Best Heart Logic Art Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 104 - Would Your Church Make You Wait 12 Years to Take Communion if You Sinned?? 33:39

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Send us a text The forgotten disciplinary wisdom of the Council of Nicaea reveals a church that took sin, repentance, and restoration with profound seriousness. While modern Christians often focus solely on the Nicene Creed that emerged from this historic gathering, the 325 AD council actually established practical guidelines for maintaining spirit…

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The Siege! 22:57

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Episode Description: Max is unhappy that his new soccer Coach is making him play defense until – a surprise mission sends him and Molly into the middle of the Battle for Rhodes in 305 BCE! There, they encounter the colossal Helepolis Siege Tower, built to lay waste to defending armies. Armed only with Math, teamwork, and quick thinking, they must e…

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Ehud Olmert on Israel's Catastrophic War in Gaza 1:13:53

5d ago1:13:53

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It is impossible to overstate how hellish life in Gaza has been for the past 20 months. The death count is above 50,000 people — more than 15,000 of whom are children — and at least 1.9 million of Gaza’s 2.1 million people have been displaced over and over again. Starvation is rampant. Hospitals are either damaged or closed; there are only 2,000 re…

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The Doctrine of the Mean 中庸 1:11:27

10d ago1:11:27

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The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸, Pinyin: Zhōngyōng, Korean: 중용, Japanese: 中庸, Vietnamese: Trung Dung) is one of the Four Books (四書) of Confucianism. It consists of 33 chapters attributed to Zisi (子思), the only grandson of Confucius, with interspersed notes by Zhu Xi. Zhu Xi's master, Cheng Yi, says, "Being without inclination to either side i…

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Best Of: Salman Rushdie Is Not Who You Think He Is 1:00:24

10d ago1:00:24

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This is one of my favorite episodes of the show in recent memory. It’s a conversation with the author Salman Rushdie about the experience of losing control of your identity in the world. This happened to Rushdie in the most extreme way. But many of us know some milder version of this — and increasingly so in the age of social media. Rushdie’s story…

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Episode 103 - Beyond the Creed: Exploring Nicaea's Practical Wisdom for Church Life 35:56

11d ago35:56

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Send us a text The final deliberations of the Council of Nicaea reveal a fascinating dimension beyond the famous creed that defined Christ's divinity. While theological unity formed the cornerstone of the council, what happened after the creed was established shows how these early church leaders addressed practical matters with remarkable wisdom an…

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You Can’t Spell ‘POG’ Without ‘GO!’ 21:32

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Episode Description: Max and Molly must travel back in time to ancient Korea to take on a master of Baduk, a legendary game of strategy known today as “Go.” If they win they’ll secure a cryptic scroll containing a list of POG moles. But how do you beat a master at a game you’ve never even played before? Can our Problem Solvers use clever tactics, t…

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The Caregiver’s Spin Cycle: Lessons, Laughter, and Life with Alfredo Botello 1:07:04

13d ago1:07:04

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In this engaging episode, hosts Marianne Sciucco and Christy Byrne Yates are joined by fiction writer and caregiver,Alfredo Botello, and AlzAuthors’ acquisitions editor Ruth Stevens. Dive into a heartfelt and surprisingly humorous conversation as Alfredo discusses his novel, Spin Cycle, which explores the journey of a son caring for his mother with…

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The Emergent Trump Doctrine 1:04:18

13d ago1:04:18

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Trump has been making some foreign policy moves I didn’t entirely expect. He seems determined to get a nuclear deal with Iran. He’s been public about his disagreements with Benjamin Netanyahu. He called Vladimir Putin “crazy.” And he keeps talking about wanting his legacy to be that of a peacemaker. So what, at this point, can we say about Trump’s …

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Our Lives Are an Endless Series of 'And' 1:06:22

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This is a bit of a strange episode. It’s an attempt to explore the difficulty of everything we’re supposed to feel in a day. We’re in a time when to open the news is to expose yourself to horrors — ones that are a world away, others that are growing ever closer, or perhaps have already made landfall in our lives. And then many of us look up from ou…

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Episode 102 - The Divine Essence: Debates and Decisions at Nicaea 325 CE 48:50

18d ago48:50

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Send us a text The fundamental question that nearly split Christianity in the 4th century wasn't abstract theology—it was intensely personal: Who exactly is Jesus Christ? At the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, over 300 bishops gathered for an entire month to settle this question once and for all. We dive deep into the eyewitness accounts of this pivot…

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The Great Pyramid Scheme of Giza 21:56

18d ago21:56

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When Molly’s drumsticks mysteriously vanish, she and Max uncover a musical mystery leading them back to Ancient Egypt. Tasked with intercepting a secret message hidden in the Great Pyramid of Giza, they must use Math, musical scales and historical knowledge to crack an ancient code. But can they solve the puzzle before the Power-Hungry POGS get the…

