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Pints & The Papacy: Who Is Matt Fradd?

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Pints & The Papacy: Who Is Matt Fradd?", an episode of Morning Wire published January 3, 2026 (28 min, about 5,431 words). It mentions 7 people, works and ideas, including Daily Wire (company), Catholic Church, Matt Frad, John Bickley, World Youth Day.

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  1. – 5:00: Daily Wire (company), Catholic Church, John Bickley, World Youth Day
  2. – 10:00: Catholic Church, Matt Frad
  3. – 25:00: Daily Wire (company), Catholic Church
  4. – 28:05: Daily Wire (company), Dr. Brandt Petra, Matt Frad

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Matt Fred has steadily built a faithful following for his popular show Pints with Aquinus by giving his audience a chance to hear genuine conversations about the topics that matter the most. God, faith, family, and community. And now his show will be joining the Daily Wire platform and offering even more content for his fans. In this episode we sit down in studio with Matt to discuss what drew him to the Catholic Church, what will change and what won't change as his show comes on board at Daily Wire, and why he believes so many people are hungrier than ever for the good, the true, and the beautiful. I'm Georgia How with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. This is a special edition of Morning Wire.

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Matt, thank you so much for coming on today. I, This, is, the, greatest, show, on, Daily Wire.

That, is, why, we, brought, you, on. Yep. I, really, show, that, I, listen, to regularly.

That's, terrific, to, hear, and, it, kind, of amazes us. It's always We're always like, "What? You listen to the show?

I, miss, you, out, there.", You're, like, "You really listen?" Like, "What do you think? No one listens to you. It's a very popular show. You do a great job."

Apparently,, some, people, listen., We, love your show and we wanted to talk to you about your show and this transition on to Daily Wire's platform. what that means for you um it means for your listeners already your followers and the new followers you will have from from coming on. So we wanted to just discuss that.

Thank, you. So, how, did, you, get, into, podcasting, to begin with? So, it, was, back, in, 2016ish when there was five precisely five podcasts in the world.

I, was, doing, my, master's, degree, in toistic philosophy and wanted to get some few extra life credits or something. So, I just started an audio podcast from my basement and didn't tell anybody about it. There was 12 episodes in. I hadn't promoted it once and I had a job at the time and I was sort of traveling to these conventions and eventually at these conventions people would come up and they would randomly be talking to me about this podcast which made me feel uncomfortable around my the people who were employing me.

Fascinating. Yeah,, I, just, sort, of, took, off, from, there and then I uh I quit my job and uh my good wife, she's so beautiful. I said to her, "What if I quit my job and we'll make like 25 grand a year and no health insurance?"

Great, point. And, she, said,, "All, right.", Isn't, she cool? Cameron so, you, were, in, I'm, interested, in, the grad school part of this. What were you pursuing before you abandoned that totally for podcasting?

Well,, no,, I, didn't., I, actually, completed my master's degree. But, for, what, goal?, What, purpose?

Oh,, I, don't, know., I, just, had, a, desire, to learn about the Catholic faith. So in Australia, at least when I graduated in the 40s, not a lot of people went to college. So when I moved to America and everybody had been to college, it made me feel insecure

and, so, I, thought, I, should, probably, go. So I got my undergrad and master's degree in philosophy, but it was more out of just a desire to understand things that I was interested in.

So, not, to, be, like, a, professor, or something like that. No,, no,, nothing, like, that.

Now,, have, you, always, been, Catholic? Usually when people are very on fire about their Catholicism.

Yes., I, think, I've, already, told, you, in, a hallway that I was going to give give you a rosary. So yeah

I'm, insufferable. How, did, you, get, into, it? I, um, was, an, agnostic, in, my, teenage years. I thought that God was something that people believed in because they were afraid of death, which is what explained older people being really into it. Uh I didn't think there were any good reasons to think God existed. I had a handful of objections to God's existence that I don't think are at all good anymore. Uh when I was 17 years old, my mom came home from Holy Mass and invited me to go to World Youth Day which was an event in Rome, Italy

and, there, was, 2.5, million, young, people who went. Is, that, bananas?, It's, the, largest gathering in European history.

