The Hopper Podcast

We visit with Nace Lanier, a longtime friend of Dave. Nace tells us why Universal Basic Income (Hopper episodes 49 and 51) won't work, and about the benefits of Economics of Mutuality.

Then, we review one of the most important and famous psychological experiments of all time: the Milgram Experiment, on the obedience to authority figures.

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We continue an interview with Pastor Victor Labrada. He tells us about how he discovered his "Cuban-ness" and the challenges of living both inside and outside of his Cuban culture in Miami, Florida.

Then, Willy and Dave talk about some of the most disastrous dates the Internet has to offer.

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A nuanced conversation about bakers refusing service to gay weddings. When the rights of religious freedom come in conflict with the rights of anti discrimination, who wins? When our values of love and service come into conflict with our values of marriage and gender, what do we do?

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(1:08) We talk to Victor Labrada about how he tries to bring people together from different points of view.

(16:20) Then, Willy and Dave discuss the implications of the recent leak of the Supreme Court about the potential ruling to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision.

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Willy reads a letter from a former slave to his former master from the Introduction to Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair. This is the beginning of a much larger set of conversations on this difficult, thorny, nuanced topic.

Then, to lighten the mood, we review some of the worst things that have happened in the bathroom, ever!

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Screaming profanities can be good for you! How? Willy reports on new research. Then, Dave reminds us of the 4 cardinal virtues.

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Happy Mothers Day.

Dave talks about how and when he spanked his kids; but this conversation (as always) needs to be nuanced. Do you spank your kids? If so, when and how? If not, why not?

Then, public high schools have installed litter boxes in the bathrooms for students who identify as furries?

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What makes a Christian worship service good or bad? Our preferences? Our heart? Our obedience? Discussion kicked off by a quote from James K. A. Smith's You Are What You Love.

Then, the story of a super-horny tortoise who saved his species by reproducing prodigiously.

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These new "vigilante" laws are crazy and driving us deeper into the cultural wars. What can we do about it?

Then, monkeys are "enslaved" to harvest coconuts. What are the ethical issues surrounding this? This important conversation devolves into silliness.

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Happy Easter! The resurrection of Jesus is the most important event in all of history. Let's rejoice together . . . and, Dave tried to convince Willy of his weird theory.

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