{"podcast":{"title":"Morally Offensive","slug":"morally-offensive-7096551","podcast_index_feed_id":7096551,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/morallyoffensive/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.morallyoffensive.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19598152/1000003763_g4d3ud.jpg","author":"Morally Offensive","episode_count":46,"summary":"Morally Offensive is a weekly film podcast about the movies the Catholic Church tried to warn you about. We revisit films labeled “condemned” by the Legion of Decency and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, unpacking the outrage, the censorship, and the cultural shifts behind them. Whether you grew up with Catholic guilt or just love controversial cinema, this is where dirty movies meet film history.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morally-offensive-7096551"},"episode":{"title":"Benedetta (2021) Part 2: Burning Charismatics & Blasphemous Sex Toys (ft. Veronica Novotny, Leave Laugh Love) | Filthy Habits","slug":"benedetta-2021-part-2-burning-charismatics-blasphemous-sex-toys-ft-veronica-novotny-leave-laugh-love-filthy-habits","published_at":"2026-05-04T02:36:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morally-offensive-7096551/benedetta-2021-part-2-burning-charismatics-blasphemous-sex-toys-ft-veronica-novotny-leave-laugh-love-filthy-habits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morally-offensive-7096551","url":"https://www.morallyoffensive.com/e/benedetta_part_2_2021_paul_verhoeven/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5prh3smj4yx94gk4/EP39_-_Benedetta_part2_mixdown66t47.mp3","summary":"In Part II, Bill and Stephanie get into the plot of Benedetta, and break down the story, the performances, and why this film stirred up so much controversy around Catholic mysticism, sainthood, visions, and miracles. They are once again joined by co-host of the Leave, Laugh, Love Podcast, Veronica Novotny, who once contemplated convent life. In this episode, the three address Benedetta’s ecstatic visions, the plague backdrop of the film, they address THAT Virgin Mary statue, and ask whether or not the Pear of Anguish was actually a commonly used torture device during the witch trial and heretic burning era of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. There’s also a closer look at Paul Verhoeven and his career, including Basic Instinct, Showgirls, RoboCop, and Flesh and Blood, and his surprsing side gig as a Jesus expert.","meta_description":"In Part II, Bill and Stephanie get into the plot of Benedetta, and break down the story, the performances, and why this film stirred up so much controvers…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4221,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/morally-offensive-7096551/episodes/benedetta-2021-part-2-burning-charismatics-blasphemous-sex-toys-ft-veronica-novotny-leave-laugh-love-filthy-habits/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morally-offensive-7096551/benedetta-2021-part-2-burning-charismatics-blasphemous-sex-toys-ft-veronica-novotny-leave-laugh-love-filthy-habits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}