Eternity Ward Podcast

A monstrous act of racial violence is followed by a grotesque media release.

Which is followed by an egg.

A powerful priest is convicted of assaulting two children, then supported by former Prime Ministers and influential media personalities.

How do we respond in these divided times? Do we draw a smaller circle to keep the demons out, or do we draw a larger circle and acknowledge the demon inside ourselves?

Do we search for a common enemy, or our common humanity?

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Do we use technology, or does it use us?

How worried should we be about our phones spying on us?

And what effect does technology have on our young people as they grow up surrounded by it?

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Where Eddie rejoins the Eternity Ward to ask the question: Why do we believe?

Do our beliefs shape our lives, or our lives shape our beliefs? Does our biology play a role?

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Should the government provide pill testing, or should individuals take personal responsibility?

The War on Drugs has been going on for over a century, with no end on the horizon.

But Portugal and Switzerland have blazed a different trail - what is their path and should Australia follow?

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Yumi Stynes made daytime television briefly relevant by claiming Kerri-Anne Kennerley sounded racist.

Kris and Nick discuss the fallout, including whether all of us are racists, and if the targets of public shaming should ever be accepted back into the fold.

Will we ever be able to have a civil public discourse where we respect each other and reflect on our blind spots?

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The new Gillette ad has the internet ablaze.

Is Gillette treating all men like bullies and harassers?

Or is it playing a role in encouraging men to be their best?

Or is it just a company trying to milk some profit out of a social movement.

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Politics can feel like a battle, but do we really want to defeat the other side?

Would we be better without the Right or the Left, or do we really need each other?

How sure are we that we have nothing to learn from the other side?

We also chat about this image that shows the astounding growth in GDP as countries adopt capitalism:

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On the heels of the recent student climate marches, Jordan Peterson thinks students should also leave class when diversity, inclusivity and equity are taught.

Given his support of the climate march, Nick wonders whether Kris agrees...

How do we know when classes are educating and when they are indoctrinating?

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The streets were filled with students from across Australia as these young people voiced their disgust with the lack of action on Climate Change by the Coalition Government - ScoMo needs to go back to school, they reasoned.

Are these students naive, reactionary and simplistic, ignoring the complexities of an issue that affects the entire globe?

Or are they the voice of reason, offering clarity that cuts through a highly politicised debate?

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Is prayer a wondrous connection with the divine, or a daily obligation you struggle through?

Or have you given up praying?

Or maybe you think prayer is horoscopes wrapped in confirmation bias...

On this podcast Kris and Nick chat with Pastor Maddy Svoboda who relates to the struggle, but hasn't yet given up on prayer.