Catching Foxes

Two guys talking about the collision of faith and culture. Discussion over Instruction. *Occasionally explicit.

About the show

Luke and Gomer became friends Freshman year at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and 14 years later they started a podcast. The show oscillates between a conversation between just the two of us and interviews that we do together of other, fancier people. Sometimes we get explicit either by being too honest or by being too stupid. Either way, it's fun!

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Episodes

  • New Year Themes and New York!

    January 10th, 2020  |  1 hr 50 mins
    catholic, mandalorian, new years, new york

    Luke dares to ask the question: "During pregnancy, why don't people ask how much the dad is suffering, HUH?!" Gomer dares to enter the Big Apple for Sexy Paycation 2020. Then we discuss what our 2019 Themes were and our 2020 Themes, ending with a Top Five for 2019!

  • The Rise of Skywalker Review with Bob Rice

    December 28th, 2019  |  1 hr 24 mins

    the questions: What does Star Wars mean to you? What do you think of the Sequels? What did you think of this movie?

  • Catching Foxes Holiday Accusation Special!

    December 25th, 2019  |  39 mins 26 secs
    catholic, christian, damn lies, lies

    Over real fears of a lawsuit, we've made some edits... ALLEGEDLY!

  • The Rise of Baby Yoda Strikes Again

    December 20th, 2019  |  1 hr 20 secs
    catholic, christian, disney, movies

    I have spoken!

  • Love of Money

    December 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 26 mins
    enough, fire, money, prophet

    St. Paul says that the "love of money is the root of all evil." Dave Ramsey quotes the Proverb: "in the house of the wise are stores of choice grains." So we use The Wolf of Wall Street to guide our steps between being lovers-of-self and financially prudent.

  • Mike Mangione | Throwing in Your Ante

    December 6th, 2019  |  1 hr 33 mins
    art, beauty, catholic, music

    Mike Mangione is an extremely talented musician and a devout Catholic. Now he tours weekly with Christopher West, who is one of his closest friends. This conversation rips open the veil of artistic achievement, family, how work can destroy your vocation, and how secular art can proclaim the glory of God. So turn the page...

  • You're Going to Be OK!

    November 29th, 2019  |  1 hr 31 mins
    20somethings, comparison, finance, friendships, jealousy, men's groups

    Explicit Luke kicks it Old School Catching Foxes by dropping F-Bombs when talking about his prayer life. Then we hit a TON OF THE BEST QUESTIONS WE'VE EVER RECEIVED (See Show Notes).

  • Self-Numbing Cultural Stasis and The Irishman

    November 22nd, 2019  |  1 hr 26 mins
    catholic, cinema, marriage, movies

    We do some follow up from last week’s insanely popular episode and Love and Respect by drawing out the difference between Feminization and Emasculation of the Church today. Then we pull out some great answers by our Patrons when we asked them, “What does Respect mean to you or look like?” Finally, we dive into our central topic: have we forgotten how to tell stories? The contemplative cinema of The Irishman is compared to mainstream superhero movies, and we ask if Netflix can play the role of Cinema Savior or Common Experience Destroyer. Check out the show notes for tons of additional content to watch.

  • Marriage: Sex, Love, & Respect!

    November 15th, 2019  |  1 hr 36 mins
    love, male and female, men and women, respect, sex

    Disney+, Gomer's dog, THEN SEX, LOVE AND RESPECT!

  • Moleman in the Morning

    November 8th, 2019  |  1 hr 22 mins

    Sure, this is a great episode about cities and nostalgia and blah blah blah. But this one was edited by Luke! Buckle up, buckeroos.

  • EWTN Has-Been, Rebecca Murphy!

    November 1st, 2019  |  1 hr 55 mins
    catholic, ewtn, rosko

    We are joined by Rebecca Murphy, former Frannie, former EWTN star, former Youth Minister, current badass. Come and learn from her wonderful life how the Church can suck and how it can be amazing. Thanks to CatholicSocial.Media for sponsoring this show.

  • Pssst, the Best Meat's in the Rump.

    October 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 27 mins

    Luke explains how he reforges Patreon, then we bring back 10-minute topics! Cannabis? Exodus 90 three months later? Advice to a Theology Grad School Student? Lesser-Known Saints? Something you need to do but haven't? Universal Basic Income? Which Country would you take over and how?

  • Jeremy Renner did What?!

    October 18th, 2019  |  56 mins 42 secs
    catholic, kids, marvel, movies

    There goes Hawkeye! Jeremy Renner reportedly coked out and was horribly abusive to his now ex-wife. Then, Luke starts a new segment about how moving back to your high school town is weird. Finally, Luke asks Gomer how scared he is to mess up his kids.

  • Joker Review and Catholic Social Justice

    October 11th, 2019  |  48 mins 52 secs
    catholic, joker, mental illness, movie

    Spoilers. The horn sounds, so you have been warned. We skip any sort of plot summary and assume you've seen the movie. Three themes of economic injustice, mental health, and isolation interweave into one amazing character study called JOKER.

  • Confidence: Painful Art of Self-Acceptance

    October 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 29 mins
    acceptance, confidence, fear, jerks, nice guys

    [We cuss a lot.] Confidence: Gomer thinks it's linked to violence and Luke to self-acceptance. Then we show how Nice Guys and Jerks are the same, but just one of them is better at hiding it. Finally, we talk Hans Urs von Balthasar. Thanks, Try.CatholicSocial.Media for sponsoring this show!

  • We Are Hacks

    September 27th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min
    books, catholic, church, the hack

    I read Amy Wellborn's article on The Hack and applying it to social media shenanigans of today. I know dozens of professional ministers that are hanging a question mark on everything now. Walk with me through the pain!