Sumaia Khoury is a recent graduate of Biola University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences. Sumaia was also a valued student of the Torrey Honors College. She aims to attend medical school in the Fall of 2024. In this episode, we discuss the value of classical education as a part of medical studies. Additionally, we discuss the virtuous practice of medicine as opposed to a common way of practicing.

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Joy Peterson is an assistant principal and children's author. She recently published her first book, "Pillow Forts, Pizza, and Porcupines" through the indie book publishing company Polyverse Publications.

Join Henry and I as we overanalyze the recent films, "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer."

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(04:26) Genius or Cheap Trick?

(06:14) Oppenheimer

(24:20) Ken as a Prometheus

(27:29) Barbie and Plato's Cave

(35:33) Barbie and Ken

(45:53) Greta Gerwig

(53:22) Biology, Rationality, Insecurity

(1:08:00) Conclusion

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Mike Hickerson is the lead pastor at Mission Church in Ventura, California. In this episode we got the chance to discuss the job of a pastor, church planting, leadership, and more.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:13) Role of a Pastor

(06:39) Leadership

(11:00) How is a church plant like a start-up?

(20:54) Ventura

(24:48) Teaching style

(30:07) Beyond evangelism

(35:28) Writing process

(39:23) Constraints in the creative process

(45:38) Parenting

(51:28) Outro

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Kyle Costello is a church planter and pastor. He is starting a church called Refuge Church Ojai Valley in Ojai, California. Kyle was raised Mormon and became a Christian later in his early 20s. In this episode, we talk about conversion, solitude, nature, and other topics.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(02:31) Mormonism

(04:34) Meeting Joy

(06:57) A New Message

(11:43) Young Christian Life

(15:31) Teaching Classes

(16:57) Making the Shift to Seminary

(18:42) Transitioning from the Corporate World

(21:28) Teaching Style

(23:04) Spiritual Discipline of Sabbath

(26:24) Church Planting Operations

(31:49) Teach Style 2

(35:18) Writing Process

(44:20) Love of the Outdoors

(47:30) Solitude in Nature

(52:10) Negative Effects from Lack of Solitude

(55:35) Fatherhood and Faith

(1:00:37) Outro

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Adam Crampsey returns to the podcast! Adam recently graduated from Biola's film program and is now finding a balance between work life and creative projects. In this episode we discuss the current strike in the film industry, Adam's work post-graduation, his participation in the Mildank Fables, and the way Adam creates a creative environment.

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Sections:

(00:00) Intro

(01:20) Strike in the Film Industry

(08:00) Alternative Routes for Filmmakers

(18:00) Adam's Work Post-Graduation

(25:40) Networking

(34:15) Mildank Fables

(49:05) Creative Input as a DP

(1:04:00) Outro

Here is the link to the Cynefin Framework Diagram:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin_framework

Time Stamps:

Introduction (0:00)PhD Research at Oaks (11:14)Cynefin Framework (16:27)Classroom Application (24:03)Creativity in Engineering (43:52)Creativity vs. AI (57:08)Transhumanism (1:01:35)C.S. Lewis (1:28:27)Outro (1:34:30)