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When an American cardinal issued a statement about the Iran War, it didn't ring true.  It wasn't wrong, but he seemed to lack moral credibility.  Father McTeigue takes a closer look. Watch on YouTube: A Cardinal's Conscience

Liebe Leute, heute geht es um ein Thema Sprache und Identität. Zu Gast ist Anna Cardinal. Sie ist Sinologin, Aktivistin und Diversity-Trainerin und gibt unter anderem Seminare, Trainings und Vorträge zu Themen wie Anti-Diskriminierung und Diversity, Mehrsprachigkeit sowie Bildung und Erziehung. In dieser Folge sprechen wir darüber, wie Sprache und Identität zusammenhängen, wie gut gemeinte Aussagen oder Fragen ausgrenzend wirken können und was wir in Alltagsgesprächen besser machen können.In der Sprachanalyse (28:58) warten wieder interessante Wörter wie „die Dominanzgesellschaft“, „radebrechen“ oder auch Redewendungen wie „in dieselbe Kerbe schlagen“ auf euch. Viel Freude beim Zuhören!Euer Robin Zu Anna:https://initial-c.de/Hier geht es zum Handout:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9mzc6x1vefky03b71jb4e/Episode_162_Sprache-und-Identit-t-mit-Anna-Cardinal_Handout.pdf?rlkey=9qecfbq1ssr6au6wpxsoeu5co&dl=0Das Transkript und viele weitere Extras gibt es auf Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/aufdeutschgesagtZum Newsletter:https://aufdeutschgesagt.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=530247c810b1c462df23c5ff9&id=b3c548b8d1Wer meine Arbeit finanziell unterstützen will, der kann das hier tun:https://paypal.me/aufdeutschgesagt?locale.x=de_DEE-Mail:info@aufdeutschgesagt.deHomepage:www.aufdeutschgesagt.deFolge dem Podcast auch auf diesen Kanälen:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/Auf-Deutsch-gesagt-Podcast-2244379965835103/Instagram:www.instagram.com/aufdeutschgesagtYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/aufdeutschgesagtHier geht es zum Podcast auf anderen Seiten:https://plinkhq.com/i/1455018378?to=page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hans and Robby are back again this week with a brand new episode! This week, they discuss QLAC (Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract), how to postpone a portion of your RMD (Required Minimum Distribution). Don't forget to get your copy of "The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement" on Amazon or on CardinalGuide.com for free! You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans@cardinalguide.com or calling 919-535-8261. Learn more at CardinalGuide.com. Find us on YouTube: Cardinal Advisors.

– Is JJ Wetherholt the most important Cardinal for '26?– Reacting to Doug Armstrong's Q & A with the Daily Faceoff– One's Gotta Go– BK & Ferrario RewindSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-12:18) Throat clearin'. Air conditioning blues. Can't read Pele Blanco's text. Tim's game used sheets. Gene Autry had some hits. Most famous sports franchise owners.(12:26-21:36) Ahhhh the '85 Cardinals. What was the title of the VHS tape of the 1985 Cardinal season? Vince Coleman. Glenn Brummer stealing home.(21:46-24:54) And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-10:20) Jackson apologizes for dropping the ball on the fry question. Jackson's lifelong apprenticeship. You gotta read the room. To hell with the copyright laws. Joshua Baez back down to minor league camp. Audio courtesy of the 2Fox of Joshua Baez talking about his expectations and goals in the big leaguers.(10:28-19:05) Little Pee Wee Herman on your head. Death, taxes, and papers. Audio from a hot mic in women's lacrosse with the announcer wanting to keep the clock moving. Who's Jackson gonna get his white from? Battlehawks Needle Point Belts.(19:15-33:50) Who are these people in the Cardinal lineup today? Blythe Danner. Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you are treating programmatic like paid search, you are likely measuring it wrong and leaving growth on the table. In this episode, Evan, Cardinal's VP of Paid Media, and Lisa Fisher, Cardinal's Associate Media Director specializing in programmatic, break down what healthcare marketers actually need to understand about programmatic today. They unpack when it works, when it does not, and how to approach it without wasting budget. With deep experience managing multi-channel media strategies for healthcare brands, they share what separates inflated impression reports from real incremental growth. You will learn: • When to use programmatic after search hits saturation • How to measure success beyond last click attribution • What HIPAA, pixels, and BAAs mean for your strategy • How upper funnel investment lowers incremental CPA If you want a smarter, more scalable approach to patient acquisition beyond search, this is the episode to queue up next. RELATED RESOURCES The Search Plateau Problem: Why Healthcare Providers Need Incrementality Testing - https://www.cardinaldigitalmarketing.com/healthcare-resources/blog/healthcare-incrementality-testing/ When & How to Expand Your Healthcare Media Mix - https://www.cardinaldigitalmarketing.com/healthcare-resources/blog/expanding-channel-media-mix-strategy/ Privacy First: Marketing Technologies That Prioritize HIPAA Compliance  - https://www.cardinaldigitalmarketing.com/healthcare-resources/blog/hipaa-compliant-martech/ How to Reach Niche Audiences with 3P Data  - https://www.cardinaldigitalmarketing.com/healthcare-resources/blog/reach-niche-audiences-3p-data/

The SSPX rhetorical war continues among the bishops and laity.Sources:https://www.returntotradition.orgorhttps://substack.com/@returntotradition1Contact Me:Email: return2catholictradition@gmail.comSupport My Work:Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/AnthonyStineSubscribeStarhttps://www.subscribestar.net/return-to-traditionBuy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/AnthonyStinePhysical Mail:Anthony StinePO Box 3048Shawnee, OK74802Follow me on the following social media:https://www.facebook.com/ReturnToCatholicTradition/https://twitter.com/pontificatormax+JMJ+#popeleoXIV #catholicism #catholicchurch #catholicprophecy#infiltration

Send a textOn this episode of the CSZ Podcast, brought to you by Prime IV Louisville, we are coming to you live from the Shoot 360 Studios, Jeremy is joined in studio by Shawn & Joey, & virtually by Sam & Wes. We're also joined by very special guest, Tennessee State head coach Nolan Smith!The squad will go over the week in Cardinal Athletics! Join the guys as we talk about the Cards swatting the Pirates, get a BIG win vs Miami, come up just short again vs Duke, Rapid Fire, we speak with Coach Smith about his first-year success and what he foresees with his first NCAA tournament as head coach, & much, much more including our usual shenanigans! You won't want to miss this one! The Cardinal Sports Zone Podcast is brought to you by Prime IV, Shoot 360, Four Pegs, Fitness Market, Cherry Pickin Goods, Planet Fitness, Mossy Oak & Hart Reality, Collision Course Crew, Rally House, Beckmanns FineBladeZ & Josh Jarboe from Remax Reality.Follow us on Twitter:@CardSportZone@Jeremy_CSZ@lvilleshawn@baseboy124@DPence_@joewahman526@WesB_42@WesKeyes_CSZ@IamthehiggyFollow our sponsors on social media:#PrimeIVLouisville#JoshJarboe@PlanetFitness@Rally_House@FitnessMarketKY@course_crew@FourPegsBeer@MossyOak@Shoot360Lou@CherryPickinGds@Zach_Beckmann1Support the show

Hans and Robby are back again this week with a brand new episode! This week, they discuss long-term care benefits with relaxed health qualifications.  Don't forget to get your copy of "The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement" on Amazon or on CardinalGuide.com for free! You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans@cardinalguide.com or calling 919-535-8261. Learn more at CardinalGuide.com. Find us on YouTube: Cardinal Advisors.