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The Growing Scandal of $TRUMP 1:03:17

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Steve Bannon famously talked about using “muzzle velocity” as a strategy: doing so much so quickly that you overwhelm the ability of the media to cover it. I think what the Trump family is doing with crypto is muzzle velocity for corruption. What they’re doing isn’t necessarily illegal. It would be if these were official campaign donations; the sum…

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Trump’s Big Budget Bomb 1:05:27

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Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is the cruelest and most irresponsible piece of domestic legislation to be seriously proposed in my lifetime. When you think about this bill, you should think about risk. It would increase our risk of a fiscal crisis by adding a hefty sum to our nation’s debt, at a time when we’re alienating the countries that typicall…

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New School, New Frenemy, New Mission! 20:59

25d ago20:59

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Max and Molly arrive for the first day at their new school named after H.G. Wells—only to discover things may not be what they seem. A mysterious new classmate and a message from Aunt Murgatroyd kick off a new mission involving time travel and an undercover threat. Their assignment: travel back to 1842 to meet Ada Lovelace and stop a shadowy group …

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How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump 1:20:16

26d ago1:20:16

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This episode is about a seemingly simple question: Was there a Joe Biden cover-up? Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book argues there was. “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” details how Biden’s top advisers closed the circle around him and tried to conceal the extent of his decline. Bu…

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Exploring Family, Love, and Alzheimer’s Through Fiction with Author Marita Golden 59:28

27d ago59:28

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Welcome to a powerful episode of the AlzAuthors Podcast featuring acclaimed author Marita Golden and her novel, The Wide Circumference of Love, as part of the Aging & Amazing Book Club series. This engaging discussion dives into the storytelling craft, the nuances of family caregiving, and the realities of Alzheimer’s and dementia, especially in Af…

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Episode 101 - Hired Philosophers vs. Smelly Shepherds: The Surprising Heroes of Nicaea 39:50

27d ago39:50

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Send us a text On May 20th, 325 AD, a gathering began that would forever shape Christianity. The Council of Nicaea stands as perhaps the most consequential theological assembly in church history, and this episode takes you directly into the debates and confrontations that occurred 1,700 years ago today. Drawing from eyewitness accounts and historic…

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Is Trump Losing? A Debate 1:13:54

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Is Donald Trump eroding American democracy and consolidating power for himself? Or is he trying to do that and failing? Is this what sliding toward authoritarianism looks like? Or is this what a functioning democracy looks like? And how can you tell the difference? Two articles came out recently that offer very different perspectives on these quest…

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Episode 100 - Holy Shepherds and Philosophical Wolves: The Nicene Showdown 1:06:49

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Send us a text "God was not always a father. The Son is a creature and a work." These words from Arius shocked the Christian world and threatened to redefine the very heart of the faith. Would Christianity become a religion that worshipped a created being rather than the true and eternal God? Emperor Constantine, newly victorious and eager to stren…

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We're baaaack! New Season! Mo’ Problems! 20:28

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Max and Molly are graduating out of the First Level of Problem Solvers -- however the ceremony is interrupted when the lights go out. When the lights come back on —their gold Problem Solving medals are missing! From here, a riddle leads them to ancient inventions, hotel kitchens, and scientific methods to unmask a Mole (AKA a spy) and uncover a plo…

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M.A.T.H. SEASON TWO - Coming Soon! 0:52

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The wait is over! The brand new season of Mysteries About True Histories is starting on Thursday 5/15! Max and Molly are back to use Math, History, Geography and Logic to take on a new, even more devious enemy -- THE POWER HUNGRY P.O.G.S.! Join Max and Molly on their time-traveling missions to stop the Power Hungry P.O.G.S from rewriting history! B…

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‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Education’ 1:08:25

1M ago1:08:25

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I honestly don’t know how I should be educating my kids. A.I. has raised a lot of questions for schools. Teachers have had to adapt to the most ingenious cheating technology ever devised. But for me, the deeper question is: What should schools be teaching at all? A.I. is going to make the future look very different. How do you prepare kids for a wo…

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Best Of: Margaret Atwood on American Myths and Authoritarianism 1:07:16

1M ago1:07:16

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A good rule of thumb is that whatever Margaret Atwood is worried about now, the rest of us will likely be worried about a decade from now. The rise of authoritarianism. A backlash against women’s social progress. Climate change leading to social unrest. Advertising permeating more and more of our lives. We originally released this episode back in M…

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Episode 99 - The Lion's Roar: Constantine's plea for Church unity 43:04

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Send us a text Have you ever wondered how the most important Christian creeds came to be? Behind the elegant theological formulations lie fascinating human stories of conflict, politics, and divine intervention. This episode brings to life Emperor Constantine's pivotal role in the theological disputes that led to the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE. We…

