The Bully Pulpit with Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel Four conservative Christian thought leaders pull no punches in this energetic weekly show, providing clear and candid commentary on politics and culture from a biblical standpoint. A Podcast of the Center for Renewing America
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"I'm Glad You Said That" is a weekly podcast/radio show featuring Jim Minnery, President of Alaska Family Council/Action. During these episodes, we'll talk about the things you're not supposed to talk about in polite company - religion and politics. We dive into both as they intersect issues like religious liberty, the sanctity of life, Biblical marriage and parental rights. Each show, Minnery interviews influencers across Alaska and across the nation to get listeners thinking on how to be s ...
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One Big Beautiful Bill with Eric Teetsel - President of Center for Renewing America
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45:16Congress passed a major piece of legislation on the evening of Wednesday, May 21—the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (HR1) was voted out of the US House of Representatives and moved on to the US Senate. Eric Teetsel, President of Center for Renewing America, joins AFC President Jim Minnery on today's episode of "I'm Glad You Said That" to unpack what t…
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How Christian is that Seminary or School ? My Chat with Dr. Andrew Walker
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44:01Can Christians know with certainty if a seminary or Christian college is adhering to fundamental tenets of the faith ? Have Christians entered into a new role politically where "preserving the moral architecture" is more important than elections ? Big questions that are related. I'll converse with Andrew Walker about these and other topics on "I'm …
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It’s time for Christians to be culture warriors, the impact of your vote, and how gay will June be?
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1:16:38Thanks for listening! Be sure to give us a rating and share with others. Stayed tuned for the Bully Pulpit live show at the 2025 SBC on June 9th at 4pm! For more updates follow us @bullypulpitpod on X and Instagram Have questions you want answered on the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/…
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Talking Chickens and Post-Christian Reality with John Daniel Davidson
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44:02John Daniel Davidson has a wonderfully grounded sense of what is most important. Climbing up the ladder of influence in the literary world on a national stage, he realized that "careerism" isn't what makes us tick as much as finding a place to till and produce and live off the fat of the land with your family. It was Thomas Jefferson who said "Agri…
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Media Bias and Its Impact on Politics, Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis, and Pope Leo the based
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1:16:58Thanks for listening! Be sure to give us a rating and share with others. Stayed tuned for the Bully Pulpit live show at the 2025 SBC on June 9th at 4pm! Stay tuned for more information and registration details. Have questions you want answered on the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/dean…
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Bob Bird and the Passing of Jorge Mario Bergolio
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43:30I love Bob Bird's intellect. I love his feistiness. I love his passion for his ancestry and his family. Have we had our disagreements through the years? Yep. But we're both quick to recognize that we have way more in common than not and we are cut from much the same mold. Speak up with passion about the things that matter. Place your feet firmly on…
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Breaking down the divide between the Republican and Democratic Party and where do Christians go from here?
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Bring back Alcatraz and TGIF, Memes for me but not for thee, and give us Alberta!
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1:04:04Thanks for listening! Be sure to give us a rating and share with others. Have questions you want answered on the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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Trump's first 100 days in office, the abortion pill, Amazon vs the White House, and More
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1:00:37Thanks for listening! Be sure to give us a rating and share with others. Have questions you want answered on the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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Republicans yesterday were able to uphold Governor Dunleavy's appropriate veto of HB69, the massive education funding increase passed by Democrat-led majorities in both Legislative chambers that included absolutely no measurable outcomes to ensure that public school students would benefit. Today, I have the pleasure of chatting with Senator Mike Sh…
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Easter Recap, Christianity Today, and the Walker/Teetsel showdown over a 90ft statue
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1:13:23Thanks for listening! Be sure to give us a rating and share with others. Have questions you want answered on the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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Jeff Landfield is a Unicorn - and he's good with that :-]
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43:43In a fun article in The Imaginative Conservative, that had me admiring C.S. Lewis more than I already did, we learn about how the Mere Christianity author emulated in his life what he wrote and spoke about so eloquently. From that article... "Lewis relished disagreement and debate. George Watson, who attended Lewis’s lectures at Oxford and later wo…
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Holy Week at the White House, Colorado redefines discrimination, and what’s next for BP?
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1:07:41Thanks for listening! Be sure to give us a rating and share with others. Have questions you want answered on the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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David Boyle has a lot to say about the Education of Alaskan Youth. Let's hear it !