So, I, went, because, I, just, thought, I'd love to go see another country. I've had no luck with these Australian Sheilers. maybe there's, you know, so I went for that reason and I was just I encountered young Catholic Christians who knew what they believed and were happy and normal and not cynical and sarcastic

and, it, was, very, inspiring. And, I, sort, of, began, to, pray,, Jesus,, if you exist, reveal yourself to me in a way that I could understand. And I came home from that trip just so happy it would make you sick. Just way too much.

You, could, never, be, too, much, for, us. No, way., My, mom,, I, think,, preferred, it when I was like an angsty, agnostic kid. I came home like, "I love you, mom." I don't know, why, I, have, an, American accent. I love you, Mom. And I just I'll pray for you. And it was awful.

So,, your, conversion, begins, appropriately in Rome. Yeah. Do, you, think, that, has, a, lot, to, do, with ultimately being a Catholic? We're both both Protestants here.

For, you,, Catholicism,, why, Catholicism specifically? What what drew you to that?

Yeah., No,, for, sure., If, I, had, my conversion experience at a Baptist camp I probably would have ended up Baptist right? Um, when I came home from Rome the only Christians who were serious about their faith were Protestant Christians. And they had a lot of objections to the Catholic faith. And so when they would offer objections sometimes they would rattle me and I would try to see if there were any good biblical answers. And I think that there are. So the reason I'm a Catholic is I think that God exists. I think that Jesus Christ is the long-awaited Messiah, the second person of the blessed trinity. And I think that he established a church and gave that church authority. And I think the only church whose lineage can be traced back to the time of Christ and the apostles is the Catholic Church. It doesn't go back to Zwingley or Luther or John Smith in the 17th century or whoever else

Joseph Smith. Um, and so that's why I'm a Catholic. So, one of the themes we've talked about is this sense of uh sort of splintering culturally uh especially younger generations feeling feeling like they don't know where to look for authority. And to me, even as a Protestant, this is the major appeal for Catholicism where there is there is a tradition there is a sense of stability over the generations

a, catechism, that, you, can, turn, to, to, know exactly what the church has always taught. the most fascinating history of anything on the planet because it goes all the way back to Rome, which I love.

But, all, of, that, stuff,, I, mean,, there's, a there's a major appeal here and we've seen it with even our our talent. We have more Catholics than anything else on in this in this uh company, but we've seen it with younger listeners, a lot of Catholics. Clearly, there's a movement toward Catholicism. What have you seen from your end?

Yeah,, it's, a, good, question., I, mean,, I think we're sort of as a culture maybe hung over from the fever dream that was the new atheism that promised us the ascendancy of reason as God was vanquished and then men could have periods and maybe we collectively woke up and went "Oh no, something terrible's gone wrong."

Um,, so, there, seems, to, be, a, desire, to, not mock our traditions, to not mock the inheritance that the West has received. And I think one of the appeals of the Catholic Church is its steadfastness on sexual ethics. So the beauty of sexuality and why sex is only within marriage, why contraception is condemned, sodomy is condemned, self- abuse is condemned. But precisely because sex is good.

Um, if, sex, wasn't, good,, you, couldn't, make it bad. If sex wasn't beautiful, you couldn't make it ugly. You can't make ugly things ugly. You can't kick over a pile of trash and make it uglier.

But, you, can, make, a, beautiful, thing, very ugly. argument that sex can be made so that it ought to be beautiful.

So, I, think, there's just a desire for tradition. Um I don't want to be entertained when I go to church.

Um, but, anyway,, I, think, the, primary reason people should be Catholic is if they think it's true. Not because the priest is interesting, not because you like the current pontiff, but because you think this is the church Christ established and I want to be a part of that church even though Matt Fred's a part of it or something.

Yeah,, it's, a, bigger, stumbling, block, for a lot of people. I'm sure you've, been, in, this, movement,, you, said since 2016 and in that span of time is when we've seen this renewed interest in Christianity, specifically because of me.

Yeah., Specifically, Catholicism., So, just I'm I'm guessing from your vantage point, you probably get people emailing you. Have you noticed an increase in interest specifically in Catholicism, an uptick of people reaching out and asking questions. What have you seen?

A thousand, a, thousand%., Yeah,, I, get emails all the time wherever I go. It's I was on I was in Split in Croatia recently just walking down the street minding my own business and someone drove by and went, "Matt Frad and I thought that's bananas." Um yeah, people in Austrian airports who listen to the show and things like this. Um I think there is a desire to have our hunger for God treated with sufficient seriousness. And so there's something very appealing then about Eastern Orthodoxy which has an ancient tradition and Catholicism either Roman or Eastern Catholicism. Uh that we want to go somewhere where there is reverence somewhere we can as it were kiss the earth. Um, and we don't want our hunger for God, which is terribly intimate and serious and meaningful, to be patronized with non-stop jokes or tacky music.

There's, a, desire, to, tap, into,, yeah, beautiful things. That beauty is objective. Like, so Gregorian chant is objectively more beautiful than a rock band. And if you disagree with me you're wrong. And I think there's a recognition of that. And in our banau modernist solopscistic society, there's a desire to kind of reunite with with what we all collectively dismissed. Um something like that. And I also just think there's a pragmatic reason to be a Christian and that is you will be happier. uh if if you don't have compelling reasons to think that Christianity is true and you don't have compelling reasons to think atheism is true and if the arguments for each are in your estimation on par then I think there's still a pragmatic reason to choose to believe Christianity uh if if your options are a meaningless universe that was coughed into existence by a blind cosmic process in which I find

myself now tied to this in this corner of this vast expanse for a brief moment before I'm extinguished forever and there's no meaning and that's it. Uh and then you have the Christian story. If I'm not like if the argument for atheism is better, then you should probably you're within your epistemic rights to go along with atheism. But if they're equal and you can't decide, I think just choosing this the Christian view is a better idea because uh if you're wrong uh you'll still be happier and you'll never know that you were wrong. That sounds like I'm saying there aren't compelling reasons to be a Christian. That's not what I'm saying.

I'm just addressing the subjective element of the individual who's assessing two different worldviews. And so I think Jordan Peterson was something of a gateway drug into Christianity. We stopped mocking it and we sort of went "Okay, I'll I'll I'll give it a hearing." Bla1 Pascal was a 17th century French philosopher and he made famously his wager which I kind of laid laid out there. His point was if you can't believe in Christianity and you want to do the sorts of things that Christians do, take holy water, genulect, say your prayers, read the scriptures, talk to God as if he were real, and you may come to decide that he is. And that's sort of what I did in Rome. God, if you exist would you reveal yourself to me in a way that even I could understand?

One, of, my, favorite, themes, is, narcissism. That, seems, to, be, everybody's, favorite theme. Why is it your favorite thing? Um, you see it impacting our culture big time right now.

What, does, it, mean? I, think, I, know,, but, people, keep, talking about it. True, narcissism,, like, there's, a, clinical version of narcissism where you look around and all you see is yourself reflected in the world. And everything comes back to how you can use this situation to improve whatever your goal is currently. This is narcissism. Everything feeds it. And what you have now is you have a lot of people with a lot of, you know, with mics, a lot of people with a lot of influence where they're likely to gravitate toward um places that their their voice can be heard, these these types. And one of the things for me with Christianity built into it, you just described some of it but the community element of it, the forcing yourself out of yourself to give reverence to something beyond yourself first of all, but also like to do that with other people.

Yes. To, be, in, the, pews, with, other, people. Yes. Other, annoying, people, like, you.

