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

Also in this episode: • Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson • Star Wars Catholicism • ASH's 20th anniversary! • How to TRULY help the homeless • So you want to start a ministry? --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:42 Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, and the Catholicism of Star Wars 5:21 A Simple House Anniversary Party! And the NFL Draft 5:55 ASH Updates: finding love, St. Andrew Kim devotion 9:58 Lucky Charms, candy, and sugar crises 12:32 So you want to start a ministry? 3 things you need to consider 16:21 How to approach giving 22:27 Solidarity and its massive importance 25:28 What is subsidiarity? And why does it tie into solidarity? 30:32 Mental illness, addiction, "grifters": homelessness in the big picture 34:00 How to REALLY serve someone experiencing homelessness 37:01 Should you give $5 to the guy on the side of the road? 37:38 A "shazam" of an outro! --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/2Q_rzJtxYe4. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic --- #homeless #starwars #catholic

Episode #56! Also in this episode: • Clark reaches cyborg status • Maryland abuse report & analysis • Commercializing spirituality • Urban decay • China’s awfulness --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:34 Clark's new arm! Cyborg status unlocked! 2:58 The Catholic sex abuse scandal, the Pennsylvania Report... 4:58 ...and the new Baltimore/Maryland Report 8:31 Shocking facts about the acknowledgement and legality of abuse (until the 1970s) 13:54 The problem with lifting the statute of limitations 16:44 The problem of abuse BEYOND the Church, in schools 21:05 Walter Reed Hospital's interesting Catholic clergy situation 24:02 The commercialization of spirituality and persecution of religion 32:14 Statistics, narratives, and what you hear vs. reality 35:18 Mass shootings vs. school shootings 37:11 The statistical problem of denying rights to improve life for others 40:22 Urban decay and blind eyes for violence 41:20 The Kansas City shooting and stand-your-ground laws 44:32 Why are we afraid of each other? And the Buffalo Blizzard story 45:43 Urban decay in the past; the persuasiveness of statistics and anecdotes 48:57 The horrors of China and how other nations should interact with them 51:53 A Catholic (maybe?) social policy for China (and beyond) 57:17 "Coming out as a Republican" from "Long Shot" (2019) 1:02:30 Outro --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGtaVKhobYc. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic --- #cyborg #maryland #catholicchurch #catholicteaching #china #politics #urbandecay #sethrogan #catholic #christian #catholicpodcast #christianpodcast #catholicism #podcast #catholicmissionary #catholicmission #catholicinstagram #catholicministry #catholicevangelization #catholicvolunteer #catholiccharity #catholicvolunteer #catholicvolunteernetwork #yearofservice #ministry #mission #missionary #evangelization #charity #volunteer

Clark and Laura discuss Afroman's insane legal battle (and how to effectively embarrass the police), the moratorium on AI, and more on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Why is Clark in a cast and sling? • Can we make AI safe?; The lockdown on AI • What does AGI and "alignment" mean? • Jazz Jennings, "I am Jazz", and understanding transgender transitions • Norm Macdonald and the Christian idea of self-knowledge --- NOTE: Below are the links for the statistics and studies that Clark and Laura mention. One slight clarification: in the podcast, it is stated that when comparing the mental health profiles of TIY (transgender-identifying youth) and non-TIY, the statistics of s*icidal behavior are "the same". The line from the second article below provides clarification: "[when comparing the mental health profiles of TIY and non-TIY,] the disparities in s*icidal behavior reduced considerably, suggesting that it is not the lack of gender affirmation that seems to be driving s*icidal behavior." Key emphasis on "disparities" and "reduced considerably", as opposed to "[are] the same". Links: Suicidality Among Transgender Youth: Elucidating the Role of Interpersonal Risk Factors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/ Pediatric Gender Medicine and the Moral Panic Over Suicide: https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/pediatric-gender-medicine-and-the?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:46 Clark's bionic arm 1:21 *MEDICAL TRIGGER WARNING* 2:01 Recovering from an injury 2:38 *MEDICAL TRIGGER WARNING PT. 2* 3:49 Afroman returns! He's getting SUED for his song? 7:47 Embarrassing and speaking out against the government 10:09 Can we make AI safe?; The moratorium on AI 12:11 WHY AI is so powerful 14:18 What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? 15:18 AGI's threats (as expressed by AGI's creators) and what is "alignment"? 18:52 Why AGI is hard to control 20:13 Guardrails are needed (pt.1): what are they and where do they go? 20:33 Laura asks Bing AI about itself 21:24 Guardrails are needed (pt.2): "it's a race to the bottom" 24:02 What we can do to protect ourselves 26:17 We need guiding, universal rules for AI 29:33 We need good, well-intentioned people for AI 31:24 AI, transhumanism, eugenics, and human potential 33:49 What does TLC stand for?? (as in, the TLC Channel) 35:14 Jazz Jennings, "I am Jazz", and a story of transgender transition 38:02 Understanding the situation, exploitation, child abuse, e etc. 40:47 The epidemic of transgender transitions 41:42 The complexity of transgenderism, gender dysphoria, body dysmorphic disorder, child abuse 46:08 (SEE NOTE IN DESCRIPTION) S*icide and transgender identifying youth 48:10 The Christian idea of self-knowledge 49:49 How self-knowledge relates to transgenderism (pt. 1) 50:13 Norm Macdonald and the intuition for God 52:11 How self-knowledge relates to transgenderism (pt. 2) 54:37 Outro --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/hmg1IJsv5GU. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

