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Disney Is Winning The Culture War: The Samuel Lively Interview Feb 14, 2020

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Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle welcome Samuel Lively, a Christian teacher and the author of Trojan Mouse: How Disney is Winning the Culture War. He has a MFA in Screenwriting and worked briefly in Hollywood. Kyle and Ethan discuss with Samuel Lively how Disney is infiltrating our homes and revolting against historical cultural norms as they analyze a slew of Disney films.

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Hidden Political Agenda in Disney films

-Sleeping Beauty claims women are lazy

-7 Dwarves: ableism, mocking disability

-Fox and the Hound - Clearly a Fox News reference

-Bambi - nuff said

-Cinderella - anti-woman, lies to get women to wear glass slippers and cut their feet

-Peter Pan encourages kids to snort pixie dust and take an acid trip to never never land

-Alice in Wonderland - Do drugs.

-Brother Bear - Bear propaganda

-Little Mermaid - Men love women when they shut up

-Jungle Book - Fathers can be replaced by bears

- Finding Nemo - it is a sin to eat delicious salmon sashimi

- Cars - Buy a Prius

- Tangled - Women with long hair are problematic

- Aladdin - Stealing apples is OK if you sing a Broadway song while running away from the city guards

Topics Discussed

Sam Lively's story. Who is he? Where is he from? How did you start thinking about the topic of your book?
The culture war and how Disney is winning it
Cultural Commies
Children's movies being a vehicle for transmitting worldviews and narratives
History of Disney (Golden, Silver, Dark Ages, Renaissance, Today)
Expansion and acquisitions

1937-1942 The Golden Age - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi

1943-1949 The Wartime Era - Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Fun and Fancy Free, Melody Time, The Adventures of Icabod and Mr. Toad

1950-1959 The Silver Age - Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book

1970-1988 The Bronze Age - The Aristocats, Robin Hood, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver and Company

The Disney Renaissance 1989-1999 - The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan

Post Renaissance Era 2000-2009 - Fantasia 2000, Dinosaur, The Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Lilo and Stitch, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Home on the Range, Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt

The Revival Era 2010-Present - Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6

Pixar -- counterfeit revival?

Live action remakes

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Real Housewives Of The Babylon Bee Feb 12, 2020

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This is the Babylon Bee weekly news podcast for the week of 2/12/2020.

In this special Valentine's episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann, creative director Ethan Nicolle, and producer Dan welcome their wives onto the show: Destiny, Jessica, and Chandra. This episode was recorded on Kyle and Destiny's wedding anniversary, Ethan and Jessica's first date anniversary, and Dan and Chandra's awkward texting anniversary. Love is in the air on this special episode of the Babylon Bee podcast as they tackle the week's biggest stories.

In the subscriber portion, the couples face off in The Dating Game, where the rules are entirely too vague for Kyle's finely tuned gaming palate, but everyone still has a fun time!

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Show Outline

Introduction - Kyle, Ethan, and Dan introduce their better halves and give them permission to speak. We then dive into the stories of the week.

Story 1 - AOC: 'You Cannot Literally Wrap Your Head Around Something, You Would Get Hurt'

AOC immediately fulfilled our boomer meme with comments about bootstraps and shoelaces.
Other idioms AOC will attack?
What do the ladies think about AOC?

Story 2 - Garnier Fructis Introduces The Biden Collection

Biden recently told a woman in New Hampshire that she was lying about being to a caucus and called her a "Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier".
Destiny informs the men how to pronounce Garnier.

Story 3 - Woman Advertising 5 Different MLMs On Back Of Minivan Must Be Extremely Rich, Successful

The women discuss their favorite MLM schemes and products and we question why there is a culture in the church that seems to replace fellowship with marketing

Story 4 - Man Shows Sacrificial, Christlike Love For Wife By Throwing Socks In General Direction Of Laundry Basket

We learn disgusting truths about the guys from the wives.

Story 5 - 'The Milk Is Nowhere To Be Found,' Reports Husband Staring Directly At Jug Of Milk

The struggle is real.

Topic of the Week - For Valentine's Day, the gang discusses their stories, how God brought each couple together, funny things that happened on first dates, and how the romantic-at-heart Ethan is upstaging other men in the love department.

