New Persuasive Words

New Persuasive Words


Latest Episodes

Episode 130: From Russia With Love
May 16, 2017

In this episode we discuss President Trump's recent sharing of code-word clearance intelligence information with the Russian Foreign Minister and the Russian Ambassador to the United States.

Episode 129: The Road Not Taken
May 15, 2017

In this episode we consider the meaning of a poem often quoted during commencement season, Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken".

Episode 128: Faith, Fragility and Friendship
May 12, 2017

In this episode, which is a combo of our Friday Night Lights and Bullgeschichte episodes, we talk with Matt Milliner.

Episode 127: What Is Sophistry?
May 08, 2017

In this episode we talk about Sophistry and its role in contemporary public life.

Episode 126: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
May 05, 2017

In this episode we talk about break ups. It happens to friends, families, lovers, churches, even countries. Break ups and loss are a part of life, but can you come out of them ever feeling alive again?

Episode 125: A House Divided?
May 02, 2017

Reflecting on a recent podcast by Dan Carlin and an Opinion piece in the New York Times, we consider the future of our country as a united one.

Episode 124: Wisdom
April 27, 2017

In this episode of the podcast we talk about wisdom and it's connection to a life well lived.

Episode 123: The Myth of the Christian Worldview
April 23, 2017

In this episode we talk about "the myth of the Christian worldview" inspired by a recent podcast interview with Molly Worthen and an op-ed piece she wrote for the NY Times.

Episode 122: Bullgeschichte...Thoughts On Things "Constantinian"
April 21, 2017

This is our first "Bullgeschichte" where we invite a friend or colleague to chat with us about something on our minds. Our first guest is Josh Retterer. We talk with him about Christendom, Constantinianism and how these terms are used today, and whether t

Episode 121: Humility
April 18, 2017

In a recent NY Times Op-ed piece Peter Wehner writes: "Over breakfast with a social psychologist I know, I asked him what constructive contribution Christians could make to public life. An atheist who finds much to admire in religion, he answered simply: