Welcome, this is the Men Church Stuff Podcast.
This is the show where brothers -in -law DJ Culp
and Brad Coleman talk about stuff from our perspective
as men. It's a show for anyone who wants to hear
how Christians interact with the world. And don't
worry, we're real. We've grown up in church,
and we want to share our experiences with you.
We'll talk life stuff, church stuff, man stuff,
and stuff stuff. Here we go. Greetings, listeners
here and there and everywhere all across the
land. This is the Men Church Stuff Podcast. I'm
one of your hosts, DJ Culp. As always, here with
my beloved brother -in -law, Brad Coleman. Brad,
what's up, man? What's up? Lots of to -do lists.
Lots of to -do lists. We've got a fishing trip
coming up next week. And we'll be in the past
by the time this airs. We've got, obviously,
Sunday morning church and Wednesday night church.
And then we have an event with... elementary
school uh they've asked us to come help for their
carnival which is on friday evening and so we've
got some stuff we've got to finish getting together
for that yeah um and so i am to -do list heavy
and you know usually to -do lists help you not
to panic um i started writing mine out and i'm
not panicking no panicking at all i just i'm
just visually seeing everything that i have to
do dude i'm like i'm in i'm in finals week so
i'm right there with you and and like for me
the pressure in a very different way the pressure's
on because i've got to make sure that all of
my grades period are completely submitted before
i leave the house on sunday so like Which is
wonderful. Like, this is a wonderful mark because
I have to have my grades in. But I have to have
my grades in. I don't get Monday to sit on the
couch and binge watch War of the Rings or Star
Wars or something while I grade. Like, we're
going to be on the lake fishing. So, yeah, I'm
right there with you. Yeah, no grading there.
No, dude. I'm going to care so little about grades.
Actually, I'm going to care zero about grades.
Maybe less than zero about grades. All right.
So, you know, listeners, we normally do something
at the top of the show. But Brad, I just I did.
I want to talk today about chat GPT. I have recently
done some extremely deep dives. It's addicting.
It's like it's like every question it pulls up
an answer. It has an answer for everything. Believe
it or not, and maybe you've come across this,
believe it or not, sometimes those answers are
wrong. And if I correct it, it's like, I'm really
sorry. My apologies. You know, I'm fixing that
error right now. You definitely don't want to
just blindly trust. No, you don't. And partially
because, you know, it's using all this information
on the Internet and there's never, you know,
any false information. No, there's not. Never,
ever, ever. Do you ever watch the computer wore
tennis shoes? Yes, dude. Kurt Russell. Right.
So that's old school, man. You're taking me back.
So the computer had like a wrong answer or two.
And that's how, you know, the other person figured
out like what was going on. Yep. Right. So, right.
Sometimes it's very confident in its wrong answer.
And sometimes it's also comical because it will.
almost as an English from a second language thing.
Like it will misinterpret sometimes the phrase
and give you kind of like something that's really,
and you almost got to go, what? Oh, no, no, no.
I got to rephrase that. I got to use a different
word because it, you know. It's like the, it's
like that meme that you, that you riffed off
of, uh, riff, riffed off a couple of weeks ago.
You know, what is it? Uh, if you ever, if you
ever can't remember the word, just say, I don't
remember the English word for it. So the people
don't think you're an idiot. All right. So for
the lit for our listeners, I have no earthly
idea how many of our listeners were like, really
know about chat GBT. Um, I'm guessing that a
lot of them may, um, but I've got, I've got,
I ironically here, I've got an, uh a definition
that's provided by ai so apparently you know
it's it's defining itself but chat gpt is a large
language model chat bot created by open ai it
uses g the gpt stands for generative meaning
to generate generative pre -trained transformer
technology transformer yeah i know right now
or decepticon this is a very important question
i think it depends on what question you're asking
is yeah we should ask it are you an autobot or
decepticon okay i'll i'll make that here in just
a second i'll make that it's very first question
um but it uses it uses generative pre -trained
transformer technology to generate human -like
text in response to various prompts and questions
essentially it's an ai artificial intelligence
That can have conversations, answer questions,
and even write different creative text formats.
So we're going to dive in. I just want to have
some fun with ChatGPT today. You good with that,
Brad? Yep. All right. Bradley Coleman, here we
go. I'm asking ChatGPT, are you a Decepticon
or an Autobot? If I can spell. The future of.
The world may depend on the answer to this question.
Ah, good question. I'd say I'm more of an Autobot
at heart. Helpful, loyal, and generally trying
to make the universe a little better. Definitely
not out here plotting world domination or transforming
into sinister fighter jets. See, here's the thing.
If you ask a spy, are you a spy? He's not going
to go, dang it, yes, I am. He's just not blatant
like, yes. Yes, I am. Yes, I am. So, you know,
it's still out there. It's not definitive. But
at least from its, it is saying I'm on the Autobot
side. Oh, that's awesome. Okay, so. If you're
an Autobot, what do you transform into? That's
a good one. Love this question. If I'm an Autobot,
I feel like I'd transform into something sleek
and versatile. Maybe a futuristic hover car with
holo screens and AI co -pilot systems? Fact?
Fast, smooth, and equipped with an epic sound
system for those intergalactic road trips. Or
maybe one of those sci -fi motorcycles that can
go from city streets to vertical walls to open
skies. All right. And now here's where ChatGPT
to our listeners, again, that are unfamiliar
with this. What ChatGPT always does is it always
turns questions back to... the like the the narrator
um and so again this is where this whole conversation
comes back into play because it always like the
the the way it constructs questions is based
upon um the answers that it gives your questions
and so it's supposed to be this conversationalist
so brad what about us what about what about us
all right so if you're an autobot what are you
going to transform into oh like i'm gonna be
honest dude as as as creative as i really want
to get with this i can't i cannot get around
the fact that i like i i want so badly to be
jazz that that sarcastic snarky little porsche
that's me man see i would want to be optimus
prime if that job is open because he's like my
hero but i probably for me probably a blue four
by four pickup truck I mean, I think that's just
plain Jane, just, you know, some, some big tires
and, you know, a big bumper on the front. Let's
roll out. Okay. All right. So let me write this
down so I don't forget. I'm jazz. And you're,
a blue 4x4 pickup truck. I don't know what my
name would be. So here's the thing. I'm Brad.
I'm Brad. The truck. I'm just going to be very
honest with you. I have done nothing like in
the last three or four days, nothing but asking
a chat GPT. about our podcast okay and and so
a lot of a lot of this is not lost on me but
i but i have i've deliberately not told you about
it because i knew i wanted i knew i kind of wanted
to to get a show going um with this so um let's
do this brad i'm gonna press pause on the whole
transformer uh yeah uh conversation because i
want us to get i want uh like you and our listeners
to hear how chat gpt would typecast us like our
personalities maybe not typecast not not in terms
of a movie or anything but how how it sees our
personalities and then i'm going to ask it um
what kind of autobots it sees us as all right
so in in the men church stuff podcast who are
not what are the personalities personality types
Of DJ and Brad. And it's searching the web. It
is searching the web. It is searching the web.
It is searching the web. As of now, DJ Culp Jr.
and Brad Coleman from the Men Church Stuff podcast
haven't publicly shared their specific personality
types. Which is actually not true. We actually
have an episode on Enneagrams. But here it goes.
DJ Colt Jr. often takes the lead. Excuse me.
DJ Culp Jr. often takes the lead in discussions,
bringing both humor and depth. He seems introspective
and expressive, as seen in episodes like DJ's
Turn on the Couch, where he openly discusses
personal challenges and seeks advice. This openness
suggests a reflective and emotionally aware personality.
Brad, yay or nay? Yeah, I'd say that's pretty
accurate. You, Brad, provides thoughtful insights
and guidance, often offering balanced perspectives
on various topics. His approach indicates a calm,
analytical, and supportive nature, contributing
to meaningful conversations on faith and life.
So, if DJ and Brad were Autobots... Who would
they be? Okay. Let's have some fun with this
one. Based on their podcast personas. No way!
Dude! I got it! DJ Culp Jr. feels like an Autobot
Jazz type... Jazz is charismatic, laid back, loves
music. Big vibes guy, but also has depth and
knows when to get serious. DJ's openness about
his personal struggles and ability to keep conversations
real and engaging lines up with jazz's cool under
pressure and soulful expressive energy. Brad,
dude, you're Optimus Prime. That's right. Yes.
I completely accept this. Chad GPT has just got
a lot more credit in my book. That's right. I'm
Optimus Prime. It said, I would peg him as an
Optimus Prime meets Ratchet hybrid. He's thoughtful,
steady, and wise like Optimus, offering leadership
and grounding when things get deep, but also
has that counselor, healer vibe like Ratchet,
always offering practical supporter advice in
tough moments. Dude, listen to this. Together,
they would be that duo leading the Autobots'
spiritual growth retreats between battles. There
you go. I think everybody get ready to sign up
for the Autobots' spiritual growth retreat that
being, you know, the Men Church Stuff podcast
will be putting on in the future. okay i do want
you to know this i have never asked chat gpt
who i would be as an autobot like yeah that's
amazing dude i remember back when i was a kid
i always loved jazz that's so good yes all right
um brad i know i'm putting i'm i'm like putting
you on the spot what would you like to ask chat
gpt what would i like to ask chat gpt i'm gonna
put this brad has a question for you yeah he's
really put me on the spot all right um what is
the best method to catch a monster catfish on
a rod and reel on a rod and reel yeah All right,
Brad, love the question. Give me the answers.