On Saturday morning, Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, killing its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with other senior regime figures. The following day, Pope Leo appealed for peace, urging world leaders to stop “the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm.” This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Veteran Vatican Correspondent Gerard O'Connell explains why he saw Leo's comments as relatively restrained compared to John Paul II's at the beginning of the Iraq War. In the second part of the show, Gerry shares a story from his forthcoming book on the 2025 conclave. 0:00 Intro 2:20 Vatican response to Iran war 7:05 John Paul II on the 2003 Iraq War 9:07 Pope Leo decries 'zeal for war' 10:48 Archbishop Coakley speaks out on war 11:30 On the Christian communities of Tehran 12:50 Pope Leo talks on Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai 14:18 Cardinal Parolin's statements on the war 19:00 What difference the Vatican make 22:14 Stories from Gerry's new book on the conclave 25:40 Cardinal forgets to give away his phone 27:25 Cardinals unused to having no phones 29:00 Behind the scenes of the conclave 32:05 Is the conclave not 'top secret'? 33:26 Outro Links: Pope Leo urges a halt to ‘spiral of violence' across Iran and Middle East Cardinal Parolin on Iran war: ‘The force of law has been replaced by the law of force' Address of Pope Leo XIV to Members of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See, Jan. 9, 2026 Against Unjust and Unjustified War with Iran I regret supporting the Iraq War. We shouldn't repeat our mistakes in Iran now. Book Excerpt: Behind the scenes of Pope Leo XIV's election The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis Follow Gerry on X: @gerryorome  Follow Colleen on Instagram: @colleendulle  Support Inside the Vatican by becoming a subscriber to America Magazine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(00:00-44:30) Channeling your inner Timmy. Joined by our favorite farmer, Jim Edmonds. No baseball questions allowed. The fam wants some horses and ponies but what does daddy want? What's a day in the life of Jimmy Farmer like? His son can really mash for 7 years old. People are picking up their kids on horseback. Friends with Bobby Bones. Enjoying his time out of the spotlight. Who does he keep in touch with from the old Cardinal days? Doesn't really miss much about the game. Not really much interest in coaching. Hall of Fame discussion. Will he be in town for Opening Day?(44:38-1:00:43) Joined by former Billiken Ryan Leuchtefeld talking Billikens and the win over Loyola last night. Robbie Avila's been impressive this year. The importance of coaching. Comparing the Billikens of January and the Billikens of February and March.(1:00:53-1:12:10) Still monitoring the Colton Parayko decision. Doug's mentions finna be lit up. The highways of Buffalo. The Gerbil Lane in the Boston Tunnels. The polarizing Jim Edmonds.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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Henri de Cinq-Mars, marquis et favori du Roi Louis XIII, n'apprécie pas l'autoritarisme de Richelieu. Il va comploter pour tenter de renverser voire même d'éliminer le Cardinal. Mais l'homme en rouge a de la ressource et va retourner le roi contre son jeune favori qui connaitra un funeste destin. Plongez dans les rouages d'une conspiration, jugée à Lyon en 1642, dont l'issue sera fatale pour les conjurés. Crédits : Lorànt Deutsch, Ayrton Morice KernevenHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Send a textOn this episode of the CSZ Podcast, brought to you by Prime IV Louisville, we are coming to you live from the Shoot 360 Studios, Jeremy is joined in studio by Shawn, & virtually by Sam & Wes.The squad will go over the week in Cardinal Athletics! We go over another up & down week for Louisville Men's Basketball, the women's team clinching the 2-seed despite a Sunday afternoon loss, baseball sweeping the Chippewas, & much, much more including our usual shenanigans! You won't want to miss this one! The Cardinal Sports Zone Podcast is brought to you by Prime IV, Shoot 360, Four Pegs, Fitness Market, Cherry Pickin Goods, Planet Fitness, Mossy Oak & Hart Reality, Collision Course Crew, Rally House, Beckmanns FineBladeZ & Josh Jarboe from Remax Reality.Follow us on Twitter:@CardSportZone@Jeremy_CSZ@lvilleshawn@baseboy124@DPence_@joewahman526@WesB_42@WesKeyes_CSZ@IamthehiggyFollow our sponsors on social media:#PrimeIVLouisville#JoshJarboe@PlanetFitness@Rally_House@FitnessMarketKY@course_crew@FourPegsBeer@MossyOak@Shoot360Lou@CherryPickinGds@Zach_Beckmann1Support the show

In this week's episode, I take a historical digression to look at the four major Thomases of the English Reformation - Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragonskull series at my Payhip store: QUEST25 The coupon code is valid through March 9 2026. So if you need a new ebook this winter, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 292 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is February 27th, 2026. Today we are taking a digression into history by looking at the four Thomases of the English Reformation (with one bonus Thomas). We'll also have Coupon of the Week and a progress update on my current writing and publishing projects. First up, let's do Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragonskull series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is QUEST25 and as always, the links to the store and the coupon code will be available in the show notes of this episode. This coupon code is valid through March 9th, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this winter, we have got you covered. Now for an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. I am very nearly done with Cloak of Summoning. As of this recording, I am 35% of the way through the final editing pass. This episode should be coming out on, let's see, March the 2nd. I'm hoping Cloak of Summoning will be available a few days (hopefully like one or two days) after this episode goes live, but we'll see how things go. In any event, it should be out in very early March, which is not far away at this point. I'm also 14,000 words into Blade of Wraiths, the fourth book in my Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series. Hopefully that will be out in April, if all goes well. That's my secondary project right now, but once it gets promoted to primary project once Cloak of Summoning is available, my new secondary project will be Dragon Mage, which will be the sixth book in the Rivah Half-Elven Thief series. I'm looking forward to that since it is going to bring to an end a lot of ongoing plot threads. So it should be quite a fun book to write and hopefully to read. That should hopefully be out in May or possibly June, depending on how things go. In audiobook news, Cloak of Titans, the audiobook narrated by Hollis McCarthy, should be available in more audiobook stores than it was this time last week, though it's still not on Amazon, Audible, or Apple. Brad Wills is working on recording Blade of Storms and I think the first six chapters are done. Hopefully we should have those audiobooks available to you before too much longer. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. 00:02:18 Main Topic: The Four Thomases of the English Reformation Now without further ado, let's get to our main topic and it's time for another of my favorite topics overall, a digression into obscure points of history. I've mentioned before that Wolf Hall (both the TV show and the book) is a lot easier to understand if you are at least passingly familiar with the key figures of the English Reformation, which happened during the reign of King Henry VIII. But who were these key figures? I had a history professor who said that to understand the English Reformation, you need to know about the four Thomases of the English Reformation: Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer, since each one of them altered events in a major way. Fun fact: only one of the four died from natural causes and right before he was about to go on trial for treason, which would have likely ended with his execution. The English Reformation was a tumultuous time and the Tudor court was not a place for the faint of heart or the morally scrupulous. So let's talk about the four Thomases and one bonus Thomas today. But first to understand them, we should look at three background trends that converged and boiled over during their lifetimes. #1: Henry VIII needs an heir. King Henry VIII was quite famously married six times and executed two of his wives in his quest for a male heir. To the modern era, this sounds odd and chauvinistic, but one of the errors of studying history is assuming that the residents of the past had any interest in 21st century standards of behavior. By the standards of Henry's time, having a male heir to assume the kingdom after his death was absolutely vital. In fact, an argument could be made that Henry was attempting to act responsibly by going to such lengths to father a male heir, though naturally he went about it in a spectacularly destructive and self-absorbed way. Remember, Henry's father, Henry VII, came to the throne after a 30-year civil war, and there were noble families that thought they had a better claim to the throne than Tudors and would be happy to exercise it. A good comparison is that the lack of a male heir for Henry VIII was as serious a crisis as a disputed presidential election in 21st century America would be. You can see evidence for this in Henry's famous jousting accident in 1536. For a few hours, people were certain that he was dead or was about to die, and this incident caused a brief constitutional crisis. If Henry died, who would rule? His daughter, Mary, who he had just declared a bastard? His young daughter Elizabeth from Anne Boleyn? His bastard son, Henry FitzRoy? A regent? One of the old families who thought they had a claim to the throne? Now, these are the sort of questions that tend to get decided by civil wars, which nobody wanted. So Henry needed a male heir and it weighed on him as a personal failure that he had been unable to produce one, which was undoubtedly one of the reasons he concluded that several of his marriages had been cursed by God and needed to be annulled. Though, of course, one of Henry's defining traits was that his self-absorption was such that nothing was ever his fault, but a failing of those around him. #2: The Reformation is here. At the same time Henry was beginning to have his difficulties, the Protestant Reformation exploded across Europe. The reasons for the Reformation were manifold. There was a growing feeling across all levels of society that the church was corrupt and more concerned about money than tending to Christ's flock, a feeling not helped by the fact that several of the 15th and 16th century popes were essentially Renaissance princelings more interested in luxury, money, and expanding the power of the papal states than in anything spiritual. Many bishops, archbishops, abbots, and other high prelates acted the same way. The situation the early 16th century church found itself in was similar to American higher education today. Many modern professors and administrators go about their jobs quietly, competently, and diligently, but if you want to find examples of corruption, folly, and egregious waste in American higher education, you don't have to try very hard. Reformers could easily find manifold examples of clerical and papal corruption to reinforce their arguments. Additionally, nationalism was beginning to develop as a concept, as was the idea of the nation state. People in England, Scotland, Germany, and other countries began to wonder why they were paying tithes to the church that went to build beautiful buildings in Rome and support the lavish lifestyle of the papal court when that money might be better spent at home. For that matter, the anti-clericalism of the Reformation was not new and had time to mature. At the end of the 14th century, Lollardy was a proto-Protestant movement in England that challenged clerical power. In the early 15th century, the Hussite wars in Bohemia following the teachings of Jan Hus were a preview of the greater Reformation to come. Papal authority had been severely damaged by the Great Schism at the end of the 14th and the start of the 15th century when two competing popes (later expanded to three) all tried to excommunicate each other and claim control of the church. In the aftermath, Renaissance Humanists had begun suggesting that only the Bible was the proper source and guide for Christianity, and that papal authority and many of the church's practices were merely human traditions that had been added later and were not ordained by God. A lot of the arguments of the Reformation had their earliest form from the writers of the 15th century. Essentially, the central argument of the Reformation was that the believer's personal relationship with God is the important part of Christianity and doesn't need to be mediated through ordained priests in the official sacraments of the church, though such things were still important. Of course, all the various reformers disagreed with each other about just how important and what the nature of that relationship was, how many sacraments there should be, and what the precise relationship between the individual, the church, and the state should be (and that argument got entangled with many other issues like nationalism), but that was a central crux of the Reformation. So all these competing pressures have been building up, and when Martin Luther posted his statements for debate on church reform in October of 1517, it was the equivalent of lighting a match in a barn that had been stuffed full of sawdust and was suffering from a natural gas leak. #3: The printing press. So why did Luther's action kick off the Reformation as we know it and not the other proto-Protestant movements we mentioned? I think the big part of that is the printing pass, perhaps the biggest part. The printing press did not exist during the early proto-Protestant movements, which meant it was a lot harder for the ideas of reform to spread quickly. The Lollards in particular wanted to translate the Bible into English instead of Latin, but the Bible is a big book and that is a lot of copying to do by hand. In 1539, after a lot of encouragement from Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII decreed that an English Bible should be placed at every church in England. In 1339, that would have been an impossible amount of copying by scribes. In 1539, thanks to the printing press, it was essentially on the scale of the government embarking on a mid-sized industrial project, perhaps a bit of a logistical and organizational challenge and you have to deal with contractors, but by no means impossible. The printing press made it possible for the various arguments and pamphlets of the Reformers to spread quickly throughout Europe. Luther published tracts on a variety of religious and political topics for the rest of his life, and those tracks were copied, printed, and sold throughout Europe. In fact, he had something of a flame war with Thomas More over Henry VIII's "Defense of the Seven Sacraments". Kings and governments frequently tried to suppress printers they didn't like, but the cat was out of the bag and the printing press helped drive the Reformation by spreading its ideas faster than had previously been possible. AI bros occasionally compare modern large language model AIs to the printing press as an irreversible technological advancement, but one should note that the printing press of the 16th century did not require an entire US state's worth of electricity and an unlimited supply of water. So those were some of the undercurrents and trends leading up to the English Reformation. With that in mind, let's take a look at our four Thomases. #1: Thomas Wolsey. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was Henry's right hand man during the first 20 years of his reign and essentially the practical ruler of England during that time. He started his career in Henry's reign as the almoner, essentially in charge of charity, and it ended up becoming the Lord Chancellor of England. Since Henry was not super interested in actually doing the hard work of government, Wolsey ended up essentially running the country while Henry turned his full enthusiasm towards the more ceremonial aspects of kingship. Wolsey was an example of the kind of early 16th Century church prelate we mentioned above, more of a Renaissance princeling than a priest. However, as Renaissance princelings went, you could do worse than to have been ruled by someone like Wolsey. And if you were a king, you would be blessed to have a lieutenant as diligent in his work as the Cardinal. Granted, Wolsey did amass a large fortune for himself, but he frequently patronized the arts, education and the poor, pursued some governmental reforms, and deftly maintained England's position in the turbulent diplomacy of the time. He was also much more forgiving in questions of religious dissent than someone like Thomas More. Wolsey was the most powerful man in England at his apex, and the nobility hated it for him because his origins were common. So long as he had Henry's favor, Wolsey was untouchable and the nobility couldn't move against him. But the royal favor came to an end as Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was unable to produce a son. Since Catherine had previously (and briefly) been married to his older brother Arthur before Arthur's death, Henry became convinced (or succeeded in convincing himself) that his marriage was cursed by God for violating the prohibition against sleeping with your brother's wife in the book of Leviticus. His eye had already fallen on Anne Boleyn and Henry wanted an annulment and not a divorce in his marriage with Catherine. In the eyes of God, he would never have been married at all, and then he could marry Anne Boleyn with a clear conscience. Here, Wolsey's gift for diplomacy failed him, but perhaps it was an impossible task. Catherine of Aragon was the aunt of Emperor Charles V, who at the time was the most powerful man in Christendom. All of Wolseley's efforts to persuade the pope to annul the marriage failed, partly because the pope had already given Henry VIII dispensation to marry his brother's widow. Wolsey's failure eroded his support with the king. Anne Boleyn likewise hated Wolsey partly because she believed he was hindering the annulment, and partly because he had blocked her from marrying the Earl of Northumberland years before she had her eyes set upon Henry. Finally, Henry stripped Wolsey of his office of Lord Chancellor, and Wolsey retired to York to take up his role as archbishop there. Wolsey's popularity threatened Henry and Anne, so Henry summoned him back to London to face treason charges. Perhaps fortunately for Wolsey, he died of natural causes on the journey back to London. His replacement as Lord Chancellor was Thomas More, the next of our major for Thomases. #2: Thomas More. More was an interesting contrast-a Renaissance Humanist who remained a staunch Catholic, even though Renaissance Humanists in general tended towards proto-Protestantism or actual Protestantism. He was also in some ways oddly progressive for his time. He insisted on educating his daughters at a time was considered pointless to educate women about anything other than the practical business of household management. Anyway, More's training as a lawyer and a scholar led him to a career in government. He held a variety of posts under Henry VIII, finally rising to become the Lord Chancellor after Wolsey. In the first decades of his brain, Henry was staunchly Catholic and despised Protestantism, in particular, Lutheranism in general and Martin Luther in particular. In 1521, Henry published "Defense of the Seven Sacraments" against Luther, and More helped him write it to an unknown degree. In their dislike for all forms of Protestantism, More and Henry were in harmony at this point. More was involved in hunting down heretics (i.e. Protestants) and trying to convince them to recant. During his time as the Lord Chancellor, More ended up sending six people to be burned at the stake for heresy, along with the arrest and interrogations of numerous others. This rather clashes with his "humanist man of letters" aspect, but More was undoubtedly convinced he was doing the right thing. And while he might have believed in education, he most definitely did not believe in freedom of conscience in several areas. To be fair to More, in the view of many at the time, Protestants, especially Anabaptists, were dangerous radicals. Likely More viewed hunting heretics in the same way as some modern politicians view hunting down covert terrorist cells or surveilling potential domestic terrorists. Harsh measures true, but harsh measures allegedly necessary for the greater good of the nation. However, the concord between More and Henry would not last. Henry wanted to set aside Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn, which More staunchly opposed. More especially opposed Henry breaking away from Rome and becoming head of an independent English Church. At first, More was able to save himself by maintaining his silence, but eventually Henry required all of his subjects take an oath affirming his status as head of the church. Thomas Cromwell famously led a deputation to try and change More's mind, but he failed. More refused, he was tried on specious treason charges, and beheaded in 1535. Later, the Catholic church declared him the patron saint of politicians. This might seem odd given that he oversaw executions and essentially did thought police stuff against Protestants, but let's be honest-it's rare to see a politician even mildly inconvenience himself over a point of principle, let alone maintain it until death when he was given every possible chance to change his mind. Probably the most famous fictional portrayals of More are A Man For All Seasons and Wolf Hall. I would say that A Man For All Seasons was far too generous to More, but Wolf Hall was too harsh. #3: Now for the third of our four Thomases, Thomas Cromwell. After Wolsey's fall and More's refusal to support Henry's desire to either annul his marriage to Catherine or to make himself head with the church so he couldn't annul the marriage, Thomas Cromwell rose become Henry's new chief lieutenant. Cromwell is both a fascinating but divisive figure. For a long time, he was cast as the villain in Thomas More's saga, but Hillary Mantel's Wolf Hall really triggered a popular reevaluation of him. Like A Man For All Seasons was too generous to More, I would say Wolf Hall was too generous to Cromwell. Nonetheless, I suspect Cromwell was and remained so divisive because he was so effective. He got things done on a scale that the other three Thomases of the English Reformation never quite managed. Cromwell's origins are a bit obscure. It seems he was either of non-noble birth or very low gentry birth and his father Walter Cromwell was a local prosperous tradesman in a jack of all trades with a reputation for litigiousness. For reasons that are unclear, Cromwell fled his birthplace and spent some time in continental Europe, possibly as a mercenary soldier. He eventually made his way to Italy and started working for the merchant families there, gaining knowledge of trade in the law, and then traveled to the Low Countries. When he returned to England, he became Cardinal Wolsey's right hand man. After Wolsey's fall, Cromwell went into Parliament and defended his master whenever possible. This loyalty combined with his significant talent for law and administration caught the eye of Henry and he swiftly became Henry's right-hand man. Amusingly, Cromwell never became Lord Chancellor like More or Wolsey, but instead accumulated many lesser offices that essentially allowed him to carry out Henry's directives as he saw a fit. Unlike More and Wolsey, Cromwell had strong Protestant leanings and he encouraged the king to break away from the Catholic Church and take control of the English Church as its supreme head. Henry did so. His marriage to Catherine of Aragon was nulled. The rest of Europe never accepted this until Catherine died of illness and it became a moot point. In 1533, he married Anne Boleyn. Like Cromwell, Anne had a strong Protestant bent and began encouraging reformers to take various offices and began pushing Henley to make more reforms than he was really comfortable doing. For example, Cromwell was one of the chief drivers behind the English Bible of 1539. This, combined with Anne's inability to give Henry a son, contributed to Anne's downfall. Unlike Catherine, she was willing to argue with Henry to his face and was unwilling to look the other way when he wanted a mistress, and this eventually got on Henry's nerves. Events are a bit murky, but it seems that Henry ordered Cromwell to find a way he could set aside Anne and Cromwell complied. Various men, including her own brother, were coerced and confessing to adultery with Anne on charges that were most likely fabricated and Anne's "lovers" and Anne herself were executed for treason in 1536. Cromwell had successfully used a technique that many modern secret police organizations and dictatorships employ- if you want to get rid of someone for whatever reason, accuse them of a serious crime, coerce them to a confession, and then have them executed. Joseph Stalin did basically the same thing when he purged the Old Bolsheviks after Lenin's death. Henry married Jane Seymour shortly after Anne's execution, and she finally gave Henry his long-waited son, though she died soon afterwards of postpartum complications. Cromwell also oversaw the dissolution of the English monasteries in the 1530s. Monasticism had become quite unpopular even before the Reformation, especially among humanist writers. The concentration of property in the hands of monasteries made for a ripe target. Using Parliament and with Henry's approval, the monasteries of England were dissolved, the monks and nuns pensioned off, and the various rich properties held by the monasteries were given to the king and his friends. Cromwell himself profited handsomely. This was essentially legalized theft, but there was nothing the monasteries could do about it. Cromwell pushed for more religious reforms, but that combined with the dissolution of the monasteries caused "The Pilgrimage of Grace" in 1537, a rebellion that Henry was able to put down through a combination of lies, stalling, outright bribery, and brutal repression under the Duke of Norfolk (more about him later). Cromwell was at the zenith of his power and influence, but his reformist bent and made him a lot of enemies. For that matter, Henry was increasingly uncomfortable with further religious changes. He wanted to be head of his own church, but essentially his own Catholic Church, not his own Reformed or Lutheran one. Cromwell's alignment with the reform cause gave his more traditionalist enemies a tool to use against him. Cromwell's foes had their chance in 1540 when Henry married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. Cromwell had heavily pushed for the match, hoping to make an alliance with the Protestant princes of Germany against the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor. For whatever reason, Henry took an immediate dislike to Anne and never consummated the marriage, which was swiftly annulled and Anne pensioned off. Henry blamed Cromwell for the failed marriage and Cromwell's enemies, particularly Duke of Norfolk and Bishop Gardiner of Winchester, were able to convince Henry to move against him. Cromwell was arrested, stripped of all the titles and property he had amassed, and executed in July of 1540. The sort of legal railroading process he had born against Anne Boleyn's alleged lovers and numerous other enemies of Henry's was used against him. This was one of the very few executions Henry ever regretted. Within a year, the French ambassador reported that Henry was raging that his counselors had misled him into putting to death the most faithful servant he had ever had. Once again, nothing was ever Henry's fault in his own mind. The fact that Henry allowed Cromwell's son Gregory to become a baron and inherit some of his father's land shows that he likely changed his mind about the execution. For once in his life, Henry was dead on accurate when he called Cromwell his "most faithful servant". He never again found a lieutenant with Cromwell's loyalty and skill. The remaining seven years of Henry's reign blundered from setback to setback and all the money Henry obtained from the dissolution of the monasteries was squandered in indecisive wars with France and Scotland. I think it's fair to say that the English Reformation would not have taken the course it did, if not for Cromwell. As ruthless and as unscrupulous as he could be, he nonetheless did seem to really believe in the principles of religious reform and push such policies whenever he could do so without drawing Henry's ire. #4: Now the fourth of our four major Thomases, Thomas Cranmer. If Thomas Cromwell did a lot of the political work of the English Reformation, then Thomas Cranmer wrote a lot of its theory. Cranmer was a scholar and something of a gentle-minded man, but not a very skillful politician. He seemed happy to leave the politicking to Cromwell. I think Cranmer would have been a lot happier as a Lutheran pastor in say, 1950s rural Nebraska. He could have married a farmer's daughter, had a bunch of kids, and presided at weddings, funerals, and baptisms where he could talk earnestly about Jesus and Christian virtues, and he probably would have written a few books on obscure theological points. But instead, Cranmer was destined to play a significant part in the English Reformation. He started as a priest and a scholar who got in trouble for marrying, but when his wife died in childbirth, he went back to the priesthood. Later, he became part of the team of scholars and priests working to get Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled. While he was at university and later in the priesthood, he became fascinated by Lutheran ideas and became a proponent of reform. As with Cromwell, Henry's desire to marry Anne Boleyn gave Cranmer his great opportunity. Anne's family were also in favor of reform, and they arranged for Cranmer to become the new Archbishop of Canterbury. The new archbishop and the like- minded clerics and scholars laid the legal and theological groundwork for Henry to break with Rome and become head of the English church with Cranmer and the rest of the reform faction wanted to be used to push for additional church reforms. He survived the tumults of Henry's reign by total loyalty to the king – he mourned Anne Boleyn, but didn't oppose her execution (though he was one of the few who mourned for her publicly), did much the same when Cromwell was executed, and personally sent news of Catherine Howard's adultery to the king. Because of that, Cranmer had a great chance to pursue the cause of reform when Henry died and his 12-year-old son Edward VI became King. Edward's uncle Edward Seymour acted as the head of the King's regency council, and Seymour and his allies were in favor of reform. Cranmer was at last able to steer the English church in the direction of serious reform, and he was directly responsible for writing the Book of Common Prayer and several other key documents of the early Anglican church. But Cranmer's of luck ran out in 1553 when Edward VI died. Cranmer was part of the group that tried to put the Protestant Lady Jane Grey on the throne, but Henry's daughter Mary instead took the crown. Mary had never really wavered from her Catholicism despite immense pressure to do so, and she had last had a chance to do something about it. She immediately brought England back to Rome and started prosecuting prominent reform leaders, Cranmer among them. Cranmer was tried for treason and heresy and sentenced to be burned, but that was to be commuted if he recanted his views in public during a sermon, which he did. However, at the last minute, he thunderously denounced his previous recantation, asserted his reformist faith, and vowed that he would thrust the hand that signed the recantation into the flames first. Cranmer was immediately taken to be burned at the stake, and just as he promised, he thrust his hand into the flames, and his last word is that he saw heaven opening and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. Cranmer had spent much of his life trying to appease Henry while pushing as much reform as possible, but in his final moments, he had finally found his defiance. When Mary died and Elizabeth took the throne, she returned England to Protestantism. Elizabeth was much more pragmatic than her half siblings and her father ever were, so she chose the most expedient choice of simply rolling the English church back to as it was during Edward VI's time. Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer and religious articles, lightly edited for Elizabeth's sensibilities, became the foundational documents of the Anglican church. So these four Thomases, Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer were central to the events of the English Reformation. However, we have one bonus Thomas yet. Bonus Thomas: Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk. Thomas Howard was a powerful nobleman during the reign of Henry, and the Duke of Norfolk was frequently Henry's lieutenant in waging various wars and putting down rebellions. He was also the uncle of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, Henry's second and fifth queens. He was also involved in nearly every major event of Henry's reign. So with all that, why isn't Norfolk as remembered as well as the other four Thomases of the English Reformation? Sometimes a man would be considered virtuous by the standards of the medieval or early modern age, yet reprehensible in ours. For example, for much of the Middle Ages, crusading was considered an inherently virtuous act for a knight, whereas in the modern age, it would be condemned as war mongering with a religious veneer. However, by both modern standards and Tudor standards, Thomas Howard was a fairly odious character. For all their flaws and the morally questionable things they did, Wolsey, More, Cromwell, and Cranmer were all men of conviction in their own ways. More and Cranmer explicitly died with their faith. Cromwell's devotion to the Protestant cause got him killed since he insisted on the Anne of Cleves match. Even Wolsey, for all that he enriched himself, was a devoted servant of Henry after his downfall never betrayed the king. By contrast, Norfolk was out for Norfolk. This wasn't unusual for Tudor nobleman, but Norfolk took it to a new level of grasping venality. He made sure that his daughter was married to Henry's bastard son, Henry FitzRoy, just in case FitzRoy ended up becoming king. He used both his nieces, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, to gain power and lands for himself, and then immediately turned against him once he became politically expedient. In fact, he presided over the trial where Anne Boleyn was sentenced to death. After the failure of the Anne of Cleve's marriage, Norfolk made sure to bring his young niece Catherine Howard to court to catch Henry's eye, and to use the Anne of Cleve's annulment as a lever to get rid of Thomas Cromwell. Both stratagems worked, and he attempted to leverage being the new Queen's uncle to bring himself to new power and riches, as he had with Anne Boleyn. Once Henry turned on Catherine Howard, Norfolk characteristically and swiftly threw his niece under the bus. However, as Henry aged, he grew increasingly paranoid and vindictive, and he had Norfolk arrested and sentenced to death on suspicion of treason. Before the execution could be carried out, Henry died, and Norfolk spent the six years of Edward VI's reign as a prisoner in the Tower of London. When Edward died and Mary took the throne, she released Norfolk since she was Catholic and Norfolk had always been a religious traditionalist suspicious of reform. He spent the remaining year of his life as one of Mary's chief advisors before finally dying of old age. As I often say, history can be a rich source of inspiration for fantasy writers, and the English Reformation is full of such inspiration. Wolsey, More, Cromwell, and Cranmer can all make excellent inspirations for morally ambiguous characters. For that matter, you can see why the reign of Henry VIII has inspired so many movies, TV shows, and historical novels. The real life events are so dramatic as to scarcely require embellishment. So that's it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show and thank you for listening as I went on one of my little historical digressions. I hope you found the show enjoyable. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.

