Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe diet beverage debate and the first over-the-counter birth control pill: The urgency and power of discernment
Season 1
Diet drink sales plummeted after the WHO declared that the artificial sweetener aspartame possibly causes cancer. In other medical news, the FDA appr…
2 years, 10 months ago
“Mission Impossible,” the “Entity,” and the battle for our world
Season 1
In “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) fights the “Entity,” which is essentially AI on steroids. The movie paralle…
2 years, 10 months ago
Sound of Freedom: Choosing hope in the face of fear
Season 1
When Sound of Freedom first came out, I was hesitant to see it. As a father, there are few things more difficult to watch and contemplate than the ho…
2 years, 10 months ago
New HIV case linked to “vampire facial”
Season 1
Have you heard of “vampire facials”? This is the colloquial term for a “microneedling treatment using platelet-rich plasma—a component of your blood …
2 years, 10 months ago
Teenage survivor of deadly disease will study medicine at Harvard
Season 1
Let’s begin with some good news: a seventeen-year-old who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at the age of eight and given a 20 percent chance of…
2 years, 10 months ago
Harrison Ford’s affair with Carrie Fisher is back in the news
Season 1
Harrison Ford is making headlines again these days with the fifth installment in his iconic “Indiana Jones” film series. Consequently, his affair w…
2 years, 11 months ago
Bill de Blasio and his wife are “opening” their marriage to date other people: The popularity and peril of infidelity
Season 1
Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City, and his wife, Chirlane McCray, recently told the New York Times that they are separating after nea…
2 years, 11 months ago
Indiana Jones, the power of artificial intelligence, and the future of our nation
Season 1
In “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Harrison Ford’s iconic character was de-aged by artificial intelligence for its opening scenes. However, …
2 years, 11 months ago
Independence Day overshadowed by 16 mass shootings: A reflection on the foundational question of our time
Season 1
Sixteen mass shootings resulted in 15 deaths and nearly a hundred injured across 13 states and Washington, D.C. this past July 4. It’s also been two …
2 years, 11 months ago
Stuck upside down in a roller coaster: The popularity and peril of secular spirituality
Season 1
Eight roller coaster riders were stuck hanging upside down for around three hours at a festival in Wisconsin last Sunday. No matter what happens to y…
2 years, 11 months ago