Episodes
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
234: Differences That Make a Difference
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
It's a sinking feeling to realize your actions would be the same if you were trying to undermine your values, that just doing what you've always done fits a narrative you would reject if given a chance. Sometimes the matter can be as small as "has my show pod-faded without me realizing?". Sometimes it's a matter of life and death where thoughtless actions line up with death, even unintentionally. Slight differences in choices or behavior can change things for the better. Failing to take such action, whether bold or benign, should lead us to a crucial question: how would I have behaved differently if I'd intended to do such harm?
Different Drummer: David Hayward
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Saturday Sep 11, 2021
233: Judicial Abuse
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
The politics of abortion has long been a game of state legislatures passing laws they know are unconstitutional. It's a bit like asking a question over and over again when you already know the answer. The situation has now devolved into something worse, an abuse of concepts like "standing" and "damages" in civil litigation. And the current U.S. Supreme Court seems to be aiding and abetting Texas in what could be called, at best, a foolish mistake.
Different Drummer: George Carlin
Your questions about Texas' new abortion law, answered
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
TalkBack 8: The Christian Response to the Sexual Revolution ... or Not
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
I have a sense that I have maintained a fairly consistent worldview despite knowing that I've continued to grow and evolve. New information, encountering different people, and challenging assumptions will do that. One way to consider the scale of any shifting perspectives is this TalkBack series. What did I have to say on a topic like this in 2010? And if my position has remained fairly consistent, then what does that say about how American Christianity has shifted from where it was a decade ago, or in 1970?
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/8-christian-response-to-the-sexual-revolution-%e2%80%a6-or-not/
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
232: Indecision 2020
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
How to summarize everything related to the 2020 presidential election in the United States? So much happened from before November 3rd until today, January 20th, and yet so little seemed certain along the way. One thing is certain: 11,780 additional votes in Georgia wouldn't have accomplished anything for the former president, and the fraud he was pushing certainly wasn't worth the risk of criminal charges. Reasons should be obvious, but I cover some anyway.
Different Drummer: Stacey Abrams
ALL IN: The Fight for Democracy
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
TalkBack 55: A Better Way to Debate
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
I never took a class in debate or participated in a club when I was in school. I've also never seen it as some sort of sport. To me, matters worth debating should be taken more seriously than that, and we ought to commit to higher standards than anything we've seen on television in decades. I'm not only referring to the presidential election cycle. No, my complaint covers punditry today in its entirety.
Introductory material includes perspectives on this and the previous presidential election, recorded on the official election day in 2020 with important references to past Inappropriate Conversations podcasts.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/55-a-better-way-to-debate/
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/190-dear-family-member/
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/195-telling-your-stories-before-its-too-late/
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/24-elections-are-not-horse-races/
Friday Oct 23, 2020
TalkBack 103: The Thriller Is Gone
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
I grew up in the Central Time Zone in the United States. The late news was at 10 p.m. On Friday nights, one of the local stations would start a movie at 10:30, and it was often quite thrilling to a kid my age. Some themes were supernatural, others science fiction. Endings weren't always as happy as the Disney and Pink Panther movies my parents preferred for a family outing to the cinema. Halloween in particular was peak season for this "late night" Friday movie of the week.
Cases in point:
A Cold Night's Death
Carnival of Souls
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Sherlock Holmes and The Scarlet Claw
The Other (1972)
Asylum (Amicus)
The House that Dripped Blood
Trilogy of Terror
Monday Jul 06, 2020
230: Some Assembly Required, chapter 8
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Some Assembly Required (A NeoSurrealist Forsaking a Habit for Lent)
Chapter 8
Editor's Note
"Darkness Sets In"
Life's an Essay Test; We're Obliged To Give Essay Answers
Making the Grade
"The false assumption most of them make is that Truth is somehow distant, elusive, and concealed. Their Truth must be tracked down, captured, and unveiled."
Different Drummer: Boethius of Rome