In this podcast, Trent Horn gives you an entertaining, informative, and practical explanation of the Catholic faith as well as interviews with the best writers and speakers in the Church today.
#953 - FFAF: Defending the Unborn with Gen Z
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent sits down with TikTok personality Emily Torres of Catholic Converts to discuss how to defend the unborn.
10/25/2024 • 17 minutes, 45 seconds
#954 - The Incredible Shrinking Book Of Mormon
In this episode, Trent responds to a Mormon apologist who critiques one of his arguments against the Book of Mormon.
10/23/2024 • 20 minutes, 11 seconds
#951 - The Argument For God Atheists Fear The Most
In this episode, Trent reveals which argument for God's existence that generates the most doubt among atheists.
10/21/2024 • 17 minutes, 41 seconds
#950 - FFAF: Awkward and "Awkward" Interviews
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares about his real most awkward interview and his favorite satirical awkward interview.
10/18/2024 • 11 minutes, 41 seconds
#949 - The Fallacy In Almost Every Anti-Catholic Argument
In this episode, Trent exposes a logical fallacy hiding behind a wide variety of anti-Catholic critics.
Why I'm Not Muslim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7OFN-1DAg&t=1746s
Answering a Muslim Apologist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtVW7y4r4cE&t=1s
10/16/2024 • 18 minutes, 31 seconds
#948 - Fr. Radcliffe's Dangerous LGBT Propaganda
In this episode, Trent breaks down troubling writings from Cardinal elect Fr. Timothy Radcliffe.
My book, Confusion in the Kingdom: https://www.amazon.com/Confusion-Kingdom-Progressive-Catholicism-Bringing/dp/1683573471
My review of Fr. James Martin’s documentary: https://youtu.be/n9TrCqiyi_Q?si=iOj9d6pXEagbKl3z
10/14/2024 • 14 minutes, 51 seconds
#947 - FFAF: Engaging Protestants with Gen Z
In this free-for-all Friday, Trent sits down with Gen Z content creators to discuss how to share the Faith with Protestants.
10/11/2024 • 12 minutes, 45 seconds
#946 - Holocaust Denial Is Getting Out Of Hand
In this episode, Trent shows what's wrong with the recent online trend in denying the Holocaust and why it's scandalous for Christians to engage in it.
10/9/2024 • 27 minutes, 25 seconds
#944 - More Abortion Lies (Fact Checking the Vice Presidential Debate)
In this episode, Trent rebuts Tim Walz's lies and distortions on the issue of abortion in the recent Vice Presidential Debate.
My video on the Trump-Harris Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgRDXfgfXus&t=322s
My book, Persuasive Pro Life: https://www.amazon.com/Persuasive-Pro-Life-2nd-Ed/dp/1683573048/ref=sr_1_1
10/2/2024 • 14 minutes, 6 seconds
#944 - The Case For Seven Sacraments
In this episode, Trent sits down with Anglican Stephen Boyce to discuss the case for seven sacraments.
10/2/2024 • 42 minutes, 2 seconds
#943 - How Scandal Unravels Protestantism's "Eternal Security"
In this episode Trent shows how scandals in the Protestant world call into question their doctrine of eternal security.
4 Awful Christian Best-Sellers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KWFxqjiG1o&t=530s
3 Reasons to Confess Your Sins to a Priest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSzl2wSh9OY&t=645s
9/30/2024 • 17 minutes, 44 seconds
FFAF: These Titles Perfectly Explain Every Kid's Age
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reflects on amusingly accurate book titles about child development.
9/27/2024 • 18 minutes, 13 seconds
#941 - The Real Problem With "Childless Cat Ladies"
In this episode, Trent examines the issue of "childless cat ladies" and the larger problem of demographic winter.
9/25/2024 • 13 minutes, 48 seconds
#940 - Charlie Kirk Shuts Down 25 Pro-Aborts (My Response)
In this episode, Trent reviews Charlie Kirk's interactions with woke college students on the issue of abortion.
9/23/2024 • 17 minutes, 17 seconds
#939 - FFAF: Am I Racist? (Review)
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reviews Matt Walsh's recent film "Am I Racist?"
9/20/2024 • 14 minutes, 27 seconds
#938 - What Pope Francis Needs To Do
In this episode Trent talks about the Pope's latest controversial remarks and what he and the rest of us should do in response to them.
My episode on deportation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV1jeYOSq7A
9/18/2024 • 15 minutes, 2 seconds
#936 - FFAF: The Dangers of Being an "Ultra-Processed Person"
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent talks about his families journey into the dangers of ultra processed foods and how they are changing their diet in small ways to reclaim their health.
In this episode, Trent rebuts lies and distortions about abortion and infanticide in the Trump-Harris Presidential Debate.
9/11/2024 • 13 minutes, 8 seconds
#935 - 10 Awful Atheist Memes (REBUTTED)
In this episode, Trent debunks 10 truly cringe-worthy atheist memes.
9/10/2024 • 9 minutes, 6 seconds
#934 - The NEW Case For God's Existence
In this episode Trent shares his talk on "The New Case for God" at the 2023 Catholic Answers Conference.
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9/9/2024 • 47 minutes, 37 seconds
#933 - FFAF: Drowning in Plain Sight
In this free-for-all Friday, Trent reflects on recent news stories that show how people misunderstand the danger of drowning.
9/6/2024 • 12 minutes, 3 seconds
#932 - Cringe Takes on What Jesus REALLY Looked Like
In this episode, Trent rebuts extreme positions on what Jesus looked like and examines the theological implications of that issue.
9/4/2024 • 7 minutes, 53 seconds
#930 - FFAF: What is the "Cannonball Run"?
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares the history of the "Cannonball Run."
8/30/2024 • 14 minutes, 39 seconds
#929 - The "Heavy Burdens" Of Catholic Fundamentalism
In this episode, Trent warns about how "Catholic fundamentalism" can harm the Faithful and scandalize non-Catholics.
8/28/2024 • 14 minutes, 18 seconds
#928 - 5 Reasons To Doubt The Book Of Mormon
In this episode Trent shares arguments from his recent debate against the Book of Mormon.
8/26/2024 • 18 minutes, 2 seconds
#927 - FFAF: Hotels vs Airbnb's
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent breaks down which is better: hotels or air bnb's?
8/23/2024 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds
#926 - The Catholic Case Against "Green Energy"
In this episode, Trent shows that Catholics don't have to embrace radical "green energy" initiatives.
8/21/2024 • 16 minutes, 50 seconds
#925 - The Assisted Suicide Dystopia Is Here
In this episode, Trent reveals how assisted suicide advocates reach new lows in demanding state-sanctioned killing.
8/19/2024 • 14 minutes, 27 seconds
#924 - FFAF: Where Did All the Serial Killers Go?
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reveals why acts of serial killing is at an all-time low.
8/16/2024 • 15 minutes, 10 seconds
#923 - "Mary Is NOT The Mother Of God" (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent answers common objections to the doctrine of Mary being theotokos, the Mother of God.
8/14/2024 • 14 minutes, 5 seconds
#922 - Should Christians "Trust The Science"
In this episode, Trent addresses how Christians should engage extreme views related to science and how to sensibly separate good and bad science.
8/12/2024 • 33 minutes, 58 seconds
#921 - FFAF: Why Do Millennials Look so Young?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent looks at the explanations for why millennials don't seem to be aging in comparison to their parents at the same age.
8/9/2024 • 22 minutes, 8 seconds
#920 - It's Not Always Demons (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode, Trent sits down with Jimmy Akin to discuss where Catholics go too far in dealing with the demonic.
8/7/2024 • 27 minutes, 43 seconds
#919 - Surviving The "Bible Blitzkrieg"
In this episode, Trent gives advice on how to overcome a common rhetorical technique in discussions over the Bible.
When Atheists Misread The Bible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq8-lg1_60E
8/5/2024 • 10 minutes, 10 seconds
#918 - FFAF: My Favorite Food Hacks
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares some of his favorite meal tips and tricks for tasty, healthy food.
8/2/2024 • 14 minutes, 22 seconds
#917 - The Emptiness Of "Political Christianity"
In this episode, Trent takes on the empty absurdities on the other end of the ideological spectrum in so-called "political Christianity."
7/31/2024 • 26 minutes, 59 seconds
#916 - The Emptiness Of Liberal Christianity 1
In this episode, Trent takes on the empty absurdities of liberal Christianity.
7/29/2024 • 12 minutes, 23 seconds
#915 - Ask Me Anything! (with Inspiring Philosophy)
In this episode, Trent shares a recent Q+A he had hosted by Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy on a wide variety of subjects.
7/22/2024 • 33 minutes, 54 seconds
#914 - FFAF: Should We Bring Back Asylums?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent examines why insane asylums went out of fashion and whether they should be brought back.
7/19/2024 • 15 minutes, 37 seconds
#913 - Destiny's Evil Consistency
In this episode Trent examines the awful positions Destiny holds and how his desire to consistency leads him to extreme ends.
7/17/2024 • 15 minutes, 14 seconds
#912 - When Protestants Were Pro-Choice
In this episode, Trent shows how Protestantism's response to legal abortion reveals it's underlying authority problem.
7/15/2024 • 13 minutes, 10 seconds
#911 - FFAF: The Saddest Male and Female Daters
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reveals how young men and older women sabotage their dating lives with unrealistic expectations.
7/12/2024 • 20 minutes, 9 seconds
#910 - The "Evil God" Challenge (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts Stephen Law's "evil god" challenge to the existence of God.
Ed Feser on the evil-god challenge:
https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/10/laws-evil-god-challenge.html
William Lane Craig on the evil-god challenge: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/the-evil-god-objection
Jack Symes's Book:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/defeating-the-evilgod-challenge-9781350419308/
7/10/2024 • 27 minutes, 17 seconds
#909 - Can Libertarians Be Catholic?
In this episode, Trent sits down with Reason TV to explain why Catholics can't be socialists.
Reason TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Zwg9gA5T8
7/8/2024 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
#908 - FFAF: The Mystery of Liminal Space
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent examines the creepy uncanniness of liminal spaces and how they manifest in online memes.
7/5/2024 • 9 minutes, 23 seconds
#907 - 4 Reasons "Sex Work" is not work.
In this episode, Trent takes on the claim that prostitution is just harmless "sex work."
7/3/2024 • 11 minutes, 14 seconds
#906 - DIALOGUE: Does Sola Scriptura Make Sense?
In this episode, Trent sits down with Protestant apologist Kelly Powers to discuss the coherence of Sola Scriptura.
7/1/2024 • 1 hour, 40 minutes, 46 seconds
#905 - FFAF: The Myth of the "Girl Boss" Martial Artist
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes on the common cinematic depiction of petite women kicking butt, why that's so unrealistic, and how women actually can fight men.
6/28/2024 • 15 minutes, 13 seconds
#904 - 3 Reasons to Confess Your Sins to a Priest
In this episode, Trent offers three biblical reasons that every Christian should confess his sins to an ordained priest.
6/26/2024 • 14 minutes, 37 seconds
#903 - Did The Medieval Church Have Gay Weddings?
In this episode, Trent responds to evidence for the claim that the medieval Church celebrated a kind of gay wedding ceremony.
6/24/2024 • 14 minutes, 55 seconds
#902 - FFAF: The Most Misnamed Foods
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reveals that many of the foods you eat don't have the origins you think they have due to their misleading names.
6/21/2024 • 15 minutes, 14 seconds
#901 - The Protestant "Creed Problem"
In this episode, Trent comments on the Southern Baptist "Nicene Creed Debate" and shows how it reveals a fatal flaw in Sola Scriptura.
6/19/2024 • 10 minutes, 33 seconds
#900 - 4 Awful Christian Best-Sellers
In this episode, Trent reveals the heresies and dangers contained in 4 best-selling Christian books.
6/17/2024 • 13 minutes, 45 seconds
#899 - FFAF: Disney Ruined my Childhood Again
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares his frustrations over Disney's bad decisions related to one of his favorite child-hood theme park rides.
6/14/2024 • 11 minutes, 3 seconds
#898 - 7 False Catholic Teachings (REBUTTED)
In this episode, Trent debunks Protestant apologist Allen Parr's claims about 7 false teachings of the Catholic church.
6/12/2024 • 29 minutes, 2 seconds
#897 - Rationality Rules REBUTTED on Homophobia
In this episode, Trent responds to Stephen Woodford of Rationality Rules' video "If atheists acted like apologists" in which Woodford critiques Trent's lack of concern over being called "homophobic."
6/10/2024 • 16 minutes, 58 seconds
#895 - Pope Francis and Human Goodness (with Ben Shapiro)
In this episode Trent sits down with Ben Shapiro and discusses whether human beings are born "good" or "bad."
5/24/2024 • 11 minutes, 2 seconds
#896 - FFAF: My Favorite "All-Time Movies"
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reveals his favorite movies he can watch no matter the occasion.
5/24/2024 • 29 minutes, 7 seconds
#894 - What the "Red Pill" Gets Wrong (with Jordan Cooper)
In this episode Trent shares his discussion with Lutheran scholar Jordan Cooper about the harms of "red pill ideology".
5/22/2024 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 20 seconds
#893 - "Marriage is Bad for Men" (REBUTTED)
In this episode, Trent shares a version of his opening statement with Pearl Davis in their debate on the question, "Is Marriage Bad for Men?"
5/19/2024 • 12 minutes, 17 seconds
#892 - FFAF: Refuting Progressive Catholicism (with Eric Sammons)
In this free-for-all Friday, Trent sits down with Crisis Magazine editor Eric Sammons to discuss his newest book Confusion in the Kingdom: How ‘Progressive’ Catholicism Is Bringing Harm and Scandal to the Church.
5/17/2024 • 55 minutes, 27 seconds
#891 - The Justification 2x2 DEBATE (Horn/Akin vs. Nesan/Boyce)
In this episode Trent and Jimmy Akin team up to debate two Protestants on the doctrine of justification.
5/15/2024 • 2 hours, 50 minutes, 58 seconds
#890 - Chatting with a Protestant Pastor about Catholicism
In this episode, Trent takes part in a Twitter Space hosted by a Baptist pastor who asks him questions about scripture, tradition, Mary, the Eucharist, purgatory, and many other Catholic doctrines.
5/13/2024 • 2 hours, 13 minutes
#889 - FFAF: All About Train Disasters
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent "returns to his roots" of personal interests and discusses a slew of railroad disasters.
5/10/2024 • 30 minutes, 25 seconds
#888 - [REBUTTED] Top Objections to Mary's Perpetual Virginity
In this episode, Trent takes on the higher level objections Protestant apologists make to the standard Catholic defense of Mary's Perpetual Virginity.
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5/8/2024 • 13 minutes, 33 seconds
#887 - An Embarrassing Young Earth Creationist Argument
In this episode, Trent responds to a scandalously weak argument against evolution based on claims of human dinosaur coexistence.
5/6/2024 • 13 minutes, 17 seconds
#886 - FFAF: Woke Campus Protests Never Change (2009 vs. 2024)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares some of his favorite examples university student protesters melting down when reality sets in on their actions.
5/3/2024 • 15 minutes, 31 seconds
Big Channel News (and New Book Giveaway!)
In this episode, Trent gives an update on the future of the Counsel of Trent and how you can get a free copy of his latest book Confusion in the Kingdom.
5/1/2024 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
#885 - Why I Don't Care If I'm "H0m0ph0b*c"
In this episode Trent explains why he doesn't care if people call him homophobic or transphobic because of what this word really means.
4/29/2024 • 9 minutes, 41 seconds
#884 - FFAF: Gen Z and Online Catholic Culture (w/ Avoiding Babylon and Joshua Charles)
In this free-for-all Friday Trent explains why certain moral attitudes have made Western countries more successful in contrast to some corrupt, impoverished non-Western countries.
4/26/2024 • 52 minutes, 38 seconds
#883 - DIALOGUE: Are Catholics or Protestants More United? (w/ The Other Paul)
In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant YouTuber The Other Paul to discuss the methods Protestants and Catholics use to achieve doctrinal unity among believers.
4/24/2024 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 40 seconds
#882 - "Vaush vs Fr. Mike Schmitz" and Transgender Propaganda (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent reviews a recent transgender propaganda video aimed at 4th graders and Vaush's critique of Fr. Mike Schmitz on the subject.
4/22/2024 • 15 minutes, 41 seconds
#881 - FFAF: How to Fake Your Own Death
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how and why people fake their own deaths and the methods professionals use to catch them.
4/19/2024 • 17 minutes, 38 seconds
#880 - Why Atheists Can't Blame Christians for Anything
In this episode Trent reveals how atheist's moral indignation at some Christians is inconsistent with a worldview that denies the existence of free will. He shows that God's existence makes the most sense of our unique ability to be morally responsible for our actions.
4/16/2024 • 18 minutes, 14 seconds
#879 - The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Treat OnlyFans Converts
In this episode Trent examines the controversy surrounding recent converts from the p*rn industry and how some critics don't want to welcome certain sinners into the Faith.
4/15/2024 • 12 minutes, 1 second
#878 - FFAF: Babylon Bee Articles That Get Me
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares three Babylon Bee Articles that completely get his life as a millennial aged husband and father.
4/12/2024 • 9 minutes, 39 seconds
#877 - DIALOGUE: Is Premarital Sex Bad?
In this episode Trent shares clips from his dialogue with Alex at Playing with Fire about the ethics of premarital sex.
4/10/2024 • 28 minutes, 26 seconds
#876 - Was the Resurrection a "Collective Delusion"?
In this episode Trent answers skeptical arguments that claim post-crucifixion sightings of Jesus are cases of collective delusion like Bigfoot or other unusual sightings.
4/7/2024 • 15 minutes, 20 seconds
#875 - FFAF: Sola Scriptura, Purgatory, and IVF (New Episodes Air 04/15)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his recent interview with Michael Lofton where he discusses his recent debates as well as pro-life issues hitting the news.
4/5/2024 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 19 seconds
#874 - Cringey Protestant Memes (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent refutes several cringey Protestant memes.
4/4/2024 • 11 minutes, 1 second
#873 - Why are There TWO Empty Tombs of Jesus?
In this episode Trent tells the story behind the "other" empty tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem.
4/1/2024 • 7 minutes, 7 seconds
#872 - FFAF: Defending Jesus' Crucifixion
In this free-for-all-Good-Friday Trent shares some resources to help you defend Jesus' crucifixion.
3/29/2024 • 11 minutes, 5 seconds
#871 - Is Saying "Christ is King" Antisemitic?
In this episode Trent addresses the controversy surrounding the online use of the phrase "Christ is King" in light of staff changes at the Daily Wire.
3/27/2024 • 19 minutes, 46 seconds
#870 - Why Liberals Love Ugly Art
In this episode Trent reveals the reason liberals, including those in the Catholic Church, prefer downright ugly art.
3/25/2024 • 18 minutes, 33 seconds
#869 - FFAF: The Secret Nuclear Weapons on the Freeway
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how the government secretly transports nuclear material and weapons across the country.
In this episode Trent breaks down recent comments Pearl made that denigrate women and harm her largely male followers.
3/20/2024 • 18 minutes, 16 seconds
#867 - DIALOGUE: Is Jesus God? (and the "Protestant Trinity Problem")
In this episode Trent sits down with Sam Tideman of Transfigured to discuss biblical unitarianism. They also discuss how Catholics have an easier time defending the Trinity.
3/18/2024 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 9 seconds
#866 - FFAF: Keeping a Cool Head on Hot Topics
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with Cy Kellet and shares his tips for keeping a cool head when discussing tough issues with other people.
3/15/2024 • 26 minutes, 36 seconds
#865 - DIALOGUE: Are Protestants Too Skeptical? (w/Gospel Simplicity)
In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant YouTuber Austin of Gospel Simplicity to discuss his investigation into Catholicism and whether Protestantism should be the "default" position for non-Catholics.
3/10/2024 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 19 seconds
#864 - FFAF: Where are the Gen-Z Catholic Apologists?
In this episode of free-for-all-Friday Trent examines the need for a younger generation of Catholic apologists.
3/8/2024 • 12 minutes, 51 seconds
#863 - More Silly Atheist Memes (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts even more silly atheist memes from the Internet.
3/6/2024 • 10 minutes, 18 seconds
#862 - Calvinism and Catholicism (w/ Redeemed Zoomer)
In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant Youtuber Redeemed Zoomer to answer his questions about Catholicism.
3/4/2024 • 1 hour, 41 minutes, 53 seconds
#861 - FFAF: The Problem with Electric Cars
In this episode of free-for-all-Friday, Trent looks at what is slowing the green movements push for universal adoption of electric cars.
3/1/2024 • 12 minutes, 10 seconds
#860 - Correcting Conservatives on IVF after the Alabama Ruling
In this episode Trent responds to conservatives who support or have confusing messages about IVF in light of the Alabama State Supreme Court's ruling on the matter.
2/28/2024 • 14 minutes, 15 seconds
DEBATE: Is the Doctrine of Purgatory True? (Horn vs. White)
In this debate hosted on February 17, 2024, Trent Horn and James White debate the question: Is the Doctrine of Purgatory True?
2/26/2024 • 2 hours, 11 minutes, 48 seconds
#859 - FFAF: The Most Unfunny Comic Strips
In this free-for-all, Friday Trent explains why some comic strips are bad and others are purposefully not funny.
2/23/2024 • 11 minutes, 43 seconds
#858 - Satan's Guide to the Bible (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts the arguments of a viral documenatry called "Satan's Guide to the Bible".
2/22/2024 • 25 minutes, 30 seconds
#857 - Campus and Radio Pro-Abortion Advocates (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent debates college students at the University of New Mexico and a caller to Catholic Answers Live on the issue of abortion.
2/17/2024 • 16 minutes, 46 seconds
Update on my THREE Debates with James White This Week
Update on my THREE Debates with James White This Week by Catholic Answers
2/14/2024 • 7 minutes, 53 seconds
#856 - FFAF: Why be Catholic? (with Potential Theism)
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent sits down with non-religious Youtuber Potential Theism to answer his questions about Catholicism.
2/9/2024 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 35 seconds
#855 - Is it SINFUL to Watch MMA?
Is it sinful to watch MMA? In this episode Trent examines Fr. Mike Schmitz's arguments against MMA and reveals when it is sinful for Christians to watch this sport.
2/7/2024 • 11 minutes, 18 seconds
#854 - One Christian Truth Calvinists CAN'T SAY
In this episode, Trent reveals the one basic Christian good work that Calvinists, because of their theology, just can't do.
2/5/2024 • 11 minutes, 55 seconds
#853 - FFAF: I Love the World War "Z" Audiobook
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares a review of the newest audiobook he's enjoying: World War Z
2/2/2024 • 21 minutes, 39 seconds
#852 - The REAL PROBLEM with Hoping HELL is EMPTY
In this episode, Trent examines the biggest problem with those who focus on hoping that Hell is empty.
1/31/2024 • 10 minutes, 18 seconds
#851 - Why Fr. Casey Cole is WRONG about the Bible and Homosexuality
In this episode Trent responds to Fr. Casey Cole's video "What does the Bible ACTUALLY Say about Homosexuality?"
1/29/2024 • 17 minutes
#850 – FFAF: The Rise and Fall of “30 Minutes or Less” Pizza Delivery
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the origin and ultimate demise of the old 90’s pizza delivery promise of “30 minutes or less”.
1/25/2024 • 11 minutes, 5 seconds
#849 – REBUTTING a Pro-Gay Documentary About the Bible
In this episode Trent refutes the claims in the new documentary “1946” that scripture doesn’t condemn homosexual relationships.
1/24/2024 • 19 minutes, 8 seconds
#848 – Caller Says Unborn Children Aren’t Human Beings (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent debates two pro-choice callers and helps one begin to change her mind about the pro-life message.
1/22/2024 • 13 minutes, 49 seconds
#847 - FFAF: Being a Catholic Influencer (w/Amber Rose)
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares his recent interview with Amber Rose, the Religious Hippie, and their discussion on the ups and downs of being an online Catholic influencer.
1/19/2024 • 52 minutes, 44 seconds
#846 - Hilariously Bad Atheist Memes (REBUTTED)
In this episode, Trent shreds the low-hanging fruit of popular online atheist memes.
1/17/2024 • 10 minutes, 5 seconds
#845 - Conservatives Who Need to be Converted
In this episode, Trent examines two groups of conservatives who need to respond to the message of Jesus Christ and his Church.
1/15/2024 • 17 minutes, 1 second
#844 - FFAF: Exposing "Smart Animal" Frauds
In this episode, Trent investigates the claims behind allegedly "smart" animals like Koko the Gorilla and Clever Hans the Horse.
1/12/2024 • 15 minutes, 12 seconds
#843 - Does the Bible Say Mythical Creatures Exist?
In this episode, Trent answers atheist claims that the Bible teaches that mythical creatures like unicorns and dragons exist.
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1/10/2024 • 14 minutes, 19 seconds
#842 - Problems with Traditionalist Defenses of the Faith
In this episode, Trent highlights weak arguments that are popular among more traditionalist Catholics and better ones to use instead.
Links:
https://youtu.be/U65142yh3PI
https://youtu.be/sQkEbHqEv9o
https://youtu.be/0VUYHlmCevA
1/8/2024 • 16 minutes, 19 seconds
#841 - Rebutting a Heretic on Mary, Mother of God (Re-upload)
In this episode, Trent sits down with fellow apologist Joe Heschmeyer to critique Gino Jennings’ attack on the doctrine of Mary being the mother of God and show how the denial of proper Mariology leads to heretical Christologies like those of Pastor Gino.
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1/1/2024 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 12 seconds
#840 - The Disgusting End of the Slippery Slope
In this episode, Trent shows how a recent defense of beastiality reveals the bankruptcy of modern sexual ethics and why Catholic moral theology is the only way to make the world sane again.
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12/27/2023 • 30 minutes, 59 seconds
#839 - Is the Virgin Birth Copied from Paganism?
As Christmas draws near, Trent sits down with Cy Kellett to discuss the unique elements of the Incarnation and how to answer arguments that claim it is a myth borrowed from paganism.
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12/24/2023 • 40 minutes, 4 seconds
#838 - FFAF: Tales of Annoying Gen Z and DINK's
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares his thoughts on a Gen Z'er who's had enough of Texas and the growing trend of "DINK's" (Double-income no kids).
12/22/2023 • 22 minutes, 5 seconds
#837 - My Take on "Same-sex Blessings" (with Ben Shapiro)
In this episode, Trent shares a clip from the Ben Shapiro show where he and Ben discuss the Vatican's new document and media claims surrounding the Church and blessings for "same-sex couples".
12/20/2023 • 20 minutes, 13 seconds
#836 - Should the State Ban Satanist Statues?
In this episode, Trent examines the debate surrounding the Satanist statue in Iowa's state capitol and whether demands to have it removed could backfire on Catholics.
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12/18/2023 • 30 minutes, 19 seconds
#835 – FFAF: The D.A.R.E. Program (and Why it Failed)
In this episode, Trent engages astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s arguments against God as well as his critiques of atheism.
12/15/2023 • 12 minutes, 12 seconds
#834 - What Neil deGrasse Tyson Gets Wrong About God (and Atheism)
In this episode, Trent engages astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s arguments against God as well as his critiques of atheism.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
12/13/2023 • 17 minutes, 52 seconds
#832 - FFAF: Lies Our Parents Told Us
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent explores the lies our parents told us (probably with honest intentions) in order to keep us from doing things that annoyed them.
12/8/2023 • 11 minutes, 50 seconds
#833 - Highlights from the Whatever Podcast “Sex Work” Debate
Check out highlights from Trent and Lila Rose’s debate with Destiny and Only Fans practitioner Jazmen Jafar on the question “Is Sex Work Bad for Society?”
WARNING
The nature of this content is mature and involves discussion of sexuality and sexual acts using explicit and graphic language. Please use discretion in listening to this episode.
12/8/2023 • 41 minutes, 26 seconds
#831 - Reviewing the Shapiro vs. O'Connor Religion Debate
In this episode, Trent reviews the debate that recently took place between Ben Shapiro and Alex O'Connor on the question: Is religion good or bad for society?
12/6/2023 • 28 minutes, 17 seconds
#830 – Rebutting Rationality Rules Critique of Matt Walsh
In this episode, Trent responds to Stephen Woodford’s (aka Rationality Rules) arguments against Matt Walsh’s definition of a woman as “an adult human female.”
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
12/4/2023 • 33 minutes, 36 seconds
#829 - FFAF: Strange and Unusual Historical Heists
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent recounts unusual historical heists and the strange things stolen or unusual ways they were stolen.
12/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 3 seconds
#828 – Refuting Deepak Chopra’s Impostor Jesus
In this episode, Trent refutes Deepak Chopra’s “Third Jesus” that reduces our Lord to a mere “Christ Consciousness”.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
11/29/2023 • 17 minutes, 7 seconds
#827 - My Concern About Celebrity Converts
In this episode, Trent examines the difficulties that can arise when celebrities convert to the Faith.
11/27/2023 • 20 minutes, 32 seconds
#826 - FFAF: The Best and Worst Thanksgiving Food?
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent breaks down his most and least favorite Thanksgiving food.
11/24/2023 • 12 minutes, 48 seconds
#825 - Sola Fide's Absence in the Early Church
In this episode, Trent provides an historical overview of the Church fathers of the first two centuries and the absence of sola fide in their writings.
11/22/2023 • 34 minutes, 37 seconds
#824 - What Created Bin Laden's Tik Tok Fans?
In this episode, Trent reveals the errors and institutions that lead young people to thing a mass murdering terrorist "was right".
11/18/2023 • 18 minutes, 19 seconds
#823 - FFAF: The MCU Needs a Reset
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent bemoans the current state of the MCU and proposes a plan for a reset.
11/17/2023 • 16 minutes, 50 seconds
#822 - Why I'm Not a Muslim
In this episode Trent, analyzes common arguments for Islam and explains why they aren’t persuasive.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
11/15/2023 • 32 minutes, 43 seconds
#821 - The Lesson to Learn from Matt Dillahunty's Rage Quit
In this episode, Trent analyzes a recent debate where atheist Matt Dillahunty left the debate after opening statements. Trent discusses the promise and peril of Christians taking a more aggressive approach when engaging modern atheists.
11/13/2023 • 22 minutes, 2 seconds
#820 - FFAF: Design Flaws that Doomed Public Housing
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent explores the architectural design flaws that made public housing in Chicago and St. Louis unlivable.
11/9/2023 • 15 minutes, 30 seconds
#819 - My Big Question for Defenders of "Sola Fide"
In this episode, Trent reveals the one question he has for defenders of justification by faith alone that shows this theology is incoherent and overly complicates the plan of salvation God gave us through the Catholic church.
11/8/2023 • 18 minutes, 44 seconds
#818 - The Heretical Reason Modernists Coddle Criminals
In this episode, Trent reveals the anti-Christian attitude behind recent attempts to coddle criminals and downplay the need for society to enforce the Law.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
11/6/2023 • 22 minutes, 41 seconds
#817 - FFAF My Patrons Ask me Anything!
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent answers a wide variety of questions from his supporters at trenthornpodcast.com
11/3/2023 • 51 minutes, 17 seconds
#816 - Answering Objections to the Intercession of the Saints
In honor of All Saints Day, in this episode Trent answers a variety of Protestant objections to the intercession of the saints.
11/1/2023 • 16 minutes, 40 seconds
#815 - 100,000 Subscriber Special!
In this episode, Trent celebrates reaching 100,000 subscribers on Youtube by answering all his viewers questions in this special livestreamed episode.
10/30/2023 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 24 seconds
#814 - FFAF: My Favorite Horror Genres
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent describes his favorite genres of horror.
10/27/2023 • 19 minutes, 40 seconds
#813 - Belgian Bishop Rejects Infallible Catholic Doctrine
In this episode, Trent responds to a Belgian bishop whose views on morality contradict the infallible teachings of the Catholic church.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
10/25/2023 • 12 minutes, 2 seconds
#812 - DIALOGUE: Would Heaven be Hellish?
In this episode, Trent sits down with Brandon, the atheistic host of Mindshift to discuss his seven objections to the doctrine of heaven.
10/23/2023 • 2 hours, 31 minutes, 40 seconds
#811 - FFAF: Three Families, Three Deadly Wrong Turns
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares harrowing and tragic tales of families who took a wrong turn on the road and ended up facing disaster.
10/20/2023 • 18 minutes, 18 seconds
#810 - DEBATE: Does Inerrant Scripture Need an Infallible Tradition? (Gordon vs. Christie)
In this episode Trent moderates a live debate between Catholic apologist Tim Gordon and Protestant apologist Steve Christie on the following question: "Do we need an infallible tradition to know scripture is inerrant?"
The format will be:
15-minute opening statements
7-minute rebuttals
4-minute second rebuttals
15-minute cross examinations
20-minute audience Q+A
5-minute closing statements
10/19/2023 • 2 hours, 12 minutes, 8 seconds
#809 - How One Argument Against Islam Backfires
In this episode Trent reviews a debate between Christians and Muslims on the PBD podcast and shows how the Christians main argument against Islam left them vulnerable to Muslim objections.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
10/16/2023 • 29 minutes, 32 seconds
#808 - FFAF Catholic Apologetics - 1980's vs. 2020's
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reflects on how Catholic apologetics has changed in the past forty years and what that means for the future.
10/13/2023 • 20 minutes, 37 seconds
#807 - DIALOGUE: Can reason prove the universe began? (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode, Trent sits down with his colleague Jimmy Akin to have a friendly chat about their agreements and disagreements over the kalam cosmological argument.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
10/11/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 34 seconds
#806 - Pope Benedict XVI vs. The "Dark Passages of Scripture"
In this episode, Trent shares how Pope Benedict XVI provides a way of avoiding Christian "fundamentalist" approaches to the Bible that can lead to "fundamentalist atheism."
10/9/2023 • 19 minutes, 33 seconds
#805 - FFAF: The Evolution of Rock and Roll
In this free-for-all Friday, Trent explores the varied roots and offshoots of rock and roll music.
10/6/2023 • 10 minutes, 50 seconds
#804 - The Harm of Fake St. Francis Quotes
In this episode, Trent celebrates the feast day of St. Francis by exposing the harm of famous "Fake Francis" quotes.
10/4/2023 • 13 minutes, 6 seconds
#803 - Why Fr. Altman is Wrong About Pope Francis
In this episode, Trent rebuts Fr. James Altman's case that Pope Francis is a heretic and so he is not actually the Pope.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
10/2/2023 • 29 minutes, 37 seconds
#801 - Rebutting John MacArthur's "Catholic Dark Ages"
In this episode, Trent examines what John MacArthur said about the history of the Catholic church during an interview with Ben Shapiro.
9/27/2023 • 10 minutes
#802 - FFAF: How to Beat the Lottery
In this Free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares how different people have figured out tricks to both legally and illegally win lotteries.
9/27/2023 • 14 minutes, 21 seconds
#800 - Refuting "A Manual for Creating Atheists"
In this episode, Trent critically reviews Peter Boghossian's "A Manual for Creating Atheists" and reveals the evils Boghossian says the new atheists helped create.
9/25/2023 • 21 minutes, 30 seconds
Meet the Counsel of Trent Team! (New Episodes Air 09/25)
In today's episode Trent showcases all the people who make the Counsel of Trent possible and how you can help us make the podcast even more effective.
9/10/2023 • 6 minutes, 15 seconds
#799 - FFAF: Newscast Slip-ups That Amuse Me
In this Free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares clips of newscasters messing up and also explains why they all sound the same when they don't mess up.
9/8/2023 • 14 minutes, 25 seconds
#798 - The Error of "Toxic Anti-Feminism"
In this episode, Trent examines the anti-feminist arguments of H. Pearl Davis and explains where they go wrong and how they ultimately harm men.
9/6/2023 • 33 minutes, 22 seconds
#797 - Protestantism vs. Catholic Miracles
In this episode, Trent shows how Protestant attempts to explain away Catholic miracles mirror atheist attempts to explain Christian miracles.
9/4/2023 • 18 minutes, 16 seconds
#796 - FFAF: Building the Perfect Sand Castle
In this Free-for-All-Friday, Trent sits down with long time friend Fr. Matt Lowry to learn about his new hobby of sand castle building.
9/1/2023 • 16 minutes, 38 seconds
#795 - How to Fairly Critique Mormonism (with Joe Heschmeyer)
In this episode, Trent sits down with fellow Catholic answers apologist Joe Heschmeyer to discuss how to fairly critique the false doctrines of Mormonism such as their anti-Trinitarianism.
8/30/2023 • 46 minutes, 9 seconds
#794 - The Bible, Homosexuality, and "the Shellfish Objection"
In this episode Trent examines a common objection to the claim that the Old Testament shows homosexual conduct is sinful.
8/27/2023 • 15 minutes, 16 seconds
#793 - FFAF: Getting Out of Echo Chambers (with Avoiding Babylon)
In this Free-for-All-Friday, Trent sits down with the hosts of the Avoiding Babylon podcast to discuss how Catholics can navigate the peril's of "echo chambers" and how different Catholic sensibilities can co-exist.
8/25/2023 • 43 minutes, 20 seconds
#792 - Refuting the Protestant Self-Authenticating Canon (with Joe Heschmeyer)
In this episode, Trent sits down with Joe Heschmeyer to discuss Protestant attempts to ground the canon of Scripture in its ability to "authenticate itself."
8/23/2023 • 31 minutes, 32 seconds
#791 - Taylor Marshall and Kennedy Hall's Accusations (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent examines the unfounded assertions online traditionalists like Kennedy Hall and Taylor Marshall make that can hinder Catholic conversions and harm Catholics through the sin of rash judgment.
8/20/2023 • 44 minutes
#790 - FFAF: The Peril and Promise of "Generational Starships"
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about how humanity might travel to other solar systems by spending a century on a massive space ship.
8/18/2023 • 16 minutes, 54 seconds
#789 - Answering Arguments from Silence Against Mary's Assumption
In this episode Trent answers a common argument from silence related to Mary's Bodily Assumption and the witness of the Church fathers.
8/14/2023 • 17 minutes, 56 seconds
#788 - The Forgotten Christian Genocide
In this episode Trent sits down with Armenian Christian Simone Rizkallah to discuss the past and current Genocide of Armenian Christians and what we can do to help stop this tragedy.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
8/14/2023 • 16 minutes, 19 seconds
#787 - FFAF: What's Crew Resource Management? (The Very First FFAF!)
In this retro edition of free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares the very first FFAF ever aired on the podcast while he's off celebrating Laura's birthday.
8/11/2023 • 23 minutes, 33 seconds
#786 - Protestantism's Most Unhistorical Doctrine
In this episode Trent examines how a major Protestant doctrine was virtually unknown throughout most of Church history.
8/9/2023 • 25 minutes, 7 seconds
#785 - Were the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings War Crimes
In this episode Trent examines the arguments Catholics make in favor and against the use of nuclear weapons in World War II against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
8/7/2023 • 24 minutes, 15 seconds
#784 - FFAF: Why I Love "Yacht Rock"
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the origins of his favorite cheesy music genre, "Yacht rock".
In this episode Trent answers five questions Destiny asked in a post-debate de-brief that he says Trent refused to answer in their original debate. Trent shows how he did answer the questions and adds some additional thoughts to his original answers on issues related to miscarriage, persistent vegetative states, and prosecuting women who choose abortion.
8/2/2023 • 46 minutes, 18 seconds
#782 - Highlights from the Whatever Abortion Debate
In this episode, Trent shares highlights from his recent abortion dialogue with prominent YouTuber Destiny on the Whatever podcast.
7/31/2023 • 54 minutes, 12 seconds
#781 - FFAF: How to Spend Money in an Evil World
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down at the Catholic Money Summitt and explains how to apply Church teaching on cooperation with evil to our personal finances.
7/28/2023 • 48 minutes, 25 seconds
#780 - DIALOGUE: Did the Apostles Die for a Lie? (with Paulogia)
In this episode Trent sits down with Paulogia, an atheist who specializes in arguing against Christ's Resurrection to discuss the evidence for the suffering and martyrdom of the Apostles.
7/26/2023 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 44 seconds
#779 - James White's (Non)Response to my Sola Scriptura Arguments
In this episode Trent shows that James White's recent critique of his arguments against sola scriptura have style but lack substance.
7/24/2023 • 24 minutes, 18 seconds
#778 - FFAF: How to Tell Stories After the Apocalypse
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores different fictional works that include characters who try to communicate popular media in a post-apocalyptic future.
7/21/2023 • 24 minutes, 26 seconds
#777 - Fixing William Lane Craig's Biggest Mistake
#777 - Fixing William Lane Craig's Biggest Mistake by Catholic Answers
7/19/2023 • 29 minutes, 15 seconds
#776 - Anti-Catholicism is the Last Acceptable Bigotry
In this episode Trent explains the history and enduring effects of anti-Catholic prejudice and how Catholics should respond to it.
Support this podcast: https://trenthornpodcast.com
7/17/2023 • 31 minutes, 40 seconds
#775 - FFAF: I Need to Rant About Pixar
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent breaks down how Pixar has fallen from its once stellar reputation among movie studios.
7/14/2023 • 25 minutes, 40 seconds
#774 - The Perverted Critics of Sound of Freedom
In this episode Trent looks at criticism of the recent film Sound of Freedom and shows how our culture is threatened when powerful, subtle truths threaten their cherished lies.
7/11/2023 • 22 minutes, 42 seconds
#773 - Sam Harris's Terrifying Philosophy
In this episode Trent breaks down the terrifying consequences of atheist Sam Harris’s approach to morality that is allegedly superior to religious approaches.
7/10/2023 • 23 minutes, 58 seconds
#772 - FFAF How to Hold Your Breath for 20 Minutes
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores how trained divers can hold their breath for long periods of time and how you can do the same.
7/7/2023 • 16 minutes, 53 seconds
Bart Ehrman's Bad Arguments Go On Tour
In this episode Trent examines some of the arguments atheist Bible scholar Bart Ehrman makes against the Bible presented in recent interviews on various atheist podcasts.
7/5/2023 • 29 minutes, 13 seconds
#770 - The (Rare) Word That Refutes Sola Scriptura
In this episode Trent examines a common argument for sola scriptura and shows how New Testament scholarship undermines the common Protestant use of a single word to justify this core doctrine of Protestantism.
Links Mentioned:
When Protestants Argue Like Muslims: https://youtu.be/i46qnP2afvc
Responding to Fr. Casey on the Gospel’s historicity: https://youtu.be/_eNW6MQ348U
John C. Poirier - The Invention of the Inspired Text: https://a.co/d/5jZ42Fi
7/3/2023 • 29 minutes, 11 seconds
#769 – FFAF: Scary Stories to Give Kids "Goosebumps"
In this “freaky” free-for-all-Friday, Trent revisits the children’s horror novels that ignited his love of reading and love for the weird and bizarre.
6/30/2023 • 21 minutes, 18 seconds
#768 – Reviewing the Rose/Hawkins/Destiny Abortion “Debate”
In this episode Trent reviews the abortion “debate” that took place last week on the Whatever podcast between Lila Rose and Kristan Hawkins vs. Destiny and shares what pro-lifers can learn from it.
To support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/counseloftrent
Original Video: https://youtu.be/_LU6VVykDV8
6/28/2023 • 50 minutes, 46 seconds
#767 – Why Protestant Criticism of Pope Francis Backfires
In this episode, Trent Horn comments on the controversy surrounding Pope Francis’ endorsement of Fr. Martin’s LGBT Conference and shows how Protestant criticisms of the Pope can be used to undermine Christianity itself.