Hate Mail/ Feedback - We get an email from someone who can't believe Christians would lie and deceive their elderly mother about something Bernie Sanders would say.

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Dating game

If your spouse could go anywhere for a free vacation for a week, where would they go?
What's their favorite book of the Bible?
What adjective best describes your spouse's family?
Your spouse wins the lottery. What is their first big purchase?
Spouse's most annoying habit?
Who is the better driver?

Parting marriage and parenting advice.

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I Am Titania McGrath: The Andrew Doyle Interview Feb 07, 2020

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Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle welcome a special guest: Twitter personality Titania McGrath (A.K.A. Andrew Doyle). Titania McGrath is a self-described activist, healer, and radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest. A regular on the live-slam poetry scene, Titania regularly performs at arts festivals, deconsecrated churches and genderqueer spiritual retreats. Her unique blend of art and activism has been variously described as 'inspiring', 'groundbreaking' and 'woke'.

You can check out Titania's new book Woke: A Guide to Social Justice

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Topics Discussed

Who is Titania McGrath?
How do her tweets work?
What are the targets of the satire?
What is the nature of satire?
Does Titania punch down?
What is white privilege?
Can comedy redeem culture and society?
BREXIT
Intersectionality/Wokeness
Where's the line we shouldn't cross in satire?

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Diversity SWAT Teams And The State Of The Union With Guest Host Adam Ford Feb 05, 2020

Show notes

This is the Babylon Bee weekly news podcast for the week of 2/5/2020 with special guest host ADAM FORD.

In this episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle welcome the creator… of the Babylon Bee: Adam Ford. They discuss the week's top stories like CNN's coverage of the problematic panel of experts doing something about the deadly coronavirus, now multiple Bernie staffers advocating violent revolution, and Trump's State Of The Union address where the guys make predictions about media reactions (by the time this episode airs, you can see how prophetic they were).

In the subscriber portion, Kyle, Ethan, and Adam talk Superbowl half-time sex show, Brexit finally happening, and how our government's legitimacy is forever gone now since Republican Senators didn't just do whatever Democrats say.

Adam Ford is now in the real news business.

Check out his new site DISRN. You can also sign up for the daily Adam Ford Newsletter.

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Show Outline

Introduction - Kyle and Ethan welcome the Babylon Bee creator Adam Ford, discuss Kyle's recent trip to a libertarian conference, and come up with a theme song for DISRN.

Story 1 - CNN Condemns D-Day Soldiers For Lack Of Diversity

Trump tweeted out a photo of his task force. I guess it was all white males.
"We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments," the President said in his post. "We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7!"
CNN recently posted an Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration's lack of diversity…
- "It's a statement that's as predictable as it is infuriating: President Donald Trump's administration lacks diversity… They communicate a "patronage network that everyone is operating under," as Eric Yellin, an associate professor of history and American studies at the University of Richmond, told The Washington Post last year, about a different set of photos. "Having that network be interracial is really important. But the visuals that have come to define the Trump administration say something else, too. They signal which people in a multi-racial, half-female country Trump values the opinions of: mostly white men who are mirror images of the President himself.

Story 2 - Uh-Oh: Sanders Campaign Texting 'Gulag For You' To People Who Aren't Voting For Bernie

Project Veritas (James O'Keefe) continues to release candid camera clips of Bernie state campaign staffers (latest video highlights four of them)
No Comment from the campaign
No corporate media is covering it
They're all still employed.

Adam Ford Recommendation: Go read the Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Story 3 - Trump To Deliver State Of The Union In Scuba Gear To Avoid Drowning In Liberal Tears

Official responses have already been released before the address:
Snopes: FALSE
New York Times: Detailed analysis of every person making an OK hand sign during the speech
Buzzfeed: Take this quiz to find out what emoji best represents your opinions
Max Boot: Op ed - I was gonna become a Republican again until this speech
Alex Jones: Not one word about water turning the frogs gay.
Mike Pence: smiles, nods
CNN: (laughs uncontrollably)
Fox News: Flawless victory
Marianne Williamson: To really know the State of the union we must consult with these Himalayan salt crystals I got on Etsy
Greta Thunberg: (play audio)
Vox: buy these special 3D racism glasses to see all the racism you missed last night
Jordan Peterson: (gnaws london broil)

Topic of the Week - Is the news worth paying attention to? How much should it take up our lives? How political should we be? With Adam Ford.

