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The Utterly Moderate Podcast is the official podcast of Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University. The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public. Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by ...
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Pinnacle Forum's podcast features interviews with our Partners and, occasionally, other guest speakers. Learn how to take your position of leadership to a higher purpose and deeper significance. Our speciality is in helping leaders to steward their influence in ways that honor Jesus Christ - which changes the cultures in which we live: family, personal, work, community, country, and globally. After all people are not just observing the amount of success we achieve, but they are watching how ...
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"The Poisoning" Is Here! (w/Jacob Mackey)
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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, the authors of the brand new book, The Poisoning of the American Mind, talk about the book and its implications for America. So what is their argument? A significant amount of research suggests that most people seek out news and information sources that mirror their worldviews, avoid ones that don’t,…
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Interview with Mike Durrett of Sunami, Hands of God, Condition One, and Lead Dream. Support the Show.By Forum of Passion
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Interview with Alex Cejas of Magnitude, Seed of Pain, Envision, Moment of Truth, and Jesus Piece. Support the Show.
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Celebrating America by Talking About George Washington (w/Denver Brunsman)
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We want to express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of Corey Comperatore. He was killed during the attempted assassination of former President Trump. According to NBC Philadelphia, Comperatore raised two daughters with his high school sweetheart and spent his final moments shielding his family that he loved so much from the gunf…
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Interview with Greg Falchetto of Hold My Own. Support the Show.By Forum of Passion
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Spotting Real Expertise & Examining Your Own Knowledge (w/Jacob Mackey)
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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, host Lawrence Eppard and Connors Institute co-director Jacob Mackey discuss techniques and shortcuts that you can use to spot real expertise in a world where people with expert credentials are sometimes frauds and where people without expert credentials are often very knowledgeable. They also discuss…
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Interview with K.K. of Torture. Support the Show.
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Interview with Tyler Mullen of Scarab, Gridiron, Crush Your Soul, and more. Support the Show.
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Misleading Claims in American Educational Curricula (w/Wilfred Reilly)
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Before we talk about this episode, we hope you didn’t miss the latest research from the Connors Institute on the gender pay gap. Check it out now! We talk quite a bit on this podcast about some of the things that many liberal and conservative Americans believe that just ain’t so. In fact, we just released a free online documentary about this titled…
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Interview with Russell Bussey of Magnitude. Support the Show.
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Space is Littered With Junk (w/Varoujan Gorjian)
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Before we talk about this week’s podcast episode, don’t forget to check out the Connors Institute’s new documentary, The Poisoning of the American Mind, an illuminating film about how conservatives and liberals in America regularly fall for misinformation and disinformation. On this week’s episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, we are joined by e…
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Interview with Che Figueroa of Flatspot Records. Support the Show.
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Interview with Connor Jones of Cash Only Records, Illusion, Star 67, and more. Support the Show.
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Saving the Social Sciences (w/Michael Jindra)
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We’ve talked a lot on the Utterly Moderate Podcast about how both liberals and conservatives in America are bombarded with misleading information on a regular basis. On the left, unfortunately, a lot of this bad info comes from an academic research community which is overwhelmingly liberal. A recent study found the least imbalanced discipline to be…
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This bonus episode features guest James Aloisio of Ends of Sanity, Overcome Fest, Unchained HQ and more. This episode is formatted similar to our monthly Patreon episode, if you enjoy this format join us at https://www.patreon.com/Forumofpassion to unlock years of episodes for only $2! Support the Show.…
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Interview with Mike Milewski of Bulldoze, Train of Thought, and Homicidal. Support the Show.
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How Should Non-Scientists Evaluate the "State of the Science"? (w/Dr. Sallie Baxendale)
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It is extremely hard for the average citizen to understand what the “state of the science” is on many issues. We can all type our queries about a particular topic into Google but, when we get the flood of results, most of us are not trained to be able to (a) understand the complicated statistical methodologies employed in many research studies, (b)…
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Interview with Vladimir "Vlad" Alexeev of Killing Pace, Downfall, and Regulate. Support the Show.
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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Jacob Mackey to discuss two big gender-related stories in the news. The first story is positive, and we have covered it in the Connors Newsletter—a big new research study shows that we have made great progress combatting sex discrimination in the labor market. This is great news! Then…
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Interview with Mike Score of All Out War. Support the Show.
