The Simpleton Podcast | Catholic Culture, Mission, and Politics with Clark Massey and Laura Hehman

Clark and Laura continue their dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" • The good news of the flood • Asking the right questions • TSP reverse sponsorship? --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & REVERSE sponsorship 0:50 Clark's recommendation 1:33 Episode preview 2:04 Douglas Adams & good answers 3:30 Ask the right questions 11:42 The antediluvian period 15:25 Salvation history is YOUR history 18:15 A way to escape God: complexity 19:42 The antediluvian period (cont.) 22:40 The good news of the flood 26:20 Outro --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to ⁠https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast⁠. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠ --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura talk AI, spiritual warfare, Boeing, and a lot more in this (micro) episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • "Fr. Justin" AI bot on Catholic Answers • Spiritual action movies vs. spiritual warfare • What to do when you see the devil • (FEEDBACK NEEDED!) Loser saints --- 0:00 Intro 0:28 Another Boeing whistleblower situation 3:49 Private citizen takeover 6:53 AI bot on Catholic Answers 8:35 AI's real goal when interacting with you 10:57 Spiritual action movies, faith, the devil is nothing 27:21 (WE NEED YOUR INPUT!) Loser saints 29:41 Outro --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura discuss the curious case of Nayib Bukele, the controversial president of El Salvador, and what his style of ruling means for world politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Banning vs. engaging • Pope Francis on AI • The Heresy of Balance • Listener feedback • Obligatory vampire tips --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:10 Nayib Bukele, at-a-glance 3:45 Is Bukele a dictator? 6:45 Dictatorship in modern society 10:00 Is Bukele positive? 19:43 Bukele’s specific ideas 37:40 Heresy of “balance” 50:12 Banning things vs. getting involved 57:40 Listener feedback: Pope Francis on AI; rage-baiting; Ballerina Farms; shame 1:04:08 Obligatory vampire tips --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠ --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U⁠⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura explain what the "Manosphere" is and dive deep into gender roles, cultural norms, and much more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Is shame good? • Modern dating • Advanced warfare • Stay-at-home mothers • Welcome Kelly! --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 0:45 Vampire corrections 2:15 Welcome Kelly! 2:39 What is the Manosphere? 11:58 Where did the Manosphere come from? 16:35 The content coming from the Manosphere 19:10 The role of shame and social shame 38:28 Personal shame 42:54 The history of stay-at-home moms 49:51 Open-carry masculinity 51:45 Modern dating and gender roles 54:20 Have we raised women to not be mothers? 57:37 New warfare and military mishaps 1:11:30 Just War theory 1:14:15 Laura’s book recommendation --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠ Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠ Odysee: ⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠ --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠ --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura dive deep into the technological future (and what that means for us as Catholics) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Space X and life on Mars • NFP and Neuralink parallels? • Vampires and Uber Eats • Cardinal Arinze's Georgetown speech • Steak and vampires --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:05 Neurolink and its progress 9:00 What to do about AI 20:50 Space X, life on Mars 36:58 Elon Musk and the Tower of Babel 40:37 The “vampires” of our day 44:06 Harrison Butker (and Cardinal Arinze) 1:09:21 Outro --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee: YouTube: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura discuss the fall of man as a part of their ongoing deep dive through the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Uber Eats and vampires • Natural vs. medicated childbirth • Roofing as exercise • Is work good? --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & listener feedback 1:42 Recapping the A Simple House manual 5:56 Keys to understanding the Fall 27:35 Uber Eats and vampires 30:58 Recapping our thoughts 33:26 Closing thoughts --- You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura continue their deep dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • What's your evangelical edge? • The right questions to ask yourself • Blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality • The good news' implications --- 0:00 Intro & the saints are embarrassed 1:28 Recapping the A Simple House manual so far 3:26 Ask the right questions 7:27 The blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality 13:59 What is the good news? 34:49 The evangelical edge of knowing the good news 36:23 Questions for you! 37:51 Should we bring back recommendations? --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura discuss why (and when) Catholics should get involved in politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Listener feedback (and our responses) • The culture of mission work • Boeing, Israel-Palestine episode follow-ups • American exceptionalism --- 0:00 Intro & preview 0:30 Listener feedback! (broadly) 1:20 Catholicism & politics 14:20 Mission work and the culture around it 21:21 American exceptionalism 32:16 Evil is a 4-letter word 36:27 A black swan event and Doomers 42:26 Future episode previews 42:43 Listener feedback! (specifically) / Boeing ep. comments 50:42 Israel-Palestine (and why we've taken down two TSP episodes) 51:42 More listener feedback 55:11 Outro --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura share the "10 Rules for A Day", a guide for committing your day to God, written by (a saint to be revealed in the episode) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • The 10 Rules • Who wrote them? • An ASH request --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & signpost 0:37 The 10 Rules 3:44 Rule #1 9:13 Rule #2 15:50 Rule #3 21:09 Rule #4 22:19 Rule #5 24:29 Rule #6 26:38 Rule #7 29:41 Rule #8 30:47 Rule #9 32:43 Rule #10 34:24 Conclusion 35:30 Who wrote these rules?? 37:00 An ASH request --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura discuss the role of government, what the government should be doing, and what's possible for the United States in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • Surveillance states • Thought-bubbles and Catholic alternatives • Argentina & El Salvador • Western worldviews --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:04 “Thought-Bubble” of our times & the Overton Window 5:39 Your own experience vs. what others tell you 9:35 Classical education, Western worldviews 15:48 What NOT to do 16:57 Thought-experiment: what does the government do? 22:08 Argentina & El Salvador, and the future of the Thought-Bubble 39:08 What’s possible for the USA? 42:54 Surveillance states 46:36 Final thoughts --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠ You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to ⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast⁠⁠⁠. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion