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After a year of Charlie conspiracies, Internet sleuths are now obsessed with spinning up bizarre takes about Lindsay Clancy. Andrew and Blake react to the popularity of a "post-truth" media environment, then talk to Viva Frei about the Candace Owens vs. Andrew Wilson debate last Friday. Cliff Maloney and Tyler Bowyer detail the latest TP Action efforts to win the midterms. Alex Marlow reacts to the weaponization of a three-year-old clip to attack JD Vance, then weighs in on whether the WNBA is better off as a soap opera than a sports league. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a year of Charlie conspiracies, Internet sleuths are now obsessed with spinning up bizarre takes about Lindsay Clancy. Andrew and Blake react to the popularity of a "post-truth" media environment, then talk to Viva Frei about the Candace Owens vs. Andrew Wilson debate last Friday. Cliff Maloney and Tyler Bowyer detail the latest TP Action efforts to win the midterms. Alex Marlow reacts to the weaponization of a three-year-old clip to attack JD Vance, then weighs in on whether the WNBA is better off as a soap opera than a sports league. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an age that rewards outrage and calls it revelation—what does real prophetic integrity look like? Ken Fish and Kady Taylor welcome back Dr. Mark Chironna—prophet, teacher, and holder of three earned doctorates—for a deep, honest conversation on the prophetic, the church, and the way forward.Dr. Mark Chironna will be one of the speakers at Luminosity (Nashville, Oct 1–3, 2026). Register: https://kingdomluminosity.org/He names the challenges of a post-truth age—celebrity Christianity, the "McDonaldization" of the church, and self-appointed prophets without accountability—yet remains deeply hopeful about a fresh move of the Spirit in the next generation. Drawing on his book ‘Prophetic Integrity and the Elijah Legacy', he shares candidly about his own dark season of anxiety and depression, and how God meets us in the darkness.In this conversation:Celebrity Christianity and the "McDonaldization" of the churchWhy the future belongs to a Spirit-filled, global churchBeing "Barnabas" to the next generationDr. Mark's dark season—and how God met him in itWhy accurate predictions alone don't make a true prophetThe "heavenly council" and the prophethood of all believersWhy there's no transformation—and no wisdom—without suffering

Welcome to PGX Ideas. #5PGX Ideas is where I sit with people who think for a living — scientists, philosophers, builders, and the occasional genius who doesn't fit any category.These conversations are dense. They're long. They won't give you a shortcut.If you're looking for something light, that's PGX: Raw & Real → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa6DgTttATAc0hftp0aZtUvCgVSKO8hbxIn this episode, I spoke to Jimmy Wales — Founder of Wikipedia.Timestamps:0:00 – IntroChapter 1: Wikipedia before AI Era2:01 – How The Internet Changed Knowledge?7:47 – Why People Called Wikipedia Fake?10:37 – TV Radio And Real Learning14:10 – Local Newspapers Are Dying16:19 – Has The World Lost MysteryChapter 2: Is AI Replacing Wikipedia22:33 – Is AI The New Wikipedia29:12 – Does AI Really Help You Study33:59 – Cheating With Wikipedia In SchoolChapter 3: Wikipedia's Approach to Neutrality39:08 – How Wikipedia Finds The Truth43:13 – When AI Lies And Breaks Trust53:29 – Can Wikipedia Stay Neutral59:56 – Is Elon Musk's AI Biased1:14:21 – Chatbots VS Search EnginesChapter 4: Fake Expertise in the AI Era1:21:04 – Fake Experts Are Everywhere Now1:26:32 – AI Is Curing Diseases1:31:30 – AI Will Take Coders JobChapter 5: Wikipedia's Plan for the AI Era1:35:11 – Can Wikipedia Survive The AI Age1:49:54 – Fake Images And Lost TruthEnjoy.— Prakhar

In today's interview, Spencer Dalke and Doug Groothuis explore how Christians can respond to today's most influential cultural ideas with both conviction and compassion. From postmodernism and expressive individualism to social media's impact on truth, identity, and public discourse, Groothuis challenges listeners to “outthink the world for Christ” by grounding themselves in Scripture, reason, and a robust Christian worldview. This engaging interview offers practical wisdom for navigating a post-truth age.  Featured work: Taking Back Truth: A Biblical Response to Common Cultural Lies  Connect with Doug Groothuis at DouglasGroothuis.com and on Facebook and X.  For more faith-filled, Gospel-centered content, download the Pilgrim Radio app today on Google Play and Apple, or stream at PilgrimRadio.com. 

Based on concepts from his book The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World, Brett McCracken teaches on how to become wise in a world that offers too much information, too quickly. McCracken addresses an issue of today's generation of quick information—how to develop wisdom amid all that's being thrown at us online. He shares three things that are making us sick: 1. We have too much information. 2. We receive it too quickly. 3. The information is too focused on the individual (self). Instead, of going with the flow of  our post-truth world, McCracken counsels that we should go online for a purpose, stay online only as long as we need to, and then go offline. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Two JP Morgan employees have been at the centre of a salacious lawsuit, in which one – Chirayu Rana has claimed to be the victim of sexual harassment by his senior Lorna Hadjini. The story has exploded online and taken many twists and turns, including Lorna Hadjini filing a countersuit claim of defamation. Freddy Gray is joined by Alex Saeedy, reporter at The Wall Street Journal who has covered the story. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something broke in the foundations of how we think, and the cracks have been spreading ever since through Western culture, politics, creating a fraying sense of what is real. In this live conversation recorded in Austin, Texas, we sit down with James Ellias of @Inductica to trace the damage back to its source: the moment physics abandoned explanation for mysticism and handed civilization a permission slip for unreality. We move through Kant and Newton, through positivism and quantum superstition, through the collapse of the hero and the rise of the conspiracy, searching always for the thread that leads back out. Have you, too, felt the ground shifting beneath the stories we tell ourselves?PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADOX LOST PRE-SALE: https://buy.stripe.com/7sY7sKdoN5d29eUdYddEs0bHOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album!Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-hereStreaming:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-herePARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show00:00 Go!00:03:00 Physics as the Root of All Knowledge00:06:00 How Quantum Mysticism Entered Popular Culture00:08:38 Observer-Dependent Reality & the Primacy of Existence00:12:46 Postmodern Relativism and the Fracture of Shared Truth00:14:38 Kant, Hume, and the Epistemological Crisis00:20:36 The Rise of Positivism: Prediction Over Explanation00:22:25 Descartes, Newton, and the Death of the Hypothesis00:28:19 Why Quantum Physics Left Us Without a Story00:38:23 Replacing Subjectivism with Earned Understanding00:45:58 Mortality, Responsibility, and the Afterlife Problem00:54:12 Rebuilding Philosophy from the Ground Up01:01:31 The Case for a Culture of Understanding01:10:16 Awe, Art, and the Natural Sublime01:25:09 The Crisis of the Modern Hero01:29:05 Envisioning a Rational Future01:35:46 Clarity, Material Physics, and the Return to Rationality #philosophy, #physics, #metaphysics, #postmodernism, #criticalthinking, #rationalism, #objectivism,#quantummechanics, #philosophyofmind, #consciousness, #enlightenment, #mythology #physicspodcast, #philosophypodcast, #quantum , #quantumphysics, #quantummechanics MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaDSUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rssMAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySciMUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Hour 4 of the Friday Bob Rose Show, on alien dis-information, delayed intelligence releases, and disturbing accounts of UFO encounters. But public suspicion of media, and refusal to accept information from those on opposite political sides is magnifying distrust in what is real. Plus, all of the morning's biggest news stories for 4-24-26.

Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Listener Q&A episode of The Wright Report, Bryan tackles your questions on President Trump's evolving Iran strategy, explaining why the White House is extending the ceasefire while tightening an economic blockade designed to force Tehran to negotiate without further military escalation. He also dives into rising political tensions at home, including backlash over a Democratic senator's controversial comments on Iran, and a broader warning about what Bryan calls a "post-truth America," where opinion-driven media dominates over fact-based reporting. Drawing from personal experience, he explains how the economics of podcasting and news production are reshaping what Americans hear and believe. Plus, Bryan exposes major fraud investigations, including allegations that a prominent nonprofit funded extremist groups it claimed to oppose and a massive Medicare hospice scam affecting vulnerable seniors in California. He also unpacks a viral historical claim about Albert Einstein and Zionism, separating fact from fiction, and closes with a powerful story about how the podcast has made a real impact on listeners' lives.   "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32     Keywords: Trump Iran strategy ceasefire blockade 2026 Operation Economic Fury, Strait of Hormuz tensions IRGC threats blockade response, Chris Murphy Iran comments controversy sedition debate, post truth America media opinion vs news podcast economics, Southern Poverty Law Center DOJ fraud charges informants case, Medicare hospice fraud California LA County investigation, Albert Einstein Zionism history fact check Hasan Piker claims, media propaganda influence podcast ecosystem analysis, Bryan Dean Wright podcast, The Wright Report

In this episode, I explore a question that has followed Richard Rorty for years and feels especially urgent now: did his pragmatism, and his rejection of universal foundations for truth, help create the post-truth culture we are living in? Drawing from Eduardo Mendieta's article “Rorty and Post-Post-Truth” in the Los Angeles Review of Books, I argue that this is ultimately a caricature of Rorty. What Rorty challenged was not facts, evidence, or public accountability, but the fantasy that truth requires a metaphysical guarantee outside human history, language, and democratic life. Rather than leading to cynicism or political manipulation, his work points us back to the communal labor of justification and to the fragile social conditions that make truthfulness possible at all.I also make the case that what has far more plausibly given rise to our post-truth moment is the erosion of social trust, the collapse of social capital, and the polarizing effects of algorithmic media environments that reward outrage, identity, and reaction over shared inquiry. So this becomes not just an episode about Rorty, but about what democratic culture needs in order for truth to have public life at all.

This week we have our friend Michael Sturm join us to talk about how we navigate the concept of a post truth society. Of course part of what we discuss has to do with AI that stands in for reality but we also consider the concept of an administration that lies so often and so easily, does it matter if we tell the truth to counter it? Does the truth even matter any more? Hard questions get asked and not many get answered! But we do ask Michael our five questions and those definitely DO get answered!

Episode Summary: We've entered a world where seeing is no longer believing.In a culture shaped by deepfakes, viral outrage, and endless information, a deeper question emerges: how do you know what's real? When feelings become truth, reality doesn't disappear; it just gets ignored. And increasingly, that confusion isn't just out there; it's showing up inside the Church.In this episode, we sit down with pastor and apologist Juan Valdes, author of How to Think: A Crash Course in Critical Thinking, to confront the rise of post-truth thinking and its impact on apologetics, everyday discipleship, and your personal life. Why do arguments fall flat when emotions become the referee? And how is the authority of Scripture quietly being replaced by modern ideas of authenticity?Juan helps us chart a better path forward. We explore how to test ideas against reality, ask better questions, and rebuild a biblical worldview that connects every area of life. This is a conversation about recovering clarity, confidence, and compassion in an age of confusion. If you're tired of the fog and want to think clearly again, this episode is for you.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA's mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations.

In this provocative and darkly funny episode of Living in a Post-Truth World: The Death Of Fact, host Dr. John Schinnerer explores how America entered the post-truth era—and what it's costing our democracy, our public health, and our sanity.Dr. John examines how the Trump administration's documented removal and disruption of public datasets—from health and climate reports to environmental justice tools—has contributed to a growing erosion of shared reality. Drawing on investigative reporting from Brookings, KFF, ProPublica, AP News, and others, he separates documented evidence from clearly labeled inference to ask a critical question:What happens when the scoreboard disappears?This episode breaks down:  The difference between misinformation and “measurement sabotage”  Health data and federal public health pages taken offline  The disappearance of major climate assessments from government websites  The shutdown of environmental justice mapping tools  How loss of public data impacts maternal health, public safety, and policymaking  Why fear, uncertainty, and nervous system dysregulation make men especially vulnerable to propaganda  The psychological mechanics behind the post-truth movement  How narrative control replaces evidence when public measurement is weakened Dr. John also brings in philosophy—yes, epistemology—to explain why understanding how we know what we know is no longer academic trivia but democratic survival training.Most importantly, he offers practical tools to stay grounded in a chaotic information landscape, including his CALM framework for “fact fitness”. This is not a partisan rant. It's a sober, evidence-based discussion about protecting shared reality in an age of narrative warfare. If you care about democracy, critical thinking, media literacy, public health data, climate transparency, and staying regulated in polarized times, this episode is essential listening. Because when facts disappear, whoever holds the microphone controls reality. And that should concern all of us.Want a Higher Baseline of Calm, Confidence, and Control? Start Here…

In this episode, Greg and Nathan are joined by Billy Hutchinson, Director of Colson Educators for Christian Worldview, to explore the deeper crisis facing modern education, the erosion of truth itself. As students are increasingly given conflicting answers to life's biggest questions, confusion and despair often follow. Billy helps unpack why worldview formation is essential for lifelong learners, and why this cultural moment represents both a serious challenge and a powerful opportunity for Christians. Together they discuss the difference between secular hope and the firm hope found in the historical resurrection of Christ, and how truth provides stability in a chaotic culture. Through stories of courageous faith from Truth Rising, including individuals who chose conviction over compromise, they show how courage grows from deeply rooted truth. The conversation also highlights practical tools and resources from the Colson Center that equip parents, teachers, and everyday believers to become lifelong learners—and agents of restoration in today's world.

