InkleDeux Podcast

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Faithful talk over craft beverages.

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InkleDeux Podcast is a casual Christian conversation show built around the old pleasure of sitting down with a drink and thinking out loud. Its episodes move from Scripture, fantasy, parenting, and immigration to coffee tasting and ordinary work stress without sanding off the personal texture.

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About InkleDeux Podcast

InkleDeux Podcast is a Christian conversation show shaped by friendship, craft beverages, and the old idea that good talk can change a person. Its center is theological, but its texture is everyday life. A typical episode may begin with school schedules, work pressure, twin preparations, bedtime delays, or the weather before turning toward Scripture, imagination, duty, or culture. The pace is relaxed. The conversations keep the hesitations, jokes, revisions, and half-formed thoughts that come with people thinking in real time. That informality is part of the appeal. The show is not trying to sound like a pulpit, a classroom, or a debate stage. It sounds more like a standing table where faith, family, books, and beverages all have room to sit together. Episodes on Exodus consider captivity, idolatry, plagues, and what it means for people to rely on God. A discussion of fantasy weighs Middle Earth against Twilight and asks whether imaginative longing can form or distort the soul. Parenting episodes work through sleep, hunger, schedules, consistency, frustration, and the humbling speed of family life. Culture and citizenship enter through conversations about immigration, the USCIS process, marriage-based citizenship, employer-based paths, and the cost of long commitment. Coffee and beer recur as more than casual interests. The speakers talk about palate training, flavor wheels, beer styles, roasting, brewing, and the joy of serving someone a cup that tastes good. That same concern with naming experience carries into the theological material. The show often circles a thought before landing it. It can be funny, rambling, tender, and bluntly self-aware in the same stretch. Its best moments come when an ordinary frustration opens into a serious question about virtue, responsibility, or faithfulness. The final episode adds a reflective note, looking back on years of recorded conversations and the value of trying even when a project ends. For PlayNext listeners, InkleDeux works as thoughtful Christian companionship rather than cleanly packaged instruction.

Made for: Best for listeners who enjoy informal Christian reflection grounded in family life, books, Scripture, work, and friendship. It especially suits people who prefer thoughtful conversation to tightly produced teaching.

What sets it apart: The show’s distinctiveness is its blend of theology, craft-beverage curiosity, and ordinary domestic detail. Big questions about God, imagination, citizenship, and virtue emerge from real-life chatter rather than formal lesson plans.

In their own words

The Inklings used to meet at a pub and have meaningful conversations. Such conversations lead to the conversion of C.S. Lewis from his conversations with J.R.R. Tolkien. Our goal is to be the second iteration of that. We share craft beverages and have meaningful conversations. What is a meaningful conversation? Well, our opinion is that a truly meaningful conversation leads us to Christ.We support these conversations by both consuming and selling fresh roasted coffee. If you would like to support our mission, please visit our shop at InkleDeux.com

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

InkleDeux Podcast turns friendly, unfinished conversation into careful reflection on Scripture, Catholic practice, parenting and moral imagination.

InkleDeux Podcast lets theological questions grow out of ordinary conversation. The unnamed hosts move from pregnancies, parenting, work and marriage plans into arguments about Scripture, Catholic practice and moral formation.

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Twin bassinets meet Exodus when your faith questions arrive alongside the furniture assembly.

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  • your reading of Exodus tested by someone willing to ask, 'Does it actually say that?'
  • your Tolkien daydreams taken seriously enough to ask what they reveal about real life
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Episodes

  1. 1

    295 - Devotions

    ·31m
  2. 2

    Judeo-Christian Evangelization

    ·39m
  3. 3

    Are Fantasies Fantastic?

    ·35m
  4. 4

    InkleDone

    ·34m
  5. 5

    We Know More Than We Think

    ·36m
  6. 6

    Finding the Framing

    ·36m
  7. 7

    Judgmental Christians

    ·35m
  8. 8

    Forming The Home

    ·35m
  9. 9

    God's Just Mercy

    ·35m
  10. 10

    Exodus and Escalation

    ·38m
  11. 11

    For the Good of the Order

    ·37m
  12. 12

    Intimacy

    ·38m
  13. 13

    We Should Be Committed

    ·36m
  14. 14

    The Wedding Feasts

    ·37m
  15. 15

    Doing Life With God

    ·38m
  16. 16

    Another View of Exodus

    ·36m
  17. 17

    Dadvice #2

    ·38m
  18. 18

    Dadvice #1

    ·38m
  19. 19

    Returning Good For Evil

    ·38m
  20. 20

    Meditation

    ·37m
  21. 21

    The Habitual Self

    ·37m
  22. 22

    Freedom In Obligation

    ·37m
  23. 23

    What You Can And Kant Do

    ·37m
  24. 24

    Calling And Creation

    ·37m
  25. 25

    Created or Creating?

    ·36m
  26. 26

    Processing In Hope

    ·39m
  27. 27

    Acceptance

    ·38m
  28. 28

    Working in the Church

    ·37m
  29. 29

    Family As An Idol

    ·38m
  30. 30

    Asceticism

    ·37m
  31. 31

    Getting Medieval

    ·37m
  32. 32

    Road Trip

    ·38m
  33. 33

    Episode 299 - Religious Culture

    ·36m
  34. 34

    Episode 298 - Culture Change

    ·21m
  35. 35

    Episode 297 - Coming To America

    ·36m
  36. 36

    Episode 296 - Plan For Life

    ·35m
  37. 37

    Spiritual Insulation

    ·35m
  38. 38

    The Genie Curse

    ·37m
  39. 39

    Making A Giant Leap

    ·35m
  40. 40

    Persistence in the Resurrection

    ·36m
  41. 41

    The Salvation Two Step

    ·37m
  42. 42

    Peter's Call Out

    ·38m
  43. 43

    Pontius

    ·39m
  44. 44

    Being In The World

    ·38m
  45. 45

    A Place For Beauty

    ·38m
  46. 46

    Toys and Icons

    ·37m
  47. 47

    Using Art

    ·37m
  48. 48

    Take Me To Your Leader

    ·36m
  49. 49

    Meetings About Meetings

    ·37m
  50. 50

    Papal Politics

    ·38m
  51. 51

    Papal Health

    ·37m
  52. 52

    Messaging Christ

    ·35m
  53. 53

    The Little Priests of Middle Earth

    ·38m
  54. 54

    Prophetic Wizards in the Lord of the Rings

    The hosts discuss their three-day weekend experiences, including a corporate Martin Luther King event and a family walk at Papago Park.

    ·39m
  55. 55

    Fallen Middle Earth

    ·37m
  56. 56

    Tolkien on Progress

    ·35m
  57. 57

    Wise Men From Outside

    ·37m
  58. 58

    Gifting Season

    ·37m
  59. 59

    Future Casting

    ·36m
  60. 60

    Alternative Paths

    ·36m
  61. 61

    Natural Sinners

    ·38m
  62. 62

    Appreciating Appreciation

    ·38m
  63. 63

    Recapitulation

    ·38m
  64. 64

    Sanctification

    ·37m
  65. 65

    Child's Play

    ·38m
  66. 66

    Pride and a Savior

    ·38m
  67. 67

    Changing Creatures and Unchanging Creators

    ·38m
  68. 68

    Moving Experience

    ·39m
  69. 69

    Self Discipline

    ·37m
  70. 70

    Difficulty With Saints

    ·16m
  71. 71

    Animation of the Soul

    ·35m
  72. 72

    Where And What Is The Soul?

    ·39m
  73. 73

    General Revelation

    ·37m
  74. 74

    Logic

    ·36m
  75. 75

    Confusion

    ·34m
  76. 76

    Agency

    ·37m
  77. 77

    Episode 240 - Theology Lecture #2

    ·1h 12m
  78. 78

    Episode 239 - Three Stewards

    ·38m
  79. 79

    Episode 238 - Theology Lecture

    ·37m
  80. 80

    Why And How We Do Theology

    ·38m
  81. 81

    Theology as a Spiritual Discipline

    ·36m
  82. 82

    Paradise Regained

    ·38m
  83. 83

    Holy Week Check In

    ·36m
  84. 84

    Work and Worship

    ·36m
  85. 85

    Disorder in Jonah

    ·38m
  86. 86

    The Temptation of Christ 3

    ·37m
  87. 87

    The Temptation of Christ 2

    ·37m
  88. 88

    Contemplation

    ·37m
  89. 89

    Lent

    ·37m
  90. 90

    Fat Tuesday

    ·36m
  91. 91

    The Creed

    ·38m
  92. 92

    The Two Fears

    ·38m
  93. 93

    Once Saved

    ·39m
  94. 94

    The Temptation of Christ 1

    ·37m
  95. 95

    Never Surrender

    The hosts discuss the show's mission to recreate the Inklings' meaningful conversations that lead to Christ, then chat about adjusting back to school routines.

    ·36m
  96. 96

    School Choices

    The hosts discuss the calm before the storm of upcoming holidays and share casual conversation over craft beverages.

    ·39m
  97. 97

    Unbelief

    Two hosts discuss the challenges of Mondays and share a humorous story about playing golf after a long hiatus.

    ·38m
  98. 98

    Kings and Rings

    Two friends discuss their low-key plans for Valentine's Day and reflect on the meaning of celebrating love in a relationship.

    ·37m
  99. 99

    Do We Get Him?

    Two friends catch up after a busy week, discussing moving, work stress, and the importance of community.