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43:45David Boyle has spent as much time as anyone thinking about and writing on the issue of education in Alaska. As the former Executive Director of the Alaska Policy Forum, he and his wife, Linda, have a total of 45 years in the Air Force and have three children. We talk education today on the show and he has a lot of insight. I hope you can tune in. …
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Tom Stigelman is a Media Man on a Mission
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44:05You know his voice. He's been doing Christian radio forever. Now you get to meet the man behind the voice. Tom Stigelman with Christian Broadcasting Incorporated on the show today. Let's go. Support the show
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Tariff Tantrums, Malicious Compliance, and Stay in Your Lane?
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1:17:14Thanks for listening! Be sure to give us a rating and share with others. Have questions you want answered on the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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Is Third Way the way? / The New World of AI
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I get to chat with Scott Baker on today's show. Scott is the Chief Strategist for Cojency Strategic, a nationally recognized public relations agency dedicated to helping pro-life advocacy groups win critical campaigns for life. From their website - Through innovative, data-driven digital strategies, they amplify life-affirming messages, mobilize vo…
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No DOE, No Marriage, and Dean's Public School Stand
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Shout Your Abolition - Talking with a Never-Compromiser
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46:03According to Wikipedia (cool side note on their founder below), abolitionism is "the political movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world." So, an abortion abolitionist would be the political movement to end abortion and liberate unborn children around the world...right ? I'm on that team. Alaska Family Council has b…
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The battle on deportation, one judge Stops Trump, and who’s on the ticket in 2028?
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Dean trades the cave for Canada, 5 year anniversary of COVID, and answering listener questions
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Loren Leman - An Alaskan Icon in the House Tonight
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44:11My good friend Loren Leman is on the show today. Fisherman. Engineer. Christ-follower. Musician. Former Lt. Governor and Senator. Exemplary husband, father and grandfather. Loren and I will chew the fat on ranked choice voting, abortion and the horrific judicial selection process that has kept our Superior and Supreme Court in the hands of liberals…
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Healing from Abortion - A Gift We In The Pro Life Community Must Engage In
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43:33Although Rachel in Scripture did not have an abortion, we know she experienced deep pain on many levels. Click HERE for a wonderful summary of her story and how God worked through it to give her strength and hope in a future that is unblemished. The angst and loss Rachel had is applicable to all of us who make decisions counter to what God has in m…
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Vance/Zelensky Beef, Dems in the Wilderness, NYT Says We’ve Bottomed Out
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5 things the guys did last week, VP Vance's remarks on Christianity in society, and empathy with Joe Rigney
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1:07:05Leave a review for a chance to win a copy of Joe Rigney's book "The Sin of Empathy." Be sure to follow Joe and you can purchase his book here https://x.com/joe_rigney Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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March for Life Energy in the House Today !
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43:32Erin Getz, Senior Director of State Walks with the National March for Life, is on the show today. She is young and really enthusiastic about Alaska becoming the 16th state to host a March for Life. Alaska Family Council is privileged to do so with ProLife Alaska on Saturday, February 22nd in Anchorage. Support the show…
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Trump's Executive Order on IVF, Free Speech, and MEGA!
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Wheaton is Not Like Us, Answering Listener Questions, and the Return of Plastic Straws
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Senior Attorney at Alliance Defending Freedom on Protecting Children from Chemical & Surgical Abortions
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43:32A very short time ago, to think there would be an Executive Order from the United State President entitled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation", would be unfathomable. How times have changed. That we have to protect children from this but more to the point of my interview today, that we are now going all in to try and stop it…
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Trump Floods The Zone, USAID, King David on Amazon
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1:08:43Have questions for the pod? Email us: [email protected] Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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Pediatrician Calls Out "Sex Impersonation" Medical Malpractice on Show Today
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43:39Dr. Ashton-Lazaroae is a pediatrician who takes the issue of gender ideology and it's harms to children, families and communities very seriously. She was a panel speaker in October of last year at The Christian Post's seminar "Unmasking Gender Ideology" speaking on topics including: I'm super grateful to have her on "I'm Glad You Said That" today. …
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The American Airlines tragedy, where are Dean and Andrew, and more with Grant Newman
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Senator Shelley Hughes with the Senate Republican Caucus on the Show Today
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41:26My good friend Senator Shelley Hughes with the Alaska Senate Republican Caucus is on the show today. We discuss education funding, defined benefits, election legislation and more. It's always a pleasure chatting with such an engaged, thoughtful and Christ honoring woman. Hope you can tune in. Support the show…
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Entering the Golden Age with President Trump: Talking all things Inauguration Day
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The California Wildfires, Remembering President Carter, and America is SO back!
