Best Rachel Adkins Podcasts (2024)

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Sports Gambling is a Bad Bet for Minnesota 10:40

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Jason Adkins, Executive Director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, joins Real Presence Radio to discuss the Minnesota Child Tax Credit and the tax relief it provides to so many Minnesotan families. He also provides an update on harms of sports gambling. Listen to MCC weekly on Real Presence Radio from now through May. Subscribe to our YouTube b…

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It's Not All Doom and Gloom, but Your Catholic Advocacy is Needed! 10:31

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Jason Adkins, Executive Director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, joins Real Presence Radio to provide an update on the efforts to restore religious protections in the Minnesota Human Rights Act, and he shares an update on the status of the physician-assisted suicide bill.Listen to MCC weekly on Real Presence Radio from now through May. Subscr…

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Maggee Hangge on Real Presence Radio 2/20/24 10:41

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Maggee Hangge joins Real Presence Radio for a weekly update on the Minnesota Legislative Session, discussing proposed laws and how Catholics can engage in faithful citizenship.By Minnesota Catholic Conference

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Jason Adkins on Real Presence Radio 2/14/24 9:18

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Jason Adkins joins Real Presence Radio for a weekly update on the Minnesota Legislative Session, discussing proposed laws and how Catholics can engage in faithful citizenship.By Minnesota Catholic Conference

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Rachel Moriarty & Jared Spears on a new economics - welcoming the future and building for it 30:00

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In today's episode, we talk with Rachel Moriarty and Jared Spears from the Schumacher Center to discuss a new economics - welcoming the future and building for it.By Minnesota Catholic Conference

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AJ Adkins-Jackson, PhD on music as 'home', Dr. Dre, boxing, and comic sans 40:19

2+ y ago40:19

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Season 2 finale ends with a bang! Paris "AJ" Adkins-Jackson, PhD is a multidisciplinary health equity researcher and Assistant Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University. She tells me how her career path moved from anthropology to studying impact of structural determinants of health on historically…

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R. Khari Brown and Ronald Brown on Social Justice in the Church 30:00

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In today’s episode we’re talking with R. Khari Brown and Ronald Brown on what Americans hear about social justice at church - and what do they do about it.By Minnesota Catholic Conference

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Beth Linas, PhD on life outside of academia and ranking chain restaurants 30:55

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Fausto Bustos, PhD, on life crossing the southern border and loving prunes 38:46

2+ y ago38:46

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You will surely love today's episode with Fausto Bustos, PhD. Fausto is an infectious disease epidemiologist and an ORISE Data Science Fellow at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, where he provides data analytic expertise, computational and statistical assistance, and substantive scientific knowledge to advance their researc…

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Rev. Dr. John Senior on the Calling to Public Service 30:00

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In this week's episode, we're speaking with Reverent Dr. John Senior the Director of the Art of Ministry, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Leadership, and Director of the Collaborative for Religious Leadership at Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity.We are speaking with Dr. Senior about his book, "A theology of Politic…

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Rachel Hardeman, PhD on dismantling structural racism and advice for penguins 35:24

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Rachel Hardeman, PhD is nothing short of a powerhouse. She is a reproductive health equity researcher, scholar, teacher, writer, speaker, and activist. Rachel is Associate Professor and the first Blue Cross Endowed Professor of Health and Racial Equity. Division of Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Her res…

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Dr. Glenn Hubbard on the Walls and Bridges in a Dynamic Economy 30:00

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This week we're talking with, Dr. Glenn Hubbard a professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School. He about his book, “The Bridge and The Wall” which just became available on January 25th.He argues in the book in favor of economic policies based on building bridges of preparation and adaptation rather than walls of protection and exc…

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Steve Mooney, PhD on being a cis dude in therapy, divorcing, and online dating 36:06

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Steve Mooney, PhD, is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health. He and I have been friends since 2017, and we met because we were both in the very early stages of our divorces. On the show, we talk about how our divorce has changed our feelings about our family structure. He tells me what it's l…

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Jason Bedrick on the Rhetoric of School Choice Opponents & The Benefits of School Choice Programs 30:00

2+ y ago30:00

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This week we speak with Jason Bedrick, Director of Policy at EdChoice a non-profit committed to understanding and pursuing a K–12 education system that empowers every family to choose the schooling environment that fits their children’s needs best. We're speaking with him about a recent report he authored, "Who's afraid of school choice?" It examin…

