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#12526 Matt Fradd Joins DailyWire and the Internet in 2025 | Flannel Panel - Joe Heschmeyer

Catholic Answers Live

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The Flannel Panel looks back on 2025 with a lively year-in-review, asking whether Catholics truly “won the internet,” examining the significance of Matt Fradd joining The Daily Wire, and reflecting on the continued growth of the Catholic Church in the United States. The discussion highlights how Catholic voices are shaping online culture, media, and evangelization in a rapidly changing digital and religious landscape.

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Questions Covered:

  • 02:50 – Did Catholics win the internet in 2025?
  • 05:00 – Matt Fradd joining Daily Wire
  • 28:45 – Growth of Church in USA

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Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Hello and welcome to Calvaganz was live, the big end of year show, the end of year

0:34.5

extravaganza, so to speak.

0:37.1

I think we should call it something like finally 2025 is over or my God, I thought it would never end or something like that. I don't know. I'm just kidding. 2025 wasn't a bad year. I don't think. We'll find out from the Flannel Panel what they think. We like to close the year with the Flannel Panel. Chris Check, president of flannel panel, I mean, he is the president

0:54.8

of flannel panel, but what I meant to say is president of Catholic Answers and Joe Heschmeier,

1:00.2

apologists here at Catholic Answers. Hello, gentlemen. Sy, this is my first time in the new studio.

1:05.4

Yeah, the new design. What do you think? I love it. Yeah, it looks good. Edgar did it. And I also am very happy that it's no longer an OSHA hazard to walk inside the studio. It's amazing. You can just walk straight to your seam without having to fight your way through cable. Or a risk dying, tripping over something. How does it look on screen, Joe? How do we look? It looks great. It's nice and open. You can see it Fulton Sheen.

1:29.2

Yep, there's Fulton Sheen. There's the Pia. Oh, did you hear the thing about Fulton Sheen? Did you say this on the air already? No, what happened with Fulton Shee? The day that we debuted, the day that we debuted the new studio is the anniversary of his death. Yeah, and we've got him prominently right there. Who even knew that?

1:43.9

God knew that. God knew. And Fulton knew. Yes. We didn't know. So, and we've got him prominently right there. Who even knew that? God knew that.

1:44.7

God knew. And Fulton knew. Yes. We didn't know. So the first day we featured him was the anniversary of his death,

1:49.5

December 9th. All right, I sent you guys, usually what we've done. We've polled our listeners,

1:59.0

and we've asked them, what were the big stories of the year? But frankly, that was a

2:04.2

lot of work. And I found an easier way to do it. I just asked Chat TPT, what were the big stories

2:10.4

the year? I said, what were the big Catholic stories of the year? And what were the big secular

2:14.8

stories of the year? And so... Are you saying AI is replacing our listeners?

2:18.8

We were worried that it would replace the host, but it's just going to replace the audience now.

2:24.3

We've moved on from it from the audience.

2:28.3

We're just doing this for the AI now.

2:31.3

And then Luke looked at my stories, Luke Bender, who came to Catholic Answers this year,

2:36.7

our YouTube genius, he looked at my stories and he had, he saw a theme. And I thought it was,

2:42.9

it was a pretty good theme that he picked up. He said Catholics won the internet. And did I get

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