Free Daily Podcast Summary
TRADCAST: Daily Summaries Delivered
by Novus Ordo Watch
Get key takeaways, quotes, and insights from TRADCAST in a 5-minute read. Delivered straight to your inbox.
Latest Episodes
The most recent episodes — sign up to get AI-powered summaries of each one.
- 2 weeks ago23 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 225: Leo XIV, Anglicans, and Other Non-Catholics
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 225 Topics covered: Leo XIV receives Sarah Mullally, the Anglican Church's first female Archbishop of Canterbury. Fresno bishop Joseph Brennan participates in ordination of Anglican bishop. What did John Paul II really say? Vatican quietly alters transcript. Leo XIV says moral questions about sexuality are secondary to questions of justice, equality, freedom. Links: "Ecumenical Farce in the Vatican: 'Pope' Leo XIV Receives Archlaywoman of Canterbury", Novus Ordo Watch (Apr. 27, 2026) Leo XIV, Address to Sarah Mullally, 'Archbishop' of Canterbury (Apr. 27, 2026) Archlaywoman of Canterbury, Address to Robert Prevost, 'Pope' Leo XIV (Apr. 27, 2026) "Novus Ordo Bishop of Fresno Co-Consecrates Anglican Bishop!", Novus Ordo Watch (Apr. 22, 2026) Video: "Novus Ordo Bishop of Fresno Participates in Ordination of Anglican Bishop!" (Novus Ordo Watch) Video: "The Ordination and Consecration of the Reverend Doctor Gregory Kimura -- April 18, 2026 Ordination" (Episcopal Diocese San Joaquin - EDSJ) Pope Leo XIII, Apostolic Letter Apostolicae Curae (Sep. 13, 1896) Daniel Beurthe, "Cardinal Kurt Koch and the long view of Christian unity", The Tablet (Apr. 23, 2026) Explanation of why Bishops' Ordinations in the 1968 Novus Ordo rite of Paul VI are invalid Leo XIV, Homily for Ecumenical Vespers Service (Jan. 25, 2026) Vatican transcript (newly revised): John Paul II, Visit to Wadi Al-Kharrar, Jordan (Mar. 21, 2000) Vatican transcript (original version, archived): John Paul II, Visit to Wadi Al-Kharrar, Jordan (Mar. 21, 2000) Video: "Did John-Paul II said: 'May Saint John Baptist protect Islam'? An introduction (this land/islam)" (SOS Sedevacantisme) Book published by Vatican's Osservatore Romano in 2000 showing John Paul II said "May St. John the Baptist protect Islam": Alle Radici Della Rede e Della Chiesa (see page 37) Full Vatican transcript and video of Leo XIV's press conference on return flight from Africa (Apr. 23, 2026) Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
- Apr 3, 202631 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 224: Fr. James Mawdsley and the Good Friday Genuflection Controversy
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 224 Topics covered: A response to certain errors spread by the Rev. James Mawdsley regarding the Catholic Church's Good Friday intercession for the Jews. Links: Video: Fr. James Mawdsley, "Standing for Christ on Good Friday" (Rumble, originally on YouTube) Wikipedia Entry "James Rupert Russell Mawdsley" BBC News Article: "Asia-Pacific British activist jailed in Burma" (Sep. 2, 1999) "The Infallibility of the Catholic Church in her Universal Laws and Sacramental Rites" (May 4, 2023) Sacred Congregation of Rites, Decree Maxima Redemptionis on the Restored Order of Holy Week (Nov. 16, 1955) Pope Pius XII, Address to the International Congress on Pastoral Liturgy (Sep. 22, 1956) For comparison: Holy Week Manual for the Catholic Laity (1905) vs. Saint Joseph Holy Week Missal (1956) Sacred Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments, Decree Quam Singulari on Holy Communion (1910) Dom Prosper Gueranger, "The Liturgical Year", Vol. VI (1870) Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Mediator Dei (1947) Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Sapientiae Christianae (1890) Pope Pius IX, Encyclical Quanta Cura (1864) Pope Pius IX, Apostolic Letter Non Sine Gravissimo (1870) On St. Alphonsus' response to Pope Clement XIV's suppression of the Jesuit order: "Resisting the Pope? 'The Remnant' and the Suppression of the Jesuits" (Jan. 16, 2017) On Fr. Francis-Xavier Godts' position on frequent Holy Communion: Joseph Dougherty, "From Altar-Throne to Table: The Campaign for Frequent Holy Communion in the Catholic Church" (2010) Fr. Juan B. Ferreres, S.J., "The Decree on Daily Communion: A Historical Sketch and Commentary" (1910) General Resource: The Catholic Teaching on the Papacy - Collection of Magisterial Quotes General Resource: The various versions of liturgical rubrics, from 1570 to 2020, can be found at DivinumOfficium.com Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
- Mar 19, 202612 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 223: Lent, Ramadan, and Novus Ordo Double Standards
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 223 Topics covered: Novus Ordo parish in Italy provides venue for Muslim prayer during Ramadan. Blasphemous 'Queer Stations of the Cross' in Austrian churches. Leo XIV and mortal sin. No church service for deceased Mafia boss in Sicily. A papal tiara for Leo XIV? Links: Giving Up Christ For Lent: Italian Novus Ordo Parish Provides Worship Space for Muslims During Ramadan (Mar. 13, 2026) Info on 'Archbishop' Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli 'Queer Stations of the Cross' in Austrian 'Catholic' Churches Focus on Suffering of Aberrosexual Refugees (Mar. 17, 2026) Address of Leo XIV to Participants in the Course on the Internal Forum Promoted by the Apostolic Penitentiary (Mar. 13, 2026) Alexander Lucie-Smith, No funeral for the Mafia Boss Nitto Santapaola (Mar. 13, 2026) Tyler Arnold, American Catholics launch crowdfunding effort to gift Pope Leo XIV papal tiara (Mar. 2, 2026) Zelda Caldwell, The day the pope gave up his papal tiara to feed the poor (Aug. 19, 2018) Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
- Feb 14, 202616 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 222: The Society of Saint Pius X versus the Vatican
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 222 Topics covered: Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) announces new episcopal consecrations for July 1, 2026. Vatican reacts. SSPX Superior General meets with Vatican doctrine chief 'Cardinal' Victor Fernandez. Conditions for dialogue outlined. Latest developments. Links: Diane Montagna, "SSPX Announces Intention to Proceed with Episcopal Ordinations" (Feb. 2, 2026) "Society of St. Pius X Announces New EPISCOPAL CONSECRATIONS for July 1, 2026" Novus Ordo Watch (Feb. 2, 2026) "Video Discussion: On the Upcoming SSPX Episcopal Consecrations", Novus Ordo Watch (Feb. 4, 2026) "Meeting scheduled between Society of St. Pius X and Prefect of the DDF", Vatican News (Feb. 5, 2026) "Is It 1988 All Over Again? Watching a New SSPX Drama Unfold", Novus Ordo Watch (Feb. 6, 2026) "Communiqué From the General House: Meeting in Rome", FSSPX.news (Feb. 12, 2026) "Vatican Proposal to SSPX: Call Off the Bishops' Consecrations and We'll Talk!", Novus Ordo Watch (Feb. 12, 2026) "Can the SSPX Be Forbidden To Do What Is Permitted to the Chinese Communist Party?", FSSPX.news (Feb. 13, 2026) Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
- Feb 1, 202625 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 221: Athanasius Schneider, Taylor Marshall, and the Traditional Latin Mass
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 221 Topics covered: A reality check on Bp. Athanasius Schneider's suggestion to Leo XIV that he settle the dispute about the Traditional Latin Mass with an Apostolic Constitution. Why Dr. Taylor Marshall is wrong about the 'in perpetuity' clause of Pope St. Pius V's bull 'Quo Primum'. Links: Niwa Limbu, "Bishop Schneider urges Apostolic Constitution to settle Latin Mass dispute", The Catholic Herald (Jan. 21, 2026) Antipope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution Missale Romanum (Apr. 3, 1969) Antipope Benedict XVI, Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum (July 7, 2007) Antipope Benedict XVI, Letter to World's Bishops on the Release of Summorum Pontificum (July 7, 2007) Antipope Paul VI, Allocution Ex Quo Die (May 24, 1976) "'Bishop' Schneider issues Statement declaring Disobedience against Traditionis Custodes to be Legit", Novus Ordo Watch (June 29, 2023) Pope St. Pius V, Apostolic Constitution Quo Primum (July 14, 1570) Dr. Taylor Marshall, "Cardinal Cupich says Latin Mass is ABOLISHED" (Jan. 29, 2016) Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Mediator Dei (Nov. 20, 1947) Pope St. Pius X, Apostolic Constitution Divino Afflatu (Nov. 1, 1911) "Taylor Marshall and Quo Primum: "Did Pope Pius V Grant a Perpetual Right to the Traditional Mass?", Novus Ordo Watch (July 24, 2024) Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
- Jan 13, 202618 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 220: Leo Unleashed, Vatican II Uber Alles
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 220 Topics covered: Leo XIV announces catechetical series to "rediscover" Vatican II. Leo XIV's convoluted Angelus address for the Epiphany. Leo XIV slyly conflates inequality with injustice. January 2026 'Pope Video' promotes prayer but only for temporal concerns. Incredible heresy in Leo XIV's opening address at the extraordinary consistory. Links: Antipope Leo XIV, General Audience Catechesis (Jan. 7, 2026) Antipope Leo XIV, Angelus Address (Jan. 6, 2026) Pope St. Pius X, Apostolic Letter Fin Dalla Prima Nostra (Dec. 18, 1903) Antipope Leo XIV, 'Pope Video': Message for January 2026 Antipope Leo XIV, Opening Address to the Extraordinary Consistory (Jan. 7, 2026) Henry Denzinger, ed., The Source of Catholic Dogma (1954 ed.) Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Mystici Corporis (June 29, 1943) Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
- Dec 17, 202523 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 219: Christ the King Dethroned
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 219 Topics covered: The Vatican fails to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the encyclical 'Quas Primas' of Pope Pius XI. The Social Kingship of Christ explained and contrasted with the Vatican II Church. Vatican celebrates 60 years of ecumenical dialogue with Methodists. What did Leo XIV just say? Vatican study commission says calls for women deacons not synodal enough. How Paul VI's celebrated encyclical Humanae Vitae is actually dangerous. Did Leo XIV pray at the Blue Mosque of Istanbul during his November trip to Turkey? Links: Pope Pius XI, Encyclical Quas Primas (Dec. 11, 1925) "How the Vatican Celebrates 100 Years Since Pope Pius XI's Encyclical Quas Primas on Christ the King", Novus Ordo Watch (Dec. 11, 2025) Vatican II, Declaration Dignitatis Humanae (Dec. 7, 1965) "Vatican publishes summary of 60 years of Catholic-Methodist dialogue", OSV News (Dec. 11, 2025) Leo XIV, Address to Promoters and Artists of the Vatican Christmas Concert, Vatican.va (Dec. 13, 2025) Tweet by CatholicSat on Vatican decision on women's ordination (Dec. 4, 2025) "Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive", Vatican News (Dec. 4, 2025) John Galvin, "Humanae Vitae - Heroic, Deficient, Or Both?" (originally appeared in Winter 2002 issue of The Latin Mass Magazine, pp. 6-17) Video: Leo XIV visits Sultan Ahmed Mosque of Istanbul (Nov. 29, 2025) Video: Leo XIV answers reporter about visit to mosque (Dec. 10, 2025) Clare Marie Merkowsky, "Pope Leo says he didn't pray at mosque because he prefers to pray 'in a Catholic church' with Eucharist", Life Site (Dec. 11, 2025) Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
- Nov 20, 202516 min
TRADCAST EXPRESS 218: Blasphemy, Heresy, and Perversion in Leo Land
