Best Schieber Podcasts (2024)

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Dr. Daniel Hall #22 30:35

3d ago30:35

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Dr. Daniel Hall is the dean of the business school at High Point University in North Carolina. High Point bills itself as the premier life skills university in the nation, and Dr. Hall shares some of the innovative things the university is doing. As a college professor, he shares a matrix of how he evaluates Plan For America in comparison with the …

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Idanna Appio #21 26:11

10d ago26:11

26:11

We have long thought that mutual fund managers are the rock stars of the financial services industry because they get to manage the largest chunks of money. We were therefore thrilled to have Idanna Appio, the portfolio manager for First Eagle Income Builder Fund as our guest. In the first half of the episode, she sheds light on some current invest…

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Vance Ginn #20 28:22

24d ago28:22

28:22

Dr. Vance Ginn is a noted economist who has worked at the state and national levels. From Texas, he served the Texas Public Policy Institute, and nationally he worked in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Washington, DC. As someone who is very concerned with government debts and deficits, we wanted his opinion on Plan For America and how …

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Phil Cusa #19 30:20

1M ago30:20

30:20

Phil Cusa has been a healthcare administrator for over 40 years. In the first half of the episode, Phil gives us an overview of the current state of healthcare in the U.S. and why it needs fixing. The second half explores how some of the specific provisions of Plan For America could help solve those problems.…

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Saul Anuzi #18 30:30

2M ago30:30

30:30

One of the greatest challenges in addressing the problem of unfunded Social Security obligations is getting current retirees on board. Saul Anuzis is the President of 60-Plus, a senior advocacy group, so we thought he would be an excellent guest to weigh in on the topic. Doing nothing about Social Security, as both major political parties seem to a…

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John Steele Gordon #17 28:28

2M ago28:28

28:28

A graduate of Vanderbilt University, John Steele Gordon is an author and thought leader. One of his books is The Great Game: The Emergence of Wall Street as a World Power and he has also written about the economic history of the U.S. in general. One of his observations is that enormous government debts and deficits is a relatively recent phenomenon…

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Dan Mitchell #16 30:39

2M ago30:39

30:39

Dan Mitchell is the Chairman of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, a thinktank in Washington, DC, that focuses on free markets end encouraging governments around the world to compete with each other economically. As an economist, we thought Dan would be perfect to comment on the Plan For America provision that retirement monies would be investe…

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RA049: The End of Divine Hiddenness? (Part 6 of the Divine Hiddenness Series) 26:26

4M ago26:26

26:26

This video is a response to a recent video by Christopher Cloos at Christian Philosophy Academy. Chris' Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9dldyWQwE&t=1445sIn his video, Cloos presents an objection to Schellenberg's divine hiddenness argument from a recent essay by Daniel Howard-Snyder which argues that, possibly, God may hide from people to a…

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RA048: A Conversation on Divine Hiddenness with Gavin Ortlund (Part 6 of the Divine Hiddenness Series) 1:24:12

4M ago1:24:12

1:24:12

In this video, Justin Schieber joins Dr. Gavin Ortlund for a friendly conversation on Schellenberg's argument from Divine Hiddenness.

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RA047: Gavin Ortlund is Wrong about Divine Hiddenness (Part 5 of the Divine Hiddenness Series) 34:11

5M ago34:11

34:11

A few weeks ago, Gavin Ortlund of Truth Unites released a video exploring the argument from divine hiddenness and giving several objections to it. While I appreciated Gavin's wrestling with the argument, I did not think his objections are successful. This video seeks to respond to those objections by clarifying aspects of Schellenberg's reasoning. …

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AnneMarie Schieber #15 36:12

6M ago36:12

36:12

AnneMarie Schieber is a healthcare expert with Heartland Institute and writes their healthcare newsletter. She is our first guest on the healthcare side of Plan For America, which is important because Medicare represents about 85% of the unfunded liability problem facing our country, while Social Security only represents about 15%. Ms. Schieber has…

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RA046: The Case for Nonresistant Nonbelief (Part 4 of the Divine Hiddenness Series) 18:50

6M ago18:50

18:50

Welcome back to the Hiddenness Series. In the last episode, we looked at Schellenberg's concept of a nonresistant nonbeliever which plays a central role in his argument from Divine Hiddenness. To refresh, somebody is a nonresistant nonbeliever if they (1) fail to believe that God exists and (2) that failure is not the result of their resistance to …

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Spike Cohen #14 34:41

6M ago34:41

34:41

Spike Cohen ran for Vice President on the Libertarian Party ticket in 2020. A successful businessman, he is thinking about running for President in 2024. If he does, Plan for America will be part of his platform, and he has heartily endorsed the plan, mentioning it on national television interviews.