The Beasman loves Mark Pope and UK's recent resurgence while Louisville's shorty short, peanut sized, little league loser Pat Kelsey is calling Cardinal fans rat poison.With another huge S.E.C. victory over Vandy and two more showcase games this week, it looks like Big Blue Nation is on the rise while their rivals at U of Smell drift back into irrelevance. Louisville lost to inept Clemson over the weekend.The Beasman taunts Larry Minner for pretending that he likes girl basketball whenever the Louisville men start fizzling into the darkness again. Too bad! So sad!BEASMAN script 3-2-26"HELLO STOOPID! (laffs) 50 YEARS OF STOOPID ON WH&S AND THEY AIN'T FIRED YOU YET! (laffs) THERE MUST BE A SHORTAGE OF OLD BALD GUYS WHO COULD BRING SOME CLASS TO THIS STATION! (laffs) WELL LARRY, SINCE YOU GONNA HANG AROUND, WELCOME TO MARCH, WHEN THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS RISE UP AND SHOW THE WORLD WHY WE IS KINGS OF COLLEGE BASKETBAW! MARCH COMES IN LIKE A WILDCAT AND GOES OUT LIKE A CHAMPEEN! U UH KAY ALL THE WAY! (laffs) TIME FOR 9! TIME FOR 9! BLUE GITS IN! BLUE GITS IN! (laffs) AWWWWWW C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS! (laffs) MARK POPE USED TO SUCK BUT NOW HE DONE FIGGERED OUT US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS WAS ABOUT TO TAKE CARE OF HIM LIKE TRUMP TOOK CARE OF THE I-RAN LEADER SO POPE WISED UP! (laffs) OF COURSE, POPE AIN'T NO KINNY PAYNE RE-PEAT…BUT YOU KNOW WHO IS? PAT KELSEY THE MIDGET! (laffs) LOSERVILLE IS CIRCLIN THE DRAIN AND ALL US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS IS HERE FOR IT! (laffs) THEM CARDINAL BIRDS GOT HU-MILLER-FIIED AGAIN! (laffs) Y'ALL CARDINAL CONVICTS THOUGHT YOU WAS HOT STUFF BACK IN NOVEMBER WHEN YOU SOMEHOW BEAT KENTUCKY BUT THAT WAS FOOL'S GOLD! (laffs) Y'ALL CAINT BEAT NOBODY SINCE THEN AND KENTUCKY IS SLAPPIN DOWN ERRBODY GITTIN IN OUR WAY! BYE BYE, VANDERSMELT! SUCKS TO BE YOU, TENNERSEE, OKLAHOMO, PI-TEEN-ER, AND COACH CAL! (laffs) U UH KAY STEAMROLLED EM ALL! THE CATS IS ON FIRE! WE GONNA GIT TEXAS A&P NEXT, AND THEN GONNA GIT REE-VENCE ON FLAR-I-DER! (laffs) I LOVE IT! I HEAR TELL A BUNCH OF THE S.E.C. TEAMS IS JUST GONNA FAR-FIT GOIN TO THE CONFRENCE TOURNEYMINT CUZ THEY'S AFRAID OF FACIN KENTUCKY! (laffs) IT'S A GREAT TIME FOR ALL THE TEAMS IN THE A.P. TOP 25 PO. TEAMS LIKE KENTUCKY, ARIZO-MO, I-OWE-ER STATE, UCONN, LOSERVILL…OH WAIT…LOSERVILLE AIN'T IN THE TOP 25 NO MORE! (laffs) AWWW TOO BAD, SO SAD! DINT Y'ALL START THE SEASON RANKED #6? NOW YOU DONE FELL OFF THE MAP! BYE BYE, YOU DISGUSTING CARDINAL CONVICT, CHEATIN, WIFE BEATIN, NECK TATTOO, CROSS-EYED, GOLD TEETH, RAP MUSIC, CUSSIN AROUND CHILDREN, WELFARE STAMP, JOBLESS, BRAINLESS, SPINELESS, CROOKED TEETH, STINKBREATH LOSERVILLE FANS! YOUR MIDGET COACH EVEN CALLED YOU RAT POISON! (laffs) THE DWARF THAT COACHES YOUR TEAM LOST TO NOBODY CLEM-ZER THEN STOOD UP ON A MILK CRATE TO GIT IN YOUR UGLY LOSERVILLE FACES AND BLAME Y'ALL FOR HIS BAD COACHIN! (laffs) HE SAYS Y'ALL IS RAT POISON, AND SAYS HIM AND LOSERVILLE CARDINAL TEAM JUST IGNORES YOU AND ALL YOUR COMPLAININ ABOUT THEIR PATHETIC PLAY! (laffs) MIDGET PAT KELSEY SAYS HE GONNA GIT IT ALL FIGGERED OUT. (laffs) WHEN? NEXT SUMMER? MARCH MADNESS IS NOW, YOU SHARTY SHART PEANUT SIZE LITTLE LEAGUE LOSER! LOOKS LIKE U OF SMELL IS BEIN LED BY A CRABBY PIP SQUEAK, NOT NO BASKETBAW ROPE SCHOLAR LIKE MARK POPE! (laffs) I LOVE IT! YOU CARDINAL FRAUDS BETTER RUN AND BUY YOU FRONT ROW SEATS TO THE N.I.T. CUZ YOU AINT GOIN TO THE BIG DANCE UNLESS YOU'S A 16 SEED! (laffs) LIFE IS GOOD FOR US KENTUCKY FANS! THE CATS IS WINNIN AGIN AND LOSERVILLE IS CRYIN IN THEIR GHETTO SOUP! (laffs) LARRY, I HEAR YOU TAWKIN ABOUT ALL THESE NEW HOTELS THEY'S BUILDIN IN DOWNTOWN LOSERVILLE. (laffs) IS THAT A NICE WAY OF DESCRIBING MORE PRISONS? WHAT SANE PERSON WOULD BE A TOURIST IN YOUR HELLHOLE TOWN? (laffs) PACK YOUR BAGS, CAT FANS! OUR PRECIOUS WILDCATS IS GONNA GO CHASE TITLE #9! MEANTIME, LARRY AND HIS LOSERVILLE RAT POISON FANS WILL RUN OUT AT NIGHT TO STEAL NEW TVs SO THEY GOT A VIEW TO WATCH BIG BLUE NATION CELLER-MA-BRATE OUR MARCH MADNESS VIC-TREES! LARRY AND HIS GAY BOYFRIENDS WILL PRETEND LIKE THEY'S BU-CITED ABOUT GIRL BASKETBAW! (laffs) KEEP ACTIN LIKE GIRL BASKETBAW IS A BIG DEAL, CARDINAL PRONOUN BOY! (laffs) GO CATS! GO BIG BLUE! POPE AINT NO DOPE! TIME FOR 9! TIME FOR 9! TIME FOR 9! AWWWWW C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS!"

