
Hey Culture
I am Ryno Fermor, CEO of SALA npc (Salt and Light Africa Missions). As an extension of our vision to be SALT and LIGHT, we have launched Hey Culture to engage with ideas that have an impact on people's lives. Ideas have consequences. Topics discussed are worldviews, philosophy, religion, truth, art, and politics.
Socrates said: "The unexamined life is not worth living." This implies that a meaningful and worthy life is an examined one. C.S. Lewis said: "Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason because bad philosophy needs to be answered." Join us in evaluating life and ideas.
Latest episodes

Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 6min
014. That is just true for you, not for me (Postmodernism) | Dr. Richard G. Howe
Is there such a thing as objective truth? Is it even an important question to ask? Well, Dr. Howe joins me on this episode to discuss questions like these and many more. We also looked at how Postmodernism got a foothold in the culture.
Dr. Richard G. Howe:
http://www.richardghowe.com
Southern Evangelical Seminary:
ses.edu
Apologetics SA:
apologeticssa.co.za
Salt and Light Africa
salamissions.africa/wp

Sep 21, 2024 • 1h 10min
013. Spirituality and Plurality (New Age) | Karnu van Heerden
With books like The Secret and influencers like Deepak Chopra New Age has not only influenced the culture but the church at large. In this episode, I interview Karnu van Heerden of Ratio Christi to give us an overview of this worldview and its consequences.
Ratio Christi
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SALA
salamissions.africa/wp
Apologetics SA
apologeticssa.co.za

Sep 6, 2024 • 1h 11min
012. The African Worldview, Ancestors, and Spirituality (A.T.R.) | Hendrik le Roux
One of the most liveable worldviews, certainly more so than naturalistic atheism. African Traditional Religion has a deistic view of God and they believe in a spiritual realm that has an influence on the physical plain. Back on today's episode to discuss the African Traditional Worldview is E.T.S. co-founder and Bible College lecturer, Hendrik le Roux.
Equip To Serve:https://equiptoserve.co.za
Apologetics SA:https://apologeticssa.co.za
SALA:https://salamissions.africa/wp

Aug 26, 2024 • 1h 2min
011. Marxism, the roots and the branches! | Dr. Ray Ciervo
Did Karl Marx worship Satan? Was he truly a hero of the working class? Did his ideas benefit the world? Or was Marx's socialism and communism never implemented correctly, so a Utopia could still be ushered in? Dr. Ray Ciervo joins me in this episode to look at Marx the man, the origin of his idea, and how it was developed through the years. This is an overview of Marxism, Communism, and Socialism.
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Aug 9, 2024 • 1h 15min
010. Star Wars, Nirvana, and the East (Pantheistic Monism) | Dr. Thomas McCuddy
The East differs a lot from the West. Like a drop going back to the ocean a sense of nirvana is achieved. But is true? Is everything connected and is everything god? Dr. Thomas McCuddy is back on Hey Culture to speak on his time in Nepal and his first hand encounters with Eastern Pantheistic Monism.
More about Dr. Thomas McCuddy and Families of Virtue:
https://familiesofvirtue.com
https://www.classicalvirtueacademy.com
SALA (Salt and Light Africa):
https://salamissions.africa/wp
Apologetics SA Conference:
https://apologeticssa.co.za

Jul 28, 2024 • 1h 15min
009. Despair, Meaninglessness, and the Antidote (Existentialism Part 2) | Thomas Quackenbush
Atheism took existentialism from Christianity (Kierkegaard) but removed God as the foundation. This leads to despair always lurking and crouching at the door. In this episode (part 2), Thomas Quackenbush and I talk about atheistic existentialism, meaning, Camus, grunge music, and Kurt Cobain.
More about Thomas Quackenbush and Families of Virtue:
https://familiesofvirtue.com
https://www.classicalvirtueacademy.com
SALA (Salt and Light Africa):
https://salamissions.africa/wp

Jul 12, 2024 • 1h 11min
008. Meaning, Responsibility, and God (Existentialism Part 1) | Thomas Quackenbush
The despair of nihilism leaves one at odds concerning meaning. Existentialism crops up as people want to assert their own meaning. There are two types of existentialism, Christian and Atheistic. In this episode (part 1), Thomas Quackenbush explains more about Christian existentialism
More about Thomas Quackenbush and Families of Virtue:
https://familiesofvirtue.com
https://www.classicalvirtueacademy.com
SALA (Salt and Light Africa):
https://salamissions.africa/wp

Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 7min
007 Hey Culture | Everything is matter so nothing matters? (Nihilism) | Dr. Thomas McCuddy
Naturalism's child is nihilism. If everything is matter, nothing matters. There is no meaning, everything is material and deterministic. It is all atoms and molecules. Physics and chemistry. An unliveable worldview. In this episode, Dr Thomas McCuddy unpacks the atheistic worldview of nihilism and the consequences of it.
More about Dr. McCuddy and Families of Virtue:
https://familiesofvirtue.com
https://www.classicalvirtueacademy.com
SALA (Salt and Light Africa):
https://salamissions.africa/wp

Jun 14, 2024 • 1h 21min
006 Hey Culture | There is no God? (Naturalism) | Dr. Thomas McCuddy
Naturalism is the logical next step after deism on the slippery slope of removing God as a possibility. In this episode, Dr Thomas McCuddy unpacks the atheistic worldview of naturalism and the following despair.
More about Dr. McCuddy and Families of Virtue:
https://familiesofvirtue.com
https://www.classicalvirtueacademy.com
SALA (Salt and Light Africa):
salamissions.africa/wp

Jun 3, 2024 • 49min
005 Hey Culture | The Uninvolved Creator | Saaiman Vorster
In this episode, I spoke to Saaiman Vorster to learn more about the worldview called Deism and how it served as a slippery slope from Christian Theims to Atheism.
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Equip to Serve (ETS)
www.equiptoserve.co.za
Collage Church
https://collage.org.za
Apologetics SA
https://apologeticssa.co.za
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