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Episode 128: MAGA's Meaning, Epstein's Secrets, China 2.0, and the Morality of Legal Fees
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Jul 23, 2025 |
Episode 127: Unsolved Crimes, Undocumented Workers, and Unchecked Power: Where Do We Draw the Line?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
Episode 126: Unpacking Propaganda, Power, and Protest
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Jul 09, 2025 |
Episode 125: Hyperinflation Fears, Job Market Realities, Iran's Nuclear Claims, and Synthetic DNA Ethics
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Jul 02, 2025 |
Episode 124: Is America Headed for Civil War? Decoding Political Toxicity, Voucher Waste, and Moral Authority in a Divided Nation.
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Jun 25, 2025 |
Episode 123: Military Presence, Digital Dating, Celebrity Faith, & Religious Freedom
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Jun 18, 2025 |
Episode 122: What Is America? Media Polarization, Gaza Coverage, and Whether Natural Laws Actually Exist
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Jun 11, 2025 |
Episode 121: Jail Escapes, Presidential Pardons, and the BYU Honor Code
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Jun 04, 2025 |
Episode 120: College, Culture, Calling Out Racism, and the Supreme Court
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May 28, 2025 |
Episode 119: AI Ethics, Biden's Presidency, and Refugee Politics: Where Morality Meets Democracy
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May 21, 2025 |
Episode 118: Self-Reliance, Racial Gap in Small Business Success, Ukraine's Mineral Deal, and Religious Expression in Academia
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May 14, 2025 |
Episode 117: Faith in a Fractured World: Misinformation, Politics & Divine Guidance Today
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May 07, 2025 |
Episode 116: White Collar Crime, Taxes, Trump's First 100 Days: A Provocative Discussion
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Apr 30, 2025 |
Episode 115: Biden Better on the Border than Trump, Mormon Views on the Pope, App Control, Lottery Wins, & Money Dysphoria
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Apr 23, 2025 |
Episode 114: Oligarchy, ProPublica's Prophecy, a Lost Deportee, and the IVF Parenthood Question
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Apr 16, 2025 |
Episode 113: Police Training Gaps, CBT for Crime Reduction, Trump's Tariffs, and Four Strains of LDS Thought
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Apr 09, 2025 |
Episode 112: Politics, College, and General Conference: A Lively Debate
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Apr 02, 2025 |
Episode 111: Beyond Divides: College Worth, Church Growth, Happiness, and Immigration
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Mar 26, 2025 |
Episode 110: Trump's Speech to Congress, Partisan Views of Foreign Countries, Suing Church Members, America's Christian Heritage
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Mar 19, 2025 |
Episode 109: Ukraine, DOGE, Lazy federal employees, Cloud hosting of explicit images, The latter day lens on racism
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Mar 12, 2025 |
Episode 108: Republicans and traditional gender roles, Disappointed Trump voters, Germany's move to the right, The abundance movement
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Mar 05, 2025 |
Episode 107: Immigration, COVID-19, Integrity, Post WWII International Order
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Feb 26, 2025 |
Episode 106: The Economy, Robocalls, Ranchers Rights, Promoting the Family
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Feb 19, 2025 |
Episode 105: Can Manufacturing be Saved, Andy Reid's Favorite Trilogy, Unequal Justice, Peace in Politics
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Feb 12, 2025 |
Episode 104: Implicit Racism, Transgender Ban, Deep Seek, Trump's First Week
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Feb 05, 2025 |
Episode 103: Same Sex Marriage in Thailand, Freeze on US Foreign Aid, Transgender Dorms, Germany's AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland)
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Jan 29, 2025 |
Episode 102: Seditious Conspiracy, Shari Franke, Dementia
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Jan 22, 2025 |
Episode 101: BYU Faculty Challenges, Partisan Optimism/Pessimism in 2025, A Felon in the White House
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Jan 15, 2025 |
Episode 100: Sam's final episode
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Jan 08, 2025 |
Episode 99: Special Guest Host, New Year’s Resolutions
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Jan 01, 2025 |
Episode 98: Does American Democracy Require Christianity? Defeating Drug Cartels, How to make big changes
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Dec 25, 2024 |
Episode 97: Lina Khan, NBA YoungBoy, SNL, Syria
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Dec 18, 2024 |
Episode 96: The US Senate vs Airline CEOs, The cost of healthcare in the US, Government vs Private Sector Efficiency, Guardrails for gambling
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Dec 11, 2024 |
Episode 95: Warning Labels, Biden pardons Biden, Abraham Lincoln and the Book of Mormon vs Gandhi and MLK Jr.
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Dec 04, 2024 |
Episode 94: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dominica and foreign aid, The Diploma Divide
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Nov 27, 2024 |
Episode 93: New Takes on the 2024 Election, Mormonism in canonized scripture
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Nov 18, 2024 |
Matt has fled the country. New episode next week
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Nov 15, 2024 |
Episode 92: Post-election, non-election episode.
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Nov 06, 2024 |
Episode 91: Election Special Trump vs Harris, Why vote?
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Oct 30, 2024 |
Episode 90: Wealth, Proud to be an American? Russian Propaganda and Freedom of the Press
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Oct 23, 2024 |
Episode 89: From Rockets to Feelings: SpaceX Success, Clean Energy Controversies, and the Evolution of Parenting
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Oct 16, 2024 |
Episode 88: Conference predictions, Trump trials, political debate, Middle East, abortion, young women, FOIA, public service, morality, political climate
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Oct 07, 2024 |
Episode 87: Predictions, predictions, predictions
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Oct 02, 2024 |
Episode 86: The Role of Prophecy in Our Lives
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Sep 25, 2024 |
Episode 85: Trump's friends and advisors, Housing prices, Debate talk, Healthcare solutions
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Sep 18, 2024 |
Episode 84: Religious pupils do better in school, Origin of religion, Raffle fundraisers, Hole-in-one insurance, Descriptive Representation and Kamala Harris
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Sep 11, 2024 |
Episode 83: Imagine Dragons, Protecting Voting Rights, Fatherhood, Being Kind on Social Media
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Sep 04, 2024 |
Episode 82: Twitter misinformation, BYU football predictions, RFK Jr and Censorship, Would President Benson be a Democrat today?
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Aug 28, 2024 |
Episode 81: The afterlife, bribes, tariffs, Romney 4 Prez, NASA & Boeing, Ranked choice voting
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Aug 21, 2024 |
Episode 80: Learning from the other side, The Pelosi Act, Venezuela, The White Horse Prophecy
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Aug 07, 2024 |
Episode 79: Are healthcare costs killing the American Dream? Was Vance the wrong VP pick? Should Gen Z lose themselves in public service? Biden's proposals to save the Supreme Court
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Jul 31, 2024 |
Episode 78: The Party Decides, Rating the presidential candidates, The Republican National Convention, The church builds affordable housing in Hawaii
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Jul 24, 2024 |
Episode 77: Trump Shooting, Republicans are socialists too, seeking riches, Bloomberg's $1 billion donation to medical schools
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Jul 17, 2024 |
Episode 76: Can you be LGBTQ and active LDS? God's hand in the presidential race, BofM witnesses, Border security and gun control
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Jul 10, 2024 |
Episode 75: Mormon Saints, Does God Bless the USA? Paris Hilton, Are pets human?
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Jul 03, 2024 |
Episode 74: Life coaching, Corporate hijacking, Surgeon General social media warning label
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Jun 26, 2024 |
Episode 73: Is it morally wrong to be rich? Is Matt a liberal, is Sam conservative? Trump's Tariff Proposal, Movie Pass, Movie Crash
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Jun 19, 2024 |
Episode 72: Social Media and Free Will, YouTube Religion Conference, Hunter Biden v. Donald Trump, Equality of Economic Outcomes
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Jun 12, 2024 |
Episode 71: RESPECT for elementary education, capitalism v meta-Marxism, Right wing reaction to Trump conviction, MLB reconciles racial injustice
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Jun 05, 2024 |
Episode 70: Trump v Biden in the polls, NCAA paying student athletes, #rawmilk, Will 2024 see the rise of global authoritarianism?
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May 29, 2024 |
Episode 69: Changes in church policy, Assuming the best about the political opposition, Biden legalizes marijuana, Military humanitarian assistance in Gaza
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May 22, 2024 |
Episode 68: The Greatest Hits!
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May 15, 2024 |
Episode 67: OpenAI copyright infringement, LDS culture intruding on doctrine, Employee engagement, Ranking prophets
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May 08, 2024 |
Episode 66: The Booming US Economy, Chad Daybell vs Donald Trump, Libertarians and the Law, Stricter laws against lying and stealing?
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May 01, 2024 |
Episode 65: Free speech at USC and Google, Michael Jordan wins at NASCAR, churchofjesuschrist.org, Owning and employing as a pathway to wealth and wellbeing
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Apr 24, 2024 |
Episode 64: Accountability for GC Predictions, Green Tea, The Family Proclamation: A political document?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
Episode 63: Hurry and listen before the Second Coming, Real Mormonism, Trans Awareness Day on Easter
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Apr 08, 2024 |
Episode 62: General Conference predictions, Elon Musk and freedom of speech, change to policy about undergarments? Oregon recriminalizes drugs, Racism in Idaho
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Apr 03, 2024 |
Episode 61: BYU Sunday Play, Religious Authority of Women in the Church, ISIS-K attack in Moscow, Should voters listen to people who work with candidates?
