Groceries are indeed too expensive, but America has another problem, too: utopian expectations of life totally disconnected from reality. Plus, Tucker Carlson is defending Islam again, and Andrew Tate tweets meaningful thoughts from jail.

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Welcome to episode #279! ️ Pure Victory Podcast: Myth Busters: 3 Myths That Keep People Stuck in Porn
What if some of the biggest obstacles to freedom aren't pornography itself—but the lies we've come to believe about it?

In this episode of the Pure Victory Podcast, Braden unpacks three common myths revealed in a recent survey from Beyond the Porn Phenomenon. Backed by Scripture, recovery experience, and practical insight, he exposes why these beliefs keep people trapped and points listeners toward the freedom and healing Jesus offers.

Freedom doesn't begin with trying harder—it begins with believing what's true.

Key Takeaways

• Willpower alone won't defeat porn. Healing happens in the context of honesty, confession, and community—not isolation.
• Porn and sexual health cannot coexist. Porn rewires the brain, distorts God's design for intimacy, and leaves lasting relational damage.
• Porn doesn't improve your sex life—it undermines it. Healthy intimacy is built on trust, sacrifice, and covenant, not fantasy and consumption.
• Sobriety isn't the finish line. True freedom comes when God heals the deeper wounds beneath unwanted sexual behaviour.

Scripture Highlight

James 5:16
"Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed."

Forgiveness comes through Christ, but healing often begins when we step out of secrecy and into authentic community.

Action Steps

• Ask yourself: Which of these myths have I believed?
• Share your struggle with one trusted, safe person instead of continuing to fight alone.
• Spend time asking God to reveal the deeper hurts or unmet needs that pornography has been covering over.
• Take one intentional step this week toward healing—not just sobriety.

Freedom starts when lies are exposed and truth takes their place. Jesus isn't simply calling you away from pornography—He's inviting you into real intimacy, real freedom, and real healing.

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Josh Mankiewicz sits down with Andrea Canning to discuss her episode, “The Day Dee Disappeared.” In April 2021, Dee Warner vanished from her Michigan farm. Investigators pursued multiple leads, but kept coming back to her husband, Dale. In 2023, Dale Warner was charged with his wife’s murder, even though her remains had not been found. That changed ahead of trial, when Dee’s remains were located in a most unlikely place. Dale was found guilty of second-degree murder. Andrea shares an exclusive clip from her interview with Dee’s nephew, who recounts an unusual visit with a psychic who offered a theory about what might have happened to Dee. Josh and Andrea discuss how they both covered the case and how Josh’s podcast, Missing in America, shed light on Dee’s disappearance early on. Plus, Josh is joined by Dateline producer Sergei Ivonin to answer your questions from social media.

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In 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally murdered in their home, and Andrew’s daughter, Lizzie Borden, became the prime suspect. Although police found suspicious evidence, including a burned dress and a hatchet head, forensic science at the time could not link Lizzie to the crime. Despite her acquittal, Lizzie remained one of America's most infamous murder suspects until her death in 1927. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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In this episode of Pray the Word on 2 Samuel 18:33, David Platt reflects on the reality of death and the hope of eternal life.

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