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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)

Today on the show, I'm welcoming Andrew Petiprin for the first of many installments of our new weekly show. We discuss: Alana Newhouse's "Everything is Broken": https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/everything-is-broken Emma Green's Roe article in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/what-the-end-of-roe-v-wade-will-mean-for-the-next-generation-of-obstetricians The film work of Éric Rohmer: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006445/ And these crazy things: https://twitter.com/MiaCathell/status/1546964215843508224 https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1551260188245561344?s=20&t=e5urIgSzGPaQpU8n2n7TKg https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1552038563033894915?s=20&t=e5urIgSzGPaQpU8n2n7TKg https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/magazine/sex-ed-books-teens-parents.html https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/27/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelensky-dragged-vogue-cover-shoot/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/23/style/cannibalism-tv-shows-movies-books.html

Today on the show, my friend Nathan Crankfield of Seeking Excellence joins me to talk about the challenges of growing up in a biracial family, his journey from dyed-in-the-wool Democrat to registered Republican, his thoughts on Black Lives Matter and the state of national politics, converting to Catholicism, and much more. Tune into the Seeking Excellence Podcast on Thursday, Jul 21st, to hear part two of this discussion. Listen here: https://anchor.fm/thosewhoseek

Today on the show, author Jessica Hooten Wilson joins me to talk about her latest book, The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints. We talk about how imagination shapes the moral life, George Bernanos, Disney movies, and more. Buy Jessica's book: https://www.eighthdaybooks.com/product/125590/The-Scandal-of-Holiness-Renewing-Your-Imagination-in-the-Company-of-Literary-Saints Follow Jessica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HootenWilson Follow Jessica's work: https://jessicahootenwilson.com

Today on the show, Fr. Bonaventure Chapman joins me for a spirited discussion about our shared Anglican backgrounds, conversion to Catholicism, joining the Dominican order, the sovereignty of God, and film. He'll be back for more, I hope--so write in your questions for next time! zac@creedalpodcast.com

Today on the show, I talk about the development of my thinking on Uvalde since I wrote my Substack piece, raise the basic questions that demand answers in Uvalde, share listener feedback from my Roe episode, and briefly talk about Juneteenth. My Substack piece: https://creedal.substack.com/p/uvalde-and-the-death-of-courage The Texas Tribune piece: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/06/10/uvalde-schools-police-chief-pete-arredondo-talks-shooting-confronting-gunman-salvador-ramos/7579491001/ My abortion episode: https://pod.link/1458179240/episode/4fd39693493270550a5d3d4a97d102f8

Today on the show, my friend Larry Chapp rejoins me to talk about Pope Francis' partial embrace of proportionalism (or at least of proportionalists), his recent comments about "restorationists" in America who reject the Second Vatican Council, and what we should do about it (hint: it starts with "Universal" and ends with "Holiness"!). Read Larry's recent article here: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/understanding-pope-francis-it-s-the-moral-theology-stupid?fbclid=IwAR3exj2xstJpIDO9kSh3LL8LIyK3G9zkPHus7vprKLXBIYQQgq0Gf1ikW0I Read a roundtable in which Larry took part here: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/pope-francis-vatican-ii-and-restorationism?fbclid=IwAR33m65CvTJieie7QamGTpRIxFFFJPDhKMqicd6AJtJov5iFguFnQH_OYVw