This Fire
SEX. DRUGS. SATANISM. This Fire is looking back at every episode of Fire By Nite, a Christian teen variety program released during the height of the Satanic Panic™ of the late 1980s/early 90s. Join hosts Steve and Alec as they discuss dated sketch comedy, demonic influence on our nation's youth, and of course the ever looming threat of communism.
Episodes
June 22, 2025 • 122 mins
It’s a real Family Feud on today’s episode of This Fire, as the Fox Bros. take a look at 2 chilling tales of interpersonal conflict, watching the December 1988 episode of Fire By Nite: “Strife! Who Needs It?!”
It’s Family vs Family. Friend vs. Friend. The Church vs. Itself!
Ever wondered why the evangelical world can be SO good at suppressing anything remotely resembling conflict in the church body, that it lets it fester until ine...
It’s Family vs Family. Friend vs. Friend. The Church vs. Itself!
Ever wondered why the evangelical world can be SO good at suppressing anything remotely resembling conflict in the church body, that it lets it fester until ine...
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May 2, 2025 • 93 mins
We’re channel surfing this week as we take a break from our usually scheduled programming, and find ourselves in late October of 1988, as we watch The Geraldo Rivera Special: Devil Worship - Exposing Satan’s Underground.
While Fire By Nite was serving up the Satanic panic to teens already in the fold, we discover what the panic looked like to a mainstream audience, broadcast in PRIMETIME on NBC.
Folks - this special was seen in the...
While Fire By Nite was serving up the Satanic panic to teens already in the fold, we discover what the panic looked like to a mainstream audience, broadcast in PRIMETIME on NBC.
Folks - this special was seen in the...
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April 10, 2025 • 158 mins
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we feel......well, not great tbh……thanks for asking!
This month we time travel to November of 1988, and return to the battlefield of the end times, as Blaine and crew decide to turn up the rapture anxiety dial to 11, on this very special episode of Fire By Nite - ‘These Last Days’.
This episode’s got it all! DeGarmo & Key! Live (well…in 1988) updates from Israel! A wild, non-canonica...
This month we time travel to November of 1988, and return to the battlefield of the end times, as Blaine and crew decide to turn up the rapture anxiety dial to 11, on this very special episode of Fire By Nite - ‘These Last Days’.
This episode’s got it all! DeGarmo & Key! Live (well…in 1988) updates from Israel! A wild, non-canonica...
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February 28, 2025 • 75 mins
On today’s episode of This Fire, we’re switching things up a bit, and profiling the blondest grifter on the block. That’s right it’s our new White House Faith Office head, Paula White!
Join us as we chart Paula’s rise to political prominence. From her humble beginnings preaching out of a tent, all the way to her political zenith as a hyper-wealthy property gospel televangelist that now finds herself working out of 1600 Pennsylvania...
Join us as we chart Paula’s rise to political prominence. From her humble beginnings preaching out of a tent, all the way to her political zenith as a hyper-wealthy property gospel televangelist that now finds herself working out of 1600 Pennsylvania...
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February 7, 2025 • 113 mins
On this month’s This Fire, it’s all about putting those hands together and leaving them locked in a secure, upright position until the big man in the sky gives you what you asked for, as Steve and Alec watch the October 1988 episode of Fire By Nite - The Power of Prayer.
Learn all sorts of neat tricks to maximize the effectiveness of YOUR prayers! From prayers of worship and praise, to prayers of intercession on behalf of your cou...
Learn all sorts of neat tricks to maximize the effectiveness of YOUR prayers! From prayers of worship and praise, to prayers of intercession on behalf of your cou...
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December 23, 2024 • 138 mins
Looking for an escape from your relatives this week? Why not spend the holiday with This Fire, as Steve & Alec go on a little bit of a detour, and take an in depth look at the legendary Satanic Panic book: Turmoil in the Toybox.
That’s right! It’s finally time to expose the demonic influence of He-Man, Star Wars, GI Joe, the CareBears…(wait, that can’t be right. The CareBears?), The Smurfs…ET…..ok, so they literally just hated ...
That’s right! It’s finally time to expose the demonic influence of He-Man, Star Wars, GI Joe, the CareBears…(wait, that can’t be right. The CareBears?), The Smurfs…ET…..ok, so they literally just hated ...
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November 22, 2024 • 143 mins
Today on This Fire, it’s a road show! As the Fox Bros. take a look at the September 1988 episode of Fire By Nite, “Are We Not All Missionaries?”, coming to you LIVE from sunny Guatemala!
Well…I mean, WE’RE not in Guatemala, but Blaine and crew sure are; & no impoverished neighborhood is left un-evangelized to (or un-videotaped!) as we learn how teenagers should go about expanding God’s kingdom in these last days.
