The Petty Prophet Podcast

Why do those hypocritical Christians support that bad orange man who says terrible things? Let's talk about it! 

• Reasons Christians voted for Trump
• Looking to the 2020 election
• Christians and Politics
• Christians and Cultural engagement

This week Joel and Sam discuss career. Should we pursue our passions when we pick a vocation? How important is that in order to succeed? 

• Is it worth it to make a drastic career change to pursue what you love instead?
• Being honest with oneself
• Fostering creativity in employees
• Acknowledging God in all our ways

Enjoy!

Strengths Finder: https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10003/cliftonstrengths-34

In this episode, I talk about modern art. Why is it so awful? How did this happen?

• From Darwin to the Impressionists
• Impressionism devolved further to standard-less contemporary art
• Some insane examples
• The Duct-Tape Banana fiasco

This is our Advent special! Enjoy! 

• Christmas movies and music
• 3 Baptists try to understand Advent
• The incarnation and other beautiful theology of Christmas. 

HAVE A BLESSED ADVENT SEASON!

Why did racism and segregation against black Americans persist so long after the end of slavery? The answer is pretty shocking and disturbing, at least to me. Let's talk about it. 

In this episode:

• Why has racism persisted?
• Why I'm skeptical of "settled science" 
• Polygenism v Monogenism
• Darwin enters the scene
• The Eugenics movement is born
• Human Zoos in America and the story of Ota Benga
• The eugenicists who inspired Hitler
• How the legacy of the scientific racism and eugenics movement still continues today
• What are we to make of this? 

Sources:

Documentary about Human Zoos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6Zrol5QEk
Scientific Racism Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_racism
The Racism of PT Barnum https://cinemacy.com/the-greatest-showman-revises-the-dark-history-of-p-t-barnum/
Eugenics Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#cite_note-credoreference.com-20
Planned Parenthood and the eugenics movement: https://www.liveaction.org/news/planned-parenthoods-connections-to-eugenics/
Polygenism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygenism
Leanard Darwin wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Darwin
Madison Grant Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Grant
What America taught the Nazis: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/what-america-taught-the-nazis/540630/

In this episode, the Berry Brothers talk about their embarrassing guilty pleasures.  You are about to find out how lame we really are. 

• Movies
• Video Games
• Hobbies
• Alcohol, Cigars, and Weed
• Music

I loved this interview! We covered some important topics, including:

• Knowing the "why" of your worldview
• Faith, Family, and Freedom
• Local vs National politics
• The upcoming book Bellwether Blues

Link to Theodore Roosevelt's "Micah Mandate" mentioned in the show:
http://churchvstate.blogspot.com/2008/07/micah-mandate-from-theodore-roosevelt.html

This week Sam takes over and gives us the news! Joel and Aaron react and provide their wisdom.

• Impeachment
• Kanye West visited Joel Osteen
• Chick-Fil-A caves to the LGBTQ+ mafia
• Abortion hearings in DC
• Swalwell and #fartgate

I share the 5 main life lessons I took away from my experience in the Marine Corps.

• Be Thankful
• Do what you do not feel like doing. Do it now.
• You only get out what you put in
• Caring for others will get you further than any skill or proficiency
• Be OK with how God made you, even as you work to improve

I also will tell you why I take the garbage out in my bare feet during winter!

***Be warned, there are some potential leaked SPOILERS for the ending of The Rise of Skywalker that we discuss in this episode.***

• Streaming and binging (6:40-19:20)
• Star Wars Spoilers (maybe) (19:20-26:20)
• Wokeness in Hollywood (26:20-40:00)
• Good storytelling, Disney's live-action remakes (50:00-57:00)
• What should the Christian role be in movies and entertainment? (57:00- end)