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Podcast #535, Religion: On Superbeings and Dogma

In our Religion Block we talk about the propriety of the Christian waiting for a “Superbeing” to save him, and apply Bonhoeffer’s “Religionless Christianity” to this issue. We then hear from a caller asking for…

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Podcast #534, Politics: Voting Rights and the “Big Beautiful Tax Bill�...

In this week’s Politics Block we take a call from a listener asking about the Save Act and what, if any, restrictions should be placed on potential voters’ rights. We then discuss Trump’s “Big Beautiful…

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Podcast #533, Culture: Is Artificial Intelligence Replacing Intelligence...

In this week’s Culture Block we hear from a listener expressing some doubts about the legitimacy of Deadbots, which springboards into a conversation regarding just how helpful AI really is. We discuss the potentially dangerous…

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Podcast #532, Religion: Religious Ghettos and Sharia Law

In our Religion Block we hear from Pastor Jack Hibbs about how horrible it is for Muslims to create their own cultural and religious ghettos (even though when Christians and Jews do it it’s perfectly…

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Podcast #531, Politics: Liberals Eating their Own

In this week’s Politics Block we engage with Bill Maher’s latest “New Rule” on the topic of liberals insisting on purity tests to judge how enlightened and woke their fellow Democrats are. We also apply…

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Podcast #530, Culture: Deadbots and Living Humans

In this week’s Culture Block we discuss the latest AI marvel: “Deadbots,” which enable grieving people to continue “talking” with their deceased loved ones. We weigh in on whether this is a good or bad…

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Podcast #529, Religion: The American Pope

In our Religion Block we talk about Bishop Robert Prevost’s election to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV, addressing the question of to what degree, if any, the conservative trajectory among American Catholics informed or…

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Podcast #528, Politics: Health Care and the President’s Personality

In this week’s Politics Block we share some firsthand experience of how broken our health care system is in this country, and then we hear from a listener with some push-back against our coverage of…

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Podcast #527, Culture: 5 Most Impactful Albums, Part 2

In this week’s Culture Block we continue our discussion about the five albums that have had the greatest personal impact on our lives, albums that we have listened to from start to finish more often…

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Podcast #526, Religion: Suspicion of (Catholic) Empire and the “Meanin...

In our Religion Block we address a question from a patron about balancing an admiration of the Catholic Church with a healthy and Exilic suspicion of Empire. We then launch into another segment of “Pastor…

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