IMAGE CREDIT: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile from Santiago, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons LINKS: Fernando Natalio CHOMALÍ GARIB on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchga.html   Fernando Natalio CHOMALÍ GARIB on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/8844  2023 Vatican Biographical Summary of Fernando Natalio CHOMALÍ GARIB (Italian): https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/10/25/321025d.html  Chilean Bishops' Conference 2023 bio of Fernando Natalio CHOMALÍ GARIB (Spanish): https://iglesiadeconcepcion.cl/noticias/monsenor-fernando-chomali-ha-sido-nombrado-arzobispo-de-santiago/  2016 Revised statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Italian): https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/11/05/161105b.html  2018 BBC coverage of the Father Karadima case through the eyes of one of his victims, James Hamilton: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-45486176 2010 NY Times coverage of the Father Karadima case: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/world/americas/28chile.html 2010 The Media Project coverage of Father Karadima case: https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165612/http://themediaproject.org/article/chile-wrestles-religion-and-impunity  2014 NCR coverage of Father Karadima https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/chilean-cardinals-close-pope-stained-abuse-cover-ups  2018 24 Horas report on church membership and trust (Spanish): https://www.24horas.cl/papafranciscoenchile/cifra-de-chilenos-que-se-declaran-catolicos-bajo-desde-73-a-45-en-la-ultima-decada-2612241  2015 NCR coverage of the controversy over Bishop Barros' appointment: https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/controversial-chilean-bishops-appointment-continues-divide-diocese  2015 Huffington Post coverage of Bishop Barros controversy: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/backlash-against-chilean_b_6955290/amp  Voice of America coverage of Pope Francis' trip to Chile:  https://www.voanews.com/a/pope-wraps-up-latin-america-trip/4217547.html  Firebombings: https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Update-3-churches-firebombed-in-Chile-during-pope-visit-469520773.html?outputType=amp  2018 BBC coverage of the mass resignation of the Chilean Bishops' Conference: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44442233  More via NCR: https://www.ncronline.org/news/francis-accepts-two-more-chilean-bishops-resignations-continuing-abuse-fallout  More via NPR: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/11/618825779/pope-francis-accepts-resignations-of-3-bishops-over-chilean-abuse-scandal  More via Religionnews.com: https://religionnews.com/2018/08/03/will-pope-francis-solve-the-abuse-crisis/  December 2024 The Pillar interview: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/speed-dating-the-new-cardinals-could  Cardinal Garib Washing His Shirt: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DJR_m0xgCsT/  TRANSCRIPT: Hello everyone, welcome to Cardinal Numbers, a rexypod reviewing and ranking all the Cardinals of the Catholic Church from the Catacombs to Kingdom Come. One thing that I'll always remember about the end of my daily show experience is that one accompanying factor was the start of a war. It can be hard to keep at things when you're feeling down, and war had broken out in the Middle East the day I broke my streak of over 100 daily episodes. That's on my mind again because today's Cardinal is of Palestinian descent, and another war broke out today. So before we move on, I want to endorse both working for peace  and praying for peace. Goodness knows we need to do all we can, and that we need all the help we can get.  Also, before we get into things, please note that this episode was basically the one that sealed the deal on me going into my most recent hiatus. It took more research than expected because of the number of serious accusations adjacent to the story of our Cardinal of the day. Arguably I *could* have told most of future Cardinal Chomalí's story without getting into the Karadima case and subsequent Barros controversy, but that would have taken a lot of intentional sidelining of topics that unfortunately need to be front and center regardless of how controversial they are. Dozens of times we've seen the consequences of downplaying or sidelining such things, and I don't intend to contribute to that. If Cardinal Chomalí goes to the next round, I promise more of the focus will be on his own life and less on the dung he found himself shoveling. And now for the official warning: please note that this episode includes extensive discussion of scandal caused by the sexual abuse of minors and coverups. Listener discretion is advised. Today we're looking at our fifth bishop from the list of new Cardinals Pope Francis elevated on December 7th 2024–his last consistory for the creation of new Cardinals. Fernando Natalio CHOMALÍ GARIB, who describes himself as a descendent of a Palestinian, was born on March 10, 1957 in Santiago, Chile, the capital and largest city basically in the middle of the almost comically long country along South America's Pacific coast. Fernando is one of our late blooming vocations–his first degree was in Civil Engineering, though admittedly it was from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, which does host a seminary, though presumably our civil engineer didn't go through that side of things. Instead, when Fernando did decide to go to seminary and study theology and philosophy and such, it was through the Pontifical Major Seminary of Santiago, a storied institution in the suburbs. Enter the B plot for today, because in 1984, the same year Fernando entered seminary, a group of parishioners reported the “improper conduct” of another I cannot emphasize enough quite different Fernando, Father Fernando Karadima. The report was made to the Archbishop of Santiago, a man whose name I will not trouble you with because this is going  to be an episode with a lot of names as-is and he'll get his own episode in time. Allegedly the letter containing the report was “torn up and thrown away”, in any event nothing came of it at the time. The Archbishop's secretary, Juan Barros, possibly already Father Barros by this stage, was a protege of Karadima and would later wind up accused of helping cover up Father Karadima's crimes, and this is not the last time we will see him, so keep that name in mind. To recap, we have Father Karadima, a powerfully connected child rapist, potential Father Barros, a fan of Father Karadima and an alleged enabler, and not-yet Father Chomalí, our Cardinal of the day, who isn't connected to our B-Plot yet, so let's move his side of things forward and see how this plays out. In 1991, after seven years of study on top of his engineering degree, Franando Chomalí was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. After two years of yet further study, he then obtained a licentiate in Moral Theology from the Gregorian in Rome, followed a year later by a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the same storied institution in 1994. I did see some reference to pastoral work, but considering we're like five degrees deep and he still isn't done studying–hello masters in bioethics from the John Paul II Institute in Rome–it's not going to surprise you that Father Chomalí mainly followed the academic route, serving in bioethical and theological posts at the Major Pontifical Seminary of Santiago and the Pontifical University of Chile–both of these, you might recall, being institutions that he had personally attended. In 2001, presumably in part due to his bioethics credentials, he was added to the Pontifical Academy for Life for life, which, yes, I'm repeating myself because not only is “for Life” part of the name, but apparently it was a lifetime appointment. Unfortunately in 2016 Pope Francis shook things up so there are no more appointments to the Pontifical Academy for Life for life. In 2003, our B plot shows back up, with a successor Cardinal Archbishop of Santiago getting more reports of Father Karadima's monstrosities. You'll be pleased to know that at this point the Chilean Bishop's Conference had new processes in place and you'll be furious to know that those new processes were basically ignored while the Cardinal told the complainant that he was praying for him. Nothing was done, hashtag thoughts and prayers. The next year the same cardinal received another report, and you'll be pleased to know that this time the case wound up referred to a specialist, who determined the allegations were credible and recommended action. You'll then be *again* furious to learn that the Cardinal proceeded to ignore the determination and dismissed the case anyways. You'll hear more about all this in *that* cardinal's episode, for now let's get back to Fr  Chomalí, whose phone is ringing. His white phone. It's Pope Benedict, calling to make him Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago and Titular Bishop of Nola because you apparently just can't be an auxiliary bishop without a little patch of North Africa to theoretically but not practically call your own. Anyways, that all went down in 2006. In 2010, the Karadima case became international news for the first time when victims filed a criminal complaint in Chile's courts, twenty-five years after that first 1985 letter to Church authorities. The civil courts did not prove more helpful, dismissing the lawsuit due to the time having passed since the events in question, which really has me wanting to flip some tables. For what it's worth, the presiding judge made it clear that she thought Karadima was guilty as sin. The accusations now being public apparently stirred the Church into action. Suddenly the stonewalling Cardinal–reminder that's not Chomalí but another prelate we'll discuss in time–sent a reportedly 700 page file over to the Vatican, which in 2011 found Karadima guilty of abusing minors and sentenced him to a "life of prayer and penitence”. The by then 80 year old Karadima would continue protesting his innocence and by some accounts flaunt his ban from ministry, saying Mass for his followers, which, yes, he definitely *still* had followers. Also in 2011, our Cardinal of the Day Bishop Chomalí became Archbishop Chomalí when Pope Benedict made him Archbishop of Concepción, a bit south of Santiago, which was his first time really serving outside the capital apart from his studies in Rome. And with the Karadima case casting a shadow over the Church across the country, Archbishop Chomalí had his work cut out for him, with trust in the Church as an institution plummeting from 61% in 2010 to just 36% a year later according to polling data. Incredibly, Archbishop Chomalí managed to *increase* church membership in these conditions, probably aided by the broadly popular election of Pope Francis in 2013. Pope Francis wasn't magic though, and it's time to talk about one of his bigger mistakes. Remember Juan Barros, the Archbishop's secretary who was accused of helping protect his mentor Father Karadima? Well, he had been made a bishop back in the 90s, and in 2015 against the advice of basically everyone everywhere, Pope Francis decided to give Barros a new post as Bishop of Osorno. One of the voices against the appointment was Archbishop Chomalí, who was serving as Apostolic Administrator of Osorno at the time and so had front row seats to just how poorly it was coming across, and urged Pope Francis to reconsider. In addition, about half the clergy of the diocese publicly opposed the move–coming out in public against the guy who is set to be your boss is pretty gutsy–and even the politicians got involved, with 51 members of Chile's National Congress signing a letter opposing the move. Pope Francis carried on undaunted, and Bishop Barros was installed in a rather poorly attended ceremony, that is, poorly attended unless you count the hundreds of protestors who stormed the Cathedral. Bishop Barros came over to Osorno from the post he had held as the Military Ordinary for Chile. With that spot now vacant, you guessed it, Archbishop Chomalí was tapped to administer things for Chile's military, which, it's worth noting, grants him the rare privilege of being associated with Antarctica on GCatholic's database, thanks to the Chapel of St. Mary Queen of Peace in Chile's Antarctic zone. The controversy over Bishop Barros came to a head a few years later, when Pope Francis visited Chile. To be clear, the visit *didn't* calm things down–the word “firebombings” comes to mind–and Pope Francis didn't make a conciliatory gesture during the trip. Quite the opposite in fact. Pope Francis wound up defending his choice to appoint Bishop Barros and keep him in place, stating that the case against Barrros was baseless slander, committing that if he ever received evidence, he would respond. With the gauntlet thrown, the evidence apparently came, such that within months Pope Francis was apologizing for his stance, and the *entire* Bishops' Conference of Chile offered their resignations to the Pope, which might give a sense of the magnitude reached here. In the end, most of the bishops, including Archbishop Chomalí, were allowed to carry on, resignations not accepted, though Bishop Barros and three others were sacked as part of the reckoning. Later in the year, presumably as additional fallout from the visit and the subsequent fresh round of investigations, Karadima himself was laicized. *Mr.* Karadima would die in 2021. In October of 2023, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Chomalí as the fourteenth Archbishop of Santiago de Chile. He became President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile at the same time, which I imagine was no coincidence, though there have been times recently when the two posts are held by different people. He had been the Conference's Vice President since 2021. Given his influential post in Chile's capital, Archbishop Chomalí's inclusion in Pope Francis's last batch of new Cardinals was hardly a surprise. Even though Pope Francis didn't heed his advice at the time, it's likely that Chomalí's advice against one of the biggest mistakes of Pope Francis' papacy was on both their minds as Francis made him a Cardinal. Shortly after Cardinal Chomalí was elevated, The Pillar, which is becoming something of a go-to source for church news, published a series of short interviews with several of the new Cardinals, including Chomalí. And so as we prepare to wrap things up for today, I'd like to offer you a short quotation from that piece so you can get a bit of flavoring from him rather than from the  various dumpster fires he was tasked with putting out: “Christian anthropology says that if we want to be happy, we have to give ourselves to others. And secular anthropology tells us that we have to seek happiness by our own means. But things end up badly for us that way because we find ourselves in a society that competes but doesn't find itself. And that is precisely where conflicts arise.” Along with his brother cardinals, Fernando Natalio Cardinal CHOMALÍ GARIB participated in the recent election of Pope Leo. Just before the conclave, Cardinal Chomalí shared a video of himself hand-washing his shirt as part of his preparations, and of course you can catch that exciting link in the show notes. Cardinal Chomali will be eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2037. Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers, and we'll be talking about another one of the new cardinals next month. Or well, later this month, since this episode is a bit late. Thank you for listening, God bless you all! Thanks, Joe!