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Mar 27, 2024 |
Episode 60: History vs Religion, Tax subsidies for professional sports, Tesla/Mr. Beast/Government Programs, Taxation without representation?
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Mar 20, 2024 |
Episode 59: LDS Leaders Anti-Trump? Recall elections, Crisis in Public Education, CBD and Federalism
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Mar 06, 2024 |
Episode 58: Looking beyond the mark, Was Putin afraid of Navalny? Diversity of music at church, Celebrating Black History Month
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Mar 06, 2024 |
Episode 57: Abortion and Men, Texting Culture, Can spiritual rebirth cure mental illness? Should the poor pay fewer taxes?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
Episode 56: Expensive Drugs, Power to the Patients, Trump Civil Penalty, the National Association of Realtors
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Feb 21, 2024 |
Episode 55: Tucker Carlson v Putin, He Gets Us, Tipping Etiquette, Why are American's so dissatisfied?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
Episode 54: Swift/Superbowl/Vegas, Air Force One, Biden vs Trump, Conspiracy Theories and Truth in Advertising
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Feb 07, 2024 |
Episode 53: Ban smartphones in schools? DINKs, Bi-partisan border bill, Is it time for stricter marijuana regulation?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
Episode 52: Is it unrighteous to support Donald Trump? Backlash against new Church Communications Director, LDS Social Media Influencers, Decline in quality of life in the United States
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Jan 24, 2024 |
Episode 51: Archeology and the Book of Mormon, Changing families, changing social policies? Why does Matt hate Big Pharma?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
Episode 50: Gypsy Rose, Disney-world, The immigration crisis, Pharmaceuticals, Mandatory Military Service in the USA
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Jan 10, 2024 |
2023 Year in Review, Predictions for 2024
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Dec 31, 2023 |
Merry Christmas to all!
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Dec 24, 2023 |
December 20, 2023; The Fall of Giuliani & the Fall of the GOP, Abortion in Texas, The Invisible Hand, Bureaucrats vs Billionaires
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Dec 20, 2023 |
December 13, 2023; Is the World Safer than Ever? Does the FBI deserve our respect? Anti-Semitism on College Campuses, Policy vs Doctrine part II
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Dec 13, 2023 |
December 6, 2023; Newsom-DeSantis Debate, Truth in Media, Musk Loses Twitter Advertisers, Mark Cuban and Gambling in Texas, Doctrine vs Policy in the Church
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Dec 06, 2023 |
November 29, 2023; Third Party Candidates, Cancel Culture, Middle-way Church Members, What Entertainment is Inappropriate?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
November 22, 2023; Surprising trends in youth church activity, Biden's handling of the Israel conflict, Does the Holy Ghost tell us what to do?, Romney's impeachment vote
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Nov 22, 2023 |
November 15, 2023; Censure of Rep. Tlaib, Performative politics, Implanting neuralink to create cyborgs, Ballard and Romney
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Nov 15, 2023 |
November 8 2023; Inheritance Tax? Government waste, Gen Z anxiety, Is Nvidia President Jensen Huang right about entrepreneurship? Peace vs Violence as a solution to conflict.
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Nov 08, 2023 |
November 1 2023; Is marriage the solution to poverty? Young people want more platonic relationships and less sex on TV, The American Dream, Is the US more vulnerable to attacks from our enemies?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
October 25, 2023: Is the US a meritocracy? Killers of the Flower Moon, The Two-Parent Privilege, The path to communism/authoritarianism
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Oct 25, 2023 |
October 18, 2023: Justice for Trump?, Ban Tik Tok?, Is ethnicity a social construct?, Alcohol in the St. George Temple, Adam Smith vs President Nelson
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Oct 18, 2023 |
October 11, 2023: Salvation vs Exaltation, Democrats and job growth, Parents behaving badly at youth sports, What are the appropriate limits on free speech?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
October 4 2023: Hollywood morality, 2nd Amendment, Who sings hymns?, Government Shutdowns, Liquor sales in Utah cities, President Oaks
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Oct 04, 2023 |
September 27, 2023: Are Muslims Christian? Dallas Mayor switching parties, Moral implications of AI, LDS.org website, General Conference predictions
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Sep 27, 2023 |
September 20, 2023: What to do when famous people behave badly, President Ballard rebukes OUR founder, Annotated Book of Mormon, Leadership principles from Airbnb
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Sep 20, 2023 |
September 13, 2023: Healthcare a right or a privilege, College rankings, Joseph Smith papers, Cheating in high school athletics.
