Best Jerry Falwell Podcasts (2024)

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Listen Now: Wow in the World's Summer of Wow! 6:15

28m ago6:15

6:15

Wow in the World is the #1 science podcast for kids and their grown-ups. Hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz share stories about the latest news in science, technology, and innovation. Stories that give kids hope, agency and make us all say "WOW"! New episodes come out every Monday. Listen to Wow in the World: http://wondery.fm/wowintheworld. See Privac…

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Listen Now: Lemme Say This 2:59

11d ago2:59

2:59

What’s the greatest celebrity notes app apology of all time? Who is Hollywood’s most divorced man? And which society is torturing the poets? Wanna know the answers, but have no time to scour the internet all day? Well, Peyton Dix and Hunter Harris have your back. These two beacons of truth and connoisseurs of mess have been bonded for over a decade…

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Mobile Home Owner Town Hall: attorney Charles Ward, park owner David Andrew, AK Workforce Services Asst. Director Demetria Veasy 50:29

3M ago50:29

50:29

The Mobile Home Owner Town Hall Episode Today our show is about mobile home parks. As the state representative for house district 20, I have several mobile home parks in my district. Mobile home owners face unique challenges: they own their home but must rent the land on which their home sits. Every year that rent goes up – yet the value of their h…

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EAST ANCHORAGE BOOK CLUB: Chelsea Foster & Bailey Stuart: Alaska Marijuana 101 45:06

3M ago45:06

45:06

Chelsea Foster of Anchorage is a director on the board of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association and a long-time cannabis advocate. She is COO for Birch Alaskan Naturals CBD, and a consultant for the Alaskan cannabis industry. She has successfully pursued regulatory and statuary changes for the Alaska cannabis industry with a focus on social equ…

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Foster Care in Alaska: Angel Gonzalez, Mateo Jaime, Kxlo Stone, Anna Redmon, Sarah Lewis, & Abbey Redmon 1:12:57

3M ago1:12:57

1:12:57

Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) is a non-profit group made up of folks with lived experience in the foster care system. As former foster youth themselves, these individuals can offer expertise to make Alaska's system better from the inside out. Today on the show we hear from the most recent FFCA board president, Angel Gonzalez, Mateo Jaime, Kxl…

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Keri Ladner: author on Jerry Falwell, the Moral Majority, and QAnon 54:50

3M ago54:50

54:50

Keri Ladner is the author of the 2024 book End Time Politics: From the Moral Majority to QAnon. She earned her doctorate in Divinity from the University of Edinburgh and much of her doctoral research focused on researching the theological roots of Jerry Falwell, the co-founder of the Moral Majority. She exposes the racism, contempt for the poor, an…

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Former House Rep Ivan Ivan (D-Akiak) on Yupiit language, subsistence, & Politics; Jena Crafton, Chair of Governor's Council on Disabilities & Special Education 30:59

4M ago30:59

30:59

Jena Crafton is the chair of the Governors Council on Disabilities and Special Education. She has been a vocal advocate for people with disabilities since she was young as Crafton has developmental disabilities herself. We discuss her childhood including how she learned about her own disabilities and what she most wants the community at large to un…

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Ed Wesley & Shenee Williams: Shiloh Community Housing's planned Community Resource Center 49:49

4M ago49:49

49:49

Ed Wesley was born in Bolivar County, Mississippi, on January 9, 1951. He moved to Fort Greeley, Alaska, in 1973 after being drafted into the Army. His wife joined him shortly thereafter and the two raised all five of their children here and the two have never lived outside Alaska since. He was elected president of the Anchorage NAACP in 1981 and l…

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Paul Peterson: Harvard Professor on Alaska Charter Schools 35:25

4M ago35:25

35:25

Today's episode is about Alaska's Charter Schools which were recently ranked #1 in the country. The lead author of the study is Dr. Paul Peterson of Harvard University, and he is our guest today. Paul E. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, a…

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Alaska State Senator Shelley Hughes (R - Palmer): on Hoonah, parenting, & bipartisanship 57:37

4M ago57:37

57:37

AK State Senator Shelley Hughes of Palmer moved to Hoonah, Alaska, in the late 70s as a young adult to help establish a religious community with her parents. We talk about that experience, as well as her travels around Alaska with her husband and young family, and ultimately how she ended up involved in Alaska politics. We also discuss some of her …

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State Rep. CJ McCormick (D-Bethel) on youth, suicide, & strength 55:06

5M ago55:06

55:06

Representative C. J. McCormick of Bethel is 26 years old and the youngest member of the Alaska State House. Prior to serving in the legislature, he served on city council and as vice mayor of Bethel. Bethel is the 8th largest city in Alaska with just over 6,200 residents. Today, we discuss why his parents settled in the YK Delta, how he ended up in…

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Former AK State Senator Lesil McGuire (R - South Anchorage): on partisanship, love, & leadership 1:07:06