All that, PLUS ...
Well…I mean, WE’RE not in Guatemala, but Blaine and crew sure are; & no impoverished neighborhood is left un-evangelized to (or un-videotaped!) as we learn how teenagers should go about expanding God’s kingdom in these last days.
All that, PLUS ...
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November 14, 2024 • 31 mins
Turns out nightmares really do come true!
As a certain puppet of the Christian Nationalist movement heads back to the White House, in this special Election 2024 episode of This Fire.
We talk about the reaction to the news from our local evangelical churches, look at some of the expected cabinet appointments, and oh! Steve has a shocking admission that you won’t want to miss.
They say misery loves company, so why not sit down with t...
As a certain puppet of the Christian Nationalist movement heads back to the White House, in this special Election 2024 episode of This Fire.
We talk about the reaction to the news from our local evangelical churches, look at some of the expected cabinet appointments, and oh! Steve has a shocking admission that you won’t want to miss.
They say misery loves company, so why not sit down with t...
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November 3, 2024 • 138 mins
This Fire is BACK to finish what we started, as the Fox Bros. take on Part 2 or Fire By Nite’s Satanism Unmasked special.
We’re turning over ALL the Satanic cornerstones, to uncover the truth, and finally unmask Satan HIMSELF. Heavy metal music. Dungeons & Dragons. LARPers in the woods doing graffiti….you know. It’s starting to feel like these so-called Satanists might just be a bunch of misunderstood nerds, doing geek stuff?
N...
We’re turning over ALL the Satanic cornerstones, to uncover the truth, and finally unmask Satan HIMSELF. Heavy metal music. Dungeons & Dragons. LARPers in the woods doing graffiti….you know. It’s starting to feel like these so-called Satanists might just be a bunch of misunderstood nerds, doing geek stuff?
N...
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October 19, 2024 • 137 mins
It’s July 1988, and fear of “Satanic Ritual Abuse” is reaching fever pitch, and has broken evangelical community quarantine and into the mainstream. Talk show hosts from Oprah to Geraldo are inviting on “Former Satanists” to tell their audiences the “truth” about the “dangers” of rampant Satanism, taking over America.
And against this backdrop, Blaine Bartel and crew adapt these lurid (and largely made up!) stories about abuse, mur...
And against this backdrop, Blaine Bartel and crew adapt these lurid (and largely made up!) stories about abuse, mur...
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September 30, 2024 • 105 mins
Are you having trouble hearing the voice of God in your life? Have you…considered that you’re just not trying hard enough, and that you lack the discipline required to carry on a quality convo with your almighty Father?
That’s what we’re discussing today as Steve and Alec watch the June 1988 episode of Fire By Nite, “Discipline to Win”.
We’ve got all sorts of terrific advice on how to be more disciplined in your biblical life - som...
That’s what we’re discussing today as Steve and Alec watch the June 1988 episode of Fire By Nite, “Discipline to Win”.
We’ve got all sorts of terrific advice on how to be more disciplined in your biblical life - som...
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September 22, 2024 • 32 mins
We’re back with another quick bite, and this time we’re talking pastors (both local and national) that are determined to politicize their flocks, and quite frankly, lead the United States down the path to January 6th part deux…so you know, just some casual, fun weekend conversation.
Election season is heating up, and Steve and Alec are here monitoring what’s going on in their community churches. And it. Is. Terrifying!
Election season is heating up, and Steve and Alec are here monitoring what’s going on in their community churches. And it. Is. Terrifying!
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September 18, 2024 • 138 mins
‘Our name is This Fire and we’re here to say, this eps about rap in a major way!’
That’s right! On today’s episode of This Fire, the Christian Contemporary Music world FINALLY recognizes rap and hip-hop as a cultural force that’s taking the nation’s youth by storm! It only took them until May of 1988 to do so, but hey! Better late than never we suppose.
Come to see Christians learning about hip-hop in the waning days of the Reagan ...
That’s right! On today’s episode of This Fire, the Christian Contemporary Music world FINALLY recognizes rap and hip-hop as a cultural force that’s taking the nation’s youth by storm! It only took them until May of 1988 to do so, but hey! Better late than never we suppose.
Come to see Christians learning about hip-hop in the waning days of the Reagan ...
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August 29, 2024 • 131 mins
Everyone is always looking for that sure thing. That personal victory. That dub with the immaculate vibes.
Well, if you’re interested - Steve and Alec may have discovered just such a thing, as the bros. sit down and watch the April 1988 episode of Fire By Nite, titled “If God is For You (Who Can Be Against You?)”.
