Our conversation today touches on the evolution of their relationship, and her personal process of transitioning from Atheism to Catholic beliefs, and a little bit about her work with a non-profit called Morning Star Pregnancy Services. The conversation with she and Jack explores lightly, questions of thinking, language, religion, and politics in 2024. We touch on considerations of right- and left-wing positions she considers extreme, the meanings of the phrases "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice", as well as the surge in support for Christian Nationalism, White Christian Nationalism, and autocracy in our country today.
Our guest today hails from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Clarissa Wolatz is a longtime friend of co-host Jack Turney, and a student of Epistemology.
Our conversation today touches on the evolution of their relationship, and her personal process of transitioning from Atheism to Catholic beliefs, and a little bit about her work with a non-profit called Morning Star Pregnancy Services. The conversation with she and Jack explores lightly, questions of thinking, language, religion, and politics in 2024. We touch on considerations of right- and left-wing positions she considers extreme, the meanings of the phrases "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice", as well as the surge in support for Christian Nationalism, White Christian Nationalism, and autocracy in our country today. Today, our guest Shahid Mustafa prompts a multi-dimensional conversation about immigration and migration. Exploring the history of immigration policy and practices in the U.S. and the forces and factors that have influenced the movement of people throughout time. Nuanced, complex, and complicated, the topic is of course very relevant today as we move into an election with candidates and parties who seem to hold very differing views.
![]() Today, Jack Turney and Randy Harris have a bit of bouncy conversation about language choices, the words we choose to use. We look at words like Truth - Belief - Reality. We explore how our word choices affect us, influence the nature of our relationships with others, and actually shape our perceptions of reality. Today, Prof. Mark Lusk, shares some of his experience-based insights on migration and immigration in the U.S. and abroad. Encouraging us to recognize migration as a global issue, he points to the impacts of war, poverty, political violence, and climate change as root causes of migration and immigration. Acknowledging the rise of "Authoritarian Nationalism" is the U.S. and abroad, he cites the importance of accurate information as an antidote to politically motivated fear and hate narratives, and suggests what we can do to reconsider our own thinking, biases, and assumptions.
Today's conversation with Keith Whelpley and Jack Turney touches on recent political developments in the U.S. and what they mean. We take the opportunity to acknowledge what's happening today, and what's at stake for our future in this unfolding presidential campaign. We explore the stability of our fundamental governmental structures, our individual and collective values, and how it all may shape and be shaped by our culture. We ask if culture is "upstream" of our politics, and whether culture informs politics, and/or inversely, do politics inform culture?
Today's conversation with Keith Whelpley exposes and explores underlying mental health, loneliness, and social isolation affecting our culture. On the heels of a presidential candidate being shot at and wounded during a campaign rally, this conversation dips beneath the obvious external manifestations to examine what's brewing just below the surface of the individual and collective American consciousness. Again, we explore how we think, why we think the way we do, and why that matters.
Vivek Murthy US Surgeon General Robert Putnam - Author of 'Bowling Alone' CDC - Youth Mental Health American Psychological Association Suicide in America - Psychiatric Times Project 2025 - ProgressNow New Mexico Today's conversation with Keith Whelpley starts an exploration of Project 2025, a 900-page Heritage Foundation sponsored declaration of a chilling, extremist plan for a Trump presidency's first 180 days. The conversation touches on a number of elements in play today, pointing toward endorsing authoritarianism, fascism, and Theocracy (religion-based government). We touch lightly upon growing influence and collaborations between extreme right MAGA Conservatism, Christian Nationalism, and White Christian Nationalism. Check out the information in the following links and see what it seems like to you. More in coming weeks.
Following a few minutes of technical difficulties, Keith Whelpley and I interview an AI called Pi. With questions on a range of topics, we explore what AI is, how it works, its benefits, its dangers, and more. Fun.
A conversation springboarding from a consideration of the Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry's mandate that the 10 Commandments be posted in every public-school classroom in Louisiana. Keith Whelpley, Jack Turney, and Randy Harris launch into a rollicking, fast-paced exploration of religion, politics, and history. With some seriousness and some humor, we explore our current, past and potential future of relationships between religion, government and society. Fun and thought provoking.
Today's program is a sweet and revealing stroll through the lives of two young millennial professionals visiting from Portland, Oregon. Brianna Mishler and Mick Harris (son of host Randy Harris) are recently engaged to be married. They share a little bit about the warm and funny process of growing their relationship, and they talk about how they prioritize their time in an increasingly challenging and demanding world. Brianna and Mick, respectively a practicing pediatric nurse and practicing attorney, strive to fulfill their professional objectives, their personal growth and relationship goals, and their social justice and societal responsibilities, in rational, effective and balanced approaches to life. They share about these considerations and their refreshing commitment to learning, having fun, expanding their horizons in art, music, travel, urban food growing and culinary pursuits, while (and here comes the really smart part) honoring soul nurturing time with nature, with one another, with friends, and with family. Perhaps there are lessons in this for some of us "Boomers".
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