{"podcast":{"title":"The Blackout Diaries","slug":"the-blackout-diaries-5576104","podcast_index_feed_id":5576104,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/theblackoutdiaries","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bb864e12-f1aa-11ec-bb6f-074ae5b659c6/image/BlackoutDiaries-Cover.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Starburns Audio","episode_count":127,"summary":"Hilarious and true drinking stories, recorded at the live Blackout Diaries show in Chicago. Hosted by Sean Bair-Flannery and CJ Sullivan, two standup comedians and friends who have been featured on Comedy Central, Sirius Radio, NPR and more. They have over 30 years of standup experience between them and about 800 missed flights.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T00:17:19.565482+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104"},"episode":{"title":"#113 Catholics Get Drunk & Start A Religion","slug":"113-catholics-get-drunk-start-a-religion","published_at":"2025-07-22T23:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104/113-catholics-get-drunk-start-a-religion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH7474302092.mp3?updated=1753938076","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH7474302092.mp3?updated=1753938076","summary":"Semi-autobiographical podcast on drinking and the Catholic Church, inspired by the new Chicago-raised pope! CJ and Sean tell stories about growing up in the Catholic Church and how common drinking was at all religious ceremonies. Comedian Joe Kilgallon, one of our regulars at the live show, joins us in studio to also share some of his own stories about attending a Catholic, all-boys highschool. In recent news, and still on the subject of religion, Sean talks about the historical importance of Jimmy Swaggart, a grifting preacher who died this week. And, most importantly, the new Big Man Himself, 'Da Chicago Pope calls into the studio to answer some questions and give The Blackout Diaries an official blessing. Checkout Joe's latest comedy album, \"Life & Death\", on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNVc-f4Z3KM 'Da Chicago Pope can be followed on Instagram via our buddy Mick Betancourt's profile: https://www.instagram.com/mickbetancourt/?hl=en Mick is a hilarious writer and performer from Chicago.","meta_description":"Semi-autobiographical podcast on drinking and the Catholic Church, inspired by the new Chicago-raised pope! CJ and Sean tell stories about growing up in t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3904,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blackout-diaries-5576104/episodes/113-catholics-get-drunk-start-a-religion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104/113-catholics-get-drunk-start-a-religion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}