Read more: https://thinkfuture.comConnect with Lee: https://substack.com/@winterouroborosWhat happens when you can't tell what's real anymore?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis speaks with writer Lee Winter (creator of Winter Ouroboros) about the erosion of trust online, the rise of AI-generated content, and whether “truth” will even matter in the next decade.Lee shares why he moved from X to Substack, citing the toxicity of algorithm-driven feeds and the decline of meaningful discourse. In contrast, he sees long-form platforms as a refuge for depth, nuance, and intellectual honesty.But the bigger conversation goes deeper.As AI-generated text, images, and video flood the internet, we may be entering a post-truth reality—where authenticity becomes nearly impossible to verify.We explore:- Why algorithmic feeds distort perception- The shift from short-form outrage to long-form thinking- The growing difficulty of verifying online content- Whether usefulness will replace truth as the dominant metric- The future of AI-generated media and digital anonymity- What privacy looks like in a world of total synthesisLooking ahead to 2036, Lee and Chris speculate about a world where AI content is the norm, not the exception—and where the ability to discern reality becomes a rare skill.If you care about AI, digital trust, social media, philosophy, or the future of online identity, this episode goes straight to the heart of it.

How do we acquire knowledge?We tend to think that knowledge is produced by experts through established institutions, progressing over time towards a single truth. But Steve Fuller challenges this view, arguing that our contemporary "post-truth" order correctly recognises that the pursuit of knowledge is a socially dependent process, shaped by the communities that produce it.Steve Fuller is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, and a founding figure in the field of social epistemology. He has authored dozens of books, including "Post-Truth: Knowledge as a Power Game".Don't hesitate to email us at podcast@iai.tv with your thoughts or questions on the episode!To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this 100th episode of Hunger for Wholeness, Sr. Ilia Delio continues her conversation with Nicholas Hedlund, PhD exploring what it means to seek coherence in a world shaped by fragmentation and acceleration.Beginning with Teilhard de Chardin's sense that the future is not simply ahead of us but mysteriously within the present, Ilia and Nick reflect on evolution as an unfinished process of becoming—one that calls for “unity in diversity,” not a monolithic consensus. Nick develops his concept of alethic resonance: truth as an attunement to reality that is participatory and transformative, not merely a set of propositions we “possess.” If reality is relational and dynamic, then truth is not something we control but something we learn to hear, honor, and live.ABOUT NICHOLAS HEDLUND“Humanity is not suffering from a crisis of information but a crisis of integration.”Nicholas Hedlund, Ph.D., is a philosopher, metatheorist, and contemplative practitioner whose work explores the intersection of spirituality, science, and worldview transformation. He is the director of Eudaimonia Institute and director of research at the Institute for Applied Metatheory, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Integration: The Journal of Big Picture Theory and Practice.Nicholas developed visionary realism, an integrative philosophical framework drawing from critical realism, integral theory, and complexity science to illuminate deeper structures of reality and help navigate the global metacrisis. He earned his Ph.D. from University College London, where he studied under Roy Bhaskar and Arthur Petersen, and he was also an exchange scholar at Yale University.He is the author and editor of Metatheory for the Twenty-First Century and Big Picture Perspectives on Planetary Flourishing, and his work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including Zygon and Environmental Science & Policy. He is currently completing two new books further developing visionary realism and its implications for civilizational transformation.Alongside his scholarly work, Nicholas is an APPA-certified philosophical counselor and a spiritual director-in-training, supporting individuals in exploring meaning, inner transformation, and spiritual experience. A long-time contemplative practitioner and musician, he is deeply interested in the resonance between sound, consciousness, and human evolution.Nicholas teaches in the Integral Noetic Sciences Department at the California Institute for Human Science, offering courses in On March 17, the Center for Christogenesis welcomes back the Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining for a webinar on Trauma, Transformation, and Christ-Wholeness. This conversation explores intergenerational trauma, Indigenous wisdom—including “blood memory”—and the integration of the Christian mystical path of healing toward deeper wholeness. Learn more and register at christogenesis.org/trauma.Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org/podcast to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for episode releases and other updates.

