While there could easily be parts three through infinity, we are ending our foray into evolution here. But hold on, because on this episode we take a look at the philosophical and rational underpinnings of evolution. We examine the idea as it transitions from theological into its post-enlightenment rational theory. Also featured is the Birmingham Lunar Society. What?

Links:

• Kenya bishop leads anti-evolution fight | Science
• A PHILOSOPHICAL ROMANCE: Thomas Day
• Denis Diderot and science: Enlightenment to modernity
• Natural selection: The evolutionary struggle
• Creation and Evolution Orthodox View of Creation

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"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

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In part one of this two part exploration of evolution, John dives into the idea of evolution as seen from the past and present. We also learn a bit about how many people actually believe in evolution both in the States and abroad. The numbers may surprise you!

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"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

Are we suffering from a thanksgiving problem? Is giving thanks irrational (but really...is it?). Today John and Dan look at a bunch of hardcore "light" people (post-enlightenment people) who argue that in fact, your gratitude may be something akin to a vestigial organ. Of course the Old World will have something to say about that. Welcome to episode 43 of WAWTAR!

Links:

• 5 Things You Should Do First Thing In The Morning To Be Happier All Day
• The Mayan ceremony: Mystico Mayan
• Dawkins talk at 30:55
• Thanksgiving for Atheists
• Do atheists feel grateful? At Thanksgiving, or anytime
• Moral Clarity by Susan Neiman
• The Surprising Spirituality of Richard Dawkins – The Spiritual Naturalist Society
• Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism: Steinhart, Eric
• How cultures around the world show gratitude in their ceremonies of thanksgiving
• I'm Not 'Blessed.' I'm An Atheist And I Don't Need God To Give Thanks Or Show Gratitude
• Volunteering and Generosity are no Substitutes for Government Programs

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"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

You read it right. Uncles Seth is both A) back again and B) calculating how long he has left on this earth. Things are light despite the topic so we hope you'll join us yet again as everyone wonders aloud, "Why are we talking about rabbits?"

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Like writing? Like this podcast? Find out how you can continue the discussion further by submitting a blog over at First Things Foundation here.

Gagimargos! Wait, what does that mean? Learn more about the Georgian Supra and its symbolic significance here: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolism-of-the-supra/.

If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a review with your comments. Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion. You can also check out First Things Foundation for more information on who we are and what we do.

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2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information.

Please leave a review with your comments! Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion.

"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

This week WAWTAR is proud and honored to be hosting Eugene Vodolazkin. John and Eugene explore topics related to time and history, memory and of course, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Mr. Vodolazkin is an internationally recognized author, having written Laurus and The Aviator (links below), and has submitted published articles to the First Things magazine. Enjoy this wonderful talk with Eugene and make sure to check out his works.

Links:

• Articles for First Things Magazine
• Laurus
• The Aviator

For a deep dive into WAWTAR, register for our weekly "WAWTAR Podcourse". This semester's course is called "Are you a Communist, a Capitalist, or a Christian?" Find out more about the course and how to join (it's never to late!) here.

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Like writing? Like this podcast? Find out how you can continue the discussion further by submitting a blog over at First Things Foundation here.

Gagimargos! Wait, what does that mean? Learn more about the Georgian Supra and its symbolic significance here: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolism-of-the-supra/.

If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a review with your comments. Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion. You can also check out First Things Foundation for more information on who we are and what we do.

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Credits
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2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information.

Please leave a review with your comments! Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion.

"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

Hello and welcome (back!) to WAWTAR. After a week off we are back and talking about something on everyone's mind, wait, face. Of course we had to talk about masks at some point and we finally got around to it. What are they really? What are they in the "Old World?" And for us... what are they in the "New World?"

Links:

• Behind the Mask: The History and Symbolism of the Pandemic Icon
• How Face Masks Became A Powerful Symbol Of Expression In Dark Times
• MASKS OF THE SPIRIT - by Peter and Roberta Markmen
• A little on Joseph Campbell

For a deep dive into WAWTAR, register for our weekly "WAWTAR Podcourse". This semester's course is called "Are you a Communist, a Capitalist, or a Christian?" Find out more about the course and how to join (it's never to late!) here.

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Like writing? Like this podcast? Find out how you can continue the discussion further by submitting a blog over at First Things Foundation here.

Gagimargos! Wait, what does that mean? Learn more about the Georgian Supra and its symbolic significance here: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolism-of-the-supra/.

If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a review with your comments. Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion. You can also check out First Things Foundation for more information on who we are and what we do.

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2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information.

Please leave a review with your comments! Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion.

"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

Most of us live in one, but what is it really? A place to live? A place to work? What about a place to become human? Or discover your purpose? Yikes. Don't worry though, Heers keeps things light as we dip into the idea of a city.

Links:

• The Line - A Linear City in Saudi Arabia
• The Republic - Plato
• Coomaraswamy, Ananda (Amazon Link)

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Like writing? Like this podcast? Find out how you can continue the discussion further by submitting a blog over at First Things Foundation here.

Gagimargos! Wait, what does that mean? Learn more about the Georgian Supra and its symbolic significance here: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolism-of-the-supra/.

If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a review with your comments. Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion. You can also check out First Things Foundation for more information on who we are and what we do.

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Credits
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Please leave a review with your comments! Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion.

"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

James Mohebali, Chinese medicine practitioner, joins John today to talk a little bit about Eastern and Western medicine and a lot about the heart. You see, it may not just be a pump moving blood around. James takes us away from a mechanistic viewpoint and (re)introduces ideas that have been around for a very long time.

Links:

• Rudolph Steiner
• The Notions of the Five Essential Elements in Chinese Medicine
• Dr. James Mohebali, L.Ac. 

For a deep dive into WAWTAR, register for our weekly "WAWTAR Podcourse". This semester's course is called "Are you a Communist, a Capitalist, or a Christian?" Find out more about the course and how to join (it's never to late!) here.

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Like writing? Like this podcast? Find out how you can continue the discussion further by submitting a blog over at First Things Foundation here.

Gagimargos! Wait, what does that mean? Learn more about the Georgian Supra and its symbolic significance here: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/the-symbolism-of-the-supra/.

If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a review with your comments. Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion. You can also check out First Things Foundation for more information on who we are and what we do.

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Credits
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Sound effects and additional music:
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2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information.

Please leave a review with your comments! Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion.

"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

What is Capitalism? Is it an economic model or something more? We take a look at Adam Smith and his contemporaries to better understand what capitalism actually is, which as John argues, is much more than a system of economics. Rather the extension of an idea called individualism.

Links:

• How did the Enlightenment Influence Modern Economics
• Clark Carlton: My Two Cents on Capitalism
• Ayn Rand: Introduction to the Objectivist Epistemology
• JSJ Consulting: Write us at [email protected]

For a deep dive into WAWTAR, register for our weekly "WAWTAR Podcourse" with John Heers. This semester's title is "Are you a Communist, a Capitalist, or a Christian?" Find out more about the course and how to join (it's never to late!) here.

Interested in joining First Things Foundation? Check out our Join FTF page for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected].

Like writing? Like this podcast? Find out how you can continue the discussion further by submitting a blog over at First Things Foundation here.

Gagimargos! Wait, what does that mean? Learn more about the Georgian Supra and its symbolic significance here.

If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a review with your comments. Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion. You can also check out First Things Foundation for more information on who we are and what we do.

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Please leave a review with your comments! Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion.

"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band

On todays episode of WAWTAR Heers talks with Roifield Brown. Roifield is known for his "10 American Presidents" podcast, but also produces six more and has published hundreds of episodes total. He is the founder of MyVillage.com, has radio shows, directed live TV and has contributed to the Huffington Post from time to time. He also happens to be an avid international traveler.

Today Heers and Roifield talk about what is eating away at the foundations of the great American experiment and on being black in the US.

Links:

• About Roifield Brown
• ‎10 American Presidents Podcast on Apple Podcasts
• The Intelligent Speech Conference

For a deep dive into WAWTAR, register for our weekly "WAWTAR Podcourse" with John Heers. This semester's title is "Are you a Communist, a Capitalist, or a Christian?" Find out more about the course and how to join (it's never to late!) here.

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Like writing? Like this podcast? Find out how you can continue the discussion further by submitting a blog over at First Things Foundation here.

Gagimargos! Wait, what does that mean? Learn more about the Georgian Supra and its symbolic significance here.

If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a review with your comments. Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion. You can also check out First Things Foundation for more information on who we are and what we do.

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Sound effects:
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2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information.

Please leave a review with your comments! Your support keeps this podcast alive and allows us to broaden our discussion.

"Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?" takes you beyond rhetorical "rabbits" and the shallow approach that the media and most thinkers today take to examine contemporary cultural phenomena. Using theology, history, philosophy and years of travel in Mali, the Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and beyond, John Heers offers a refreshing take to how we got to where we are now. WAWTAR is all about talking about those heavy things… lightly.

Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band