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Dr. Alexander William Salter #13 33:44

6M ago33:44

33:44

A renowned economist, Dr. Alexander William Salter is professor of economics at Texas Tech University. A co-author of the book "Money and the Rule of Law," Dr. Salter heads up the Sound Money Project for the American Institute of Economic Research, focused on improving our monetary system. Dr. Salter explains the gold standard and the significance …

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RA045: What is a Nonresistant Nonbeliever, Really? (Part 3 of the Divine Hiddenness Series) 13:23

6M ago13:23

13:23

According to Schellenberg’s argument from Divine Hiddenness, a nonresistant nonbeliever is, simply put, somebody who fails to believe in God in such a way that the failure is not itself the result of resistant self-deception. A key premise of the divine hiddenness argument just is the claim that such persons exist and/or have existed in the past. F…

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RA044: The Argument from Divine Hiddenness (Part 2 of the Divine Hiddenness Series) 21:33

6M ago21:33

21:33

In this episode Justin Schieber continues the hiddenness series by presenting J.L. Schellenberg’s Argument from divine hiddenness. Since the 1993 publication of his Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason Schellenberg’s argument has received widespread attention and still generates deep engagement. This is because many atheists find it to be quite power…

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RA043: The Varieties of Hidden Experience (Part 1 of the Divine Hiddenness Series) 23:14

6M ago23:14

23:14

Broadly speaking, Arguments from Hiddenness are philosophical arguments with atheistic conclusions arising from the fact that either the felt presence of, the nature of, or the very existence of God is somewhat less clear than we might expect if God existed. As with the problem of evil, there is no single argument from hiddenness. Rather, there is …

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Lee Gilroy #12 42:41

6M ago42:41

42:41

Len Gilroy is with the Reason Foundation in Los Angeles and heads up their Pension Integrity Project. Reason is a national Libertarian think tank that also publishes a magazine by the same name. Len's particular interest is in state and local pension liabilities, many of which are not currently fully funded. This poses a threat to state budgets bec…

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Johnny Gwin #11 34:18

7M ago34:18

34:18

Johnny Gwin was one of the first independent candidates to declare for President of the United States in the 2024 election cycle. A social media and podcast expert from Mobile, Alabama, Gwin has a unique take on the issues of the day. What does he think about Plan For America? With Republicans and Democrats at loggerheads and unpopular, is there an…

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Adam Houser #10 31:38

7M ago31:38

31:38

Our guest for this episode is Adam Houser with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT). The twin goals of this organization are environmental stewardship and human prosperity, on the assumption that these goals are not in conflict with one another. We thought Adam would be a good guest because he heads up CFACT's college outreach, and tod…

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Gregory Van Kipnis #9 30:45

7M ago30:45

30:45

Gregory van Kipnis is the chairman of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) based in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. We thought he would be a good guest for Plan For America Podcast because AIER is a nonpartisan research and education nonprofit focused on the importance of markets. Their mission is to affirm free enterprise, economic…

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Terry Nager 30:23

8M ago30:23

30:23

Who better to explain Plan For America than its author, Terry Nager? Terry has been a Certified Financial Planner since 1980, and he also has designations as a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Consultant. Some years ago, he was walking along the beach wondering if his sons would enjoy the same opportunities he had growing up in …

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Grover Norquist #7 32:24

8M ago32:24

32:24

Grover Norquist is the President of Americans for Tax Reform, based in Washington, DC. He is perhaps best known for the "pledge" that he attempts to get from candidates for public office that they will not raise taxes of any kind if elected. We therefore thought he would be a fascinating guest on the show because of PFA's approach to taxes. Under t…

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Tom Cellucci & Tracis Nagle #6 29:44

9M ago29:44

29:44

Plan For America is a public-private partnership, and we could not think of a better expert in such partnerships than our guest, Tom Cellucci. He was appointed as Chief Commercialization Officer by President George W. Bush and reappointed by President Barack Obama. Today he heads up Bravatek, a company specializing in the mining of rare earth metal…

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Rep. Bradley Byrne #5 36:04

9M ago36:04

36:04

If you ever want to get an idea like Plan For America going, a good place to start is with your own representative in Congress. Bradley Byrne was the Congressman for Alabama's first district from 2014-2021. Prior to that he served as a state senator and ran for governor. A graduate of Duke University, Byrne has a law degree from the University of A…

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RA042: Kenny Pearce on Arguments and How to Have Them Productively 1:42:12

