Best Virginia Mitchell Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 96: A Black Christian woman on the meaning of Kamala Harris's candidacy (Trindi Mitchell) 45:55

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Note: We had some issues with the audio and recording on this one. We apologize for the "glitches." Recorded immediately before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Christian Chronicle editorial board member Trindi Mitchell opens up about what Kamala Harris's run for president means to her (and many others). Mitchell expands on the theme on why rep…

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Tech's Defensive Meltdown Causes Concern, Clemson Comes to Lane 1:18:04

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In this episode, Pete and Sam share their thoughts on the collapse vs. Syracuse. While there was plenty to like on offense, despite not having Drones or Tuten, the defense let us down. Nevertheless, Pry and the guys have a huge opportunity vs. Clemson at home. Get a W, and a lot can be forgiven.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 95: LIVE from northern Virginia, James Garfield, America's Restoration Movement president (C.W. Goodyear) 1:09:37

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In this episode recorded before a live audience at the Church of Christ in Falls Church, Virginia, The Christian Chronicle's Erik Tryggestad interviews C.W. Goodyear, author of President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier(Simon & Schuster). Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, served in office for only 200 days before he died from an a…

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Week 10 Recap: Ohio State Wins Again, Hokies Collapse, SMU Cruises, SEC Wide Open | CFB Monday 1:45:44

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Pete and Sam are joined by Robert Irby to break down Week 10 in college football. The Hokies meltdown in the dome cast a shadow over another great weekend of CFB, while the playoff field seems to be getting harder and harder to predict.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Hokies Swat Bees, Pumpkin Beer, Syracuse's Haunted House Awaits 1:23:28

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Clark Ruhland joins Pete and Sam to recap GT, preview Syracuse, and sample some pumpkin beer. This episode went off on more than a few tangents, but will no doubt get you ready to go for a spooky matchup against the Orange.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 94: How do we talk about politics? (Bobby Ross Jr., Jeremie Beller, Nathan Guy, Patrick Odum) 1:00:19

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From the Norton Colloquium at the 101st Harding University Lectureship, The Christian Chronicle's editor-in-chief Bobby Ross Jr. leads a panel of preachers as they discuss how (and whether) to talk about politics in the local church. Dr. Jeremie Beller is The Christian Chronicle's opinions editor. He serves as dean of the College of Bible at Oklaho…

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Episode 93: Running by faith (2024 Paralympic medalist Liza Corso) 42:31

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Liza Corso is a two-time Team U.S.A. Paralympic medalist in the women's 1500m (Silver, Tokyo, 2020 and Bronze, Paris, 2024). She is also a senior psychology and nutrition major at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode, Liza talks about what it is like run at a world-class level while seeing through her vision impairment. She …

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Week 9 Recap: Chalk Saturday - Texas A&M, Notre Dame, PennState, Bama, Oregon, Indiana, Hokies Get Big Ws | CFB Monday 1:26:35

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Pete and Sam recap a chalky Week 9 across college football.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 6.6: Battleground PA: Voters, Values, and the Fight for the Future 56:25

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Interviewer: RAFAEL KHACHATURIAN. In this episode, Professors MARC MEREDITH and MICHAEL MORSE from the University of Pennsylvania unpack Pennsylvania's pivotal role in the upcoming U.S. election. They explore Pennsylvania’s unique political geography, its electoral laws, and the critical implications of mail-in ballots. The discussion dives into th…

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Episode 92: Stories of grace and hope from the trenches (Christian Chronicle news team) 59:38

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From the Norton Colloquium at Harding University's 101st lectureship, members of The Christian Chronicle news team bring stories of what God is doing around, and through, God's people...in some of the hardest and scariest circumstances. Audrey Jackson, Bobby Ross Jr., Sawmi Sektak and Erik Tryggestad give eyewitness reports of what they've seen as …

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Episode 91: The future of Churches of Christ (Stan Granberg, Carl Royster, Erik Tryggestad) 54:08

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From the Norton Colloquium at Harding University's 101st Lectureship, Heritage 21 Foundation's Stan Granberg, 21st Century Christian's Carl Royster and The Christian Chronicle's Erik Tryggestad discuss what current trends portend for the future of Churches of Christ. They also reveal plans for the Church Research Council, a new joint venture of The…

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Hokies Run Over BC, Georgia Tech Up Next 1:14:49

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In this episode, Pete and Sam recap the memorable Thursday night smackdown of Boston College. Tuten and APR had performances for the record books and the Hokies are now set up for a potentially fantastic finish to the season. Georgia Tech comes to Lane on Saturday and the boys are optimistic that VT can win that elusive 3rd game in a row.…

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Week 8 Recap: Vols Beat Bama, Miami 7-0, UGA Smacks Horns, Hokies Romp, LSU Surging | CFB Monday 1:34:17

