Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What happens when Orthodox Christians stop simply criticizing culture and start creating it?
In this episode, Buck chats with his good friend Mano Elia—host of the Study of Stuff Podcast, founder of Spoon Records, and one of the driving forces behind the Bored No More movement—to discuss what it means to reclaim culture by creating art, music, film, and authentic community centered on Christ and His Church.
Mano shares the vision behind Bored No More, a growing network of Orthodox Christian creators dedicated to producing meaningful media, cultivating community, and encouraging artists to create work rooted in Christ. He also discusses Bored No More’s partnership with Logos Cinema, where the network’s growing catalog of content will soon be available alongside a broader streaming platform devoted to faith-centered films and entertainment.
Rather than merely reacting to a culture in decline, Mano challenges Orthodox Christians to what he calls “inverting the inversion”—reclaiming the very spaces that have been distorted and restoring them to the service of God.
Buck and Mano also discuss the spiritual condition of Canada, the growing sense of isolation and nihilism they see throughout the country, the expansion of medically assisted suicide, and what these trends reveal about a society that has lost hope. They also explore the blessings and pitfalls of online Orthodoxy, why internet debates should never replace life in the parish, and why our hardworking priests deserve far more grace and gratitude than criticism.
Topics include:
* What “inverting the inversion” really means
* Why Orthodox Christians should create culture instead of merely critique it
* The vision behind the Bored No More movement
* Bored No More’s partnership with Logos Cinema
* Spoon Records and cultivating meaningful music
* Canada’s growing spiritual crisis
* Loneliness, nihilism, and medically assisted suicide
* The strengths and weaknesses of online Orthodoxy
* Why faithful parish life matters more than internet arguments
* Showing grace and appreciation for our priests
Learn more about Mano’s work:
Bored No More Community
skool.com/the-bored-no-more-network-8401
Support the mission
donorbox.org/bored-no-more
Preorder vinyl HERE:
borednomore.net
Study of Stuff Podcast (YouTube):
youtube.com/@thestudyofstuff
Study of Stuff on Instagram:
instagram.com/thestudyofstuff
Logos Cinema:
logoscinema.com
Sponsor:
Podsworth App: podsworth.com
Code: BUCK50 for HALF off your first order!
Clean up your recordings, sound like a pro, and support the Counterflow Podcast!
Full Ad Read BEFORE processing: youtu.be/F4ljjtR5QfA
Full Ad Read AFTER processing: youtu.be/J6trRTgmpw
Please consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/counterflow
Visit my website: counterflowpodcast.com
Audio Production by Podsworth Media: podsworth.com
Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
The Counterflow Podcast is a weekly show featuring discussions and interviews with people who are outside of and critical toward mainstream liberal and conservative politics. Counterflow challenges the conventional right/left binary and is concerned with the more important distinction of free vs unfree. The show will feature thinkers from all backgrounds, who do not fit into the narrow framework of fashionable opinion. The show will address cultural and lifestyle issues as well as philosophy and politics. Host Buck Johnson (formerly of The Death To Tyrants Podcast) is a musician and firefighter and has always had an interest and drive to go one way while everyone else runs the other direction.
What happens when Orthodox Christians stop simply criticizing culture and start creating it?
In this episode, Buck chats with his good friend Mano Elia—host of the Study of Stuff Podcast, founder of Spoon Records, and one of the driving forces behind the Bored No More movement—to discuss what it means to reclaim culture by creating art, music, film, and authentic community centered on Christ and His Church.
Mano shares the vision behind Bored No More, a growing network of Orthodox Christian creators dedicated to producing meaningful media, cultivating community, and encouraging artists to create work rooted in Christ. He also discusses Bored No More’s partnership with Logos Cinema, where the network’s growing catalog of content will soon be available alongside a broader streaming platform devoted to faith-centered films and entertainment.
Rather than merely reacting to a culture in decline, Mano challenges Orthodox Christians to what he calls “inverting the inversion”—reclaiming the very spaces that have been distorted and restoring them to the service of God.
Buck and Mano also discuss the spiritual condition of Canada, the growing sense of isolation and nihilism they see throughout the country, the expansion of medically assisted suicide, and what these trends reveal about a society that has lost hope. They also explore the blessings and pitfalls of online Orthodoxy, why internet debates should never replace life in the parish, and why our hardworking priests deserve far more grace and gratitude than criticism.
Topics include:
* What “inverting the inversion” really means
* Why Orthodox Christians should create culture instead of merely critique it
* The vision behind the Bored No More movement
* Bored No More’s partnership with Logos Cinema
* Spoon Records and cultivating meaningful music
* Canada’s growing spiritual crisis
* Loneliness, nihilism, and medically assisted suicide
* The strengths and weaknesses of online Orthodoxy
* Why faithful parish life matters more than internet arguments
* Showing grace and appreciation for our priests
Learn more about Mano’s work:
Bored No More Community
skool.com/the-bored-no-more-network-8401
Support the mission
donorbox.org/bored-no-more
Preorder vinyl HERE:
borednomore.net
Study of Stuff Podcast (YouTube):
youtube.com/@thestudyofstuff
Study of Stuff on Instagram:
instagram.com/thestudyofstuff
Logos Cinema:
logoscinema.com
Sponsor:
Podsworth App: podsworth.com
Code: BUCK50 for HALF off your first order!
Clean up your recordings, sound like a pro, and support the Counterflow Podcast!
Full Ad Read BEFORE processing: youtu.be/F4ljjtR5QfA
Full Ad Read AFTER processing: youtu.be/J6trRTgmpw
Please consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/counterflow
Visit my website: counterflowpodcast.com
Audio Production by Podsworth Media: podsworth.com
Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
The Counterflow Podcast is a weekly show featuring discussions and interviews with people who are outside of and critical toward mainstream liberal and conservative politics. Counterflow challenges the conventional right/left binary and is concerned with the more important distinction of free vs unfree. The show will feature thinkers from all backgrounds, who do not fit into the narrow framework of fashionable opinion. The show will address cultural and lifestyle issues as well as philosophy and politics. Host Buck Johnson (formerly of The Death To Tyrants Podcast) is a musician and firefighter and has always had an interest and drive to go one way while everyone else runs the other direction.