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Supporting Children Through a Grandparent’s Alzheimer’s Journey with Carol Steinberg 58:52

1M ago58:52

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In this episode we're sharing the highlights from our recent interview with Carol Steinberg, whose children’s book, Come Grandpa Meow, Let’s Fly, adds a much-needed resource for families navigating the challenges of Alzheimer’s and dementia. A Personal Story Sparked by Loss Carol’s journey began more than 25 years ago, during her own father’s strug…

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How a Red-District Democrat Is Navigating Trump 57:06

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Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is one of just 13 Democrats to represent a district that Donald Trump won. Her distinctive economic message, and a willingness to buck her own party, helped her win re-election. But now the reality of the Trump era is coming home. Gluesenkamp Perez faced raucous crowds at town halls in Washington State recentl…

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Trump vs. the Dollar 1:02:39

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The U.S. dollar is the lingua franca of the global financial system. The fact that so much of the world relies on our currency has long been understood as our exorbitant privilege — the reason we have so much leverage in the global economy and are able to borrow at lower interest rates. But the Trump administration has a much more complicated relat…

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Episode 98 - The Word that Made Christian History: Homoousios at Nicaea 325 AD 37:10

2M ago37:10

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Send us a text The 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea marks a watershed moment in Christian history that still shapes how believers understand God today. This episode tackles the fascinating philosophical and theological background of the Council's most crucial contribution: the declaration that Jesus Christ is "homoousios" (of the same su…

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Abundance and the Left 1:14:51

2M ago1:14:51

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“Abundance,” the book I co-wrote with Derek Thompson, hit bookstore shelves a little over a month ago, and the response has been beyond anything I could have imagined. And it’s generated a lot of interesting critiques, too, especially from the left. So I wanted to dedicate an episode to talking through some of them. My guests today are both on the …

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Ross Douthat on Trump, Mysticism and Psychedelics 1:35:29

2M ago1:35:29

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I have no earthly idea how to describe this conversation. It’s about religion and belief – at this moment in our politics, and in our lives more generally. My guest and I come from very different perspectives. Ross Douthat is a Catholic conservative, who wrote a book called “Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.” I’m a … Californian. But I thi…

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Episode 97 - What does God look like? How Augustine Wrestled with God's Appearance 43:48

2M ago43:48

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Send us a text What happens when philosophical training clashes with biblical revelation? In this profound exploration of Augustine's theological development, we unpack his fascinating struggle with the Bible's vivid descriptions of God's appearance and the heavenly throne room. Augustine's journey begins with his immersion in Neoplatonic thought, …

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The Very American Roots of Trumpism 1:13:46

2M ago1:13:46

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After last week’s episode, “The Emergency Is Here,” we got a lot of emails. And the most common reply was: You really think we’ll have midterm elections in 2026? Isn’t that naïve? I think we will have midterms. But one reason I think so many people are skeptical of that is they’re working with comparisons to other places: Mussolini’s Italy, Putin’s…

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The Emergency Is Here 1:12:20

2M ago1:12:20

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The president of the United States is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists: a prison built for disappearance, a prison where there is no education or remediation or recreation, a prison where the only way out, according to El Salvador’s justice minister, is in a coffin. The president says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans …

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Episode 96 - Rediscovering Augustine's Wiser Brother Navigius 36:25

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Send us a text Augustine of Hippo towers over Christian theology, yet our understanding deepens dramatically when we see him through the lens of family relationships. This exploration of Augustine's older brother Navigius challenges centuries of dismissive portrayals and reveals a spiritually mature man whose wisdom often surpassed his more famous …

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When Dementia Tests the Bonds of Marriage with Debra Tann, Ed.D 59:20

2M ago59:20

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Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of dementia on marriages? If you’re seeking practical guidance and emotional resilience in this area, discover solutions to help you navigate this challenging journey in this replay of an enlightening Books & Chit Chat discussion with Debra Tann, Ed.D. In this episode, you will be able to: Un…

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Tom Friedman Thinks We’re Getting China Dangerously Wrong 1:08:12

2M ago1:08:12

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My colleague Tom Friedman thinks we’re screwed. That’s the first thing he told me when recounting his recent trip to China. It’s not just because of the trade war that President Trump is escalating right now. Friedman believes the whole Washington consensus on China — that the country is a hostile adversary — is dangerous and based on an outdated u…

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Trump’s Tariffs, Market Panic and What Comes Next 1:00:14

2M ago1:00:14

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After a week of market chaos, President Trump pulled back from the brink. But he didn’t pull that far back. He left a 10 percent tariff on most of the world and launched a trade war with China. It’s unclear what he will do after this 90-day pause or what countries need to do to satisfy him. But one thing that is very clear now is that our economy i…