6/26/2023 • 35 minutes, 17 seconds
#766 - FFAF: The Dangers of "Digital Dark Ages"
In this free-for-all Friday Trent talks about "digital dark ages", how important data has been lost, and what you can do to protect your data.
6/23/2023 • 18 minutes, 5 seconds
#765 – 3 Reasons I’m Not Mormon
In this episode Trent shares the three biggest problems he has when it comes to accepting the truth of Mormonism.
6/21/2023 • 25 minutes, 20 seconds
#764 – The Bishops vs. Pro-Transgender Catholic Hospitals
In this episode Trent responds to critics who say the U.S. bishops need to listen to “transgender science”.
6/19/2023 • 18 minutes, 33 seconds
#763 - FFAF: Stop Doing This When Defending Catholicism (with Joe Heschmeyer)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with fellow Catholic Answers apologist Joe Heschmeyer to discuss some big "no-no's" when it comes to defending the Faith.
6/16/2023 • 31 minutes, 48 seconds
#762 - "Theism is Irrational" (Rationality Rules REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts a video from Rationality Rules that claims it is irrational to believe God exists.
6/14/2023 • 29 minutes, 14 seconds
#761 - Defending the "Martyrdom Argument" for the Resurrection
In this episode, Trent responds to critics like Paulogia and Candida Moss who critique the evidence for the Resurrection in the apostle's willingness to die for their faith in Christ.
6/11/2023 • 41 minutes, 50 seconds
#760 - FFAF: 10 Year Wedding Anniversary Patron Q+A (with Laura Horn)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent is joined by his wife Laura to take questions from their patrons about their marriage and lives together.
6/9/2023 • 29 minutes, 11 seconds
#759 - The Betrayal and Hypocrisy of Catholic "LGBT Pride"
In this episode, Trent discusses how Catholics who say LGBT Pride doesn't involve dissent end up contradicting the Faith as well as their opposition to other evil symbols.
6/7/2023 • 20 minutes, 7 seconds
#758 - DIALOGUE: What Should Catholics do About Climate Change?
In this dialogue, Trent Horn sits down with Tony Annett, author of Cathonomics, to discuss what Catholics should believe regarding the climate change debate.
6/5/2023 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 3 seconds
#757 - FFAF: My Pitch for a Movie, Video Game, and Restaurant
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his ideas for a fun movie, video game, and a restaurant he hopes someone will one day create.
6/2/2023 • 18 minutes, 22 seconds
#756 – When Atheists Misread the Bible
In this episode Trent examines how some atheists falsely indict the Bible as evil or illogical because they didn’t read the text carefully.
5/31/2023 • 13 minutes, 47 seconds
#755 - DIALOGUE: Jesus' existence and ancient non-Christian testimony
In this episode, Trent sits down with John, the "Godless Engineer" to discuss the lack of references to Jesus in ancient non-Christian sources and what that tells us about the existence of Jesus.
5/29/2023 • 46 minutes
#754 - FFAF: Why Recycling is a Scam
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent explains why recycling often causes more harm than good and what we should do instead.
5/26/2023 • 17 minutes, 12 seconds
#753 - One Thing Good Catholics Say That Worries Me . . .
In this episode Trent examines a troubling trend that could lead to grave sin among Catholics who otherwise are some of the most faithful defenders of the Faith.
To support this podcast: https://patreon.com/counseloftrent
5/24/2023 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
#752 - Marian Dogma Refutes Muslim and Secular Critics of the Virgin Birth
In this episode, Trent reveals how a distinctly Catholic doctrine answers a “gotcha” objection Muslims and secular critics level at Christians when it comes to the Incarnation being the likely result of a teen pregnancy.
Resources:
https://christianscholars.com/a-response-to-van-kuiken-on-the-immaculate-conception/
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/faculty_publications/425/
5/22/2023 • 21 minutes, 7 seconds
#751 - FFAF: Where Planes Still Can't Fly
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares a few of the places around the world that, in spite of the latest advances in aviation technologies, airplanes still can't fly.
5/18/2023 • 20 minutes, 36 seconds
#750 - Refuting Fr. Martin On Discrimination And Gay Catholic Teachers
In this episode Trent responds to Fr. Martin's arguments that firing self-identified gay Catholic teachers because they publicly reveal their "marriages" involves unjust "discrimination."
5/17/2023 • 20 minutes, 32 seconds
#749 - Reviewing the Farmer/Stuckey Discussion on Catholicism
In this episode Trent reviews the recent discussion on Catholicism between George Farmer and Allie Beth Stuckey on the Candace Owens show.
5/15/2023 • 32 minutes, 59 seconds
#748 - FFAF: Personal Update! (New book, new injuries)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes a break from esoteric topics to share what's going on his own personal life.
5/12/2023 • 12 minutes, 53 seconds
#747 - The "Not-so-Simple" Protestant Plan of Salvation
In this episode Trent examines videos from the Protestant channel Got Questions? and questions their claim that there is only "one step" to be saved.
5/10/2023 • 11 minutes, 48 seconds
#746 - How LGBT Ideology Ruins Friendship
In this episode Trent takes a look at how LGBT ideology and its views of sex harm the good of friendship.
5/8/2023 • 16 minutes, 5 seconds
#745 - FFAF: The 8 Stages of Life You'll Experience
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent draws on Shakespeare and psychology to explain the eight stages of life we all go through.
5/5/2023 • 30 minutes, 14 seconds
#744 - DEBATE: Should abortion be legal?
In this episode Trent shares a debate on abortion he participated in at the University of California in Berkeley against abortionist Malcolm Potts.
5/3/2023 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 8 seconds
#743 - The False Christ of Fr. Richard Rohr
In this episode Trent examines the book The Universal Christ by Fr. Richard Rohr and how he distorts the true identity of Jesus Christ.
5/1/2023 • 24 minutes, 47 seconds
#742 - FFAF: 5 Gross Food Products Doomed to Fail
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent covers 5 strange foods and drinks that were doomed to fail.
4/28/2023 • 15 minutes, 2 seconds
#741 - Answering a Priest who Opposes the Seal of Confession
In this episode Trent reviews a priest who can no longer offer confession because he supports breaking the confessional seal and shows how priests are like another profession that is sworn to secrecy.
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his love of Rocky, his own recent training injury, and ranks the opponents in the Rocky and Creed films.
4/21/2023 • 27 minutes, 28 seconds
#738 - Matt Dillahunty and "Claims aren't evidence" (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent responds to atheist Matt Dillahunty's claim that "claims aren't evidence" when used against doctrines like the Resurrection.
4/19/2023 • 23 minutes, 21 seconds
#737 - Answering Atheist Memes and Quotes
In this episode Trent responds to memes and quotes from new atheists like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens that are still getting shared online.
4/17/2023 • 24 minutes, 59 seconds
#740 - Protestant Disagreement Over "Progressive Christianity"
In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant theologian Randal Rauser to discuss his book Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too and his response to fellow Protestant Alisa Childer's criticism of progressive Christianity.
4/17/2023 • 57 minutes, 49 seconds
#736 - FFAF: Video Games That Became Spy/Crime/Sports Dramas
In this episode of free-for-all-Friday, Trent explores the true life stories behind 3 popular video games that inspired recent movies.
4/14/2023 • 19 minutes, 25 seconds
#735 - The Myth about Pope Paul VI's "Birth Control Commission"
In this episode Trent pulls back the curtain on the drama surrounding Humanae Vitae and examines myths surrounding a commission dissenters hoped would change Church teaching.
4/12/2023 • 18 minutes, 11 seconds
#734 - Answering Rabbi Tovia Singer on the Resurrection
In this episode, Trent responds to Rabbi Tovia Singer's arguments against the historicity of Christ's resurrection.
4/10/2023 • 27 minutes, 23 seconds
#733 - Answering a Jesuit's Eucharistic Heresy
In this episode Trent examines a popular Jesuit priest's controversial opinions about the purpose of the mass and the necessity of "transubstantiation".
4/5/2023 • 16 minutes, 17 seconds
#732 - Refuting Protestantism's "Clarity" Doctrine of Scripture
In this episode, Trent sits down with Catholic author Casey Chalk to discuss his book The Obscurity of Scripture and why Protestant views of sola scriptura are untenable given the need to interpret scripture.
4/3/2023 • 57 minutes, 59 seconds
#731 - FFAF: Why We Say "OK" (And Other Idioms)
In this free-for-Friday Trent reveals the little-known origins of popular phrases and idioms like "Okay", "paint the town red", "white elephants" and many others.
3/31/2023 • 21 minutes, 37 seconds
#730 – Why Fr. Casey is Wrong about Prison
In this episode Trent examines Fr. Casey Cole’s recent video defending the claim that prison labor involves intrinsically evil slavery.
3/29/2023 • 25 minutes, 36 seconds
#729 - How Dennis Prager, Jordan Peterson, and some Protestants get Porn Wrong
In this episode Trent examines some recent comments from Dennis Prager and Jordan Peterson that argue for pornography in moderation and compare them to Protestants who condemn porn but defend masturbation.
3/26/2023 • 41 minutes, 44 seconds
#728 - FFAF: The Day Every Decade Died (1910-2020)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent walks through 100 years of history and reveals the specific days each decade "died" or underwent a cultural shift into the next decade.
3/24/2023 • 40 minutes, 50 seconds
#727 - Helping Michael Knowles Talk About Abortion
In this episode Trent breaks down Daily Wire host Michael Knowles's defense of the pro-life position in recent dialogues and shows what works and what needs work in his approach to the issue.
3/22/2023 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
#726 - The German Synod's Awful Gender Document
In this episode, Trent breaks down the German Synod's recent document supporting transgender ideology and shares what the Church can really do to help people with sexual identity disorders.
3/20/2023 • 25 minutes, 31 seconds
#725 - FFAF: How to Spot a Smuggler at the Airport
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how airport authorities spot drug mules who try to smuggle contraband through airports.
3/17/2023 • 22 minutes, 48 seconds
#724 - Do Jesus' Last Words Refute Catholicism?
In this episode Trent examines Protestant claims that when Jesus said "It is finished" this invalidates Catholic teaching on salvation and purgatory.
3/15/2023 • 14 minutes, 14 seconds
#723 - Am I a Novus Ordo Hypocrite? (Patron Q+A)
In this episode Trent answers a wide variety of questions from his patrons.
3/13/2023 • 45 minutes, 57 seconds
#722 - FFAF: Viral Beauty Pageant "Flubs"
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares memorable beauty pageant "world "salad" answers and other viral moments.
3/10/2023 • 21 minutes, 13 seconds
#721 - Sola Scriptura Debate De-brief (With Suan Sonna)
In this episode Trent and Suan Sonna breaks down his recent debate with Gavin Ortlund on sola scriptura
3/8/2023 • 37 minutes, 54 seconds
#720 - A Neglected Argument Against Sola Scriptura
In this episode Trent shows how the earliest Church fathers show the Apostles did not instruct the Church to follow sola scriptura.
3/6/2023 • 51 minutes, 38 seconds
BONUS: Answering Fundamentalist Attacks on the Eucharist
If you're missing the Counsel of Trent, here's a bonus episode for you! Trent gave this talk last year at the Catholic Answers Conference. Don't forget to watch his debate with Gavin Ortlund on sola scriptura live on Pints with Aquinas on Thursday!
3/1/2023 • 41 minutes, 1 second
#719 - FFAF: How Reality TV Gets Faked
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the secrets behind so-called "reality" TV shows.
2/24/2023 • 24 minutes, 58 seconds
#718 - Is Ash Wednesday Unbiblical?
In this episode Trent answers a common objection that tries to use Jesus' teachings against the practice of wearing ashes.
2/22/2023 • 9 minutes, 36 seconds
#717 - The Worst Reason to Leave Catholicism
In this episode Trent reviews an article written by someone leaving Catholicism for a very poor reason.
2/20/2023 • 17 minutes, 42 seconds
#717 - The Worst Reason to Leave Catholicism
#717 - The Worst Reason to Leave Catholicism by Catholic Answers
2/20/2023 • 17 minutes, 42 seconds
#716 - FFAF: The Secret World of Volcanoes
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores the fascinating world of volcanoes and the price scientists have paid to study them.
2/17/2023 • 25 minutes, 56 seconds
#715 - How to Talk about Transgender Ideology (With Jason Evert)
In this episode Trent sits down with Jason Evert to discuss his new book on transgender ideology.
2/15/2023 • 38 minutes, 36 seconds
#714 - Debriefing my Recent Atheism Debate
In this episode Trent debriefs his recent debate on the existence of God at the University of Toledo.
2/13/2023 • 36 minutes, 11 seconds
#713 - FFAF: 6 Extinct Car Accessories
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes a drive down memory lane and all of its extinct car accessories.
2/10/2023 • 18 minutes, 28 seconds
#712 - Is God Pro-life? (Pro-abortion TikTokers Rebutted)
In this episode Trent rebuts a recent TikTok video that claims God isn't really "pro-life"
2/8/2023 • 15 minutes, 26 seconds
#711 - Protestants Should Believe in This Catholic Doctrine on Sin
In this episode Trent examines Protestant views of salvation and shows why they don't make sense apart from one Catholic doctrine about sin.
2/6/2023 • 40 minutes, 20 seconds
#710 - FFAF: My Top 5 DC Live Action Films
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent joins the faith, reason, and geekdom podcast to discuss his favorite live-action, DC films.
2/3/2023 • 36 minutes, 41 seconds
#709 - God Does Not Exist (Rebutted)
In this episode Trent takes on a viral video that claims it has proven God does not exist.
2/1/2023 • 21 minutes, 24 seconds
#708 - Fr. James Martin's Gaslighting on Marriage
In this episode Trent breaks down a recent Tweet and article from Fr. James Martin that spreads misinformation about the Church's teaching on marriage.
1/30/2023 • 18 minutes, 28 seconds
#707 - FFAF: Is "Childism" wrong?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores how viral videos can mistreat children and be part of a larger kind of discrimination called "childism."
1/27/2023 • 16 minutes, 13 seconds
#706 - The Galileo Affair (with Christopher Check)
In this episode Catholic Answers President Christopher Check joins Trent to discuss the real story behind the "Galileo affair".
1/25/2023 • 45 minutes, 26 seconds
#705 - The Ultimate Apologist's Book List
In this episode Trent shares nearly 50 book recommendations that will help anyone better defend the Catholic faith.
1/23/2023 • 44 minutes, 23 seconds
#704 - FFAF: Flood the Sahara (and other wild engineering ideas)
In this free for all Friday Trent explores defunct "mega-engineering" plans like flooding the Sahara and creating the super Continent "Atlantropa".
1/20/2023 • 16 minutes, 21 seconds
#703 - Gavin Ortlund on Icons (REBUTTED)
In this episode Jimmy Akin joins Trent to rebut a recent video from Gavin Ortlund claiming that the practice of icon veneration provides a big reason to be Protestant.
1/19/2023 • 2 hours, 41 minutes, 34 seconds
#702 - Refuting 5 Anti-Catholic Historical Myths
In this episode Trent takes on wild anti-Catholic historical myths related to the Olympics, Columbus, and even an allegedly satanic telescope.
1/16/2023 • 18 minutes, 10 seconds
#701 – FFAF: Roles Famous Actors Wish They Hadn’t (And Had) Turned Down
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how our favorite movies could have been different if famous actors hadn’t turned them down and which movies those actors regret the most.
1/13/2023 • 21 minutes, 7 seconds
#700 – What Catholics Should Not Say to Protestants (W/ Cameron Bertuzzi)
In this episode Trent sits down with Cameron Bertuzzi to discuss his recent conversion to Catholicism and what things Catholics say to Protestants that can hinder instead of help their spiritual journey.
1/11/2023 • 1 hour, 24 seconds
#699 - The “Best” Way to Attract Protestants to Catholicism
In this episode Trent says that the best way to attract Protestants to Catholicism may not be the best arguments, but another kind of “best”.
1/9/2023 • 24 minutes, 1 second
#698 - FFAF: The Weirdest Things People Have Insured (audio fixed)
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reveals how the rich and famous insure the oddest things including their bodies, their jokes, and their safety from UFO abductions.
1/6/2023 • 21 minutes, 20 seconds
#697 - 25 Reasons Peter Was Not the First Pope! (Rebutted)
In this episode Trent rebuts two dozen arguments against Peter and the papacy from Protestant apologist Todd Friel. Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJbHOyBoziw&t=3s To support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/counseloftrent
1/4/2023 • 33 minutes, 6 seconds
#696 - My Patrons “Ask Me Anything”
In this episode Trent answers questions from his patrons on a wide range of topics including immortality, the Gospels eyewitness testimony, and tough transgender cases.
1/2/2023 • 48 minutes, 24 seconds
December Update and New Studio! (New Episodes Air 01/02)
Trent unveils his new studio and provides an update on the his activities as 2022 comes to a close.
12/17/2022 • 2 minutes, 48 seconds
#696 - FFAF: A Catholic Approach to Money, Stocks, and Retirement
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with the hosts of the Catholic Money Mastermind podcast to discuss a Catholic view of money in light of his debate with Jacob Imam on 401k’s.
12/9/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 51 seconds
#695 - Refuting “The Young Turks” on the Bible and Abortion
In this episode Trent sits down with Cy Kellett from the Catholic Answers Focus podcast to refute Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks and other pro-choice advocates who claim that the Bible is actually “pro” abortion.
12/7/2022 • 28 minutes, 35 seconds
#694 - Gavin Ortlund on Cameron Bertuzzi’s Conversion to Catholicism
In this episode Trent reflects on Cameron Bertuzzi’s recent conversion to Catholicism and Protestant apologist Gavin Ortlund’s take on the subject.
12/5/2022 • 34 minutes, 52 seconds
#693 - FFAF: Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Religious
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals celebrities you may not have known that belong to religions like Catholicism and Jehovah’s Witnesses and a few that even belong to “cults”.
12/2/2022 • 21 minutes, 50 seconds
#692 - Matt Walsh, James White, and “Fear of Evangelism”
In this episode Trent responds to criticisms of Matt Walsh’s arguments for marriage that don’t explicitly mention the Bible, including those of Protestant apologist James White.
11/30/2022 • 17 minutes, 19 seconds
#691 - Pre-studio Renovation “Ask Me Anything”
In this episode Trent takes questions from his subscribers and says good-bye to the old studio as it gets a facelift to become the new Counsel of Trent set.
11/28/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 30 seconds
#690 - FFAF: 6 Useless Sci-Fi Technologies
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent examines popular devices and inventions in science fiction media and shows why they are physically impossible or why you’d simply regret creating them.
11/25/2022 • 22 minutes, 19 seconds
#689 - Reviewing Allie Beth Stuckey on the Reformation
In this episode Trent responds to Allie Beth Stuckey’s claims about Martin Luther, Catholicism, and the consequences of the Protestant Reformation.
Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlVdKOb05xY&t
11/23/2022 • 20 minutes, 8 seconds
#688 - 10 Changes Made to the Bible (Rebutted)
In this episode Trent rebuts a viral video that casts doubt on the Bible because of variants in ancient manuscripts.
Original Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKp4yWGTfXo&t
11/21/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 3 seconds
#687 - FFAF: A Life or Death Situation before My Pilgrimage
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares how he ended up in a “life or death” situation on the way to a pilgrimage with his son.
11/18/2022 • 21 minutes, 26 seconds
#686 – Pro-life Politics after the Mid-Terms
In this episode Trent examines the results of the 2022 mid-term elections and what they mean for pro-life political goals moving forward.
11/16/2022 • 23 minutes, 49 seconds
#685 – Reviewing Joe Rogan and Matt Walsh on Gay “Marriage”
In this episode Trent breaks down the recent discussion Matt Walsh and podcaster Joe Rogan had on the issue of marriage.
11/14/2022 • 55 minutes, 21 seconds
#684 – FFAF: The World’s Smallest “Big” Things
In this episode of Free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about the smallest examples of things like skyscrapers, mountains, and dinosaurs that we normally think are supposed to be pretty big!
11/11/2022 • 16 minutes, 38 seconds
#683 – Critiquing Fr. Martin’s LGBT Website
In this episode Trent examines two articles at Outreach, a website endorsed by Fr. James Martin that claims to provide resources to support LGBTQ Catholics but actually has resources that undermine the Catholic faith.
11/9/2022 • 23 minutes, 11 seconds
#682 – Rebutting John Oliver on “Trans Rights”
In this rebuttal Trent corrects the errors and faulty arguments in John Oliver’s defense of “trans-rights” in relation to segregated sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, and the ethics of so-called “gender affirmation therapies”.
11/7/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 56 seconds
#681 – FFAF: Why Timeshares Are a Bad Idea
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals with timeshares are a bad investment idea and how it some companies can be even worse that promise to get you out of them.
11/4/2022 • 14 minutes, 25 seconds
#680 – How a Protestant Apologist Returned to Catholicism
In this episode Trent shares clips from his recent interview with SJ Thomason, a Protestant apologist who is on a journey of reversion thanks to the arguments in Trent’s books.
11/2/2022 • 17 minutes, 1 second
#679 – Rebutting Gavin Ortlund on Relics and Venerating the Saints
In honor of All-saints day, Trent rebuts videos from Gavin Ortlund that criticize the Catholic practice of venerating saints and their relics.
10/31/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 14 seconds
#678 - FFAF: A Student Loan Rant and Proposal
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his frustrations with recent student loan forgiveness proposals and shares his own proposal for combatting student debt.
10/28/2022 • 17 minutes, 51 seconds
#677 - 5 Tips for Dealing with Doubt
In this episode Trent provides five practical steps any believer can take when they start experiencing doubts and similar difficulties.