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Pete and Sam are back to recap Week 8 in college football. Billy and Casey join the boys to talk about Georgia's big win over Texas and the SEC landscape in general. Playoff picks at the end.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 90: The (Christian) face of immigration (Eduardo and Odalis Vasquez) 31:22

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Almost half of the world's migrants claim Christianity according to new research from Pew Research Center. In this episode, we hear from two Christian immigrants, Eduardo and Odalis Vasquez, Church of Christ members who are part of the 7.7 million people who fled Venezuela over the last few years. The Vasquezes talk about why and how they left thei…

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The Complete History of Virginia Tech Football on Thursday Night | Memory Lane 1:06:30

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Virginia Tech played its first Thursday night game 30 years ago this Fall. A streak of wins on ESPN's weeknight broadcast quickly turned Thursday night football into a Hokie tradition. Entering 2024, Tech has played three dozen such contests - leading to some unforgettable victories and a few painful defeats. In this episode of Memory Lane, Pete, R…

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Week 7 Recap: Texas Smash, Ducks Beat Bucks, PennState Comeback, Billy’s Visit to LSU | CFB Monday 1:44:25

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Pete and Sam recap another wild weekend in college football. Billy Ray Mitchell joins the boys to talk about his experience in Baton Rouge for Ole Miss vs. LSU.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 6.5: Ian Lustick on Israel-Gaza and the United States 57:58

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Interviewer: MATTHEW BERKMAN. Penn Professor (emeritus) IAN LUSTICK, who has been teaching on the Israel-Palestine conflict at Penn since 1991, returns to the podcast to share his thoughts on the ongoing crisis.By Andrea Mitchell Center

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Hokies Host Boston College in Pivotal Thursday Night Matchup 1:26:30

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The Hokies have a HUGE game this week as they host Boston College in prime time. Pete and Sam are joined by AJ Black of Eagle Inside and Locked On BC to preview this Thursday's matchup in Blacksburg.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 89: How well do you know your immigrant neighbors? (Pew Research and Berry's Chapel Church of Christ) 53:35

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According to Pew Research Center, immigration is the second-most important issue to White evangelical Protestants who plan to vote in the November 2024 U.S. presidential election. Note: Pew places White Church of Christ members (7 out of 10 Church of Christ members nationwide) in the "White evangelical Protestant" research cohort. So, then, immigra…

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Week 6 Recap: UPSET SATURDAY - Bama, Vols, Mizzou, Michigan, USC All Go Down! Miami Escapes Again | CFB Monday 1:33:53

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There was CHAOS across college football in Week 6! Pete and Sam recap all the crazy action from the weekend before they give their latest playoff predictions and get you prepped for the biggest matchups of Week 7 - including the Ducks vs. Buckeyes B1G Showdown.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 6.4: Socialism as an Alternative to Liberal Democracy? A Conversation with Peter Frase 46:10

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In this episode, MIRANDA SKLAROFF is in conversation with PETER FRASE, editorial board member of Jacobin magazine and author of Four Futures: Life After Capitalism. Frase presents a case for socialism as a superior alternative to liberal democracy, delving into the critical differences between socialists and social democrats. The discussion also ex…

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Hokies Chop Down Trees, Whip Stanford 50:45

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Pete and Sam hit the record button on Sunday to recap Tech's dominant win in Silicon Valley. The defense bowed up, and the offense showed up in the most complete VT game of the season. This team can still ACComplish their goals this season, just need to bring it for 4 quarters every week.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 88: Christian bioethicists on how to think about abortion, IVF, and...mosquitoes? (Vic McCracken and Cynthia Powell) 46:29

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The recent emergence of in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a legal and political issue is raising new ethical and moral questions among Christians. If life begins at conception, when is conception? What is a soul and when does a human being have one? Advances in science and technology mean that Christians know more about the human body than ever befor…

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Tech Suffers Painful Loss to Miami, Pry's Game Management, Stanford Preview 1:25:04

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In this episode, Pete and Sam react to the madness from the Miami game. From the overturning of the touchdown to the mismanagement of the clock, the boys get into all of it before turning their attention to Stanford. A must win for Pry and his staff if there ever was one.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 87 LIVE in Michigan: A church for the sake of the world (Dr. John Nugent) 55:51

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LIVE from the campus of Great Lakes Christian College in Lansing, Michigan, we bring you Dr. John Nugent, author of Priestly Presence: A Church for the World's Sake (Fortress Press). Nugent draws from the levitical priesthood as a pattern for what God calls the church to be and do in the world, most of all during a time when the struggle for power …

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Week 5 Recap: Bama Still Bama, Ole "Miss", Big Irish W, Gameday Heads to Cal, Hokies Screwed in Miami | CFB Monday 1:47:46

