Episode 23: Teenagers’ Questions About Life, Love, & Sex

About this episode

Sean explores Father Francis Lad Filas S.J.'s insights on teenagers' questions about life, love, and sex from 1964.

Father Francis Lad Filas S.J. was an expert in the fatherhood of Joseph to Jesus. Every year for decades he told viewers of ABC-TV about the Shroud of Turin. Oh, and he also knew about sex, and he was happy to fulfill the inquiring minds of the teen populace of 1964. Join Sean for this exciting adventure into Fr. Filas’ record, and a brief walk with the Shaded Dog! SHOW NOTES Teenagers’ Questions About Life, Love, & Sex on YouTube Teenagers’ Questions About Life, Love, & Sex on Discogs A brief bio of Fr. Francis Filas, courtesy of the Digital Sindonological Lexicon “Doubts Concerning the Coins Over the Eyes” , from The Shroud of Turin Website “Did Jesus really exist? And what’s with the Shroud of Turin,” from The Straight Dope Shaded Dog: Your Guide to RCA Living Stereo Classical Records Weird Record Rankings as of Episode 23

People in this episode

Host: Sean

Topics covered

• teenagers
• life questions
• love
• sex
• Shroud of Turin
• fatherhood
• 1960s culture

Keywords

• Father Francis Lad Filas
• teenagers
• life questions
• love
• sex
• Shroud of Turin
• 1964
• ABC-TV
• RCA Living Stereo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC-TV, Digital Sindonological Lexicon, The Straight Dope

Books & works: Teenagers’ Questions About Life, Love, & Sex, The Shroud of Turin

Places: RCA Living Stereo

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