Hate Mail/ Feedback - Apparently we are cowards.

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Story 1 - Halftime Show Reduces Risk Of Wardrobe Malfunction By Eliminating Most Of Wardrobe (Subscriber Brandon Gaster contributed to this report)

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira performed at the Super Bowl Halftime show featuring stripper poles, kids in cages, and Puerto Rican flags.

Story 2 - Millions Drop Dead As Brexit Finalized

See also Ethan's lit photoshop on: Boris Johnson Blows Conch Shell, England Carried Away By Herd Of Manatees

Story 3 - Dems Who Ran Sham Impeachment Hearings Shocked As Republicans Run Sham Impeachment Trial

Dan reads Adam Savage's insane tweet.

Kyle's kids make an appearance and shove a firetruck into Ethan's backside.

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Anarchist Hecktopia: The Michael Malice Interview Jan 31, 2020

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Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle welcome back popular podcaster and resident expert on anarchism, the "new" right, and North Korea: Michael Malice. He is the author of Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jon Il and The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics. He is also the podcast host of "YOUR WELCOME" and Night Shade. Kyle and Ethan continue their efforts to convert him into Michael Mercy and discuss strange sea creatures, visiting North Korea, and why anarchists hate Presidents so much.

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Topics Discussed

Anarchy Hecktopia Owned

Your house is burning down, do you put the fire out with liberal tears?
What would the children pledge allegiance to?
Who would indoctrinate the children?
Who would deliver Amazon prime?
What war criminals would we print on money?
What would we do with the Hall of President?
What would we call Lincoln Logs?
What would they rename Washington State?
Who would take my money and tell me what goods and services I need?
Who would kill Jeffrey Epstein?
Who would shoot the dogs?
Who would you rather have run national parks? Costco or Sam's Club?
Who would be the best anarchist president?

North Korea

You've been to North Korea. Tell us about that. What was it like getting off the plane? Isn't there a travel ban to going there?
Western journalists endangering North Korean citizens' lives
Thought crimes when you're always being watched
Kim Jong Un worship. Was it real?
What dystopian novel gets closest to the reality?
Black markets
North Korea's cult of the gun and military
How is Trump's handling of Iran and North Korea?

Anarchy and Political Theory

Michael Malice tries to think of top 5 Presidents and ends up rating his 5 worst Presidents, and mentions something weird about Grover Cleveland
Michael Malice delves into the heart anarchy

Miscellaneous

The power of social media and the strange alliances against progressivism, strange sea creatures, and how sometimes it is a sin not to eat the ham.

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Corporate Media And Political Theater With Guest Host Michael Malice Jan 29, 2020

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This is the Babylon Bee Weekly News Podcast for the week of 1/29/2020.

In this episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle welcome guest host Michael Malice to discuss this week's stories like how Democrats sowed doubts about the legitimacy of the 2020 Presidential election, a CNN analyst claimed to provide "satire" to his Twitter audience, and how knee-jerk conservatives don't always respond to AOC the right way. They then dive into the main topic of how corporate media tries to weave narratives going beyond the plain facts of current events.

In the subscriber portion, Kyle and Ethan discuss more about the impeachment proceedings, Trump being the first President to speak at large March for Life crowd, and how Bernie Sanders is now alt-right adjacent for touting his Joe Rogan street cred.

You can find Michael Malice's podcasts "YOUR WELCOME" and Night Shade here.

You can also buy Michael Malice's book The New Right.

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Show Outline

Introduction - Kyle and Ethan welcome Michael Malice, talk about the recent and tragic death of Kobe Bryant among several others in a nearby helicopter crash, and Kyle threatens to call the cops on the anarchist.

Story 1 - Democrats Warn That American People May Tamper With Next Election

Back in December House Impeachment proceedings Jerry Nadler Said We Can't 'Trust an Election' to Get Rid of President Trump
Nadler is missing some of the proceedings because his wife has pancreatic cancer.
The house case managers act as prosecutors in the Senate trial. Adam Schiff (CA congressman) opened Senate trial on Wednesday by saying "The president's negligence cannot be assessed at the ballot box (in November), because we cannot guarantee that that vote will be fairly won," and without foreign interference requested by Trump, Schiff said.
Apparently they are mind readers about his intent behind the plain words of the call transcript. "If not remedied by his conviction in the Senate and removal from office, President Trump's abuse of his office and obstruction of Congress will permanently alter the balance of power among the branches of government," the 59-year-old congressman said.
Schiff accused Trump of attempting to "use the powers of the presidency to cheat in an election."