You’ll see that with the power of God, you’ve already attained victory over any trials and tribulations that may come i...
Well, if you’re interested - Steve and Alec may have discovered just such a thing, as the bros. sit down and watch the April 1988 episode of Fire By Nite, titled “If God is For You (Who Can Be Against You?)”.
You’ll see that with the power of God, you’ve already attained victory over any trials and tribulations that may come i...
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August 13, 2024 • 81 mins
On today’s episode, we take a break from our regularly scheduled programming, to bring you something a little different:
Steve and Alec get out of the studio, and head down to Six Flags over Darien Lake, where they are live ON LOCATION broadcasting from Christian music festival - Kingdom Bound 2024!
They take in the sights, ride some roller coasters, go to seminars, and try to get perspective into just what’s happening in the CCM wor...
Steve and Alec get out of the studio, and head down to Six Flags over Darien Lake, where they are live ON LOCATION broadcasting from Christian music festival - Kingdom Bound 2024!
They take in the sights, ride some roller coasters, go to seminars, and try to get perspective into just what’s happening in the CCM wor...
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July 29, 2024 • 158 mins
TEMPTATION! Ever since Eve took that first bite way back in the Garden of Eden 6000 years ago, it’s been something humanity has ceaselessly struggled with.
Lucky for us, we have Blaine Bartel and Fire By Nite to give us the 411 on how to break the demonic bonds of temptation, and in just under an hour! Imagine if Eve had had a VCR/TV combo back in the garden. Could have saved us some trouble, eh?
OH! And you’re not gonna wanna miss ...
Lucky for us, we have Blaine Bartel and Fire By Nite to give us the 411 on how to break the demonic bonds of temptation, and in just under an hour! Imagine if Eve had had a VCR/TV combo back in the garden. Could have saved us some trouble, eh?
OH! And you’re not gonna wanna miss ...
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July 7, 2024 • 186 mins
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion about suicide & self-harm. Listener discretion is advised.
On today’s episode of This Fire, Steve and Alec tackle Fire By Nite’s first ever VERY SPECIAL episode - ‘Don’t Say Suicide’.
Join us as we explore the evangelical community’s surprisingly thoughtful take on just what caused the suicide epidemic of the 1980s…..just kidding. They blame it all on rock music and secular movi...
On today’s episode of This Fire, Steve and Alec tackle Fire By Nite’s first ever VERY SPECIAL episode - ‘Don’t Say Suicide’.
Join us as we explore the evangelical community’s surprisingly thoughtful take on just what caused the suicide epidemic of the 1980s…..just kidding. They blame it all on rock music and secular movi...
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June 8, 2024 • 115 mins
Hey girl (or boy). We here at This Fire just want you to know that (*bites lip*) we’re ready to finally settle down and be truly committed to you, the listener. What is it that gave us the courage to make such a grown up decision about our pod/pod-ee relationship?
Why it was none other than having watched Fire By Nite’s January 1988 episode, all about ‘Being Truly Committed’. With the help of Blaine and crew we’ve gained a whole ne...
Why it was none other than having watched Fire By Nite’s January 1988 episode, all about ‘Being Truly Committed’. With the help of Blaine and crew we’ve gained a whole ne...
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April 30, 2024 • 126 mins
This month, we look at Fire By Nite’s guide to ‘raising’ your parents.
What do you think ‘raising’ means in this context? We guarantee you didn’t guess correctly! This episode is about honoring your parents in all things, even when said parents fall...shall we say, woefully short of being worthy of said honor…its complicated, and to be honest a little depressing. But hey! We also find out the fate of one Clarence Stanley, after his...
What do you think ‘raising’ means in this context? We guarantee you didn’t guess correctly! This episode is about honoring your parents in all things, even when said parents fall...shall we say, woefully short of being worthy of said honor…its complicated, and to be honest a little depressing. But hey! We also find out the fate of one Clarence Stanley, after his...
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April 17, 2024 • 105 mins
This week, we’re back in therapy with a 2nd round of the (fraudulent) 1980 epic ‘Michelle Remembers’!
This time we learn more about the depths of depravity that incel prince of darkness Malachi is willing to stoop to. We feel the sizzle as Michelle and Dr. Lawrence’s relationship gets….cozier. AND we reveal the answer to the question that’s been on everyone’s mind: ‘What is “The Lump”?’
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descrip...
This time we learn more about the depths of depravity that incel prince of darkness Malachi is willing to stoop to. We feel the sizzle as Michelle and Dr. Lawrence’s relationship gets….cozier. AND we reveal the answer to the question that’s been on everyone’s mind: ‘What is “The Lump”?’
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descrip...
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