Hans and Robby are back again this week with a brand new episode! This week, they discuss the claiming strategy for social security.  Don't forget to get your copy of "The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement" on Amazon or on CardinalGuide.com for free! You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans@cardinalguide.com or calling 919-535-8261. Learn more at CardinalGuide.com. Find us on YouTube: Cardinal Advisors.

– Dylan Holloway's performance last night is a reminder of what has been missing. Plus, Doug Armstrong is about to make sure this team isn't going on any kind of run.– The Illini are battling today for a No. 1 seed. Plus, What's better for Mizzou when it comes to its seeding in the tournament?– Is Thomas Saggese the Cardinal with the most to prove the rest of camp?– Ask Us AnythingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-11:45) Jackson's having his biggest show ever, we decided. What's Dan Lauria been up to? Potato Dreams of America. Was last year rock bottom for the Cardinals? Hoping for some energy with the change of direction with this Cardinal club. With expectations low, any semblance of success should fire this fan base up. $5 helmet nachos will bring people back.(11:53-17:06) Jackson loves the Football Night in America cast. A real spare parts television show. Mike Tomlin the top personality out there for a potential spot somewhere.(17:16-17:32) And the winner of the Design Aire Heating and Cooling EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send a textOn this episode of the CSZ Podcast, brought to you by Prime IV Louisville, we are coming to you live from the Shoot 360 Studios, Jeremy is joined in studio by Joey, Shawn and via Restream by WesThe squad will go over the week in Cardinal Athletics. We talk about all the losses UofL took this week, victory vs GT, Rapid fire, the Baseball teams trip to Texas & much, much more including our usual shenanigans! You won't want to miss this one! The Cardinal Sports Zone Podcast is brought to you by Prime IV, Shoot 360, Four Pegs, Fitness Market, Cherry Pickin Goods, Planet Fitness, Mossy Oak & Hart Reality, Collision Course Crew, Rally House, Beckmanns FineBladeZ & Josh Jarboe from Remax Reality.Follow us on Twitter:@CardSportZone@Jeremy_CSZ@lvilleshawn@baseboy124@DPence_@joewahman526@WesB_42@WesKeyes_CSZ@IamthehiggyFollow our sponsors on social media:#PrimeIVLouisville#JoshJarboe@PlanetFitness@Rally_House@FitnessMarketKY@course_crew@FourPegsBeer@MossyOak@Shoot360Lou@CherryPickinGds@Zach_Beckmann1Support the show

In case you missed it.......A bold merger sets a new standard for towing safety, training, and career growth. We bring together Cardinal Legacy Towing Group and the American Towing and Recovery Institute to create the American Towing and Recovery Training Division, headquartered in St. Louis with a permanent training facility on the way. From light-duty recoveries to EV incidents and fire and rescue coordination, we map out a practical plan to raise skills while protecting the people who step onto the shoulder every day.Curtis Barks joins us to share how consolidation can empower small operators without erasing local identity. We dig into real numbers—pay bumps around 18 to 21 percent, life and health insurance, dental and vision coverage, and 401(k) matches—and why scale helps beat soaring insurance costs. The conversation spans St. Louis, South Florida, and Kansas City, showing how shared dispatch, group buying, and open training days create a network where you can call for help, trade knowledge, and go home safe.Safety is the throughline. We talk about the move over mission, first-responder realities, and partnerships with Backstoppers and Guns & Hoses that support families and address trauma. Then we look ahead: a 10-acre campus designed for water scenarios, advanced recoveries, and comprehensive pathways for new entrants, veterans, and experienced hands who want to lead. With mentors like JT Reeser and Wes Wilburn, we're building a pipeline that treats towing as a skilled trade—respected, well paid, and ready for the next decade's challenges.If you care about professional training, fair pay, and getting every operator home at the end of the shift, this conversation is your roadmap. Subscribe, share with a teammate, and leave a review with the one scenario you want our training facility to simulate next. Your ideas will shape the curriculum we build together.

Hans and Robby are back again this week with a brand new episode! This week, they discuss what to do with the 2026 Medicare IRMAA tax.  Don't forget to get your copy of "The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement" on Amazon or on CardinalGuide.com for free! You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans@cardinalguide.com or calling 919-535-8261. Learn more at CardinalGuide.com. Find us on YouTube: Cardinal Advisors.

(00:00-5:17) Friend of the show, Victor Scott sits down at the picnic table. Coining the phrase "Youngry" on this show last year. His music career. Still feels like he's the fastest guy in the league. What's his message to Cardinal fans for this season?(5:25-24:04) Bengie Molina joins the show. Yadi's intensity. He is serious about wanting to manage. Bengie got in trouble for saying his brother wanted to manage on this show. Success as a manager in Venezuela. The influence their father had on them growing up. A movie in the works on the Molinas and the sacrifices their parents made. Bengie is one of the few catchers to hit for the cycle. The Cardinals Spanish language radio broadcast.(24:11-38:31) McGreevy likes to talk a little smack. Dustin May is a real bomber. It never hurts to be kind. Still one of the best days of Jackson's life. The players who aren't the most media friendly are often the biggest competitors.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bengie Molina joins the show. Yadi's intensity. He is serious about wanting to manage. Bengie got in trouble for saying his brother wanted to manage on this show. Success as a manager in Venezuela. The influence their father had on them growing up. A movie in the works on the Molinas and the sacrifices their parents made. Bengie is one of the few catchers to hit for the cycle. The Cardinals Spanish language radio broadcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Victor Scott sits down at the picnic table. Coining the phrase "Youngry" on this show last year. His music career. Still feels like he's the fastest guy in the league. What's his message to Cardinal fans for this season?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