10/26/2022 • 23 minutes, 27 seconds
#676 – Rebutting Atheist Objections to the Fine-Tuning Argument
In this episode Trent defends the fine-tuning argument for God’s existence which uses the finding from modern physics to show the universe is the product of divine design. In the process he examines popular atheist objections to the argument.
10/24/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 46 seconds
#675 – FFAF: Cave Diving and the Thailand Miracle Rescue
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent revisits his fascination with underwater cave diving and recounts how cave divers pulled off the miraculous rescue of a Thai junior football team.
10/24/2022 • 17 minutes, 29 seconds
#674 – 7 Catholic Things Every Protestant Should Try
In this episode Trent shares 7 spiritually helpful Catholic practices that any Protestant can also benefit from.
10/19/2022 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds
#673 – 5 Wacky, Modern Theories about Jesus
In this episode Trent examines the strangest theories about Jesus from modern academics and authors that have been featured in popular media.
10/17/2022 • 27 minutes, 4 seconds
#672 – FFAF: Come On MCU!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his thoughts about the direction the Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading and it doesn’t look good.
10/14/2022 • 18 minutes, 52 seconds
#671 – Does human dignity prove God exists?
In this episode Trent explores a neglected version of the moral argument for God’s existence that focuses on the best explanation for human dignity and human equality.
10/13/2022 • 27 minutes, 35 seconds
#670 – Revisiting a Christian Rock Star’s Deconversion
In this episode Trent catches up with Jon Steingard, the former front man for the Christian band Hawk Nelson who has since left the Christian faith and discusses his continuing investigation of Christianity.
10/10/2022 • 28 minutes, 12 seconds
#669 – FFAF: “Overemployment” and Remote Work Hacks
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about how to make the most of “remote work” and how people in the “overemployed” community have 2,3 or even 5 remote jobs at the same time.
10/7/2022 • 22 minutes, 26 seconds
#668 – Ask My Wife Anything!
Back by popular demand, Trent’s wife Laura appears on the podcast to answer all your questions.
Timestamp
00:00 - Intro
00:36 – Does Laura do apologetics?
04:22 – How do you find balance?
06:15 – Do the kids watch Trent?
07:29 – Do you want girls?
09:08 – Should girls learn martial arts?
10:08 – What does homeschooling look like?
12:13 – What of Trent’s work do you like the most?
14:42 – Rambunctious kids at mass?
10/5/2022 • 20 minutes, 30 seconds
#667 – Peter Dimond’s Sedevacantism (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts the arguments Peter Dimond made in a recent Pints with Aquinas debate on the issue of sedevacantism, or the claim that there have been no valid popes since 1958.
10/4/2022 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 43 seconds
#666 – What is the mark of the beast (a.k.a. 666)? (with Jimmy Akin)
In honor of the 666th episode of the podcast, Trent and Jimmy break down what the book of Revelation says about “the beast” and the “number of its name” – or 666.
10/1/2022 • 28 minutes, 46 seconds
#665 - I asked college students “What is sex for?”
In this episode Trent shares a clip of him asking college students the question “What is sex for?” and then discusses how we can better share the Church’s teachings on sexual ethics.
9/28/2022 • 28 minutes, 8 seconds
#664 – Alex O’ Connor deconstructs Ben Shapiro and Ed Feser (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent examines Alex O’Connor’s (aka “the Cosmic Skeptic”) objections to the argument from change for the existence of God.
9/27/2022 • 40 minutes, 34 seconds
#663 – FFAF: Is Matt Fradd the “Catholic Joe Rogan”?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with Matt Fradd and discusses the past, present, and future plans for his podcast Pints with Aquinas.
9/24/2022 • 17 minutes, 1 second
#662.5 – My reaction to the new gay romantic comedy “Bros”
In this episode Trent comments on the trailer for the first gay romantic comedy released by a major studio, shows what this reveals about the LGBT movement, and offers advice for how to talk about this in personal conversations.
9/23/2022 • 20 minutes, 58 seconds
#662 – My reaction to Lila Rose’s appearance on Dr. Phil
In this episode Trent breaks down Lila Rose’s defense of the pro-life position and shows where the pro-choice arguments from the show’s host and guests fall flat.
9/22/2022 • 25 minutes, 54 seconds
#661 – Did Google create artificial intelligence? (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode Trent and Jimmy examine the claims of a former engineer at Google that one of their chatbots had become self-aware and was now a person and discuss the broader question of artificial intelligence.
9/20/2022 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
#660 – FFAF: What are Cyberpunk, Steampunk, and Dieselpunk?
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent explores three popular sub-genres in science fiction and why sci-fi doesn’t always have to be “Star Trek” or “Star Wars.”
9/17/2022 • 25 minutes, 25 seconds
#659 – How the “Lady Doctors” teach us obedience in the midst of scandal
In this episode Trent sits down with Catholic Answers president Chris Check to talk about the female “doctors of the Church” like St. Teresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena and the lessons they teach us about pursuing holiness and being obedient to lackluster Church leaders.
9/14/2022 • 31 minutes, 20 seconds
#658 – A Thoughtful Dialogue on Abortion (with Randal Rauser)
In this episode Trent discusses Protestant theologian Randal Rauser’s “gradualist” position on abortion and the critiques of what Rauser calls Trent’s “absolutist” pro-life position.
9/13/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 50 seconds
#657 – FFAF: 5 islands you don’t want to visit
From snakes, to volcanoes, to angry indigenous people, in this free-for-all Friday Trent reveals five islands that you probably wouldn’t want to be your next vacation destination.
9/10/2022 • 17 minutes, 54 seconds
#656 – What’s wrong with being “woke”? (with Fr. John Parks)
In this episode Trent sits down with Fr. John parks at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s defending the faith conference to talk about the hazards of being “woke”.
9/8/2022 • 28 minutes, 16 seconds
#655 – Oneness Pentecostal attacks Mary as Mother of God (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent sits down with fellow apologist Joe Heschmeyer to critique Gino Jennings’ attack on the doctrine of Mary being the mother of God and show how the denial of proper Mariology leads to heretical Christologies like those of Pastor Gino.
9/6/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
#654 – FFAF: What the heck is a Macguffin?
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent explains one of the most common plot devices that shows up in our favorite films.
9/3/2022 • 20 minutes, 29 seconds
#653 – 5 Atheist Double Standards
In this episode Trent examines how atheist views on the Bible, God, evil and evidence often contain double standards that show the arguments wouldn’t be accepted in other contexts and so atheists should stop using them.
9/1/2022 • 29 minutes, 58 seconds
#652 – What can we kill? (with Alex O’Connor)
In this episode Trent sits down atheist Alex O’Connor (aka The Cosmic Skeptic) to discuss the ethics of killing animals and human beings. They discuss issues like factory farming, euthanasia, abortion, and whether only God explains human value.
8/29/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 10 seconds
#651 - FFAF: Wanna play kamikaze, infinite, multidimensional chess?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares how the game of chess has changed over the centuries and how it continues to change in chess variants that are played, including some that involve time travel.
8/27/2022 • 19 minutes, 15 seconds
#650 – Ask me anything! (50k subscriber special)
In this episode Trent celebrates reaching 50,000 subscribers on YouTube by hosting his first, live “ask me anything” on the channel.
8/25/2022 • 52 minutes, 18 seconds
#649 – Chatting with Cameron Bertuzzi about Catholicism - Part II
Trent sits down again with Protestant Youtuber Cameron Bertuzzi to share not just the case for Catholicism but also his concerns about Protestantism.
8/23/2022 • 46 minutes, 17 seconds
#648 - FFAF: My next six books
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent gives a sneak peek of the next six, that’s right SIX, books he plans to publish.
8/20/2022 • 18 minutes, 8 seconds
#647 - The errors of Liberation Theology
In this episode Trent discusses the loss of faith in Latin America and how it is just one of the negative effects of liberation theology.
8/18/2022 • 31 minutes, 28 seconds
#646 - The Assumption of Mary: Protestant Critique (REBUTTED)
In this rebuttal video Trent examines Gavin Ortlund’s case against belief in the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Bodily Assumption into heaven.
8/16/2022 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 41 seconds
BONUS: Debunking pro-choice lies about pro-lifers
In this episode Trent sits down with Cy Kellett of the Catholic Answers Focus podcast to break down common slanderous accusations pro-choice advocates make against pro-lifers.
8/11/2022 • 36 minutes, 24 seconds
#645 – How CGI ruined movies (new episodes air 08/15/22)
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares why he loved the realism of Top Gun: Maverick and bemoans the lack of realism in modern CGI-driven storytelling.
8/6/2022 • 21 minutes, 17 seconds
#644 – How to become a Catholic apologist
In this episode Trent shares not only how anyone can learn apologetics and but how they can turn this passion into a full-time career.
8/4/2022 • 27 minutes, 26 seconds
#643 – Is abortion sacred? (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts the arguments made in a recent essay in The New Yorker that claims having a child might be worse than aborting a child and that some Pope’s thought abortion wasn’t a sin.
8/2/2022 • 36 minutes, 42 seconds
#642 – FFAF: Public transit pipe dreams
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how politicians’ love for trains can become a nightmare for their constituents when their public transit promises don’t pan out.
7/30/2022 • 25 minutes, 24 seconds
#641 – The "Pauline parody argument" against the papacy (with Suan Sonna)
In this episode Trent and Suan Sonna breakdown a Protestant argument which claims that Catholic approaches to proving the papacy could also be used to show that St. Paul was the first Pope, thus invalidating the argument. But Trent and Suan show how these arguments misunderstand scripture and Catholic defenses of the papacy.
7/27/2022 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds
#640 – DIALOGUE: Does evil disprove God? (with Alex O’Connor, Joe Schmid, and Cameron Bertuzzi)
In this episode Trent shares a conversation he took part in with atheist Alex O’Connor, agnostic Joe Schmid, and Protestant Cameron Bertuzzi on the problem of evil.
7/26/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 58 seconds
#639 – FFAF: Should tipping be abolished?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent examines the arguments for and against tipping and also shares his biggest “tipping” pet peeves.
7/23/2022 • 19 minutes, 17 seconds
#638 – Is getting banned from social media worth it?
In this episode Trent reviews Jordan Peterson’s suspension from Twitter and asks whether Catholics should push the boundaries and get “canceled” as well?
7/21/2022 • 18 minutes, 35 seconds
#637 – Priest says animals are people and misgendering is a sin
In this episode Trent examines the arguments of Fr. Daniel Horan who claims that Catholics should seriously consider that some animals are people and also claims it is a sin to misgender someone.
7/19/2022 • 25 minutes, 29 seconds
#636 – When I was your age . . . (with Matthew and Thomas Horn)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with 5 and 7-year-old sons to share with them what life was like when he was their age.
7/16/2022 • 18 minutes, 26 seconds
#635 – The Daily Wire, Boycotting Disney, and Polyamory (Open mailbag)
In this episode Trent answers a variety of questions submitted by his patrons at trenthornpodcast.com.
7/13/2022 • 27 minutes, 42 seconds
#634 – Why I and this Eastern Orthodox apologist aren’t Protestant
In this episode Trent sits down with Eastern Orthodox apologist Craig Truglia to discuss the why they aren’t Protestant.
7/12/2022 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 57 seconds
#633 – FFAF: My favorite movie villains
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent discusses his favorite villains and why he always enjoyed playing the villain in his “acting days.”
7/9/2022 • 25 minutes, 39 seconds
#632 – If pro-lifers don’t do THIS we will lose . . .
In this episode Trent examines the aftermath of Roe v Wade being overturned and talks about the one mistake pro-lifer must avoid that they have ample opportunities to talk about abortion.
7/7/2022 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
#631 – “Satan loves Catholicism” (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts an anti-Catholic video on a Calvinist YouTube that prominently features arguments from James White.
7/5/2022 • 50 minutes, 6 seconds
#630 – FFAF: The mysterious world of Jimmy Akin
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with fellow apologist Jimmy Akin to discover what have been his favorite mysteries to explore on his podcast Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World.
7/2/2022 • 36 minutes, 1 second
#629 – The double-standard among Catholics that push “LGBT Pride”
In this episode Trent reveals why Catholics who promote Pride month and rainbow Pride flags reject the very same rationale when it is used to defend other controversial symbols.
6/29/2022 • 19 minutes, 40 seconds
#628 – My review of Fr. James Martin’s new documentary
In this episode Trent reviews a new documentary on Fr. James Martin and shows where Fr. Martin subtly reveals how he undermines Church teaching.
6/27/2022 • 36 minutes, 38 seconds
#627 - FFAF: So I was asked to give a talk on dating . . .
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his practical advice on dating that he gave to a local group of college students who asked him to give a talk on the subject.
6/25/2022 • 43 minutes, 29 seconds
REACTION: Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade!
In this episode Trent shares his thoughts on the greatest pro-life victory in 50 years and what this means for the pro-life movement moving forward.
6/24/2022 • 25 minutes, 54 seconds
#626 – Personal check in and a special offer!
In this episode Trent lets his patrons know about his personal and professional projects as well as a new reward for the patrons of his podcast.
6/23/2022 • 9 minutes, 17 seconds
#625 – Ask me Anything! (with Reason and Theology)
In this episode Trent gets “grilled” by Michael Lofton, the host of Reason and Theology, on all sorts of questions related to apologetics and theology.
6/21/2022 • 1 hour, 44 minutes, 57 seconds
#624 - FFAF: Secrets of Radiation
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals secret facts about radiation you may never have heard about like low-background steel, the radioactive boy scout, and cosmic microwave background radiation.
6/18/2022 • 15 minutes, 47 seconds
#623 – Why this thoughtful Protestant isn’t Catholic (yet?)
In this episode Trent sits down with Austin from the “Gospel Simplicity” channel to ask about his investigation of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy.
6/16/2022 • 1 hour, 57 seconds
#622 – Should the Bible be rated NC-17 or XXX?
In this episode Cy Kellett asks Trent to explain how the Bible can be the Word of God and contain incredibly disturbing depictions of sex and violence.
6/14/2022 • 38 minutes, 7 seconds
#621 – FFAF: So I’m doing Muay Thai now
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares about the newest form of martial arts he’s learning: Muay Thai Kickboxing.
6/11/2022 • 19 minutes, 6 seconds
#620 – DIALOGUE: Can Protestants agree on essential doctrine?
In this episode Trent sits down with an Anglican priest and a Calvinist to discuss his thesis that Protestantism’s use of sola scriptura can’t unite believers around essential doctrines.
6/9/2022 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 39 seconds
#619 - My review of Matt Walsh's Documentary "What is a Woman?"
In this episode Trent reviews Matt Walsh’s latest documentary “What is a woman?” and talks about its strengths, weaknesses, and the parts that disturbed him the most.
6/7/2022 • 27 minutes, 38 seconds
#618 – FFAF: All kinds of discredited science
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explains scientific theories that were once popular but have now been thoroughly discredited like the “bad air” theory of disease or the “good plow” theory of rain.
6/4/2022 • 17 minutes, 17 seconds
#617 – How to have conversations about LGBT issues during "Pride month"
June is “LGBT Pride Month” and so Trent joins John DeRosa of the Classical Theism podcast to share some tips for how we can defend the Church’s teaching on marriage and sexuality as well as answer common objections like “the Church hates gay people.”
6/1/2022 • 57 minutes, 43 seconds
#616 – When Protestants argue like Muslims
In this episode Trent shows how Protestant apologists like James White criticize Muslims for relying on liberal Christian scholarship but then they use the same liberal theologians against Catholicism.
5/31/2022 • 28 minutes, 57 seconds
#615 – FFAF: Secrets of U.S. public schools
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the real reason we have summer vacation and PE class as well as new studies on “black markets” in schools.
5/27/2022 • 16 minutes, 9 seconds
#614 – What is the best moral argument for God’s existence?
In this episode Trent joins Matt at the Pints with Jack podcast to discuss the moral arguments of C.S. Lewis, William Lane Craig, and David Baggett.
5/26/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 20 seconds
#613 – DEBATE: Should Christians accept the Protestant Old Testament canon?
In this episode Trent debates Jonathan Sheffield on the question of the Old Testament canon and the deuterocanonical books of scripture that Catholics accept and Protestants reject.
5/24/2022 • 2 hours, 32 minutes, 6 seconds
#612 – FFAF: The secrets to publishing a book
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how to turn your ideas for a book into a written product and how to publish it for the world to read!
5/20/2022 • 19 minutes, 5 seconds
#611 – All about baptism (with the Trad Men)
In this episode Trent appears on the Trad Men podcast to talk all about the sacrament of baptism and how to answer common questions and objections related to it.
5/19/2022 • 47 minutes, 50 seconds
#610 – Cringey notes in the Catholic New American Bible
In this episode Trent reveals study notes in the New American Bible that are problematic at best and quasi-heretical at worst!
5/17/2022 • 23 minutes, 48 seconds
#609 – FFAF: What is America’s spookiest airport?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals what might be America’s most evil airport, or at least one that is a mixture of annoying, spooky, and maybe . . . evil?
5/13/2022 • 17 minutes, 3 seconds
#608 – Lots of debates and dialogues to debrief!
In this episode Trent sits down David Bates from Pints with Jack to debrief his recent interactions with Nathan Nobis on abortion as well as several dialogues and debates with Protestant apologists on subjects like Mary and baptism.
In this episode Trent sits down with Baptist apologist Gavin Ortlund to answer his questions about the case for baptismal regeneration.
5/10/2022 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 43 seconds
#606 – FFAF: How online “romance scams” work
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about how people are duped by online romance scams.
5/6/2022 • 16 minutes, 37 seconds
#605 – BREAKING: Supreme Court signals the end of Roe v Wade
In this episode Trent offers his thoughts on the leaked draft of an alleged Supreme Court majority opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade and make it possible to once again restore legal protection to unborn children.
5/4/2022 • 37 minutes, 51 seconds
#604 – DEBATE: Do the Marian dogmas contradict scripture? (with Steve Christie)
In this debate, originally hosted at Pints with Aquinas, Trent Horn engages Protestant apologist Steve Christie on the question of whether the Marian dogmas contradict what is taught in sacred scripture.
5/3/2022 • 2 hours, 2 minutes, 18 seconds
#603 – FFAF: What if you lost your home . . . twice!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with a family that models how to keep the faith even as their homes were destroyed by natural disasters and insurance refused to cover the damage. To help this family visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/soukup-family-fire-relief
4/29/2022 • 26 minutes, 24 seconds
#602 – Sharing Catholicism with “Capturing Christianity”
In this episode Trent sits down for an interview with Protestant YouTuber Cameron Bertuzzi to talk about his conversion to Catholicism and what Protestants should keep in mind when they examine the Church’s teaching.
4/28/2022 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds
#601 – DIALOGUE: Is abortion a human right or an inhumane wrong? (with Nathan Nobis)
In this episode Trent joins philosopher Nathan Nobis for a formal dialogue on the issue of abortion hosted at Emory University.
4/25/2022 • 2 hours, 9 minutes, 58 seconds
#600 – FFAF: How I get academic sources without going broke
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares how he gets his hands on uber-expensive academic books and articles and how you can do that too – with a clean conscience!
4/23/2022 • 16 minutes, 32 seconds
#599 – One question Protestants can’t answer
In this episode Trent follows up his discussion on Monday with a look at one important question that Protestants can’t uniformly answer.
4/21/2022 • 22 minutes, 30 seconds
#598 – DIALOGUE: Do Protestants act like atheists?
In this episode Trent sits down with Geoff from “a Goy for Jesus” and Steve Christie, two Protestants who critique his claim that Protestants act like atheists when they make arguments against the Catholic faith.
4/19/2022 • 1 hour, 41 minutes, 14 seconds
#597 – FFAF: My new “dental adventure” and some dental myths
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his recent “dental commitment” and talks about common myths related to dental hygiene.
4/16/2022 • 16 minutes, 29 seconds
#596 – Has Bart Ehrman disproved the Gospels? (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode Trent sits down with Jimmy Akin to debrief his recent debate on the reliability of the Gospels with renowned scholar and critic Bart Ehrman.
Soundcloud Genre: Religion & Spirituality
4/14/2022 • 47 minutes, 35 seconds
#595 – REBUTTING Ray Comfort on Catholicism
Trent rebuts arguments from Living Waters evangelist Ray Comfort in his recent video “This : In this episode Will Make You Think Differently About Catholicism...”.
4/12/2022 • 42 minutes, 44 seconds
#594 – FFAF: School projects that changed history
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent recounts three school projects that showed there’s no minimum age for having a breakthrough in the fields of science and history.
4/9/2022 • 14 minutes, 21 seconds
#593 – What the far-left fears the most
In this episode Trent reveals how we should take advantage of the one thing people on the far-left fear the most when it comes to issues like abortion and transgender identity.
4/6/2022 • 27 minutes, 15 seconds
#592 – Did the early Church have popes? (with Suan Sonna)
In this episode Trent sits down with Suan Sonna to discuss the evidence for the early papacy and how to answer Protestant objections to it.
4/5/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 34 seconds
#591 – FFAF: How to beat casinos with card counting
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores the myths and realities of card counting and how some people are able to disprove the idea that “the House always wins”.
4/2/2022 • 19 minutes, 22 seconds
#590 – Why the "medieval God" beats the "modern God" (with Pat Flynn)
In this episode Trent sits down with Catholic apologist Pat Flynn to discuss how medieval philosophers gave us the best tools to defeat atheism and how some modern Christian views of God undermine our Faith.
4/1/2022 • 30 minutes, 21 seconds
#589 – Do Christian reactions to death and hell disprove Christianity?
In this episode Trent debunks the claim that common Christian reactions to things like death, hell and abortion show that Christians don’t really believe what the Faith teaches.
3/31/2022 • 27 minutes, 41 seconds
#588 - Rebutting Gavin Ortlund on baptismal regeneration
In this episode Trent engages Baptist apologist Gavin Ortlund’s arguments against the doctrine of baptismal regeneration.
