Best Isaac Benjamin Podcasts (2024)

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#366 - The Presidency of John Adams: A Dialogue with Lindsay Chervinsky 1:26:51

29m ago1:26:51

1:26:51

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Lindsay Chervinsky about the presidency of John Adams. They provide an overview of Adams’s presidency, maintaining the cabinet, the XYZ affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, Fries Rebellion, replacing Pickering and McHenry, Election of 1800, legacy of Adams, and many more topics. Lindsay M. Chervinsky …

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Episode 158: Benjamin Schupmann - Democracy Despite Itself 1:13:50

12m ago1:13:50

1:13:50

A conversation with Benjamin Schupmann about his recent book, "Democracy Despite Itself: Liberal Constitutionalism and Militant Democracy" (Oxford UP).

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#365 - The Language Puzzle: A Dialogue with Steven Mithen 1:10:38

21m ago1:10:38

1:10:38

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Steven Mithen about the evolutionary history of language. They discuss the language puzzle, provide an overview of human evolution, importance of bipedalism, and fossil record gaps. They discuss different human species, how language works, origins and spread of different languages, and the physiol…

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DetoxPod 183 : Josh Gondelman (Writer/Comedian) Returns! 1:00:48

40m ago1:00:48

1:00:48

I first interviewed comedian and writer Josh Gondelman way back in Episode 39, a conversation that took place nearly four years ago. So we had a lot to catch up on. We talk about the world opening back up and how that’s had an effect on Josh’s career and personal life. I give a shout out to his substack newsletter, and what it feels like to give ad…

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Saint Mary the Model Of Holiness - Fr. Mark Hanna 20:52

4h ago20:52

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Fr. Mark gives the Vespers sermon on the eve of the feast of summary concerning St. Mary being the model of holiness.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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Inverted World Live Ep #15 - The Abominable Snowman And Astral Projection w/ Carter Banks 1:19:33

2h ago1:19:33

1:19:33

Inverted World Live dissects the strange, unexplained, and mysterious stories from guests and callers. The Inverted World is what you see once you begin to notice facets of reality that others refuse to see. This is the place of UFOs, interdimensional beings, demons, mind control, secret military technology, hauntings, and much more that operates i…

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#364 - The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement: A Dialogue with Benjamin Nathans 1:35:03

1h ago1:35:03

1:35:03

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Benjamin Nathans about the Soviet dissident movement. They discuss how he complied all of the narratives together, why the Soviet dissident movement matters and how the Soviet legal system was used. They discuss civil disobedience vs. civil obedience, Alexander Volpin, Sinyavsky-Daniel affair, and…

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The Virtue of the Salty Word - Fr. Isaac Mansour 29:48

5h ago29:48

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The Virtue of the Salty Word - Fr. Isaac Mansour by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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The Feast of Our Lord's Entry Into the Temple - Fr. Jacob Gendy 20:34

5h ago20:34

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Fr. Jacob gives the Vespers sermon concerning the Feast of our Lord's entry into the temple.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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عيد التجلي العظيم - أبونا مرقس حبيب 33:41

5h ago33:41

33:41

Fr. Morcos gives the Vespers sermon concerning the feast of Transfiguration.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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Episode 157: Isaac Nakhimovsky - The Holy Alliance 1:05:42

1h ago1:05:42

1:05:42

A conversation with Isaac Nakhimovsky about his recent book "The Holy Alliance: Liberalism and the Politics of Federation" (Princeton UP).

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طوبى للرحماء - أبونا مينا دميتري 26:03

4h ago26:03

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Fr. Mina gives the vespers sermon during Nahda concerning mercy.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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The Lord Is My Shepherd; Your Rod And Your Staff Comfort Me - Fr. John Rizkalla 17:51

4h ago17:51

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Fr. John gives the vespers sermon concerning these two verses from psalm 23.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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Inverted World Live Ep #14 - Occult Ritual Magic w/ Isaac Weishaupt 1:18:49

42m ago1:18:49

1:18:49

Inverted World Live dissects the strange, unexplained, and mysterious stories from guests and callers. The Inverted World is what you see once you begin to notice facets of reality that others refuse to see. This is the place of UFOs, interdimensional beings, demons, mind control, secret military technology, hauntings, and much more that operates i…

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#363 - Understanding Political Polling: A Dialogue with Brett Loyd 2:13:56

10d ago2:13:56

2:13:56

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Brett Loyd on political polling. They discuss what polls can and cannot tell us, sample size, random sampling, flex quotas, weighting variables, and sample characteristics. They talk about question order and wording on polling surveys, phone and online polling, internal vs. external polling and na…

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The 5-Pronged Weapon of King Jehoshaphat - H.G. Bishop Gregory 31:29

5h ago31:29

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His Grace Bishop Gregory gives the vespers sermon concerning the 5-pronged weapon of King Jehoshaphat.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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The Divine Love - Fr. Augustine Daoud 30:07

12d ago30:07

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Fr. Augustine gives the vespers sermon concerning the Divine Love.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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St. Mary's Endurance of Suffering - Dr. Hani Ashamalla 35:00