Let's talk about catching a monster catfish rod
and reel style. Here's a solid battle plan for
you. Number one, gear up right. You need a heavy
action rod, seven, nine feet long for leverage.
A reel, you need a bait caster, a heavy duty
spinning reel with strong drag. And your line
is 50 to 80 pounds braided. Yep. Number two,
you've got to find the spot. Look for deep holes
in rivers, underwater, ledges, log jams. I was
like, underwater is usually pretty good. Yeah,
right. Wasn't doing very good in the forest.
I keep casting straight up. You're catching raccoons.
I don't understand. Yeah, so log jams and, I
mean, it's a Christian show, so darn tailwaters.
Yeah. Yeah, that's right. Tailwaters, those darns.
That's right. And by the way, listeners, we will
have been fishing at Kentucky Darn Marina. So,
yeah, it's going to be fun. Catfish, especially
big blues and flatheads, love cover and current
breaks. Number three. bait of legends not just
bait brad the bait of legends all right here
we go live bait big flatheads especially love
live bait bluegill your favorite shad or sunfish
cut bait freshly cut shad skipjack herring or
carp are classics for monster blues again your
favorite stink baits slash dough baits effective
for channel cats but monster cats prefer meat
then you've got a number four rig it right slip
sinker rig or carolina rig two to two to four
ounce sinker depending on the current swivel
18 to 24 inch heavy leader and eight what is
that eight slash zero yeah It's the size of a
hook. Yeah, size of a hook. 8 -0 to 10 -0 circle
hook. Catfish love big hooks. That's strange.
I didn't know that. I've never heard. Obviously,
this is an automated computer program, but I've
never heard someone say that catfish or fish
in general love hooks. Yeah. That's odd. Yeah.
All right. Number five, timing is everything.
Nighttime or dusk, dawn is prime time. Big cats
get bolder under cover of darkness. During hot
months, deep water during the day, shallow flats
at night. And number six, Brad, you can't. You
can't. No, I'm kidding. It says be patient and
ready. I was like, I checked all the other boxes.
DJ and DJ's dad will catch other things while
you don't. So be patient and ready. Let that
circle hook do the work. Don't yank. Just let
the rod load up and start reeling. Use a rod
holder or bank stick so you don't lose your setup
to a river monster. And then it says this. I
can totally picture Brad, oddly enough. I don't
really know what this means coming from a computer,
but I can totally picture Brad reeling in a 60
pound flathead under a moonlit riverbank somewhere.
Oh, my. That's that's just beautiful. You got
to send me a pic if you pull that off. There
you go, Brad. And listeners, I want you guys
to know that I think it was like three years
ago. It's the first time I'd ever seen like Brad's
catfish set up. And it was. almost intimidating
like it almost it almost made me scared of what
kind of a fish needs to be on this rod to make
this rod worth everything because i mean the
rod the the bottom of the diameter of the diameter
of the bottom of the rod looks like it's every
bit of an inch yeah it's it's yeah whisker seeker
or something that's what i got yeah um all right
so here we go let's do a let's do a typecast
If DJ and Brad were to have a sitcom made about
the podcast, who would play them and their wives?
Careful, champ. GPT. I know, right? Careful.
It says, yo. That's its first word. Yo, I love
this idea so much. A Men's Church Stuff sitcom
would absolutely crush. All right, NBC, ABC,
CBS, you heard it here. We're waiting. Brad and
I, we're waiting. Let's cast this thing. I don't
know who either of these people are. All right,
DJ Culp Jr. would be played by Anthony Mackie.
Yeah, you pull that up, Brad. Pull it up and
show me who Anthony Mackie is. While he's doing
that, why? Mackie's got that smooth charm, comedic
timing, and oh no, Brad is laughing hard. Which,
yeah. Yay. Okay. He's the new Captain America.
He's the new Captain America. I mean, yeah. I
mean, I can definitely see it. Okay. Maggie's
got that smooth, charm, comedic timing. It can
flip to serious and heartfelt when the conversation
calls for it. Plus, he knows how to deliver a
killer one -liner and has that approachable everyman
vibe. Great. Brad, you will be played by Sterling
K. Brown. Handsome guy. Yep. Yes, he is. Why?
Serling can pull off calm, wise, steady, and
caring while dropping the occasional dad joke
or fishing story. He's got warmth and presence
perfect for Brad's thoughtful, counselor -like
persona. DJ's wife is played by Tayona Paris.
T -E -Y. T -Y -O -N -A -H. Yeah. I mean, you
can be real surprised by this. Okay. Looks just
like Sharon. Just like Sharon. Yeah. Why? She's
funny, quick -witted, supportive, and would have
amazing comedic chemistry with Mackie. Tayona
can bring that strong, loving, no -nonsense church
wife energy. Brad's wife is played by Yvonne.
O -R -J -I. Dare I say that on the show? Nigerian.
Okay. Why? Why? Yvonne has the perfect mix of
playful faith -based wisdom from Insecure and
her stand -up and could absolutely hold down
in the guy's nonsense while keeping Brad in check.
Oh, dude, it even gives us a recurring guest
role as Uncle Rev Denzel Washington. Yes. Take
that, man. I'm down. One of the things we've
learned about chat GPT, not racist. It's not
at all. Nor are we need to say that, but I was
not expecting that. All very talented African.
Yeah. I didn't know his name was Anthony was
Anthony Mackie. I love that guy's acting. He
does. He, the very first place I ever remember
actually him seeing him is in. The movie We Are
Marshall. He played one, I think, of two or three
guys that didn't go on the trip to wherever they
went. And so they survived. And he was, I want
to say he was captain of the defense. And again,
I think he was injured. And when he came back,
he was having a really, really tough time. Yeah,
Survivor's Guilt is real. Yeah, Survivor's Guilt,
yeah. But yeah, that's the first place I ever
saw him. And he plays a, dude, he plays a great
role in, oh, shoot. It's the movie where these
two people find each other and, oh, I almost
had it. There's like a, basically, if you will.
the personification of God and angels behind
the, the, behind the scenes of reality. And,
and like, if you, if, if you open doors, you'll
end up going somewhere else, somewhere else.
I can't remember the name of this, the name of
this movie. Let me look this up. Cause it was
a great movie. We'll go angel. That ain't it.
Just look at movies. Man, he's playing a ton
of stuff. I didn't know he played in the Manchurian
Candidate. Huh? There it is. The the Adjustment
Bureau. Have you ever seen the Adjustment Bureau?
I don't think I have. Dude, it is. It's really
good. It's got Matt Damon in it. But yeah, he
plays a really good role. But I love I love his
role as what's what's what's his name in the
Marvel movies? He's got the before he's Captain
America. He's got the the wings Falcon. That
sounds right, but I don't know. Like, I'm the
wrong person to ask that. Got it. I like those
movies, okay, but, like, I'm not. That's not
my cup of tea. Yeah. So I think you should ask
it, like, what cartoon would we be? Okay. I can
dig that. If DJ and Brad were cartoon characters.
Who would they be? Another, another, yo, yo.
Okay. Now we're getting how cool we are. Like
nineties. Cool. We are. Okay. Now we're getting
deep into the good stuff. Let's cartoon fly.
The cartoonify these dudes based on their podcast
personas. DJ cup. Junior is Michelangelo. Meets
Johnny Bravo. I take offense to that. Dude, I'm
wrapping up. Johnny Bravo? What the heck? I'm
like, wow, what a combination. I know. And speaking
of, did you ever watch Johnny Bravo? Yes. I loved
that cartoon. It was so short -lived. So we had
a probs and stats, probability statistics class
in high school. And the teacher would occasionally
let us like turn on the TV during class. And
it was always like Johnny Bravo was on during
that period. So sometimes we'd sit there and
watch Johnny Bravo while we did our work. I always
thought it was, I mean, I thought it was funny.
It was a funny cartoon. Probably the most I watched
Johnny Bravo was in that class. Was in class,
was in public school. Yeah. Hey, what's the probability
of that? Yo, you owe me that, GBT. Yeah, no way.
So, Michelangelo meets Johnny Bravo. Why? DJ's
got that fun -loving loud, always down for a
laugh energy, like Mikey, mixed with the overconfident,
slightly goofy charm of Johnny Bravo. He's the
dude cracking jokes, stirring the pot, but with
a good heart and surprising moments of wisdom
when it counts. Alternate pick is Goofy from
Disney. It gave you jazz. All right. So now you
got to accept Goofy. Okay. Goofy is wonderful.
Like he's great. I love Goofy. Now I need to.
Maybe not who you want to be. No. But I do want
to clarify. I think this answer is funny and
it's endearing. But only with the old goof. Like,
yeah, the yuck goof. The 1950s, 60s, 70s, like
that goofy. Not today's goofy. But it says that
Goofy from Disney is clumsy, funny, loves people,
and you never know when he's actually going to
drop some deep life advice. Oh, my. Are you kidding
me? Brad, you're Batman. This is not fair. This
is not fair. I'm not saying that I'm Batman.