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Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie on Dobbs & the Science of the Unborn Child 30:00

2+ y ago30:00

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In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie of The Catholic Association about the brief she submitted in the Supreme Court Case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, what the science of the unborn child tells us, and how this should impact our laws.This week's action item:Pray for your elected officials. Visit MNCatholic.…

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Maria Glymour, PhD on the path to finding her career and riding cows in Oklahoma 37:36

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Today, my chat with the amazing Maria Glymour, ScD, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California - San Francisco. Maria tells me about being lost after college and her winding road to epidemiology, growing up in rural Oklahoma, riding cows, the Beastie Boys, a dinner party with Jaws, and the 'flavor' red. I don't thin…

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Danielle Brown on Confronting Racism as a Task of Evangelization 30:00

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This week we are speaking with Danielle Brown. associate director of the USCCB's Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. We're examining the call to evangelize and the ways in which the Church's decisions are impacting those efforts for communities and individuals of color. We also examine how this ties in with efforts to combat the sin of racism, and we …

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Tamarra James-Todd, PhD on peer mentoring and joy riding in her dad's Mustang 33:53

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Tamarra James-Todd, PhD is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. She tells me about the motivations for her research interests in environmental reproductive justice, dedicating her diabetes research to her late father, the value of peer mentorship, joy riding with her dad in his Mustang in th…

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Dr. James Stoner on Vaccination, the Law, and the Common Good 30:00

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In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. James Stoner, a political science professor at Louisiana State University, about his recent article, "Vaccination, the Law, and the Common Good". We examine what historical Supreme Court rulings that have set precedent mean in today's landscape of vaccine mandates.In this week's action item we have details …

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Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews, MPH on Indigenous research and shark tank diving 34:01

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Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews is a rockstar PhD student in epidemiology at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health. She is a member of the Sachigo Lake First Nation, which is an Oji Cree First Nation band government in an area that colonizers now call Northwestern Ontario Canada. Chenoa is an indigenous health researcher…

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Dr. Ulrich Lehner on Thinking Better and Unlocking the Power of Reason 30:00

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This week we speak with Dr. Ulrich Lehner a professor in the Theology Department at the University of Notre Dame where he specializes in the history of Christianity about his book, "Think Better: Unlocking the Power of Reason." We delve into how people can begin to think better when society has become ever more divided and has seemingly lost the ab…

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Fr. Carter Griffin on Catholic Apologetics and Responding to the World's Tough Questions 30:00

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We're speaking about how to approach answering the world's tough questions on sensitive political issues through the lens of Catholic apologetics. We speak with Fr. Carter Griffin the rector of the St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, D.C. for his insights published in his new book "Cross-Examined: Catholic Responses to the World's Questions."T…

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Whitney Robinson, PhD on apologizing, male mentorship, and bad 90s fashion 32:16

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Today you hear from Whitney Robinson, PhD, social epidemiologist and all around brilliant, thoughtful, vulnerable woman. She is so well known in the public health community after her positions as a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Societies Scholar, assistant and then associate professor at UNC in the epidemiology department, and now as faculty epide…

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Dr. Daniel Di Salvo on The Trouble with Police Unions 30:00

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This week we're speaking with Dr. Daniel Di Salvo of the Manhattan Institute. He is also a professor of political science in the Colin Powell School at the City College of New York–CUNY.His scholarship focuses on American political parties, elections, labor unions, state government, and public policy. He holds a Ph.D. in politics from the Universit…

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Dr. Mary Hirschfeld on Aquinas and the Market: Toward a Humane Economy 30:00

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This week we're talking about the intersection of theology and the economy. We speak with, Dr. Mary Hirschfeld, a professor of economics and theology at Villanova University and Author of Aquinas and the Market: Toward a Humane Economy.This week's action item examines the meaning of Advent and how we can make use of this time to build relationships…

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Brandon Marshall, PhD on letting staff lead and 90 little Christmas houses 33:03

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If you know my guest today, you probably know what a rock star researcher is, but you may not know much of anything personal about him. Today, Brandon Marshall, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University, gives me a glimpse into his life: acting, snowboarding, home decorating, caring for 2 pugs, and stubbornly refusing to leave Ce…

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Dr. Kirk Doran & Brian Boyd on Theology & Economics and the Need for Pro-Productivity Reforms 30:00

