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Calvin, Kent, and Steve sit down with a diverse group to discuss Thanksgiving traditions and why rolls don’t qualify as a side dish.

Calvin, Kent, & Steve sit down with Saeed Khan, Josh Lewis of the Saving Elephants podcast, and Jennifer Moore to discuss the election of Joe Biden to the presidency, the historic nature of Kamala Harris being the first female VP, and what the next four years might look like for both parties. (Broadcast/Recorded November 8, 2020)

Calvin, Kent, & Steve sit down and play an interesting game called “Hypertheticals” before moving on to discuss the electoral college and court-packing if the Democrats win a majority in the Senate. (Broadcast/Recorded October 25, 2020)

Calvin, Kent, & Steve sit down the nomination (and now confirmation) of Amy Coney Barrett. (Broadcast/Recorded September 27, 2020)

Calvin, Kent, & Steve sit down with Saeed Khan and Josh Lewis to discuss their definitions of the “culture war,” whether evangelicals have leaned into political identity rather than into religious identity, Trump’s unlikely 2016 win, sex, free speech, and social justice. (Broadcast/Recorded September 27, 2020)

Calvin, Kent, & Steve sit down to discuss the legacy of the late associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, what her death may mean for the future of the Court, and have a general discussion about the struggle for civil rights in America (Broadcast/Recorded September 20, 2020)

Calvin, Kent, & Steve sit down with Quillan Robinson of the American Conservation Coalition and Dr. Mozhgon Rajee of the Michigan Environmental Council to discuss the vulnerability of minority communities to environmental change, the financial cost of being environmentally conscious, the private sector vs. the public sector on environmental issues, and whether either the Republicans or the Democrats have done much to actually affect positive change when it comes to conservation.

Calvin sits down with Michael Wear and Chris Butler to talk about their new book, “Compassion & Conviction: The And Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.” In the interview they disucss how the And Campaign started and what its focus is, working alongside “cobelligerents,” the difficulty of religious people aligning with one particular political party, flexibility vs. rigidity when it comes to consider policies with moral implications, and the intersection of politics and race.

Calvin, Kent, and Steve sit down with foreign policy experts Professor Saeed Khan (Wayne State University) & Dr. Peter Trumbore (Oakland University) to discuss America’s foreign policy strategy since the Cold War, if there is a substantive foreign policy position difference between parties and administrations, Donald Trump’s foreign policy stance, and whether economic sanctions have eroded America’s soft power. (Broadcast/Recorded August 9, 2020)

Calvin, Kent, and Steve sit down with Scott Brazeau, Saeed Khan, Julie Miller, and Carrie Phelps to discuss the role of government in education, the biggest obstacles to education, whether canceling college debt is achievable, preparing students for the real world, and working with students with special needs. (Broadcast/Recorded August 2, 2020)