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Lean LocalLean w/ Bill JartzFormer Green Bay Mayor, Jim Schmitt is joined by Former WBAY News Anchor, Bill Jartz. Bill shares his story of nearly 40 years on WBAY and growing up in Clintonville. Then Bill shares his experience as a Packers board member and the voice of the Green Bay Packers. Jim and Bill talk about the effect the NFL draft had on the community, and what Bill thinks of the path of media in this era.
Lean Local is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Sunday's from 1-2 PM on WGBW . Subscribe to the podcast on...2025-06-0144 min
Milwaukee MafiaBill ColeIn this episode we discuss another bookie who had a long history of talking to the FBI.--Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at milwaukeemafia@gmail.comExplore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: https://milwaukeemafia.com/Become part of the Family: https://www.patreon.com/Milwaukeemafia--Gavin Schmitt is the leading historical expert on the mafia in Wisconsin. He has written...2025-02-1156 min
Die FilmanalyseEp. 197: Robert Eggers verhebt sich an NOSFERATU – Kritik & AnalyseDie Filmanalyse
Robert Eggers („The Witch“, „The Lighthouse“) stellt sich mit seiner „Nosferatu“-Version in die Traditionslinie von Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau und Werner Herzog. Kein leichtes Unterfangen, wie sich bald herausstellt: Zunächst beginnt der Film atmosphärisch dich mit Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), die offenbar schon mit dem Vampir in Kontakt steht. Schlaflose Nächte und psychotische Anfälle nehmen zu, dennoch bricht ihr Mann Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) auf, um mit Graf Orlok (Bill Skarsgard) ein Immobiliengeschäft abzuwickeln. Im Gegensatz zu Murnau und Herzog legt Eggers den Fokus auf Ellen und verleiht dem Grafen etwas Zombiehaftes, wenngleich es rasch störend...2025-01-0520 min
Kresta in the AfternoonGuardian Angels: Our “Working-Class” Heroes - Bill Schmitt(3 October 2023)Yesterday we celebrated the Feast of the Guardian Angels. In the eyes of Bill Schmitt, they are our “Working-class heroes.” They are the lowest cohort in the hierarchy of angels, yet they are tasked with guiding us through life. Bill joins us with more.
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The Bill Chaves PodcastBill Chaves Pod EP 139.mp3On this episode of the Bill Chaves Podcast, Bill and Alex are joined by NCHC Director of Officiating Mike Schmitt and newly-appointed chair of the NCAA Hockey Rules Committee Erik Martinson to discuss all things officiating in college hockey (1:33). The guys also look ahead to this Saturday’s MVFC opener for North Dakota at No. 1 SDSU and review the start of conference play for Fighting Hawks soccer and volleyball (41:12). On the B-Side (48:47), the scene is set for the Heinert-Chaves Derby in North London, while the Red Sox season ends with a whimper.2023-09-2758 min
That's So Second MillenniumEp 147 - Daniel Shields on Nature and Nature’s GodPaul felt it was important to put Daniel's book title in the episode title, but Bill's suggested title is too good not to place somewhere:
TSSM: NEW BOOK EXPLORES MEANING IN MOTION
In this new episode of the “That’s So Second Millennium” podcast, your host Paul Giesting, assistant professor of mathematics and sciences at Wyoming Catholic College, interviews his faculty colleague, Dr. Daniel Shields, assistant professor of philosophy. Shields’s book, Nature and Nature’s God: A Philosophical and Scientific Defense of Aquinas’s Unmoved Mover Argument, has just been released by Catholic University of America Pres...2023-06-301h 02
Wohlstand für AlleLiteratur #30: Antisemitischer Schund! Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)WfA-Literatur
Charles Dickens gelang mit seinem Roman „Oliver Twist“, der zunächst zwischen 1837 bis 1839 in Fortsetzungen in einer Zeitschrift erschienen war, der internationale Durchbruch.
Das Leben des Waisenjungen Oliver beginnt in einem Armenhaus, wo er und die anderen Kinder täglich Hunger leiden müssen. Als Oliver dagegen rebelliert, sucht sein kirchlicher Vormund eine Arbeit für ihn. Lange kann es Oliver jedoch auch in dieser feindlich gesinnten Atmosphäre nicht aushalten. Er flieht nach London, gerät in die Fänge einer Bande von Taschendieben unter der Leitung des skrupellosen Fagin.
Durch eine Reihe von Abenteuern und Begegnungen, darunter die schurki...2023-06-2457 min
Kaulitz Hills - Senf aus HollywoodFrisches aus der KloakeQuietschfidel senden Bill und Tom am späten Abend aus dem Westflügel ihres Hotels. Nachdem die Beiden diese Woche bei dem Spotify All-Ears waren und komplett Podcast-Deutschland getroffen haben, fragt man sich: War das etwa Spray-Tan bei Tommi Schmitt? Es kommt ans Tageslicht, das Georgs Stuhl bei Tokio Hotel gewackelt hat und Bill und Tom womöglich als Kind vertauscht wurden.Gegendarstellung: Bei Tokio Hotel-Konzerten wird NICHT gefurzt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-04-261h 11
Rural Health Leadership Radio™A Conversation with Rob SchmittRural hospitals often face the delicate balance of providing various services and remaining financially viable. Through the power of rural collaboration and innovation, our next guest has been able to offer many uncommon services to their rural communities while thriving financially. This week we are talking with Rob Schmitt, the Chief Executive Officer of Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services. Rob will discuss the community he serves along with the success his organization has seen by investing in innovative services. “We’ve made these investments on purpose, knowing that it’s what is in the best interest of our...2023-04-2536 min
Tech Deciphered41 – The Evolution of Venture Capital – 1 of 2In this episode, we will go in-depth into the evolution of Venture Capital, including its History, the business model, process and operating model, and what its future holds.
Navigation:
Intro (01:34)
Section 1: History of Venture Capital (01:59)
Section 2: The Business of VC (15:27)
Conclusion (19:54)
Our co-hosts:
Bertrand Schmitt, Entrepreneur in Residence at Red River West, co-founder of App Annie / Data.ai, business angel, advisor to startups and VC funds, @bschmitt
Nuno Goncalves Pedro, Investor, Managing Partner, Founder at Chamaeleon, @ngpedro
Our show: Tech DECIPHERED brings you the Entrepreneur and Investor views on Big Tech, VC and Start-up news, opinion pieces and research. We deci...2023-04-1321 minDie FilmanalyseEp. 99: Wortlose Gedanken aus Licht: JOHN WICK: KAPITEL 4 – Kritik & AnalyseDie Filmanalyse
Wohl zum letzten Mal ist Keanu Reeves als John Wick zu erleben. In „John Wick: Kapitel 4“ geht es einmal mehr darum, dass der Titelheld um seine Freiheit kämpft, während das unerbittliche Regelwerk der Hohen Kammer das Subjekt zu zermalmen droht. Die Hohe Kammer wird in diesem Teil von Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård) vertreten. Er ist es auch, der Caine (Donnie Yen) reaktiviert, um John zu jagen. Der Film beginnt in der Wüste Jordaniens, reist dann nach Osaka, Berlin und schließlich nach Paris. Alles läuft auf ein Duell hinaus – es ist jedoch n...2023-03-2618 minWohlstand für AlleEp. 179: Ulrike Herrmann und die KriegswirtschaftWohlstand für Alle
Ulrike Herrmann hat mit “Das Ende des Kapitalismus” einen Bestseller geschrieben, dessen Thesen weit über linke Kreise hinweg diskutiert werden. Die Journalistin ist sich sicher: Der Kapitalismus wird in dieser Form nicht überleben, was wir dringend benötigen, ist eine Kriegswirtschaft nach britischem Vorbild.
