global lockdowns and mass death today. RESOURCES 👉Get a copy of the book here: https://amzn.to/3qAMU0a 👉If you received the Covid vax and are nervous about it there is HOPE. You don't want to miss our Hope is Fuel Course, Vax Regret Solutions, where we discuss solutions to get you back on track. www.hopeisfuel.com DONATE 👉https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate

Duration:00:49:42

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#378: Is Atheism Dead?—Eric Metaxas

3/19/2024
Most books by Christians about the atheism v theism debate start with the reasonableness of faith. Popular radio host and author Eric Metaxas starts with the reasonableness of science as filled with evidential power for the existence of God as can be known by faith. His brand new book is titled Is Atheism Dead? And what a stemwinder it is. Truly thought-provoking stuff hiding in plain sight—evidence of intentional and intelligent design. In this Episode You Will Learn FOLLOW ME Telegram: https://t.me/patrickcoffinmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ BitChute: https://bit.ly/3mWUXC6 Gab: https://gab.com/PatrickCoffin Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/patrickcoffin Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/Patrickcoffin

Duration:00:58:02

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#377: What the Bleep Happened to America? —Tucker Carlson

3/12/2024
Tucker Carlson is very good at what he does, which is engage guests and topics on his prime time-slotted Fox News show Tucker Carlson Tonight. With aplomb and wit—which is hard when your guest is an angry eedjit,as the Irish say—he gets down to brass tacks on whatever the topic is. His brand new book is titled Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution. And he means it. His thesis: you can have egalitarianism AND oligarchy. One of the has got to go. Yet the book, like its creator, is often hilarious in its own way. In this episode you will learn: Resources recommended in this episode: Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution

Duration:00:39:38

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376: Is God a Co-Founder?—Michael Medved

3/5/2024
SUPPORT MY WORK https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate, or Support me by joining the Coffin Nation Community: www.coffinnation.com FOLLOW ME Telegram: https://t.me/patrickcoffinmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoffinMedia SUPPORT SPONSORS 👉My Pillow: Support true patriot Mike Lindell by getting some of his incredible US-made products here: https://www.mypillow.com/patrick 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation ________________________________________________________ Author and nationally syndicated radio host Michael Medved has an extra dollop of gratitude for America. He wears it on his sleeve. It fairly pours out of him when he speaks. It certainly animates his newest book, The American Miracle: Divine Providence In the Rise of the Republic. I’ll get to this fascinating book in a moment. I won’t hide my admiration for the host of The Michael Medved Show, which is, in the words of its intro, “the number one show in America on politics and pop culture.” Been a listener for over 15 years. I know what gets under his skin, what he finds funny, annoying, and so on. Last year, with grace and resolve, he successfully fought back against what has to be a professional broadcaster’s worse nightmare: a diagnosis of throat cancer. That fight seems to have intensified his love of God and country – two loves he acquired later in life. At Yale Law School he became friends with a young woman named Hillary Rodham, and his fellow boomer-era travelers seemed collectively destined for a liberal worldview, if not leadership. But Medved’s moral conversion to an essentially conservative Republican point of view, and his spiritual return to Orthodox Judaism as a baal teshiva (reverts to orthodox Catholicism can relate to the concept) are unlikely twists to an otherwise “pre-set” story. His memoir Right Turns gives a fuller account. In our conversation, Medved details an unusual sequence of what have been nicknamed God-incidences – winks of Providence – in the rise and flourishing of the United States. This Canadian ex-pat living in Southern California had never heard of most of them. The list of astounding military victories, date parallels, bizarre weather phenomena that helped the ragtag Colonists beat back the fearsome British naval machine point to a Someone behind this exceptional national experiment known as America. The American Miracle is a good place to discover signs of God’s hand in secular history. It’s also a reminder to stop whining about “how divided we are.” The country has been far more roiled and riven in the past. Ever on the brink of disaster, the American ship keeps righting herself. Maybe she has some help from a non-political Source…I interview, you decide.

Duration:00:50:48

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#375: Exposing And Opposing Totalitarianism—Naomi Wolf

2/27/2024
SUPPORT MY WORK https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate, or Support me by joining the Coffin Nation Community: www.coffinnation.com FOLLOW ME Telegram: https://t.me/patrickcoffinmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoffinMedia SUPPORT SPONSORS 👉My Pillow: Support true patriot Mike Lindell by getting some of his incredible US-made products here: https://www.mypillow.com/patrick 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation ________________________________________________________ Naomi Wolf is one of the least likely candidates to have arisen as a leader in the fight against the massive deception known as the Covid plandemic. The feminist journalist and Democrat presidential adviser got red pilled virtually from the outset of the lockdown routines in New York under corrupt ex-Governor Cuomo. The blessing for the rest of us is that she has put out a book that connects countless dots showing where the corruption began, the locations of its axis of evil, and how you can spot the lies. She sat down with me to talk about her newest book, titled The Bodies of Others: The New Authoritarians, COVID-19 and The War Against the Human. After this interview you will know: 👉Dr. Wolf’s first inkling that the world of free humans was being lied to on a massive scale 👉The CCP/Pfizer/PCR test equipment money trail 👉How the elites took away analog living (hugs, singing together, board games, communal worship, etc.) and imposed digital living (Zoom meetings, everything online, QR codes, masks, “social distancing,” etc.) 👉How fear got harnessed by the cabal to encourage compliance 👉The insightful “bear anecdote” 👉How religion got redefined from human activity to discarnate unreality 👉How Dr. Wolf began to ponder the metaphysical nature of this current evil 👉Critical thinking as key to stop falling for propaganda Resources Mentioned in this Episode: 👉The Bodies of Others: The New Authoritarians, COVID-19 and The War Against the Human by Dr. Naomi Wolf: https://amzn.to/3RfiD0N 👉Wolf’s website with substack information: http://DailyClout.io

Duration:00:45:37

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374: Why Does Music Move Us So?—Morten Lauridsen

2/20/2024
The emotional, some say spiritual, effect music has on us is notoriously difficult to put into words. It’s sort of like analyzing why something is funny. The reality ever exceeds our verbal grasp. Why are minor chords sad and majors happy? Why, when you hear a song from your childhood is there a superglue of emotion attached, bringing you instantly to those moments long ago? This week’s guest is one of the greats in the choral music world. If you enjoy music with a lush, cinematic sound created for multiple voices on the exquisite side, Morten Lauridsen is your man. The most frequently performed American composer of choral music, Lauridsen is a National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (1994–2001), and has been a professor of composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music for more than 50 years. His work has been recorded on over 200 CDs including five with Grammy nominations. We’re talking serious musical gravitas here. On November 11, 2018, a massive concert for international television is being held at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany to mark the centenary of the end of World War One. In addition to Welsh composer Karl Jenkins’ Mass for Peace, the other piece selected is Lauridsen’s beautiful Lux Aeterna. I predict not a dry eye on that night. You can imagine my surprise when, during the interview, the great man spontaneously began playing a portion of his classic O Magnum Mysterium to explain why the notes for the word “Virgo” ground the piece in a special way! In this interview, you will learn: Resources mentioned in this episode: O Magnum MysteriumLux Aeternatalk by director Karl PaulnackMorten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Madrigali; Ave Maria; Ubi Caritas Lauridsen: Mid-Winter Songs www.mortenlauridsen.net

Duration:00:49:02

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#373: Stop Your Fear Addiction—Dr. Mark McDonald