9M ago1:42:12

1:42:12

This is our second discussion with philosopher doctor Kenny Pearce. In this episode we pick up the conversation by discussing Pearce's thoughts on the practice of apologetics in contrast to philosophy. This led to a consideration of what arguments for or against God may need to be retired or deemphasized. In particular, Pearce explains why the mora…

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Chris Hogan 28:01

9M ago28:01

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Speaker and author Chris Hogan is our guest, who many will recognize from his years in the Dave Ramsey organization. Ramsey’s goal is to shift individuals from a culture of debt to one of equity, or ownership, and that is exactly what Plan For America is trying to do on a national basis. One of Chris’s books is “Everyday Millionaire,” something tha…

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RA041: Joe Campbell on Hume's Refutation of the Cosmological Argument 1:13:14

10M ago1:13:14

1:13:14

In this episode Ben Watkins continues his series on Hume with a look at section IX of Hume's Dialogue's Concerning Natural Religion. Section IX finds Hume's Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes presenting and subjecting to analysis a cosmological argument for the existence of God. Ben and Dr. Joe Campbell discuss the argument as presented and the various cr…

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Mark Skousen 32:30

10M ago32:30

32:30

FreedomFest is an annual festival where free minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment. It is independent, non-partisan, and not officially affiliated with any organization or think tank. That is exactly why Plan For America chose FreedomFest as the first event to unveil our plan. Dr. Mark Skousen is the founder and producer of …

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RA040: Jeffrey Jay Lowder on Philosophy of Religion 58:00

10M ago58:00

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In this episode, Justin Schieber sits down with Jeffrey Jay Lowder for a wide-ranging interview. Fans of the show will no doubt be familiar with Jeff's work. From founding Infidels.org and the Secular Outpost to his contributions to The Empty Tomb and his several public debates, Jeff has earned his reputation as a fair-minded and philosophically in…

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Stephen Moore 28:44

11M ago28:44

28:44

One of the first people to endorse Plan For America is Stephen Moore, an economist affiliated with Freedom Works and The Heritage Foundation. If you like political and economic commentary, you have probably seen him on TV often! Our topic is Modern Monetary Theory, the idea that government debts and deficits do not matter. For a while when interest…

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Dr. Kyre Lahtinen 29:27

11M ago29:27

29:27

What is Plan For America? There is no one better to explain it than the man who built the economic model to see if it would work: Dr. Kyre Lahtinen of Wright State University. One of Kyre’s super powers is taking complex topics and explaining them in simple terms. That is what he does here, describing the retirement and health care components of ou…

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RA039: Matthew Adelstein on Utilitarianism and Theism 42:50

11M ago42:50

42:50

In this episode, Ben Watkins sits down with Matthew Adelstein to discuss utilitarianism and theism. Utilitarianism, in its classical forms, claims that what we morally ought to do is act in ways that would maximize happiness and minimize suffering. This simple moral calculus is open to several important objections, but if true, has important conseq…

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RA038: Debate: Schieber and Hernandez on the Existence of God. 2:21:59

12M ago2:21:59

2:21:59

This debate was between Christian apologist Eric Hernandez and atheist podcaster Justin Schieber. The event was organized by Capturing Christianity and held on May 6, 2023 at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX. Visit capturingchristianity.com for this and similar events.

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RA037: Bill Vanderburgh on Misinterpretations of Hume’s Of Miracles 36:03

1y ago36:03

36:03

As a follow up to the last episode which gave a general overview of Hume's famous essay, Ben Watkins interviews philosopher Dr. Bill Vanderburgh on his 2019 book David Hume on Miracles, Evidence, and Probability. The conversation explores some of the reasons the text is often misinterpreted. The importance of placing Hume in his historical context …

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RA036: Ben Watkins on Hume Against the Believability of Miracles 1:07:17

1y ago1:07:17

1:07:17

In this episode, Real Atheology co-host Ben Watkins takes us on a tour through parts one and two of Hume's controversial essay 'Of Miracles'. Ben begins by providing context that serves to undercut some popular but ultimately uncharitable readings of Hume's central thesis. With the infamous argument clarified, other common objections are also explo…

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RA035: Andrew Pavelich on the Moral Problem with the Free Will Defense 1:18:03

1y ago1:18:03

1:18:03

Perhaps the most common response to the problem of evil is an appeal to the goodness of free will. Free will, it is argued, is so good that it justifies God's policy of non-intervention in cases where evil is the result of the free actions of moral agents. in his 2019 article published in The Heythrop Journal titled The Moral Problem with the Free …

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RA034: Kenny Pearce on Protestantism, Catholicism, and Apologetics 57:04

