The Counsel of Trent
Catholic Answers
In this podcast, Trent Horn gives you an entertaining, informative, and practical explanation of the Catholic faith as well as interviews with the best writers and speakers in the Church today.
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Oct 7, 2022 • 22min
#669 – FFAF: “Overemployment” and Remote Work Hacks
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about how to make the most of “remote work” and how people in the “overemployed” community have 2,3 or even 5 remote jobs at the same time.
Oct 5, 2022 • 21min
#668 – Ask My Wife Anything!
Back by popular demand, Trent’s wife Laura appears on the podcast to answer all your questions.
Timestamp
00:00 - Intro
00:36 – Does Laura do apologetics?
04:22 – How do you find balance?
06:15 – Do the kids watch Trent?
07:29 – Do you want girls?
09:08 – Should girls learn martial arts?
10:08 – What does homeschooling look like?
12:13 – What of Trent’s work do you like the most?
14:42 – Rambunctious kids at mass?
Oct 4, 2022 • 1h 19min
#667 – Peter Dimond’s Sedevacantism (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent rebuts the arguments Peter Dimond made in a recent Pints with Aquinas debate on the issue of sedevacantism, or the claim that there have been no valid popes since 1958.
Oct 1, 2022 • 29min
#666 – What is the mark of the beast (a.k.a. 666)? (with Jimmy Akin)
In honor of the 666th episode of the podcast, Trent and Jimmy break down what the book of Revelation says about “the beast” and the “number of its name” – or 666.
Sep 28, 2022 • 28min
#665 - I asked college students “What is sex for?”
In this episode Trent shares a clip of him asking college students the question “What is sex for?” and then discusses how we can better share the Church’s teachings on sexual ethics.
Sep 27, 2022 • 41min
#664 – Alex O’ Connor deconstructs Ben Shapiro and Ed Feser (REBUTTED)
In this episode Trent examines Alex O’Connor’s (aka “the Cosmic Skeptic”) objections to the argument from change for the existence of God.
Sep 24, 2022 • 17min
#663 – FFAF: Is Matt Fradd the “Catholic Joe Rogan”?
In this free-for-all-Friday Trent sits down with Matt Fradd and discusses the past, present, and future plans for his podcast Pints with Aquinas.
Sep 23, 2022 • 21min
#662.5 – My reaction to the new gay romantic comedy “Bros”
In this episode Trent comments on the trailer for the first gay romantic comedy released by a major studio, shows what this reveals about the LGBT movement, and offers advice for how to talk about this in personal conversations.
Sep 22, 2022 • 26min
#662 – My reaction to Lila Rose’s appearance on Dr. Phil
In this episode Trent breaks down Lila Rose’s defense of the pro-life position and shows where the pro-choice arguments from the show’s host and guests fall flat.
Sep 20, 2022 • 54min
#661 – Did Google create artificial intelligence? (with Jimmy Akin)
In this episode Trent and Jimmy examine the claims of a former engineer at Google that one of their chatbots had become self-aware and was now a person and discuss the broader question of artificial intelligence.
