The Academy Awards recently announced their annual list of nominees for Best Picture. In this week's episode, John and Hal discuss three of the movies in particular, and the big ideas these movies provoke.

'Tis the season of joy and merriment...for most people. But, for some, the holidays seem like anything but a joyous time. Listen in as John and Hal share how joy and sorrow mingle during this Advent season.

The holidays are rarely as "perfect" as we want them to be, and that can cause some disappointment. Hal and John talk about how the theme of HOPE can change our perspective during this time of year.

This time of year reminds us of our deepest desires, and surely one of those is the longing for peace on earth. But what is peace exactly, and how do we find it? Listen in as Hal and John talk about that and more.

Society has a love/hate relationship with death, but we all know it's inevitable. How should we live knowing that we're all gonna die? Hal and John discuss that and more on this week's episode of "You Must Chill".

Spanking has become such a hot topic of late, with news reports of star athletes being arrested and people coming out on one side of the issue or the other. In this week's podcast, Hal and John attempt to have a ScreamFree conversation about spanking.

By now most everyone has heard about the awful breach of privacy that has leaked nude photos of some of Hollywood's young starlets. This week John and Hal discuss what this latest scandal says about us as a society.

The latest generation of young adults looks at the idea of marriage through a very different lens and wonders if a lifelong commitment is wise to make at such an early age. With a changed view of marriage, though, must come a changed view of divorce.

Stereotypes don't just rise up out of nowhere. They're based in truth. But are they helpful? This week we talk about our perceptions of others (and ourselves) and how it all affects our relationships and our ability to adapt to change.

It's that time of year again when Americans celebrate their independence by eating, drinking, and blowing things up! This week Hal and John discuss the two sides of freedom and how America serves as a metaphor for our teens' impending independence.