249: Hollywood, Priorities & Apologies w/Kramer Soderberg

July 21st, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Allison shares about her recent successful trip to Hollywood & Taylor shares a new apology method that he heard on Instagram that he thinks is bonkers. Allison thinks it's terrible advice for him but probably good for everyone else. Kramer Soderberg joins the show to chat about his new outlook on setting priorities.

Fr. Anthony Sciarappa makes his debut | Forte Flashbacks

July 16th, 2021  |  25 mins 19 secs

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This episode proves how far we've come! Fr. Anthony sounds like he called in from a cell phone in Atlantis, Taylor had no mic ettiquette BUT we learn where "Pittsburgh's okayest priest" came from, the things he's done as a priest for the first time in human history & highlight his first utterly insane first podcast, The Flue. Enjoy his origin story on Forte Catholic!

248: Beatific Vision, Chicken Soup for the Schroll & Miracles

July 14th, 2021  |  56 mins 46 secs

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Allison Sullivan's 1st appearance on the show | Forte Flashback

July 9th, 2021  |  22 mins 33 secs

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We're starting a new series called Forte Flashbacks highlighting the best moments of the show, starting with the cohosts first appearances as guests. Allison was the guest on EPISODE TWO of the show! Enjoy the re-release with commentary from Taylor :)

247: Milk, Meat & Loki w/Edmund Mitchell

July 7th, 2021  |  55 mins 41 secs

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Taylor & Edmund discuss why we do the show the way that we do. They also share their thoughts on the new Loki series from Disney+ & answer some random PodDeck questions. Enjoy!

246: Live from Pittsburgh! Gambling, Texting & Effeminacy w/the Sciarappa's

June 30th, 2021  |  54 mins 10 secs

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Taylor flew to Pittsburgh to celebrate Fr. Anthony's 5th anniversary and recorded this episode in the Sciarappa home while they were together. They discuss the Catholic view on gambling, a blast from the past & Taylor's pet peeve of using effeminacy as a derogatory term.

245: Summer, Arby's & Growth

June 23rd, 2021  |  58 mins 11 secs

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Taylor & Liv share stories of the good & bad of summer, how Arby's and the Church are very similar & Taylor reveals one of his biggest pet peeves.

244: Hot Takes, Pange Lingua & Talking Behind Your Back

June 16th, 2021  |  59 mins 47 secs

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Fr. Anthony & Taylor discuss the premise "real men only compliment each other behind their backs." They play an absolutely wild game of Forte/Mezzo/Piano with flaming hot takes from a rocket scientist. Finally, you've heard the Pange Lingua but have no idea what it means. We're gonna change that.

243: Vacations, Narcissism & Old English Catholicism w/Allison Sullivan

June 9th, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min

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Allison & Taylor are both back from vacation and have stories to share from their travels. Taylor asks if he's a narcissist which makes Allison quite uncomfy. Finally, they go through this weekend's Corpus Christi sequence prayer as it's a perfect microcosm of Catholicism. Enjoy!

242: Dreams, Madlibs & Freestyle Preaching w/Edmund Mitchell

June 2nd, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs

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Edmund Mitchell cohosts and tries to explain Taylor's strange dreams. They also play a Catholic version of mad libs and everyone's favorite "Freestyle Preaching."

241: New Beginnings, Prayer Specificity & Guilty Pleasures w/Liv Harrison

May 26th, 2021  |  56 mins 15 secs

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Liv shares about her new assistant that is making her work more and Taylor makes fun of her. He brings up a story from the Bible that may ended differently than we've imagined that teaches the importance of specificity in prayer. Finally, they answer random questions from Pod Decks including worst jobs and guilty pleasures.

240: Life Verse, Virtue Signaling & Weird Stuff at Mass w/Fr. Anthony

May 19th, 2021  |  56 mins 15 secs

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Fr. Anthony cohosts what is probably our funniest show of the year! We find the show's Life Verse, Taylor has a hot take on virtue signaling and Fr. Anthony messed up in Mass and we have video proof lolol. Enjoy!

239: Faithfulness, Wisdom, The Falcon & Winter Solider w/Mike Tenney

May 12th, 2021  |  56 mins 29 secs

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Allison cohosts as Taylor shares a new Christian song that he has a love-hate relationship with. She also asks a deep question expecting a deep answer but gets a Taylor answer instead. She shares her wisdom anyways. Mike Tenney is our guest this week to discuss Marvel's "The Falcon & Winter Soldier."

238: Reviews, Restaurants & Restrooms w/Jon Blevins

May 5th, 2021  |  55 mins 42 secs

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Taylor shares a terrible review of him and the show and says the person was actually right lol. He and Jon play Imitate, Intercess or Ignore and then talk about some Scriptures Taylor found in the bathroom lol.

237: Worth, Prayer, Friends & Integrity w/Liv Harrison

April 28th, 2021  |  55 mins 55 secs

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Liv Harrison is back on the show with Taylor as they discuss how much a human life is worth. Next, they talk about how we are all friends with people we don't agree with on everything and that's actually better than agreeing on everything. Finally, Taylor shares a recent breakthrough in his spiritual life after reading a new book by Blessed is She.

236: Easter Party, Easter Questions & Fake Relics w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

April 21st, 2021  |  56 mins 19 secs

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Easter celebrations continue as Taylor & Fr. Anthony share insights into Holy Week & Divine Mercy Sunday. Taylor has some off the wall questions for the priest and shares about his son's first confession and a fake relic.