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Is Ideology Hurting Science? (w/Lisa Selin Davis)
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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined again by Lisa Selin Davis, a writer who covers issues related to gender and gender affirming care. Davis joins the program to discuss a recent UnHerd article “Why did three journals reject my puberty-blocker study? Trans children deserve to know the facts,” written by Sallie Baxendale, a…
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Interview with Ross Hansen of Ingrown. Support the Show.
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Interview with Chad Green of Frozen Soul. Support the Show.By Forum of Passion
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American Colleges Under the Microscope (w/Jacob Mackey)
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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we discuss recent controversies at and concerns about colleges and universities in the United States—from highly publicized instances of campus unrest to a lack of intellectual diversity among faculty to hypocrisy on free speech. This episode’s guest is Jacob Mackey, associate professor at Occidental …
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Corrective Truth Through Comedy. Seriously! | Valerie Howe | #272
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Partner Valerie Howe is a speaker, comedian, author and entrepreneur. She inspires others through speaking engagements and a boutique she runs with her daughter. Due to the state of our culture, she started Code Red Ministries in the vein that now is the time for believers to walk in their purpose and to stand on biblical truths. She also has a rad…
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Interview with Devin Swank of Sanguisugabogg, Tomb Sentinel, and more. Support the Show.
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Partner Transforms Leadership & Lives | Dr. Paula Maddox | #271
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Partner Dr. Paula Maddox is a woman who steps out in faith and obedience to God’s call. As a result of living in the center of God’s will, she has served in highly influential places such as the FBI/GSA and IRS. She has a doctorate in strategic leadership and coaches Fortune 500 businesses nationally and internationally. Paula has released her 3rd …
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New George Floyd Documentary (w/Robert VerBruggen)
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Before we get to today’s episode, check out this article about the Connors Institute in The Sentinel newspaper! On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Robert VerBruggen from the Manhattan Institute to discuss a new documentary which claims to disprove that George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin, as well as a new research…
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Altruize: Inspire & Track Your Volunteer Activities | Nicole Sdao | #270
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Partner Nicole Sdao has launched a revolutionary volunteer platform that provides direct access to certified data to both the volunteer and the organization being served. She is living out her passion to inspire more individuals to do good works using their God-given calling. In addition, it provides credit for students to use with their college ed…
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Interview with Photographer Meline Gharibyan. Support the Show.
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Foundations of Freedom: A Place for Leaders to Collaborate | Dave Dias | #269
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Partner Dave Dias shares about his ministry, Foundations of Freedom. It's a place where leaders can listen in weekly on Mondays to their podcast, "Voice of Reason" and also collaborate through the building of teams and the sharing of documents. Pinnacle Forum Partners will receive a discounted annual subscription. You'll want to check it out. Menti…
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Interview with Peter Pawlak of Spy. Support the Show.
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The Good Old Days Are Now (w/Johan Norberg and Piper Kull)
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Connors Institute at Shippensburg University! Since this Utterly Moderate episode is both our Christmas program and our 100th PODCAST EPISODE, we thought we would try to be as uplifting as possible. In that spirit, we are being joined by Johan Norberg, author of a number of books including Progress: Ten R…
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Salt & Light: A Partner's Ministry Model for a Hand Up | Nathan Montgomery | #268
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Partner Nathan Montgomery birthed a ministry called Salt & Light with his wife at the age of 26. Listen to his incredible story and what God has done to develop a successful model over time. Through research and the help of other wise leaders, multiple strategies led to greater funding and ingenuity on how to best serve those down on their luck. Yo…
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Jim Swift on Immigration, Disinformation, Dog Birthdays, and More!
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Jim Swift from The Bulwark joins the Utterly Moderate Podcast to discuss the fraught nature of the immigration debate in the U.S. Both sides in the immigration debate have important points to bring to the table, and good faith discussions and compromises are badly needed. Unfortunately, such efforts often get sidetracked by misinformation and disin…
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Interview with Mark Whelan of Fuming Mouth. Support the Show.
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Fulfillment in Uncompromising Pursuits | Melissa Smith | #267
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Partner Melissa Smith grew up with a mindset that she never wanted to dislike her job. Thus she made it her personal mission to not compromise on staying with a job that didn't either promote her development or that conflicted with her ability to be a great mother. Little did she know that her career path in the executive assistant world would lead…
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