The Popecast

The Popecast is a short show about the popes of the Roman Catholic Church, for those history buffs out there who have neither the time nor the interest to read dry, dusty, history books. Running a podcast is a lot of work. We do it because the history of the papacy and Catholicism in general is worth knowing – and is worth telling in a not-boring way – but it's nice to have some friends along the way too. Your support lets us maintain our hosting costs, purchase better recording equipment, and dedicate time to more regular episodes. More than anything though, knowing there are people out there who appreciate what we are doing makes it all worth it. We are currently set up on a per-episode basis, to make sure that you'll only contribute to actual new content. In terms of output, The Popecast will produce a maximum of 3-4 new episodes per month.  In return we pledge our prayers and eternal thanks, early access to every episode and a Popecast sticker for all patrons, and fun things like asking a question on an episode, picking our pope for the week, and other Popecast swag for those at higher tiers.

Free

Thank you so much for supporting the effort to bring not-boring papal history to the unwashed masses!   At this tier you'll get early access to each episode and a personal thanks from Matt.

Peter

Named for Pope #2, the guy with the blankie. For a cup o' drip coffee per episode, you're helping us continue to churn out new content. Thank you! This tier brings all previous benefits, plus getting to ask an exclusive question to be answered live on the show.

Linus

The popes really are your jam, aren't they? Us too.  All previous benefits, a personal video thank you from Matt, pick the popes we feature for two future episodes AND... ...get a custom Popecast coffee mug after you've been a patron for two months!

Clement of Rome

THIS IS HIS ACTUAL 1900-YEAR-OLD ARM BONE. Named for the first of the 12 Popes Pius, and the only Pius for 1300 years.  Thanks for throwing us a bone. All previous benefits plus a handwritten thank you and EXCLUSIVE Popecast T-SHIRT!

Pius I

Named for the guy who was made pope after a dove landed on his head at the election party (yes, seriously - see Popecast Ep. 4).  
Since you love the popes so much, you'll get all previous tier benefits plus a custom recorded video message from Matt, and (if you're up for it) appear on a future episode of The Popecast as a guest appearance with Matt.

Fabian

Named for the partyboy who was pope THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, and once sold the papacy to his uncle. Give at this tier and we'll prank call your enemies pretending to be the pope.

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