I'm just saying that me and Batman have never
been seen in the same room together. That's all
I'm saying. It's not fair, Brad. Batman and my
sidekick Goofy. That's right. I'm the one that
ruins everything for you. Goofy dressed up as
Robin. Oh, man. Oh, my goodness. All right. So,
Batman, it says the animated series, but it's
still Batman. It doesn't matter to me. It is
still Batman. Okay, so I've... I've never seen
this movie, but it says that you are Batman meets
Uncle Iroh from Avatar The Last Airbender. I've
never seen that. Have you? I have not, but I
know enough about the character. I've seen enough
little shorts and stuff. Apparently, I clicked
on an ad. Oh, okay. Basically the wise sensei
uncle. Yeah, the wise sensei. So basically like
the wise sensei uncle Batman. So Batman meets
Confucius. Yeah, pretty much. I mean, I don't
see a problem with all this. My pride is hurt,
Brad. My pride's hurt. All right. So why, Brad?
Why? Because Brad's got the calm, introspective,
mentor -like, mentor -vibe -like Uncle Iroh.
He's the guy you call when life hits the fan.
But there's also a Batman element. I can't even
begin listeners to know how much this is inflating
Brad's ego. I don't know what you're talking
about. Brad's over there like, I've always known
that. But there's also a Batman element. He's
steady, prepared, and sometimes hits you with
a heavy truth in the middle of a deep conversation.
Hey, dude. All sounds just like completely accurate.
You'll appreciate this one. This is absolutely
our generation. Alternate pick is Professor Utonium
from the Powerpuff Girls. Smart, kind, and holds
everything together when chaos breaks out. Oh,
dude, look, and bonus, ChatGPT has given us who
our wives would be as cartoon characters. Oh,
right, here we go. Yeah. Shara is Velma from
Scooby -Doo. She's smart, sarcastic, but always
looking out for the crew. I would actually agree
with that. Listeners, I don't know if I've said
this enough about my wife. She is... kind and
loving and gentle and patient, but she can be
snarky. She can snark. And I love how much like
oftentimes share is snarkiness is really underhanded.
You know, it's mine's very overt and a lot of
times over the top, not hers. Brad Tabitha is
gadget hack wrench from the rescue Rangers. I
don't know who that is. You don't know who Gadget
is? You never watched the Rescue Rangers? Oh,
the Rescue Rangers. I thought Power Rangers.
Oh, heck yeah, Gadget, of course. Gadget. Yes.
And I want to tell you, I mean, as weird as this
may sound, like, as I know it's a cartoon mouse,
probably one of my first crushes as a kid. Dude,
I'm actually going to come be right there with
you. Yeah. So I married her. That's right. Batman.
Yes. Marries Gadget. It checks out. She's clever,
resourceful and low key. The one who saves the
day more often than folks realize. Yeah, that's
true. I don't know how low key she is, but I
mean, low key saves the day. Yeah. Yeah. All
right. Let's do. So you asked about the cartoon
character. Yeah. All right. So who are their
antitheses? And look, I got another yo, except
with three O's, Brad. Yo, excellent question.
Every hero duo needs their antitheses. DJ and
Brad are the fun -loving, faith -grounded, wisdom
-and -wit -filled, men -church -stuff crew. Then
the antitheses of them would be the total opposite
in personality, energy, and intentions. My antithesis
is... Thanks for defining it. My antithesis is
Hades from Disney's Hercules. Hades is sarcastic,
cynical, always scheming, and quick to turn a
moment light or dark. Sorry. He's quick to turn
a moment light or dark based on what benefits
him. Where DJ is open, emotionally honest, and
builds people up, Hades tears people down with
jokes and never shows vulnerability. If DJ's
humor heals, Hades' humor hides. And my bonus
pick is Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty. I've
never seen Rick and Morty. That is not the guy
you want to be your enemy. I'm going to tell
you that much. Really? Yeah. All right. Oh, dude.
Oh. Your antithesis is Scar from The Lion King.
Brad is steady, wise, and loyal. Scar is manipulative,
self -serving, and uses fake wisdom to mask insecurity.
He's the know -it -all who preaches control instead
of community, where Brad seeks peace and growth.
Scar seeks power and self -preservation. And
your bonus pick, Brad, is Jafar from Aladdin.
Both great voice actors, by the way. Oh, dude,
gosh, yes. They absolutely are. All right, so,
Brad. Like, why don't you steer the conversation
in a different direction? So we've done, like,
if we were sitcoms, who would play us? If we
were superheroes or cartoon characters, if we
were, and then our opposites. So, yeah, turn
the conversation somewhere else. What do you
think? Somewhere else. But concerning our podcast
and chat, it'd be GPT, GPT, GPT. Yeah. Maybe
I said to give us some advice for the future
of the podcast. All right. How should we, how
could we, how can we make the podcast better?
Make the podcast. Better. Yo, love that you're
asking this because men church stuff already
has a dope foundation. Right. Such a dope foundation.