3/29/2022 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 55 seconds
#587 – FFAF: All my old jobs!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares all the old jobs he used to have from taking tickets, to selling shoes, to fixing video tech, and how they all prepared him to be a Catholic apologist
3/26/2022 • 16 minutes, 56 seconds
#586 – Is deportation intrinsically evil?
In this episode Trent discusses what the Church teaches about immigration and analyzes the claim that deportation is intrinsically evil.
3/25/2022 • 25 minutes, 14 seconds
#585 – Why we shouldn’t celebrate Dave Rubin’s “pregnancy” announcement
In this episode Trent responds to Dave Rubin’s announcement that he and his same-sex partner have fathered children through IVF and surrogates. He also addresses conservatives who have congratulated Rubin for these pregnancies.
3/24/2022 • 23 minutes, 25 seconds
A big announcement about our podcast studio!
Trent has a special message about how the podcast and YouTube channel will be improving!
3/22/2022 • 3 minutes, 23 seconds
#584 – FFAF: So I’ve started martial arts training . . .
In this free-for-all-“fight-day” Trent talks about his family’s recent decision to study martial arts.
3/19/2022 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds
#583 – 4 phrases Catholics should stop using with Protestants
In this episode Trent discusses common Catholic phrases we use with Protestants that are inaccurate, unhelpful, or both!
3/18/2022 • 22 minutes, 22 seconds
#582 – The spiritual battle for Ukraine (with Michael Lofton)
In this episode Trent sits down Michael Lofton to discuss schism, Eastern orthodoxy, and how to fight over Ukraine is as spiritual and it is political.
3/16/2022 • 18 minutes, 27 seconds
#581 – REBUTTING “American Gospel” on Catholic salvation
In this rebuttal Trent examines clips from the documentary “American Gospel” and shows how they distort and fail to refute the authentic Catholic view of salvation and the Gospel.
3/15/2022 • 38 minutes, 24 seconds
#580 – FFAF: Marvel vs DC Geekout session (with the Catholic Nerds Podcast)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent joins the Catholic Nerds Podcast to discuss everything DC vs Marvel comics.
3/12/2022 • 55 minutes, 58 seconds
#579 – Resurrection debate debrief (with Erik Manning)
In this episode Trent sits down Erik Manning of isjesusalive.com to debrief his recent debate on the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ.
3/10/2022 • 40 minutes, 56 seconds
#578 – DEBATE: Did Jesus rise bodily from the dead? (with Pinecreek)
In this debate Trent faces off against atheist YouTuber “Pinecreek Doug” over the central tenet of the Christian faith: Jesus’ bodily resurrection from the dead.
3/8/2022 • 2 hours, 1 minute, 6 seconds
#577 – FFAF: I’m a tad freaked out about nuclear war . . .
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reflects on the consequences of Russia’s war with Ukraine and helps you prepare (or at least soberly face) a doomsday scenario.
3/5/2022 • 20 minutes, 21 seconds
#576 – Ask my wife anything!
In this episode Trent’s wife Laura answers Patron questions and anything goes: From TLM to TMI!
3/4/2022 • 26 minutes, 6 seconds
#575 – Should Catholics be young-earth creationists? (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode Trent interviews fellow Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin about his debate with Catholic young earth creationist Gideon Lazar and then talk about the concerns they have regarding this view of human origins.
3/3/2022 • 54 minutes, 43 seconds
#574 – DIALOGUE: Does the Kalam argument work? (with Alex Malpass)
In this episode Trent sits down with Alex Malpass, one of the foremost critics of the kalam cosmological argument, to discuss objections Trent raised in his previous rebuttals of SkyDivePhil’s documentary on the argument.
3/1/2022 • 2 hours, 17 minutes, 24 seconds
#573 – “Free (market) for all” Friday!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent appears on the Cutting the Gordian Knot podcast to just talk about economics and why he thinks too many people are too down on free markets.
2/25/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 35 seconds
#572 – Can you be too religious? (with Fr. Pine)
In this episode Trent sits down with Fr. Gregory Pine to talk about his new book on the one virtue that can help us balance our religious life and help us be less weird.
2/25/2022 • 29 minutes, 55 seconds
#571 - A German cardinal's "homosexual dissent"
In this episode Trent reviews statements from German priests and even cardinals about their growing dissent over the Church’s teaching on homosexuality.
2/24/2022 • 22 minutes, 33 seconds
#570 – Part 2 of my anti-Kalam REBUTTAL
In this episode Trent finishes his rebuttal of a documentary produced by the atheist Youtuber skydivephil that tries to refute the kalam cosmological argument. In this episode Trent focuses on Big Bang cosmology and issues related to causation.
2/22/2022 • 59 minutes, 39 seconds
#569 – FFAF: Short stories that’ll scare the pants off you!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares spooky and disturbing short stories, some of which have haunted him since childhood.
2/19/2022 • 20 minutes, 54 seconds
#568 – Apologetics, ecumenism, and Pope Francis (with Eric Sammons)
In this episode Trent sits down with Eric Sammons to discuss the importance of apologetics, how it’s often misunderstood, and how we should respond to confusion surrounding Pope Francis.
2/18/2022 • 32 minutes, 55 seconds
#567 – Was there a first century bishop of Rome?
In this episode Trent sits down with fellow apologist Joe Heschmeyer to talk about a claim Protestant apologists (and some Catholic scholars) make about the papacy and its apostolic roots.
2/17/2022 • 30 minutes
#566 – REBUTTING an atheistic documentary on the kalam argument – Part 1
In this episode Trent rebuts a documentary produced by the atheist Youtuber skydivephil that tries to refute the kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God. Part one focuses on the philosophical arguments for the beginning of the universe.
2/15/2022 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 47 seconds
#565 – FFAF: Famous cheating scandals revealed
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent describes famous episodes of cheating in sports and games from the practice of point shaving to the illicit coughs that won over a million dollars.
2/12/2022 • 20 minutes, 54 seconds
#564 – The case against IVF (with Stephanie Gray Connors)
In this episode Trent sits down with Stephanie Gray Connors to discuss why IVF is wrong and how we can communicate this teaching to a world that sees nothing wrong with children being “conceived by science.”
2/11/2022 • 35 minutes, 32 seconds
#563 – The “overpopulation boogeyman” returns
In this episode Trent discusses how “prophets of doom” in the 1970’s got the issue of overpopulation wrong and how this parallels other modern mistaken alarmists.
2/10/2022 • 28 minutes, 51 seconds
#562 – DIALOGUE: What would prove God exists? (with Counter Apologist)
In this episode Trent sits down with John an atheistic “Counter Apologist” to discuss the evidence that would (or should) convince us that God exists.
2/8/2022 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 38 seconds
#560 – 5 Jewish proofs for the Magisterium (with Suan Sonna)
In this episode Trent sits down with fellow apologist Suan Sonna as they discuss five pieces of evidence in the Old Testament that point towards Christ’s desire to establish a hierarchical teaching authority for believers, or the Church.
2/4/2022 • 44 minutes, 31 seconds
#561 – FFAF: The time I sang to a girl in front of my entire high school
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares a clip of him surprising everyone at a high school assembly and reveals the backstory behind this musical escapade.
2/4/2022 • 11 minutes, 31 seconds
#559 – 5 ways atheism becomes a “universal acid”
In this episode Trent reveals how some arguments for atheism unintentionally refute more than most atheists are willing to give up about reality.
2/2/2022 • 20 minutes, 3 seconds
#558 – “Bible verses that teach Sola Scriptura” (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent critically examines the typical Bible verses Protestants offer as proof of the doctrine of sola scriptura.
2/1/2022 • 31 minutes, 42 seconds
#556 – Analyzing Matt Walsh’s “Transgender Debate” on Dr. Phil
In this episode Trent examines Matt Walsh’s arguments against transgender ideology on a recent episode of the Dr. Phil show and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of his case.
1/28/2022 • 34 minutes, 35 seconds
#557 – FFAF: I just want to talk about Cobra Kai
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how some of the modern things we use every day are actually hundreds or even thousands of years old.
1/28/2022 • 15 minutes, 59 seconds
#555 – The 3 “Apologetic Traps”
In this episode Trent talks about three mistakes apologists, or anyone who shares the faith, can make if they’re not careful.
1/25/2022 • 26 minutes, 16 seconds
#554 – Answering a Muslim Apologist
In this episode Trent replies to Muslim apologist Shayk Uthman’s arguments against Christianity as well as his case for Islam.
1/23/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 13 seconds
#553 – 5 inventions that are way older than you think
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals how some of the modern things we use every day are actually hundreds or even thousands of years old.
1/20/2022 • 23 minutes, 59 seconds
#552 – Why I ditched flour, sugar, and social media (and you should too)
In this episode Trent reveals his New Year’s resolutions and how they can help other Christians truly live out the joy of the Gospel.
1/19/2022 • 34 minutes, 7 seconds
#551 – One question atheists can’t answer
In this episode Trent shows how modern atheism commits one of the fallacies it claims is typical among arguments for the existence of God.
1/18/2022 • 20 minutes, 9 seconds
DIALOGUE: A Catholic case for “Roe v Wade”?
In this episode Trent engages Catholic scholar Steven Millies on his controversial defense of Roe v Wade.
1/16/2022 • 59 minutes, 13 seconds
#549 – FFAF: Why France and Marvel might sue you
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent examines the world of intellectual property rights and shares some unexpected works protected by copyright and trademark.
1/13/2022 • 20 minutes, 10 seconds
#548 – Discussing debates with a Christian debate coach
In this episode Trent sits down with Nate from Wise Disciple who is a Christian debate coach and has reviewed Trent’s debates with Matt Dillahunty and James White.
1/12/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 38 seconds
#547 – What is the best Bible translation?
In this episode Trent explores the different philosophies behind Bible translations and how faulty translations can lead believers astray.
1/11/2022 • 21 minutes, 44 seconds
DIALOGUE: “Should you be Catholic?”
In this episode Trent sits down with Nathan of the Digital Gnosis channel to talk about why he left Christianity and what might help him return to the Faith.
1/9/2022 • 54 minutes, 25 seconds
#546 – FFAF: My Patrons “Ask me anything”
In this free-for-all Friday, Trent answers questions from his patrons on absolutely anything they want to ask him.
1/6/2022 • 23 minutes, 37 seconds
#545 – The Internet “Asks me anything”! (AMA)
In this episode Trent shares a recent “ask me anything” (AMA) session he took part in with the Catholic meme discord community.
1/5/2022 • 42 minutes, 32 seconds
#544 – Responding to Fr. Josiah’s Orthodox objections to Catholicism (with Michael Lofton)
In this episode Trent and fellow apologist Michael Lofton respond to Eastern Orthodox priest Fr. Josiah Trenham and his objections to Catholicism.
1/4/2022 • 2 hours, 5 minutes, 51 seconds
I have a “Christmas” tale for you! (new episodes air 01/05)
Merry Christmas! In this episode Trent shares a short story that falls into his “Christmas favorites”.
12/23/2021 • 11 minutes, 4 seconds
#543 – Atheism “Ask me anything” (with Matt Fradd)
In this episode Matt Fradd asks Trent how to engage atheists and also how Trent’s own arguments have changed over the time he's studied atheism.
12/22/2021 • 48 minutes, 30 seconds
#543 – Did the Church fathers believe in purgatory? (Response to Gavin Ortlund)
In this episode Trent responds to Gavin Ortlund’s recent video Purgatory: A Protestant Perspective and it’s claims about what the Church fathers really believed regarding purgatory and the afterlife.
12/19/2021 • 2 hours, 45 minutes, 41 seconds
#542 – My favorite (and least favorite) holidays
It’s the holiday season so in this Free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals his top three most and least favorite holidays.
12/17/2021 • 20 minutes, 31 seconds
#541 – Are atheists as dumb as rocks?
In this episode Trent examines controversy surrounding the definition of atheism and shows why it is insufficient to define atheism merely as “lack of belief in God.”
12/16/2021 • 30 minutes, 53 seconds
#540 – “Devil’s Advocate Debate” Debrief
In this episode Trent breaks down the arguments he used to defend the pro-choice position in his recent “Devil’s Advocate Debate” and then explains why those arguments ultimately fail to support the pro-choice position.
12/11/2021 • 26 minutes, 24 seconds
My “Devil’s Advocate Debate” on Abortion
In this episode Trent shares a recent debate he took part in where he defending the pro-choice position and explains why he would take part in such a debate.
12/11/2021 • 2 hours, 11 minutes, 9 seconds
#539 – FFAF: The infamous “radio priest” of the 1930’s
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about Fr. Charles Coughlin and how he captured American radio audiences through powerful and offensive sermons.
12/10/2021 • 21 minutes, 16 seconds
#538 – New survey shows why Catholics leave the Church
In this episode Trent examines recent survey data to show the real reasons Catholics are leaving the Faith and five simple things families can do to strengthen their children’s faith.
12/9/2021 • 30 minutes, 28 seconds
#537 – Why kindness to LGBT/dissenters isn’t enough
In this episode Trent shows how focusing exclusively on acts of kindness and ignoring evangelism can come off as patronizing to people who identify as LGBT or dissent from Church teaching.
12/8/2021 • 20 minutes, 54 seconds
#536 – Answering Mike Winger’s accusations
In this episode Trent responds to Protestant apologist Mike Winger’s claims that Trent misrepresented Catholic doctrine in a previous rebuttal. Trent also engages in a lengthy exploration of the doctrine of merit and shows where Winger misrepresented what the Catholic Church teaches regarding works and salvation.
12/4/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 54 seconds
#535 – FFAF: DC Comics at the Movies
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly of DC comics legends like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman when they are brought to the big screen.
12/2/2021 • 39 minutes, 34 seconds
#534 – My Steubenville “Socratic experiment”
In this episode Trent puts what he taught in yesterday’s episode into practice and models how you can defend the faith even if you’re only allowed to ask questions.
Soundcloud Genre: Religion & Spirituality
12/1/2021 • 23 minutes, 56 seconds
#533 – The easiest way to defend your faith
In this episode Trent shares some of the advice he gave at a recent Franciscan University of Steubenville Conference
11/30/2021 • 29 minutes, 21 seconds
Happy Thanksgiving! (new episodes airing 12/01)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Trent will taking some time off from the podcast to celebrate the holidays with his family and to complete his new book!
11/22/2021 • 1 minute, 58 seconds
#532 – FFAF: Environmental ghost towns
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent examines the sad fates that have befallen towns decimated by environmental disasters like unquenchable coal fires and buried toxic waste.
In this “open mailbag episode” Trent answers his patron’s questions about a wide variety of subjects from why the angels fell, what it means to be human, and where we get our souls.
11/17/2021 • 23 minutes, 44 seconds
#530 – How I handle protesters on campus
A group of students recently protested one of Trent’s pro-life talks so in this episode Trent shares how he’s dealt with protesters over the years, including in videos recorded at his protests.
11/16/2021 • 33 minutes, 12 seconds
#529 – Is Scott Hahn a Catholic fundamentalist?
In this episode Trent provides a critical review of the new book American Pope: Scott Hahn and the Rise of Catholic Fundamentalism.
11/14/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 27 seconds
#528 – FFAF: Reflections on the “Three Hearts” Pilgrimage
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reflects on the recent pilgrimage in Oklahoma he and his son took part in that included walking 22 miles and worshipping at the Clear creek Monastery.
In this “open mailbag episode” Trent answers his patron’s questions about a wide variety of subjects from deep theological questions to controversial issues like Santa or “pineapple on pizza?”.
11/9/2021 • 23 minutes, 34 seconds
#526 – The “just believe in Jesus” Fallacy
In this episode Trent examines an attitude among “non-denominational” Christians that downplays doctrine and says “all that matters is just believing in Jesus.” Trent shows how belief in Jesus must correspond with obedience to Jesus’ commands and that requires sound doctrine.
11/9/2021 • 23 minutes, 1 second
DIALOGUE: Can a Catholic be a capitalist? (with Sam Rocha)
In this extended dialogue Trent sits down with Sam Rocha to talk about the pros and cons of capitalism and whether Catholics can support this economic system.
11/8/2021 • 1 hour, 52 minutes, 21 seconds
#525 – Secrets to a Successful Podcast
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with Nick Chamberlain to discuss how to produce an awesome podcast.
11/4/2021 • 30 minutes, 12 seconds
#524 – Apologetics Methods and "Dyer Debate" Debrief (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode Trent sits down with Jimmy Akin to talk about his recent debate with Jay Dyer as well as to do a deep dive on issues raised in the debate related to apologetics, presuppositionalism, and the philosophy of knowledge.
11/2/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 34 seconds
DEBATE: Should Christians reject natural theology? (with Jay Dyer)
In this debate Jay Dyer defends the claim that Christians should abandon natural theology and Trent Horn critiques that claim.
10/31/2021 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 51 seconds
#523 – FFAF: Marvel What if? “Geek out” session
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with his co-worker Andrew Hermiz to share their thoughts on the recent Marvel anthology What if? Including Trent’s ideas for future episodes.
10/29/2021 • 20 minutes, 12 seconds
#522 – 3 bad arguments for the existence of Jesus
In this episode Trent reveals three bad ways to answer mythicism, or the view that Jesus never existed.
10/28/2021 • 20 minutes, 32 seconds
#521 – Why the “prosperity Gospel” is bankrupt
In this episode Trent examines the faulty claims of “prosperity preachers” like Kenneth Copeland who promise to wealth to Christians who tithe (to their ministries).
10/27/2021 • 16 minutes, 54 seconds
DIALOGUE: Why a Christian pop/punk star lost his faith (with Jon Steingard)
In this episode Trent sits down with Jon Steingard, the former front man for the popular Christian pop/punk band Hawk Nelson, to discuss why he left the Faith. Together they discuss the problem of evil, divine hiddenness, and Bible difficulties.
10/24/2021 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 9 seconds
#519 – FFAF: Hidden political messages in classic novels
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the political themes hidden beneath the stories of classic novels. Some you might know (like Animal Farm) but others (like The Wizard of Oz) might surprise you!
10/22/2021 • 17 minutes, 22 seconds
#518 – How suicide affected me recently (and what the Church teaches)
In this episode Trent shares how the issue of suicide recently affected him and then clears up misconceptions people have about the Church’s teaching on this subject.
10/21/2021 • 23 minutes, 4 seconds
#517 – 3 more ways Protestants act like atheists
In this episode Trent shares three similarities between Protestant critiques of Catholicism and atheistic critiques of Christianity in general.
10/20/2021 • 29 minutes, 51 seconds
#516 – The agnostic case against atheism (with Joe Schmid)
In this episode Trent sits down with agnostic philosopher Joe Schmid to discuss the arguments against atheism as well as an argument for God that intrigues Joe.
10/18/2021 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 6 seconds
#515 – FFAF: My “heavy metal boss” at Catholic Answers
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with Jon Sorensen, chief operating officer for Catholic Answers, to learn how he went from “heavy-metal atheist” to an executive leader of a leading apologetics apostolate.
10/15/2021 • 14 minutes, 34 seconds
#514 – Highlights from our 2021 Conference Q+A Panel
In this episode Trent shares some highlights from the live Q+A panel at the Catholic Answers 2021 Conference.
10/14/2021 • 17 minutes, 37 seconds
#513 – The most underrated argument for the papacy (with Joe Heschmeyer)
Trent sits down with fellow Catholic Answers apologist and author of Pope Peter, Joe Heschmeyer, to discuss an argument for the papacy most people have never heard.
10/13/2021 • 15 minutes, 52 seconds
#512 – “Religious Education is Abusive Indoctrination” (Theramin Trees REBUTTED)
In this rebuttal Trent critiques the claim that religious education of children is really abusive “indoctrination”.
10/11/2021 • 58 minutes, 29 seconds
#511 – FFAF: How Mondegreens mess with your brain
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the power of “mondegreens” and how affect our ability to accurately remember things we enjoy.
10/8/2021 • 12 minutes, 41 seconds
#510 – Mike Winger’s inconsistency toward Jesus and Mary
In this episode Trent critically examines Mike Winger’s arguments against Marian typology (especially Mary as Ark of the New Covenant) and shows how Winger’s approach undermines traditional Christology.
10/7/2021 • 26 minutes, 22 seconds
#509 – Why atheists should bet on God (with Liz Jackson)
In this episode Trent sits down with philosopher Liz Jackson to discuss Pascal’s wager and how one could make a “prudential argument” for the existence of God.
10/6/2021 • 19 minutes, 56 seconds
#508 – REBUTTING Bible Flock Box’s 10 “Facts” about Mary
In this episode Trent critically examines Bible Flock Box’s recent video “10 Facts About the VIRGIN MARY You're Not Being Told (Especially If You're Catholic)”.
10/4/2021 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 43 seconds
#507 – FFAF: Heroes who stayed behind
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent pays tribute to three heroes who gave their lives so others could survive famous disasters.
10/1/2021 • 13 minutes, 54 seconds
#505 – How the ad hominem fallacy gets abused
In this episode Trent explains what the ad hominem fallacy is and how people often mistakenly think it is the same thing as genuine criticism. He also highlights where the fallacy was misused in one of his past debates as well as in a William Lane Craig debate.
9/29/2021 • 18 minutes, 38 seconds
#506 – How to help college students stay Catholic (with Fr. Matt Lowry)
In this episode Trent sits down Fr. Matt Lowry of the Northern Arizona University Newman Center to find out the best ways to help Catholic college students grow in their faith, including the most important thing parents can do with their children.
9/29/2021 • 19 minutes, 25 seconds
#504 – Responding to Fr. Casey on the Gospel’s historicity
In this episode Trent examines a recent video from Fr. Casey Cole and critiques his claims that the Gospels are “theology, not history.”
9/27/2021 • 48 minutes, 58 seconds
#503 – Did my “hometown memories” get torn down?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent visits where he grew up in Phoenix and shares if the places where he struggled through disastrous dates and mourned stolen salsa bars (among other notable memories) still exist.
9/24/2021 • 16 minutes, 15 seconds
#502 – Creating better dialogue between Catholics and Protestants
In this episode Trent shares his appearance on the “Let’s talk about it” podcast where he discusses with Jacque (a Catholic) and Megan (a Protestant) on how Christians can better discuss their different theologies with one another.
9/23/2021 • 43 minutes, 29 seconds
#501 – Answering the “Word Salad” Objection
In this episode Trent offers some ways to respond to critics who say sophisticated arguments for the Faith are nothing but “word salad.”
9/22/2021 • 21 minutes, 48 seconds
Dialogue: Is Luke’s Gospel reliable? (with Godless Engineer)
In this episode Trent sits down with John Gleason (Godless Engineer) and defends the historical reliability of the Gospel of Luke.
9/20/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 58 seconds
#500 – Godless Engineer dialogue debrief (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode Trent sits down with fellow apologist Jimmy Akin to give a broader overview of the themes and issues raised in Trent’s recent dialogue with Godless engineer on the historical reliability of Luke’s Gospel.
9/20/2021 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds
#499 – There might be a “drowning machine” at your local park
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals a hidden hazard in rivers across the country that you should to know about in order to prevent a tragedy.
9/17/2021 • 11 minutes, 39 seconds
#498 – Uncanny similarities between abortion and divorce
In this episode Trent sits down with author Leila Miller to discuss the many ways divorce parallels the evil of abortion, including in the ways some faithful Catholics try to justify it.
9/16/2021 • 21 minutes, 15 seconds
#497 – How consciousness shows God exists (with Josh Rasmussen)
In this episode Trent interviews philosopher Josh Rasmussen on his research that shows how the phenomena of consciousness provides good evidence for the existence of God.
9/15/2021 • 18 minutes, 42 seconds
#496 – America magazine contributor says Pope Francis should apologize
In this episode Trent examines rabbi Daniel Polish’s criticisms of Pope Francis published in America Magazine and shows why the Holy Father said nothing wrong when he discussed the Mosaic Law in a recent homily.
9/13/2021 • 14 minutes, 11 seconds
Capturing Christianity Debate Debrief (with John DeRosa)
In this episode Trent sits down with John DeRosa of the Classical Theism podcast to breakdown what he considers to be one of the best debates in which he’s ever participated.
9/12/2021 • 48 minutes, 18 seconds
#495 – How to spot (and handle) a narcissist
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with Jackie Angel from the Word on Fire Institute to talk about how to deal with people who exhibit the vice of narcissism.
In this episode Trent critically reviews a Catholic theologian’s proposal for a “new pro-life movement” that may be new but definitely isn’t pro-life.
9/9/2021 • 24 minutes, 47 seconds
#493 – 7 Ways Protestants act like atheists
In this episode Trent reflects on his recent interview with Cameron Bertuzzi and shares how Protestants and atheists use similar techniques to defend their positions.
9/8/2021 • 25 minutes, 25 seconds
#491 – My favorite Super Nintendo games (with Matthew and Thomas Horn!)
Trent reveals his favorite Super Nintendo games and his sons Matthew and Thomas reveal what they like about “dad’s old games.”
9/3/2021 • 18 minutes, 32 seconds
#490 – Texas bans abortion (and what pro-lifers need to do next)
A new Texas law has resulted in hundreds of abortion appointments being canceled and could signal a new way to combat Roe v Wade. In this episode Trent gives an overview of the law and points out what pro-lifers need to do next.
9/2/2021 • 18 minutes, 30 seconds
#489 – My pre-debate interview with Ben Watkins
Just before their debate on the existence of God, Ben sat down with Trent and asked him to explain faith, philosophy of religion, and Trent’s “favorite arguments for atheism.”
8/31/2021 • 27 minutes, 16 seconds
#488 – Answering Joe Schmid’s criticisms of my case for God
In this week’s rebuttal video Trent responds to a critique Joe Schmid offered of the case Trent made in his previous debate on the existence of God with Alex O’Connor.
8/30/2021 • 2 hours, 30 minutes, 3 seconds
#487 – FFAF: My most valuable books!
Trent sits down with Dr. Scott Hahn to talk about his new book on sacred scripture and the Bible’s journey to being viewed in popular culture as a “secular book” began even before the Protestant Reformation.
8/27/2021 • 18 minutes, 4 seconds
#486 – How the Bible became a secular book (with Scott Hahn)
Trent sits down with Dr. Scott Hahn to talk about his new book on sacred scripture and the Bible’s journey to being viewed in popular culture as a “secular book”.
8/25/2021 • 14 minutes, 33 seconds
#485 – Failed Jehovah's Witness Prophecies
In this episode Trent shares some local lore from his old hometown of San Diego and reveals the failed prophecies of the group who built it.
8/24/2021 • 14 minutes, 34 seconds
So I spent my "vacation" being sick with . . .
In this update Trent talks about two viruses that wrecked him on his recent “vacation” and asks for prayers as he continues to recover.
8/15/2021 • 9 minutes, 16 seconds
#484 – Confessions of a workaholic
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals his struggles with being addicted to work and shares seven signs that can reveal if someone is a “workaholic.”
8/13/2021 • 18 minutes, 59 seconds
#483 – Should Christians listen to Jordan Peterson? (with Dr. Christopher Kaczor)
In this episode Trent sits down with Catholic philosopher Chris Kaczor and examines whether Canadian professor Jordan Peterson’s thought can intersect with the Gospel.
8/11/2021 • 17 minutes, 26 seconds
#482 – Is porn addiction a myth? (with Matt Fradd)
Some scientists claim there is no such thing as porn addiction, but in this episode Trent Horn and Matt Fradd set the record straight and offer resources for those who want to break free of the sin of pornography.
8/11/2021 • 16 minutes, 32 seconds
My First Debate! “Does God exist?” (Horn vs. Travis)
In this episode Trent shares his first public debate that took place at the University of New Mexico in 2012 on the subject of God’s existence against Jim Travis of the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
8/9/2021 • 1 hour, 44 minutes, 12 seconds
#481 – Q+A with my wife!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent’s wife Laura answers your questions about her faith and what it’s really like being married to Trent!
8/6/2021 • 25 minutes, 30 seconds
#480 – The secret 1990’s LGBT activism manual (and what we can learn from it)
In this episode Trent reveals the strategies outlined in a secret 1990’s LGBT activism manual and what we should learn from their approach and how to respond to it.
8/5/2021 • 17 minutes, 46 seconds
#479 – Should Catholics believe in “the Rapture”?
Will Catholics be “left behind”? In this episode Trent examines the Rapture and explains what the Bible really teaches about the end of the world.
8/4/2021 • 22 minutes, 58 seconds
Jesus is NOT copied from pagan mythology (Zeitgeist REBUTTED)
In this rebuttal Trent takes aim at the popular conspiracy theory promoted in the documentary Zeitgeist which claims the story of Jesus was borrowed from pagan accounts like stories of the Egyptian god Horus.
8/2/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds
#478 – Plagiarism, or don’t steal this episode!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores the topic of plagiarism both in being a victim of it and also in unintentionally committing it.
7/30/2021 • 22 minutes, 15 seconds
#477 – How anyone can fight for life (with Lila Rose)
In this interview Trent sits down with Live Action founder Lila Rose to talk about her new book and how anyone can “fight for life.”
7/29/2021 • 12 minutes, 11 seconds
#475 – The one thing I’m not talking about . . .
In this episode Trent talks about the importance of having a focused mission and discusses the one kind of issue he doesn’t want to address on the podcast.
7/28/2021 • 19 minutes, 57 seconds
REBUTTING Jay Dyer’s “10 Reasons I’m not Roman Catholic”
In this rebuttal Trent takes on the arguments of Eastern Orthodox apologist Jay Dyer with a special emphasis on the papacy and alleged contradictions between past Church teaching and the second Vatican council.
7/26/2021 • 1 hour, 56 minutes, 38 seconds
#476 – Why going to college is often a bad idea
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent discussed Bryan Caplan’s The Case Against Education and shows that colleges and universities may be making many people worse off.
7/23/2021 • 22 minutes, 21 seconds
#474 – What’s wrong with critical race theory? (with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers)
In this episode Trent sits down with Deacon Harold to talk about his upcoming book on Catholic responses to racism, the perils of critical race theory, and what the authentic Catholic response to racism should be.
7/21/2021 • 31 minutes, 13 seconds
#473 – Exposing socialism in Cuba
You’ve probably heard about the recent protests in Cuba, but you may not have heard of just how much misery socialist policies have inflicted upon the Cuban people and how they vindicate the Church’s constant condemnations of socialism.
7/20/2021 • 14 minutes, 49 seconds
#472 - James White *still* doesn’t like one of my old talks
In this “live rebuttal” Trent is joined by Catholic apologist William Albrecht who has also been a recent subject of James White’s critiques. In this episode the duo discuss his views on the Marian dogmas.
7/19/2021 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 24 seconds
#471 – Climate scientists want to you to cut electricity use by 90%
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent discusses a new study saying that in order to avert “disastrous climate change” people will have to cut their electric use by 90% which would result in its own disaster for human wellbeing.
7/16/2021 • 18 minutes, 59 seconds
#470 – Why Calvinists can’t say “Jesus died for you”
Did Jesus die for everyone or only those going to heaven? In this episode Trent debunks the Calvinist doctrine of the limited atonement and shows that God wants every person to spend eternity with him in heaven.
7/15/2021 • 18 minutes, 9 seconds
#469 – How the Bible beats every other ancient book
In this episode Trent responds to atheist Youtubers who claim the thousands of existing biblical manuscripts aren’t anything to brag about.
7/14/2021 • 22 minutes, 18 seconds
#468 – How our culture wants to normalize sex for children
In this episode Trent reviews a recent Washington Post editorial that defends exposing children to sexual perversion at Pride parades and then discusses popular academic books that argue for the normalcy of sexualizing children.
7/13/2021 • 19 minutes, 57 seconds
The Pope is NOT the Antichrist (REBUTTING “The Antichrist: 10 Proofs”)
In this rebuttal Trent responds to the claim that the Beast of the book of Revelation actually represents the papacy and shows how the Bible proves the Pope can’t be the Antichrist.
7/12/2021 • 41 minutes, 32 seconds
#467 – What is the “celebrity hustle”?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shows how “the celebrity hustle” is used to con famous people into supporting the worst movies, parties, and even cults.
7/9/2021 • 21 minutes, 53 seconds
#466 –The best argument for outlawing assisted suicide
In this episode Trent reports on a worrisome uptick in assisted suicides in Canada and lays out a blueprint for arguing against this offense to innocent human life.
7/8/2021 • 16 minutes, 27 seconds
#465 – Protestants should embrace this “universal” doctrine of the Church fathers
In this episode Trent points out a double-standard in Protestant apologetics and reveals one doctrine that enjoyed “universal support” in the early Church.
7/7/2021 • 21 minutes, 34 seconds
#464 – Correcting the New York Times on Biden, Bishops, and Abortion
In this episode Trent responds to Catholic author Gary Wills and the many, many errors and fallacies in his defense of abortion in the New York Times.
7/6/2021 • 24 minutes, 41 seconds
Catholicism Exposed (REBUTTAL to John MacArthur)
In this rebuttal Trent takes on the criticisms of popular Calvinist preacher John Macarthur including his arguments related to the “imputation” of Christ’s righteousness
7/5/2021 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 3 seconds
#463 – I’m Learnin’ the YouTube!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reflects on the growth of the Counsel of Trent podcast and shares his thoughts on its future, including as a series on YouTube.
7/2/2021 • 17 minutes, 23 seconds
#462 – Did ancient writers overlook Jesus?
Some people who deny Jesus even existed claim nearly 40 ancient authors who should have mentioned Jesus failed to do so, but Trent shows why this argument from silence fails.
6/30/2021 • 19 minutes, 33 seconds
#461 – The One Question Transgender Advocates Can’t Answer
In this episode Trent reveals how to frame the debate over sex and gender in a way that reveals the incoherency of transgender ideology. He also explains chromosomal abnormalities and how they don’t disprove the sexual binary.
6/29/2021 • 22 minutes, 37 seconds
Catholicism is a Cult (REBUTTAL of Mike Winger and Allen Parr)
In this episode Trent examines claims made by Protestant speakers Mike Winger and Allen Parr about Catholicism being unbiblical.
6/28/2021 • 53 minutes, 27 seconds
REBUTTING Rationality Rules on Ben Shapiro, Ed Feser, and Aquinas
In this video Trent examines Rationality Rules' critique of a more potent explanation of the argument from motion offered by Ben Shapiro and Ed Feser.
6/25/2021 • 27 minutes, 59 seconds
#459 – The TV families we grew up with
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent highlights the most iconic sitcom families for the last sixty years.
6/25/2021 • 30 minutes, 42 seconds
#458 – How modern Bibles conceal doctrine
Did you know there is a feature in modern Bibles that is only a few centuries old that ha potential to distort the meaning of God’s word?
6/23/2021 • 18 minutes, 10 seconds
#460 – 6 Tactics of Pro-choice Catholic Politicians
In this episode Trent breaks down how Catholic politicians claim to be faithful to the Church as they work to keep abortion legal.
6/23/2021 • 25 minutes, 1 second
REBUTTAL of Rationality Rules's "Debunking" of Aquinas
In this video Trent examines Rationality Rules's engagement of the argument from motion as presented by Peter Kreeft on the Prager U channel.
6/23/2021 • 17 minutes, 2 seconds
#457 – 5 Pro-life arguments you should avoid
In this episode Trent talks about five pro-life arguments you should avoid when trying to make the strongest defense of unborn children.
6/22/2021 • 13 minutes, 46 seconds
#456 – Do Mormons get their own planet after death?
In this episode Trent explores the Mormon faith and their unique concept of God.
6/21/2021 • 16 minutes, 37 seconds
#455 – Catholic dating nightmares!
Dating can be so awkward! Trent reveals how Tinder has ushered in a dating apocalypse and shares a few “Catholic dating nightmares.”
6/18/2021 • 15 minutes, 27 seconds
#454 - How atheists misunderstand the Bible
Trent takes on tough questions about the Bible from atheists while appearing on Canadian Catholic’s YouTube channel.
6/17/2021 • 16 minutes, 47 seconds
#453 - Proof human life begins at conception
Along with a solid proof, Trent shares new research that shows how thousands of biologists, most of whom are pro-choice, agree life begins at conception.
6/16/2021 • 14 minutes, 49 seconds
#452 - The Church father Protestants fear the most . . .
Find out which Church father prominent Protestant decried as a forgery because they sounded “too Catholic.”
6/14/2021 • 17 minutes, 15 seconds
#451 - Being faithful to an irritating Church
In this episode Trent offers advice for how to handle members of the Church who act in callous or uncaring ways.
6/14/2021 • 14 minutes, 59 seconds
#450 - Mishap or Murder?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent examines strange disappearances and asks if it was a terrible mishap or if something more sinister happened.
6/11/2021 • 30 minutes, 13 seconds
#449 - Does God make people sin?
Trent sits down with Cy Kellett and explains why our sinful nature and God’s foreknowledge do not refute the existence of free will.
6/10/2021 • 39 minutes, 43 seconds
#448 - Exposing Fr. Martin’s slippery tactics
In this episode Trent reveals how Fr. James Martin’s ambiguous statements and flawed arguments sow confusion among the faithful and how we should charitably respond.
6/8/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 22 seconds
#447 – The world’s most misunderstood literature
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shows how so many of us get common themes and quotes in history’s greatest literature completely wrong. With a special guest appearance from Matthew Horn!
6/4/2021 • 25 minutes, 36 seconds
#446 - Does my brain make me sin?
Trent sits down with Cy Kellett and explains why new developments in neuroscience do not refute belief in free will.
6/3/2021 • 32 minutes, 48 seconds
#445 - The scandal of Catholic LGBT “Pride”
Should Catholic schools and parishes fly the LGBT rainbow flag? In this episode Trent examines a controversy in Canada and shows why this practice causes scandal.
6/1/2021 • 34 minutes, 27 seconds
#443 – C.S. Lewis’s “Most Dangerous” Argument
Trent is joined by Pints with Jack host David Bates to dive into C.S. Lewis’s most philosophically challenging argument against atheism.
5/27/2021 • 38 minutes, 54 seconds
#444 – Stories from Trent’s Childhood!
In this episode Trent talks about when he was a little kid growing up in Encinitas, CA. Hear about amazing taco stands, wild dogs on the loose, and a great escape from elementary school!
5/27/2021 • 23 minutes, 6 seconds
#442 – Is Catholicism pagan? (with Keith Nester)
In this episode Trent sits down with Catholic YouTuber Keith Nester to bust the myths perpetuated by fundamentalists and atheists that Catholicism is nothing more than recycled paganism.
5/25/2021 • 59 minutes, 57 seconds
#441 – What I love about musicals
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent break down the elements that make up modern musicals and shares some of his favorites, with a few of his own renditions to share!
5/21/2021 • 41 minutes, 34 seconds
#440 – Marriage and dating open mailbag!
In this episode Trent is joined by Catholic Answers Live assistant producer Marie Bates and former marketing intern Annie Barrack to answer patron questions on how Catholics should discern dating and face challenges in marriage.
5/20/2021 • 40 minutes, 52 seconds
#439 - Actually, everybody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
When people want to criticize Catholic history the inquisition is one of the “go-to” topics. In this episode Trent sits down with Catholic Answers president Chris Check to expose the myths and realities of the inquisition and how its lessons still apply today.
5/18/2021 • 35 minutes, 53 seconds
#438 - Enough with the Target sex trafficking panics!
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes on a modern urban legend being reported in several media outlets about gangs of sex traffickers targeting moms at stores like Target.
5/14/2021 • 32 minutes, 42 seconds
#437 – Steven Crowder vs. Pope Francis
In this episode Trent reviews Steven Crowder’s claims that Pope Francis is a communist because of what the pontiff said at a “Vax Live” event.
5/13/2021 • 33 minutes, 22 seconds
#436 - Answering “Resurrection from the Dead” Puzzles
In this episode Trent sits down with Cy Kellett and walks him through philosophical and theological challenges to the doctrine of the Resurrection from the dead.
5/11/2021 • 39 minutes, 14 seconds
#435 - Remember “Choose Your Own Adventure” Books?
Turn to page 63 to watch this free-for-all-Friday! Join Trent as he reveals the history and weirdest endings of this classic series of children’s books.
5/7/2021 • 28 minutes, 29 seconds
#434 – “Womenpriests”, “Lover Blessings”, and Communion for Biden?
In this episode Trent surveys recent articles related to dissent against Church teaching on the male priesthood and blessing same-sex unions as well as the controversy related to giving Communion to politicians that defend legal abortion.
5/6/2021 • 38 minutes, 55 seconds
#433 – Life of the Mother, Frozen Embryos, and Tough Pro-life Questions
Trent recently addressed the Young Americans for Freedom conference and helped the students learn how to field tough questions they hear on campus from pro-abortion advocates.
5/4/2021 • 25 minutes, 23 seconds
#431 – The Secret World of Corporate Mascots
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the secret history of your favorite (and most despised) corporate mascots.
4/30/2021 • 32 minutes, 48 seconds
#432 - So James White didn't like one of my old talks . . .
In this episode Trent responds to Reformed apologist James White's criticism of his 2018 talk "Answering Protestant Distortions of the Church Fathers".
4/29/2021 • 39 minutes, 23 seconds
#429 – DEBATE: Is it reasonable to believe in the Resurrection? (with Matt Dillahunty)
In this debate hosted on Pints with Aquinas Trent engages Matt Dillahunty, host of the Atheist Experience, on the question of Jesus’ resurrection.
4/27/2021 • 2 hours, 9 minutes, 45 seconds
#430 – Debriefing the Resurrection Debate (with Michael Lofton)
In this episode Trent joins Michael Lofton on the Reason and Theology show to talk about his recent debate with Matt Dillahunty on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
4/27/2021 • 1 hour, 43 minutes, 33 seconds
#428 – Don’t “shake hands with danger”!
Trent’s obsession with industrial safety videos returns! In this episode Trent talks about delta-P, Caterpillar tractor protocol, and the goriest safety video on YouTube he could barely watch.
4/23/2021 • 24 minutes, 28 seconds
#427 - Did Trent Horn admit Christian belief is unreasonable? (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent responds to atheist YouTuber @PineCreek and his comments on Trent's case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
4/22/2021 • 34 minutes, 52 seconds
#426 – A Counterpoint on “Catholic Socialism”
Recently Catholic podcaster William Hemsworth had Sam Rocha on to explain why Catholics can be socialists. He then invited Trent on to give a counterpoint response and ask him some tough questions about Catholicism and socialism.
4/20/2021 • 44 minutes, 40 seconds
#425 - Zombies, Awful Hymns, Cryptocurrency and other Random Questions
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent takes any and all questions from his Patrons. Nothing is off-limits!
4/16/2021 • 38 minutes, 14 seconds
#424 – My talk for a Catholic “sex and gender studies” class
In this episode Trent shares a talk he recently gave for the “sex and gender” studies cohort at a major Catholic university.
4/15/2021 • 27 minutes, 28 seconds
#423 – What’s wrong with apologetics? (with Jimmy Akin)
Is apologetics too triumphalist? Too complicated? Too biased? In this episode Trent and Jimmy talk about where apologetics can go wrong and how we can fix the practice of this important tool of theology.
4/13/2021 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 51 seconds
#422 – Faith, Grief, and WandaVision (with Bobby Angel) - new episodes air 04/13
In this “Free-for-all Good Friday” Trent sits down with Word on Fire fellow Bobby Angel to talk about Christians deal with grief and how the recent MCU series WandaVision provides a framework for sharing the Gospel.
4/2/2021 • 32 minutes, 49 seconds
#421 – The apologist I fear the most . . .
In this episode Trent shares a dialogue with the one critic of the Faith that keeps him up at night!
3/30/2021 • 23 minutes, 50 seconds
#420 – Family Free-for-all-Friday!
The entire Horn clan appears in this episode to share how they’re adjusting to life in Texas.
3/26/2021 • 14 minutes, 34 seconds
#419 – Sneak peek of my new pro-life class!
Want to argue about abortion in a persuasive way? In this episode Trent offers a sneak peek of his upcoming course at the Catholic Answers School of Apologetics called “Arguing Against Abortion.”
3/25/2021 • 20 minutes, 4 seconds
#418 – C.S. Lewis and Counterfeit Christs
In this episode Trent appears on the Pints with Jack podcast to analyze C.S. Lewis’s famous “trilemma argument” for the divinity of Christ.
3/23/2021 • 31 minutes, 16 seconds
#417 - Because I miss Disneyland . . .
In this “free-for-all-Friday” Trent reflects on Disneyland being closed for nearly a year and shares his favorite memories and trivia from “the house of Mouse.”
3/19/2021 • 37 minutes, 27 seconds
#416 – Q+A on the “Dark Passages of Scripture”
Trent recently made a guest appearance at the Institute of Catholic Theology where he was asked to address difficult passages in scripture, including God’s commands to slaughter the Canaanites in the Old Testament.
3/18/2021 • 36 minutes, 58 seconds
#415 – Pope Francis says “No” to Blessing Same-Sex Unions
In this episode Trent reviews the CDF’s recent dubium on blessing same-sex marriages and replies to the bad theology promoted by critics who want this change in the liturgy.
3/16/2021 • 36 minutes, 40 seconds
#414 – How children learned to read before Dr. Seuss
You may have heard about Dr. Seuss getting “canceled”, but did you ever wonder how kids learned to read without him? In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the history of children’s reading primers and how Dr. Seuss changed them (and also how we’ve been constantly getting an important fact about Dr. Seuss wrong!).
3/12/2021 • 24 minutes, 24 seconds
#413 – “Gay Christianity" Rebutted Part II
In this episode Trent continues his rebuttal to Matthew Vines’s revisionist LGBT theology with an examination of what St. Paul says about homosexuality in his letter to the Romans.
3/11/2021 • 45 minutes, 38 seconds
#412 - Is God a “her” and dangerous feminist theology
In this episode Trent talks about a popular Lenten reflection that refers to God as “she” and explains why Christians refer to God as “he” and why this matters so much. He also takes a close look at feminist theologies that promote false views of God and his revelation.
3/9/2021 • 39 minutes, 44 seconds
#411 – Not guilty by reason of . . . Twinkies?
In this “free-for-all Friday” of the Counsel of Trent podcast, Trent examines the weirdest legal defenses that have been offered in courts including the Twinkie defense, the Shaggy Defense, the Matrix defense, and many more!
3/5/2021 • 28 minutes, 50 seconds
#410 – Should Catholics be “anti-racists”?
As issues related to race and racism dominate headlines Trent takes a moment to examine the “anti-racism” movement, articulate the Church’s teaching on the sin of racism, and evaluates the positive and concerning elements in this movement.
3/4/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes
#409 - Refuting “Gay Christianity”
In this excerpt from his latest rebuttal video, Trent takes on the “gay revisionist theology” and its attempts to make the Bible say homosexual behavior isn’t sinful. In today’s episode Trent addresses attempts to do this with passages in the books of Genesis and Leviticus.
3/1/2021 • 40 minutes, 31 seconds
#408 – Photography tips from a former freelancer
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about his past work as a videographer and shares ten tips for how you can take amazing pictures.
2/26/2021 • 37 minutes, 29 seconds
#407 – A Catholic approach to Infertility
In this episode Trent talks about the Church’s teaching on infertility and the right and wrong ways to confront it while sharing his and Laura’s own experiences with this issue.
2/25/2021 • 35 minutes, 6 seconds
#406 – What makes God “God”? (a.k.a God’s most important attribute)
It turns out a lot of people worship a being they think is God but actually isn’t. That’s because they’ve failed to understand God’s true nature and, in doing so, leave themselves vulnerable to powerful atheistic counterarguments. That’s why in this episode Trent helps us understand the one attribute that makes God, well, God!
2/23/2021 • 42 minutes, 32 seconds
#405 – Weird Cases of Mass Hysteria
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores bizarre cases of mass hysteria including “dancing mania’s” that took over entire medieval villages, laughing fits that infected entire schools, and television shows that sent thousands of children to the hospital. Don’t panic! Just enjoy hearing about these strange occurrences!
2/19/2021 • 33 minutes, 17 seconds
#404 – Understanding the Catholic view of Justification
Check out Trent’s talk on “sola fide” and the Catholic doctrine of justification he recently presented at the Houston Fullness of Truth conference!
2/18/2021 • 37 minutes, 25 seconds
#403 – Thoughts on “Cancel Culture” and Frozen Texas
In this episode Trent gives an update on how his family is handling the recent severe winter weather hitting the state of Texas as well as his thoughts on whether Catholics should support “cancel culture”.
2/16/2021 • 33 minutes, 33 seconds
#402 – How to “Affair-proof” Your Marriage
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes on the scourge of adultery and gives us some practical tips to strengthen our own marriages and encourage our married friends to remain faithful to their marriage vows.
2/12/2021 • 39 minutes, 41 seconds
#401 – Catholic Economics Open Mailbag!
In this episode Trent answers his patron’s questions on economics and Catholic social teaching.
2/9/2021 • 45 minutes, 2 seconds
#400 – Confessions of a Homeschool Skeptic
In this episode Trent joins a homeschool podcast to reveal how he went from making fun of homeschooling to making it the cornerstone of his children’s education.
2/5/2021 • 28 minutes, 11 seconds
#399 – Economics De-brief and the GameStop Rollercoaster
In this episode Trent offers his thoughts on the recent economics roundtable he took part in and does in in-depth analysis of the GameStop stock “rollercoaster” and sees how our faith should view this aspect of the free market.
2/4/2021 • 46 minutes, 47 seconds
#398 - Great (and not-so-great) arguments for God’s existence
What are the most effective arguments for the existence God? What are the least effective? In this episode Trent sits down with Josh Smith of the Practical Theism podcast to discuss how to make a more compelling case for God and refute atheism.
2/4/2021 • 39 minutes, 48 seconds
#397 – Overcoming Old Testament Anxiety Syndrome (with John Bergsma)
Do you feel apprehension about sitting down to read the Old Testament? Franciscan University professor John Bergsma explains why we often feel that way and how we can overcome “Old Testament Anxiety Syndrome”.
2/2/2021 • 30 minutes, 27 seconds
#396 – DIALOGUE: Capitalism, Distributism, or Socialism?
In this episode Trent appears as a guest on Reason and Theology to defend the merits of capitalism against the competing theories of distributism and socialism.
1/28/2021 • 2 hours, 43 minutes, 1 second
#395 – The topsy-turvy world of Deepak Chopra
Was Jesus just a New Age guru? Does the moon stop existing if you don’t look at it? In this episode Trent joins Cy Kellett to rebut the ideas of popular New Age practitioner Deepak Chopra.
1/26/2021 • 27 minutes, 19 seconds
#394 – Tales from my past pro-life activism
In this episode Trent is joined by his friend and former colleague Steve Wagner, the executive director of Justice for All, to talk about their experiences engaging college students (including those dressed up as Jesus and skeletons) on the issue of abortion.
1/22/2021 • 40 minutes, 37 seconds
#393 - Why Pro-lifers Need Philosophy (Part 2)
In this episode Trent continues his discussion about pro-life philosophy by rebutting some of the most sophisticated arguments made in defense of abortion.
1/21/2021 • 44 minutes, 16 seconds
#392 - Why Pro-lifers Need Philosophy (Part 1)
It’s pro-life week on the Counsel of Trent podcast so Trent is dedicating two episodes to defending the pro-life view against clever thought experiments and powerful objections from the world’s best pro-choice philosophers.
1/19/2021 • 44 minutes, 30 seconds
#391 - The disaster that scares me the most
Trent usually tries to be prepared for any disaster but in this episode he reveals the one calamity that scares him the most, how it could realistically happen, and how he’s still going to prepare for it.
1/15/2021 • 31 minutes, 44 seconds
#390 – DIALOGUE: Free will, God, and sociopaths with hammers
In this episode Trent sits down with former Christian Sam Devis and explores his concerns about free will, objective morality, and evolution as a guest on his podcast When Belief Dies.
1/14/2021 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 11 seconds
#389 – Answering Sedevacantism (with Michael Lofton)
Is Pope Francis not the real Pope? Has the office of the papacy been vacant since Vatican II because the Popes embraced heresy? In this episode Trent sits down with Michael Lofton of Reason and Theology to examine sedevacantism and explore how to refute this unfortunate schism within the Church.
1/12/2021 • 33 minutes, 53 seconds
#388 – The Secret History of Time Travel in Fiction
It’s time to go back to the future . . . and the past! In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the secret history of time travel in fiction and dives into the paradoxes authors try to evade when they use time travel in their stories.
1/8/2021 • 38 minutes, 58 seconds
#387 – Catholic end-of-life ethics and rationing “Covid-care”
In the first episode of 2021, Trent addresses a topic requested by many of his patrons and shows how it applies to recent events related to surges of Covid-19.
1/7/2021 • 39 minutes, 19 seconds
Merry Christmas from the Horns! (New episodes air 01/07/21)
Merry Christmas everyone! Trent and his family wish you many blessings over the Christmas season and in the New Year!
12/18/2020 • 3 minutes, 1 second
#386 – Covid-19 Vaccines and the USCCB
In this episode Trent breaks down a recent statement from the USCCB on the ethics of using Covid-19 vaccines given their connections to past abortion-related research.
12/17/2020 • 38 minutes, 30 seconds
#385 – Fighting Pornhub and the Scourge of Pornography
In this episode Trent examines a recent New York Times expose on Pornhub, reveals the porn industry's "dirty laundry," and describes how we as a culture must fight "Big porn." Trent also provides some practical tips for protecting your family from this pervasive sin.
12/15/2020 • 43 minutes, 42 seconds
#384 – The Secret World of “Tourist Traps”
Trent and his family are on their way to Texas, so enjoy his thoughts about the famous “tourist traps” they pass and some more you can probably visit near you!
12/11/2020 • 28 minutes, 12 seconds
#383 – Questions about Fratelli Tutti, the Souls of Clones, and Abstinence Until Marriage
In today’s open mailbag episode Trent answers a variety of questions from his patrons, including on the justice of hell, the nature of human cloning, how to convince someone to save sex for marriage, and how to resolve an apparent conflict between Rerum Novarum and Fratelli Tutti.
12/10/2020 • 40 minutes, 54 seconds
#382– Back to Basics (and my new Catechism course!)
In this episode Trent reveals the first lesson in his new course on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. If you’d like to view future lessons become a premium subscriber at www.trenthornpodcast.com. You can also sign up your high schooler to take the full-course at www.homeschoolconnections.com
12/8/2020 • 41 minutes, 47 seconds
#381 – Cartoons (religious and secular) that I watch with my kids
It feels like Saturday morning on this free-for-all-Friday! In this episode Trent shares his favorite religion and non-religious cartoons he loves to watch with his sons.
12/4/2020 • 36 minutes, 37 seconds
#380 - Sharing the Papacy with a Protestant (Part II)
In this episode Trent continues his discussion of the papacy with the Protestant YouTube channel “Gospel Simplicity.”
12/3/2020 • 35 minutes, 57 seconds
#379 - Sharing the Papacy with a Protestant (Part I)
Trent sits down for the Protestant YouTube channel “Gospel Simplicity” for a congenial interview on the nature of and evidence for the papacy.
12/1/2020 • 31 minutes, 17 seconds
#378 – Old Testament Canon Debate De-brief
In this episode Trent unpacks his recent debate with Steve Christie on the Protestant Old Testament canon and the deuterocanonical books of scripture with fellow Catholic apologists Gary Michuta and William Albrecht.
11/24/2020 • 35 minutes, 1 second
#377 - Tips for Buying and Selling a House
In this Free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his recent and not so recent "real estate adventures" and offers you tips to make buying or selling a home slightly less painful.
11/20/2020 • 32 minutes, 45 seconds
#376 – What is Jesus mythicism?
In this episode Trent explains the history of the movement that denies Jesus existed and answers their objections to the evidence for the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth.
11/19/2020 • 33 minutes, 26 seconds
#375 – Covid-19 Vaccines and Catholic Morality
In this episode Trent sits down with Fr. Matthew Schneider to discuss the moral issues related to recent Covid-19 vaccine candidates such as whether they are connected to experiments done on aborted fetuses and what the Church teaches about using vaccines that were derived through illicit means.
11/17/2020 • 40 minutes, 18 seconds
#374 – DEBATE: Should Christians accept the Protestant Old Testament canon? (with Steve Christie)
In this debate hosted on Matt Fradd’s Pints with Aquinas podcast, Trent takes on Steve Christie, author of “Why Protestant Bibles are Smaller” to debate the Protestant Old Testament canon and the deuterocanonical books of scripture.
11/13/2020 • 2 hours, 2 minutes, 13 seconds
#373 – My four Protestant role models
In this episode Trent reveals the four living Protestant apologists and thinkers that have shaped his work and helped him become a better apologist.
11/10/2020 • 38 minutes, 20 seconds
#372 – Things I love from the 80’s
Delorians? The Superbowl shuffle? Nuclear close calls? Get out your synthesizer and shoulder pads as Trent reveals the things he loves from the 1980’s!
11/6/2020 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
#371 – Secrets of Baptism and Confirmation
When can kids actually be confirmed? Could an atheist baptize someone? Check out how Trent answers these and others questions in this special episode on the sacraments of initiation.
11/5/2020 • 37 minutes, 54 seconds
#370 – Unusually Enjoyable Atheists on Twitter
Trent sits down with Ben Watkins of Real Atheology to talk about why most Internet atheism is garbage and how the “Real atheologians” are taking on the best cases for the existence of God.
11/3/2020 • 39 minutes, 54 seconds
#368 - Countering “Counter Apologist” on the Resurrection
In this episode Trent examines arguments against the Resurrection posed by the skeptical YouTuber “Counter Apologist.”
10/28/2020 • 38 minutes, 14 seconds
#369 – Scariest Animals Attack!
Here’s something scary for Halloween. Wolves, tigers, sharks, and . . . snails? Trent runs down the list of the world’s most dangerous animals and proposes some Liam Neeson movies about them.
10/28/2020 • 24 minutes, 12 seconds
#366 - Why we’re leaving California
It’s official: the Horn family is leaving the state of California. Trent will still be working for Catholic Answers but in this episode find out why they’re leaving and where they’re going!
10/23/2020 • 33 minutes, 34 seconds
#367 – Pope Francis, Same-sex “Marriage”, and Civil Unions
In this episode Trent breaks down the recent controversy surrounding Pope Francis’s remarks about civil unions and gives us some tips for defending the Church’s teaching on marriage.
10/23/2020 • 33 minutes, 37 seconds
#365 - Politics and Morality Q+A
Trent is back and, given the upcoming election, just in time for an open-mailbag episode related to faith, morality, and politics.
10/22/2020 • 33 minutes, 49 seconds
Announcement and Nick says “Thanks!” (New episodes air 10/22)
Trent will be on paternity leave for two weeks and Nick will be off helping his daughter with her cerebral palsy treatment. Thank you all for your support of the podcast!
10/8/2020 • 10 minutes, 17 seconds
#363 – Beating the Devil’s distractions (with David Bates)
In this episode Trent joins David Bates from Pints with Jack to explore C.S. Lewis’s book The Screwtape Letters and discuss the cunning ways the Devil leads us away from God and how we can, through the grace of God, resist his temptations.
10/6/2020 • 53 minutes, 10 seconds
#364 – Mysteries of the American South (with Jimmy Akin)
In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent sits down with Jimmy Akin to discuss Southern mysteries like the Georgia guide stones, monsters in Arkansas and West Virginia, and hidden Confederate gold.
10/2/2020 • 35 minutes, 22 seconds
#362 - Answering the “strongest” argument against Catholicism
In this episode, Trent shares an excerpt from his recent rebuttal of Dr. Jerry Walls’s argument against the doctrine of the papacy. He also engages Dr. Walls’s comments on the quality of Trent’s scholarship in defense of the Church.
10/1/2020 • 37 minutes, 7 seconds
#361 – Will the real St. Francis please stand up?
A lot of people think St. Francis of Assisi was just a hippie who preached the “serenity prayer” to animals. But did you know St. Francis actually preached on the fires of hell and didn’t say many of the sayings we attribute to him? It’s time to meet “the real St. Francis”!
9/29/2020 • 21 minutes, 1 second
#360 - Unreasonable COVID-19 Restrictions
In this “free-for-all-Friday” Trent shares his thoughts on Covid-19 restrictions that go too far and actually undermine the goal of defeating this pandemic.
9/25/2020 • 24 minutes, 8 seconds
#359 - “Prudential Judgments” and Voting Q+A
In this episode, Trent shares a portion of his talk “Faith in the Voting Booth” and discusses the nature of prudential judgments. He also answers questions on voting submitted by supporters of Catholic Answers.
9/23/2020 • 30 minutes, 53 seconds
#358 – Capturing imaginations with my “past self”
In this episode Trent talks about the necessity of “imaginative apologetics” and the art of persuasion, with a little help from his 2012 past self!
9/22/2020 • 28 minutes, 19 seconds
#357 – Our very unexpected birth story
In this episode Laura joins Trent as they recount how their third child, John Paul was unexpectedly born at home!
9/18/2020 • 28 minutes, 22 seconds
#356 – Math: Is it real, racist, or a route to God?
Is 2+2=4 part of an oppressive racist system? Is math even real? And could math be evidence that God exists? Trent answers those questions as he explores recent social media debates about the nature of mathematics.
9/17/2020 • 36 minutes, 12 seconds
#355 – Catholics, Voting, and Abortion
As the election season continues Trent reviews the principles Catholic politicians and voters need to follow when it comes to voting and the issue of abortion. He also addresses the question, “Can a Catholic ever licitly vote for a pro-choice candidate?”
9/15/2020 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
#354 – Drugs, Bullies, and Stranger Danger!
In this episode Trent shows you the best of “the worst” anti-drug, anti-bullying, and “stranger danger” PSA’s he endured as a child.
9/11/2020 • 28 minutes, 25 seconds
#353 – Answering Protestant Questions on Sola Scriptura
Trent was recently invited on Protestant YouTuber Sam Shamoun’s channel to explain the Catholic position on sola scriptura. In the previous episode Trent made his case against sola scriptura and now he takes questions from Sam’s Protestant audience.
9/10/2020 • 30 minutes, 22 seconds
#352 – My Doubts about Sola Scriptura
Trent was recently invited on Protestant YouTuber Sam Shamoun’s channel to explain the Catholic position on sola scriptura. In this episode Trent makes his case against sola scriptura and in the next episode he takes questions from Sam’s Protestant audience.
9/8/2020 • 43 minutes, 18 seconds
#351 - Surviving “I Shouldn’t be Alive”
What would you do if you were lost in the woods, the desert or even at sea? In this episode Trent gives you practical tips that might save your life and shares his and Laura’s current obsession with the T.V. show “I Shouldn’t be Alive.”
9/4/2020 • 35 minutes, 48 seconds
#350 – The Catholic “Birds and the Bees” – Part 2 (with Dr. Popcak)
Catholic therapist and author of “Beyond the Birds and the Bees,” Dr. Greg Popcak continues his discussion with Trent about how to raise sexually whole and holy kids.
9/3/2020 • 34 minutes, 20 seconds
#349 – The Catholic “Birds and the Bees” – Part 1 (with Dr. Popcak)
Catholic therapist and author of “Beyond the Birds and the Bees,” Dr. Greg Popcak sits down with Trent to talk about how to raise sexually whole and holy kids.
9/1/2020 • 26 minutes, 48 seconds
#348 – The Top Ten Biggest Explosions
From Siberia to Krakatoa to Halifax and beyond, Trent takes us on a historical tour of the biggest and most famous explosions that rocked our planet.
8/28/2020 • 28 minutes, 47 seconds
#347 – Refuting Bill Nye on Abortion and Sexual Ethics
Oh Bill Nye the Science guy, what happened to you? In this episode Trent takes aim at Bill Nye’s recent videos made in defense of legal abortion and transgender ideology.
8/27/2020 • 34 minutes, 32 seconds
#346 – The Hard Sayings of Jesus (with the Word on Fire Institute)
In this interview with Word on Fire content director Matt Nelson, Trent helps us understand the difficult sayings of Jesus that critics exploit in order to paint him as a “merely mortal” messiah.
8/25/2020 • 29 minutes, 15 seconds
#345 – Severely Underappreciated Films
It’s time to turn on the VCR and relive classic films that not enough people appreciate today. From black comedies to crime thrillers to “goofy movies” you’ll enjoy this trip down cinema lane.
8/21/2020 • 27 minutes, 8 seconds
#344 – Pascal’s Wager and Roko’s Basilisk
In this episode Trent helps us understand Pascal’s Wager and shows how to use it incorrectly through an atheist version of the Wager called “Roko’s Basilisk.”
8/20/2020 • 30 minutes, 53 seconds
#343 – Defending Mary’s Assumption
In honor of Mary’s recent feast day, Trent gives us tips on how to defend the dogma of the Assumption and answer common objections to it.
8/18/2020 • 29 minutes, 10 seconds
#342 – Beating the Oregon Trail
Power up your Apple II computers and join Trent as he shares the secrets of how to beat the Oregon Trail educational video game and how pioneers beat the real life Oregon Trail. Don’t die of dysentery!
