Hello! Welcome to Ohno Ross and Carrie, the show where we don't just report on French science, spirituality, and claims of the paranormal butt.

But we take part ourselves. Yep, when they make the claims, we show up so you don't have to. I'm Ross Blotter.

And I'm Carrie Poppy. And I'm Carrie Poppy. I get what we're doing. Okay. And today, well, first of all, it's Max Fondre.

Happy Max Fondre. Happy Max Fondre. So we're excited about that. But also, we've kind of threatened to do this before.

And only one person that I noticed actually wrote us to say they liked fireplaces, which was our code for, I don't want to hear your personal stories about your faith journeys.

I only noticed one. If someone said that to me, I was probably just like, that's nice. I thought you liked fireplaces.

Anyway, it seemed like most of the response was, yes, please tell us your personal journeys, which is what we're doing today.

Yes. So if you're joining us for the first time, this is either the best place to join us or a very confusing place to join us.

I think it might be a good one because people have asked about this over the years, especially in personal correspondence.

I think can you tell me a bit more about your background and your journey into and eventually out of faith?

It informs a lot of what we do. What we talk about on the show are reactions to ideas, our biblical references.

Yes. So if this is your first time, listening to the show, not having sex.

Well, your first time sounds like I'm going to lose your virginity. But if this is your first time listening to the show, then you don't know.

Boss and I both used to be evangelical Christians. We didn't know each other then. And we both moved out of our faiths, but continued to be a bit obsessed with religion.

Right. And we met each other at a place for community, for people who are not religious.

Yeah. Our show references those back stories here all the time.

All the time. Yeah. We're in there all the time.

People drop to these stories. Yeah. But this will give you a fuller picture, especially in your case.

I think Mino still have some some quiz cheese holes in it. Okay. Respect people who are still alive.

Okay. I am not going to respect anyone who's still alive.

And tell all, well, at least tell most because this could last forever. And on Wednesday, they're in 1993.

Lucky for you. Carry keeps journals. I do not. So you don't get that level of specificity at least.

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