Top Ten Podcasts of 2019!

2019 was a huge year for the Forte Catholic Podcast! 

And this is all thanks to YOU! Thanks so much for listening to the show and helping it grow by engaging with the content, leaving reviews and sharing it with your friends on social media and by word of mouth :)

The amount of times the show was downloaded DOUBLED over the numbers from 2018! We’re now closing in on 75k downloads all time. I am thrilled to see how much people are enjoying the show and how it continues to grow :)

I’d like to take this time to thank all of our co-hosts and our amazing guests for contributing to the success of the show. I couldn’t do it without y’all. Truly, from the bottom of my heart…thank you!

I’d also like to thank all of our supporters on Patreon! Our patrons doubled from 6 to 13 and there’s now over $100/month going towards making the show as best as it can be. This has been hugely influential in the shift to recording the show from Taylor’s house which has opened up new doors for how the content can be created. If you enjoy the show, please consider joining our team of supporters and getting all kinds of bonus content only available on Patreon.

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Top 10 Episodes

Here are the most downloaded episodes of the show ranked 10 through 1.
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#10

Jon Blevins cohosts and celebrates his one year anniversary of being on the show! Taylor shares why he’s been crying while listening to podcasts in the woods and Jon shares about the recent conference on engaging youth he attended hosted by the USCCB. Our guest this week is fellow Catholic gamer/YouTuber Brian Montfort to talk about the pitfalls of video games, how to avoid them and why we still play.

#9

Jon “Bearded” Blevins has hot takes on Thanksgiving food so strong he needed to share them three weeks early. We’re also rejoined by the ol Fr. Jared Cooke to revisit the topic of obedience…how stinkin hard it is but how important it is for our spiritual lives.

#8

Allison Sullivan cohosts for discussions on when our best isn’t good enough, dealing with our weaknesses and why God doesn't give us the whole plan when we ask Him what to do. The answer may surprise you. We’re also joined by Dustin Bertrand to laugh hysterically but also hear from the depths of his heart about what “God made, self driven” has meant to him.

#7

Fr. Anthony co-hosts quite possibly the funniest episode to date. Taylor shares follow up to his public take on #Exodus90, how the audience tricked Taylor into being a better person and Fr. Anthony argues that we should blow up the moon.

#6

Fr. Anthony cohosts in what may be our fastest paced joke fest ever recorded! Our guest is recording artist Amanda Vernon to share about how God wrecked her romance and yet it all turned out great! In the final segment, Fr. Anthony shares about his homily and gets heckled.

#5

Fr Anthony is funnier than ever, Taylor yells at him, a priest more popular than him comes on the show…FUN TIMES! Fr Rob Galea shares the story of redemption that led him from gangs, addiction and depression to a beautiful life in the priesthood. Everett Fritz rejoins the show to talk about common struggles in prayer and how we actually may know more than we think.

#4

Kaitlyn “Tea With Tolkien” Facista rejoins the show with Fr. Anthony and Taylor to break the Catholic internet! Discussions include looking back at crappy situations, video games, things Taylor knows nothing about, the Silmarillion and the swamp pit of social media. Yay!

#3

Taylor and Fr. Anthony celebrate 150 episodes by looking back at some of our favorite memories of the show with the help from our listeners. They’re also joined by two fan favorites making their grand return to the show and one person making their debut who has been influential to the show since the beginning. The guys finish off the episode by facing off in a Bible City or Sith Lord game.

#2

Catholics have been super hateful this week and Taylor is not happy about it. BUT Dr. Peter Kreeft comes in to save the day! This absolute legendary Catholic thought leader joins us to talk about his new book to help us dive deeper into the best Gospel. Cohost Liv Harrison lightens the mood by cringing at a new Catholic superstition Taylor learned this week.

#1

Allison Sullivan cohosts this week to join Taylor in conversations about lightning storms, supervillains, prophets and nightmares. Our guest Kathryn Whitaker shares her story of dealing with loss and pain, how it affected her relationship with Christ and, as a bonus, how to share your faith without being a weirdo.

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