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We are "de-Cathinated" (but definitely not decaffeinated) for this BONUS episode.  Ben is joined by three of his pastor friends (Adam Poe, Phil Bange, and Justin Monfort), all from local churches of different Protestant denominations, to discuss this episode's title...

Beacons of Light, implemented in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in July of 2022, is an attempt to address difficult realities facing Catholics, realities like declining Mass attendance and growing priest shortages. A consolidation of parish churches into groupings...

Plug 'em in and pass 'em around - the microphones, that is!  Four microphones to be exact.  And four men, for the last MAN TALK, convene a roundtable on this crucial leading question.  Two hosts and two guest hosts have a very timely and important conversation.  A...

Plug 'em in and pass 'em around - the microphones, that is!  Four microphones to be exact.  And four men, for the last MAN TALK, convene a roundtable on this crucial leading question.  Two hosts and two guest hosts have a very timely and important conversation.  A...

We've established that feminism has a fatal foothold in all sorts of cultural and societal institutions - it's made schooling anti-boy; it's made dating and marriage miserable for many--men and women alike; it's turned our storytelling into unrealistic propaganda;...

We have "grilled" each other on our differences, come together on the ways we agree, and debated big topics like salvation.  Now with the end of our conversations drawing near, we couldn't conclude the podcast without one last Catholic vs. Protestant debate! Ben ,...

It's been a long many years since the tectonic times of the Seneca Falls Convention; the societal fracture left at its feminist epicenter has widened into a canyon-sized divide between the sexes.  The tremors of nearly 200 years of feminism have been felt by nearly...

*LISTEN IN FOR A MANHOOD RESTORED SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* Parents and grandparents passing along hard-earned wisdom to the next generation is probably most often accomplished through oral storytelling, impromtu lectures, and incidental conversation.  But there's nothing...

Facing down a question of far-wielding proportions is yet again the task of this MAN TALK episode, setting loose four men and four microphones on a topic that requires substantial time to work out.  Hosts and Guest Hosts hash out this perennially debated question and...

A world where every temporal necessity is given and every environmental factor optimized is a world poised for flourishing.  Plentiful food and drink.  Adequate space and healthy conditions.  Safety and comfort and communal harmony.  You couldn't imagine a more...