Dennis & Julie

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Age Blind Feb 11, 2024

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Dennis and Julie begin with …learning from older folks. Are “only” children more mature than children with siblings? Julie has many older people in her life and finds it to be very enriching. It is key in life to find good people. It’s sad how the elderly are treated in today’s American culture. Other topics include: taking interest in, and appreciating, art and classical music; sometimes you must work at, and build up to, loving something; today’s new is tomorrow’s boring; the legalization of euthanasia… is it morally acceptable in certain cases; the rebellion against Judeo-Christian values… and the abandonment of them; Life, Liberty, and E Pluribus Unum …the Left hates all that; two national anthems at the big game;are race relations going backwards in the United States; the youth in America have not been taught about real evil.
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Cockroach in the Ear Feb 05, 2024

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Dennis and Julie have reached 100 episodes. Dennis reflects on one’s nature… are you a fighter… do you help the fighters? “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” …is a quote routinely attributed to Edmund Burke, falsely so. The quote can be traced back to the utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill, who delivered an 1867 inaugural address at the University of St. Andrews and stated: “Let not anyone pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without a protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name, and with the means which he helps to supply, because he will not trouble himself to use his mind on the subject.” Thank God we all have different natures. Other topics include: God’s role in one’s existence; outliers have a hard time finding a partner; know thyself; platitudes… the world is better with you in it; Julie shares an experience she had talking about God on a date; thinking about the big issues; how do doctor’s not get grossed out; socialized medicine reduces respect for doctors; bad apples ruin it for the whole bunch; Dennis and Julie review Dennis’ appearance on Piers Morgan with Cenk Uygur.

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The Pursuit of Truth Jan 29, 2024

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Dennis and Julie begin by discussing nicknames, being “real” versus being “deep,” and the ability to read people. Truth doesn’t favor race, creed, gender, or income. The only systemic racism in America is coming from the Left. For Dennis, when debating… winning doesn’t matter… what matters is …what is true. They ponder the existence of the demonic. “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either -- but right through every human heart -- and through all human hearts.” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Dennis says when you don’t hate evil, you hate the good. Other topics include: Libertarianism; persuade versus rule; what is the moral argument for abortion; new Patriots Head Coach Jerod Mayo - ‘if you don’t see color, you can’t see Racism’; "Love means never having to say you're sorry" - a line from the Erich Segal novel Love Story that was popularized in the 1970 film

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Buy Into Life Jan 22, 2024

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Dennis and Julie start by discussing idiosyncrasies, pistachios, germs, loving classical music and hating tattoos. Life has a way evolving you… youthful, preconceived notions can shatter with time. There is tremendous value in learning from observation. There are infinite “things” to take interest in… you’re not bored, you’re boring …you may not know what your “things” are unless you try them. You don’t have to be brilliant, exceptional, or even smart … you have to take interest, work hard, and be self-disciplined. The question is not “who am I?” …the question is “who do I want to be?” People in the world yearn to learn… in the U.S. people take our opportunity to do so for granted. Other topics include: adrenaline excitement versus long term enthusiasm; social media; marijuana use; jadedness; Dennis’ cellist story; victimhood status versus experiencing real assault; misogyny; racism; antisemitism; the surrogacy issue listener response.
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Nachas Jan 15, 2024

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Dennis and Julie examine the free market of ideas. Virtually everyone has a podcast …is that a good thing? It’s a good thing that one must earn their audience. It is also good to have such variety... that you can follow what you like. It’s great to find your niche… but is that splintering us as a society? It seems like there’s more access to information everywhere… but are we less informed? Other topics include: as you age you repeat yourself, and have trouble remembering things; the Oscars – Hollywood’s downfall – due to the infection of political ideology; having political conversations has become taboo - do we avoid certain topics among friends because of politics; Claudine Gay; Dennis’ son has a podcast and shares about his struggle with addiction; one of the biggest problems in the United States… is people blaming others for their problems; Like versus Love; helicopter parenting and overzealous sports parents.
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With Child Jan 08, 2024

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Dennis and Julie discuss surrogacy. Why would one say that surrogacy is immoral? Is there a religious argument against surrogacy… what about concubines in the Old Testament Abraham/Hagar? They discuss the legalization of prostitution… trafficking is evil, but prostitution is a sin. People don’t fight real evil. When it comes to adoption – do girls seek out their birth mother more than boys? On the topic of fatherlessness… what would reduce gun violence more, more gun laws or more fathers? Dennis states – “I never ask will people like me for what I say, I ask… is it true?”
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Bite Off More Than You Can Chew Jan 01, 2024

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Dennis and Julie discuss the importance of enjoying what you do. Getting yourself into more than you think you can handle can lead to great things. Push yourself… be ambitious. You can live a full life, or a safe life… not both. Taking silly risks is bad… but conversely, waiting for “safe” can be paralyzing. Dennis talks about his son’s sobriety – his son said that hitting rock bottom was when he stopped blaming others for his problems. The victim mentality is a cancer in our society. Do new year resolutions work …what are Dennis and Julie’s?
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Exclusively Inclusive Dec 25, 2023

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Dennis and Julie celebrate how wishing someone a Merry Christmas IS inclusive… and lament how paralyzed people have become… they don’t know how to respond to “Merry Christmas.” NBC did a documentary on Prager U …mainstream news is so distorted. Julie shares: “Theses or Feces” University administrators are so unimpressive. The height of narcissism is one saying that having a Christmas tree is not inclusive. You are unhealthy if you do not like Christmas. People live in extremes… purity is a bad aim… but people dream about it. Good actions are better than pure thoughts.
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Judaism and Christianity Dec 18, 2023

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Dennis and Julie examine the similarities and differences of Christianity and Judaism. There is a symbiotic relationship… and a necessity for both. Judaism is particular to a people and a land… and Christianity is universal, meaning not particular to any land or race. Judaism needs the universality of Christianity… and Christianity needs to be rooted in Judaism.
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Life is a Dinner Table Dec 11, 2023

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Dennis and Julie discuss compartmentalizing. Some topics are holiday dinner wreckers: politics, religion, and family issues. Manners certainly matter… some people just cannot read the room or control themselves. There are two types of unhappy people, and unhappy people who want others to be unhappy – narcissism. How rare a commodity is self-awareness? Take for instance the slow driver is the fast lane… why… are they oblivious or is it on purpose. If people saw their bad behavior on video, would they change it? Are the days of Norman Rockwell painting holiday dinners gone? We have macro-ized feelings. Discomfort in life is a feature not a bug. One of the great ambitions one can have… is to be easy in other people’s lives. What is the relationship between feeling underappreciated and wreaking havoc. Some people need control and some desire to control others. For Dennis it comes down to feelings versus behavior. People don’t control themselves… because they don’t want to control themselves.

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