Honestly, that's, really, quite, difficult., I, I, think a lot of us and maybe there's this emerging scene now where I don't know. Oh, I haven't looked into it, but maybe people aren't going to church. Instead we're scrolling our Instagram feeds looking at monks with beards and great cathedrals and it gets gives us a feeling of spirituality

but, we, never, have, to, interact, with, the riffraff. Yeah. And, it's, really, important, and, good, for us to have to deal with the poverty of other people

how, they, look,, how, they, dress,, how, they sneeze behind you, and you wish they were excommunicated just for that alone. Uh, all of these things I think it is important

and, you, can't, dictate., I, mean,, when you're when you're choosing on your feed what you listen to, all this stuff, it is a selfserving solopcyistic existence. You go there and you got to listen to whatever the the sermon's going to be on or the whatever the mass is focused on

be, around, these, other, people,, interact with them just, that, and, and, then, the, idea, of, this is this is part of the mission statement, the literal mission statement of the church in general. All Christian churches, if they're a good church at all, should be uh evangelizing, speaking to other people, sharing your faith. It is uh constructed in a way that gets you outside of yourself, you know. And I and I feel like, oh my gosh, does our culture need it badly. And I feel like the rise of your podcast and other podcasts that that also deal directly with very spiritual uh issues. Hopefully that's a you know it's a it's a good sign I think for our culture. Well something that's very appealing about Catholicism, just to piggyback on that is the ritual of the weekly mass plus confession plus the various sacraments that it forces you to it it it's very humble in that everyone has to do it and

it pulls you back in week after week. Even if you go through dry spells you're like, I don't know about this. I don't know how I feel about my spirituality. If there are built-in rituals that kind of bring you back that you humble yourself to, you can weather some of those dry patches much better. And there's uh there's a real wisdom in that. I mean, sometimes you'll hear Protestants say like, you know it's Catholics say it's the works that save you. Just because they encourage you to do those works doesn't mean that they're salvific. There's a wisdom in making people do these weekly rituals because that's what carries you through when you go through the seasons of life.

Um,, question. It's, sort, of, like, date, nights, with, your wife with my wife, right? Like if I only dated my wife when I felt this overwhelming desire for intimacy with her.

We, would, still, be, every, day. We, would, still, be, every, day., It, would, be less frequently um if you know if I expected to feel the same way I felt when we first kissed or something like this all the time. This is unreasonable. But what we do is we bake into our life moments of encounter so that we can strengthen that relationship even if the feelings come and go. I think maybe that's kind of what you're saying. And I I want you to ask that question. I don't mean to interrupt you, but to the point of confession, there's something so beautiful about having to kneel before a man who stands in the place of God and accuse yourself. My fear in this modern age where we're so divided is that we would seek to use religion as a club to mock and scorn and beat our political and ideological opponents. But what we should be doing is be in constant repentance. Uh a prayer I pray every day is from St. Isaac the no St. to Ephraim

the Syrian who says you know part of the prayer is if Lord if I have made fun of my brother's sin when my own faults are countless have mercy my Lord and God on me your wretched and unworthy servant so talk about an antidote for narcissism

now, you're, Australian, I, don't, generally think of Australia as a particularly religious place but maybe you can flesh that out a little bit is Catholicism more popular there or were you uh sort of unique

yeah, it's, a, very, secular, country, for sure Um, I remember when I moved to the States, cuz my wife's from here, going into Walmart and seeing like Christian t-shirts. It's so bizarre this uh this crossover between Christianity and America. And maybe it's fine, but it still makes me uncomfortable because it's not the culture from which I came. Um, so no, Catholicism is not big. There are beautiful pockets of Catholicism in Australia. We have a hero of the faith George Cardinal Pel, who has since gone on to his reward. uh he was attacked and maligned by the uh secular media because of his Catholic stances on sexual topics and other things. Um and he was a champion for many and uh I think he's the reason that there are many good priests say in Melbourne and Sydney and other places. Um but there've definitely been some shining lights in Australia.

