Episodes
Happy Pride Month to all— even the asshead Christians who are extremely mad about the existence of Pride Month! Listen in as Pastor M. Diesel tackles homophobic pastors, breaks down the illogical anticipation Christians have for the always-coming but never-actually-arriving ‘rapture’, and illustrates the absurdity of those who claim to communicate with god. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 06/13/21
Published 06/13/21
In today’s Sunday Service, Pastor M. Diesel examines the practice of praying— and finds that it does not require a rigorous examination to come to the conclusion that praying does not work at all ever under any circumstance! Listen now as Pastor M. breaks down all the ways in which praying is complete and utter b******t! In the name of the father, the son, and the holy podcast— (K)A(Y)MEN! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 06/06/21
In today’s episode Matt does his best to convince you that disagreeing is not only fun— but also life-affirming. Other topics include but are not limited to: the age of nonsense we are currently living through, some of the more nonsensical news stories and developments over the course of the past week (including the single most nonsensical thing that has happened in recent memory)— and the fine line between acceptable and unacceptable levels of dumbness. --- This episode is sponsored by...
Published 06/04/21
Don’t pray— just hit play! ⛪️🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿⛪️ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 05/30/21
In today’s episode Matt covers a wide variety of topics, from Scott Stapp’s sex tape (and the implications thereof) to the possibility that COVID escaped from a lab (and the implications thereof). Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 05/27/21
It’s that time again! ⛪️🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿🛐 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 05/23/21
In today’s episode Matt touches on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: the ‘me rn’ mugs that are FINALLY for sale at the MDIC merch store (weeeeeee!), his experience getting Vax Shot #2, some truly f*****g disgusting advertising campaigns for ‘male grooming’ products— and in the second half of the episode he breaks down an extremely thought-provoking article written by former (and hopefully soon-to-return) MDIC guest Freddie deBoer, about the underlying causes of what...
Published 05/21/21
In the name of the father, the son, and the holy podcast— AMEN! Rejoice, for this week’s Sunday Service™ with Pastor M. Diesel is upon us! 🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 05/16/21
This week’s MDIC, comin’ at ya— just in time for the weekend! As the title suggests, Matt covers what the conspiratorial anti-vax crowd is up to lately, Eric Clapton’s new s****y anti-lockdown song— and much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 05/14/21
A particularly ungodly Sunday Service™ with Pastor M. Diesel! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 05/09/21
In this episode Matt touches on a wide array of topics, including but not limited to: what it’s really like being M. Diesel, the importance of catchphrases, the genius of Little Richard, why Hollywood insists on remaking and rebooting movies instead of coming up with new ideas, why couples in old movies sleep in separate beds, the hypocrisy of the anti-vax crowd, why Tucker Carlson still sucks a whole lot, and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a...
Published 05/06/21
Another Sunday Service™ with Pastor M. Diesel! Praise be! ⛪️🙏🏼🛐 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 05/02/21
Matt outlines a handful of things that have been confusing and / or upsetting him lately, including but not limited to: how / why the Apple News app is so terrible, how / why many major corporations could have (but did not) help us get through the pandemic faster and safer, how / why social media & search engine algorithms are ruining our lives instead of making our lives better, how / why people who virtue-signal about the COVID-19 vaccine AND those who constantly rail against people who...
Published 04/30/21
Another fresh Sunday Service™ for you! Full of insane prophets making insane prophecies, a literal breakdown of the supposed ‘immaculate conception’ of baby Jesus, and of course some bangin’ ass church music. Plus, at the end of the episode Matt covers the Oscars, why he didn’t see any of the nominated movies, and lets us in on the sick ass shit he HAS been watching over the course of the last year. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...
Published 04/25/21
Another Sunday Service™! “The best Sunday Service™ yet!” — Matt D’Elia (aka Pastor M. Diesel) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 04/18/21
In this episode Matt touches on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: DMX’s untimely passing, Khloe Kardashian’s run-in with the impossible beauty standards she has helped create, why all dogs should be at least a little fat, Yelp reviews and what they say about our immense loneliness, superhero movies and why everyone still watches them even though they’re the same thing over and over and over again— and Jordan Peterson’s ‘rules for life’ (which upon closer inspection are not...
Published 04/10/21
HE IS RISEN! Matt’s back with his second consecutive Sunday Service™, right on time for Easter. Celebrate this extremely holy day the right way... f**k church, listen now! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 04/04/21
HALLELUJAH, Sunday Service™ is back! 🙌🏼👼🏼🙌🏼 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Published 03/28/21
In this episode Matt discusses the horrifying domestic terrorist attack that took place in Georgia earlier this week, and breaks down one of the major reasons there’s been such a massive uptick in hate crimes against Asian-Americans over the course of the last year. (Hint: the guy who coined the race-baiting term ‘China Virus’ has something to do with it.) Other topics Matt covers in today’s episode: what happens to our brains as we get older, what it really means to be ‘middle aged’, the...
Published 03/20/21
In this episode Matt examines the term ‘guilty pleasure’ and what people really mean when they say it, solves the age-old problem of two people faced with a decision that both people insist the other person should make, questions why anyone admires (or even cares about) the British monarchy anymore— and on the subject of The Royal Family, Matt also spends a good amount of time covering the global response to the news of their racism towards Meghan Markle, which was put on full blast by Meghan...
Published 03/11/21
In this episode Matt rips into Lyin’ Ted Cruz, Matt’s least favorite living person, for running away to Cancun as a brutal snowstorm rocked the state of Texas. Then, after passionately eviscerating Flyin’ Ted Cancruz, Matt covers several other subjects as well, including but not limited to: Joel Schumacher’s film ‘The Number 23’, the high-level dumbness of people who believe in ‘numerology’, toy maker conglomerate Hasbro’s triggering of a bunch of rightwing lemmings by innocuously dropping...
Published 02/26/21
In this episode Matt examines the effects 90s pop music had on the vulnerable minds of those coming of age at that time— while still finding a way to appreciate the music. Listen in as he breaks down the lyrics, deeper meanings, and longterm implications of some of that decade’s major hits— from Snow’s ‘Informer’ to Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’ to Next’s ‘Too Close’, as well as many more. He is also still a detective and (basically) solves the Elisa Lam case, which is making headlines all over again...
Published 02/18/21
In this episode Matt touches on a wide array of subjects, including but not limited to: the Super Bowl, Super Bowl commercials, people who love Super Bowl commercials, Tom Brady, John Travolta, the unbelievable assholery on display in Shaggy’s massive 2000 hit single ‘It Wasn’t Me’— as well as the surprising but undeniable connection between that song’s lyrics and Donald Trump’s defense strategy for his second impeachment trial. Also— this is the 100th episode of ‘Matt D’Elia Is Confused’!...
Published 02/10/21
In this episode Matt speaks at length about why Denzel Washington is the single greatest actor of all time despite consistently starring in truly horrendous films— and then provides a roadmap for how directors can make these movies less horrendous moving forward. Which opens up into a breakdown of Mr. Washington’s latest horrendous film (in which he yet again gives an astoundingly great performance)— THE LITTLE THINGS. Also in this episode, Matt discusses the very confusing but endlessly...
Published 02/01/21