5M ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Lesil McGuire is a lifelong Alaskan, former state senator, women’s and rural rights advocate, and mother. She lives in Anchorage and works as a consultant in the aerospace, technological innovation and Arctic policy sectors. We discuss why she became a lawyer, why she identifies as a Republican, and how she served for 16 years in the House and Sena…

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Presenting Gone South, Season 3: The Sign Cutter 2:23

8M ago2:23

2:23

On September 3, 2018, a rancher in Laredo, Texas, discovered a woman’s body shot execution-style on the side of the road. When investigators identified her as a local sex worker, their search for the killer took them into the darkest corners of the city. Then, after days of false starts and dead-ends, another body turned up, terrifying residents an…

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Where to find Episodes 2-6 of In God We Lust 0:53

9M ago0:53

0:53

In God we Lust has moved. You can binge all six episodes ad-free right now by subscribing to Wondery+ in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app: https://wondery.com/links/in-god-we-lust/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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S2 Tabloids: Mark works for the National Enquirer - EP. 3 of 3 42:45

10M ago42:45

42:45

Ebner is on the brink of losing his job at A.M.I and in this episode, he makes damn sure he gets fired. Before that though, there's a visit from slimy David Pecker, the head dude at National Enquirer. Finally, on his way out the door with a stolen A.M.I laptop and a $5000 severance check, a co-worker gives Ebner the contents of Paris Hilton's hacke…

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S2 Tabloids: Mark works for the National Enquirer - EP. 2 of 3 46:50

10M ago46:50

46:50

Ebner's learning the ropes at the National Enquirer and it isn't going well, he just can't find the sweet spot in the Tabloid Universe. He is moved to The Globe where he finally gets a shot at his Truman Capote moment with a 'Fetus Snatcher' story but even that is cheapened by the tabloid take on the crime. He moves onto a story about the Minutemen…

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S2 Tabloids: Mark works for the National Enquirer - EP. 1 of 3 58:41

10M ago58:41

58:41

Ebner's tale of how he ended up at the tabloids is a wild ride; from a heroin addiction to the world of 12 steps, to the celebrity packed Sunset Strip restaurant Le Dome, to his first big break as a writer, to a burgeoning community of like minded malcontents that leads to a to a NY Times best selling book w/ Andrew Breitbart....then throw in a gam…

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School Board President Margo Bellamy: on integration, champions, and politics 1:00:51

12M ago1:00:51

1:00:51

Margo Bellamy was recently elected by her fellow board members to serve as president of the Anchorage School Board for the third time. Ms. Bellamy grew up in Coconut Grove – an all African American neighborhood in Miami, Florida. At the end of her 8th grade year in 1964 she was chosen as one of eight Black students to integrate the nearby all-white…

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State Rep. Cliff Groh (D-Anchorage): on Polish heritage, Republican roots, & tracking legislative corruption 44:36

1y ago44:36

44:36

AK State House Representative Cliff Groh, II, was born and raised in Anchorage. Although he himself is a life-long Democrat, his father Cliff Groh, Sr., the son of illiterate Polish immigrants, was an important Republican figure in Alaska State politics. In fact, the Groh Gallery in the Alaska Senate is named after him. We talk about the younger Cl…

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State Rep. Maxine Dibert (D- Fairbanks): on revitalization of the Koyukon Athabascan language, getting pink slipped as a first year teacher, & being married to a smoke jumper 39:15

1y ago39:15

39:15

Alaska State House Representative Maxine Dibert was born to Koyukon Athabascan parents in Fairbanks and grew up dividing her time between the urban experience of downtown Fairbanks and the bush experience of her Athabaskan elders. After graduating with a degree in education – a degree her college guidance counselor had tried to dissuade her from pu…

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State Rep. Ashley Carrick (D - Fairbanks): on being the tallest kid, her parent's divorce, and her LGBTQ status 48:58

1y ago48:58

48:58

Representative Ashley Carrick (D- Fairbanks) spent her childhood in south Anchorage. She graduated from the University of Alaska in Fairbanks and began work as a substitute teacher. She ran for the Fairbanks School Board at the age of 24, and although she lost, ended up as staff to Representative (now Senator) Scott Kawasaki, and later Representati…

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State Rep. Sara Hannan (D - Juneau): on a childhood in Earthquake Park, Russia, & the value of defined benefits 51:12

1y ago51:12

51:12

State Representative Sara Hannan spent her childhood in West Anchorage. She graduated from the University of Alaska and took a job teaching at Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka. When oil prices crashed, the school cut back, and she lost her job. She moved to Juneau where she has been ever since, minus a brief foray to Vladivostok, Russia, where …

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State Rep. Justin Ruffridge (R - Soldotna): on education, religion, and avoiding hyper-partisanship 36:02

1y ago36:02

36:02

Republican Justin Ruffridge represents Soldotna in the Alaska State House and currently co-chairs the Freshmen Caucus with the host of this podcast. Justin moved to Kenai, Alaska, when he was 9 years old so that his parents could run a small Christian school there. Raised in a very conservative environment – no rock music, no mainstream movies or t…

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State Rep. Jennie Armstrong (D-Anchorage): on New Orleans, pansexuality, and entrepreneurship 48:43

1y ago48:43

48:43

Democrat Jennie Armstrong is from just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. Although she grew up working class, she did not allow her background to narrow her ambition and after her undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University she earned a Master’s degree from Oxford University and has since worked in Nepal, Myanmar, Rwanda, and Egypt. She star…

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State Senator Elvi Gray Jackson (D-Anchorage): on growing up Jehovah's Witness & the pathway to politics 31:12

1y ago31:12

31:12

Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson of Anchorage was born and raised in New Jersey. She came to Alaska 41 years ago as a young single mother. Through a series of what at first appeared to be unlucky events, she found herself leap-frogging her way up the Anchorage political ladder eventually landing as chair of the Anchorage Assembly – the first person of col…

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State Rep. Rebecca Himschoot (I-Sitka): on Iowa, Germany, Kuwait, and Alaska as home 53:25

1y ago53:25

53:25

When she was 19, Representative Rebecca Himschoot dropped out of college in the Midwest and moved to Sitka. After she won a scholarship, she went back to school to earn her teaching credential. Decades later she was elected to the Sitka Assembly, and now serves as State House Rep for District 2. As you are about to hear, there were many detours alo…

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State Rep. Julie Coulombe (R - Anchorage): on family, Save Anchorage, and finding common ground 35:42

1y ago35:42

35:42

Alaska State Representative Julie Coulombe represents the hillside in Anchorage. Raised in a conservative Christian household in the suburbs of Chicago and later Atlanta, she met her husband her freshman year of college in Alabama. They married and moved to Anchorage over thirty years ago. Although always involved in the community, it wasn’t until …

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State Rep. Stanley Wright (R - Anchorage): on the Navy, working for the governor, and becoming a conservative 36:19

1+ y ago36:19

36:19

State House Representative Stanley Wright of Anchorage is originally from South Carolina. He is a Navy Veteran and a Republican which, in both regards, makes him an outlier in his own family. After working in Governor Dunleavy’s administration, he took a job working for Mayor Dave Bronson before being elected to the state house where he represents …

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State Rep. Will Stapp (R - Fairbanks): on war and loss 45:37

1+ y ago45:37

45:37

Republican Will Stapp was born and raised in a suburb of Seattle; he decided at an early age that he wanted to serve in the military and joined the Army right after high school. He was first stationed at Fort Wainwright but deployed almost immediately to Iraq, and as you will hear, was in the midst of bloody battles from the moment he landed in Fal…

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Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance & former acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson: the exit interviews 57:23

1+ y ago57:23

57:23

Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance grew up the oldest of seven children in Palmer, Alaska. After a career in telecommunications, she was elected to the Assembly to represent South Anchorage 6 years ago. She is eligible to run for a third term but she has decided not to do that. Assembly member Austin Quinn-Davidson is also eligible for re-election but…

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S1 The Last Days of David Carradine - EP. 3 of 3 37:04

1+ y ago37:04

37:04

EPISODE 3: Marina Anderson, David Carradine's 4th wife, confirms details of the story & adds her thoughts on what she believes happened to her ex-husband David Carradine. Ebner meets colorful people with info: *Pornthip Rojanasunand, aka Dr. Death, a Thai forensic pathologist and medical doctor that concluded Carradine's crime scene was trampeled a…

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S1 The Last Days of David Carradine - EP. 2 of 3 50:06

1+ y ago50:06

50:06

EPISODE 2: Marina Anderson, David Carradine's 4th wife, confirms details of the story. Ebner meets colorful people with info: *Bangkok Dan, an Ex Pat living in Thailand that educates Ebner about body snatchers. *Flamenco Antonio Piñeda, a fixer type that hooks Ebner up with David Winters, of 'Westside Story' fame. *David Winters, an English-born Am…

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S1 The Last Days of David Carradine - EP. 1 of 3 38:40

1+ y ago38:40

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Ebner wrote this story for Maxim Magazine in 2009 shortly after the untimely death of American Actor and icon David Carradine. EPISODE 1: David Carradine died in a Bangkok, Thailand hotel room in 2009 at the age of 72. His death was ruled a suicide by Thai authorities. Michael Baden performed a second autopsy ruling out suicide. So, there's that...…

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State Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage): on being a lawyer in New Jersey, Japan, and Anchorage, and on standing up to big oil 53:05

1+ y ago53:05

53:05

State Senator Bill Wielechowski moved to Anchorage 24 years ago because of his sense of adventure and love for the outdoors. After practicing law in New Jersey and later at a private practice in Anchorage, he eventually took a job as the attorney for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers where he has been for 18 years. After losing an…

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