In this episode, Sadie takes us through two different theories of truth, and what it means for a statement to be true or not true. In using these two theories of truth, we discuss how anti-trans crusaders like Matt Walsh or Christian fundamentalist biblical literalists use bait-and-switch tactics to distort what their followers perceive as the truth. These bad faith arguments can be avoided by avoiding circular logic traps.00:00 - Intro00:47 - Patreon.Com/LeavingEdenPodcast is where the bonus content is!01:30 - Is a hot dog a sandwich?01:50 - We support trans people02:05 - What is a post-truth society?02:20 - Authoritarian populists like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin03:00 - Postmodernism03:44 - The Philosophical Definition04:39 - What is a woman?05:00 - Caitlyn Jenner05:30 - The correspondence theory of truth06:45 - The coherence theory of truth08:30 - Thank you to our wonderful patrons!10:00 - Truth conforms to the entire ecosystem of other things that are true10:10 - What is a sandwich?10:54 - Matt Walsh argues in bad faith12:45 - Bioessentialist transphobia does not hold up to scrutiny13:22 - The King James Bible15:15 - Hateful comments on social media16:10 - The Bible is true because the bible says that the bible is true16:20 - Cult control tactics and brainwashing19:30 - Atheism vs. Religion debate20:00 - Is personal experience evidence?20:55 - Realism and Anti-Realism22:22 - anti-realism23:58 - Big questions24:38 - Color theory25:18 - Berlin and Kay's theory of Basic Color Terms26:58 - WHAT COLOR IS SADIE'S HAIR?28:27 - Sadie is the proof30:03 - John Calvin profile pic30:53 - Sadie once had a man31:08 - Capitalism is the root of all christian misogyny (not actually)33:38 - What is proof?36:04 - Are we living in a simulation?Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4q94gAnsoW2jME4SvVrrQJoin our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content!https://www.patreon.com/LeavingEdenPodcastJoin our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans!https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodusJoin our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodusBluesky:@leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social@hellyeahsadie.bsky.social@gavihacohen.bsky.socialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Young people today are pushing past their skepticism toward religion to reconsider Jesus in a politically charged, post-truth global culture — something Jase witnesses firsthand after a particularly authentic Gospel presentation. Al meets a young man who “loves Jesus but loathes religion,” prompting the guys to consider the very real concerns people have about the ways human sin has affected churches and organized religion. Zach offers insight into what it truly means to be “born again” in an age obsessed with time, trends, and technology. Plus, Jase teaches young husbands how to execute a “pro move” when it comes to giving gifts to their wives. In this episode: Jeremiah 20, verse 9; John 5, verse 39; Luke 19, verses 1–10; John 3, verse 17; John 10, verse 10; 2 Corinthians 5, verses 18–20; 1 John 2, verses 28–29; 1 John 3, verse 2; 1 John 4, verse 4; 2 Kings 6, verses 15–17; 1 Peter 2, verse 25 “Unashamed” Episode 1272 is sponsored by: https://donewithdebt.com — Start building the life you deserve and talk with one of their strategists today. It's FREE! https://texassuperfood.com — Get 35% off your first order when you use code Unashamed. https://fastgrowingtrees.com — Get 20% your first purchase when using the code UNASHAMED at checkout. http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ — Sign up now for free, and join the Unashamed hosts every Friday for Unashamed Academy Powered by Hillsdale College Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters: 00:00 Valentine's Day Q & A 04:35 Jase Pulls a Marriage “Pro Move” 09:45 A Bible? On a Plane? 17:40 An Atheist Reconsiders Jesus 23:30 Some People Love Jesus But Loathe Religion 30:40 Presidents' Day, Calendars & Time Confusion 38:15 Your Spiritual Birthday & Being Born Again 44:30 Young People Are Flocking Back to God 50:00 Why Jesus Came: Life to the Full — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why curiosity is the best way to start a conversation.No matter how wide political, cultural, and generational divides seem to grow, Fareed Zakaria is convinced: communication has the power to connect.Zakaria is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, a Washington Post columnist, and author of Age of Revolutions, a book about the seismic societal shifts that define modern history. In his decades of translating complex geopolitical issues for broad audiences, he's found the key to navigating change and conflict. “The most important thing is being genuinely curious,” he says, “genuinely believing that everybody has a story to tell. Everybody has something to teach you. Everybody has a lesson you can learn.”In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Zakaria and host Matt Abrahams explore how curiosity opens the door to conversation. Whether we're communicating across ideological divides or bridging gaps between our past, present, and future, Zakaria shows why maintaining connection starts with a willingness to learn.Episode Reference Links:Fareed ZakariaFareed's Book: Age of Revolutions Ep.161 Do Your Homework: Know What to Say by Knowing Who You're Talking To Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters:(00:00) - Introduction (02:27) - The “Age of Revolutions” (04:33) - Do Facts Still Matter? (06:04) - How To Persuade (08:08) - On-Camera Communication (10:36) - Making Radical Ideas Mainstream (12:05) - When To Change Your Mind (13:32) - Helping Adolescents Communicate (19:15) - The Final Three Questions (23:02) - Conclusion  ********Thank you to our sponsors.  These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost.Strawberry.me. Get 50% off your first coaching session today at Strawberry.me/smartJoin our Think Fast Talk Smart Learning Community and become the communicator you want to be. 

We are living through a crisis of clarity. In the name of empathy, we have untethered compassion from truth, traded moral courage for slogans, and reduced identity to something endlessly self-constructed. The result is not freedom, but confusion, where words lose meaning, conviction is treated as cruelty, and the church often responds with language that sounds kind but forms no one. This week on Win Today, apologist and author Abdu Murray joins me for a sober, unflinching conversation about self-creation, gender ideology, and the liabilities of a post-truth culture. We examine how empathy becomes destructive when it is severed from reality, why identity collapses when it is built on feelings alone, and how the church's reliance on syrupy slogans leaves believers ill-equipped to engage the moment with wisdom and courage. This isn't reactionary, it's diagnostic. If you sense the ground shifting beneath basic definitions of personhood, truth, and meaning, this episode offers clarity without cruelty and conviction without caricature. Guest Bio Abdu Murray is an author, speaker, and apologist who explores the intellectual credibility of the Christian faith in a post-truth world. With a background in law and years of experience engaging questions of identity, meaning, and worldview, Abdu is widely respected for his clarity, charity, and ability to address complex cultural issues with reasoned conviction. Show Partner SafeSleeve designs a phone case that blocks up to 99% of harmful EMF radiation—so I'm not carrying that kind of exposure next to my body all day. It's sleek, durable, and most importantly, lab-tested by third parties. The results aren't hidden—they're published right on their site. And that matters because many so-called EMF blockers on the market either don't work or can't prove they do. We protect our hearts and minds—why wouldn't we protect our bodies too? Head to safesleevecases.com and use the code WINTODAY10 for 10% off your order. Episode Links Show Notes Buy my book "Healing What You Can't Erase" here! Invite me to speak at your church or event. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.    

This week we're taking stock of conversation trends to let it rip on AI market jitters and what happens when the math stops math-ing.We start with the numbers that have investors nervy: Amazon's $200 billion capex projection for 2026, and the uncomfortable reality of building an entire economy on depreciating GPU infrastructure with a three-year shelf life. Why the dot-com bubble comparison are incomplete, and questioning what happens when billions flow into overwhelming into transformer model architecture while research into others starves.Then we shift from market corrections to attention economics, unpacking how AI tools promise productivity while actually training us to outsource thinking itself. The cost is both financial and experiential. When was the last time you sat alone without reaching for your phone? Can you still read sentences that run four lines long?The episode lands on an uncomfortable question about who gets to have unmediated experiences anymore, and whether we're living our own lives or just consuming other people's.Mentioned: Ed Zitron 's “Better Offline” podcast Derek Thompson's Plain English podcast interview with Paul Kedrosky on market conditions and signs of a bubble Stephen Colbert on “truthiness” Enshittification, coined by Cory Doctorow MIT on the philosophical puzzle of AI Netflix's main competition is sleep Point of view: Gen Z will remember more of other people's memories than their own Blaise Pascal writing about attention in 1670

