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The Fungibility of Fundamentalism
The social ends justify shifting theological means.
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Step 1: Subsume Entire Medium Format
Step 2: Eventually Accept Moderation As Necessary
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What's new is old.
So much of what we think is novel is in fact simply forgotten.
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On the need for beliefs to change
and depending on the words of others when at a loss for words
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White Too Long (Re-release with new intro)
There's been two major shootings in the last two weeks. I try to piece together some thoughts, and combine a couple things from recent essays, in the intro to this re-released episode with Robert Jones. I guess it's best to just listen. Essays I adapt for
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Live Free and Die
We live in an unending cascade of tragedy, stretching back decades. Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. Charleston. Las Vegas. Buffalo. Uvalde. And thousands more names and places affected by gun violence. Words are cheap and hollow. It is not an election that was stolen but our hope. too many apocalypses
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New episode: Nick Ripatrizone, author of Digital Communion
Programming note: I am a couple days late in sending this (the episode released on Thursday), but I wanted to post this here as is my custom. Have a great weekend! My guest today is Nick Ripatrizone. Nick is a writer for The Millions, culture editor for Image Journal and
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Radical Reports | Great rundown of recent articles about white supremacy.
Morning Briefing: The Mainstreaming of White SupremacyMorning Briefing: While mainstream Republicans may not explicitly endorse the so-called “Replacement Theory,” the racists idea that there’s a conspiracy to replace White Americans with non-white immigrants, the tenants of the theory are often arti…Radical Reports
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Let the circle be broken.
Words fail in these circumstances because we, collectively, have failed to act.* See edit.
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New episode: Andre Henry, author of All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep
I'm honored to share this conversation with Andre Henry with you today. Andre Henry is an author, musician, and activist, and author of the book All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope--and Hard Pills to Swallow--About Fighting for Black Lives (affiliate link to Bookshop.org)
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New episode: April Ajoy
The TikTok creator & podcaster joins the show!
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Audio Essay: The leaked SCOTUS ruling shows why white evangelicals supported Trump en masse
As I’ve been doing lately, I released my latest essay as a podcast episode as well. I’m releasing a new interview tomorrow!