Meeting of Minds Podcast

In Ep. #138, Isaac Willour from Bowyer Research talks with Bradley Lingo, the 10th president of Grove City College. Join us for a timely and thought-provoking conversation on artificial intelligence, Lingo's commitment to 'discipleship-based higher education,' and how institutions like Grove City College may have a real strategic advantage in confronting some of higher ed's most pressing challenges.

Learn more at gcc.edu.

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In Episode #137, Jerry Bowyer sits down with Admiral Brian Christine, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Admiral Christine addresses some of the most pressing healthcare questions facing the country today, including:

• Do companies have to cover transgender medical interventions for minors?
• The reality of WPATH and its status as an activist organization rather than a neutral medical body
• What genuine, evidence-based care looks like for children experiencing gender dysphoria and de-transitioners who regret surgery

Read HHS' recent report, 'Wolves in White Coats,' here: https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/wolves-in-white-coats-report.pdf

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In Ep. #136, Jerry is joined by James Copland, senior fellow and director of Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute. Join us for a lively discussion around:

• How the spirit of regulation can often stifle business
• The SEC’s proposed changes to the shareholder proposal process
• Assessments of how shareholder engagement at companies may change in coming years

Learn more about the Manhattan Institute at https://manhattan.institute.

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In Ep. #135, Jerry is joined by George Gilder, co-founder and senior fellow at the Discovery Institute. Join us for a conversation around:

• The roots of Gilder’s prescient predictions on technology
• Science vs. Scientistism in the AI debate
• What should we be really be ‘pacing’ in the rollout of AI products?

As mentioned in the episode, watch Discovery Institute’s latest film, “The Story of Everything,” here: https://www.thestoryofeverything.film

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In Ep. 134, Jerry is joined once again by David Bahnsen, founder and managing partner of The Bahnsen Group, for a discussion of David’s latest book, “Profit from the Profit: The Past, Present & Future of Dividend Growth Investing.”

Join us for a discussion of the economic and theological case behind dividend growth investing, why it is so countercultural, and how this approach naturally lends itself to authentic shareholder engagement.

Learn more at thebahnsengroup.com.

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From Jerry: The following remarks were given by me at All Saints Episcopal Church shortly after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I was asked to speak by the priest of that church, Father Jay Geisler, and the first minute or so is about his work with addicts.

Ironically, after this call for us to continue to reason together as Christians and to not try to shut out, shut up, or cancel our opponents, shortly after these remarks, the bishop acted to impair me from serving in any leadership post at all in any parish in the diocese.

One year later, after we see the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the hateful and intolerant reaction of many to it, I thought the time had come to publish these remarks here. For what it's worth, knowing that I would be driven out of leadership in a denomination that I had served in for a quarter of a century in reaction to speaking, I still wouldn't change a thing. 

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In episode 132, Isaac Willour from Bowyer Research talks with Joel Chakra, president of the Tim Tebow Foundation, about the importance of Christian engagement in technology, the potential for faith-driven innovation, and how believers can lead in the development of tech that promotes human flourishing and serves the vulnerable.

Read Joel's piece at the Believe Journal here: https://www.thebelievejournal.com/p/christians-shouldnt-avoid-tech-we

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In Ep. 131, Jerry speaks with Jonathan Williams, chief economist of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Join us for a conversation surrounding the release of ALEC’s latest Rich States Poor States data. Jerry and Jonathan discuss:

• Which states are losing people — and gaining them
• The consequences of the COVID era move to remote work
• How states can “fall behind by standing still” on economic growth
• What's behind the recent trend of corporate redomiciliation?

See the 2026 edition of ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States report here: https://alec.org/publication/rich-states-poor-states-19th-edition/

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In Ep. #130, Isaac Willour from Bowyer Research sits down with Luke and Jennifer Richey, cofounders of Haiven, a safe, AI-powered gaming and chat platform designed to protect, connect, and empower the next generation online.

Join us for a discussion on:

• What parents need to know about the reality of child safety on online gaming platforms
• How Haiven is changing the game in combatting grooming and predation on these platforms
• The moral and business case for confronting online child exploitation

Learn more about Haiven’s work at haiven.gg.

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In Ep. 129, Isaac Willour from Bowyer Research sits down with Tyler O’Neil, senior investigative reporter at the Daily Signal, one of the foremost journalists covering the Southern Poverty Law Center. Join us for a conversation covering:

• The latest in the DOJ’s indictment of the SPLC
• How corporate America is cutting ties with activist groups like the SPLC
• The moral and theological ramifications of treating political affiliation as tantamount to hatred

Read Tyler’s excellent work here and follow him on X @Tyler2ONeil.

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