Now, we, often, say, that, Christianity thrives under persecution. And I'm not sure if you you'd say that there's persecution necessarily in Australia but certainly being socially ostracized in some way can be a form of that. Would you say that the pockets of Christianity in Australia are strong and devout for that reason or how would you describe that dynamic? Yeah, it's it reminds me of is it is it Tatulian's line that the uh blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church? And I understand your hesitancy to apply martyrdom in any sense to maybe what we're going through today when there are real Christians being really slaughtered by enemies of the church. But I do think there's something to that that Christianity shouldn't just enable me to live sort of fat and happy. Um, if I'm really living the faith, if I'm not going along with the slander of others, if I'm not engaging in deviant sexual activity, uh

if I'm more concerned with my own sin than that of others, uh, if I'm not cheating and stealing and lying, and uh if I'm really trying to love my wife and children, well, like, in a way that that not just in a way, I think that puts you at odds with the spirit of the world. And when you see how the New Testament authors speak about the world, it's pretty frightening. I think it was John who said, uh, if you're a friend of the to be a friend of the world is to be an enemy of God.

That's, always, troubles. Terrifying., Uh,, it, troubles, me,, too. And, uh, I don't want to be that. Um now that doesn't mean to close myself off from the world, to use that word again, in a sort of solopistic sense but to realize that Christianity is a story of war and the lives that we live are in a battlefield. And the reason our life so often doesn't make sense to us I think, is that we've bought into a different narrative. like maybe this is Survivor or Sex in the City or some other show, but no, we live in a world at war and um we have to take seriously those three enemies that John talks about, the world, the flesh, and the devil, and be vigilant and be on guard against it.

I, want, to, talk, specifically, about, your show. Okay. Your, vision, for, your, show,, and, does, your vision change at all coming on board here at Daily Wire? Yeah. No, my vision is the same as it has always been. I want to preach Jesus Christ and win the world for Jesus Christ. And I want to invite everybody to join Holy Mother Church, the Catholic Church. And I want them to remain Catholic despite the stupid people like myself and others who exist within it. I think there's a temptation, the reason I keep saying things like that is I think there's a temptation that um if I'm part of a church with like immoral, stupid people then I'll leave it and find another one you know, and but the thing is if you if if you ever do find a perfect church which you won't. Uh once you join it, it won't be. Uh so you may as well just join the biggest church. Sorry, maybe not that's not a good argument for

Catholicism, but I I think Catholicism has uh clearly a lot of issues, clearly a lot of scandal, clearly a lot of ignorant people like myself, but I I want people to be Catholic um because I think it's the truest form of Christianity. And I don't say that in a sort of um triumphalist sort of sneering way at all. That's just what I think is the case. So that's been the point of the show and it remains the point. But I'm I have in the past and will continue to occasionally interview beautiful people from different Christian denominations who have inspired me uh like uh do uh Dr. William and Craig uh I've had John Eldridge on the show who's a dear friend and a Protestant. I've had Orthodox friends of mine on the show such as Derek Cumins and others. So um that's been the point of the show and it'll continue to be and that was that was the thing I had to really hammer out with Daily Wire. I couldn't understand

why they would want a Catholic show. Um I was afraid they wanted a bland Christian show that wouldn't offend any of their Christian audience. So, when

when, people, assured, me,, no,, we, just, want you to have full creative control and to keep doing what you're doing. Once I was convinced of that, I was really excited.

How, do, you, choose, uh, the, guest, that, you invite on? I, don't, have, a, good, poker, face.

So,, if, someone, doesn't, interest, me,, I it's terrible. My kids have a code word when when I look disinterested, they'll say, Dad. Uh, uh, blueberries. That's the word they use. And that's to signal to me that I look like I'd rather be dead than talking to this person. It's awful. I wish I was. I'm trying to be better at it. So, I only interview people I want to talk to.

Um, so, when, maybe, when, issues, come, up, in culture that I think needs to be addressed like errors of feminism, say or or or Mormonism. Um, but I hope hopefully it's from a point of view where it's also edifying. It's not just about bashing other like for example, I've got a fellow coming on the show who was a faithful Jew and he became Catholic and so I want all Jews to become Catholic and so but it's not in a sense where we're looking down our nose at people. It's just him sharing his story in that sort of sense.

My, next, question, was, can, you, convert, Ben Shapiro? No., No,, I, cannot,, but, the, Holy, Spirit might.