JJ Wetherholt sits down talking about which position is he most comfortable in, what he is focusing on this spring, working with Ozzie. Does he feel more pressure with added expectations? Wearing number 77. Will he be disappointed if he's not on the Opening Day roster? Offseason as a Ravens fan in Pittsburgh.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-34:35) Welcome to our Friday Flourish. Doug has irked the parking lot attendant. Jackson lost his wallet at Grove XXIII. You can't just call that golf course. Jackie Beers. It's gettin' toasty. Will Yadi stop by today? Two cute boys on the turnpike. Yesterday may have been the best day of Jackson's life. Michael McGreevy will be the Cardinals' player rep. Jackson saw MJ. The players used to LOVE question of the day. Martin goes and asks Jordan Walker to come on. It wasn't a no.(34:43-51:18) Once Jackson sobers up, this show is really gonna soar. A Jim Dandy in the Womens Gold Medal game. Audio of the game tying and winning goal in OT. Is Jackson passed out in the Cardinal clubhouse? Doug still loves 3 on 3 OT.(51:28-1:28:10) A very productive Friday Flourish thus far. Jackson still hasn't landed a guest for today yet. What is the fellas' outlook of the 2026 Cardinals? It's a bad time to be bad in baseball. Huge one for SLU tonight at home against VCU. Hard hittin' Mark Whitten. JJ Wetherholt sits down with the fellas. What position is he most comfortable in? What is he focusing on this spring? Working with Ozzie. Does he feel more pressure with added expectations? Wearing number 77. Will he be disappointed if he's not on the Opening Day roster? Offseason as a Ravens fan in Pittsburgh.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chaim Bloom sits down for his first appearance on the show. Chaim talks about the fans' outlook on the change in direction and his perspective on it. His roadmap of what the organization is trying to do. Minor leaguers that are close to making an impact. Analyzing players and picking the right guy vs. picking the wrong guy. How the looming work stoppage affects their conversations in the front office. Jordan Walker and his potential. Not wanting to rush guys like Liam Doyle. Lessons he's learned in his time in baseball.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New Cardinal pitcher Ryne Stanke joins the show and talks about being born in St. Louis but moving to Kansas City, being named after Cub great Ryne Sandberg. Coming into the clubhouse as a veteran presence. His World Series run with the Astros in 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New Cardinal starter Dustin May sits down at the table. Learning from veterans who have done it for a while. Feels like a bridge between the veterans and the young guys. Coming up as a young guy with a lot of hype. Has done pretty much everything except be a closer. His health scare where his wife convincing him to to the hospital saved his life. Fantastic experience playing at Dodger Stadium in LA. Golfing with McGreevy at Grove XXIII.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-24:19) Coming back from break with a new banger of a song about not wanting to pay to play Grove XXIII. Shout out Wi Tu Lo. Recapping the boys' round of golf from yesterday. Jackson looks like he's eyeing someone. Friday Flourish. Jackson's cuban sandwich. Doty likes his burgers well done.(24:27-37:47) Panda bears and koala bears. Are you questioning his zoology? Biggest takeaways from the Chaim Bloom interview. Most highly touted Cardinal prospects of the last 20 years.(37:57-53:58) Criminal activity on the YouTube as Ben Boyd is up to no good. Rental car issues. NCAA Net Rankings aren't up yet. Jackson's video game habits. Who is more likely to make the tournament, SLU or Mizzou.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-14:27) The sun starting to peek out this morning. Did Doug have a dungeon put in? Doug being held accountable for his Springfield, MO and MO State takes. Claibs stops by to talk in code. Jackson is denying there's a GoFundMe for him to go play golf. Claibs believes in Marmol.(14:35-29:30) Nothing wrong with a little jazz flute. Jordan Walker and Chaim Bloom will join us tomorrow. I don't negotiate with Hoosiers. Martin sent an aggressive text to Oli Marmol.(29:40-1:03:07) Cardinal manager Oli Marmol joins the show and starts of talking parking spots. Interacting with media and fans. Not worried about the outside noise or proving anyone wrong. His relationship with Chaim Bloom. Who does he see stepping up with a lot of experienced players gone? What he likes about JJ Wetherholt. Oli digs into the YouTube chat. His playing career. The art of the ejection. He won't be checking out Movie Boi. He will be holding McGreevy accountable for not playing a $500 round of golf. What are the indicators of success for this season? Having former players at camp. What makes him the right man to lead the team through this rebuild? Misconceptions about him.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cardinal manager Oli Marmol joins the show and starts of talking parking spots. Interacting with media and fans. Not worried about the outside noise or proving anyone wrong. His relationship with Chaim Bloom. Who does he see stepping up with a lot of experienced players gone? What he likes about JJ Wetherholt. His playing career. The art of the ejection. What are the indicators of success for this season?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cardinal catcher Yohel Pozo stops by the show talking about his offseason weight loss and his new diet. The highlights of his young career up to this point. The homerun against the Yankees with his special bat. Not surprised by his offensive success. Working with Yadier Molina. Missing Wilson Contreras. Feeling optimistic about this young team and surprising people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jason Isringhausen joins the show. Izzy talks about his golf game. Working with the younger guys in camp. Reminiscing on some of the years with Tony La Russa. And is mustache is looking wonderful.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's TreeCast hits the court and the mat! Stanford Women's Tennis has endured injuries this season, and enters this week with back-to-back dual wins. Senior Caroline Driscoll tells us how the Card can maintain its momentum into ACC play. Also, Stanford Wrestling redshirt junior Nico Provo looks at some of his dramatic wins this season and previews the road ahead for the Cardinal. Meanwhile, 3 Things you need to know around The Farm features baseball, softball, and men's hoops!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-22:39) Day 2 from Cardinal Spring Training. Doug's still worked up over this flat tire issue. Jackson was bonding with Chaim Bloom. Jackson is starting to catch his stride a little bit. Pozo down 30+ pounds. Tink Hence stops by the table in uniform for picture day. What is his goal for the 2026 season? Not always having the strongest arm as a kid but emphasizing throwing strikes.(22:47-1:03:41) This'll make Yadi wanna join the show. One of the new faces, Richard Fitts joins the show. Meeting some of the guys and some fans at the Winter Warm Up. Going from Boston to STL from a contender to a rebuild. Excited for a new chapter of his career. Growing up a Mississippi State fan before going to Auburn. The outlook of the 2026 Cardinal rotation. Wanting to prove the experts wrong. Cardinal pitcher, Kyle Leahy next up at the picnic table. How is he approaching the season? Getting his conditioning in check and the arm built up. His college baseball journey. Denim and overall golf. Joined by Chase Davis who had to go back to get his Oakleys. Best excuses to get out of an interview. Hoping to put up some numbers in Memphis and get a shot at the big leagues. What's his skill set and what type of player is he? Growing up pitching and then focusing on playing outfield. Growing up a Dodger fan.(1:03:51-1:23:21) Jackson is the invisible man in the clubhouse. Martin likes that Dicky Fitts. The guys are gonna golf while Martin does journalism. New bracketology hot off the presses. Missouri one of the first four out. Doty's chair is squeaking. We may have damaged Ozzie's ears.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richard Fitts joins the show. Meeting some of the guys and some fans at the Winter Warm Up. Going from Boston to STL from a contender to a rebuild. Excited for a new chapter of his career. Growing up a Mississippi State fan before going to Auburn. The outlook of the 2026 Cardinal rotation. Wanting to prove the experts wrong.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cardinal pitcher, Kyle Leahy next up at the picnic table. How is he approaching the season? Getting his conditioning in check and the arm built up. His college baseball journey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joined by Chase Davis who had to go back to get his Oakleys. Best excuses to get out of an interview. Hoping to put up some numbers in Memphis and get a shot at the big leagues. What's his skill set and what type of player is he? Growing up pitching and then focusing on playing outfield. Growing up a Dodger fan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tink Hence stops by the table in uniform for picture day. What is his goal for the 2026 season? Not always having the strongest arm as a kid but emphasizing throwing strikes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-27:58) Papers is a little tight this morning. Doug's already dealing with a flat tire and not gonna be any good to us. We're not sure if Jackson's mic is on. Doug's rental car issues. Ozzie Smith stopping by the picnic table. Ozzie, welcome to our testing center. Masyn Winn's breakthrough year last year. Working with some of the younger guys. Hasn't gotten an opportunity to see JJ Wetherholt yet. The struggles of the early 90s Cardinal teams. His thoughts on the current financial state of baseball and a potential looming work stoppage. Jackson DID NOT bug the clubhouse. Jackson had a vomit comet issue and may walk into the ocean.(28:06-36:57) Martin almost caught some spittle. Seeds are being planted. Bad loss for the 'Gers against Texas. Martin and Jackson are gonna go tag team the clubhouse.(37:07 -51:39) Michael McGreevy sits down at the picnic table with the fellas. Getting some golf in but he's still gotta pay. Grove XXIII was a little pricey. Planning for a wedding. Feeling more and more comfortable in the clubhouse each year. What does he need to do to get to the next level as a starter? Not looking for one guy to step up but for everyone to step up. HIs expectations for the team this year. Differences in the club house this year compared to years past.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ozzie Smith drops by the picnic table. Masyn Winn's breakthrough year last year. Working with some of the younger guys. Ozzie hasn't gotten the opportunity to see JJ Wetherholt yet. The struggles of the early 90s Cardinal teams. His thoughts on the current financial state of baseball and a potential looming work stoppage.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael McGreevy sits down at the picnic table with the fellas. Getting some golf in but he's still gotta pay. Grove XXIII was a little pricey. Planning for a wedding. Feeling more and more comfortable in the clubhouse each year. What does he need to do to get to the next level as a starter? Not looking for one guy to step up but for everyone to step up. HIs expectations for the team this year. Differences in the club house this year compared to years past.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Mayor of Spring Training, Mike Clairborne stops by. Claibs is the senior media member down at Spring Training. Old school sports radio stories. Mike Shannon and the Bella Twins. His outlook for the 2026 Cardinals. The new facilities at Roger Dean. Missing the Live from Mike Shannon's show. Shannon may be the best storyteller in STL sports history.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-30:38) What a pro move by Tim leading into the McGreevy interview. The Mayor of Spring Training, Mike Clairborne stops by. Claibs is the senior media member down at Spring Training. Old school sports radio stories. Amateur Night. Mike Shannon and the Bella Twins. His outlook for the 2026 Cardinals. The new facilities at Roger Dean. Missing the Live from Mike Shannon's show. Shannon may be the best storyteller in STL sports history.(30:46-56:41) 20+ years since TMA's first trip to Spring Training. Non sequitur birthday texts from Jim Edmonds. Edmonds doesn't wanna talk baseball but he did have a list of topics he'd talk about. Real or fake? Did Nevin Shapiro reach out to Tim about being on TMA? What seeds has Jackson been planting?(56:51-1:19:37) Martin has left the show apparently. A hoosier version of Trackman. Structural integrity of foods. Martin's back after hearing Marmol talk with the media. Audio of Oli Marmol talking about addressing the room and starting a new chapter of Cardinal baseball. Marmol talking about what we can expect out of Yadier Molina working with the team. Can Papers land Molina?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rome. 1610. A painter who sees God in the faces of prostitutes and killers is on the run for murder.His name is Caravaggio. He drinks too much. He loves recklessly. Men, women, it doesn't matter. He picks fights with swordsmen and screams at the heavens in candlelit chapels. He paints the way other men pray, except his prayers are in defiance. And the Catholic Church can't decide whether to pardon him or let the bounty hunters finish the job.This screenplay by Richard Vetere, a Pulitzer nominee and Golden Palm winner whose work has been produced by Francis Ford Coppola, follows Caravaggio from the brothels of Rome to a besieged fortress on Malta where a scarred Grand Master offers him sanctuary and something that looks a lot like love. But sanctuary has a price. And Caravaggio has never paid what he owes without bleeding for it.There are popes making deals in candlelight. Brothers hunting him across the Mediterranean for killing their own. A muse he left behind in Rome who can't wait much longer. A rival painter who despises his work and can't stop staring at it. Knights nailed to crosses and set on fire floating into the harbor at dawn. A prison cell carved into rock like a grave. And an escape across open sea in a fishing boat guided by a boy too afraid to speak.This is not a quiet period piece. This is Game of Thrones in Renaissance Italy with paintbrushes and rapiers.Craig Parker, who played Haldir in Lord of the Rings, plays Caravaggio. Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Bruce Davison plays the Grand Master. Dan Lauria, America's dad from The Wonder Years, plays the Cardinal pulling every string in Rome. Ray Abruzzo, Little Carmine from The Sopranos, plays the Pope. The cast includes Broadway veterans, stars of The Chosen, the voices behind the biggest video games on the planet, and a former Navy test pilot born in Italy playing an Italian swordsman.Fourteen actors. One genius who painted like God was guiding his hand and lived like the devil was chasing him. Turns out both were true.This is Caravaggio. This is Table Read. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.