The God Squad Pod
By Keith Giles, Matthew Distefano, Desimber Rose, Dillon Naber Cruz
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Apr 22, 2026
this is an amazing pod cast! Dillon and Desimber are such a joy!
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Let's talk US politics and culture from a progressive Christian perspective.
Author and former pastor Desimber Rose, along with progressive theologian and author Dillon Naber Cruz, are here to make you think - and laugh - about the madness that ensues when we mix faith and politics.
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#095: Breaking News. Broken Theology.
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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#094: What Is Progressive Christianity? with Rev. Dr. Mark Sandlin
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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SPOTLIGHT: LGBTQ+ In The Church (Special Episode with Matthew J. Distefano)
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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#093: Leaving MAGA: Faith, Identity & Finding the Way Back
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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#092: From the White House to the Octagon
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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#091: Who Gets to Preach? Patriarchy, Power & the Price of Silence
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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#090: Knocking at the Sky with Author Liz Charlotte Grant
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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#089: Faith, Flags, and False Gospels: Leigh Larson on Christian Nationalism
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May 29, 2026 |
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#088: Saints, Sinners, & Clickers with Author Matthew Distefano
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May 22, 2026 |
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#087: A Very Special Episode of “What In God’s Name?”
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May 15, 2026 |
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#086: Are we Great Again Yet?
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May 08, 2026 |
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#085: Baptized In Tear Gas - A Conversation with Author & Abolitionist Rev. Elle Dowd
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May 01, 2026 |
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#084: Quantum Faith: Expanding the Edges of Belief with Keith Giles, Mo Thomas, and Brandy Anderson
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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#083: Power, Prophecy, and Politics: Confronting Christian Nationalism with Dr. Matthew D. Taylor
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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#082: Rituals for the Rest of Us with Jeremy Steele
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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#081: Thoughts, Prayers, Politics, and Pink Slips
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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#080: Red Letters, Real Faith, and Radical Love with Shane Claiborne
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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#079: Repentance & Repair with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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#078: Foreign Policy According to Revelation with Matthew J. Distefano
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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#077: End Times Energy & Eternal Side-Eye with Special Guest Author Stuart Delony
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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#076: Reconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Your Mind with Dr. Kevin Young
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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#075: Render Unto Congress... an Actual Answer
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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#074: What We Preach vs. What We Practice
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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#073: Authority without Mercy
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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#072: Authority, AI, and the Absence of Mercy
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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071: Law and Order vs. Love Thy Neighbor
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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#070: Trump vs. Jesus with Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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#069: Celebrating Hanukkah with Rabbi Seth Goldstein of Temple Beth Hatfiloh
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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#068: Racism Towards Somalis, Sleepy Don, and a Poorly Written "Essay"
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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#067: Rep. Ismail "Izzy" Smith-Wade-El Interview
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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#066: The State of Democracy and the Epstein Emails
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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#065: Rereading Revelation with Guest Host Greg Carey
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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#064: The Fake Ceasefire and Government Shutdown
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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#063: No Kings Day and Outlandish Military Displays
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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#062: How Do We Stay Sane in Today's Political Climate?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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#061: Dystopian Military Speeches and Continued Civil Rights Violations
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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#060: The First Amendment Under Fire
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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#059: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Political Violence
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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#058: Process Theology with Bruce Epperly
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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#057: Provocative Content and Woke Walks with Kellie Snider
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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#056: Queer and Christian with Brandan Robertson
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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#055: Star Spangled Jesus with April Ajoy
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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#054: OK Superintendent, Vintage Porn, and More Hypocrisy from the Right
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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#053: Epstein, South Park, and Trump's Terrible Week
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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#052: Data Over Dogma with Historian and Scholar Dan McClellan
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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#051: Freedom in the USA
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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#050: The God Squad's One Year Anniversary
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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#049: Juneteenth, NAR, and the Freedom to Hate
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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#048: Trump and Co. vs. Los Angeles, Newsome, and California
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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#047: The Big Beautiful Breakup Between Big Babies Trump and Musk
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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#046: Oligarchs, Kleptocrats, and Billionaire Bozos
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May 30, 2025 |
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#045: "When the Saints Go Flying In" with Special Guest Joseph Yoo
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May 23, 2025 |
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#044: "Heretic" with Special Guest Catherine Nixey
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May 16, 2025 |
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#043: The Weaponization of Judaism against Women, Immigrants, and Democracy with Rabbi Seth Goldstein
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May 09, 2025 |
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#042: The First 100 Days of the Trump Regime
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May 04, 2025 |
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#041: Deconstruction and Biblical Misconceptions with Professor Scott Baker
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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#040: Doing the Hard Work of Justice with Dr. Angela Parker and Dr. Chris Davies
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#039: White Christian Nationalism with Angela Denker
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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#038: The Trump Tariff Tumble and Reading Romans Right with Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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#037: Lies, Lies, and More Lies from the Trump Regime
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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#036: Dismantling the Country One Executive Order at a Time
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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#035: Tariffs, Taxes, and Trump, Oh My! Featuring Dr. Angela Parker
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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#034: Oval Office Ambush, Gutting the Government, and a Trump-Sized Economic Crash
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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#033: The Trump Gaza Video, More Shenanigans, and Cruel Immigration Policies
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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#032: The Chaos Administration, Reckless Downsizing, and a little bit of Good News
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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#031: The Meaning of Elon, the Grift of Sean Feucht, and How to FAFO
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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#030: Paper Tigers & Paperbacks
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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#029: Trump's Week of Chaos, Federal Funding Shutdown & Reversal
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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#028: Bishop Budde, Musk's Salute, and the First Week of the Trump Administration
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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#027: Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, and the Coming of the Oligarchy
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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#026: California Fires, Stephen Wolfe, and a Misogynistic Ministry Fumble
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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#025: Terror Attacks, 2025, and More MAGA Lies
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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#024: Budget Crisis, Major Funding Cuts, and President Elon Musk
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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#023: Process Theology and Liberation Theology with Guest Mason Mennenga
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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#022: Christians Behaving Badly, Shifty Cabinet Picks, and French Revolution Style "Street Justice"
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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#021: The MAGA Administration, Matt Gaetz's Withdrawal, and Special Guest Herb Montomery
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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#020: MAGA Tears, Bonkers Cabinet Picks, and White Supremacy
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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#019: The Election of 2024
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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#018: Tony Hinchcliffe, Paula White, and Final Thoughts Before the Election
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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#017: Trump's Praise of Adolf Hitler, Pastor Donnie Swaggart, and Leonard Leo
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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#016: Trump's Cognitive Decline, Lou Engle, and the Media's Sane-Washing
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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#015: White Supremacy in America with Lisa Sharon Harper
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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#014: The VP Debate, Melania's Pro-Choice Promo Video, and a Certain Court Filing with John Fugelsang
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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#013: Outlandish Trump Quotes, Clay Higgins, and State-Sponsored Murder
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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SPOTLIGHT: Dillon Talks with Pennsylvania State Rep Ismail Smith Wade-El
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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#012: Megan Basham, Mark Robinson, and Hot Nicky
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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SPOTLIGHT: Dillon Talks to Activist Charlotte Clymer
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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#011: The Harris v. Trump Debate
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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#010: Another School Shooting, Eric Metaxas, and Code Switching
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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#009: The Arlington Cemetery, Ann Coulter, and the Cruelty of Fundamentalism
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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#008: Day Four of the Democratic National Convention
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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#007: Leaked Project 2025 Training Videos, NAR, and a Dose of Sane Christianity
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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#006: Tim Walz and the Meltdown of the Conservative Right
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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#005: Donald J. Trump v. Black Journalists, What Could Go Wrong?
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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SPOTLIGHT: Keith Talks to a Trump Supporter
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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#004: "Migrant Crime" and the Racism and Misogyny Toward Kamala Harris
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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#003: The Attempted Assassination, Kevin Roberts, and Creative Resistance
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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#002: Agenda 47, Pastor Mark Robinson, and the Continued Rise of the Religious Right
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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#001: Project 2025 and Oklahoma's Bible Curriculum
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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#000: Launching the God Squad with John Fugelsang
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Jun 28, 2024 |