We may live in a post-truth society, but facts can still be verified. Michael Shermer is publisher of Skeptic magazine, the executive director of the Skeptics Society and the host of the podcast The Michael Shermer Show. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss misinformation and how to spot it, why we're vulnerable to believing falsehoods and why it's essential we reject the idea that nothing can be verified as truth. His book is “Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What does it take to build trust at the scale of billions? In this episode, Patrick sits down with Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and author of The Seven Rules of Trust, to unpack how one of the internet's most improbable projects became one of its most trusted institutions. From early skepticism and ridicule to the human systems that made collaboration possible, this conversation explores how trust is built person-to-person, how purpose creates alignment, and why Wikipedia succeeded where so many platforms failed. This is a deep dive into the architecture of trust — and the foundations of building something that lasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Meghan talks with science writer and professional skeptic Michael Shermer about his new book Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters, and about why agreeing on basic facts has become so difficult, even when everyone is looking at the same video. They discuss Minneapolis, ICE raids, viral "exposé" culture, the transgender movement, the lab leak theory, the Jeffrey Epstein case, the way activism distorts institutions that are supposed to care about evidence, and why humans are much better at defending beliefs than revising them. Note that this episode was recorded on January 20, four days before the killing of Alex Pretti during ICE protests in Minneapolis. We discuss the killing of Renee Good. Guest Bio Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and the host of the podcast The Michael Shermer Show. For 30 years he taught college and university courses in critical thinking, and for 18 years he was a monthly columnist for Scientific American. He is the author of Why People Believe Weird Things and The Believing Brain, Why Darwin Matters, The Science of Good and Evil, The Moral Arc, Heavens on Earth, Giving the Devil His Due, and Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational. His new book is Truth: What it is, How to Find it, Why it Still Matters. Follow him on X @michaelshermer.

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This episode is for the person who knows nothing about philosophy. I have been coming back to this conversation all year, you will be shocked how postmodernism has infected every part of our daily life and culture. The episode features a conversation between Florencia and Bobby Angel, author of the new book "The PostModern Predicament", focusing on the impact of postmodernism on faith, reason, and human dignity. They discuss how postmodern philosophy has influenced culture, politics, and personal beliefs, often leading to a subjective view of truth.In this episode:

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Today we are rehashing Younger Season 4, Episode 1: "Post Truth." Join us as we discuss Kelsey's response to hearing Liza's truth, and romantic night at a Hemingway archival event, the resurgence of the Labradoodle book drama with Emily, and so much more!

We live, my fellow Americans, in the greatest nation in the history of mankind. There is not, nor has there ever been, a nation like:THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.Never.It is a nation conceived in freedom. It treasures and fosters democracy. It is a constitutional nation, and it is a nation where, as Dr. Martin Luther King so well said, if in fact its citizens live up to its constitution, treasure it, believe in it, and enforce it, all men and women who are created equal can live a life to the fullest.AMERICA. What is America to you? Do you understand your country, your nation, its history, its purpose and meaning, the reality of the:REAL AMERICA?Do you? Right-thinking men and women thank God every day, EVERYDAY, for the privilege of living in America and being an American. Do you? Are you a grateful citizen, are you proud to be an American, and since this great country can do so much for you, remember the words of President John F. Kennedy, who admonished us to:ASK NOT WHAT AMERICA CAN DO FOR YOUASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR AMERICA!That in my opinion should be the motto of every real American.THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. Please read it. Do your best to understand it. Study anything which helps you understand the incredible rights, privileges, and duties which are yours as a citizen and as an American. Think always about the First Amendment to that Constitution, perhaps the finest words, rights, privileges, opportunities, and expressions of freedom ever written in the history of mankind. The First Amendment of America's Constitution allows you full and unabridged freedom of:RELIGIONSPEECHPRESSASSEMBLYPETITIONThese precious freedoms are the very best that can be offered to any human being and they are essential, priorities, GUARANTEED to every man and woman by this Constitution and its very precious First Amendment. Read it, know it, treasure it, and thank God for it.RULE OF LAW. It is watered down, ignored, or even eliminated in this woke and radical, anti-American day and age. Lawlessness in the end times, says the scripture, prevails and runs rampant. That is happening today. Stand up, my fellow Americans, to lawlessness and insist upon the rule of law, insist upon the concept of:JUSTICE FOR ALL.There is risk in so doing, but the reward is well worth the risk.RIGHT AND WRONG. There are those today that think there is no such thing as right and wrong. There is no absolute truth. This is the day and age of:THE LIE.We live in an age which many describe as:POST TRUTH.That is, we live in a culture where there is no such thing as absolute truth and consequently, the lie, that which is not truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, is the law of the land. WRONG, dead wrong. There is right and wrong, there is truth, and never forget in this great year 2026, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ:I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE!I AM THE TRUTH!Believe in Him and you will know the truth indeed.STAND. Stand tall for America. Protect it. Founding Fathers were willing to die for it. Are you? Am I? Are there enough Americans left who are willing to do whatever is required to protect and defend the greatest land in the history of mankind?So much of the world despises, even hates America. Perhaps that is because we live hypocritically, we do not stand tall for our ideals, our freedoms, and our way of life, and we are not consistent, constantly compromising, and so often not holding individuals and nations accountable for their actions. We the People need to redefine who we are as a nation, make those ideals, values, and standards clear, and stand for them no matter the cost, now more than ever in the great year 2026.POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT. We the People need to be far more politically involved. Especially Christian citizens. We need to be active in government. We need to take positions of authority locally and to make certain our neighborhoods, towns, andcities, are safe, law-abiding, and true to American ideals, its constitution, rule of law, and way of life.WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP!We need to make certain right-thinking and right-acting men and women are elected to office, who will truly represent us, and even more importantly, our Constitution, rule of law, and all that America should be.WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT HAPPENS!If not, we need to speak out critically so, aggressively, withhold financing, and our vote, and where necessary, exercise the process of recall and do whatever we can to get elected or appointed officials unworthy of citizen trust out of office and authority.WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!Woke, the progressive, the anti-American: they are everywhere, EVERYWHERE! They are determined to effectuate radical change or even in so many cases, the destruction of the American way of life. They would water down or eliminate much of our Constitution, curtail our freedoms, control family and education, and change the way we live, think, and believe.DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN MY FELLOW AMERICANS, DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN!Time is short. America needs right-thinking Americans in action now more than ever.PRIDE. Be proud in 2026 to be an American. Be proud to be a citizen of the real America, the constitutional America, with its freedoms, and be proud to stand tall as America beckons, asking you now more than ever to be a soldier in the fight for freedom.Wear the flag, salute the military, proudly sing, and respect the National Anthem:STAND UP FOR AMERICA.Pray that God will bless America, convicted of its wrong doings, and once again make it the city on the hill, the shining light among nations, a country safe and protected for us today and for our descendants tomorrow. Let us proudly sing in 2026:GOD BLESS AMERICALAND THAT I LOVE!

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In a world of social media, fake news, and deepfakes… how can we know what's true anymore? The phrase “post-truth” has become one of the defining ideas of our time. Politicians lie without consequence, misinformation spreads faster than facts, and many people seem to trust their feelings more than solid evidence. As a result, truth itself seems less influential than emotion or personal belief. In today's episode, we're going to explore what it means to live in a post-truth society…. a society where the line between fact and opinion is increasingly blurred, and where it can feel harder than ever to know what is real. At the same time, I'll introduce some new and useful vocabulary, and we will practice our English listening comprehension! Conversation Club - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2025/12/15/366-do-we-live-in-a-post-truth-society-english-vocabulary-lesson/ AD Free Episode - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thinking in English Bonus Podcast -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/869866⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube Channel -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My Editing Software (Affiliate Link) - ⁠⁠⁠https://descript.cello.so/BgOK9XOfQdD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Borough by Blue Dot Sessions Contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to advertise on Thinking in English. Thinking in English is part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Airwave Media podcast network.⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're living in parallel realities with different "facts." Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales breaks down how trust eroded — and how we might restore it.Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1251What We Discuss with Jimmy Wales:Wikipedia succeeded where its predecessor failed because it prioritized making contribution enjoyable. Nobody truly works for free — people need intrinsic rewards like connecting with fellow enthusiasts, intellectual satisfaction, and the joy of building something meaningful together.The global crisis of trust stems from people living in parallel realities with different "facts." Productive discourse becomes impossible when opposing sides can't agree on basic data — like immigration numbers — before debating policy solutions."Assume good faith" isn't just a Wikipedia policy — it's a life-changing mindset. Most people making mistakes aren't malicious; they need guidance. Approaching others with initial trust creates positive cycles, whether parenting teenagers or managing remote teams.Trust isn't built through perfection — it's built through transparency, especially when you have something to hide. Organizations that acknowledge mistakes, explain their processes, and openly work to improve earn more lasting credibility than those claiming flawlessness.Want to make a meaningful impact? Just start. The next five years will pass regardless of what you do — so test your ideas early, embrace potential failure as learning, and remember that trying something that doesn't work still beats endlessly planning something you never attempt.And much more...And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors:HexClad: 10% off: hexclad.com/jordanKa'Chava: 15% off: kachava.com, code JORDANMasterClass: Get 15% off a yearly membershipProgressive Insurance: Free online quote: progressive.comQuiltmind: Email jordanaudience@quiltmind.com to get started or visit quiltmind.com for more infoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everything seems a bit fake these days, not just the money in our wallets or the news on the television. The carefully constructed facade of reality, consistently manufactured and maintained over the decades, appears to be coming to an end. The fake money doesn't buy the fake food that it once did, and the lying politicians are still lying, but nobody is really listening anymore. What comes next after the public decides that they have moved on from cable news, university indoctrination programs, rigged basketball games, and forever wars fueled by fiat currency?  Hopefully, something amazing fills the void, but there is no real reason for optimism these days. — Watch the video version on one of the Macroaggressions Channels: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/Macroaggressions  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MacroaggressionsPodcast — MACRO & Charlie Robinson Links Hypocrazy Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4aogwms The Octopus of Global Control Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3xu0rMm Website: www.Macroaggressions.io  Merch Store: https://macroaggressions.dashery.com/  Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/macroaggressionspodcast Activist Post Family Activist Post: www.ActivistPost.com  Natural Blaze: www.NaturalBlaze.com  Support Our Sponsors C60 Power: https://go.shopc60.com/PBGRT/KMKS9/ | Promo Code: MACRO Chemical Free Body: https://chemicalfreebody.com/macro/ | Promo Code: MACRO Wise Wolf Gold & Silver: https://macroaggressions.gold/ | (800) 426-1836 LegalShield: www.DontGetPushedAround.com  EMP Shield: www.EMPShield.com | Promo Code: MACRO Christian Yordanov's Health Program: www.LiveLongerFormula.com/macro  Above Phone: https://abovephone.com/macro/ Van Man: https://vanman.shop/?ref=MACRO | Promo Code: MACRO The Dollar Vigilante: https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/a/O3wCWenlXN/4471  Nesa's Hemp: www.NesasHemp.com | Promo Code: MACRO Augason Farms: https://augasonfarms.com/MACRO  —

Everything seems a bit fake these days, not just the money in our wallets or the news on the television. The carefully constructed facade of reality, consistently manufactured and maintained over the decades, appears to be coming to an end. The fake money doesn't buy the fake food that it once did, and the lying politicians are still lying, but nobody is really listening anymore.What comes next after the public decides that they have moved on from cable news, university indoctrination programs, rigged basketball games, and forever wars fueled by fiat currency? Hopefully, something amazing fills the void, but there is no real reason for optimism these days.—Watch the video version on one of the Macroaggressions Channels:Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/Macroaggressions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MacroaggressionsPodcast—MACRO & Charlie Robinson LinksHypocrazy Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4aogwmsThe Octopus of Global Control Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3xu0rMmWebsite: www.Macroaggressions.io Merch Store: https://macroaggressions.dashery.com/ Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/macroaggressionspodcastActivist Post FamilyActivist Post: www.ActivistPost.com Natural Blaze: www.NaturalBlaze.com Support Our SponsorsC60 Power: https://go.shopc60.com/PBGRT/KMKS9/ | Promo Code: MACROChemical Free Body: https://chemicalfreebody.com/macro/ | Promo Code: MACROWise Wolf Gold & Silver: https://macroaggressions.gold/ | (800) 426-1836LegalShield: www.DontGetPushedAround.com EMP Shield: www.EMPShield.com | Promo Code: MACROChristian Yordanov's Health Program: www.LiveLongerFormula.com/macro Above Phone: https://abovephone.com/macro/Van Man: https://vanman.shop/?ref=MACRO | Promo Code: MACROThe Dollar Vigilante: https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/a/O3wCWenlXN/4471 Nesa's Hemp: www.NesasHemp.com | Promo Code: MACROAugason Farms: https://augasonfarms.com/MACRO —

