Becket Cook, a former Hollywood set designer and supporting actor who fully embraced his homosexuality, shares his journey of finding faith, navigating progressive gay culture, and embracing celibacy. The podcast explores topics like identity, sanctification, the origin of being gay, and repentance. Cook emphasizes his deep relationship with Jesus and how his faith has liberated him from the control of sexuality. The discussion also covers personal experiences with sexual desire and how they feel content being single and celibate.

In the summer of 2018, Justice Anthony Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court and President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to fill the open position. The uproar that followed, and the outrageous smear campaign that the Democrats and the corporate press waged against Kavanaugh, were beyond almost anything I’ve ever seen in politics. I followed the...The post Carrie Severino on the Kavanaugh Confirmation One Year Later appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe

My guest today, Joel Comm, is a bestselling author, professional keynote speaker, social media marketing strategist, live video expert, technologist, brand influencer, futurist, and eternal twelve-year-old. He has more than two decades of experience harnessing the power of the web, publishing, social media, and mobile applications to expand reach and engage in active relationship marketing....The post Episode 9 – Joel Comm on The Fun Formula, Crypto, Generalism, and Fighting Woke Culture appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is George Gilder, a prolific author, economist, investor, and techno-futurist. In the 1970s Gilder wrote a controversial book about gender roles in society, originally titled Sexual Suicide, but later revised and reissued under the title Men and Marriage. In the 1980s, as an articulator and defender of Supply-Side Economics, he became known as...The post Episode 8 – George Gilder on the Cryptocosm and Life After Google appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe

Today’s guest is Dr. Robbie Castleman. She is a professor emeritus of Biblical studies at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, AR, where she has taught for 17 years. Dr. Castleman is the author of the book Parenting in the Pew: Guiding Your Children Into the Joys of Worship. She first published it back in...The post Episode 7: Dr. Robbie Castleman on Parenting in the Pew appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe

Pat Flynn, a generalist, discusses the advantages of generalism vs specialization, starting a side hustle, prioritization for success, their personal life, and their journey from atheism to Catholicism.

We’re going to dive right into a really fascinating book that I think you’ll find very stimulating and enriching. Darwinism is a fascinating topic on many levels. On one hand, it’s recognized throughout the world as the leading–perhaps the only acceptable–theory of how earth and its inhabitants came to be. Its assumptions permeate the media,...The post Episode 5 – Darwin’s House of Cards: A Journalist’s Odyssey Through the Darwin Debates by Tom Bethell appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe

Does children’s literature have any value? Should adults even bother to read it? Jake Nuckolls believes so strongly in the value and power of kid lit that he started a free service to provide customized book recommendations to his friends–and anyone else on the web who manages to find his site. Click the image below...The post Episode 4 – Are You A Loser If You Still Read Kids’ Books? (Plus a FREE Customized Booklist) appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe

The twentieth century was one of the bloodiest and most violent in human history. Looking back at totalitarianism, fascism, and the banality of evil in a time expected to achieve the pinnacle of human progress, what lessons can we learn as we enter the era of Trump, Brexit, Calexit, the rise of new authoritarians like...The post Episode 3 – On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe

Dr. Tom Nelson is president of Made to Flourish, a non-profit organization focused on helping pastors connect orthodox faith, work, and economics. Tom is also the senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Kansas City. He has served on the Board of Regents of Trinity International University and is on the leadership team of the Oikonomia...The post Episode 2 – Tom Nelson and The Economics of Neighborly Love appeared first on Close Minded Podcast. Get full access to Close Minded Podcast at www.closemindedpodcast.com/subscribe