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Pop Culture, Propaganda, and Philosophy (with Professor Bruce McCluggage) Aug 11, 2026

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Bruce McCluggage is a Professor of Philosophy at Pikes Peak State College, and a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary.

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Roundtable: Spider-Man, Ariana Grande, and Hank Green Aug 07, 2026

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Three Big Conversations:

Ariana Grande announces a break from public life - 7:56
history writer and influencer Hank Green faces backlash for using AI tools - 22:08
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a wild opening weekend - 33:02

Slang of the Week: Larping - 00:58

In Other News: - 47:40

The current owners of Myspace (Tim and Chris Vanderhook) announced that they plan to relaunch the classic social media platform, though they did not say when. Let the record reflect that we are on the edge of our seats. According to the Wall Street Journal, this summer's "hottest drink" is officially a bottle of water. Try some today for $6!Vogue, on the other hand, has argued that the drink of the summer is "banana-milk coffee." And right behind that one: durian-mustard maté. Netflix is getting sued for $105 million for losing an unencrypted copy of Nicolas Cage's WWII film Fortitude. Kind of like we might lose a few subscribers after that obscure fruit-caffeine joke in point three. Finally, Christianity Today agrees with us that Instagram Plus is really just Instagram Minus. So glad our own Jenna Mindel was on the case!

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CT: Spider-Man, Ariana Grande, and Hank Green Aug 06, 2026

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Ariana Grande announces a break from public life, history writer and influencer Hank Green faces backlash for using AI tools, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a wild opening weekend.

Slang of the Week: Larping

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Educating Humans in the Age of AI (with Professor Jeffrey Bilbro) Aug 04, 2026

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Jeffrey is the editor-in-chief of Front Porch Republic and associate professor of English at Grove City College. He is the author of several books, including Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry Into the News, which we'll be discussing today.

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Roundtable: The Odyssey, AI Videos of Christians Getting Bullied, and Majoring in Content Creation Jul 31, 2026

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Three Big Conversations:

Arizona State University offers a B.A. in Content Creation - 11:26
AI-generated videos of Christians getting bullied go viral - 20:48
What The Odyssey and C.S. Lewis have in common - 29:12

Song of the Week: "Be Her" by Ella Langley - 01:10

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In Other News: - 37:24

Marvel will re-release Avengers: Endgame in theaters on September 25 with seven minutes of extra footage and a never-before-seen ending, connecting the movie to Avengers: Doomsday, giving fans another reason to spend money revisit the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time. Nearly half of middle and high school-aged teens have seen what they believed to be AI-generated sexual content, according to a new Common Sense Media survey. At Comic-Con this year, Marvel announced that Ryan Gosling will star as Ghost Rider in a movie directed by Sean Levy, and that Ryan Coogler will return to direct Black Panther 3, with David Jonsson playing the next Black Panther. According to The New York Times, using the phrase "Google it" officially makes you sound old, and the phrase "search it up" is now preferred. Ariana Grande's new album, petal (language), comes out today.

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CT: The Odyssey, AI Videos of Christians Getting Bullied, and Majoring in Content Creation Jul 30, 2026

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Arizona State University offers a B.A. in Content Creation, AI-generated videos of Christians getting bullied go viral, and what The Odyssey and C.S. Lewis have in common.

Song of the Week: "Be Her" by Ella Langley

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Ask Axis: "The sound of my husband's voice fills my daughter with fear and panic. What do we do?" Jul 28, 2026

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"Our daughter has a neurological condition called misophonia which causes severe pain, panic and anger over certain common sounds like chewing and typing. One of the sounds that started triggering her a few years ago was the sound of my husband's voice. How do we navigate this as a family?" - Maria

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Roundtable: Gracie Abrams, Injectable Peptides, and Kylie Jenner Smartglasses Jul 24, 2026

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Three Big Conversations:

Gen Z musician Gracie Abrams releases an album-long apology to her mom - 05:22
TikTok influencers are promoting injectable weight loss peptides - 16:00
What parents should know about Kylie Jenner's new collaboration with Meta smartglasses - 30:06

Slang of the Week: Quiet on the Creek - 1:06

In Other News: - 49:40

According to the Wall Street Journal, the popularity of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is convincing many students to finally read the epic poem that many English teachers couldn't coax them into reading. A wild raccoon in Seattle with a deformed spine has been dubbed "Jimothy," and has become an inspiration for perseverance in the face of setbacks, with some even getting tattoos (language) of said raccoon. Infamous online "manfluencers" Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami this Saturday, and await extradition to the U.K. for prosecution on rape and sex trafficking grounds. About one-third of people under 35 now live with their parents, according to survey data published by Realtor.com. Several members of Spain's World Cup-winning team, like Torres and Rodri, are publicly crediting God and their Catholic faith for the team's World Cup victory.

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CT: Gracie Abrams, Injectable Peptides, and Kylie Jenner Smartglasses Jul 23, 2026

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Gen Z musician Gracie Abrams releases an album-long apology to her mom, TikTok influencers are promoting injectable weight loss peptides, and what parents should know about Kylie Jenner's new collaboration with Meta smartglasses.

Slang of the Week: Quiet on the Creek

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Jay Stringer on How to Shape Our Kids' Desires Jul 21, 2026

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Jay Stringer is a licensed therapist, researcher, and speaker who helps people uncover and reshape the story beneath self-sabotage, disconnection, and shame. He is the award-winning author of Unwanted and lives in New York City with his wife Heather, and their two children. We'll be talking today primarily about his new book Desire: The Longings Inside Us and the New Science of How We Love, Heal, and Grow.

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