1y ago57:04

57:04

In the second part of Ryan's interview with Dr. Kenny Pearce, they discuss some of the issues surrounding the debate between Protestantism and Catholicism. In the second half the discussion turns to the issue of apologetics and whether there exists a clean distinction between it and philosophy of religion.…

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RA033: Kenny Pearce on Fruitful Dialogue and the History of Philosophy 1:24:08

1y ago1:24:08

1:24:08

In this first part of Ryan Downie’s interview with Dr. Kenny Pearce, strategies for productive dialogue with those who hold opposing views are discussed. The conversation then turns to discussing the value of historical approaches to philosophy. Finally, they discuss Leibniz contributions to philosophy of religion and the strengths and weaknesses o…

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RA032: Dustin Crummett on Harmony and Hiddenness 49:11

1y ago49:11

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In this, the second half of Justin's interview with Dr. Dustin Crummett, they discuss an early paper of his in which he expands on an objection to the argument from divine hiddenness. The objection, known as the responsibility objection, claims that one reason God might have to keep belief from non-resistant persons is the good of the responsibilit…

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RA031: Dustin Crummett on Suffering, Spiders, and Simulations 1:00:22

1y ago1:00:22

1:00:22

In this episode, Justin Schieber interviews philosopher Dr. Dustin Crummett (dustincrummett.com, https://www.youtube.com/@dustin.crummett, @Dustin_Crummett). Dr. Crummett received his PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 2018, and specializes in social and political philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of religion. In this first of two episodes, …

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RA030: Michael Hemmingsen on Soul-Making and Social Progress 37:45

1+ y ago37:45

37:45

In this episode, returning host Justin Schieber interviews Dr. Michael Hemmingsen on his 2020 paper titled Soul-Making and Social Progress which was published in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. John Hick's Soul-Making theodicy, according to which suffering exists to provide opportunities to develop our moral virtue, is a popul…

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Shelby Lentz Returns 39:03

1+ y ago39:03

39:03

Concert of Hope headliner and founder of Champions for HD joins the show to talk about what's happened since 2019 when we last did a show together, her music, and why she founded Champions to begin with. See Shelby along with Adam Baker, Fields and Fortresses and David Elise at Trubble Brewing on 10/29! Paul's audio isn't great but I think you get …

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Justin Courtney returns! 51:52

2y ago51:52

51:52

It's Justin. You already know it's fire.

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RA029: Leibnizian Cosmological Arguments with Josh Rasmussen 1:39:24

2y ago1:39:24

1:39:24

We sit down with leading analytic philosopher of religion Prof. Josh Rasmussen to discuss Leibnizian cosmological arguments. We also bring on a special guest, Logos, to facilitate a dialogue with Prof. Rasmussen as we all journey together to explore the very cutting edge of this important debate. This dialogue pushes the dialectic forward in ways t…

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New Season, New Co-host, same old Paul 36:31

2y ago36:31

36:31

Angela Lowe joins and we have a new format! I am sure you will dig it. Thanks to your mom for voting this her favorite podcast!

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RA028: Ben Watkins vs Trent Horn Debate Review 2:20:13

2+ y ago2:20:13

2:20:13

In this episode, we critically review our co-host Ben Watkins's debate against Trent Horn of Catholic Answers at Capturing Christianity's conference CCv1. We are joined by esteemed guests Felipe Leon and Joe Schmid. This wide-ranging discussion covers such topics as intrinsic value, classical versus personalist models of God, the argument from moti…

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RA027, Pt. 2: Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on Atheism and Philosophy 1:43:19

2+ y ago1:43:19

1:43:19

This episode ran a bit long, so we're splitting it into two parts. Here we interview Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on his new book Atheism Considered: A Survey of the Rational Rejection of Religious Belief (2020). This book is a systematic presentation of challenges to the existence of a higher power. Rather than engaging in a polemic against a religious worl…

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RA027, Pt. 1: Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on Atheism and Philosophy 1:38:51

2+ y ago1:38:51

1:38:51

This episode ran a bit long, so we're splitting it into two parts. Here we interview Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on his new book Atheism Considered: A Survey of the Rational Rejection of Religious Belief (2020). This book is a systematic presentation of challenges to the existence of a higher power. Rather than engaging in a polemic against a religious worl…

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Talking Chorea Blues - Amanda Schieber 43:09

3y ago43:09

43:09

This special edition of the Mixtape Tales podcast is a discussion of Huntington's Disease with my cousin, Amanda. She talks about the testing process, why advocacy is crucial, and shares her -- OUR -- family story. I am titling these episodes "Talking Chorea Blues" in honor of an unrecorded Woody Guthrie song related to his illness. In case you wer…

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