Clark and Laura break down the Catholic Church’s Social Doctrine, including the Compendium of the Social Doctrine. What is it, how did it come to be, what’s good about it, and where is it lacking?   Also in this episode: • Do Christians only help people because it makes them feel good? • It's ok to make money; when self-interest is good • A correction: Catholicism's official teaching on Protestants and Schisms • 20th Anniversary of ASH and YOUR INVITATION • Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church   ---   Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:58 Catholicism's official teaching on Protestants and Schisms 3:39 20th Anniversary of ASH and YOUR INVITATION 5:03 Introduction to Catholic Social Doctine 5:37 How did the Social Doctrine come about? And its context 12:18 Issues with the Social Doctrine 15:21 The implications of decentralization and human growth 18:47 Nobility and its many issues 21:09 Do Christians only help people because it makes them feel good? 23:06 What IS the Social Doctrine of the Church? 25:22 Is the Church Socialist, Libertarian, or Communist? 27:54 The primary principles (and the ambiguity) of the Social Doctrine 31:01 Is the Social Doctrine authoritative? 32:35 What's missing from the Social Doctrine: #1 Decentralization 36:39 It's good to make money; when self-interest is ok 39:57 Why ethics in business is necessary (and helpful) 42:11 Understanding "rights" (feat. Mary Ann Glendon's "Rights Talk") 44:09 Recapping: What we wish the Social Doctrine did better 44:30 Laura's recommendation: library hack! 45:55 Clark's stand-up comedy 46:56 Outro   ---   The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:   Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU   You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/3pPQubXAEeo.   ---   Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".   A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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.   To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:   YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic   YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023   Facebook: @asimplehouse   Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

Clark and Laura share spiritual pitfalls to stay away from, share how Microsoft's "Sydney" Bing Chatbot is creeping the heck out of people, share conservative vs. liberal thoughts on state-funded education, and more in this wide-ranging episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Microsoft Bing Chatbot "Sydney" is in love with people • Schisms in the modern-day Catholic Church • J.K. Rowling and conservatives/liberals  • Truly, your spiritual problems have simple solutions • Thomas AquinasGPT and Catholic Chatbots --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:16 Pitfalls of spiritual advice 2:04 The 80/20 rule (not the productivity version) 6:10 What's the purpose of spiritual formation? 10:09 Your problems have simple solutions 13:18 Being a supportive bystander (ASH's accountability meetings) 14:37 Schisms in the modern-day Catholic Church 20:45 The problem with ecumenism (and how to find common ground) 24:17 AI and verification problems 25:53 Sentient AI goes off the rails 33:40 AI is in love with you?? 36:39 Microsoft's weird decisions behind its AI 37:39 The transhumanist movement behind AI 39:26 The AI revolution: education, white-collar jobs, & art 42:35 AI and fraud 47:56 How "Electric Dreams" (1984) predicted 2023 50:16 J.K. Rowling and conservatives/liberals 56:41 Jordan Peterson, state-funded education 59:16 Final final FINAL thoughts on AI --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/bpLg9Omx8X8. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

ChatGPT has everyone excited, worried, or both. What do we make of it as Catholics? And what would happen if ChatGPT wrote an episode of The Simpleton Podcast? Also in this episode: • Does ChatGPT have any hidden biases? • Chatbots and AI: a brief history • We need...a Catholic ChatGPT? • The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge • SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your steak! Laura's Reverse-searing recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/reverse-sear-chuck-steak --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:49 Artificial Intelligence: an outline of what we'll discuss 2:34 Chatbots: a brief history 3:39 ChatGPT writes a The Simpleton Podcast episode 6:28 Breaking down ChatGPT's TSP episode 9:23 Dissecting ChatGPT's biases 10:50 Where does ChatGPT get its sources from? 14:39 Using ChatGPT as a Magic 8 Ball 16:44 The future of ChatGPT & how it's going to change the workplace 22:18 We need...a Catholic ChatGPT? 23:13 How ChatGPT will change education 26:01 The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge 29:18 Back to ChatGPT and education 30:50 Other dangers of AI 33:48 Afroman's "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and police injustice 42:21 SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your meat! Also: Puerto Rican cuisine 45:15 Final FINAL words on AI and the future --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/INbLeap9mdw. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

🎉 The Simpleton Podcast's 50TH EPISODE! 🎉 Clark and Laura discuss why even tried and true Christians experience doubt. What can we do about it? Also in this episode: • "Grounding in God", an Audio Essay • A special message from Ben the Editor • Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings • The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity • SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!? --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:10 A message from Ben the Editor (who needs a shave) 2:53 Podcast Intro 3:38 A lesson on making coffee 6:23 Audio essay: "Grounding in God" 24:25 Laura returns! And the necessity for relationship with God 27:36 Doubt, Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings 29:22 Catholicism is not a closed ideology: we explain 35:51 Job and getting angry at God 38:46 How Jesus taught & building yourself on God 41:06 Clark's economic geekings: GDP and world politics 49:30 ^ The WHY (and the Catholic application) 53:48 The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity 57:38 The US is an empire (and what that means) 59:19 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!? --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/Vb72SNUF5dg. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

Back from A Simple House's yearly retreat, Clark and Laura discuss what a good Christian / Catholic retreat should look like, the things that we replace God with, "Silence" (2016), and much more. Also in this episode: • C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses (we'll explain) • The phrase, "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?" • Catholics react to the movie "Silence" (2016) • Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God • SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn -- We apologize for the re-upload, we made an editing mistake that caused the second half of the original upload to be way out of sync with the audio. Enjoy the fixed version! --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:55 C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses 4:27 ASH Retreat rules 5:23 SUPERFEAST (and how to fast/feast) 10:18 Weird retreat problems 14:14 TRUE Christian fasting (healthy and holy) 20:10 "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?" 22:03 Why it's crucial to have a personal relationship with Jesus 25:59 The book "Silence" and the obviousness of God 29:40 We will experience persecution; here's how to prepare 32:45 A tangent on the dangers of Parkinson's meds 35:00 Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God 37:36 The genius of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy 38:01 Should we "fortify" ourselves with theology? 40:04 C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy & "That Hideous Strength" 45:42 Kind, loving, albeit ordinary priests 47:26 Please pray for the popular, superstar priests 51:11 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/8ppKleFoFKs. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

Clark and Laura take a deep dive into the problem of poverty, the misconceptions surrounding it, and the solution--which isn't what you think. Also in this episode: • "The poor will always be with us": true or false? • Stupid, classic analogies: the river • Peter Theil and how nuance can destroy a message • The marketplace of ideas and what defeats good ideas • How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat) --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:54 "Misunderstanding Poverty": Clark's essay 6:13 True or false: "The poor will always be with us"? 12:16 Exploiting the poor 13:53 Homily problems and elocution 15:58 Stupid, classic analogies: the river 18:02 Ben Speaks Out Against Injustice 19:00 Laura's defense of JP2 and nuance 22:06 **trigger warning, skip ahead to 23:06** 23:06 Nuance can destroy a message 24:45 Peter Theil is a great example of avoiding nuance 26:06 HUGE misconceptions about the poor 34:40 How to make a holy life enticing 39:33 Steven Crowder, the marketplace of ideas, what defeats good ideas 46:58 How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat) 57:28 SIMPLE LIVING HACK (kind of): buying eyeglasses --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUja8OgkDWg. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

Clark and Laura discuss the commonalities between Libertarians and Catholics--not in beliefs, but in their messages--in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Red-pill moments and "breaking frame" • Catholics: stop arguing about what doesn't matter! • Gaslighting, sexuality, and breakdowns of logic • Extremism and counter-narratives • Simple Living Hacks: ice cream! --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:51 Libertarians, Catholic governmental history, and Dave Smith 5:16 "Red pilling" the world as Catholics 10:08 What Catholics believe that no one else believes 18:08 Wearing weaknesses as badges? 20:47 Catholics: stop nerding out. Focus on the world! 24:07 Here's what Catholics need to stop talking about 26:56 Absurdism, gaslighting, and damage to our culture 34:59 The breakdown of sexuality 38:11 Politics, extremism, and the rise of counter-narratives 42:04 SIMPLE LIVING HACKS: Ice cream --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/4jOwIQclIVg. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live 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. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic