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Why Rules-Base Morality Falls Short
Season 3 Episode 14
Several years ago, I was moderating a local online parenting group when a post made me do a double take. It wasn’t any of the usual controversies abo…
9 hours ago
Progressives Need Better Stories
Season 3 Episode 14
How do you feel about these “secular saints” candles? Are they a funny joke? A cringe Millennial trend? The desperate grasping of a culture that has …
2 weeks ago
Easter for Doubters & Skeptics
Season 3 Episode 13
It’s Holy Week for many of the world’s 2.6 billion Christians (for Eastern Orthodox, it’s next week.) Easter marks the most important holiday in the …
3 weeks ago
A Code of Ethics for the Chronically Online
Season 3 Episode 13
It’s been 35 days since I logged onto social media. Apart from some minor boredom, it hasn’t been that bad. During my time away, I’ve delved into res…
4 weeks ago
"If I'd Just Done Good Things, I Would've Never Blown Up on the Internet"
Season 3 Episode 12
This quote comes from red pill influencer, Harrison Sullivan, in Louis Theroux’s latest documentary, Inside the Manosphere. Theroux was prodding Sull…
1 month ago
Everything is TV Now
Season 3 Episode 11
What do you spend most of your day looking at? Listening to? Thinking about? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is probably a screen. In fact,…
1 month, 1 week ago
Okay, but Can We Shame Billionaires?
Season 3 Episode 10
Lately, the misdeeds of the wealthy feel inescapable. Whether it’s Trump’s blatant corruption and grifting (which has netted him $3 billion so far th…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Accountability isn't the Opposite of Compassion
Season 3 Episode 9
We’ve been looking at shame this month. Is it always a bad thing? And what’s the difference between shame and accountability?
In our polarized society…
2 months ago
When Systems Protect Abusers, Shame Steps In
Season 3 Episode 8
One of the many things that has struck me in recent weeks is the instances of Minneapolis protestors chanting, “Shame!” at ICE agents. It’s notable b…
2 months, 1 week ago
Brené Brown is Wrong About Shame
Season 3 Episode 7
“Shame is “I am bad.” Guilt is “I did something bad.” …Guilt: I’m sorry. I made a mistake. Shame: I’m sorry. I am a mistake.”
-Brené Brown, PhD
Don’t g…
2 months, 2 weeks ago