Politics. What, is, Do, you, do, you, try, to, avoid politics? I, do,, but, only, because, I, think, nobody has an appetite to hear me

give, my, halfbaked, political, opinions. It's, more, due, to, my, incompetency, than, a restriction imposed by me or the Daily Wire. Do you know what I mean? I I don't know. I love listening to y'all speak about politics in the morning just kind of get a sense of where things are at. But I I do worry that many of us choose to distract ourselves from our interior life. uh from our own poverty, you know, from our own emptiness and sadness. And listening to politics 24/7 seems to be an effective way of sort of uh distracting me from more important things.

Politics, is, an, important, thing, but, my, wife, is, more, important,, God, is more important, my children are more important, and I want to be fully present to them. So I do worry that sometimes uh we can idolize politics and it's you know like how many hours do you spend a week reading scripture?

How, many, hours, a, week, do, you, spend listening to your favorite political podcaster? Now maybe that's okay if you listen to politics more. I don't know but it's it's a question I think should make us uncomfortable.

It's, pro, it's, actually, part, of, the vision of morning wire where we thought you know the in a in a healthy way the average person 15 minutes is pretty good in terms of

I, like, it. I, can, do, that., I'm, not, obsessing, about the politics, but I can get the the big stories and move on with my life for the most part. And that is that is part of the thought. But I have this I mean Georgia and I we we talk we all talk about this where we have to be in the news more than we want to be in the news.

And, it's, a, relief, to, listen, to, to, other things. The rest is history podcast. I love it because I'm just not listening to today's politics or whatever or a book on tape. But

anyhow,, I, I, think, a, lot, of, people, want, a break from the news for sure. So, I think a lot of your fans might be thinking you're joining Daily Wire. They might be a little worried that things about your content will change. Is there anything about your show that will change once you start up at Daily Wire or um an even format?

Yeah., Well,, I, have, to, wear, a, Yarmaka., Uh which was weird, I thought. But they said, "Well, look, the Pope wears one and just pretend it's for that reason." And I said, "Fine." No. Uh no. Yeah it's a great question. If if some podcaster that I had followed joined some bigger company, I too would be concerned and worried. And I think that's totally reasonable.

Um, that's, why, I, said, earlier, that, I, was so concerned about making sure I had editorial control. And actually, one of the first things I said to Caleb was uh, well, I don't want to talk to any politicians or anything. And he went yeah, nobody nobody wants you to do that. That was both insulting and relieving, I think. Yeah

that's, good., But, for, Matt, Wise,, you, do have a new studio. So, beautiful., Yes,, it's, Matt, Walsh's, old studio. I said he has to be fired or I don't come on.

And, uh, it, looks, beautiful. I'm, really, excited, about, it., And, they've done an excellent job. It's it's very uh I don't like the word cozy. I don't think men should use that word, but it's very cozy and um masculine and

musky., I, don't, know., Is, that There'll, be, a, lot, of, cigar, smoke, in there probably. So, I'm just so excited. One of my favorite things to do when people ask me, "What do you do for fun?" It's very boring. I like to talk to people. I like to read books and talk to people. So, this job kind of lets me do what I want to do. Anyway

first,, when, does, your, first, episode, with Daily Wire? And who's going to be your first guest?

Thank, you., Yeah., So,, we, had, our, sort, of preemptive show release in December which was our Christmas episode in which I interviewed a biblical scholar about why Christ was the long-awaited Messiah. So, people should check that out if they haven't. But the first episode officially will be in around mid January and I will be interviewing a friend of mine, Dr. Brandt Petra, about the historicity of the New Testament Christ's claims to be divine, uh, and and these sorts of issues. So, it'll be a really nerdy biblical episode that I can't wait to have and I think a lot of people will enjoy.

Love, it., Love, Nerdy., We, love, you., Thanks for coming on bread and butter.

All, right,, Matt,, thank, you, so, much. Thanks. That was Matt Frad, host of Pints with Aquinus, launching soon on Daily Wire Plus. And this has been a special edition of Morning Wire.

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