    ·38m
  100. 100

    Arguing With The Saints

    Hidden gem

    The episode centers on Saint Paul, Isaiah, and the problem of reading scripture with both reverence and reason.

    ·37m·2 clips
  101. 101

    InkleDone

    Hidden gem

    InkleDeux reflects on seven and a half to eight years of recording, including 330 official episodes and a stretch of highlights counted separately.

    Dec 10, 2025·34m·2 clips
  102. 102

    Are Fantasies Fantastic?

    Hidden gem

    Blue Collar Scholars uses Tolkien, D&D, VR, and AI chatbots to ask whether fantasy is good, bad, or neutral.

    Dec 3, 2025·35m·2 clips
  103. 103

    Another View of Exodus

    Hidden gem

    The hosts use Exodus 2-4 to argue that Israel, not Moses, carries the weight of the story, even when Moses is the visible actor.

    Nov 26, 2025·36m·2 clips
  104. 104

    Dadvice #2

    Hidden gem

    The episode on InkleDeux Podcast centers on the phrase "fate favors the prepared," linking baby schedules, extra bottles, and mobile stroller storage to day-to-day parenting.

    Nov 19, 2025·38m·2 clips
  105. 105

    Dadvice #1

    Nov 12, 2025·38m
  106. 106

    Returning Good For Evil

    Nov 5, 2025·38m
  107. 107

    Meditation

    Oct 29, 2025·37m
  108. 108

    The Habitual Self

    Oct 22, 2025·37m
  109. 109

    Freedom In Obligation

    Oct 15, 2025·37m
  110. 110

    What You Can And Kant Do

    Oct 8, 2025·37m
  111. 111

    Calling And Creation

    Oct 1, 2025·37m
  112. 112

    Created or Creating?

    Sep 24, 2025·36m
  113. 113

    Processing In Hope

    Sep 17, 2025·39m
  114. 114

    Acceptance

    Sep 10, 2025·38m
  115. 115

    School Choices

    Aug 27, 2025·39m
  116. 116

    Working in the Church

    Aug 20, 2025·37m
  117. 117

    Never Surrender

    Aug 13, 2025·36m
  118. 118

    Family As An Idol

    Aug 6, 2025·38m
  119. 119

    Asceticism

    Jul 30, 2025·37m
  120. 120

    Getting Medieval

    Jul 23, 2025·37m
  121. 121

    Road Trip

    Jul 9, 2025·38m
  122. 122

    Episode 299 - Religious Culture

    Jul 2, 2025·36m
  123. 123

    Episode 298 - Culture Change

    The hosts discuss immigration and the U.S.

    Jun 25, 2025·21m
  124. 124

    Episode 297 - Coming To America

    Jun 18, 2025·36m
  125. 125

    Episode 296 - Plan For Life

    Jun 11, 2025·35m
  126. 126

    295 - Devotions

    Jun 4, 2025·31m
  127. 127

    The Genie Curse

    May 28, 2025·37m
  128. 128

    Making A Giant Leap

    May 21, 2025·35m
  129. 129

    Persistence in the Resurrection

    May 14, 2025·36m
  130. 130

    The Salvation Two Step

    May 7, 2025·37m
  131. 131

    Peter's Call Out

    Apr 30, 2025·38m
  132. 132

    Pontius

    Apr 23, 2025·39m
  133. 133

    Being In The World

    Apr 16, 2025·38m
  134. 134

    A Place For Beauty

    Apr 9, 2025·38m
  135. 135

    Toys and Icons

    Apr 2, 2025·37m
  136. 136

    Using Art

    Mar 26, 2025·37m
  137. 137

    Take Me To Your Leader

    Mar 19, 2025·36m
  138. 138

    Meetings About Meetings

    Mar 12, 2025·37m
  139. 139

    Papal Politics

    Mar 5, 2025·38m
  140. 140

    Papal Health

    Feb 26, 2025·37m
  141. 141

    Messaging Christ

    Feb 18, 2025·35m
  142. 142

    Do We Get Him?

    Two friends catch up on their Mondays, discussing work stress and the value of community support.

    Feb 12, 2025·38m
  143. 143

    Kings and Rings

    Feb 5, 2025·37m
  144. 144

    The Little Priests of Middle Earth

    Jan 29, 2025·38m
  145. 145

    Prophetic Wizards in the Lord of the Rings

    Jan 22, 2025·39m
  146. 146

    Fallen Middle Earth

    Jan 15, 2025·37m
  147. 147

    Tolkien on Progress

    Jan 8, 2025·35m
  148. 148

    Wise Men From Outside

    Jan 1, 2025·37m
  149. 149

    Gifting Season

    Dec 18, 2024·37m
  150. 150

    Future Casting

    Dec 11, 2024·36m