The LOOPcast

In this episode, Erika and Josh discuss the recent tragedy in Charlotte, NC, and ask the question: How do we raise our kids to be Good Samaritans? The annual jobs report receives yet another revision – did Joe Biden really make new jobs? A British street artist takes a stand, and a Church is named after Carlo Acutis. Finally, will there be Gen-Z babies? All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!

01:15 – Ave Maria Mutual Funds

03:48 – Charlotte Stabbing Recap

23:32 – Home Title Lock

25:25 – Josh final thoughts on Charlotte/ RANT

38:00 – Good News

41:27 – Twilight Zone

55:24 – Closing Prayer

Two young Italian boys were canonized over the weekend, but it wasn’t all sunshine at the Vatican, rainbows also made an appearance…and not in a good way. South Koreans spar with ICE in a historic deportation event, Handmaid’s tale is quoted correctly, and the UK is no longer free. Finally, tragedy strikes once more on public transportation– all this and more on the LOOPcast!

00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!

03:21 – Charity Mobile

04:43 – Carlo and Pier Giorgio canonized

10:40 – LGBTQ “Pilgrimage”

17:16 – Home Title Lock

19:02 – Hyundai ICE Arrests

32:29 – Good News

43:51 – the UK is a Mess

57:49 – Twilight Zone

1:11:45 – Closing Prayer

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The Senate is back and things get heated as Tim Kaine takes a stand… against God??? RFK spars with senators, FL ditches mandates and Mother Teresa is still a legend. Finally, handmaids are spotted in DC… alongside dinosaurs? All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!
02:40 – Tim Kaine on Rights
15:20 – Home Title Lock
16:45 – RFK’s Heated Hearing
37:20 – FL on Vaccines
40:57 – Good News
54:48 – Twilight Zone
1:05:25 – Closing Prayer

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The Deep with Erika Ahern is sponsored by Taylor Frigon Capital Management, serving clients at every stage of wealth: from first-time investors to high-net-worth families and organizations seeking full-service wealth guidance. Taylor Frigon provides institutional asset management solutions tailored to the needs of individuals, families and small businesses: https://cvote.it/taylorfrigon

Has the internet started to look fake to you? From slime videos with robotic voiceovers to AI night vision bunnies on a trampoline, our streams have been taken over by clickbait and brain rot. In this episode, Erika examines "Dead Internet Theory;" discovering origins, prospective endings, and the robots running our feeds. Is there a way out? Watch The Deep to find out!


00:00 -- Is the Internet Getting Worse?
03:55 -- Taylor Frigon Capital Management
05:22 -- What is Dead Internet Theory?
07:55 -- the Age of the Algorithm
11:13 -- the Consequences of a Dead Internet
13:45 -- Who is Responsible? Follow the Money.
16:32 -- How Will it End?
18:04 -- Alive Internet Theory
20:30 -- How to Foster an Alive Internet
21:13 -- Conclusion

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Trump is NOT dead, just ramping up for three major plays: a strike on Venezuelan cartels, cleaning up Chicago, and Space Force moving day. We talk help desks for men, jam from monks, and illegal migrants desecrating tombs. Finally, what did Father James Martin and Pope Leo discuss? All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!

03:19 – Ave Maria Mutual Funds

05:34 – Venezuela Strike

13:35 – Chicago Protests

30:45 – Spaceforce moves to ‘bama

37:19 – Home Title Lock

39:11 – Good News

51:39 – Father James Martin and the Pope

58:30 – Twilight Zone

1:21:12– Closing Prayer

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Happy Labor Day! On this pre-recorded episode, Erika and Tom go unscripted to give you an inside scoop on the main ideas percolating inside CatholicVote. We talk Rerum Novarum, the brainstorms behind the Deep, and 

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Welcome to Labor Day LOOPcast!

02:42 – Triumph of the Heart!

05:51 – Behind the Scenes with Kelsey

10:52 – Spiritual Motherhood

12:40 – Reflections on Rerum Novarum

18:39 – These Ideas are Pertinent Now

23:21 – The Deep Unpacked

– Closing Prayer

Catholics across America are reeling after the tragic shooting in Minneapolis. Erika, Josh, and Tom get together to discuss the facts and the shocking backlash against prayer. Pope Leo speaks to politicians, Josh becomes a celebrity in Poland, and Taylor Swift gets engaged. Finally, is less housing the answer to more housing? All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast
01:21 – Nazareth Organics
02:53 – School Shooting Breakdown
09:04 – Reactions
17:14 – Ridiculing Prayer is Trendy?
23:39 – Increase in Church Violence 
30:52 – Home Title Lock 
32:29 – Pope Leo Speaks to Politicians
38:26 – Good News!
1:00:25 – Twilight Zone
1:16:06 – Closing Prayer

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The Deep with Erika Ahern is sponsored by Taylor Frigon Capital Management, serving clients at every stage of wealth: from first-time investors to high-net-worth families and organizations seeking full-service wealth guidance. Taylor Frigon provides institutional asset management solutions tailored to the needs of individuals, families and small businesses: https://cvote.it/taylorfrigon

Gay marriage has been legal in America for nine years now, and many kids have been raised with two moms or two dads. Where are these kids now? On this episode of the Deep, Erika looks not to narrative, but to facts to uncover the truth about same-sex parenting.

00:00 - Is Gay Parenting Harmful?
02:39 - Taylor Frigon Capital Management
4:00 - What is the Optimal Environment for Children?
4:55 - What do Statistics Say?
6:20 - Backlash from the Studies
7:17 - Additional Supporting Studies
8:12 - Why is Heterosexual Better?
9:36 - Conclusion

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In this episode, Erika and Tom interview Kelsey Reinhardt, Basketball legend, ex-con(vent), and the new president of CatholicVote! From theology to politics, Kelsey offers her view on our faith, our country, and the future of CatholicVote.

*We apologize for Erika's mic issue in the beginning! It gets fixed a few minutes into the episode.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Welcome to the LOOPcast Kelsey!
02:20 – Nazareth Organics
03:56 – Who is Kelsey?
09:34 – Entering the Convent
14:29 – St. Joan of Arc
15:52 – Home Title Lock
17:38 – Dominican Formation
20:28 – Why did you leave?
23:02 – US Politics
33:31 – What is the future with a CV?
40:37 – Questions from the chat
44:22 – Closing Prayer

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John Bolton’s house got raided. Is the man a martyr or a miscreant? Cracker Barrel became boring; people want the tchotchkes back. Boys like trucks, Hillsdale denies the Christian Nation, and Democrats give up their phraseology. Finally, a protest sign wins Twilight Zone of the year. All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!

02:36 – Day of Fasting and Prayer

04:51 – Nazareth Organics

07:16 – Bolton’s home raided

23:26 – Home Title Lock

25:09 – Cracker Barrel

41:46 – Good News

47:35 – Hillsdale Drama

1:07:24 – Twilight Zone