Matt and Jackson are back for an interesting discussion on the potential death of consumer Christianity at the hands of Covid 19, and the impact on baptism and communion in the church during coronavirus lockdown. Also the guys end the episode discussing Ross Douthat's book The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success. Enjoy the episode.

Matt and Jackson discuss some upcoming technologies like virtual reality, biotech, and self-driving cars. Will the coronavirus birth a new technological revolution?

Friends Matt Castro and Jackson Van Dyke discuss the discovery of the Houston Astros cheating in the 2017 World Series and the implications of cheating on sports in general.  A second segment involves the Iowa Caucuses and what role technology should play in our lives.  The third segment is a discussion of the mysterious power of music.

Matt and Jackson discuss a few different topics this week. With the continual coronavirus, people now have an unexpected wealth of leisure time. How are Americans dealing with more time at home? The guys discuss an article in WSJ  called "Mommy, I like Coronavirus." Also, the guys discuss President Trump's quote in a recent press conference on his lack of interest in listening to advice from former Presidents during the pandemic. They also look at Youth Ministry today by looking at a Book Review by Timothy Paul Jones in Christianity Today.

Matt and Jackson discuss how Christians should react to the virus from the lessons of history. Also the guys have some fun discussing the new superhero team in Britain from Marvel Comics.

Friends Matt Castro and Jackson Van Dyke discuss the results of Super Tuesday in the Democratic Primary for 2020 and its' implications about power in today's World. 

In part two, we talk about current concerns regarding the Corona virus and how fear impacts all of our lives.  

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Matt and Jackson catch up with movies that they have watched recently like "The Irishman" and an oldie but goodie "The Matrix." 

They dive deep into the surprising news of Prince Harry and Megan Markle's decision to leave the royal family. Did Prince Harry and Megan Markle do the right thing or are they rejecting their responsibility to the British people?

Recently one of the editors of Christianity Today, a popular Evangelical Christian publication, released an article declaring Donald Trump to be unfit for public office, whatever the outcome of the impeachment trial.  We discuss this and more on this episode of Empires of the Future.