Catholicism, Tattoos, & Getting Banned From Australia (Shayne Smith) | Ep. 545

In this episode, Matt sits down with Shayne Smith—professional stand-up comic, newly confirmed Catholic, and (apparently) political extremist—to talk about how being Catholic is punk rock in today's crazy world. The conversation also touches on prayer, the Latin Mass, online death threats, tattoos, getting banned from Australia, and much more!

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00:00 Intro
02:04 Being Banned in Australia
13:12 Touring in Australia
21:50 Reaction to Becoming Catholic
30:20 Online Trolling
43:46 Bringing Back Public Shaming
54:33 The Problem with This Generation
59:23 The Culture of Punk Rock
1:06:12 The Modern Day Church
1:19:12 The Importance of Reverence
1:26:13 The Loss of Culture
1:33:43 Bringing Back Drinking
1:37:23 American Eagle Backlash
1:44:22 Reacting to Backlash
1:48:11 Stopping the Need to Keep Up with Culture
1:55:23 The Security of Being Married
2:05:32 Dating Advice
2:17:13 Learning About Raising a Child
2:22:12 D&D and Magic
2:25:12 Getting to Know Fr. Pine
2:27:23 Working on Stand Up Comedy
2:39:23 Video Games
2:41:23 Favorite Comedians
2:45:23 Devotion to the Rosary
2:50:12 Defending Prayer
2:50:40 Going Through OCIA
3:00:32 Favorite Horror Movie
3:03:00 Advice for Comedy
3:15:12 Shaming Comedy vs Roast Comedy
3:24:23 Roast Comedy
3:26:23 Wrap Up