TRADCAST EXPRESS - Episode 218 Topics covered: Leo XIV on how the Resurrection of Christ relates to integral ecology. Correction of an error in previous TRADCAST EXPRESS episode. Rev. James Martin, S.J., says he is 'fascinated' by blasphemous heresy that St. Joseph was Christ's biological father. Archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany, issues perverted sex education guidelines for its schools. Mexican Novus Ordo bishops claim Cristero martyrs died for 'conscience'. Links: Leo XIV, General Audience catechesis (Nov. 19, 2025) TRADCAST EXPRESS 217 (Nov. 6, 2025) Rev. James Martin, S.J., "Review: What was Jesus' childhood like?", America (Sep. 11, 2025) Jeromiah Taylor, "Hamburg Archdiocese Issues Educational Guidelines Respecting Sexuality and Gender Diversity", New Ways Ministry (Sep. 4, 2025) David Ramos, "'Christ is King, not the oppressive state': Mexico's bishops recall Cristero legacy", Catholic World Report (Nov. 15, 2025) Full Text of Mexican Novus Ordo Bishop's Message of Nov. 13, 2025 (Spanish) Pope Pius XI, Encyclical Quas Primas (Dec. 11, 1925) Sign up to be notified of new episode releases automatically at tradcast.org. Produced by NOVUSORDOWATCH.org Support us by making a tax-deductible contribution at NovusOrdoWatch.org/donate/
Get TRADCAST summaries in your inbox
Free AI-powered daily recaps. Key takeaways, quotes, and mentions — in a 5-minute read.
Get Free Summaries →Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
You Might Also Like
Listeners also like.
TRADCAST – Novus Ordo Watch
Glad Trad Podcast
Glad Trad Podcast
What Catholics Believe
WCB Ohio
OnePeterFive Podcast
OnePeterFive
The Catholic Current
The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
Register Radio
EWTN
A Catholic Take
The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network
Return To Tradition
Anthony Stine
The Catholic Culture Podcast
CatholicCulture.org
Restoring the Faith Media
Restoring the Faith Media
Recent Archives - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
Catholic Family News's Podcast
Catholic Family News
About TRADCAST
TRADCAST is a traditional Catholic podcast produced by NovusOrdoWatch.org. TRADCAST is a refreshing mix of real Catholicism, sound philosophy, delightful humor, and intellectually challenging content -- it is informative, insightful, smart, unyielding, sophisticated, interesting, witty, cool, and charitable… but above all, it is genuinely Catholic! More information at www.tradcast.org.
Customized Recaps
AI-powered recaps with compact key takeaways, quotes, and insights.
Straight to Your Inbox
Get key takeaways from TRADCAST in a 5-minute read.
Save Hours Every Week
Stay current on your favorite podcasts without falling behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Podzilla's TRADCAST daily summary?
It's a free AI-powered email that summarizes new episodes of TRADCAST as soon as they're published. You get the key takeaways, notable quotes, and links & mentions — all in a quick read.
How does the TRADCAST podcast summary work?
When a new episode drops, our AI transcribes and analyzes it, then generates a personalized summary tailored to your interests and profession. It's delivered to your inbox every morning.
Is this an official TRADCAST product?
No. Podzilla is an independent service that summarizes publicly available podcast content. We're not affiliated with or endorsed by Novus Ordo Watch.
Can I get summaries of other podcasts too?
Absolutely! The free plan covers up to 3 podcasts. Upgrade to Pro for 15, or Premium for 50. Browse our full catalog at /podcasts.
What topics does TRADCAST cover?
TRADCAST covers topics including Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Christianity. Our AI identifies the specific themes in each episode and highlights what matters most to you.
Start getting TRADCAST summaries tomorrow morning.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.