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  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Mar 7
    • 1 min read

Ep. 162: Mayonnaise, AI Worship Music, & Hookup Culture Cats

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Episode Summary


his week we dive right in with some fascinating history on the roarin' 20's and the history of Caesar Salad before launching to discussions that happened on Telegram before moving into AI and worship music. Molly her usual theological insight to human achievement and sexuality when we close the show about kits, live kills in the house and hookup culture metaphors. Naturally, we include at least one recipe but it's a family-originate done so you'll have to listen to find out!


Episode Notes


Intro: Kid’s favorite salmon recipe, homemade mayonnaise, seed oils.

9:38: Explaining the stock market to a kid.

12:16: The Roarin’ 20’s, prohibition and the creation of finger food.

14:54: The origin of the Caesar Salad.

17:48: Telegram discussions, global warming and just being a good steward

21:19: AI, music and human connection

28:39: Molly muses on live music and AI with worship music, and replacing worship leaders

32:24: An assignment for the savvy: a ChatGPT worship song.

37:30: Human achievement and you shall be like God

43:31: Cats bringing [live] kills into the house.

49:58: Molly tries out a cat metaphor for a hookup culture talk this weekend.

1:01:26: Show Close


  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Mar 1
    • 2 min read

Ep. 161: Christian Nationalism, Moral Failings, & Deepfakes

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Episode Summary


In this episode, JR winds up Molly talking about shoulder surgery, that naturally segues to Mahatma Gandhi and Christian Nationalism before we veer of into deep hypocrisies and moral failings in the church in America. We close the show by discussing the need for increased vigilance with the advent of AI and how we need to reorient ourselves now. As usual, there's at least one recipe.


EPISODE NOTES


Intro: JR’s shoulder update. ACL surgery recap, the brilliance of the human body.

7:56: Surgery during COVID, and the month of madness with sick kids.

11:47: First ever family destination ski vacation! 75mph + winds

15:22: Molly’s current homeschool studies. Children’s dustbowl era literature anyone?

16:52: Mahatma Ghandi: and meaning of “Mahatma” and the work still happens even if the worker morally failed.

19:36: “Christian Nationalism.”

23:28: Gandhi and India’s independence

25:57: A deep hypocrisy and we can honestly say the Declaration of Independence is true AND the authors were not acting in accord with their beliefs.

28:00: Complex outcomes of moral failings and assurance of salvation.

31:50: Falling into the trap of believing Christians won’t fail.

34:35: A cultural sifting of church leaders and a gossipy pastor’s wives Facebook group.

37:58: Sharing the things that are weighty when you’re strong enough to carry them.

41:07: If we obfuscate justice because we’re trying to protect ourselves, it’s a violation of scripture.

43:12: AI, deepfakes and you can’t trust anything you see anymore.

49:38: Nothing new under the sun and reorientation.

52:39: Go to the ant you sluggard! Termite architecture.

56:43: Chocolate milk recipe:  1/2c cocoa powder, 1/2c sugar, 1/2c hot water, 1/4t salt, splash of vanilla. Mix well and add to 1 gallon milk or store in the fridge as syrup. Recipe from Ruthann Zimmerman.

1:00:30: Tortilla maker!

1:01:53: Show Close




  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Feb 21
    • 2 min read

Ep. 160: Hope, False Comparisons, & Sticking Your Neck Out

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Episode Summary

It's been over a week and kind of a nightmare. We catch you up before doing some lyrical reflection from a band Molly and I saw over the weekend before spending most of the show sharing recipes and hearing Molly rail on an old friend's post making false comparisons about transgenderism and sticking your neck out for it.


Episode Notes

Intro: Ginger beer, kid stress, another chicken death and a nightmare week.

14:35: Recap on my short trip Ft. Benton.

19:07: Molly and I had a date and saw The Lucky Valentines live and a discussion about complicated relationships with Christianity. Josephine OEO

24:03: The world is a dark and scary place, Carlson/Weinstein Interview, orienting our hearts and our kids amidst the fear and uncertainty.

32:00: We are the new singles ministry.

33:25: Potions for joint health and MRI results.

37:24: Amazing home Chicken Drumsticks (just like wings).

40:29: Homemade Nilla wafers.

42:40: JR switched back to green tea in the morning.

43:23: Coffee is not good first thing in the morning…here’s why.

46:50: Molly is almost incensed by an old friend in Instagram. Transgender deaths and false equations.

56:33: Trying not to be the person that can’t handle history.

1:02:49: We didn’t take their books and teenage mushbrain.

1:05:16: Scrips for Testosterone made a woman a goes crazy.

1:09:10: Transgender suicides and “The Dutch Studies.”

1:15:50: Things Unseen podcast, Sinclair Ferguson and “Goodness” (Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus) and sticking your neck out for what’s right and true when it will cost you something.

1:20:08: You can’t divorce your soul from your body, Abigail Fivale.

1:22:41: Show Close

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