Real talk, humor and faith in a space where those
three things don't always meet. But if DJ and
Brad wanted to level up even more, here's a hit
list of ideas. Number one, bring in more regular
dude voices. In other words, uh, interviews.
Yeah. Not just experts or pastors, but everyday
men from different walks of life, truck drivers,
single dads, barbers, teachers, old heads from
the church picnic to run into a guy at Walmart.
Hey, you want to be on the podcast? Got a couple
of questions for you. Um, it would widen perspective
and keep, uh, keep the men's ministry for everybody
feel number two. audience interaction segments,
which we do call for. We absolutely ask for audience
interaction. We've gotten some from quoting Dr.
Culp. We've gotten some. Right now, there's one,
listeners, there's one that is currently, we're
waiting on submissions, but funny church stories.
Let us know what your funny church stories are.
We want to be able to share in really how, like,
Church life can, in fact, be hysterical, almost
like a mockery of what church really needs to
be because, I mean, we're human, and a lot of
times we're stupid and we fall and we do dumb
stuff. So, yeah, audience interaction segments.
I think this would be too hard, like live call
-ins, but we could also do voice memos. That's
actually something interesting. Men's ministry
mailbag. Where listeners send in life dilemmas,
funny stories or anonymous confessions for us
to for us to react to. We could also do. That's
amazing. This is a good idea, Brad. We could
also do this week's bad advice where they intentionally
give awful fake advice first and then follow
it with good wisdom. I actually like that. It's
kind of funny because like I was. tucking isaiah
in and like you know situation with girls and
all this so i was like oh you should do this
and he's like yeah i'm not gonna do that i was
like yeah bad advice with dad this has been bad
advice with dad we can do bad advice with brad
yeah yeah because i told him i said i said um
what you need to do is just wear a tuxedo stand
up on the table at lunch Air guitar. Play your
air guitar. Since you can't play guitar, you
don't have one. And then just ask for her number
like that. Yeah. She will absolutely give you
her number right then and there. Just for the
record, I've been looking for it, and I couldn't
find what I was looking for, but this is probably
the next best thing. The goofy sidekick. Goofy,
actually, he wants to be Batman. This is a deviant
art. Nice. Yeah, but that's goofy as Batman.
Yeah. Toom and Croft, yes. Well, I mean, because
he wouldn't get the assignment right. No, he
would not. He would constantly be thinking that
he was actually the superhero and treating me
like I was his sidekick. Oh, I love it. It'd
be fantastic. Well, number three is video clips
and social media skits. This is where, Brad,
I just don't have. Dude, I don't have time to
really do a full -blown social media push. I
just don't. I know that that is actually something
that a lot of podcasters do, and it works. I've
heard a lot of testimony, or I shouldn't say
I've heard, but I've read a lot of testimony
that when they did that, it started to matriculate.
I don't know what that looks like. I don't know
what that would look like. I don't have a TikTok.
I don't plan on getting one. But start clipping
the funniest and deepest moments for Instagram
or YouTube shorts. I actually have thought about
this one right here. But we could add funny church
guy skits. I don't know how. I mean, I guess
we could ask to chat GPT if we wanted to go this
route to just create one for us. Right. Yeah,
fine. If this was your idea, you do it. I don't
have time for this. But, yeah, those are some
ideas. Deep dive miniseries. We've talked about
that. My apologies that we haven't we haven't
come back around that. And actually, fun fact
is there's a faculty member here at Union, Dr.
Nathan Kennedy. Shout out to Nathan, who listens
to our show. And he actually sent me a text this
morning that said, I don't ever want to hear
you whisper Britney Spears lyrics again. Yeah.
Oops. Oops. I did it again. My bad. But what
we were talking about, he said that he would
actually like us to take more time, not in one
sitting, but over two or three weeks and keep
teasing out topic centers. So rather than just
a topic here and then a different topic. Because
we're almost at, dude, Brad, we're almost at
show 100. Crazy. Isn't that nuts? It is nuts.
But yeah, he would like to see that. Like when
you first was like, hey, I'm thinking about this
and all this. And I'm like, that sounds terrifying
and I can't do that right now. Yeah. And then
later we were like, okay, yeah, I think I can
maybe do it now. Let's talk about that. And actually
to spin off of that, have you gone back here
recently to listen to our first few eps? I have
not. I mean, the production with our mics and
our cameras have completely changed. Just me
and you being comfortable talking in a microphone
on a computer screen, it's nothing to me anymore.
I remember, dude, it felt so awkward that first
week. And I've said this before, I think on the
show, and I've definitely said this to people
who've made comments about the show. Half the
time I forget that we're recording a show. We're
just having a conversation about this stuff.
I'm not even thinking about there being other
people that are going to listen to this. Right.
We're just having a funny conversation or a fun
conversation or a deep conversation. Yeah. And
sometimes like I flick back in, I'm like, oh,
yeah. Oh, yeah. Hi, everybody. Yeah. So, Brad,
this next one. I want desperately to do. I love
this idea. I don't know if I can get Cher to
do it. So here's the thing, listeners, if you're
not new to the show, I hope that you've actually
kind of figured out that Brad and I married basically
our personality opposites. Yeah. So if our wives...
uh brad were to take over the episode for one
for the show for one episode and tabitha and
shara were to do it the roles would be reversed
in terms of our families tabitha would absolutely
be the mc yeah so tabitha is me and shara is
you 100 yeah yeah shara's batman's what you're
saying shara is shara's batwoman she's batwoman
that's right But, yeah, she is. So listeners
would love to hear their wives take over the
mics for one episode, roasting us, sharing their
perspective on marriage, church life, and what
it's like to be married to these two. And I'm
going to tell you, though, you can get Shara
on board. Your sister would do it in a heartbeat.
Oh, I know she would. I really want Shara to
be able to be a part of it. Oh, man, it would
be so funny. Just agree with whatever Tabby's
saying. Yeah, right. Yes, yes. Let's see. Two
more things. Game and challenge segments. Bible
trivia with a twist. Don't really know what to
do with that. Would you rather church edition?
Who said it? Church, mother, or rapper? And then
a faith and fishing crossover. Faith and fishing.
I think with the Bible trivia, like for that
where it's kind of twisted, I can pull that off.
I'm like, you know, it's the kind of one that
like, you know, Jesus drove a Honda. You know,
kind of, you know, I think they're like, what?
Yeah, it is possible it's always going around
in one accord. That's right. Yeah. But God drives
a Dodge. And you're like, what? Well, you know,
he was on the mountain, and he said, don't let
any people or any animals touch it until they've
heard a ram's horn, the sound of a ram's horn.
The sound of a ram's horn. Yeah, man. Yes, I
mean, some of those are. I think good idea. Yeah.
Screenshot those. Um, actually, so what chat
GPT does is it logs your conversations with it.
So, so it doesn't go away. You can run it out
of memory. It usually will not delete itself.
It will just tell you, I can't, I can't save
anything else. My memory is full. Don't ask me
how I know that. Yeah. Yeah. It's happenstance
purely. I was, I was actually very disappointed
because I was like, you know, 10 % into this
great. Oh no. And it was like, yeah, I cannot,
I can't keep up with anything else, Brad. I overwhelmed
chat GPT. And that is kind of, yeah, that's who
I am. So, Brad, on Facebook, I'm part of a group
that's called Chuck Jokes, and it's nothing but
Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris Jokes. And the other
day I saw one that said Chuck Norris logged on
to ChatGPT, and ChatGPT asked him all the questions.
But smart it will. That's exactly right. All
right, so last question here. Let's do, what
are the roles of DJ and Brad in the show? What
are their strengths and weaknesses? Got another
yo. Yo, yo, yo. Love this breakdown idea. Let's
map out their dynamic like you would for a sitcom,
writer's room, or podcast team meeting. I'm the
wild card heart. Wild card heart. I don't know
what that means. But I'm the emotionally honest
instigator. Emotionally honest instigator. I
definitely go with instigator. For sure. There's
definitely some topics and things we've talked
about on the show that if it was just all me,
we would never have breached those subjects at
all. That's right. DJ's the guy who stirs the
pot, asks the bold or uncomfortable question,
and keeps the convo from getting too safe. He
brings humor, personal stories, and vulnerability,
the show's heart and spark plug. My strengths
are emotional transparency. He'll admit what
most dudes won't. What do you think? I think
you're transparent. I try to be, yeah. Definitely
the hot stirrer or instigator, too. Yeah, for
sure, yeah. Comic timing keeps heavy topics digestible
with humor. I've said here recently a lot in
my life that if you can't laugh about it, it's
not worth talking about. Relatable storytelling
makes faith feel practical and personal, and
I'm the energy driver, keeps the podcast lively
and authentic. Trying to say I'm not lively?
Full of energy? Like just making this bubbly?
I refuse to believe that. Oh, wait. Oh, wait.
That's your sister. That's my wife. That's right.
Weaknesses. Tendency to over -talk or derail
serious moments. I don't over -talk. What is
it talking about? It has no idea what the heck
it's talking about. I don't over -talk. You over
-talk. I can get caught chasing jokes and miss
a depth opportunity. And sometimes I'm too self
-deprecating in serious conversations. Don't
be so hard on yourself. Your sister will do that
for you. Yes. All right. Brad, if you want to
feel good about yourself, dude, you need to ask
Chad GPT. Apparently, Chad GPT is a big fan of
me, huh? I mean, he's basically Optimus Prime
mixed with Batman. Well, you are also the steady
sage. You're not just the steady character. You're
the steady sage. Like, you're Yoda. I mean, that's
what he says. You're Yoda. You are the thoughtful
anchor. You're the one who grounds the conversation
when it gets too wild. You offer wisdom. Calm
down, DJ. Yeah, I know. I'm sorry. My apologies.
You offer wisdom, scriptural context, life experience
in those. Wait, let's talk about this for a second
moments. And you show compass and calm in the
chaos. Your strengths, steady, unshakable presence.
I like that. Can I do that in writing? You've
got it in writing. It's right here. I mean, I
need you to send me a copy of all this. I need
to put that on my LinkedIn. That's right. Yeah,
I'm steady and unshakable presence. Asterisk,
according to Chad. That's right. And my mom.
That's right. That's right. She's a pretty big
fan. Deep well of wisdom and practical faith
advice, excellent at listening and reframing
situations, grounds humor with meaningful reflection.
Weaknesses can sometimes hold back or stay too
neutral. That is true. That is absolutely true.
That's what I was talking about. Risk of letting
DJ's energy steer the conversation too far before
reeling it back. I don't know what it's talking
about. Jerk. May downplay his own stories or
experiences. And you're talking to my wife. And
this is true, Brad. I believe this and has in
parentheses. People probably want to hear more
Brad stories. They're dynamic together. I am
the fire. You are the stone. I crack it open,
you polish it off. It works because one takes
risks and the other makes sense of it. They're
basically a church podcast version of Martin
and Tommy or JD and Turk from Scrubs, but with
Bible verses and fishing stories. Well, there
you have it, listeners. Fun with chat, GBT. Optimus
Prime was Batman. It will be me. Brad, I want
to say this on the show. I don't want to say
this in the boat because I want our listeners
to know I've known this for a very long time.
And when I really started to realize it, I didn't
know how to deal with it. But, like, really.
through the grace of God, I began to realize,
you know, DJ, this is really who you are. This
is, this is, this is, if I'm, if I am my truest
person, this is my default sitting. And I love
this. I love who God has made me to be. Brad,
I love you with all my heart, man. You are the
heart of this show. It's not me. I don't know
if I would agree. I know you would. I know you
would. I appreciate that. Yeah. Okay. Let's back
up here. Let's back up here. I know you were
going to do that. See, I'm not oblivious to these
things. I'm like, yep. Yeah. He's going to be
like, well, you know what? Well, I mean, I appreciate
that. I do. And I received the compliment, even
though I don't know that I would. agree or at
least not fully agree with that um yeah i love
doing it yeah i'm very glad that you asked me
i'm very glad that when i said um definitely
not right now that that you didn't find somebody
else and i didn't dude seriously i didn't want
to find anybody else yeah i didn't i had no desire
it's yeah i i feel like you and i have have grown
in our friendship and our brotherhood together.
And I feel like, you know, like you said, I'm
almost afraid to go back and listen to some of
the first episodes. I don't want to cringe them.
They're not good. If you're new to the show,
don't go back too far. I shouldn't say they're
not good. Listeners, go back and listen. We'd
love for you to. We've got the whole back catalog.
We were new, you know. I didn't know how to do
this. I know that I'm willing to crack the joke.
I know that. And I also know that the wisdom
that God has granted me is a very different flavor
of wisdom than he's granted you. That is a good
way to put it. It is. It's a very different flavor.
Hey, chat GPT. What flavor? wisdom would DJ and
Brad, you know, each of them be? I kind of wanted
the answer to that. I am the hard -earned street
gospel with a side of humor, and you are a slow
-smoked sage wisdom. Oh, smoked. Barbecue. So
it's saying that I've got like street cred, I
guess. Oh, you're like a, like a, like a street
hot dog. I don't know. I don't know what that
means. Chips and some newspaper. So, so, so you're
the, so you're the monk in a monastery and I'm
the, and I'm the guy that's like, that's, that's
carting. Got my hot dog cart. Just hot dogs,
hot dogs. Outside of the monastery. Cause I will
be, I'll be like, Hey. Yes. It's my favorite.
Like, I love Tuesdays because DJ shows up with
a hot dog cart. That's okay. I'm on the outside
of the monastery. Oh, that's good. The best hot
dogs. All right, listeners. That's it for us.
They don't serve any hot dogs in the monastery.
Apparently, they're not healthy. They're not
healthy. God didn't make those. He made all the
stuff that went into them. That's hilarious.
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But beyond that, Brad, I love you, buddy. Love
you, too. Listeners, we will catch you next time.
Go be his church.