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“Vergelt's Gott” is the name of the new podcast from cabaret artist Wolfgang Krebs and Rottenbuch pastor Josef Fegg.
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One is one of the most famous Bavarian cabaret artists, the other is a priest in Rottenbuch.
Sounds like an exciting mix?
It is, as Wolfgang Krebs and Josef Fegg prove in their new “happy Catholic” podcast “Vergelt's Gott”.
Rottenbuch – Josef Fegg never thought that he would one day become a podcaster.
When his friend Wolfgang Krebs approaches him with the idea, Rottenbuch's pastor initially reacts skeptically.
“I’m not a podcast listener and I didn’t even know that it was still popular,” says Fegg and laughs.
“But I was completely wrong.”
However, the cabaret artist doesn't have to persuade the priest for long.
Soon we're sitting together in the studio at the church radio station in Munich and making our first test recording.
“We then sent them around and the feedback was very positive,” says Fegg.
“It was clear that we would try it out.”
“Vergelt's Gott” is the title of the joint podcast, the first episode of which has just been released.
Krebs and Fegg have decided that he should be “happy-Catholic”.
30 minutes in the truest sense of the word, a conversation about God and the world, without a concept or big script, just “free from the liver,” says Fegg.
“We want to reach everyone who wants good, entertaining entertainment.”
The cabaret artist and the priest met at the Oktoberfest
To get started, the listener first learns in a humorous way how the cabaret artist and the priest met at the Oktoberfest in 2022.
In the famous chamber of the “Hofbräuzelt”, where Franz Josef Strauß once sat on the corner bench, Krebs initially didn’t really want to realize who he was looking at.
“You'll be the priest, you can't believe that yourself,” the cabaret artist remembers the sight of Fegg in short lederhosen.
An encounter that leaves its mark.
Both met again and again in the following months for discussions.
Krebs, who left the church 30 years ago, found his way back into the faith community through the exchange with Fegg and was welcomed back into the Catholic Church as part of the patronage festival in Rottenbuch last September.
“It was an uplifting feeling,” the cabaret artist looks back.
It's stories like these that are meant to make you think about the church and faith.
“We want to give the listeners something to think about,” says Fegg.
“It shouldn’t be a lecture, but a conversation between friends.”
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When you listen, it quickly becomes clear that two people who are on the same wavelength are talking.
The role of the funny cabaret artist is not reserved for Krebs and the role of the serious pastor for Fegg.
“We both have a good sense of humor, but also depth,” emphasizes the Rottenbuch native.
“We will therefore certainly swap the expected roles.”
When it comes to the topics for their podcast, both want to draw on their everyday lives, shed light on life on stage and at the altar, and also talk about their own career wrong turns.
In the future, the conversations could not only take place in the studio.
“I can well imagine us meeting at my church or in the garden,” says Fegg.
Inviting other people is also an idea.
“It should stay exciting.”
The podcast “Vergelt's Gott” by cabaret artist Wolfgang Krebs and Pastor Josef Fegg is available on all common streaming platforms and at www.muenchner-kirchenradio.de.
A new episode appears every two weeks.
By the way: Everything from the region is now also available in our regular Schongau newsletter.