2/13/2024
SUPPORT MY WORK https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate, or Support me by joining the Coffin Nation Community: www.coffinnation.com FOLLOW ME Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickcoffin.media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ SUPPORT SPONSORS 👉My Pillow: Support true patriot Mike Lindell by getting some of his incredible US-made products here: https://www.mypillow.com/patrick 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation ________________________________________________________ Let’s face it. Everyone is addicted to something. Our fallen natures are bent toward false substitutes for God. Mark McDonald deals in fear addiction as a psychiatrist with a specialization in helping children and he knows the damage wrought by the Covid nonsense plandemic. We have become a nation addicted to fear. His new book, Freedom From Fear: A 12 Step Guide to Personal and National Recovery, is a jolt of fine wine into the pitcher of Krazy Kovid Koolaid. Great read! After this interview you will know: Resources mentioned: Freedom From Fear: A 12 Step Guide to Personal and National RecoveryUnited States of Fear: How America Fell Victim to a Mass Delusional Psychosistheir websitesubstackDissentMD

Duration:00:56:36

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#372: What's Next From the Covid Fraudsters?—James Perloff

2/6/2024
Support our work: https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate Join Coffin Nation community and support our work: www.coffinnation.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickcoffin.media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ Sponsor: 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation ******************************************************************************** James Perloff writes books about hidden history and how to spot Grand Narratives that are being packaged and sold to the masses. Covid-19 and the Agenda to Come: Red Pilled is his latest. The former journalist for The New American sits down to talk about the multiverse of lies surrounding Covid, and what is around the corner from the oligarchs. POINTS COVERED 👉The pre-planning that went into this fake catastrophe 👉The true death rate from Covid 👉Why the lockdowns have failed and masks don't work 👉What's behind the war on Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin 👉Reasons why no one needs the “vaccine” and why it's not a true vaccine. 👉The Deep State goals in place for Covid 👉How manipulative fear was manufactured on a global scale 👉Our contract racing is related to the surveillance state 👉Possible scenarios in the Covid pipeline RESOURCES MENTIONED 👉Covid-19 and the Agenda to Come: Red Pilled by James Perloff 👉Perloff’s website 👉The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin. 👉Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World In Our Time by Carroll Quigley

Duration:01:03:25

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#371: What is Behind Every Single Mass Killing—Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

1/30/2024
SUPPORT OUR WORK https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate Support us by joining the Coffin Nation Community: www.coffinnation.com FOLLOW ME Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickcoffin.media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoffinMedia SPONSORS 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation 👉My Pillow: Support true patriot Mike Lindell by getting some of his incredible US-made products here: https://www.mypillow.com/patrick _______________________________________________________________ Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is one of my top 1% favorite guests. His expertise in the psychology of killing, his work as a scholar and US Army professional, and his straightforward communication style make him the ideal guest for the topic: what is the only causal factor in the personal backgrounds of every single school mass murderer? He is the director of the Warrior Science Group and lectures all over the world. This interview must be shared widely. “School shootings” and terrorist attacks are going to get much worse and we need to be prepared, without succumbing to the paralysis of fear. God wins, and there are things ordinary people can do to detect, deter, and defeat these killers in our midst. Read the rest and watch the interview on our website.

Duration:00:53:18

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#370: Unmasking Anthony Fauci—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

1/24/2024
POINTS COVERED 👉The brief history of Fauci’s corruption and manifest crimes 👉The deaths of thousands of homosexuals with AIDS who were killed with Fauci-endorsed AZT 👉How the oligarchs who operate the pandemic have funneled more billions into the pockets of already-billionaires 👉How under Fauci’s reign, allergic, autoimmune, and chronic illnesses have mushroomed to afflict 54 percent of children, up from 12.8 percent when he took over NIAID in 1984 👉Why allergic diseases like asthma, eczema, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and anaphylaxis suddenly exploded beginning in 1989, five years after he came to power. 👉Fauci’s historic role as the leading architect of “agency capture”—the corporate seizure of America’s public health agencies by the pharmaceutical industry. 👉The connections between the cabal that killed Kennedy’s father and uncle, and the cabal currently imposing global lockdowns and mass death today. RESOURCES 👉Get a copy of the book here: https://amzn.to/3qAMU0a 👉If you received the Covid vax and are nervous about it there is HOPE. You don't want to miss our next Hope is Fuel Course Where we discuss solutions to get you back on track. Coming July 2023! www.hopeisfuel.com DONATE 👉https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate n

