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1850 Main Street™ episodes

  • This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    Have you ever overindulged? If the answer is no, you might want to think again. Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the change that happened overnight when a remote tribe in the Amazon got smartphones with access to the internet.

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    18 min
  • The Government vs. the People

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    Should Americans be more concerned about a civil war… or a revolution? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and David Zanotti discuss the administrative state's goal to control every aspect of life by consolidating power into the federal bureaucracy and out of the hands of voters and elected officials.

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    24 min
  • The Trump Conviction

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    Now that Donald Trump has been convicted of felony crimes in relation to the hush money case, what's next? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and David Zanotti discuss what it means to be an American living under the rule of the Declaration and Constitution and what happens when political interests take control over the judicial process.

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    20 min
  • Alan Loves Lists: The Top 100 Albums of All Time

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    What does Apple consider to be the top 100 Albums of all time, and why should we care? (Don't worry, we won't go through all 100)

    Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the highs and lows of this list of albums and how it reflects today's culture, all while tormenting Dave by not letting him see the list ahead of time.

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    22 min
  • Demolishing History

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    They say you can tell what a society values by what it builds… how about what it destroys? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss how the 20th century saw the destruction of some of America's greatest architectural achievements and what was constructed in their place.

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    20 min
  • Butker at Benedictine, Part II

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    If you want to criticize a speech, do you think you should go over the whole thing for context first? Does anyone do that? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the lack of context in criticisms over Harrison Butker's commencement speech at Benedictine College and the hypocrisy of those who condemn his remarks while praising free speech for certain other causes.

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    19 min
  • Butker at Benedictine, Part I

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    Does anyone actually like going to college commencement ceremonies… or actually listen to the speeches? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the controversy surrounding the speech recently made by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker at Benedictine College's commencement ceremony.

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    18 min
  • Manipulating Public Opinion

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    A lot of people are obsessed with polling numbers. Do polls even matter this far ahead of an election? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the degradation of accuracy in polling over the past 20 years and how the major news outlets use polls for their own benefit.

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    19 min
  • Boy Scouts and Pocket Knives

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    What's a pocket knife without a knife? What is the Boy Scouts if it's not just for boys? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss Swiss Army Knives being manufactured with everything but the knife and the rebranding of the Boy Scouts of America.

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    20 min
  • Destroying the Pub

    1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers.

    Why would an authoritarian government want to shut down a local pub? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss C.S Lewis' book That Hideous Strength and how public meeting places where people can get together and share ideas are dangerous in the eyes of an oppressive government.

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    Check out the e-book and audiobook versions of Alan's book Gilbert & Jack here.

    20 min

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