8/14/2020 • 27 minutes
#341 - DEBATE: God's Existence - Trent Horn Vs. Alex O'Connor (@CosmicSkeptic)
In this LIVE debate Trent Horn debates Alex O'Connor (@CosmicSkeptic) on God's existence in an episode of Matt Fradd’s Pints with Aquinas podcast.
8/13/2020 • 2 hours, 2 minutes, 19 seconds
#340 – Horn family update and “Don’t be an ‘apologetic chat-bot’”
In this episode Trent gives us an update on his family life as well as some exciting courses he will be recording for the Catholic answers School of Apologetics, including one designed to keep you from becoming an “apologetic chat-bot.”
8/11/2020 • 33 minutes, 16 seconds
#339 – These are a few of my favorite things . . .
In this personal free-for-all-Friday Trent answers listener’s questions about his favorite books, food, art, Simpsons episodes, music, icons, childhood memories, and much more!
8/7/2020 • 34 minutes, 22 seconds
#338 – Sharing Aquinas’s "Five Ways" with Protestants
In this episode Trent appears as guest on a podcast for the Christian Research Institute and helps their mostly Protestant audience better understand the arguments of St. Thomas Aquinas.
8/6/2020 • 40 minutes, 59 seconds
#337 – Debriefing the O’Connor Debate on God’s Existence
In this episode Trent is joined by John deRosa of the Classical Theism podcast who interviews him about his recent debate with Alex O’Connor on Pints with Aquinas.
8/4/2020 • 41 minutes, 52 seconds
#336 – Answering “Servus Christi” on salvation by faith alone
In this excerpt from his rebuttal to Josh at the Servus Christi YouTube channel, Trent shows how the Bible does not teach salvation by faith alone but that we need to do other things to be saved, including being baptized.
7/30/2020 • 41 minutes, 8 seconds
#335 – Answering "Servus Christi" on the Eucharist
In this excerpt from his rebuttal to Josh at the Servus Christi YouTube channel, Trent answers objections to Christ’s presence in the Eucharist and how the mass represents but doesn’t re-sacrifice Jesus Christ.
7/28/2020 • 30 minutes, 6 seconds
#334 - Am I the world’s youngest boomer?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes us on a tour of past, present, and future generations. You’ll hear about well-known generations like “The Greatest” and “Millenials” as well as some lesser-known generations.
7/24/2020 • 32 minutes, 58 seconds
#333 – Thinking deeply about the nature of time
It’s time to put on our thinking caps as Trent takes us on a tour of the philosophy of time and shows why it’s important to our Catholic faith.
7/23/2020 • 41 minutes, 30 seconds
#332 – Defeating the “dictatorship of relativism”
In this episode Trent talks about two Catholic college students who have become victims of “cancel culture” and how to refute society’s mission to impose what Pope Benedict XVI called “the dictatorship of relativism.”
7/21/2020 • 28 minutes, 57 seconds
#331 - Fascinating breakthroughs in crime solving
It’s a forensic “free-for-all-Friday” as we learn about major breakthroughs in crime-solving that occurred in famous cases like the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the “brides in the bath” murders, and the “Howard Hughes hoax.”
7/17/2020 • 29 minutes, 37 seconds
#330 – Atheism open mail-bag!
It’s open mail-mag time and for this episode Trent is taking all your questions on atheism and proofs for the existence of God!
7/16/2020 • 35 minutes, 29 seconds
#329 - So, you wanna be an apologist? (with Jimmy Akin)
Trent sits down with senior apologist Jimmy Akin to talk about how all of us can become better apologists, both informally in our everyday conversations and formally for those who feel called to do this as a full-time profession.
7/14/2020 • 39 minutes, 33 seconds
#328 – Dinosaurs and what Jurassic Park gets wrong
It’s free-for-all-dinosaurs-Friday! From terrifying predators to gentle giants, Trent talks dinosaurs, the inaccuracies in the Jurassic Park films, and even interviews a very young paleontologist!
7/10/2020 • 27 minutes, 8 seconds
#327 - How millennial ‘snowflakes’ became a cultural avalanche” (with Robby Soave)
Trent sits down with Robby Soave, the senior editor of Reason magazine, to talk about how college “cancel culture” went mainstream at a frightening pace and how we should respond to it.
7/9/2020 • 44 minutes, 53 seconds
#326 - Tough questions about capitalism and cosmology
Trent sits down with Cy Kellett on Catholic Answers Focus to discuss some of the problematic elements of a capitalist economic system as well as how to defend the Church’s teaching on “creation from nothing.”
7/7/2020 • 33 minutes, 4 seconds
#325 – The Secrets Behind Podcast Styles
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with Catholic Answers sound engineer Nick Chamberlain to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the four major podcast styles.
For help with all your audio needs check out Nick at NCC Audio: https://www.nccaudio.com/
7/3/2020 • 39 minutes, 32 seconds
#324 - No Fr. Reese, the Church will never surrender
In this episode Trent responds to a recent article from Fr. Thomas Reese called “Religious conservatives have lost LGBTQ rights battle. It’s time to surrender.” Trent shows why this is a bad option and gives us cause for hope (along with a healthy dose of pop culture references along the way).
7/2/2020 • 36 minutes, 57 seconds
#323 - The Pen is mightier than the Meme (with CA Press)
In this episode Trent sits down with Tim Ryland, editor of Catholic answers magazine, and Todd Aglialoro, director of publishing, to learn more about Catholic Answers press and how Christians can use the written word to evangelize a digital age.
6/30/2020 • 28 minutes, 23 seconds
#322 – Should I buy a cow?
Want to live on the land? In this episode Trent sits down with his wife’s sister and brother-in-law to talk about raising kids, chickens, and cows!
6/26/2020 • 29 minutes, 3 seconds
#321 – Is the Catholic Church a “masterpiece of deception”?
In this episode Trent shares an excerpt of his latest rebuttal video. This time he takes on Servus Christ’s video The Catholic Church: Masterpiece of Deception.
6/25/2020 • 35 minutes, 35 seconds
#320 – Tearing down truths and statues
In this episode Trent critically examines the Supreme Court’s recent decision on LGBT issues and asks why historical figures like Margaret Sanger are immune to “cancel culture.” Trent also helps us avoid using weak arguments against Sanger’s work and reveals the dirty truth about her eugenic mission.
6/23/2020 • 36 minutes, 53 seconds
#319 - The Mystery of the Changelings
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores the medieval folklore surrounding “changelings” as well as two real missing-persons cases from the early 20th century that have “changeling” elements to them.
6/19/2020 • 30 minutes, 26 seconds
#318 – Socialism debate de-brief (with Matt Fradd)
In this clip from Trent’s appearance on Pints with Aquinas Trent breaks down some elements of his socialism debate with Sam Rocha.
6/18/2020 • 36 minutes, 14 seconds
#316 – Faith, reason, and "police abolition"
In this episode Trent reflects on the growing discourse surrounding “police abolition” and looks at what reason and scripture tell us about the need for law enforcement.
6/16/2020 • 32 minutes, 24 seconds
DEBATE: Can a Catholic be a socialist? (with Sam Rocha)
In this debate Trent affirms the resolution “No one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true socialist” against prof. Sam Rocha.
6/12/2020 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 31 seconds
#317 – Hidden themes and consequences in Pixar films
Trent watches a lot of Pixar movies with his kids and so in this episode you’ll hear his thoughts on the hidden themes in these movies and the questions that come up on your 100th viewing of these films!
6/12/2020 • 30 minutes, 10 seconds
#315 – How does purgatory work? (with Karlo Broussard)
Karlo just finished his new book on purgatory and so he and Trent sit down to discuss a doctrine that even Catholics sometimes misunderstand.
6/9/2020 • 34 minutes, 8 seconds
#313 – When Christian artists reject the Faith
In this episode Trent examines objections to the Faith made by former Christian artists like Marty Sampson of Hillsong and, more recently, Jonathan Steingard of Hawk Nelson.
6/4/2020 • 27 minutes, 53 seconds
#314 – How to start (and stop) a riot
Following the violent demonstrations that have happened in the past week, Trent reveals the tools and tactics authorities use to diffuse dangerous riots.
P.S. I am planning to do another episode on "How to stop police brutality" in the near future.
6/4/2020 • 36 minutes, 58 seconds
#312 – Racism, Riots, and a Catholic Response
In this episode Trent discussed the death of George Floyd as well as the protests and violence that have broken out in several major cities as a result. He also talks about how we as should keep the Gospel at the center of our response to racism, police brutality, and other unjustifiable violence.
6/2/2020 • 34 minutes, 5 seconds
#311 – The world’s biggest fakers exposed!
From psychics to fraudulent faith healers to fake kung fu masters, Trent reveals how these hucksters were exposed.
5/28/2020 • 26 minutes, 5 seconds
#310 – Women priests, married on the beach, slavery and more (Open Mailbag)
In this open mailbag episode Trent answers a variety of questions submitted by his patrons at trenthornpodcast.com.
In this episode Trent comments on the recent documentary AKA Jane Roe which purports to include a “deathbed recanting” of Norma McCorvey’s (Roe from Roe v Wade) pro-life convictions.
5/26/2020 • 39 minutes, 56 seconds
#308 - I live near houses with insane backstories
Trent takes you on a tour of San Diego’s most bizarre houses including the Jehovah’s Witness apocalypse mansion, “Iron Man’s house”, the Heaven’s Gate cult house, and others!
5/22/2020 • 32 minutes, 59 seconds
#307 – Faith, Reason, and the Waco Siege (with Jimmy Akin)
Trent just finished binge watching the new Netflix mini-series Waco and so he’s sitting down with Jimmy Akin to learn more about the religious beliefs of the Branch Davidians as well as to take a closer look at what really happened during the disastrous Waco siege.
5/21/2020 • 42 minutes, 28 seconds
#306 – The bedrock of Christianity (with Justin Bass)
As we come to the end of the Easter season Trent helps us learn how to better defend the Resurrection with help from Justin Bass, author of The Bedrock of Christianity: The Unalterable Facts of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection.
5/19/2020 • 33 minutes, 25 seconds
#302 – The secret world of pain indexes
On a scale of 1-10 . . . how interested are you in rating how much something hurts? Whether it’s chronic back pain, insect bites, or impossibly spicy peppers, Trent takes you on a tour of how experts scientifically rate these different kinds of pain.
5/15/2020 • 30 minutes, 41 seconds
#305 – The secret world of "prepping"
Given all the uncertainty around this pandemic, Trent gives you a crash course in “prepping” and some tips on making your “Bug out bag” and “WUSH bag”.
5/15/2020 • 35 minutes, 23 seconds
#304 – When did the Old Testament end?
In this episode Trent shares a portion of his rebuttal to a popular video on YouTube that argues the Deuterocanonical books of scripture are not inspired because the Jewish historian Josephus said the Old Testament was “closed” centuries earlier.
5/14/2020 • 38 minutes, 4 seconds
#303 - The problem of personhood
In this episode Trent considers pro-life objections to focusing on the personhood of the unborn and critiques pro-choice arguments against unborn personhood.
5/12/2020 • 28 minutes, 34 seconds
#301 - Evidence for “creation from nothing”
In this episode Trent reveals a new course he is filming for the Catholic Answers School of Apologetics about the doctrine of creation ex nihilo, or creation from nothing. He explains why Mormons don’t accept this doctrine and how we know the Bible teaches it.
5/7/2020 • 31 minutes, 17 seconds
#300 – Defending our basic rights
In this episode Trent critiques Elizabeth Bartholet’s argument for banning homeschooling and overly broad shutdown orders that forbid even the safest forms of public worship.
ADDENDUM: Please accept with humble obedience your pastor and bishop’s recommendations on when to resume public masses. I’ll elaborate on that in a future episode.
5/4/2020 • 34 minutes, 27 seconds
#299 – “Wife, meet comic books” (with Laura Horn)
Get ready to crash Trent and Laura’s date night! In this episode Trent and Laura discuss comic books, their favorite superheroes and super villains, and the greatest compliment Laura has ever given Trent.
5/1/2020 • 33 minutes, 23 seconds
#298 – Ministering to the disabled (with Fr. Matthew Schneider and John Kraemer)
In this episode Trent sits down with autistic priest Fr. Matthew Schneider and John Kraemer, a lay Catholic with cerebral palsy, to discuss what we can learn from people in the disabled community and how we as a Church can better minister to them.
4/30/2020 • 31 minutes, 6 seconds
#297 – Overcoming Pandemic Anxiety (with Dr. Greg Popcak)
Are you a little more stressed than usual? Or maybe you’re even facing a drastic situation like an illness or job loss? In this episode Trent sits down with Catholic therapist Dr. Greg Popcak to learn some ways to overcome stress and anxiety.
4/28/2020 • 26 minutes, 53 seconds
#296 – Understanding and refuting “Holocaust denial”
In honor of Holocaust memorial week, Trent examines “Holocaust denial” and shows how to refute arguments from people who claim the Nazis never systematically exterminated the lives of 5-6 million Jews during World War II.
4/24/2020 • 40 minutes, 12 seconds
#295 – “Hope to Die” (with Scott Hahn)
In this episode Trent sits down with Dr. Scott Hahn to talk about his latest book Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body and how the recent pandemic sheds light on our mortality and helps us understand the true meaning of life.
4/23/2020 • 28 minutes, 8 seconds
#294 – Does the dictionary prove God exists?
In honor of St. Anselm’s feast day Trent takes a look at the ontological argument: one of the most interesting arguments for the existence of God first developed by St. Anselm of Canterbury in the 11th century.
4/21/2020 • 36 minutes, 23 seconds
#293 – Even more mysterious sounds
In this episode Trent explores strange noises recorded around the world and the even stranger explanations behind them.
4/17/2020 • 27 minutes, 33 seconds
#292 – Matt Walsh and the Cosmological Argument
In this episode Trent replies to Matt Walsh’s criticisms of the cosmological argument and shows how these criticisms actually undermine Walsh’s preferred arguments for the existence of God.
4/16/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 27 seconds
#291 – Sacraments open mailbag!
In this episode Trent takes questions from podcast supporters about whether confirmation is redundant, why priests can’t reveal what’s said in confession, and whether Protestant apologists have a decent case against baptismal regeneration.
4/14/2020 • 31 minutes, 38 seconds
#290 - C.S. Lewis’s trip to Heaven (with David Bates)
What would it be like to go on a bus trip between hell and heaven? In this episode Trent sits down with Pints with Jack co-host David Bates to talk about C.S. Lewis’s book The Great Divorce.
4/9/2020 • 39 minutes, 46 seconds
#289 – C.S. Lewis’s letters from Hell (with David Bates)
What would it be like to spy on demons as the plan to tempt us? In this episode Trent sits down with Pints with Jack co-host David Bates to talk about C.S. Lewis’s book The Screwtape Letters.
4/7/2020 • 36 minutes, 51 seconds
#288 - A Personal Check-in and Big News! (with Laura, Matthew, and Thomas Horn)
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about how life is going under the Coronavirus lockdown and shares some big news about his family. He also lets his sons Matthew and Thomas show off their podcast skills!
4/3/2020 • 28 minutes, 44 seconds
#287 – St. Peter: Pope or nope?
In this episode Trent shares a portion of his rebuttal to pastor Mike Winger on the papacy and talks about how to answer objections to the idea that Peter was the first pope.
4/1/2020 • 36 minutes, 37 seconds
#286 – The secret history of euthanasia and assisted suicide
In this episode Trent talks about how he was drawn into the debate over assisted suicide in 2014 and what you need to know about the history of this pernicious attack on human dignity.
3/31/2020 • 38 minutes, 11 seconds
#285 - The secret world of board games
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reveals the secret history and strategies behind your favorite childhood board games and how some of them were purposefully designed to frustrate you into learning an important life lesson.
3/27/2020 • 34 minutes, 18 seconds
#284 - How to be a “lion heart” Catholic (with Devin Rose)
Do Church scandals or personal struggles leave you or your loved ones feeling jaded and hopeless? In this episode Trent sits down with author Devin Rose to find out what ingredients always make saints and how we can apply them to become “lion-heart” Catholics.
NOTE: Recorded one month ago before the COVID-19 pandemic
3/25/2020 • 29 minutes, 39 seconds
#283 – Answering Objections to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
Did Jesus have brothers? Do Matthew 1:25 and Luke 2:7 disprove the idea that Mary was ever virgin? In honor of the upcoming feast of the annunciation Trent tackles common objections to this important Marian dogma.
3/24/2020 • 36 minutes, 39 seconds
#282 – How to talk to babies
In this adorable free-for-all-Friday Trent shares the results of scientific experiments that show us how babies understand the world and the best ways for us to communicate with them.
3/20/2020 • 35 minutes, 53 seconds
#281 – Life under lockdown! (with Jackie and Bobby Angel)
In this episode Catholic speakers Jackie and Bobby Angel join Trent to talk about living under the “lockdown conditions” in Southern California and how to live out the Faith in these hard times.
3/19/2020 • 43 minutes, 5 seconds
#280 – Coronavirus and church closures
Trent is back from Australia with an update on how the coronavirus affected his travel. He then weighs in on the debate over whether churches should close in order to curb the spread of this pandemic.
3/17/2020 • 46 minutes, 5 seconds
#279 – Let’s go Wikipedia surfing!
In this episode Trent shows you how he learns so much random trivia through a technique called Wikipedia surfing. Hang on as we go from Currier and Ives, to the World’s Fair, to Thomas Edison’s alleged electrocution of an elephant and beyond!
3/13/2020 • 32 minutes, 51 seconds
#278 – Protestant Pastors vs. the Catholic Faith
In this episode Trent shares his recent work on the Counsel of Trent YouTube channel where he engages in rebuttals of videos that are critical of the Catholic faith, including Jeff Durbin’s defense of sola scriptura and Mike Winger’s criticism of the papacy.
3/12/2020 • 39 minutes, 12 seconds
#277 - Film, Faith, and Service (with Gary Sinise)
In this episode Trent sits down with award-winning actor Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13) to discuss how Gary's foundation serves members of the armed forces. They also talk about Gary's role in the upcoming Christian film “I Still Believe,” based on the true story of singer Jeremy Camp.
3/10/2020 • 29 minutes, 12 seconds
#276 – Everything in Australia is trying to kill me
As Trent begins his speaking tour on the east coast of Australia he takes a minute to discuss all the snakes, spiders, jellyfish, crocs, and even birds that are out to get him.
3/6/2020 • 27 minutes, 1 second
#275 – Is the Exodus historical?
In this episode Trent presents the archaeological and historical evidence that supports the Bible’s descriptions of the Patriarch narratives (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob), their enslavement in Egypt and eventual escape through the Exodus.
3/5/2020 • 35 minutes, 56 seconds
#274 – Do the Gospels contradict each other? (with Mike Licona)
Many critics say the Gospels cannot be the Word of God because they allegedly contradict each other. Scholar and apologist Mike Licona helps us see how the Gospel’s unique literary genre explains why differences are not contradictions.
3/3/2020 • 37 minutes, 3 seconds
#273 - The secret world of movie trailers
In a world where one man had to pick a great topic for free-for-all-Friday, he chose the secrets behind our favorite commercials for upcoming films.
2/28/2020 • 35 minutes, 28 seconds
#272 – Is Christianity pagan?
Is the resurrection just a rip-off from older myths about dying and rising gods who also happened to be born of a virgin on December 25th? In this episode Trent addresses the atheistic version of the anti-Catholic argument from “pagan influence.”
2/27/2020 • 30 minutes, 7 seconds
#271 - Is the Catholic Church pagan?
As Lent is about to begin Trent addresses arguments that Catholic rituals, as well as holy days like Ash Wednesday, are actually off shoots of paganism that are corrupting Christ’s church.
2/25/2020 • 34 minutes, 42 seconds
#270 – I’m obsessed with industrial safety videos!
In this free-for-all Friday Trent shares his favorite occupational safety videos and gives you tips to stay save while maintaining grain silos, practicing commercial diving, or even just using your ladder at home!
2/21/2020 • 37 minutes, 4 seconds
#269 - Bible Open Mailbag! (Part 2)
Trent finishes the questions in his mailbag episode including ones on marriage in heaven, discrepancies in the Resurrection accounts, and favorite Bible translations.
2/20/2020 • 31 minutes, 25 seconds
#268 - Meeting Gary Sinise and Bible Open Mailbag (Part 1)
Trent talks about his recent interview with award-winning actor and friend of America’s armed forces Gary Sinise. He also answers questions from the podcast’s patrons about grace, the messianic secret and unusual details in the book of Tobit
2/18/2020 • 33 minutes, 24 seconds
#267 – When life imitates art
In this episode Trent talks about how art can change life, like when movies give us popular names, as well as when life imitates art in eerie ways such as by fulfilling fictional descriptions of disasters written decades earlier.
2/14/2020 • 24 minutes, 8 seconds
#266 – Overcoming the Culture of Divorce (with Leila Miller)
It’s almost Valentines Day so what better topic than how to keep marriages together! Trent and Leila discuss the culture of divorce outside and inside the Church and her upcoming book Impossible Marriages Redeemed.
2/13/2020 • 34 minutes, 34 seconds
#265 – Personal Update, Tom Jump, and Epistemology
In this episode Trent shares what’s going on at home and at his church, reflects on his conversation with Tom Jump, and explores issues related to the philosophical discipline of epistemology.
2/11/2020 • 44 minutes, 5 seconds
#264 – My Favorite TV Tropes
Tropes are common storytelling devices that can become clichés if you’re not careful. In this episode Trent teaches you how to spot lampshade hanging, Flanderization, bottle episodes, and a host of other common tropes in television and film.
2/7/2020 • 34 minutes, 45 seconds
#263 – DIALOGUE: Should we be atheists? (with Tom Jump)
Trent sits down with prolific Youtuber Tom Jump to talk atheism and philosophy with some magic and unicorns thrown in for good measure.