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Michial Farmer has been accused of the following:

Royalty of the Christian humanist network – He’s got 95 different podcasts. And to hear them he charges no fee (He’s generous, so generous.) He’s got slaves, he’s got servants and flunkies (Proud to work for him!) We bow to his whim, love serving him, we’re just lousy with loyalty to amorous he.

A man who uses antlers in all of his decorating and every last inch of him is covered in hair

Oh he’s magnificent! Absolutely the hero of the day!

He’s a spineless, savage, harpooning fish-eater, incapable of any feeling.

He knows the world is watching so he does what one must, some minor adjustments darling – not for his vanity – but for humanity.

He’s a man who is so overworked and underpaid, he leaves me no choice but to give him a raise and make him my partner.

He’s a genius twisted for evil! The Napoleon of Crime! There’s no evil scheme he wouldn’t concoct, no depravity he wouldn’t commit! Who knows what dastardly scheme that that villain may be plotting even as we speak?

He’s A bard, he sings, he entertains, he has the hands of an artist, you don’t know who he is, but he’ll sing of your dastardly deeds, the minstrel of minstrels, balladeer to the grandest courts in all the land, he’s only waiting for an invitation.

Michial and I met it seems such a short time ago, he looked at me needing me so yet from his sadness our happiness grew, and I found out I needed him too.

Gentlemen like my cohost are few, forbearance is the hallmark of his creed. He’s the cream of the crop, tip of top, He’s Michial Farmer and there we stop.

He is a man who always jumps the 13th step on ladders and stairs, and prefers the train because they serve roquefort.

Speaking of minstrels, I have with me as always the minstrel of the Christian Humanist radio network, his job is to tell it like it is, or was, or whatever.

The only cat of his kind, king of the highway, prince of the boulevard, duke of the avant-garde, the world is his backyard, and he sips the cup of life with his fingers curled.

He earned his commission in the Maharajah’s fifth pachyderm brigade. His colleagues are always saying to him: tell me tell me, after you knock your pupil senseless, how do you expect him to remember the lesson?

My good friend: a soothsayer and prognosticator who’s pupils often tell him that he was really great, but he could have been killed – to which he always replies “It was worth it lad, if you learned something from it”

A man who once upon a time led a downright dull bachelor life writing songs, songs about romance of all things, something he knew absolutely nothing about.

The legendary giant living in the land of 10,000 lakes.

You all know him, you’ve met him before, once upon a dream. Little known fact about Michial: on the day of his birth three fairies arrived and granted him gifts of grace, beauty, and song.

He’s a man who often gets asked if he can read, and he always replies: “In more than one language!”

Once my cohost didn’t know/ All the things that he know now /But Dr. Michael Farmer, he sure learn a lot /And it’s all from asking, “How?”

Dr. Michial Farmer – who later we’ll call tortoise because he taught us. He doesn’t want to go among mad people, but he can’t help that, most everyone’s mad around here. You may have noticed that I’m not all there myself.

Well, Michial has his good points too. For one thing he… sometimes he…. there must be something good about him.

A real life pioneer of christian podcasting Michial Farmer. His shadow stretches far across the internet. He can juggle and dance while on a trapeze, walk a tightrope with the greatest of ease, in jiujitsu he’s’ beyond compare, once threw a bull at the county fair, terrific at wrestling and lifting weights, outboxed the champs of 17 states. The only bad thing I could say about him is he likes his book titles 5 feet wide.

Just a few of the things that influence Michial Farmer, probably mostly unconsciously:

How old is he? 37 at the time of this writing. Born in 1982 for future readers.

Is he married? Yes. His wife joins us on episode 5: Dumbo Featuring Special Guest Victoria Reynolds Farmer.

Does he have children? No, but his interactions with his nieces are pretty much the only reason I remain on twitter.

What nationality is he? American

Where did he grow up? Georgia

Did he go to college or not? Yes

If he went to college, what college did he go to and what did he major in? Toccoa Falls College / University of Nebraska at Omaha / University of Georgia: English (Follow up question – why did he feel the need to major in the same subject THREE times???)

Is he Catholic? He will be as of Easter 2020

Michial occasionally publishes poetry and prose

Michial has been publishing on the internet since he was sixteen. Fortunately(?), most of that was never caught by the Internet Archive. Here are some of his more recent endeavors:

https://twitter.com/quellebummer/status/1258722932261556224
https://twitter.com/quellebummer/status/1254732240002654208
https://twitter.com/quellebummer/status/1099840124110753793
https://twitter.com/quellebummer/status/1208044134629543936
https://twitter.com/quellebummer/status/1189887046384574465

Other places you can find Michial:

Author of Imagination and Idealism in John Updike’s Fiction

1/3 of The Christian Humanist Podcast and occasional blogger

Singer/Songwriter of The Free Soil Party & The Shots of Perspective

Twitter

Joshua Altmanshofer mostly does the accusing.

Also, I was Time’s person of the year in 2006 and my tweets have been archived in the Library of Congress.

Just a few of the things that probably no one was wondering about Joshua Altmanshofer:

How old is he? 38 at the time of this writing. Born in 1981 for future readers.

Is he married? Yes. His wife occasionally listens to the podcast.

Does he have children? Yes, four remarkable daughters. #girldad

What nationality is he? American States United

Where did he grow up? Omaha, Nebraska

Did he go to college or not? Yes

If he went to college, what college did he go to and what did he major in? Toccoa Falls College: Biblical Studies / Indiana Wesleyan University: Curriculum and Instruction

Is he Catholic? No, but I consider myself to be quite ecumenical.

Other places you can find Joshua Altmanshofer:

Core Curriculum

Christian Humanist Network Crossover: Alfred Hitchcock

Christian Humanist Network Crossover: Universal Monster Movies

Sometime drummer for The Shots of Perspective

Instagram

Goodreads

Twitter

Pinboard

Featuring Special Guests:

Victoria Reynolds Farmer

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Sara Klooster

of The Christian Feminist Podcast.

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Coyle Neal

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Wesley Rodgers

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Nathan Gilmour

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David Grubbs

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Emily Rodgers

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Kate Henreckson

Michial met Kate at the Culture, Criticism, and the Christian Mind conference at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Michial discovered Kate played Belle in the stage production of Beauty and the Beast, and she is the biggest fan of the movie Michial has ever met. A perfect guest for our show!

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Tim Rhodes

We went to college together – back when everyone called him Timmy – and now he is the illustrious host of Night Cheese, which is back after a long hiatus, and How We Get By.

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