Schon einmal haben Preiskontrollen, Rationierungen und staatliche Produktionsaufträge dazu geführt, dass die Bevölkerung nicht darben musste. Herrmanns Bezug auf die britische Kriegswirtschaft der 1940er-Jahre ist nicht ganz neu, einige Jahre zuvor haben Aktivisten und Theoretiker ähnliche Ansätze diskutiert, wenngleich manche von ihnen sich die US-amerikanische Kriegswirtschaft zum Vorbild nehmen wollen...2023-01-1139 minThat's So Second MillenniumEp 146 - TSSM Takes a BreakThe co-hosts announce that the TSSM podcast, now posting our 146th episode, will begin a hiatus, but all programs and show notes will continue to be archived and accessible.
This episode allows Dr. Paul Giesting and Bill Schmitt to look back on their four-and-a-half years of interviews and discussions seeking a greater synthesis of knowledge: an exploration of science and religion, philosophy and spirituality, neuroscience and quantum physics, policies and principles, history and the future, to better understand ourselves and the values and virtues in our lives. Our curiosity and concerns are grounded in our experiences as cradle Catholics, a...2022-11-2240 min
Secrets de CréateursON T'APPELLE - Kill Bill, Fight Club : Connaissez vous bien vos classiques ?Vous écoutez un extrait de l'épisode du 12/10/2022 avec Benjamin Friant.
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Un podcast créé par Olivier Schmitt (https://www.instagram.com/toutifr) et co-animé par Milène Aubert (https://www.instagram.com/nuagedesucre)2022-10-1508 minThat's So Second MillenniumEp 142 - Matt Swaim: Symbols and Substance, in Faith and Online
Matt Swaim is the co-host of the Son Rise Morning Show, heard Monday through Friday 6-8 am on hundreds of stations in the nationwide EWTN Catholic radio network. He is also the outreach manager for the Coming Home Network, an apostolate that helps non-Catholic Christians who desire to learn more about, and consider entrance into, the Catholic Church. He co-hosts a podcast, “On the Journey,” for that organization.
Paul and Bill talked with Matt largely about the challenges in understanding, and then catechizing and evangelizing about, the Real Presence of Christ’s body and blood, soul and divini...2022-08-011h 18That's So Second MillenniumEp 140 - Chris Bell – Views from a Pro-Life LifetimeChristopher Bell, president and executive director of Good Counsel Homes, is “on the frontline of the pro-life movement,” as The Catholic World Report wrote in a 2021 profile. Chris and TSSM co-host Bill Schmitt have been friends since their college years, when they were both studying journalism. Co-host Paul Giesting joined the two native Long Islanders for a discussion of Catholic values in the abortion debate shortly after the leak of a draft US Supreme Court decision which pointed toward a Court decision overruling Roe v Wade.
In 1985, Bell co-founded Good Counsel with Father Benedict Groeschel, who was a much-loved voice in C...2022-06-011h 01That's So Second MillenniumEp 139 - Pondering Big Issues Powered by Uranium
In this episode, Paul and Bill situate themselves geographically, updating each other on their latest activities and changes in locale. Paul is on a medical mission to Billings, Montana, at the moment. Bill has moved from South Bend, where he was an adjunct professor at Holy Cross College, to Troy, NY, the hometown of his wife.
Uranium mining is on Paul’s mind during his brief departure from Wyoming Catholic College in the small town of Lander. As a PhD geologist, Paul will make a presentation on the modern-day considerations of uranium mining and nuclear power at th...2022-05-011h 06That's So Second MillenniumEp 136 - Deacon Harold: Life Rich in Reality, Reality Rich in LifeDeacon Harold Burke-Sivers (deaconharold.com) is a Catholic deacon and public speaker. Bill and I had the privilege of interviewing him earlier this month.
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers is one of the most incisive and authentic Catholic speakers and authors who have arisen to serve the New Evangelization, including an outreach to the younger generations who hunger to combine secular reality and meaningful Church values.
Paul and Bill know Deacon Harold through our connections to the University of Notre Dame. But the Deacon’s reputation has spread internationally; as a scholar and a presenter nicknamed “the Dyna...2022-02-0145 minThat's So Second MillenniumEp 134 - Bill on Journalism and Truth with Franciscan DaveDavid Seitz, OFS, is a long-time professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order who holds an M.A. in theology from Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. He has written a book, available on line, called Come Let Us Worship: Reflections on the Words and Prayers of the Mass. He produces podcasts, videos, blogs, and speaks publicly, offering reflection for spiritual growth based on the life and works of St. Francis of Assisi. Find him at tauministries.com and, on YouTube, look for his nickname, Franciscan Dave.
Bill, also a Secular Franciscan, recently appeared on Dave's podcast, and...2021-11-2345 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 130 - Natasha Toghramadjian’s Research into Earth-Shaking ImpactsWelcome to this 130th episode of our podcast. Here’s a lively conversation between two geoscientists—testifying to the opportunities for Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) members to enjoy discussions which are at once elevated by their personal values and grounded in their diverse, expert explorations of God’s creation.
Paul spoke with Natasha Toghramadjian, a Ph.D. student in geophysics—and seismology in particular—at Harvard University. She performs wide-ranging research on earthquake dynamics and risks in California and around the world. She spent a year in Armenia on a US Fulbright research grant to design a study on future ear...2021-08-1035 min
The Second Society Project of the Third MillenniumA Deadly & Evolutionarily-Maladaptive Vexine: A Dirty Die---A Schmitt & Atwill Review of the Weinstein, Malone & Kirsch DARKHORSE InterviewDave Schmitt, Ph.D., a neurobiologist, and Mr. Joe Atwill, a software entrepreneur, discuss the accumulation of empirical evidence that is amassing and vindicating the conclusions that have been presented here, since December 2020, on The Second Society Podcast and arrived at using the 'a priori' rationalist reasoning available to us at the time. Dr. Bret Weinstein, a biology professor, formerly of Evergreen College who fought a courageous battle against an early version of “woke” insanity, now has a video broadcast named Darkhorse. He hosts two guests, Dr. Robert Malone and Mr. Steven Kirsch. The Darkhorse interview is thre...2021-06-161h 03That's So Second MillenniumEpisode 124 - Geology of the Holy LandPaul and Bill discuss the basic geological features of the Holy Land, like its geomorphology and tectonics, or translated into lay terms, the reasons why its landscape takes the form that it does and why it suffers a lot of earthquakes. Paul discusses the need for a book bringing together the best geologists and the best textual experts to collaborate and discuss the possible relationships between the texts of the Old Testament and other ancient Near Eastern writings and the geologic record of the Holocene. If that book already exists, let us know in the comments!
2021-04-2627 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 123 - Jean-Pierre Isbouts Brings Us Down to Earth with Jesus of NazarethBill and I are excited to bring you an episode about the archeology and secular history of the time when Jesus was born, grew up, and preached. Fuller notes to come on our episode with Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts, author of In the Footsteps of Jesus.
Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Ph.D., is a best-selling author, historian, and filmmaker who has invested decades of work in to understand and explain the Biblical foundations of Christian faith from an interdisciplinary perspective. His career as a humanities scholar began with his doctoral degree from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. He is...2021-04-1235 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 122 - Original Sin and Mental UnhealthPaul and Bill discuss some of the ways in which human minds go wrong. Paul wonders aloud whether the state of spiritual disconnection called "original sin" is specifically manifested in the ways parents relate, or don't relate, to children and the problems that follow from that for the rest of our lives. We discuss Henri Nouwen (a little) and Eckhart Tolle (a little more) and his ideas on how enlightenment has cropped up here and there throughout history but gets suffocated by social conformism.
Paul and Bill discussed a number of resources for pondering the nature of sin...2021-03-2243 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 120 - Wyoming Catholic CollegeThis episode had to be rushed in due to Paul's travel schedule. He got to visit a location peculiarly dear to his heart, Lander, Wyoming, and give a talk at Wyoming Catholic College. It's just Paul's cut of the raw audio, bonus-episode style, since we had to record it Sunday afternoon. Paul and Bill discuss the visit and the substance of his field exercise, including how the ideas of our friend Nicolaus Steno and the 18th century James Hutton play out in a live outdoor setting: Derby Dome in the Wind River Basin, or as it is most often...2021-02-2226 min
Ethics and Culture CastEpisode 51: Bill SchmittIn this episode, we chat with Bill Schmitt, the editor of Telling Stories That Matter, a volume of collected memoirs and essays by Fr. Marvin O'Connell. We chat about Fr. O'Connell's long tenure in Notre Dame's department of history, how he was tapped to write the biography of Holy Cross Father Edward Sorin, and how his pastoral ministry as a priest related to his scholarly work in the classroom.Special Guest: Bill Schmitt.Links:Telling Stories That Matter: Memoirs & Essays by Fr. Marvin R. O'Connell — The late historian Marvin O’Connell left a legacy of b...2021-02-1828 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 119 - Evolution in Christianity and Geology (rerun)A rerun of Episode 6.
Do not blame Morgan for the sound quality of this episode! All complaints should be directed to Paul at the email link at https://www.thatssosecondmillennium.net.
Bill and I hope to be back in action soon.
2021-02-0837 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 118 - "I Know What You're Thinking"Paul and Bill talk here about a mix of psychology and societal dilemmas in light of Catholic values.
Twelve-step programs have experience with an interpersonal phenomenon often called “taking someone else’s inventory,” Paul points out. This entails one individual assessing another through a facile psychological analysis of supposed characteristics underlying comments made or behavior shown; it can be prone toward unfortunate intimations of contempt, based on emotional reaction. This has gotten worse in these days of snap judgments which assume the worst, not the best, about complex people in complex situations.
Often, people fail to make a distinction between the ac...2021-01-2735 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 117 - Aida Ramos on Debt and SpendingAida Ramos, Ph.D., is an associate professor of economics at the University of Dallas. She returns to TSSM, in this episode recorded early in the week of January 4, 2021, to discuss Catholic perspectives on United States policy efforts to stimulate the economy.
During the discussion, Bill recalled a class he took at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs that outlined a rigorous process of federal budget management. It included multiple annual authorization and appropriations bills covering various agencies and governmental functions. He could not remember immediately the name or previous budget-leadership role of his professor from those years...2021-01-1142 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 116 - Paying Attention or Paying a PriceIn this last episode of 2020, Bill and I discuss how attention, focus, and distraction are shaping us and being engineered in our media-saturated culture. We can't pay attention to everything, and in this environment, it seems that censorship is becoming a politically acceptable option for tech companies, as the Trump election corruption allegations became forbidden topics on many platforms.
Co-hosts Paul and Bill agreed that the film—and Broadway play—called “Network” shows foresight in its reflections about human dignity and corporate values in competition on an individual and global scale.
Pope Damasus changed the dominant language of the (Rom...2020-12-281h 00That's So Second MillenniumEpisode 114 - Aida Ramos and A Church Where Economics Counts—For People
Paul and Bill spoke with Aida Ramos, Ph.D., an associate professor of economics at the University of Dallas. Prof. Ramos’ research and teaching at that private Catholic university include topics in economic development and Catholic Social Thought and their implications for public policy. She is the author of a book (Shifting Capital: Mercantilism and the Economics of the Act of Union of 1707 ) in the “Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought” series.
The Vatican’s first direct foray into issues of justice in economics and the relationship of capital and labor came from Pope Leo XIII in...2020-11-2330 min
The Kyle Heimann ShowFaith in Question – Trebek Tribute – Bill SchmittQuestion or Answer?
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-Custom music written by Shawn Williams for T...2020-11-1316 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 113 - US Election 2020Your TSSM coverage of the 2020 US election with the unique perspective Bill and Paul provide. Be sure to let us know your ideas for the presidential hopeful cage match reality show that we clearly need to augment or replace the primary election system here in the 21st century... hit us up with your proposed names and formats using the links to the right. As always, God bless America (all of it, not just the US...).
2020-11-0956 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 112 – A Happy Medium: By What Means?
Paul and Bill focused on the 2020 elections as a point of tragically little focus in discourse or reasoning—but a good starting point for wide-ranging conversation about humanity’s desperate search for balance, hope, and sustainability in our hearts and minds. The desire for a higher wisdom—a happy medium, a golden mean—has always been complicated by our focus on ourselves and our temptation to believe that we know best, the co-hosts pointed out. Bill pointed out that “fake news” was said to have made its first appearance in the Garden of Eden, courtesy of the serpent; that comment was...2020-10-2843 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 111 - A Catholic Teacher – Dear Old Golden Rule DaysBrad Stalcup joins Paul and Bill in this episode to talk about his recent entry into the world of Catholic education. He began teaching religion to high school freshmen and sophomores in this fall semester of 2020—a time that Paul describes as a “baptism of fire” because of Covid-19 and today’s unusual circumstances overall.
The vast majority of the approximately 120 students in Brad’s various classes is learning in-person, but there are several who are “live-streamers,” participating in the courses through distance-learning. The school is located in the region around Cleveland, OH.
It’s a labor of love, not overwhelming, and...2020-10-1229 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 110 - To Solve Big Problems: Let’s Get Small!
In this episode, Paul and Bill are back together for a conversation that catches up on past episodes which pondered big problems in science, government, the economy, personal well-being, and more. The pondering focused on solutions as matters of step-by-step processes, but as our conversation starts, we’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by the enormity of the problems, their quantity and complexity. Society relies more and more on government, which has proven it does not perform long-term planning very well. And it doesn’t really have the needed resources and insights it claims to have.
Ultimately, the solu...2020-09-2950 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 108 - Masks, Science, Novelty, and Conservatismor Paving Paradise and the Parking Lots
Bill and Paul discuss attitudes toward masks, and then consider why the science wasn't more settled on the subject long before Covid-19. We discuss the obsession of modern society with all things novel and consider how this plays out in science, politics, and our individual lives and families.
1. A discussion of masks as defenses against the pandemic led Paul and Bill to ponder how scientific knowledge about the functionality of these masks for the common good is not always viewed as a fundamental, enduring value. In our media, the...2020-08-2527 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 107 - Dick Garrett on Kids, Schools, and TeachersThis is part 2 of our interview with Richard Garrett, author of The Kids Are Smart Enough, So What’s the Problem?
Find an overview of his distinguished career in this story about Dick’s zeal for researching and promoting education reform. (The story was written for Purdue’s College of Engineering by Bill last year.)
Dick’s book traces his growing concerns about problems in public elementary education. Those concerns led to extensive research from a business executive’s perspective, applying systems analysis skills from his background in engineering. Our interview probed not only the findings fr...2020-08-1027 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 106 - Beyond Heisenberg, the Principal Uncertainty...or as Paul wanted to put it, "Lies, D--d lies, and p-values."
This episode contains a conversation between Paul and Bill in which you’ll learn new things about their experience in particular fields—geology and journalism, respectively—and where their zeal to harvest and connect information bumps up against troublesome uncertainty. You’re accustomed to hearing us as podcast co-hosts, sharing our opinions and our interviews with experts to explore insights at the intersection of science, everyday human experience, and the values of theology and philosophy. We welcome an audience that, like us, hungers to understand the details t...2020-07-2742 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 105 – Dick Garrett: The Kids Are Smart EnoughPaul and Bill welcomed Dick Garrett to our podcast. Find an overview of his distinguished career in this story about Dick’s zeal for researching and promoting education reform. (The story was written for Purdue’s College of Engineering by Bill last year.)
Dick’s book, The Kids Are Smart Enough, So What’s the Problem?, traces his growing concerns about problems in public elementary education. Those concerns led to extensive research from a business executive’s perspective, applying systems analysis skills from his background in engineering. Our interview probed not only the findings from that research, but even more current kn...2020-07-1325 min
Mr. Army Wife and FriendsEpisode 8: "Hotel" is for...Mr. Army Wife (Steve) welcomes friends, Kim, Bree and Stephanie to the podcast. These great spouses talk about their military journeys, how National Guard spouses are a little different and their "Hotel" adjectives that describe military spouses everywhere.
Plus, we discuss this episode's current events article about what might be funded in the new Defense Authorization Bill in 2021. Here is a link to the article. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/06/19/troops-would-see-3-percent-pay-raise-more-child-care-and-family-support-programs-under-house-plan/
Please follow Mr. Army Wife and Friends on Facebook (@mrarmywifeandfriends) and Instagram (mrarmywifeandfriends), and remember to email your answer...2020-07-0643 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 104 - Scraping Facts Online: If You Can’t Beat ’Em, DatumAt the time of this taping, Paul was in the middle of the Metis “bootcamp” program learning the capabilities, tools, and insights of data science. This conversation ranged widely in the realm of data analysis and management, examining its relevance to Paul’s field of geology but also exploring the world’s immersion in what Bill would call a data ecology: It seems every datum is connected, or connectable, to every other datum That word is the original singular form of the plural word “data.”
The growing plethora of data has to be tracked and organized, even though today’s computer hardw...2020-06-2232 min
Mr. Army Wife and FriendsEpisode 6: "Foxtrot" is for...Mr. Army Wife (Steve) welcomes friends, Dana, Alyssa and Emily to the podcast. These great spouses talk about their military journeys, challenges that come with movie and housing and their "Foxtrot" adjectives that describe military spouses everywhere.
We also talk about this article which deals with the Tenant Bill of Rights - https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2204383/dod-chief-housing-officer-issues-memo-to-privatized-housing-tenants/
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· Anchor: The easiest w...2020-06-221h 00That's So Second MillenniumEpisode 103 - Richard Doerflinger on Covid-19, Commercial Confidence, and Imperfect ScienceBill interviewed a leading Catholic voice in public affairs, especially in bioethics and the culture of life: Richard Doerflinger.
His latest column for Catholic News Service examines the implications of the “Science Wins” maxim publicized by Pfizer Inc. in a recent TV commercial. You can see the commercial here.
Doerflinger mentioned libertarian bioethicist John Harris in connection with the developments and moral controversies surrounding research on embryonic stem cells some years ago. Once concerns about human dignity were successfully eased by the development of pluripotent cells, science and society both did win from a prudential pullback from reliance on e...2020-06-0835 min
BIMThoughtsE2014 – Richard SchmittIn this episode, we talk with Richard Schmitt who works with Dana at Smith Group as an Applications Developer. We get our full geek on as we talk Dynamo, Revit Journal Files, JavaScript, IMAGINiT Clarity, model health, PDQ Deploy, FormIt Pro and more. Show Notes Episode Hashtag: #OneOverZorro Learn more about three.js at: js.org Examples … Read More →2020-06-0200 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 102 - Diverse Isolation Stories Could Bring Us TogetherPaul and Bill discussed autism—a subject that arose in Paul’s discussion with Pat Flynn in his own podcast.
John Ratey, popular psychologist, talks about how our sensory apparatus affects how we function in everyday life.
Paul’s comments on the subject of autism connect candidly with recollections from his early life.
Hilaire Belloc, a legendary British author of the early 20th century who wrote on many topics, famously was a friend and Catholic “fellow traveler” with G.K. Chesterton.
“Never waste a good crisis.” Bill says crises in our polity and soc...2020-05-2524 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 101 - Pandemics as a Science Problem; Skepticism in a Diseased WorldPart 2 of a three part conversation between Paul and Bill, where the main themes are skepticism, Catholic education, the mysterious absence of the Spanish Flu from our historical consciousness prior to 2020, and the philosophical conundrums of materialism, transgenderism, and scientism.
Paul and Bill continued their conversation about skepticism toward science and religion. They touched on several examples of science failing to show that it “knows everything” or gets everything right. There must be a constant push for additional inquiry and knowledge. Bill said the teaching of religion in K-12 Catholic schools needs to express the hunger to learn more...2020-05-1128 minWohlstand für AlleSpezial #2: Eliten, Bill Gates, Neoliberalismus - Prof. Michael Hartmann im GesprächWohlstand für Alle - Spezial
Immer wieder wird derzeit gegen "die da oben" gewettert, gegen "die" #Elite. Aber wer ist das eigentlich? Der #Soziologe Michael Hartmann ist als Elitenforscher bekannt geworden und erklärt im zweiten WfA-Spezial, wer eigentlich dazu gehört, welche Kritik an Bill #Gates berechtigt ist, und wieso eine bessere demokratische Kontrolle der Eliten möglich ist.
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Wolfgang: twitter.com/SchmittJunior2020-05-0953 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 100 - Hemispheres Playing GodIn this episode we begin with an unscheduled excursion into the realm of the neurobiology of the two hemispheres of the brain and the psychology of reparenting (with nods to our past conversations with Darcia Narvaez, and about codependency and Twelve Step work).
We discussed the questions related to whether psychology based on a right-brain/left-brain dichotomy provides meaningful tools to increase self-understanding. Paul described his experience with opposite-hand-writing for self-discovery. One interpretation of this kind of experience—a reference for which this writer can provide no validated recommendation or criticism—was found here as an example of the approach, than...2020-04-2721 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 099 - Secular Franciscans on World’s New Views, Old ValuesIn this episode, Bill presents excerpts from an interview with fellow Secular Franciscan Tim Short, director of formation for the Indiana Region. They discuss, among other things, St. Francis' attitude toward creation and how it relates to the larger picture of the medieval Christian intellectual world and the birth of modern science.
Tim Short, OFS, is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order, whose initials in Latin are OFS. This international, canonically approved Roman Catholic order was founded by Saint Francis of Assisi especially for laypeople. Members belong to local, regional and national fraternities. Tim is the director...2020-04-1317 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 098 - Uncertainty Principles, Principled Uncertainty, and Science in Times of CatastropheIn this episode, Bill and Paul discuss the coronavirus, economics and risk, and the L'Aquila earthquake trial.
Paul and Bill continued a discussion that began in the previous episode. They allowed the sense of gravitas they felt in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic to push them along a path through many uncertainties—where it’s tempting to rely on one’s GPS guidance system and, if possible, an autonomous (self-driving) vehicle. But should human beings relieve themselves of all responsibilities for self-guidance, and if not, how should they accept and address those responsibilities?
Underlying this discussion was the pe...2020-03-3034 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 097 - Social Distancing and Loners in the American PsycheBill and Paul discuss the topic on everyone's mind, the coronavirus and social distancing, through the lens of social polarization and isolation that already so characterized American, Western, and modern society in general.
One should not assume that “social distancing” breaks connections. Paul and Bill got together to talk about the subject and found that it connects to many other things, at least as an intellectual exercise. But also with many emotional, spiritual and sociological implications.
Bill said that, upon first hearing about “social distancing,” he instinctively connected it to a phenomenon he ponders and writes about a lot—the...2020-03-2332 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 096 - How a Strong Nest Can Lift Society Higher, with Darcia NarvaezWe welcome Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D., to the microphone. She is a professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in developmental cognition, the human brain, and behavior.
She has authored or edited numerous books, including Indigenous Sustainable Wisdom: First Nation Know-how for Global Flourishing (2019); Basic needs, wellbeing and morality: Fulfilling human potential (2018); and Developing the virtues: Integrating perspectives (2016).
A cornerstone of her research, Neurobiology and the development of human morality: Evolution, culture and wisdom (2014), received the Expanded Reason Award from University Francisco de Vitoria and the Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation. The award recognizes innovation in scie...2020-03-0938 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 095 - Bridges Built by Song, with musician Micki MillerWhere can the search for connections between faith and science (that is, between the deeper sense of meaning in life we all crave and the tangible experiences that our five senses tell us are “real”) take us? Our podcast series today receives inspirational guidance from community-builder and up-and-coming recording artist Micki Miller. She helped us explore one universe of answers where no TSSM episode has gone before. That’s the realm of music.
Micki Miller, born to pastors in South Bend, Indiana, writes, sings, and produces R&B and soul music that touches people’s hearts. You might say her work, wh...2020-02-2414 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 094 - Maureen Condic (rerun, full interview)This week, events have forced another "greatest hits" episode, and so we bring you for your convenience the entire Maureen Condic interview from the June 2019 Society of Catholic Scientists meeting in a one hour and forty-five minute extravaganza. The following are Bill's liner notes from the first run episodes.
University of Utah’s information page for Dr. Maureen Condic. She is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, with an adjunct appointment in Pediatrics. Her research focuses on the role of stem cells in development and regeneration. She has taught human embryology in the University’s Medical School for...2020-02-101h 47That's So Second MillenniumEpisode 093 - The Great Divorce between Philosophy and ScienceBill and Paul are both losing their minds with stress this week, so we're glad to just get the episode out. It takes in a bit of philosophy and Paul manages to use some illustrative points from the history of geometry and geology if that's your thing.
I didn't get her credited in the outro, but Morgan Burkart produced the audio for this episode. Like her style? Let us know in a review and look her up at Ball State University.
2020-01-2736 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 092 - Scientists and Religion with Dr. Tom RybaDr. Thomas Ryba is a senior lecturer and adjunct professor teaching philosophy and religious studies at the School of Interdisciplinary Studies in Purdue University’s College of Arts. He also holds the title of Notre Dame Theologian-in-Residence for the Aquinas Educational Foundation, offering instruction and guidance on staff at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center at Purdue.
Ryba kindly adjusted his schedule to meet with Paul and Bill in December 2019 for an interview about themes central to his 30 years of teaching in service to students and faculty and his enduring interest in the connections between the learning of science and re...2020-01-1333 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 091 - Christian CommunicationBill and I continue our discussion about parish life and communication. We discuss using the tools of sociology (and just awareness of the broader culture) to understand what is going on in parishes without getting carried away and forgetting that Christianity was always meant to change us (avoiding the Andrew Greeley mistake). We talk a bit about where podcasters like us fit into the ecosystem, or the Kingdom of God for that matter, and in that context I mention the great Catholic Feminist podcast. In the end we return to the question of what we should do as parishoners...2019-12-2329 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 090 - Deacons and CommunicationIn this episode, Bill and Paul discuss the role of deacons and others filling the role of "elder" in the Catholic Church, and the need for parishes to work hard at learning how to communicate with each other in this new technologically mediated cultural world. Bill mentions new work by the McGrath Institute to help parishes with this task.
Photo: a deacon wearing a dalmatic, from Test Everything.
2019-12-1612 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 089 - What Could We Do?Paul, still missing his Watson Bill, opens up a discussion about questions of economics and political science, ranging from rural U.S. parishes to the geopolitics of an ideal future.
This podcast's title and logo were inspired by the "What Should I Do?" discernment retreat put on by the Indy Catholic young adult ministry this past weekend.
2019-12-0919 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 087 - Fr. Robert Spitzer and Intellectual Culture (rerun)Unfortunately, this week Paul got deathly ill and that prevented us from recording the promised "end of the world" episode. Here instead is a re-edited version of Bill's interview with Fr. Robert Spitzer from August 2018 (originally run as Episode 20). One of our earliest interviews and still, amid all the great guests who have given time to this little podcast, one of the best.
2019-11-2636 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 085 - Albert the Great, the Medieval Synthesis, and a Faith That WorksToday's episode is getting recorded in a tight slot on Sunday night. Bill is out of town at a workshop on self-publishing and Paul has spent an awful lot of time over the last three days peering into the engine bay of a 1987 Jeep Wrangler and screwing and unscrewing things.
Robert Barron and Brandon Vogt pulled excerpts from the Joe Rogen - Dawkins interview and spent two weeks rebutting them. That's one point of departure for today's episode. The other, of course, is that the feast of Albert the Great is this coming Friday, meaning Gold Mass season is at...2019-11-1122 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 084 - Gold Masses, Politics As Religion, Jordan PetersonThis week Bill prods Paul along as he recovers from a massive proposal hangover. This week's episode is the end of a much longer conversation that may or may not otherwise remain on the cutting room floor about Jordan Peterson and other topics as far afield as Homestar Runner.
We run down the list of Gold Masses that have been publicly announced to take place this coming month--featuring such highlights as a Mass celebrated by the Bishop of Bismarck, ND and a talk at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL on "The Mystery of Faith: from the Gold Mass to Gravity...2019-11-0424 minWohlstand für AlleEp. 12: Postdemokratie - Die Geschichte des Neoliberalismus (Teil 2)Wohlstand für Alle
Auf der zweiten Welle des Neoliberalismus surften nicht mehr konservative und rechte Politiker, sondern es war in den USA der Demokrat Bill Clinton, in Großbritannien Tony Blair, der Chef der Labour-Partei, und in Deutschland der Sozialdemokrat Gerhard Schröder in der rot-grünen Koalition.
Als sie regierten, setzten sie den neoliberalen Wirtschaftskurs fort, indem sie die Sozialausgaben senkten, die Finanzmärkte weiter liberalisierten und kräftig aufrüsteten. Als man die ehemalige britische Premierministerin Margret #Thatcher, die die erste Welle des Neoliberalismus in Gang setzte, einmal fragte, was sie als ihren größten Erfolg ihrer Politik a...2019-10-3023 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 077Paul here. A short episode this week. We're taking a little time off to celebrate the milestone of releasing our last SCS 2019 conference speaker interview with Megan Levis last week.
The pace of interviews is likely to slow a bit, but we have several that we're looking forward to. Next week we have Fr John Hollowell, an engaging priest, campus minister, prison chaplain, blogger and social media personality here in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. We will be talking to Jonathan Lunine again soon to further explore his fascinating perspective. Bill is in discussions with John Cavadini, theologian...2019-09-1609 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 066 - Maureen Condic, part IIOur discussion of totipotent, pluripotent, and plenipotent stem cells helped to clarify a complex subject of great importance to many people, such as those who suffer from diseases awaiting therapies capturing the power of these cells. Dr. Maureen Condic, as a pioneer in this field, contributed insights in 2013 by developing the concept of plenipotent cells. See her journal article.
Our discussion also led to a sense of wonderment about the ability of cells to follow such complex paths of development, starting with the organism created when sperm and egg combine. The product and the process can easily be dismissed as...2019-07-0135 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 064 - SCS 2019 Panel, part IIThis is the second part of our panel discussion with two conference attendees, Merissa Newton, a philosophy instructor at the University of New England and Geoffrey Woollard, a cancer researcher at the University of Toronto.
[This file is vastly improved from the original version; Bill was able to provide a backup from his portable microphone.]
The individual videos of the conference talks are or will be posted soon at https://www.catholicscientists.org/ideas/theme/video-archive
2019-06-1730 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 063 - SCS 2019 Panel, part IAfter laboring through some technical problems, here is our first full post-SCS Conference episode.
We had a panel discussion with two conference attendees, Merissa Newton, a philosophy instructor at the University of New England and Geoffrey Woollard, a cancer researcher at the University of Toronto.
This conference was a heady experience, and as a self-taught amateur podcaster and interviewer, I was absurdly far out of my comfort zone. Things went surprisingly well save for one critical error: I neglected to do much of any testing of my laptop and microphone before I started recording. A w...2019-06-1333 minThat's So Second MillenniumBonus - Quick Hits - SCS 2019Paul and Bill do a quick rundown of the highlights of the SCS Conference. Look for our panel discussion and interviews with conference speakers starting tomorrow!
The audio quality is definitely off on this one. Maybe a hardware issue.
2019-06-1014 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 061 – Preview of SCS Conference 2019Bill and Paul discuss the upcoming SCS conference at Notre Dame, June 7-9, on “What Does It Mean To Be Human?”
Themes we discussed:
The question of human origins:
from the natural theology perspective… when did consciousness, qualia, free will appear?
From the perspective of Judeo-Christian revelation… how do the origin stories in Genesis compare to contemporary archeology and anthropology?
The question of evolution and its significance in a universe with divine providence.
The question of human modification through bio- and electronic technology.
2019-05-2726 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 057 – The Best Thing Out There Apologies for the sound quality today; Zencastr wasn’t working, so we recorded on Zoom, and even then there were problems with the audio especially in the latter half of the podcast.
The question we take up at the beginning of the Easter season is this: Why has Western society gone to such pains to throw away the best thing going, intellectually and otherwise?