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In this episode, Pete and Sam recap a wild Week 5 in college football. Rob Hwang from The Golden Bearcast joins the guys to discuss the #Calgorithm, the origins of the Cal twitter movement, and the program's upcoming opportunity against Miami with the whole nation watching. Playoff Predictions at the end of the show.…

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Episode 86: The Bible, the church and same-sex relationships (Rubel Shelly) 1:01:22

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Almost one year before he recorded this episode, Rubel Shelly appeared on Episode 39 of The Christian Chronicle Podcast to talk about his book, Male and Female God Created Them: A Biblical Review of LGBTQ+ Claims. That remains the most popular episode of this show. Shelly returns to talk about his follow-up work, The Ink is Dry: God's Distinctive W…

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Hokies Start Slow, Can't Finish vs. Rutgers, Coaching Questions, Miami Preview 1:19:33

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Another disappointing result for Virginia Tech, losing 26-23 to the Scarlet Knights. Pete and Sam recap the wild affair that took place in Lane Stadium on Saturday. Sitting at 2-2, the Hokies now head to South Beach to take on the high-flying Miami Hurricanes. While the matchup doesn't look good on paper, there is historic precedent for some shocki…

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Week 4 Recap: Vols Are Legit, Miami Dominant, Hokies Disappoint, Michigan Clutch | CFB Monday 1:44:28

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Pete and Sam recap Week 4 in college football with the help of Cam Underwood from stateoftheu.com. The guys pick Cam's brain about the 2024 'canes, the upcoming matchup against VT, and Miami's outlook for the rest of the season. Playoff Picks and Week 5 games at the end.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 85: Colt McCoy wants you to remember him for something greater than football 44:53

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Church of Christ kid and small-town high school athlete Colt McCoy grew up to be one of the greatest college football players of all time before going on to play 13 seasons in the National Football League. Just a few weeks before recording this conversation with The Christian Chronicle, McCoy announced his retirement from playing the sport that mad…

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Tech Runs Through Monarchs, Rutgers Comes to Lane 1:27:55

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Sam and Pete are back to recap a much needed win over ODU in Norfolk. Another suspect first half was overshadowed by a dominant 3rd and 4th quarter by the Hokies. Rutgers is up next, and despite some uneven performances, the boys feel good about VT's chances for revenge against the Scarlet Knights.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Week 3 Recap: Hokies Exorcise Demons, UGA Survives, Oregon Dominates, Texas New no. 1 | CFB Monday 1:28:46

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Pete B. and Robert Irby recap Week 3 across college football. Hokies finally get a win in Norfolk behind a bulldozing Kyron Drones. Georgia struggles, but survives. Oregon looks good again. Arch Manning steps in and steps up. The guys give their 12-team playoff picks at the end.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 84: The best barista in America will serve you now (Darcy Todd, 2024 Starbucks North America Barista Champion) 45:29

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Darcy Todd (Woodland West Church of Christ, Arlington, Texas) is the 2024 Starbucks North America Barista Champion. She recently beat out 17,000 Starbucks baristas for the title. In this episode, she'll not only tell the story of how she did it, she'll explain how working in a Starbucks is not so different from working in a church (one with excepti…

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Second Half Hokies Corral the Herd, ODU Preview 1:26:17

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In this episode, Pete and Sam break down Virginia Tech's home opener against Marshall before previewing Old Dominion. Norfolk has been a problem for the Hokies - can Pry and the boys finally right that wrong? We are optimistic.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Week 2 Recap: Texas & Vols Dominate, ND Falls, Ducks Survive, VT Wrangles Herd | CFB Monday 1:31:54

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Pete and Sam go LIVE to recap everything that went down in Week 2. Evan from the Red & White Podcast joins the show at the 15 min mark to talk about what went wrong for the Wolfpack in Charlotte, and how State fans are feeling about Dave Doeren at this point in his tenure. VT Corner, playoff predictions and big Week 3 games are discussed later on. …

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Episode 83: They came from Nigeria to be born, then came back to be born again. 41:23

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In 2010, Ose Ehimare and her four(!) unborn children faced poor chances of survival unless they could get special medical care not available where they lived in Abuja, Nigeria. God made a way for Ose to come to the U.S. to get the care she needed for herself and her children at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. But she was 6,000 miles from home…

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Slow Start, Mistakes Doom Hokies in Nashville / Marshall Preview 1:43:24

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Pete and Sam are joined by Dan from Tales from the Terrordome to break down the Vanderbilt game. Needless to say, the guys were disappointed - you don't want to miss their final takeaways from the game. They shift their attention to Marshall before making some ATS picks at the end.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 82: Is someone (on the inside) stealing from your church? (Dr. Todd Johnson) 24:24

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How much should you trust the people in your own congregation to not steal money? This may seem like an almost offensive question, but in this episode we explore the astonishing increase in embezzlement in congregations and ministries around the world. According to data from our guest, 1 in 3 churches will become victims of embezzlement at some poi…