Story 2 - In Major Deal, The Babylon Bee Purchases Competing Satire Site CNN

Joe Lockhart CNN political analyst (Comms for Clinton WH) sent out a dumb tweet recently: "Overheard convo between two Republican senators who only watch Fox News. "is this stuff real? I haven't heard about any of this before. I thought it was all about a server. If half the stuff Schiff is saying is true, we're up shit's creek. Hope the White House has exculpatory evidence"
The Babylon Bee responded: "Leave the satire to us; we'll leave the fake news to you."
Joe went on to tweet: "Ok maybe I made up the convo, but you know that's exactly what they're thinking."

Story 3 - Dumb AOC Accidentally Strangles Herself Tying Her Shoes (Because She Is So Stupid)

Conservatives don't always intelligently handle the case against socialism from principle or history or economics. Too often often they resort to "She Dumb" memes

Topic of the Week - Michael Malice joins Ethan and Kyle to discuss how Malice's conception of "The Cathedral" relates to current events like the Impeachment and election campaign season.

"The Cathedral" according to Malice, is the collective of political, media and cultural entities who frame the worldview or narrative in a way that becomes the contemporary consensus seeking to control the narrative of neoliberalism/progressivism for our society and lives and institutions
Impeachment analysis in The Cathedral. What is going on?
We always poke fun of CNN and others for being biased and lefty. Is something more insidious going on?

Hate Mail- welp, these happened so we do a rapid-fire hate mail segment.

Paid-subscriber portion

Story 1 - Nation Immediately Forgets All About Historic Impeachment Trial After Realizing It's Taco Tuesday

No one is watching (4.7% of voting age adults)
The Nielsen ratings for Wednesday and Thursday showed that ABC, CBS and NBC lost a combined 3 million viewers per day by airing the Senate impeachment trial instead of the daytime soaps
No one cares (approval ratings seem to be same or slightly better since impeachment)

Story 2 - 'Absolutely Nothing Happening Today,' Says CNN Reporter Gesturing Toward Massive Crowd At March For Life

Donald Trump made history Friday as the first-ever president to attend and address the major annual pro-life rally March for Life, telling attendees, "All of us here today understand an eternal truth: Every child is a precious and sacred gift from God."
"Every human life, born and unborn, is made in the holy image of Almighty God."
The theme for this year's march is "Pro-Life is Pro-Science." About 100,000 were expected to attend the event, but the number may have been a lot more than that. Ford Fischer, a journalist with News2Share, said on Twitter that the best estimate he was able to get was from an organizer who said 200,000 to 300,000 were there today.

Story 3 - Bernie Sanders Welcomed As Newest Member Of Alt-Right After Joe Rogan Endorsement

Joe Rogan endorses Bernie
Bernie shares the clip touting Rogan's support
Leftists on twitter and in corporate media upset
Supposedly Joe is "Transphobic, alt-right racist"

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Forgiving The Man Who Took My Family Hostage: The McGill Alexander Interview Jan 24, 2020

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Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle welcome special guest McGill Alexander, a former South African Army officer, who was on assignment in Taiwan as South Africa's military attaché when a notorious murderer and rapist broke into his home and held his family hostage at gunpoint for 26 hours. McGill and his daughter were both shot but survived. McGill and his wife forgave their captor, gave him a Bible, and led him to Christ. Kyle, Ethan, and McGill talk about what it means to love your enemies as Jesus taught us to do.

You can read McGill's account in his book Hostage in Taipei : A True Story of Forgiveness and Hope.

A re-enactment of McGill's story was broadcast by National Geographic Channel in their Locked Up Abroad series of docudramas (2008). You have to purchase the episode so make sure you are viewing Season 1, Ep. 10: "Taiwan".

