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ScreamTober is going out with a scream, a laugh, and possibly a restraining order! This week on Movie Torture, Mark, Brad, and MTD dive headfirst into the 1991 horror spectacle Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, a movie that somehow combines Freddy Krueger, the Wizard of Oz, Roseanne Barr, and Nintendo into one unforgettable cinematic experience.

But the movie is only half the madness!

Somehow, a discussion about Freddy Krueger turns into an investigation of John Cougar Mellencamp's cigarette habits, the creation of legendary rock star Freddy Krueger Mellencamp, Brad's suspicious new mustache, questionable road trips in...

The drama started before kickoff, with both hosts making major trades to strengthen their rosters. But when Jameson Williams unexpectedly hit the waiver wire, the entire league went into a bidding frenzy. Surge even traded away Travis Hunter for FAAB in a desperate attempt to land him. Unfortunately, the gamble backfired, and that decision may have cost him his perfect season.

The two break down their wild matchup, Christian McCaffrey's monster performance, Terry McLaurin's injury, and the moves that separated victory from defeat.

Then it's back to business as Ashley and Surge revisit last week's...

We've all said it: “I've got this.”

Whether it's fixing something around the house, dealing with a difficult situation, or trying to navigate life on our own, we tend to think we're a whole lot stronger than we actually are.

But what happens when life proves otherwise?

This past Sunday at CrossPoint Church, Pastor Brad Lowe took us into Mark 14:32–52, where Peter is convinced he'll never abandon Jesus. He's confident, he's determined, and he's ready to make some pretty big promises.

There's just one problem. Peter doesn't know his own weakness nearly...

ScreamTober has officially gone prehistoric, and somebody needs to call Jurassic Park because their dinosaurs are running loose in the suburbs!

This week on Movie Torture, Mark, Brad, and MTD sink their teeth into the 2026 sci-fi adventure The End of Oak Street, starring Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway. What happens when an ordinary neighborhood gets transported into a world filled with hungry dinosaurs? Apparently, you get family drama, questionable parenting, flying reptiles, and the largest pile of dinosaur dookie ever discussed on a podcast.

But forget the dinosaurs for a minute. WHY IS OBI-WAN KENOBI...

After three episodes of playing it safe, The Floor Season 6 finally woke up—and so did the Hopecast crew!

This week, Angie, Ashley, and Brad welcome back one of the most unforgettable contestants in The Floor history: Season 5's very own Eric "The Iceman"! And if you thought Brad was going to give Eric a hard time, think again. Apparently, the man Brad once loved to criticize has become his new favorite person. It's a bromance nobody saw coming, and Angie and Ashley aren't about to let him forget it.

But there's actually a show to...

Things are getting personal on The Fantasy Frenzy, and this week, friendships might be the first thing to hit the waiver wire!

Ashley and Sergio are back to break down a wild Week 5 filled with blockbuster trades, questionable lineup decisions, busted predictions, and enough fantasy football drama to make a reality TV producer jealous.

Sergio is still sitting pretty with an undefeated record and a self-appointed title as Mayor of Locke City, while Ashley is celebrating a win that barely feels like a win. But the trade market is heating up! Sergio ships off his...

ScreamTober is getting a little more cryptic, and this time YOU'RE WATCHING WITH US!

For the first time in Movie Torture history, Mark and Brad are inviting you to grab the remote, fire up Tubi, and experience the madness right alongside them! We're watching Tales from the Crypt — Season 3, Episode 3: "The Trap", directed by none other than Michael J. Fox!

And here's the best part: Neither Mark nor Brad has ever seen this episode, so you're getting their completely unfiltered, totally unpredictable reactions as everything unfolds!

HOW TO WATCH ALONG: Open the free st...

Temptation rarely shows up looking like a bad idea. Usually, it looks like something we really, really want.

In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad dives into 2 Samuel 11 and the story of David and Bathsheba. David was a man after God's own heart, a giant slayer, and a king. But one bad decision started a chain reaction that would change his life.

So how does someone who loves God end up making such a terrible choice? And why do we keep finding ourselves tempted by things we know aren't good for us?

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I scream, you scream, and Mark screams because Brad somehow thinks this movie is a masterpiece.

This week on Movie Torture, Brad and Mark dive into Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man (2026), where a creepy, silent ice cream vendor serves up frozen treats that turn innocent kids into murderous little psychopaths. It's got killer kids, buckets of gore, questionable parenting, and a plot that makes about as much sense as buying a used DVD in a grocery store parking lot for 25 cents.

Before the blood starts flowing, Who Buys This Crap? returns with bargain-bin DVDs, suspicious...

Welcome back to The Floor Recap, where three former contestants watch the Season of Champions and wonder if anyone actually wants to win.

This week, Angie, Brad, and Ashley break down an episode packed with flexing muscles, questionable strategy, disastrous duels, and contestants treating the phrase “I'm going back to the floor” like it's a winning lottery ticket.

Brad has officially reached his breaking point with Season 6, Ashley brings the strategic reality checks, and Angie tries desperately to keep the conversation on track. Spoiler alert: She fails.

The crew tackles everything from celebrity iden...

The fantasy football madness continues! This week on The Fantasy Frenzy, Ashley and Sergio (aka the Lock City Mayor) are back to break down another wild week of NFL action, shocking upsets, devastating injuries, and fantasy decisions that could make or break your season.

Sergio is still undefeated, Ashley is trying to survive another brutal week, and the injury bug is wreaking havoc across their 16-team league. The duo revisits last week's bold predictions, celebrates the picks that paid off, and owns up to the ones that completely flopped. Yes, we're looking at you, Dontayvion Wicks!

Welcome to The Fantasy Frenzy, where fantasy football gets competitive, chaotic, and just a little personal! In their debut episode, Ashley and Sergio (aka the Lock City Mayor) break down the madness of their 16-team fantasy football league featuring former contestants from FOX's The Floor.

With injuries piling up, waiver wires running dry, and blockbuster trades shaking up the league, nothing is off-limits. From trading Justin Jefferson for Trey McBride to spending $101 on Jameis Winston, Ashley and Sergio dive into the wild decisions that make fantasy football both frustrating and addictive.

Plus, Sergio shares his...

We say Jesus is worth everything—but does the way we live actually show it?

In Mark 14, a woman pours out an incredibly expensive jar of perfume on Jesus. Everyone around her calls it a waste. Jesus calls it beautiful.

This week on Your Weekly Calling, Brad looks at what this moment teaches us about worship, sacrifice, and the things we truly value. Because eventually, what matters most to us shows up in the way we live.

The question isn't just what you say Jesus is worth.

What does your life sa...

This week on Movie Torture, Brad, Mark, and MTD head to Raccoon City for the brand-new Resident Evil—a movie packed with zombies, mutant monsters, flying body parts, a very determined organ courier, and enough chaos to make everyone question why anyone would willingly live in this town.

Brad knows absolutely nothing about the video games, Mark attempts to explain the lore, and MTD checks in from the beach while somehow getting dragged into the movie because our hero drives what appears to be MTD’s old Subaru.

Along the way, the guys pitch their own...

Season 6 of The Floor is back, and Brad is absolutely LOVING it. Best season ever. Incredible contestants. Champions champing everywhere.

Okay… that lasted about 13 minutes.

This week, Brad, Angie, and resident Floor Champion Ashley break down Episode 2, where apparently the hottest strategy is winning a couple duels and then immediately running back to the floor. Ashley explains why contestants might actually play it safe early in filming, Angie tries to make sense of the strategy, and Brad has a much simpler solution: PAY THEM MORE MONEY AND MAKE THEM KEEP PLAYING.

The crew al...

This week on Movie Torture, Brad, Mark, and MTD take on Netflix’s The Whisper Man—a movie featuring Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan, and a surprise appearance from Batman himself, Michael Keaton.

The guys break down the movie’s painfully predictable mystery, try to figure out where Netflix keeps finding all this money, and wonder why Adam Scott basically disappears halfway through his own movie.

But as usual, the movie is only half the conversation. Brad discovers MTD actually likes Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the guys go down a rabbit hole a...

Have you ever looked back at a season of your life and thought, “Man, I wasted a lot of time there”? In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad dives into the book of Joel and two powerful words from God: “Even now.”

Through Joel’s promise to restore “the years the locusts have eaten,” a personal story about a relationship that didn’t work out, and the true story of Thomas Edison rebuilding after a devastating fire, Brad explores how God can redeem the seasons we thought were wasted.

You can’t change what happened. You can’...

Description: Join Nina Palmer on the Heart Conviction Podcast as she spills the tea on her wild journey through the world of reality TV. From being pursued by production companies to almost starring in "Naked and Afraid," Nina shares her hilarious and candid experiences. Discover her love for trashy TV, her unexpected encounters with producers, and the chaos of preparing for a reality show. Plus, get a sneak peek into her upcoming segments on self-care and the Better Person Project.

Highlights:

Nina's reality TV obsession: From "Teen Mom" to "Sister Wives" The ups and downs...

This week on Movie Torture, Brad, Mark, and MTD take on Practical Magic—a movie that promises witches, curses, romance, and supernatural chaos, but leaves the guys with a whole lot of questions.

Along the way, they try to figure out where the movie’s massive budget went, recreate what may have been the strangest Hollywood pitch meeting of 1998, debate whether anyone actually does witchcraft in this witch movie, and somehow wander into Liam Neeson, The Thin Red Line, Salem being the Myrtle Beach of witchcraft, and Brad’s questionable decision to pay actual money to see Polish...

Ever feel like everyone else is getting picked while you're stuck watching from the sidelines? In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad dives into 1 Samuel 16 and the surprising moment God chooses David—the kid his own family didn't even bother inviting into the room.

Through David's story and a look at Abraham Lincoln's long road of setbacks before becoming president, Brad explores what it means to trust God's timing when you feel overlooked. Maybe you're not behind. Maybe the season that feels insignificant is actually preparing you for what's next.

The season nobody thought ma...

The Floor is officially back, and so are Brad, Angie, and Ashley—ready to overanalyze every duel, question every strategy, and apparently suggest shock collars for contestants who forget it’s their turn.

This week, the crew breaks down the Season 6 premiere, including brutal categories, questionable decisions to retreat back to the floor, and the new Power Shot. Ashley puts on her former-champion hat to explain what contestants actually see during a duel, why freezing for 14 seconds can't be blamed on production, and why going back to the floor after two wins might not be the brilliant stra...

100 episodes. A lot of Bible names pronounced wrong. A few guest voices. And one faithful God through all of it.

For the 100th episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad looks back at where it started and the simple lesson God has continued to teach him along the way: you don't need to know where the journey ends to be faithful with the next step.

Through Joshua 4, the story of Israel's memorial stones, and a lesson from Winston Churchill, Brad challenges us to stop looking so far ahead that we forget what God has already done...

Brad and Mark take on Netflix’s Apex, a movie that somehow combines Cliffhanger, The River Wild, The Hunt, a cannibal thriller, and what feels suspiciously like an AI-generated screenplay. Charlize Theron gets chased through the Australian wilderness by Taron Egerton, who gives her exactly four minutes to run while blasting The Chemical Brothers—and somehow that’s the best four minutes of the entire movie.

Along the way, the guys debate funeral peas, celebrate Brad’s legendary fourth-grade spelling bee championship, question how anyone survives a bear trap, and discover that apparently cannibalism is all it takes fo...

Season 6 of The Floor is the Season of Champions, so naturally Brad, Angie, and new co-host Ashley spend nearly an hour determining whether half of these people are actually champions of anything.

Ashley brings actual champion credentials and legitimate strategy. Angie does research. Brad shows up having watched absolutely none of the previews and immediately demands answers about champion hairdressers, HVAC competitions, hot dog racers, chess boxing, car jitsu, and why The Floor somehow found a water-purifier sales champion but couldn't locate a world-class farting champion.

Along the way, the crew fixes Fox's entire game...

In this week’s episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad takes a refreshing dive into a topic that might seem out of place in a busy, responsibility-filled world—fun. He kicks things off with a simple yet profound question: Are you having fun today? For many of us, the answer might be a resounding “no,” especially when we’re caught in the grind of everyday life—driving to work, dreading the tasks ahead, and feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities. But Brad brings a thought-provoking perspective rooted in Proverbs 17:22: "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."<...

Brad and Mark scoop into 1995’s Ice Cream Man, a movie featuring Clint Howard, bugs in the ice cream, a kidnapped kid named Small Paul, a wildly random Steve Garvey appearance, and enough questionable filmmaking decisions to make you wonder if anyone actually read the script. Along the way, Jacob gets promoted to MTD Lite, the guys investigate the secret economy of ice cream trucks, pitch Rob Gronkowski in a Hunter reboot, question whether Ron Howard ever actually watched his brother’s movie, and unveil a brand-new “Level of Torture” rating system. Spoiler: Ice Cream Man scores VERY high. Brad eve...

The First Lady returned to Movie Torture, and within minutes the movie review turned into an intervention for Brad.

Hannah reminded everyone that Brad once "fired" her from her Movie Torture trivia job, only for the people who replaced her to never actually do a single episode. Mark had the privilege of watching years of unresolved workplace drama unfold in real time, while Brad slowly realized this wasn't a movie review anymore—it was free therapy. Somewhere along the way Brad publicly apologized, Hannah accepted, and everyone agreed she's still the reigning First Lady of Movie Torture.

What if you don’t have to bring God into the places you’re headed this week—because He’s already there?

In Joshua 2, two spies sneak into Jericho expecting enemy territory. Instead, they meet Rahab and discover that God has been working behind the scenes long before they arrived.

This week on Your Weekly Calling, we’re talking about letting go of the pressure to change people, looking for where God is already moving, and having the courage to join Him there.

You don’t have to bring God into the room. He beat you

MTD returned from the beach, Mark came back for another week of bad movies, and within five minutes the movie review had somehow become a pitch meeting for reality television. Brad introduced Life Stinks, where rich people have to survive homeless for 30 days, before Mark improved it with Life Swap, where a guy from rural Nebraska gets dropped into New York City while a city slicker gets sent to a farm and spends the next month being called "City Boy." Honestly, the guys may have accidentally come up with a better idea than the movie they were reviewing.

Who’s learning how to follow Jesus by watching you?

This week on Your Weekly Calling, Brad dives into Titus 2 and a simple challenge: don’t just tell people what following Jesus looks like—show them.

Through the incredible true story of Coast Guardsman Bernie Webber and the 1952 SS Pendleton rescue, we’re reminded that real leadership doesn’t happen from the safety of the shore. Sometimes you have to get in the boat.

So here’s the question for the week: If someone copied your life, would they become more like Jesus?

Your li...

What if grace isn’t just what God gives you after you mess up?

We often think of grace as God’s eraser—something that wipes away our mistakes and gives us another chance. But in Titus 2, Paul gives us a much bigger picture: grace doesn’t just forgive us. Grace teaches us.

In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad talks about how God uses grace to shape the small areas of our lives—the way we respond when we’re frustrated, how we treat the people closest to us, the habits nobody else sees, and ev...

MTD was at the beach.

Jacob turned 91.

And somehow that combination led to a discussion about Chris Hansen, suspicious party guests carrying cookies, and why Facebook Marketplace might be the most dangerous place on the internet.

Before they even mentioned the movie, Brad unloaded weeks of Marketplace trauma.

One guy negotiated the price...

...only to announce he was already on his way to buy someone else's bike.

Another promised to show up Saturday morning, completely disappeared, read Brad's messages hours later, and never replied.

Then...

We’re really good at chasing what’s next. We’re not always so good at celebrating what God has already done.

In Nehemiah 12, the wall is finally finished—and instead of immediately moving on to the next project, the people stop. They worship. They celebrate. They remember who got them there.

This week, Brad talks about why celebration isn’t wasted time—it’s an act of gratitude. From the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge to paying off $35,000 of debt to simply taking a “grateful walk,” sometimes we need to stop long enough to recognize just...

Mark survived his first episode, so naturally he came back for another.

This time, Brad kicked things off with a travel story that somehow involved a near-missed flight, a greasy Bojangles biscuit that stained his shorts, and enough airport anxiety to make MTD's "arrive four hours early" philosophy sound completely reasonable.

Then they reviewed Halloween H20.

Except... they refused to call it Halloween H20.

Within minutes the movie had been permanently renamed Halloween Water, because apparently someone in Hollywood thought using the chemical formula for water was cooler than calling it...

This week on Your Weekly Calling, Brad shares a personal story about his wife finally pursuing a children's book she wrote eight years ago after putting the dream on hold because of finances. Through the incredible story of James Dyson—who built 5,127 failed prototypes before creating the vacuum that changed his life—you'll discover that a delayed dream isn't always a dead dream. If you've ever wondered whether it's too late to take the next step, this episode is a reminder that God often works through seasons of waiting to prepare us for what's ahead.

Well... it finally happened.

After 137 episodes, Jacob disappeared.

No, he didn't die.

No, he didn't get abducted by aliens.

And despite what Brad claimed, he didn't punch Brad in the face over Joker 2... although listeners aren't ruling it out.

Enter Mark.

Brad claims he searched the globe for a new co-host. We assume that means he Googled "guy willing to watch terrible movies for free" and somehow Mark answered.

Within the first ten minutes, Mark had already:

Standing at the edge of something new can be exciting—and terrifying. In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad dives into Joshua 1 and the moment Joshua stepped into impossible shoes after the death of Moses. Through personal stories, a remarkable lesson from explorer Ernest Shackleton, and God's repeated command to "be strong and courageous," you'll discover that courage isn't the absence of fear—it's trusting God's presence in the middle of it. If you're facing a new chapter, a difficult decision, or an uncertain future, this episode is the reminder you need: the same God who walked with Josh...

Before God gave Israel the Ten Commandments, He reminded them who they were. In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad dives into Exodus 19 to explore the powerful truth that God doesn't just rescue us from something—He rescues us for something. Discover why your identity comes before your calling, what it means to be carried "on eagles' wings," and how remembering whose you are can change every decision you make this week.

Have you ever started reading the Bible, made it through Genesis and Exodus, and then hit Leviticus... only to stop? You're not alone. In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad explores why one of the Bible's most overlooked books is actually one of its most important. Discover how the sacrifices, priests, and laws in Leviticus all point to Jesus, hear the incredible true story behind the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and learn a simple challenge that will change the way you read Scripture. Leviticus isn't just a book of rules—it's the story of a holy Go...

On this episode the gang tackles the 2009 slasher "Friday the 13th" and they are joined by new cast member Ashley, host of Lox of Laughs on the Hopecast Network. They start by wondering why this movie was even made. They talk about how most of the people in this movie aren't likable and that you actually root for Jason in this movie. Ashley talks about meeting one of the stars of this movie at an audition and how that went. Plus, Brad wonders how much time Jason spends in the gym and what if MTD was his trainer. Could...