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Rep Sarah Vance Talks Sex Trafficking and Minors Accessing Porn Online
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43:29Sarah Vance, the Alaska House Representative from Homer, is on the show today talking sex trafficking and minors accessing porn online. Despite the Democrats in charge this session, she is pushing forward. Support the showBy Jim Minnery - Family Matters
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Tragedy in New Orleans, Greenland the 51st state, and Zuckerberg with Nathan Leamer
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1:20:56It was great having Nathan Leamer on the pod today. Be sure to give him a follow! https://x.com/nathanleamerdc Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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A Holiday Special with two pastors, an ethics professor, and a political operative!
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1:01:37Who has the best Christmas? The Mayor: Decor: Moravian Star Carol: Hark the Harold Angels Sing Movie: Home Alone 1 Wild Card: Any rendition of A Christmas Carol Andrew: Decor: Nativity Scene Carol: I heard the Bells on Christmas Day Movie: Kristmas with the Kranks Wild Card: Non-alcoholic vanilla egg nog Reed: Decor: Stocking hung on the mantle Car…
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The Drones / Madison Shooting / Teetsel, Trump and Lincoln
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Entering the Ambivalent World with Seth Troutt / Luigi the Vigilante vs. Morality
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1:22:47Read Seth Troutt's article here: https://t.co/PCbQ5W5wPm Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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My Tennessee Lawyer Friend talking About the SCOTUS Tennessee Trans Case
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43:46David Fowler has always been thinking outside of the box. As a former State Senator, choir director, author and my friend and colleague at Family Action Council of Tennessee, David has always challenged current dialogue and jurisprudence that ignores the fundamental definition of what it means to be human. Today, on "I'm Glad You Said That", I get …
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Pardon Me, Hunter Biden? / The Mayor's Return / What happens in Europe doesn't stay in Europe
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50:27Andrew’s Article - https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/the-suicidal-ends-of-secular-compassion/ Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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THANKSGIVING SPECIAL: Has Anyone Seen Dean / Appointments Disapointment / Tariffs
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1:05:53Andrew’s Article - wng.org/opinions/no-arrogance-no-cowardice-1732621567 Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetselBy Andrew Walker, Dean Inserra, Erik Reed, and Eric Teetsel
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How often have you felt like you defiled yourself ? I did again myself this morning with my wife. Said something that I wish I could put "back in the tube" but toothpaste, and words, don't work that way. Thankfully, my wife, and my God, offer forgiveness. But that is most attributed to the fact that I am in relationship with them. What about words …
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Moral Deportation Policy /Josh Howerton’s Viral Sermon / Get Married, Have Kids, Fight the SYSTEM
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1:20:49Listen To Josh’s Viral Sermon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SitsLDo6X_Y&ab_channel=LakepointeChurch (01:58) Josh Howerton Intro (4:48) Talking Politics in the Pulpit (19:33) The Lindy Effect and Institutions (23:50) First Trans Member of Congress (30:23) Josh’s Theory of Blue Sky and Woke Feminist Mobs (50:49) Andrew v. Teetsel on Gaetz and RFK…
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John Daniel Davidson - An Alaskan Sr. Editor for the Federalist on the Show Today
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42:42John Daniel Davidson is a senior editor at The Federalist. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere. Raised in the MatSu Valley, he graduated from Hillsdale College, spent time overseas and lived in Austin, Texas before retracing his family's journey back to the Great Land …
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Winners & Losers / Screaming, Crying, Perfect Storm on the Left / Making Appointments
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1:09:02(4:58) Challenge of Being a Believer in the Next Trump Era (8:02) Trump Appointments (18:31) The Liberation of Conservative Teenagers (30:52) Analysis of Election Result Data (45:23) The Price of Political Idolatry (1:01:14) Winners/Losers of The Election Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk h…
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The Pessimists were WRONG, Life on The Ballot, and What Comes Next
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43:24(0:01) Election Review (8:30) Mission Field to Secular Conservatives (23:50) Making Appointments and Dismantling the Administrative State (29:00) Life on the Ballot (36:03) What Caught My Eye Follow the squad: https://x.com/ErikReed https://x.com/deaninserra https://x.com/andrewtwalk https://x.com/EricTeetsel…
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Former AK Attorney General Michael Geraghty Discusses The Judicial Selection Process
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1:15:49I'm grateful to sit down with former Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty today to discuss the judicial selection and retention process in the Great Land. As Co-Chair for Alaskans for Fair Courts, Geraghty has spent a lot of time defending the current system of judges having to go through the Alaska Judicial Council, a quasi-Governmental agency…
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