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Topics Discussed

McGill's story
How this hostage event happened and who the criminal was
McGill's Christian faith
How did McGill get through this horrible event?
Forgiveness- what is it and what does it look like?
How long did it take to forgive, was this a process, and what was going through his mind as all this was happening?
Is forgiveness completely unconditional?
Does forgiveness condone the evil?
The death penalty
How should Christ's forgiveness shape our thinking about His command to forgive others?
We live in a "show no mercy" culture nowadays, especially on social media. How does forgiveness shape how we approach this culture?

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Gun Rallies, Gulags, And MLK: Week Of 1/22/20 Podcast Jan 22, 2020

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In this episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle discuss this week's stories like the media hyping up a white nationalist rally which turned out to be a peaceful gun rights protest, a Bernie Sanders staffer getting caught preaching the benefits of gulags, and Nancy Pelosi catching flack for handing out commemorative pens to celebrate a somber day of impeachment. In the subscriber portion, Kyle, Ethan and producer Dan discuss the deaths of Christopher Tolkien, the death of Rush lyricist and master drummer Neil Peart, and talk about how much money a gang of known criminals is telling you they want to take from you.

Doug TenNapel, a friend of the Bee, has a new Earthworm Jim Kickstarter.

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Show Outline

Introduction - Kyle and Ethan talk about Ethan's proficiency with a mandolin slicer, hilarious Amazon reviews, and how Disneyland is getting old for Kyle's kids. Kyle tells Ethan he is as beautiful and perfect as a Trump phone call.

Story 1 - Media Offers Thoughts And Prayers That Someone Would Start Some Violence At Gun Rights Rally

VA government is considering several gun control measures such as: a return to Virginia's one-handgun-per-month purchase policy; red flag laws; and universal background checks for all gun sales except those among immediate family members, through inheritance or antiques.
Big media and blue checkmarks hyped up the protest rally as a "white nationalist rally" and militias and insurrectionists who were going to be threatening. See Ben Collins' now-deleted tweet or this montage of CNN and MSNBC for example.
"They're not coming to peacefully protest. They are coming to intimidate and cause harm," Gov Northam said declaring a state of emergency and banning all carrying of guns in the capital square.
22,000 gun rights activists showed up and finished peacefully. They even cleaned up after themselves. People were openly and legally carrying firearms, including AR-style rifles, outside the gun-free Capitol Square.

Story 2 - Bernie Sanders Clarifies His Gulags Will Be Democratic Gulags

Project Veritas (James O'Keefe, a conservative political activist) releases undercover video of one of Bernie Sanders' "top tier Iowa organizer" Staffer Kyle Jurek saying cities [will] burn" if President Donald Trump is re-elected, "free education" policies to "teach you how to not be a "flowerbed"-ing nazi."; 'There is a reason Stalin had Gulags'; 'Expect violent reaction' for speech. If Bernie doesn't get nomination "Milwaukee will burn"... Project Veritas says they have more clips of more people too.
The video has millions of views, almost zero coverage in mainstream media, and zero comment from Sanders campaign.

Story 3 - Pelosi Releases Limited-Edition Replica Of Dentures Worn During Trump Impeachment

'They claim it's a somber, serious occasion they're heartbroken over...and then they pass out impeachment-signing pens with special cases.'
The pens look like they are especially engraved, with gold, and were brought out on silver platters of some kind.

Hate Mail - We got a special flowerbed-filled hate mail this week that trashed us and our audience.

Topic of the Week - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Race

MLK Jr was the most visible spokesperson for civil rights through non-violent protest movements inspired by Mohatma Ghandi/India Independence.
1955 organized Montgomery bus protest after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.
Fought against desegregation and for voter's rights
In 1963 March on Washington gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech
In 1964 won the nobel peace prize.
Was investigated and spied on by the government for his supposed communist sympathies
Assassinated in Memphis, TN in 1968.
Joe Carter of TGC has 9 things you need to know about him.
Dr. Robert Gagnon points out some of the controvery in modern evangelical circles regarding whether we should we praise King while condemning Trump.

Is MLK cancelled?
Conservatives and leftists both try to make MLK Jr supports their views on social justice, economics, or affirmative action.
What does the Bible say about race?
What did MLK's speech actually say ( we read from lengethier sections)
- "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
- "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
- "Unearned suffering is redemptive." Ethan also mentions Man's Search For Meaning

What are some principles we can apply to the race issue to cut through the noise
Balancing caring for the oppressed and not pushing victim narrative
Who gains from all the racial conflict? Who Ioses if the outrage stops.

