Pontifacts Podcast

08/12/2025

Introducing our final episode of the year, which is also our longest to date, Pope Gregory VII!

They finally got him! Despite being the hide and seek champion, Hildebrand has finally been cornered into being pope. And what a papacy he will have! In his episode (now officially our longest episode to date), we will discuss the Investiture Controversy, the famous Walk to Canossa, what the hell a....

24/11/2025

Update: If you got a copy of the episode with crunched audio, we have reuploaded the file and it should be back to normal. Thank you to our quick listening audio-exorcists who notified us of the issue!

Introducing Pope Alexander II!

Pope Alexander II might not have been the holiest member of his family, but he still certainly left an impact. In his episode, we discuss the Patarines, the fallout of In Nomine Domini, and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066Get your Intelligent Speech 2026 tickets now at https://intelligentspeec...

17/11/2025

HOUSEKEEPING ANNOUNCEMENT:

Schedule Update:

As we dig into the High Middle Ages, our episodes are getting longer and meatier! And in order to keep sustainable, we are making a few scheduling changes to accomodate the demand this puts on editing, QA and admin.

For the foreseeable future, our episodes will be coming out 2 weeks from their recording - which for the MOST part, won't look any different to our listeners. But, this means if our recording schedule is interrupted for any reason (sickness, travel, work, etc), the schedule may be moved a week here and there.

That is the case this week! Our next episode (Alexander II) will be coming out next week, November 24th.

Winter Break:
Additionally, we will be taking a brief winter break from releasing, to tackle some advance recordings, and even more research!

We will have two more episodes coming out this year - Alexander II next week, and the massive episode on Gregory VII, December 8th.

After that, we will pause release (except for patreon) until we return in the new year on JANUARY 26th!

Thanks for sticking with us, and we look forward to bringing you even more papal drama very, very soon!

20/10/2025

Introducing Pope Stephen IX!

Pope Stephen IX is the last Pope Stephen in history thusfar! In his episode, we discuss his very odd choices, both around family and power. Support Pontifacts: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pontifactspod Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pontifactspodcast Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pontifacts...

06/10/2025

Introducing Pope Victor II! Will he measure up to Pope Leo IX?

Following behind the juggernaut of Pope Leo IX, Victor II decides to follow his model in many ways. In his episode, we discuss incredible regencies, important councils, and Florence, for the first time!! Support Pontifacts: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pontifactspod Paypal: https://www.paypal.co...

14/09/2025

Today Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 70th birthday, and his first birthday as pope!

It is ALSO Deacon Dad's birthday! Happy happy birthday to two very Catholic men inspiring this podcast!

08/09/2025

Thanks to some miracle working all around (My voice coming back, Gregg speed editing, and Fry QC'ing), tomorrow's episode will amazingly come out ON TIME!

This is an even greater feat when you consider this episode was a strong contender for longest episode ever (and lost by only 9 mins!)

04/09/2025

*Heavy sigh* I (Bry) have been very sick this week and completely lost my voice.

We are halfway through recording the next episode (a MASSIVE ONE), but the second half will have to wait until my voice returns, so it may be delayed to Monday the 15th.

Apologies, and thanks for your patience! We will be recording as SOON as possible, and Gregg is already editing the first half so we can make a swift turnaround.

18/08/2025

This past weekend, Bry was in England for the Rex Factor show and Pontipalooza 2.0: the Rexening! (And her birthday!)

Including Rex Factor, Totalus Rankium, Grimm Reading, So You Think You Can Rule Persia, and Prime Time!

13/08/2025

We are back!! We proudly present our final episode on Benedict IX, featuring John from Saga Thing!

In our final retrospective on the "Demon from Hell" Pope, Bry and Fry are delighted to be joined by John from Saga Thing! In this episode, we discuss the Christianization of Iceland, how figures of the Sagas might view the popes, and just how nuts this guy truly was! Support Pontifacts: Patreon: htt...

02/08/2025

Update: Pope Eugene has been haunting us further! Brys new computer is up and operational, but now Frys PC had a heating issue and Gregg's monitor has gone haywire! Fortunately, we have been able to record, and fixes are underway though, so expect our newest episode to drop August 11th!

14/07/2025

Unfortunate news- Pope Eugene was indeed up to his old shenanigans, and the laptop is officially dead. A replacement PC is in the works, but this likely means a temporary hiatus while we get the parts. 👻🪦