Today on the show, Andrew and I talk about the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and who might be responsible (and whether or not you can ask who might be responsible), nuclear war and what a time it is to be alive, abolishing the family, serial tree killers, Joan of Arc doing slam poetry, and the social contagion of TikTok-fueled imagined (or exaggerated) illness. Links: Hurts so Good by Suzy Weiss: https://www.commonsense.news/p/hurts-so-good Freddie DeBoer's piece: https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/we-cant-constructively-address-online?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Der Spiegel on Nord Stream 1: https://www.spiegel.de/international/sabotage-in-the-baltic-nord-stream-attacks-expose-vulnerability-of-european-infrastructure-a-03337f93-a32a-40a1-9266-fc2692289e33?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Jeremy Christiansen's book: https://bookshop.org/a/25089/9781621645924 Jeremy Christiansen's interview on Creedal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZavwOKMq7k&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Creedal%3ATheology%26Culture 'Love in the Afternoon' at 50 by Casey Chalk: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/love-in-the-afternoon-at-50/ "Joan of Arc" Slam Poetry: https://twitter.com/not_the_bee/status/1578054077409333248?s=46&t=MfFinj1aa7IfOQoeFEEIHw Serial Killer in Oregon: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gresham-lumberjack-serial-tree-killer-baffles-oregon-community-11664949734 Abolish the family! https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/ideas-international-politics/2022/09/abolish-family

On today's episode of Creedal, I'm joined by Dr. Abigail Favale of the University of Notre Dame. Abigail shares her intellectual journey from exvangelical feminist scholar to faithful daughter of the Church, and shares a helpful summary of the intellectual history of feminism that brought us to the radical conclusions of today's gender identity ideology. Along the way, she highlights some of the philosophical tensions and inconsistencies of modern gender theory, painting a far more beautiful picture of human sexuality that is grounded in God's love for each one of us. Dr. Favale's book, The Genesis of Gender, is available wherever books are sold, I cannot recommend it highly enough! The Genesis of Gender: https://bookshop.org/a/25089/9781621644088 Into the Deep: An Unlikely Conversion: https://bookshop.org/a/25089/9781532605017 The Genderbread Person: https://www.genderbread.org/resource/genderbread-person-v4-0

Today on the show we welcome special guest Lauren Spohn to join us in banter about the British monarchy, which pub in Oxford is the best (!), wandering through medieval libraries, and the dangers of "progress." Andrew also leads a misinformation segment featuring Matthew McConaughey, Weird Al Yankovic, and Harrison Ford. Resources: Peter Thiel on the Dangers of Progress: https://unherd.com/2022/07/peter-thiel-on-the-dangers-of-progress/ The Great Canadian Mass Graves Hoax: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-canadian-mass-graves-hoax/id1570872415?i=1000580292996 Why Jean-Luc Godard Matters: https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/09/why-jean-luc-godard-matters/ The Right Stuff (read by Dennis Quaid): https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Right-Stuff-Audiobook/B077K8CR41

Today on the show, Andrew Petiprin and I talk about Queen Elizabeth II before embarking on a misinformation segment about racially-motivated layoffs (yikes), blaming September 11 on the rage of white men, and the Department of Treasury auditing tax-delinquent IRS agents.  Then we break down Ed Feser’s recent piece, “Perfect World Disorder,” before leaving you with our recommendations for the week.  Andrew’s piece on the Queen: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/09/14/the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-the-growing-cult-of-disenchantment/ Misinformation:  Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/blog/a-message-from-twilio-ceo-jeff-lawson  The Atlantic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ab_channel=RickAstley  Audits: https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-to-probe-irs-after-hundreds-of-employees-failed-to-pay-taxes Close Read: https://postliberalorder.substack.com/p/perfect-world-disorder Recommendations: Optimal Work: https://www.optimalwork.com/  The Long Night of the Soul: https://www.theringer.com/2021/5/20/22444532/long-night-of-the-soul  Does My Son Know You: https://www.theringer.com/2022/3/3/22956353/fatherhood-cancer-jonathan-tjarks

Today on the show, Andrew and I talk about: The importance of owning your own DVDs and CDs Blank Street Coffee, the stranger-than-parody coffee shop taking over NYC (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/dining/blank-street-coffee.html) "What We Owe the Future" (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541618629) Slate Star Codex's review of the same (https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-what-we-owe-the-future) J.K. Rowling's crime fiction (https://robert-galbraith.com/stories/) Nerdrotic's "The Rings of Power is ABYSMAL" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnEXip1KsLk&ab_channel=Nerdrotic) Send your feedback to zac@creedalpodcast.com!

Today on "What a Week," we discuss listener Justin's feedback for us on the purpose of art (and the travesty of an "AI Rapper"), and we do a misinformation segment that covers Meghan Markle, Bank of America, predatory lending, and California coping with climate change. Then we do a deep dive into an article in Tablet Magazine on "The Debasement of Art," and talk about where we agree with the author and where we think she missed the mark. We wrap with some of our recommendations. Our Close Read: The Debasement of Art The Meghan Markle nonsense California and Electric Vehicles Bank of America and Preferential Lending A Turning Point for Europe by Benedict XVI Out in the Great Alone (Grantland)

On today's installment of What a Week, special guest Bobby Mixa joins Andrew and I to talk through the news of the week. We discuss: Baseball Parks and Fields (and garish stadiums) Gummy Bears Wind Turbines Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" Installment The decline of the University and Federal student loan bailouts And much more! Links mentioned: William Deresiewicz's article Wind Turbines and Gummy Bears The Strange Capital Records Saga The Podcast Movement Incident Put Down the Woke Man's Burden (James Hankins) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) The Idea of a University Follow Zac Follow Andrew Follow Bobby

On today's installment of What a Week, we run a misinformation segment that covers Queen Elizabeth I, Joan of Arc, Anthony Fauci, the shelving of Batwoman (at a cost of $90 million to Warner Brothers), and more. Then we talk about "progress studies," reviewing this 2019 essay from Patrick Collison and Tyler Cowen: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/we-need-new-science-progress/594946/ We finally share some recommendations--links below. The White Sox Ballpark in Chicago that Never Was (CBS Sports) The Offer (Paramount+) And since Jurassic Park makes so many appearances in this episode, check out Andrew's latest for the Catholic Herald here: https://catholicherald.co.uk/let-them-have-dominion/

Today on the show, my friend Larry Chapp rejoins me for a discussion about Desiderio Desideravi, the Pope's comments on the development of dogma, moral theology, and more. Larry's article on Desiderio Desideravi: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/desiderio-desideravi-connecting-some-papal-dots Larry's article on Proportionalism and the Pope: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/understanding-pope-francis-it-s-the-moral-theology-stupid

On today's installment of What a Week, we run a misinformation segment that covers electoral politics, atomic bombs, Prince Harry, Jim Harbaugh, and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Then we talk about architecture, drawing on @WrathofGnon's work on his Substack (article links below). We finally share some recommendations--links below. The Alluring City (https://wrathofgnon.substack.com/p/the-alluring-city) Brutalism: The Disappearance of Beauty (https://wrathofgnon.substack.com/p/the-alluring-city) Silence (2016), Dir. by Martin Scorsese (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490215/) Bishop Fulton Sheen's telecast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7thCeXnPEI&list=LL&ab_channel=Catholic365)