Ep 20 – “The Deep Places” by Ross Douthat
This is a reading of my 2021 book review. It holds up.
Ep 19: What Is Money? The Saylor Series
This episode is my appearance on the “Reformed Financial Advisor” podcast to discuss the “Saylor Series” and the backstory of how I came to be the editor. I’ve been…
Ep 18 – The War on Informed Consent w/ Jeremy R. Hammond
My guest for this episode is independent journalist and author Jeremy R. Hammond. It’s been over a year since the last episode, although with COVID it feels like a decade,…
Ep 17 – “Selling Peace” – Commander Dale Brown of Detroit Threat Management
Today I’m talking with Commander Dale Brown, founder of Detroit Threat Management, a private security force that protects businesses and neighborhoods in the Detroit area. He’s been doing this for…
Ep 16 – “Eggs Are Expensive, Sperm Is Cheap” with Greg Krehbiel
In this episode we’re going to talk about some things that will get you kicked out of polite society. It’s progressive and fashionable these days to talk about the Patriarchy…
Ep 15 – Healthcare Insider is Skeptical of the Conventional Wisdom on COVID-19
My guest for this episode is Brady Sorensen, Employee Health Manager at a hospital in Topeka, KS. He has seen the impact of COVID-19 first-hand and he has some thoughts…
Turn your data into an asset you can monetize – Dana Budzyn of UBDI
My guest today is Dana Budzyn, CEO of UBDI, a tech startup looking to transform the market research industry. If you’ve been following the 2020 presidential campaign, you’ve probably heard…
Episode 13 – Robert Beadles on Getting Started with Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is a complicated subject to grasp well. Currency alone is something everyone understands, but add all the other terms into the mix—cryptography, decentralization, nodes, distributed ledgers, public and private…
Episode 12 – Dr. Gordon Wilson on The Right Way to Be Green
My guest for episode 12 is Dr. Gordon Wilson, professor of biology at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. In his new book, A Different Shade of Green, he…
“God Didn’t Make Me Gay” – A Conversation with Becket Cook
Becket Cook had fully embraced his homosexuality, including the lifestyle and all its trappings. As a successful set designer and supporting actor, he hung around with the Hollywood elite and…
Carrie Severino on the Kavanaugh Confirmation One Year Later
In the summer of 2018, Justice Anthony Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court and President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to fill the open position. The uproar that followed, and the…
Episode 9 – Joel Comm on The Fun Formula, Crypto, Generalism, and Fighting Woke Culture
My guest today, Joel Comm, is a bestselling author, professional keynote speaker, social media marketing strategist, live video expert, technologist, brand influencer, futurist, and eternal twelve-year-old. He has more than…
Episode 8 – George Gilder on the Cryptocosm and Life After Google
Today’s guest is George Gilder, a prolific author, economist, investor, and techno-futurist. In the 1970s Gilder wrote a controversial book about gender roles in society, originally titled Sexual Suicide, but…
Episode 7: Dr. Robbie Castleman on Parenting in the Pew
Today’s guest is Dr. Robbie Castleman. She is a professor emeritus of Biblical studies at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, AR, where she has taught for 17 years. Dr….
Episode 6: Pat Flynn on How to Be Better at (Almost) Everything
[Make sure and listen to the podcast episode with Pat, and don’t forget to scroll down for details on how to WIN a copy of the book!] Pat Flynn is one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met, and that fact alone is sufficient proof of the potency of…
Episode 5 – Darwin’s House of Cards: A Journalist’s Odyssey Through the Darwin Debates by Tom Bethell
We’re going to dive right into a really fascinating book that I think you’ll find very stimulating and enriching. Darwinism is a fascinating topic on many levels. On one hand,…
Episode 4 – Are You A Loser If You Still Read Kids’ Books? (Plus a FREE Customized Booklist)
Does children’s literature have any value? Should adults even bother to read it? Jake Nuckolls believes so strongly in the value and power of kid lit that he started a…
Episode 3 – On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
The twentieth century was one of the bloodiest and most violent in human history. Looking back at totalitarianism, fascism, and the banality of evil in a time expected to achieve…
Episode 2 – Tom Nelson and The Economics of Neighborly Love
Dr. Tom Nelson is president of Made to Flourish, a non-profit organization focused on helping pastors connect orthodox faith, work, and economics. Tom is also the senior pastor of Christ Community…
Episode 1 – How to Think by Alan Jacobs
In this episode Seth and Josh discuss Alan Jacobs’ recent book, “How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds.” Jacobs is Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the…
Episode 0 – Intro to the Close Minded Podcast
We are readers. Avid readers of wide-ranging works. Readers who cultivate what Tolkien called “the leaf mold” of the mind, the topsoil of our moral imagination and creativity. We aren’t embarrassed to enjoy “kid…