5h ago35:00

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Dr. Hani gives the vespers sermon concerning St. Mary's endurance of suffering.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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The Place of St. Mary in the Coptic Orthodox Faith - Fr. Benjamin Girgis 26:22

5h ago26:22

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Fr. Benjamin gives the Sunday sermon and gives an in-depth explanation of the place of St. Mary in the Coptic Orthodox Church.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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#362 - Liberalism and The Holy Alliance: A Dialogue with Isaac Nakhimovsky 1:46:17

44m ago1:46:17

1:46:17

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Isaac Nakhimovsky about the holy alliance. They discuss understanding current events through historical events, what is the holy alliance, “friend of mankind,” debates around the holy alliance, La Harpe and Czartoryski, Krug, Kant, and history of religion, league of nations, and the holy alliance …

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ثيؤطوكية الإثنين - أبونا بيشوي كامل غبريال 41:43

12h ago41:43

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ثيؤطوكية الإثنين - أبونا بيشوي كامل غبريال by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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Episode 156: Genevieve Rousseliere - Sharing Freedom 1:24:16

12d ago1:24:16

1:24:16

A conversation with Genevieve Rousseliere about her recent book, "Sharing Freedom: Republicanism and Exclusion in Revolutionary France" (Cambridge UP).

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DetoxPod 182: Jayson Greene (Journalist/Memoirist/Novelist) 1:21:33

2h ago1:21:33

1:21:33

In this episode, I’m chatting with Jayson Greene, a journalist and author based in Brooklyn, NY. Jayson is probably most-well known as a senior editor at the influential music site Pitchfork, and we kick off our conversation by discussing what got him into music journalism and writing in general. Jayson’s memoir, “Once More We Saw Stars” is a tragi…

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كيفية علاج الإحباطات - أبونا روفائيل عزمي 32:05

7h ago32:05

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كيفية علاج الإحباطات - أبونا روفائيل عزمي by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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Inverted World Live Ep #13 - The Age Of The Fear Ritual w/ Foundring 2:08:43

22h ago2:08:43

2:08:43

Inverted World Live dissects the strange, unexplained, and mysterious stories from guests and callers. The Inverted World is what you see once you begin to notice facets of reality that others refuse to see. This is the place of UFOs, interdimensional beings, demons, mind control, secret military technology, hauntings, and much more that operates i…

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#361 - Hawks and Doves: Elites on Foreign Policy: A Dialogue with Elizabeth Saunders 1:43:11

3d ago1:43:11

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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Elizabeth Saunders on elites dictating foreign policy. They discuss negative public opinion, the elites comprised of military, administration, and legislators, and the differences with hawks and doves. They talk about McNamara and LBJ in Vietnam, Truman, Korea, and Taiwan, and Bush in Afghanistan …

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Marriage - Fr. Michael Sorial 35:28

1d ago35:28

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Fr. Michael gives the vespers sermon on the sacrament of marriage, continuing our theme of the sacraments and the 7 minor feasts.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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The Spirituality of Praise - H.E. Metropolitan Thomas 28:22

13d ago28:22

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His Eminence Metropolitan Thomas gives the Vespers Sermon during St. Mary's fast concerning the spirituality of praise.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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The Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee - H.G. Bishop Basil 33:26

6d ago33:26

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His Grace Bishop Basil gives the sermon on the Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee, following in the theme of Nahda sermons this year, the 7 sacraments and the 7 minor feasts.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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سر الافخارستيا - أبونا أبرام جورجي 32:51

4d ago32:51

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Fr. Abraam gives the sermon on the sacrament of the Eucharist, following in the theme of Nahda sermons this year, the 7 sacraments and the 7 minor feasts.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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#360 - Why Animals Talk?: A Dialogue with Arik Kershenbaum 1:09:05

8d ago1:09:05

1:09:05

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Arik Kershenbaum about why and how animals communicate with each other. They discuss the differences between language and communication in animals, respectfully communicating with animals, and the six animals he studied for communication. They talk about howling in wolves, clicks in dolphins, comp…

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قيامة لعازر - أبونا كيرلس سعيد 8:43

9d ago8:43

8:43

قيامة لعازر - أبونا كيرلس سعيد by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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Remove the Stone - Fr. Mark Hanna 9:57

19d ago9:57

9:57

Fr. Mark gives the sermon on the story of Lazarus, focusing on the aspect of removing the stone.By Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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#359 - Alternative Economies: A Dialogue with Nick Romeo 1:35:17

13d ago1:35:17

1:35:17

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Nick Romeo on different and alternative economies. They talked about reimagining capitalism, improving economic pedagogy in academia, True Price, a living wage, and Job Guarantee program. They discuss the gig economy, purpose economy, scaling alternative economies, and many more topics. Nick Romeo…

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DetoxPod 181 : Isaac Knox (Comedian/Guinness Book Record Holder) 1:06:31

29d ago1:06:31

1:06:31

Hi Friends! In this episode, I interview Isaac Knox, a comedian and freestyle rapper (and Guinness world record holder!) Isaac shares his journey of becoming a freestyle rapper (because, do people dream about doing this as kids?) and his decision to move to New York. Isaac shares stories about intentionally living in his car for fairly lengthy peri…

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Episode 155: Samuel Bagg - The Dispersion of Power 1:20:11

30d ago1:20:11

1:20:11

A conversation with Samuel Bagg about his recent book "The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy" (Oxford UP).

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Inverted World Live Ep #12 - Escaping the Cult With No Name w/ Tami Pacheco 2:58:53

15d ago2:58:53

2:58:53

Inverted World Live dissects the strange, unexplained, and mysterious stories from guests and callers. The Inverted World is what you see once you begin to notice facets of reality that others refuse to see. This is the place of UFOs, interdimensional beings, demons, mind control, secret military technology, hauntings, and much more that operates i…

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#358 - Observing Evolutionary Change: A Dialogue with B. Rosemary Grant 1:02:12

15d ago1:02:12

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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with B. Rosemary Grant on her life and work on genetics and evolutionary change. They discuss an overview of her life and research, her childhood and being raised in England in WWII, her interest in genetics, and moving to Canada and meeting her husband. They discuss how she balanced raising a family a…

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Inverted World Live Ep #11 - Biden Drops Out After UFO Appears at Failed Trump Assassination w/ Tony Merkel 1:55:36

22d ago1:55:36

1:55:36

Inverted World Live dissects the strange, unexplained, and mysterious stories from guests and callers. The Inverted World is what you see once you begin to notice facets of reality that others refuse to see. This is the place of UFOs, interdimensional beings, demons, mind control, secret military technology, hauntings, and much more that operates i…

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#357 - A History of Nomads: A Dialogue of Anthony Sattin 1:41:35

22d ago1:41:35

1:41:35

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Anthony Sattin about the history of Nomads on our planet. They discuss humans as naturally nomadic, Göbekli Tepe, Çatalhöyük and early settlements, Uruk and the epic of Gilgamesh, and domestication of horses. They talk about the Persian empire, Scythian empire, and nomadic identity. They discuss t…

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Lambs Among Wolves - Fr. Benjamin Girgis 10:38

29d ago10:38

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Lambs Among Wolves - Fr. Benjamin Girgis by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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The Feeding Of The 5000 - Fr. Benjamin Girgis 10:56

29d ago10:56

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The Feeding Of The 5000 - Fr. Benjamin Girgis by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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A Call To Serve God - Fr. Mark Hanna 12:26

25d ago12:26

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A Call To Serve God - Fr. Mark Hanna by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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حياة البركة - ابونا مارك حنا 11:15

1M ago11:15

11:15

حياة البركة - ابونا مارك حنا by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJBy Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

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Episode 154: Aaron Alexander Zubia - The Political Thought of David Hume 1:12:41

27d ago1:12:41

1:12:41

A conversation with Aaron Alexander Zubia about his recent book, "The Political Thought of David Hume: the Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination" (Notre Dame Press).

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DetoxPod 180 : Bryan Dunn (Musician/Friend) 1:07:27

1M ago1:07:27

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Hi Friends! In this episode, I'm talking to my buddy Bryan Dunn . During our conversation, Bryan chats about his experiences growing up as a military brat (and the enhanced worldview that afforded him), and his fairly recent move from Brooklyn to upstate New York. He reflects on the social pressures and obligations of living in a big city, especial…

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Inverted World Live Ep #10 - The Assassination Attempt w/ Christina Urso | Inverted World Live 2:15:19

1M ago2:15:19

2:15:19

Inverted World Live dissects the strange, unexplained, and mysterious stories from guests and callers. The Inverted World is what you see once you begin to notice facets of reality that others refuse to see. This is the place of UFOs, interdimensional beings, demons, mind control, secret military technology, hauntings, and much more that operates i…

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#356 - Ending the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory: A Dialogue with Adam Forrest Kay 1:27:36

29d ago1:27:36

1:27:36

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Adam Forrest Kay about the history and current state of quantum mechanics. They discuss the current state of quantum mechanics, overview of modern physics, and the impact of Niels Bohr. They also talk about light and vision, double slit experiment, Fourier analysis, Schrödinger’s equation, Bell’s …

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Episode 153: Jeff Spinner-Halev - Respect and Loathing in American Democracy 1:03:16

2M ago1:03:16

1:03:16

A conversation with Jeff Spinner-Halev about his recent book, "Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality" (U of Chicago Press, co-authored with Elizabeth Theiss-Morse)

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#355 - Nomadic Empires of the Steppes: A Dialogue with Kenneth Harl 1:52:13

1M ago1:52:13

1:52:13

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Kenneth Harl about the various nomadic empires of the steppes. They discuss the origins of nomadic peoples, Tocharian texts, and why language is essential for understanding nomadic peoples. They talk about the Turkish language, nomadic spread over 35 centuries, the Steppe, and nomadic identity. Th…

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