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Episode 95 - Rediscovering Monica: Beyond Augustine's Shadow 33:19

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Send us a text Monica, Augustine's mother, has been historically eclipsed by her famous son, yet she stands as a theologian, philosopher, and the true founder of Augustinianism who shaped early Christian thought far beyond her role as Augustine's mother. • Monica wasn't exclusively focused on Augustine but cared deeply for all her children, once ex…

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Paul Krugman on the ‘Biggest Trade Shock in History’ 50:45

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The tariffs President Trump unveiled this week were both bigger than most people expected and a lot more confusing. These aren’t the flat tariffs he proposed during the campaign. And they aren’t reciprocal tariffs, as he claimed in his Rose Garden speech. So what is Trump actually doing here? I knew my former colleague Paul Krugman would have some …

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The Great Learning 大学 42:00

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The Great Learning (Traditional Chinese: 大學, Simplified: 大学, Pinyin: Dàxué, Korean: 대학, Japanese: 大学, Vietnamese: Đại Học) is one of the Four Books (Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects, Mencius) of Confucianism. The text consists of a short main text attributed to Confucius (孔子) and ten commentary chapters attributed to Zengzi (曾子) the d…

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Episode 94 - Holy Bath Houses and Invisible Wine: The Real Patrick Behind Augustine's Father 32:21

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Send us a text The story of Augustine's family has been distorted through centuries of scholarly misinterpretation. What happens when we strip away these layers of projection and examine what Augustine actually wrote about his father Patrick, his mother Monica, and his brother Navigius? Traditional portrayals depict Patrick as a villain - habituall…

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A Son's Journey: Love, Humor, and Learning to Let Go of Logic with David Bredbenner 1:29:02

3M ago1:29:02

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David Bredbenner, author of "Going Home: A Journey with Dementia," shares his profound experience caring for his mother through her journey with dementia. Before dementia, Betty Jane was a dynamo - a retired nurse turned successful artist who ran marathons well into her late 70s. The decline began subtly after a fall, but it was the passing of Davi…

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‘Our Kids Are the Least Flourishing Generation We Know Of’ 1:11:32

3M ago1:11:32

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There’s something of a policy revolution afoot: As of March, more than a dozen states — including California, Florida and Ohio — have passed bills or adopted policies that aim to limit cellphone usage at school. More are expected to follow. Jonathan Haidt is the leader of this particular insurgency. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring o…

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The Last 2 Months — and Next 2 Years — of U.S. Politics 37:21

3M ago37:21

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It’s our first subscriber-only “Ask Me Anything” of the year. The show’s executive producer, Claire Gordon, joins me to discuss your questions about the risk of a constitutional crisis and how Democrats, businesses and universities are responding to President Trump. Thank you to everyone who sent in questions. And if you aren’t a New York Times sub…

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Episode 93 - Augustine: Philosopher or Theologian? Unpacking the Complex Legacy 37:56

3M ago37:56

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Send us a text Welcome to a deep dive into the life and philosophy of Augustine of Hippo. We explore the substantial and debated aspects of Augustine's legacy—his influence on Western thought, the complexities of his identities, and the core themes that resonate today. - Analysis of Augustine's dual identity as a philosopher and theologian - Examin…

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What Is DOGE’s Real Goal? 1:11:09

3M ago1:11:09

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The so-called Department of Government Efficiency is great branding. Who could be against a more efficient government? But “efficiency” obfuscates what’s really happening here. Efficiency to what end? Elon Musk, President Trump and DOGE’s boosters have offered various objectives — cutting the deficit, eliminating fraud and abuse, creating a leaner …

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The Origins of Abundance 1:12:54

3M ago1:12:54

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To mark the release of our new book “Abundance,” my co-author Derek Thompson had me on his podcast, “Plain English,” to talk about it. We’re on book tour right now, so we’re doing a lot of talking about this book. But this conversation is different. It’s just Derek and me, and we get into the story of how the book came together, and all the people …

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Episode 92 - Sin, Power, and the Dangers of Moral Zeal 41:29

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Send us a text This episode dives deep into the cosmic implications of sin and righteousness, exploring how humanity's historical desire to define good and evil apart from Christ has led to significant moral confusion and consequences. We uncover the dangers of moral zeal and its capacity to breed destruction, all while emphasizing the vital need f…

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Lewy Body Dementia: A Complex Illness Unravels Deep Family Bonds with Susan Landeis 1:02:11

3M ago1:02:11

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Do you want to experience the healing power of family relationships and find hope and peace amidst the challenges of caregiving? In this episode we discuss a solution. Our special guest is Susan Landeis, author of "In Search of Rainbows: A Daughter’s Story of Loss, Hope and Redemption." Susan is an inspiring voice in the Alzheimer's and dementia ca…

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