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We have two guests on this week’s show. Dr. Kirk Doran an associate economics professor at Notre Dame and Brian Boyd a doctoral student at Notre Dame.We’ll be discussing how pro-productivity reforms to the labor market could create better wages, why it all matters from a theological standpoint, and what improving human flourishing amidst it all loo…

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Dr. John Cavadini on the Influences of Saints Francis & Augustine on Laudato Si' 30:00

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This week we’re joined by Dr. John Cavadini a theology professor at the University of Notre Dame to discuss his reflections on Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ and the influences of St. Francis and St. Augustine on that document.This week's action item: Join or start a small group using the Minnesota, Our Common Home resources to delve into the…

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Dana Bernson, MPH on government epi, grief, joy, and candy corn 36:46

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Today you'll hear from Dana Bernson, MPH, Epidemiologist and Director of Special Analytic Projects within the Office of Population Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. She tells me about her position in state government and what she finds so fulfilling about it. Dana also generously shares the story of her first husband's passin…

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Zena Hitz on the Goals of Education 30:00

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This week we're talking with, Zena Hitz, a tutor at St. John’s College and author of “Lost in Thought”. We’ll be talking about the state of education and get her thoughts on learning for the sake of learning.This week's action item: Continue to keep respect life issues at the forefront beyond October. Register for a Nov. 18th webinar discussing ass…

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Sameera Nayak, MA on antidepressants changing her life and being a rescue dog mom 32:32

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I am happy to present to you a delightful conversation I had with Sameera Nayak, MA, who is currently a doctoral student in Population Health in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research at Northeastern University. Sameera tells me about immigrating to the US from India at 18 for college and…

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Roland Thorpe, PhD on diversity, equity, and inclusion and being chocolate mousse 34:53

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Today, I got to enjoy an informative, hilarious, and illuminating conversation with the incomparable Roland Thorpe, Professor of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. And his newest position, which we talk about today, is as the Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity. Roland also discusses his lov…

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Ed Condon on the Role of Catholic Journalism & The Withdrawal from Afghanistan 30:00

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This week we speak with Ed Condon, Co-Founder, and Editor of The Pillar a Catholic news and analysis site. He reflects on the role of Catholic Journalism and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the failed nation-building attempt there.This week's action item: How you can get alerts about when your legislators are holding town hall meetings in …

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Jaimie Gradus, DSc on luck in grant funding and SER friendships 37:13

3y ago37:13

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Welcome to the premier of Season 2 of Shiny Epi People! I could not find a better way to start this new season than to chat with one of my epi besties Jaimie Gradus, DSc. Jaimie is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Public Health whose research focuses on psychiatric epidemiology. She has an impressive NIH grant portfolio, so we …

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R.J. Snell on the Totalizing of Politics and Practical Steps to Help End the Chaos 30:00

3y ago30:00

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This week we're joined by R.J. Snell, Editor-in-Chief of Public Discourse and Director of Academic Programs at the Witherspoon Institute to discuss his recent article, "Lost in the Chaos: The Danger of Total Politics" and his practical tips on how to help end political chaos.In our action item, we're discussing getting involved in local decision-ma…

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Updates from Hoda Abdel Magid! 34:00

3y ago34:00

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It is the final of the update episodes with guests from 2020! Today, you hear from the hilarious Hoda Abdel Magid. Hoda is currently in the second year of her postdoc. She tells me about resubmitting her K99-R00 application, hot yoga in a hijab, a setup date in Cairo that she didn't know was a setup, surfing, therapy (a fav topic of mine!), and mor…

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Patrick Brown on pro-family economics & what working-class parents really want 30:00

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This week we’re joined by Patrick Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He recently wrote a piece for The New York Times entitled, “Why Working-Class Parents Don’t Buy What D.C. Is Selling.” He'll discuss what pro-family economic policies should focus on and what working-class parents across the country are saying about current policy propo…

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Updates from Louisa Smith and Michelle Caunca! 35:31

3y ago35:31

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Summer is nearly over, but I have two more updates of these episodes to put out! So we are going to keep calling them summer episodes! Today, you hear from two recent graduates and rising stars you first heard from in 2020: Louisa Smith, PhD, and Michelle Caunca, MD, PhD. Since her episode aired, Louisa has defended her dissertation, accepted a pos…

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Dr. Joseph Capizzi On Human Ecology and the Challenges Posed by Big Tech and the Security State 30:00