This special episode of Rhetoricity features a roundtable that also serves as the "Afterwords" for a forthcoming collection entitled Rhetoric Before and Beyond Post-Truth. That collection is edited by Scott Sundvall, Caddie Alford, and Ira Allen and will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2026. The featured panelists are James Ball, Barbara Biesecker, Omedi Ochieng, Robin Reames, and Ryan Skinnell. See below for more detailed bios of the panelists. The roundtable focuses on key questions from Rhetoric Before and Beyond Post-Truth: what we mean by "post-truth," how it intersects with rhetoric, and what challenges that intersection poses for us in the world to come. James Ball is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author, a fellow of the think tank Demos, and the political editor of The New European. Ball also played a key role in The Guardian's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the NSA leaks by Edward Snowden. He is the author of multiple books, including Post-Truth and The Tangled Web We Weave: Inside The Shadow System That Shapes the Internet. His most recent book, The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated The World was published by Bloomsbury in July 2023.  Barbara Biesecker is Professor of Rhetoric in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia and author of the recently published Reinventing World War II: Popular Memory in the Rise of the Ethnonationalist State. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the National Communication Association's Douglas Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award, the Francine Merritt Award, and the Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division's Outstanding Mentor Award and Distinguished Scholar Award.  She served as editor-in-chief of the Quarterly Journal of Speech from 2013–2016 and continues to serve on multiple editorial boards.  Omedi Ochieng specializes in Africana philosophical and intellectual thought, Black radicalism, and criticism. He is the author of two books: Groundwork for the Practice of the Good Life: Politics and Ethics at the Intersection of North Atlantic and African Philosophy and The Intellectual Imagination: Knowledge and Aesthetics in North Atlantic and African Philosophy. He is currently working on a project on Black insurgent ecology.  Robin Reames is the Culbertson Chair of Writing in the Department of English at Indiana University's College of Arts and Sciences. Her research explores the relationship between language and metaphysics in ancient Greek rhetoric. She explored aspects of this relationship in her first book, Seeming and Being in Plato's Rhetorical Theory and her book of essays Logos without Rhetoric: The Arts of Language Before Plato. She is also one of the editors of the third edition of The Rhetorical Tradition: Readings from Classical Times to the Present. Her most recent book, The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times is written for a general audience and introduces key concepts from the ancient rhetorical tradition that can help readers navigate today's complex and polarizing politics.  Ryan Skinnell is Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at San José State University. His current research investigates authoritarian, demagogic, and fascist rhetoric, particularly in the early 20th century, and its relationship to global politics in the 21st century. He has published six books, including Faking the News: What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald J. Trump and Rhetoric and Guns. He's also published more than two dozen articles and book chapters in top scholarly journals and edited collections, as well as essays in popular press outlets including the Washington Post, Newsweek, and Salon. He is currently writing a book about Adolf Hitler's rhetoric. This episode features a clip from "Truth" by Masteredit. Episode Transcript

In an age of deepfakes, algorithms, and moral outrage, Zionism faces new challenges in how it's seen and understood. In this episode, we speak with Rabbi Danny Schiff, an expert on Israel, Jewish peoplehood, and the digital age. We speak about truth, curiosity, and Jewish identity in a rapidly shifting media landscape, and together we explore how Zionism can speak meaningfully to a generation shaped by social media.

Nick David joins Jenna Hays and Amirah David to trace his shift from default left politics to data-driven centrism and a grappling with Christian faith. They unpack everything from COVID era trust, censorship claims, identity politics, free speech, church and state, to the myth of neutrality. The group models disagreement without contempt and ends with a simple challenge - separate people from ideas, prize truth, and keep your courage with grace.

There is an expanding landscape of lies, distortions, and half-truths shaping global politics. The latest instance is the immediate blame heaped on the left for the killing of Charlie Kirk despite evidence that right-leaning attacks are more common. It's one more sign that the line between reality and fabrication is getting blurrier. And as misinformation metastasizes, there are mounting concerns about whether democratic institutions can survive. This episode turns a spotlight on Slovakia, the central European nation that's become a hotspot for post-truth politics. Seven years ago, Prime Minister Robert Fico was forced from power after the execution-style murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée. But Fico made a comeback, formed a coalition with the far right, and now is surrounded by an array of ultranationalist reactionaries, white supremacists and delusional post-truthers. They include Rudolf Huliak, the misogynistic tourism minister; Peter Kotlár, the Covid denier who takes his cue from RFK Jr.; Filip Kuffa, the state secretary for the environment who mocks endangered species; Lukáš Machala, a powerful official prone to flat-earth theories; and his boss, Martina Šimkovičová, an aggressively homophobic culture minister who is putting Slovakia's public broadcaster under political control. That makes Slovakia a key test for the European Commission and for its new Media Freedom Act, which aims to stop political interference in editorial decisions. But whether the Commission will take action remains an open question. Like other leaders of would-be autocracies, Fico uses strategies to feign compliance to throw up roadblocks to enforcement. There are also geopolitical concerns. What if enforcement pushes Slovakia even further into the Kremlin's orbit? That's the wrong question says Pavol Szalai of Reporters sans frontières. In reality the Commission's failure to act would expose Slovakia to yet more post-truth, pro-Russia messaging that weakens the EU's ability to defend Ukraine and itself. In this episode: Pavol describes how the EU can help Slovakia combat a trend that's hobbled media in Hungary, left Polish media in disarray, and that promises to damage media in Czechia if, as expected, the far right comes to power there in October.Support the show

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With conspiracy theories, fake news, and anti-science rhetoric everywhere, we are living in an age of post-truth. In episode 137 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the meaning of truth in our contemporary political and social landscape and how post-truth has increased in the recent years. How do phenomena like opinion overload, news fatigue, and information overload contribute to the spread of post truth? And are we really “post” truth, or do we simply live in an age of “many” truths? Ellie and David explore different conceptions of truth, the differences between misinformation and disinformation, and between lying and bullshitting. And what's the connection between post-truth and postmodernism? Have so-called “pomo professors” contributed to the rise of political dishonesty and deception? In the bonus, your hosts talk about Michael Hannon's article “The Politics of Post-Truth” and consider whether “post-truth” is even the right word for the crisis we're facing.Works Discussed: Max Black, “The Prevalence of Humbug”Harry Frankfurt, “On Bullshit”Ralph Keyes, The Post-Truth Era Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern ConditionLee McIntyre, Post-Truth David M. Peña-Guzmán and Rebekah Spera, “The anatomy of a philosophical hoax: The politics of delegitimation in contemporary philosophy”Simon Truwant, De waarheid heeft vier gezichtenSupport the showPatreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail | dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcast

The anthology presents a diverse array of essays delving into Gandhi's political activities, ethical beliefs, and philosophical stance. Distinguished Gandhian scholars contribute to this collection, setting it apart from similar compilations by focusing not just on Gandhi's impact or the debate over his relevance, but on maintaining his bold ethical ideals and progressive views in an era of skepticism. The essays delve into Gandhi's comprehensive dissection of political logic, his concept of neighbourly political bonds, his fearlessness and adeptness as a yogi. The work also discusses the worldwide landscape of nonviolence, Gandhi's perspectives on Palestine, his legal work in South Africa, his dialogues with Tagore, the pursuit of his ethical goals, and the portrayal of his persona, as well as the ongoing relevance of his nonviolent resistance methods, as seen in India's anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests. These pieces portray Gandhi as a perpetual participant in limitless endeavours, as described by philosopher James Carse. The book concludes with an interview with Rev. James Lawson, a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement, which offers a fresh perspective. The Gandhi that emerges from these reflections and intellectual explorations has become all but a stranger to India, and especially to his native Gujarat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Summary: In this episode, Mike Glenn and Dr. Michael Easley explore the challenges and opportunities facing pastors and believers today. They begin by addressing the deep regrets many carry—especially the regret of not living the life they truly desire—and how salvation is not just about eternity but aligning with Christ's will to live fully now. Mike shares a powerful distinction between wishing and wanting, urging intentional action in marriage, ministry, and personal growth.  They discuss the pressure on young pastors to chase bigger platforms instead of faithfully serving their current communities, encouraging contentment and focus on growth where God places you. The conversation highlights the importance of accountability, not as judgment but as loving reminders of who God created us to be. They also emphasize the need for clear, accessible communication in preaching, bridging deep theology with everyday language. Finally, Dr. Easley challenges the misconception that following Jesus means weakness, pointing to Christ's fierce strength in protecting His people and confronting evil. This engaging dialogue offers wisdom and encouragement for pastors and Christians seeking to grow in faith, courage, and purpose in a complex world. Takeaways: Wanting means taking intentional steps; wishing alone won't bring change. Contentment grows by serving faithfully where God places you, not chasing bigger stages. Accountability is an act of love, calling us back to our true identity in Christ. Preaching must balance theological depth with clear, relatable communication. Jesus is strength, confronting evil and defending His people with power Links Mentioned: Preaching in a Post Truth World by Mike Glenn Watch the highlights and full version of this interview on our Youtube channel. For more inContext interviews, click here.

Dr. Zoë Harcombe is an intellectual powerhouse—a Cambridge graduate with degrees in economics and mathematics, a long-standing member of Mensa, and a fearless truth-seeker. In this episode, she brings her sharp insight and deep curiosity to a wide-ranging conversation that spans nutrition, public health, and the increasingly complex issue of free speech. Before dedicating herself to the world of diet and health in 2008, Zoë built a high-flying career in the corporate world. She held international roles in management consulting, manufacturing, and marketing across major global industries—from FMCG to telecoms—before focusing on Human Resources. She's worked on the inside of both Big Food (Mars Inc.) and Big Pharma (GSK), giving her a rare, insider's perspective on how these powerful sectors operate. At the height of her corporate journey, she served as Vice President of HR for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In this episode, Drs. Tro and Zoë talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:04) Dr. Zoë's career shift from working for Big Food to becoming a diet, health, and nutrition researcher  (08:04) Dr. Zoë's first book (see links below) (09:57) Calorie Counting versus eating a whole food diet featuring meat, fish, eggs, non-starchy vegetables, and yogurt (15:55) Vested interests and the possibility of change to the dietary guidelines (23:12) The war against free-thought and why you should keep your mind open to new ideas that contradict the majority opinion (36:33) The insane level of censorship of free speech in the UK (42:58) Assisted suicide, abortion, and climate change in the UK (53:31) Why the facts of nutrition contradict the guidelines (55:35) Dietary carbohydrates now versus in your grandparent's generation (01:05:37) What Dr. Zoë eats in a day (01:08:01) Dr. Zoë's hobbies and favorite activities (01:11:00) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ Dr. Zoe Harcombe: Website: https://www.zoeharcombe.com/ Books: https://www.zoeharcombe.com/my-books/ X: https://x.com/zoeharcombe Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/ Toward Health App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.  Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888  Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/ 

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Right-wing extremism, post-truth America, and media literacy converge in my conversation with David Pakman. Pakman is a prominent political commentator and the host of The David Pakman Show, with over three million YouTube subscribers. Known for his insightful arguments and approachable style, Pakman tackles complex social issues, educating us on the complex and nuanced sociopolitical landscape. Disclosure: I watch his show regularly and was a guest twice. In our conversation, he discusses key insights from his latest book, The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America, delving deeply into how decades of deliberate erosion of media literacy and critical thinking have contributed to our current rise into a landscape where fiction parades as the truth. It is a very intelligent, well researched and argued book. I recommend it highly. In this episode, we explored how modern media operates like a high-control group, using subtle brainwashing tactics and influence to shape beliefs and paralyze civic action. We started our conversation with what seems to be at the forefront of everybody's mind: Donald Trump.  This was an important interview. Come give a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey y'all. Unresolved will return next week, but in the meantime, here is the first episode of the newest podcast from Unresolved Productions: Post Truth. Hope you enjoy. If you do, please go and subscribe to Post Truth on your podcast app of choice, or become a Patreon to get early access to new & bonus episodes. Thanks! https://patreon.com/unresolvedpodBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved--3266604/support.

Here is the second episode of Post Truth. Make sure to subscribe to Post Truth on your podcast app of choice to stay up to date on every new episode as it comes out. And if you want to get early access to new & bonus episodes, please support Unresolved Productions at the Patreon link below. https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpodBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved--3266604/support.