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Week 1 Recap: Blue Blood Blowouts, Heartbreak Hotel for Hokies, Miami/ND Make Statement | CFB Monday 1:09:12

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With Pete still on his way home, Sam and Robert recap a wild Week 1 in college football. Coach Holmes joins the boys for the VT corner to try and explain what happened on Saturday.By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 6.3: Indian Democracy Between Elections: A Conversation with Professor Lisa Mitchell 47:52

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Interviewer: JOSHUA ROSE. In her book, Hailing the State: Indian Democracy Between Elections, Professor LISA MITCHELL explores the various methods of collective action used by people in India to hold elected officials and government administrators accountable. Moving beyond an exclusive focus on electoral processes, Mitchell argues that to understa…

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Episode 81: An award-winning Western writer talks about how boys grow into men (S.J. Dahlstrom) 38:54

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S.J. Dahlstrom is one of the most award-winning and critically-acclaimed authors of youth fiction. He is the creator of the "Wilder Good" series of nine books that follow the adventures of a 12-year old boy growing up in the American West. Dahlstrom is a four-time winner of the Wrangler Western Heritage Award, five-time winner of the Will Rogers Me…

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Hokies Depth Chart Released, Vanderbilt Preview 1:15:02

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In this episode, Pete and Sam discuss the recently released VT football depth chart before breaking down the opening week matchup against the Commodores. Stay for a mystery Hokie that stumps Pete and picks ATS at the end. The wait is finally over - let's go Hokies!By Pete B. & Sam Jessee | Sons of Saturday

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Episode 80: Meet the women chosen to lead a 65-year-old school of ministry and theology (Naomi Walters and Beth Bowers) 32:44

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Rochester Christian University, founded in 1959 as North Central Christian Junior College, has deep roots and strong ties to Churches of Christ. Like other colleges and universities in this tradition, Rochester Christian built itself around its school of ministry and theology so that its graduates would become leaders and ministers in churches arou…

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Mark Packer on the ACC's 2024 Outlook, Week 0, Playoff Predictions, Heisman Odds | CFB Monday 1:46:16

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Our national college football show is back at a new time, and with a new co-host. Sam Jessee will help Pete shoulder the load of CFB Monday in 2024. Join the guys every Monday night this season for nationwide CFB coverage with a VT slant. In the first episode of Season 2, Mark Packer joined the boys to help recap Week 0 and share his perspective on…

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2024 VT Football Season Preview 1:51:51

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Robbie is back... For the 10th consecutive year Two Deep is previewing the VT football season. Sam is here to help Pete and Robbie this time around as the guys cover preseason polls, schedule notes, position group previews, and give their final predictions for the 2024 season. Go Hokies! Our listeners can get 20% off their first order from Rhoback …

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Episode 79 LIVE in Memphis: Navigating an election season without losing our witness (Josh Ross) 1:01:38

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In front of a live audience at Sycamore View Church of Christ in Memphis, Tennessee, we interview Josh Ross, author of Coreology: Six Principles for Navigating an Election Season Without Losing Our Witness. So many things that Christians hear, read and talk about these days have to do with how they get along with political opponents or how they use…

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Fall Camp Updates, Win Confidence from Ardent Craft Ales 31:06

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Pete and Sam hosted Two Deep’s first ever Season Kickoff event down at Ardent Craft Ales in Richmond. Despite some Wi-Fi issues, the boys were able to get on the mics and record some content. They covered the latest news coming out of fall camp, did some beer reviews, and then got into "win confidence" regarding this year’s opponents. Rhoback code …

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Interview with Hokies Legend Jim Druckenmiller 59:25

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Former Hokies QB Jim Druckenmiller joined Sons writer Rich Luttenberger and Two Deep host Pete B. for an honest conversation about his career in football. From his historic seasons at VT, to his pro career across multiple leagues, Jim embodied the blue collar values instilled in him at a young age. The guys also had some fun, recounting a couple of…

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Episode 6.2: Corruption and Code: How Data Centers are Shaping Virginia's Future 37:07

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Interviewer: MATTHEW BERKMAN. Anti-corruption activist JOSH STANFIELD returns to the AMC podcast. This discussion centers on the significant impact of data centers in Virginia, which currently hosts the largest data center market in the world. These massive facilities, crucial for the growing prevalence of AI and other technologies, bring economic …

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Which Hokies Could Make History in 2024? Virginia Tech's Top 10 Individual Seasons 1:28:29

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The Memory Lane crew put their heads together to come up with the 10 best individual season performances in Hokies history. This wasn't easy, but Hokienation is sure to recognize every name on this list - even if they don't agree with the order. At the end of the show, the guys talk about which current players could find themselves on the Top 10 if…

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