3y ago30:00

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In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Joseph Capizzi, about human ecology. We dig into what that is and how things like big tech and the emerging security state are impacting it. Dr. Capizzi is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Ecology at Catholic University. In this week's action items, we examine what you can do to help promot…

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Updates from Bertha Hidalgo! 34:27

3y ago34:27

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I believe in summer through September! Here is a fourth summer bonus episode for your enjoyment! And I have a treat with the hilarious and sweet Bertha Hidalgo. Bertha was my guest back in 2020, and so many of you loved her episode then. Today's will not disappoint! Bertha and I talk about her appearance on Dancing with the Stars (local version!), …

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Updates from Matt Fox and Mya Roberson! 44:12

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It's early September, and I'm still going to call this a summer episode! Today, you'll hear updates from Matt Fox and Mya Roberson. If you haven't listened to their original episodes way back in 2020, go have a listen. Matt and I talk some more here on kindness (or lack thereof) on Twitter, deli meat sheets, and superheroes. Mya finished her disser…

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Updates from Leslie McClure, Hailey Banack, and Penny Gordon Larsen! 42:52

3y ago42:52

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Summer is ending, but my summer bonus episodes are not! Today, you get to hear 3 interviews which all appeared first on my Patreon as a thank you to my patrons (become one at www.patreon.com/shinyepipeople). Today, they are out for all to enjoy! You hear updates from Leslie McClure, Penny Gordon Larsen, and Hailey Banack. They all appeared on the s…

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Dr. Scott Hahn on the Necessity of Bringing Faith Into Public Life 30:00

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In today’s episode we’re talking about the debate over whether religion is simply a private matter or is it public and what the implications are for religious freedom and the future of civilization. In our mailbag segment we answer a question about caring for people at the end of life.And of course, we want to leave you with some practical tips on …

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Updates from Tim Sheahan! 30:36

3y ago30:36

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Hi everyone! Happy summer! I have been releasing update episodes this summer for supporters via my Patreon (www.patreon.com/shinyepipeople). I decided to publish this summer bonus episode for all listeners because it is poignant and timely. I caught up with coronavirus researcher Tim Sheahan, who recorded with me back in fall 2020, when the pandemi…

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Peter Mommsen on Ecumenism, the Bruderhof Community, and Plough Quarterly Magazine 30:00

3y ago30:00

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In today’s episode we’re talking about living in truth and working ecumenically.In our mailbag segment we answer a question about a ruling in a Texas court and what it means for DACA recipients here in Minnesota and across the country.And of course, we want to leave you with some practical tips on how you can start to put your faith into action. In…

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Teresa Collett on The Supreme Court & the Future of Abortion 30:00

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In today’s episode we’re delving further in depth on an abortion case out of Mississippi going before the U.S. Supreme Court, “Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization” and what it could mean for the unborn and their mothers across the nation and here in Minnesota. In our mailbag segment we answer a question about taxpayer funding of abortion.A…

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Emily Albrecht on Effectively Dialoguing about Abortion 30:00

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In today’s episode we’re talking about pro-life apologetics. How you can start to have real dialogue with people who believe women should have a right to abortion. In our mailbag segment, we answer a question about an upcoming supreme court case that could provide protections against abortion to the unborn as early as 15-weeks gestation.And of cour…

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Pater Edmund Waldstein on "The Lords of Nature" 30:00

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In today’s episode we’re talking about new medical technologies, such as gene editing, and the ability technology gives us to mold our bodies at will. We discuss the principles needed for discerning the use of such technologies.In our mailbag segment we answer a question about peacetime states of emergency and the role of government.And of course, …

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Dr. Carl Trueman Expounds on the Deeper Causes of the Sexual Revolution 30:00

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In today’s episode we’re talking about the rise in people thinking of themselves not in terms of our physical being but instead placing primary importance on their interior being. What impacts does it have on society if one’s thoughts and feelings define one’s humanity and can the Christians bring a more stable understanding?In our mailbag segment …

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Gregory Caridi on How to Correct Bishops Correctly 30:00

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In today’s episode we’re talking about the correct way to correct a bishop. Social media has enabled people to openly and widely air their grievances about Church hierarchy, but did you know that Canon Law actually gives us the principles of how to correct our Church leaders?In our mailbag segment, we answer a question about Church teaching and wha…

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