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Sep 13, 2023 |
September 6, 2023: Inequality and the collapse of civilization, Mormon's coopting the cross, Should Trump stand trial, New Covid shutdowns, What happened to the Republican Party?
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Sep 06, 2023 |
August 30 2023: Prigozhin, CES Honor Code, Trauma in the church, GOP Presidential Debate, The value of leadership
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Aug 30, 2023 |
Russia and Ukraine Part III: Russian Monuments replaced, Navalny and democracy in Russia, Wagner Group in Africa
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Aug 23, 2023 |
August 16, 2023: Grassroots activism, FBI kills Utah man, Confronting #exmormon, Election reform
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Aug 16, 2023 |
August 9, 2023: Church growth, business principles and church callings, Hitler, Delusional disorder vs revelation
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Aug 09, 2023 |
August 2, 2023: UFOs, Recycling Fraud in Arizona, The Sound of Freedom, How Can We Simplify Our Lives?
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Aug 02, 2023 |
July 26, 2023: Try that in a Small Town, Suicide in Rural America, True Crime, Do we have a moral obligation to be informed?
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Jul 26, 2023 |
July 19, 2023: In which we discuss questions from listeners. Lots of fun stuff in this episode.
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Jul 19, 2023 |
July 12, 2023: Cocaine at the White House, Lindsay Graham flip-flopper, Surprisingly Strong US Economy, Proper role of the US Supreme Court
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Jul 12, 2023 |
July 5, 2023; Porn in Utah, Ecstasy, Mental Health, and the Word of Wisdom, Are Unions Good for Society?
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Jul 05, 2023 |
June 28, 2023: The Bible is Back! Hunter Biden vs Donald Trump, Stem-Cell Chicken? How to find the truth
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Jun 28, 2023 |
June 21, 2023: Lifestyles of the Super rich, Conservation leases on BLM Land, UNESCO, Legalize voting for non-citizens
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Jun 21, 2023 |
June 14, 2023: Mass Shootings, Russian War Crimes, Politics in Church, How Best to Follow the Prophet
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Jun 14, 2023 |
June 7, 2023: Liz Cheney, Pride Month, GOP Candidates, Activism Toward the Church
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Jun 07, 2023 |
May 31, 2023: Racial Inequality, Corporate Activism, Prisoner Swaps, Insider Trading in Congress, Electric Vehicles
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May 31, 2023 |
May 24th, 2023: Crime, Reparations, Punishing former presidents, China and the debt ceiling
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May 24, 2023 |
May 17, 2023: Local Control of Schools, George Santos, Title 42, Immigration
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May 17, 2023 |
May 10, 2023: Media Bias, Seditious Conspiracy Conviction, Young LDS Liberals, 8th Graders Abysmal Knowledge of History and Civics
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May 10, 2023 |
May 3, 2023: Bank Regulations, GOP 2024 Presidential Candidates, Political News Media Landscape, What Obligations Do News Outlets Have?
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May 03, 2023 |
Russia and Ukraine Part II
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Apr 26, 2023 |
April 19, 2023: US Exceptionalism, Jack Teixeira, Clarence Thomas, Should the Government Pay off Individual Debts?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
April 12, 2023: NASA, Trump Indictment, Abortion, Unequal Justice in the United States
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Apr 12, 2023 |
April 5, 2023: Life in Utah, Impact of Mission Presidents and their wives, General Conference,
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Apr 05, 2023 |
March 29, 2023: Origin Story
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Mar 29, 2023 |
March 22, 2023; Bank Failures, Losing with Grace, Arctic Drilling, Imperfect People as Prophets
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Mar 22, 2023 |
March 15, 2023: Proper Role of Government, Government Regulation of Tech, Mexican Drug Cartels, Government Assistance to the Poor
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Mar 15, 2023 |
March 8, 2023: Child Labor, Dogs, CPAC/TPAC, Undocumented Immigrants
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Mar 08, 2023 |
Feb. 1, 2023: School Choice, Section 230, Transgender Laws, Proper Role of Government
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Mar 05, 2023 |
March 1, 2023: Las Vegas, Abortion, Too Old for Elected Office?, Ensign Peak/SEC Settlement, Mass Shootings
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Mar 04, 2023 |
Feb. 15, 2023: Utah Ponzi Schemes, NBA YoungBoy, Biden State of the Union, Битва за Бахмут
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Mar 04, 2023 |
Feb. 8, 2023: COVID is over, Mr. Beast cured blindness, Bad Mormon, BYU tenure changes
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Mar 04, 2023 |
Russia and Ukraine Part I
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Mar 01, 2023 |
Welcome To The Latter Day Lens
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Feb 27, 2023 |