Paid-subscriber portion

Story 1 - Peter Jackson To Honor Christopher Tolkien With 578-Film Adaptation Of 'The Silmarillion'

Christopher Tolkien died at age 95 this past week. Anything Middle Earth that came out after JRRT published LOTR is because of his son Christopher's editing and publishing them.
Peter Jackson made 3 whole movies out of the children's book The Hobbit for some reason.
Christopher didn't like the LOTR movies (action movies for teenagers)
He edited and posthumously published his father's work on The Silmarillion, Children of Húrin, Fall of Gondolin, Beren and Lúthien, and much more.

Story 2 - Warning: Gang Of Known Criminals Holds Meeting To Discuss How Much Of Your Money To Steal

National Review has a list of all their spending plans in the context of national debt hitting $28 Trillion by end of decade before their ideas are put in place.
Democrats try to say the costs are offset by savings elsewhere
Taking all of these proposals together, Democrats would increase federal spending by around $40 trillion over the next ten years. To put that in perspective, the federal government will take in approximately $3.3 trillion in taxes this year and spend $4.1 trillion this year.

Story 3 - Church Drummers To Play 70-Minute Solos In Honor Of Neil Peart This Sunday

Rush lyricist and master drummer Neil Peart died at age 67 this past week.

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Confessionalism, Satanism, And Cigars: The Joe Thorn Interview Jan 17, 2020

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Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle talk with pastor and author Joe Thorn. Joe is the founding and Lead Pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in St, Charles, IL, the author of several books (such as the Life of the Church, The Heart of the Church, and The Character of the Church), and co-host of the podcast, Doctrine and Devotion. Kyle and Ethan ask Joe tough questions in a round of Sin Or Not Sin, discuss his former Satanism, and talk cigars.

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Kyle and Ethan ask for pastoral advice in a round of Sin Or Not Sin:

Vaping like a total cheesebag
Throwing up the sign of the horns while listening to heavy metal
Jazzercise
Well-done steak
Reading a Doug Wilson article
Tattoo of John Piper's face
Sprinkling a baby with water for some reason
Following Beth Moore on Twitter
Following John MacArthur on Twitter
Reading Relevant Magazine
Reading Pulpit & Pen
Drinking IPAs when there's perfectly good bourbon nearby

Topics discussed

Thoughts on Reformed Theology and what the benefits may be of finding a church which subscribes to a historical confessional document
Satanism
Joe's openness about smoking cigars since he has written on Christians smoking cigars
Joe's latest hot take: "I want my kids to stay away from Christian Twitter almost as much as pornography."

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Episode 32: Testimonies, Hot Takes, And World War III Jan 15, 2020

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In the thirty-second episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle discuss this week's stories like the outbreak of World War III, CNN settling a lawsuit for defaming a teenager, and the recent geriatric beef between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Producer Dan Coats joins them to tell our stories about how we all became Christians. So, tune in to get to know the Bee boys. In the premium subscriber portion, Kyle and Ethan discuss Epstein conspiracy theories, Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes, and the internet not having it with Vince Vaughn shaking the President's hand.

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Show Outline

Introduction - Kyle and Ethan discuss how instagram is designed for the kids, the new format where going forward there will now be two separate podcast shows (one for the news stories and one for our exclusive interviews), and how Kyle wasn't murdered by an internet stalker. We also take a moment to mark the death of Sir Roger Scruton.

Story 1 - As Part Of Settlement With Nick Sandmann, CNN Hosts Must Wear MAGA Hats During All Broadcasts

Story 2 - Everyone On The Internet Awarded Honorary Degree In International Affairs

Story 3 - Warren, Sanders Settle Campaign Dispute By Playing Chicken On Mobility Scooters

Topic of the Week - Kyle, Ethan, and Dan talk about their stories and how they became Christians.

LOVE MAIL - An email from a listener warmed all of our hearts and encouraged us to keep going.

Paid-subscriber portion

Story 1 - Tragic: Footage Of Epstein Suicide Found Hanging In Cell

Story 2 - Man Driving Alone In Carpool Lane Informs Officer His Preferred Pronoun Is 'They' (From Babylon Bee Subscriber Robert Johnson)

Story 3 - Hollywood Celebs Shocked To Learn Some People Do Not Adore Them

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