Duration:00:49:42

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#369: How to Spot Fallacies—Dr. William M. Briggs

1/16/2024
Support our work: https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate Join our community of culture builders: www.coffinnation.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickcoffin.media ARE YOU TAKING YOUR IMMUNITY BOOSTER ALL-IN-ONE PILL FROM DC ZELENKO? GET IT HERE: 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation ******************************************************************* On Twitter, mathematics Ph.D. (Cornell) Dr. Briggs is @famedcelebrity, and his website subtitle is “Statistician to the Stars”—both digs at our culture’s silly celeb worship. He co-authored an important book about the Covid scam titled The Price of Panic, and has a new one out, that does many things well, including explaining the difference between conservative and based; and scores of examples of fallacies and how to spot them. A very enjoyable exchange with a natural raconteur, practicing Catholic, and man of hard science and logic. 👉Resources mentioned in this episode: Everything You Believe Is Wrong by William M. BriggsBriggs blogThe Price of Panic

Duration:00:59:46

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#368: Motives for Staying Catholic—David L. Gray

1/10/2024
Support our work: https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate Support us by joining the Coffin Nation Community: www.coffinnation.com FOLLOW ME Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickcoffin.media/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ X: https://twitter.com/CoffinMedia SPONSORS 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation 👉My Pillow: Support true patriot Mike Lindell by getting some of his incredible US-made products here: https://www.mypillow.com/patrick ____________________________________________________ In this Episode You Will Learn Resources Mentioned WebsiteWebsiteArticle

Duration:00:53:56

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#367: Comedy In a Cancel Culture—Tom Leopold

1/3/2024
Support our work: https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate Join our community of culture builders: www.coffinnation.com Telegram: https://t.me/patrickcoffinmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/ BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/1NpgZJSoZaLJ/ Gab: https://gab.com/PatrickCoffin Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/patrickcoffin ARE YOU TAKING YOUR IMMUNITY BOOSTER ALL-IN-ONE PILL FROM DC ZELENKO? GET IT HERE: 👉Z Stack protocol for early Covid treatment and prevention. Get yours here: www.zstacklife.com/CoffinNation ******************************************************************* Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, This is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind) said, “When it comes to comedy, Tom Leopold has an extra gene. You may not know it, but he has probably made you laugh.” Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, NPR, This Is Spinal Tap) called him “a semi-precious stone in the crown of comedy,” appellations Leopold treasures. Indeed, he may well be one of the most prolific and successful comedy writers ever, having written for sitcoms in the US and the UK, material for Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jonathan Winters, Michael McKean, Chris Guest, Chevy Chase, et al. Raised Jewish, the natural raconteur was baptized and received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil in 2011. The conservative-minded comedy writer and one-time actor has some fascinating insights into what we call the culture, especially important for the Covid-19 lockdown. In this episode you will learn Resources mentioned in this episode Episode 5The Patrick Coffin ShowThe Talent Show.Don Ricklesfirst Tonight Showappearance

Duration:01:11:40

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366: The “Myth” of the Magi—Father Dwight Longenecker

12/27/2023
If you enjoy this podcast consider being an Ambassador: www.patrickcoffin.media/donate ***************************************** In this episode you will learn: Resources recommended in this episode: Mystery of the Magi: The Quest to Identify the Three Wise MenMore ChristianityLife of ChristThe Day Christ Was Born DONATE 👉https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate FOLLOW ME 👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpatrickcoffin/

Duration:00:44:56

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#365: It’s a Wonderful Movie—Mary Owen and Karolyn Grimes

12/21/2023
This episode debuted six years ago, and I could think of no better show to honor my all-time favorite movie, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) through the eyes of two women with close ties to its creation. If Mr. Capra didn’t write it, why do I call it “Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life? It’s because that’s how the movie was marketed, which helps explain why the film got only a so-so reception when it was first released. Most of Mr. Capra’s pre-World War II movies were so sweet-hearted that they later earned the moniker “Capracorn,” not meant as a compliment. It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most critically acclaimed films ever made. Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, and placed number 11 on its initial 1998 greatest movie list, it also ranked number one on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time. Think about that. In light of the fact that hundreds of thousands of movies have been made, this is a jaw-dropping achievement. By the end of the Second World War, though, the mood of the movie-going public had shifted, as I wrote about the making of the movie in National Review a few years ago HERE. The next day after it was published, an appreciative email from a woman named Mary Owen arrived in my inbox. Turns out, Mary is the daughter of actress Donna Reed, who played Mary Bailey, the wife of James Stewart’s George Bailey. I thanked her for the lovely email and we had a few back-and-forths. After my podcast was up on two feet and spreading around the world (110 countries and counting), I thought it would be fun to have her on the show to talk about her mother’s role in this now-international favorite Christmas movie and to learn some back story to her mother’s career and her commitment to writing back to the G.I’s who wrote to her from the trenches and the gun turrets of World War II. The interview segues nicely into the next one, a rich conversation with actress Karolyn Grimes who played Zuzu, one of the four Bailey kids. Remember Zuzu’s petals? This was a real treat for me who loves the movie so well, and I know it will be for you as well.

Duration:00:46:07

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#364: Why Mary is Not Contrary—Dr. Rachel Fulton Brown

12/13/2023
This week’s guest is a mentor and kind of spiritual mother to Milo Yiannopoulos (whose very candid interview with me was Episode 101) and wrote the bracing Foreword to his latest book (see link below). Dr Rachel Fulton Brown is a tenured professor of history at the University of Chicago, and a renowned medieval scholar with a speciality in the area of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is also a fervent convert to the Catholic Faith. In this episode we dive deep into the biblical and historical roots of the role of the Blessed Mother in salvation history, and suggest ways to answer objections to the truth about Mary. In this episode you will learn: Resources mentioned in this episode Mary and the Art of Prayer: The Hours of the Virgin in Medieval Christian Life and ThoughtFrom Judgment to Passion: Devotion to Christ and the Virgin Mary, 800–1200The World’s First LoveDiabolical: How Pope Francis Has Betrayed Clerical Abuse Victims Like Me—and Why He Has To Go DONATE 👉https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate

Duration:01:00:24

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#363: Must-Watch Christmas Movies—Anthony Esolen

12/5/2023
This week: Magdalen College Professor Anthony Esolen is not only an eminent man of literature, he is also a walking encyclopedia of cinema. That definitely included movies set against or directly about, Christmas. In this free-wheeling conversation featuring brushes with fame and interconnectivity of actors who worked with the same directors, we hit many favorites and also some lesser-known Christmas movie nuggets. In this episode, you will learn Reasonable criteria for what makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movieHow everybody seems to miss the non-stop blasphemous swearing inDie Hard(1988)The culture degradation as manifest in the way Christmas was treated by Hollywood in years gone byWhy many Christmas moves seem to include notes of sorrow and griefReasons why the Golden Age (1934-1966) produced the great movies about or set against, Christmas Resources mentioned in this episode Movies It Happened on Fifth Avenue The Man Who Came to Dinner Penny Serenade The Shop Around the Corner Remember the NightChristmas in ConnecticutAn Affair to RememberThe Miracle of Morgan’s Creek The Bishop’s WifeMeet John DoeWhite ChristmasHoliday InnMiracle on 34th StreetDie HardLove, ActuallyJoyeux NoelThe ApartmentAnd course:It’s a Wonderful Life! Books Christians in the Movies: A Century of Saints and Sinnersby Peter DansSex and the Unreal City: The Demolition of the Western Mindby Anthony EsolenOut of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Cultureby Anthony Esolen

Duration:01:13:43