Ep. 131 - The New New Testament ft. David Bentley Hart
Happy Easter! To celebrate, Michael sits down with American Orthodox theologian and scholar David Bentley Hart to discuss his new translation of the New Testament. Then, after all that Good News, a bunch of politically bad news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Apr 201846min
Ep. 130 - ‘Roseanne’ Is The Silent Majority
The smash-hit return of Roseanne to television, which blew away ratings expectations this week, is great news for Donald Trump and the most important political opinion poll in years. We will analyze what Roseanne’s return means for Trump, “nostalgia TV,” and the American people. Then, the Mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Mar 201845min
Ep. 129 - Are Race Relations Getting Worse Under Trump? ft. Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson
Are race relations getting better or worse under Donald Trump? The inimitable Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson joins to discuss race and sex in the Trump Era: all 56 genders and every race, from white to black to orange. Then, a word on Cambridge Analytica and the media blackout of Trump’s possibly denuclearizing North Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Mar 201845min
Ep. 128 - Don’t Bring A Knife To Leftists’ Gun Fight
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has called for the repeal of the Second Amendment, and conservatives keep defending their Second Amendment rights on the Left’s terms. But even a cursory review of the numbers show America does not have a gun problem. Then, on this day in history in 1973, Marlon Brando ruins Hollywood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Mar 201843min
Ep. 127 - Is It Time To Turn On Trump? ft. Howie Carr
A $1.3 billion omnibus budget that preserves and expands Obama era initiatives has conservatives wondering: with Republicans like this, who needs Democrats? Is it time to turn on Trump? We analyze the budget and the state of conservative policy alongside Howie Carr, author of “What Really Happened: How Donald J. Trump Saved America From Hillary Clinton.” Then, three cheers for John Bolton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Mar 201836min
Ep. 126 - Fighting The Religion Of Peace ft. Brigitte Gabriel
From the Umayyad invasion of Tours in 732 through the ISIS bombing of Paris just a few years ago, the West has faced a lot of violence from the Religion of Peace. We’re joined today by Brigitte Gabriel, author of “They Must Be Stopped: Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It.” She discuss her firsthand account growing up in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War and the devastation that religious ideology has wrought on her own life and those of her family and friends. Then, the Mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Mar 201843min
Ep. 125 - No Evidence Austin Bomber Was A Terrorist
Lefties, desperate to point to a non-Muslim terrorist, are calling the Austin bomber a terrorist. But there's no evidence he was one. We discuss why and why the distinction matters. Then, Frank Furedi, author of “Populism and the European Culture Wars: The Conflict of Values Between Hungary and the EU,” joins the show to discuss another terribly abused “ism,” populism and what it means for the democracies of the West. Finally, some news, and one of the great poems ever written, by Rudyard Kipling, on “World Poetry Day.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Mar 201836min
Ep. 124 - The Atheist Delusion ft. Anthony DeStefano
An atheist, a vegan, and a CrossFitter walk into a bar. I only know that because they told everyone within two minutes. Bestselling author Anthony DeStefano joins to discuss his latest, “Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God.” Then, why people are killing themselves on International Day of Happiness, Facebook is in trouble because conservatives used it better than Democrats, and Google is trying to shut down right-leaning news sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Mar 201836min