In his ongoing podcast research, Paul has come across the Pat Flynn Show, and listened to some really good interviews with Fr. Robert Spitzer (a TSSM interviewee) and Ed Feser (whose talk...2019-04-2919 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 055 - Darcia Narvaez on socialization and isolationFind Darcia's writings and resources across the internet:
Faculty website
Author website
Resource Page at Psychology Today
Topics we discussed in this podcast:
The human need for socialization from the very beginning, and ways that goes awry in contemporary society.
Things we can do to learn some of these lessons later in life:
Self-calming via breathing, meditation, prayer. (Does our contemporary culture of outrage stem from a lack of the ability to calm ourselves that we are meant to learn starting in infancy?)
Build a social...2019-04-1529 minThat's So Second MillenniumBonus Episode - Patricia Bellm: Compartmentalization vs. integrationCompartmentalization by students at Notre Dame
Bill: ethics as a checklist
The Science & Religion Initiative (see Baglow & Martin interview)
The need to get the same message in the biology class and in theology class
The change in the teachers after a few days in the workshop: divisions fade out
It's a challenge having an "athletics" teacher in the program (phys ed)...
Yet there are things: doping and respect of the body
Patricia believes "you become what you eat" applies to violent video games as well2019-03-2806 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 051 - Patricia Bellm: Responsibility and control in science and engineeringWhat do we want to do in this podcast?
Goals for the year
Values of experience, e.g. Mexico: solar ovens from recycled materials
Credit consulting, etc., for exploited women in Mexico
The little estate in Mexico
Back to credit cards & exploitation of ignorance
Responsibility of those to whom much is given
Bringing it around to science
Career and sacrifice and little deaths
Chris, the handicapped man at the ND Center for Social Justice
The ethics of "fixing" or...2019-03-1825 min
The Minnesota BeerCastScience Museum Of Minnesota | Surly Brewing | Left Hand BrewingDrew & Schmitty talk with Bill & Ben from Surly along with Joe from Science Museum of Minnesota to talk about Warp Zone Pilsner in collaboration with The Science Museum & the current Game Changers exhibit. Joe Shea from Left Hand Brewing stops by to talk about some fun beers from Left Hand as well […]
2019-03-1500 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 034 - Stephen Barr on Why to Be a Religious (and Catholic) Scientist~0:00 Question: advice for students
1:00 Don't be afraid to be a religious scientist
2:00 Particular issues
3:00 Keep awake to the wonder of the world
4:00 Bill: ignorance of the common man about both science and religion
5:00 Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
6:00 Christopher Baglow: science and faith textbook
7:00 Church beginning (at long last?) to address the need to catechize & educate about this
Phone ringing can't be excised without gutting Bill's question!
8:00 Media's portrayal of religion as boring and science as exciting
9:00 Science explores the world as it is, but there must be issues...2018-11-1920 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 033 - Stephen Barr on Lemaitre-Hubble Law and the Society of Catholic ScientistsMinute Comment
0:00 Paul introduces
1:00 Bill: Lemaitre announcement
2:00 Lemaitre: faith & science not opposed
3:00 Barr: Lemaitre announcement
4:00 Ignorance of Lemaitre
5:00 Ignorance of the Christian, Catholic origin of science & famous Catholic scientists
6:00 Barr: late 19th century critical period for the forging of the myth of Church as anti-science
7:00 Science only professionalized in the late 19th century, looking for influence
8:00 More famous Catholic scientists
9:00 Mission of the Society of Catholic Scientists; religious people looking askance at scientists, 10:00 Scientists timid about showing their faith...2018-11-1224 min
RomComCom.comEp. 18 -- CasperStarring Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, and Devon Sawa(!), Casper is our first kid rom-com, and it has a special place in Sarah's heart. But is it a rom-com? And who exactly is Lazarus? And why is Casper so round? All questions we hash out in this delightful, yet surprisingly dark, film. Devon Sawa!2018-11-011h 07That's So Second MillenniumEpisode 031 - Br. Guy Consolmagno: Teaching Science and Human NaturePaul moves from popular books to Br. Guy's 1990s planetary science textbook, Worlds Apart which Paul switched to in 2015, despite its age, precisely because of Br. Guy's explicit acknowledgment that "students want to learn about THE PLANETS." The chapters of the book therefore start with a saga of some planet, and then focus in on some process that is well exemplified on that planet. Other textbooks try to focus on processes and lose ME, let alone my students, most of whom were headed toward high school teaching.
Br. Guy goes on from the subject of his books...2018-10-2929 minRomComCom.comEp. 16 -- Groundhog DayThis week, we wade around in the never-ending nightmare that is Punxatawney, PA with Bill Murray and Sarah’s dad Pat as special guest! This may not seem like a typical rom-com, but Justin makes a strong case. Sarah gets pretty deeply into the philosophical themes of this movie, Pat does his Dean Martin impression, and we discuss Justin’s chances at a bachelor auction (spoiler: not great).2018-10-161h 24That's So Second MillenniumEpisode 029 - Geological AweFor a change of pace, we discuss emotions and aesthetics and the sense of awe at the scale of the universe and the planet that we inhabit. Paul discusses the "billion year contacts" at his old stomping grounds in the St Francois Mountains of southeast Missouri and the lost world of the earliest visible life in the Burgess Shale. Paul and Bill close with a reflection on how the awe that we feel at comtemplating the enormous scale of space and time of the created world ought to make us better appreciate the audacity of the Christian claim that...2018-10-1529 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 028 - Absolute Geologic DatingIn this episode we continue into the next logical topic, absolute dating, which is done via measurement of radioactive parent and daughter isotopes. Thus we move from the 19th century and classical physics into yet another way in which 20th century physics has revolutionized science.
Paul gives a rundown, with many apologies for the exact data of isotope numbers and half-life lengths he has managed to forget, of the theory of radioactive decay. Bill, our proxy for the man on the street, starts us off with a common notion of half-life. From there we cover s...2018-10-0830 min
Church Life TodayBill Schmitt on Catholic JournalismIn his 2018 World Communications address, Pope Francis spoke to the importance and dignity of journalism, and the now widespread much talked about the problem of fake news. Against that backdrop, the Holy Father recalled the promise of Jesus that the truth will set us free. Wouldn’t we all like a little more truth in the world? Over our airwaves? And online? But, how do we find the truth that we seek? That search must begin with prayer. And so Pope Francis offered a new version of an old, beloved prayer, popularly attributed to his namesake- Saint Francis of As...2018-10-0628 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 023 - Clericalism, Sex Abuse, Addiction, and HopeDiscussion notes:
We start to discuss what everyone in the Catholic Church has been discussing for over a month now, which is the new storm of revelations about sexual abuse of children, youths, and seminarians by priests and bishops.
Parallels between modern day and the 17th century. Nicolaus Steno (the subject of our last podcast) lived in a tumultuous time, and many of his contemporary churchmen, Protestant and Catholic both, do not cut an inspiring figure on the stage of history. Steno tried to live a better life, but it's easy to see his heroic...2018-09-0452 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 021 - Hypocrisy and Geology: Battlegrounds Between Faith and ScienceBill and I start off by discussing some of the reasons why there is such animosity against faith and such a tendency to credit the claim that science and religion are mutually incompatible.
I think we miss a great deal of the point if we do not take into account the relentless critique Christianity has mounted OF ITSELF over the past half millennium. The Reformation splintered the Christian nations and sparked unprecedented bloodshed between Christians. There had been terrible episodes before, but these wars, culminating in the Thirty Years' War, were on a new scale. The massive...2018-08-2036 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 020 - Bill and Father Spitzer Talk Intellectual Culture and EducationToday was just one of those days where I needed a script to get through a three minute intro. I summarize the interview afterward.
Paul: "Welcome to Episode 20 of That's So Second Millennium.
"I'm Paul Giesting, a geologist, researcher, consultant, writer, and your co-host on this journey through the beautiful frontier country between science, philosophy, and religion as they stand here at the beginning of the third millennium. My opposite number is Bill Schmitt, a journalist, radio personality, and dab hand with the accordion.
"This week Bill managed to snag an interview with...2018-08-1338 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 012 - Society of Catholic ScientistsNot to be confused with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, although one would understand the mistake.
Bill interviews Paul about his experience and observations at the Society of Catholic Scientists conference that took place June 8-10 at the campus of Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
The SCS is a very young organization. Its first president is Stephen Barr, a physicist at the University of Delaware. Its first conference was in April 2017 in Chicago. The theme of the 2018 conference was "The Human Mind and Physicalism"--physicalism being a somewhat more precisely defined term...2018-06-1831 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 011 - Intellectual Citizenship (part 2)We start off unpacking the climate change example further and provide some additional context from political science and seismology. The point is to use climate change as an object lesson in how to break down a big issue at least a little bit, which is what a good intellectual citizen needs to do.
That still leaves us with a picture of intellectual citizenship as a really, frighteningly large responsibility for all of us to try to bear. We spend some time discussing the other side of the issue: we either live in a universe with no loving...2018-06-1129 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 010 - Intellectual Citizenship (part 1)Bill and Paul dive into a very simple question posed by Bill over email: "Please describe more what is intellectual citizenship?" That of course opens up a question that lurks behind every issue we discuss, and any philosophical or religious question touches upon, which is what we owe the universe, its Creator if it has one, and each other. We can't learn everything about everything, and we must make choices what to spend our time on.
In the political system we inhabit, in the U.S. and other contemporary representative democracies, we choose whom to trust to...2018-06-0431 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 009 – Ways to Think of Science and Religion as ParallelBill’s introductory question: Would there be a quick curriculum in basic philosophical principles, including the philosophy of science, that could discourage people from assuming that science and religion are at incompatibly opposite ends of the spectrum of “how to think about things”?
We discuss the difficulty of canning a “curriculum” or “program” to address anything, let alone a problem as nuanced as this is, before plunging ahead and taking our chances.
Paul argues that there are actually significant parallels between the religious, and specifically Christian, concepts of “mystery” and “dogma” and inescapable aspects of thinking about and doi...2018-05-2836 minThat's So Second MillenniumBonus Episode - Science, Scholarship, and University TeachingBill prods Paul into discussing how the mindset of the saying, "Science progresses, funeral by funeral" and its attitude of constantly discarding the past in favor of the new has taken over the academy. It isn't the right mindset for, say, literature, or even for undergraduate teaching, but because of the prestige (and funding) accorded to science research in the modern university, other disciplines have begun to imitate it. Top researchers often do not make the best teachers, either...
2018-05-1707 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 005 - Evolution in Biology, Physics, and FaithBill asks about whether evolution and the randomness it seems to imply are problematic for faith. Paul discusses the difference between evolution in biology (with a succession of species) and physics (where new laws layer on top of old laws without destroying them). We talk about the mindsets of physicists and biologists, and tangle more with that problematic phrase "shades of gray." Bill confronts Paul with Einstein's comment that "God does not play dice," and Paul responds with commentary mostly from Harvey Brown and Steven Barr about the alternative interpretations of quantum theory: hidden variables and determinism, or the...2018-05-0142 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 004 - Complexity, Cosmic Evolution, Change and CertaintyPaul elaborates on how the hylomorphic principle, if anything, fits quantum physics better than it fit the world the medievals knew. Bill asks whether the worldview of people of faith is too rigid, while that of the secular masses is too loose. Paul wonders what "shades of gray" really means, and points out that even though the materialist worldview has become harder and more dogmatic, 20th century physics really exploded its scientific foundation. This epsiode brought to you by Arthur Compton's Freedom of Man and Stephen Barr's Modern Physics and Ancient Faith.
2018-04-2340 minThat's So Second MillenniumEpisode 003 - Metaphysics and the Divorce between Science and PhilosophyBill and Paul talk about whether the old convention of hylomorphism at least initially seems to describe the world of quantum physics, the medieval dispute over plurality of forms, and the degree to which science and philosophy became delinked in the late second millennium.
2018-04-1636 minThat's So Second MillenniumTSSM - TrailerIs it really true that science and religion are polar opposites? Must one be true and the other false? What must the universe be like if BOTH are true at the same time? Join Bill and Paul, a Catholic journalist and scientist, as we explore intellectual ground millennia old and cutting edge, from the realms of physics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, geology, and more from the perspective of people who take their faith AND their science seriously.
2018-03-2700 minThe Minnesota BeerCastNorthern Brewer | Bad Weather BrewingDrew and Schmitty visit friend of show Jeff Merriman at Northern Brewer to celebrate the grand reopening of their Minneapolis store. Joining the show are Joe and Andy from Bad Weather Brewing. Links https://www.facebook.com/events/141757683133434/ https://www.northernbrewer.com http://www.badweatherbrewery.com/events/2017/11/14/black-friday-mash-rally Bonus: Joe makes a Maibock https://www.brewbound.com/news/proposed-senate-tax-bill-benefit-brewers https://www.brewbound.com/news/pabst-moves-spirits-launch-not-fathers-bourbon https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/arrogant-bastard-tshirt-amnesty-program Photos Listen and share Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast […]
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Conversations with Bill KristolThomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt on the U.S. Military and Foreign PolicyThomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt are Co-Directors of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. In this conversation, Donnelly and Schmitt explain how the U.S. military has become dangerously underfunded and what we need to do to rebuild it. Donnelly and Schmitt also consider the character of the threats we face, why America must lead, and the benefits of American engagement in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
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Hold The Eye ImagesA Conversation with Hal Schmitt of Light Photographic WorkshopsHal Schmitt talks about Light Photographic Workshops, his Top Gun experience, and experience of training at LPW.2013-02-2722 min