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The Secular FoxholeThe Case for Western CivilizationToday, our returning and distinguished guest, Andrew Bernstein, will prevail upon us his forthright defense of Western Civilization. Listen to this talk while clicking the link to his essay concerning the same.Call-to-Action: After you have listened to this episode, add your $0.02 (two cents) to the conversation, by joining (for free) The Secular Foxhole Town Hall. Feel free to introduce yourself to the other members, discuss the different episodes, give us constructive feedback, or check out the virtual room, Speakers' Corner, and step up on the digital soapbox. Welcome to our new place in cyberspace!Sh...2024-11-1454 min
Curiosity WeeklyDiversified Farming, Sense of Smell, Simple RhythmsToday, you’ll learn about how diversifying farms has a ton of upsides and virtually no downsides, the way we tend to predict how something will smell before we smell it, and a universally shared preference for simple rhythms in music. Diversified Farming “Major study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive.” University of Copenhagen. 2024. “Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture.” by Laura Vang Rasmussen, et al. 2024. “The Green Revolution: Norman Borlaug and the Race to Fight Global Hunger.” by Ray Offenheiser. 2020. Sense of Smell ...2024-05-2311 min
Woodlands Church of Christ PodcastOur Need for Hope (Lesson 5)Series: Modern Challenges: Answering Today's SkepticismService: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Eric Borlaug2023-03-2719 minWoodlands Church of Christ PodcastOur Need for Identity (Lesson 4)Series: Modern Challenges: Answering Today's SkepticismService: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Eric Borlaug2023-03-2722 minWoodlands Church of Christ PodcastOur Need for Morality (Lesson 3)Series: Modern Challenges: Answering Today's SkepticismService: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Eric Borlaug2023-03-2725 minWoodlands Church of Christ PodcastOur Need for Meaning (Lesson 2)Series: Modern Challenges: Answering Today's SkepticismService: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Eric Borlaug2023-03-2723 minWoodlands Church of Christ PodcastNavigating a Secular Age (Lesson 1)Series: Modern Challenges: Answering Today's SkepticismService: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Eric Borlaug2023-03-2722 min
The Parsnip ShipIn The Room, Waiting, by Thaddeus McCantswith musical guest Revi Rosa."At lights up we meet Malcolm and Aisha, a young on-again, off again couple in a hospital waiting room. Malcolm and Aisha might be pregnant. A moving and very funny look at fate, choice and compassion, IN THE ROOM, WAITING is a play about a young couple’s disagreement whether or not to bring a child into the world and how that decision will impact their relationship for the rest of their lives."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Ed...2017-09-121h 55The Parsnip ShipBroken, by David Meyerswith musical guest Andrew Lynch (feat. Katie Hartman)."Kevin McFadden hasn't spoken to anyone since he killed 17 people at a shopping mall three weeks ago. But when a prison doctor takes an unexpected interest in his case, Kevin decides to meet with him - revealing a troubled past that unites them both."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.2017-05-131h 42The Parsnip ShipCharlie's Waiting, by Melisa Anniswith musical guest Eric Powell Holm."On the eve of a very pregnant Louise's wedding to her younger fiance Kelly, a stranger knocks on their door. Forced to confront questions of trust and intimacy, Louise discovers how quickly plans can get derailed."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.2017-04-201h 23The Parsnip ShipBig Black Balloon, by Eljon Wardallywith musical guest The Values."Big Black Balloon explores the relationship between Henry and Cleo, two people whose insecurities trigger their imaginary friends to return and take over their lives. Set in a studio apartment in L.A., the city of celebrity also serves as a character igniting the pressure to be beautiful and glamorous at all costs."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.2017-02-131h 26The Parsnip ShipTara, by Brian Otañofeaturing musical guest Marrick Smith."In the days leading up to the Christmas holiday, 30-year-old sanitation worker Ricky Paloma receives word that he has been identified as a victim in a child sexual abuse case against his high school Science teacher. In an attempt to clear his teacher's name, Ricky unearths decades-old secrets that threaten to shatter his relationships with his mother Awilda and his only child. Tara is an exploration of trauma disguised as growing pains, the tension between progress and conservatives in Latino culture and the binding, sometimes lethal, power of love."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate...2017-01-082h 26
Watch and TalkS02E04 – Radical Turkey
We watch season 2, episode 4 of The West Wing ("In This White House").
We talk liberal smugness, medical and agricultural patents, and Elise outs herself as a Norman Borlaug fangirl.2016-12-071h 31The Parsnip ShipThe Veils, by Hope Villanuevafeaturing musical guest Allison Strong."Splitting time between the present and past, THE VEILS explores the experiences of Mel, a marine home on leave from Afghanistan. As she plans her upcoming wedding, and is haunted by memories of the war, she struggles to come to terms with being a part of two very different worlds and to decide how to move forward with her life."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse...2016-12-021h 48The Parsnip ShipWelcome Home, by Andrea Lynn Greenfeaturing musical guest Kristin Stokes."On Thanksgiving week, three generations of O’Connor women converge at the family’s dilapidated upstate New York farmhouse. With a new guest to entertain, the three O 'Connor women are on their best behavior. However, when an estranged and deeply troubled relation makes an unexpected return home, ghosts of the past come forth in an inevitable reckoning of sins of love, sins of hate, and sins of war."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the...2016-11-042h 31The Parsnip ShipThe Columbus Play, by Daniella de Jesusfeaturing musical guest Tabatha Lopez."The Columbus Play is a darkly comedic re-imagining of Christopher Columbus' initial arrival in the Caribbean from the point of view of the Taino/Lukku Cairi people (or "The Natives"), weaving together history, Taino folklore, and contemporary dialogues about racism, fetishization, immigration and gentrification."The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.2016-10-072h 08The Parsnip ShipUntitled Radio Play, by Keelay Gipsonwith musical guests Starr Busby and SHACAR."Benji Benedict is a radio talk show host in the age of the dying medium. After a late night encounter on a dating app, his following day is tinged with regret, systemic racism, and workplace politics. Will Benji make it through?"The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.2016-09-291h 05The Parsnip ShipThe Aventines, by Teague Mitchellwith musical guest, Anneke Reiche."Two guys walk into a bar. They found an art movement. It fails. They burn down the bar. Cue Latin drinking songs..." featuring Adriana Bohmier, Eric Borlaug, Teague Mitchell, Anneke Reiche, and Ry Szelong.The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.2016-08-1740 minThe Parsnip ShipMissives, by Garret Jon Groenveldwith musical guest Jordain Wallace. "Ben is a little lost, and he reaches out to Lia, his neighbor across the hall (whose a little lost herself). How? By slipping letters under her door. A friendship unfurls through letters until the two are separated by the most charming sociopath you'd never want to meet." Featuring Brandon Mears, Nancy French, Adam Roy, Tarek Khan, and Iyvon Edebiri.The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse...2016-07-121h 37The Parsnip ShipBeshert, by Chana Porterwith musical guest Lila Blue. Ruth contains multitudes that Samuel cannot comprehend. Samuel seeks absolution from Eli's dybbuk. Eli is Ruth's angel from heaven. Drawing on Jewish mysticism and blurring gender barriers, BESHERT remembers a fatal love by a lakeside many years ago.Featuring Jocelyn Kuritsky, Kira Davies, Jon Froehlich, George Olesky, Laura Zablit.The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.2016-04-122h 25The Parsnip ShipThe String's the Thing, by Veronica Tjioewith musical guest Bobey. Juxtaposing the Minotaur myth with the reality of living a liminal existence, what it feels like to be neither “one” nor “the other”, Tjioe explores from a mixed-race perspective the tenuous state of being in-between. Featuring Sunee Kiernan, Jessica Greenstreet, and Veronica Tijoe. The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.Production support provided by Business Lunch Productions, editor Danielle Hall.Bobey: soundclo...2016-02-251h 26The Parsnip ShipSpit the Pit, by Christine J. Schmidtwith musical guest Phil Hamilton and Christine J. Schmidt. Francine is changing her name to “Peaches” so that Rob, who has a fetish for human taxidermy, might find her one day despite the difficulty it may cause her own sister who has been searching for years. Featuring Nina Bowers, Marisa Duchowny, Greg Nussen, and Brian Otaño.The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.Production suppo...2016-02-251h 49The Parsnip ShipSchool of the Americas, by José Riverawith musical guests Rafael Rosa and Melanie Lozano. The final days of Che Guevara’s life spent imprisoned in a school house in Boliva and the school teacher, Julia Cortez, who visited him there. Featuring Felix Soliz, Alfredo Narciso, Marisol Miranda, Danielle Davenport, J.J. Perez, and Quinlan Corbet.The Parsnip Ship is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences made accessible as a monthly podcast. Hosted by Iyvon Edebiri and Eric Borlaug, the series aims to build community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.Special thanks to Primary Stages, Business Lunch Productions, and Cu...2016-02-251h 57
Don't Get Me StartedEric Scott - TrainsWriter/comedian Eric Scott talks to us about his lifetime obsession with trains and railroading. It goes deep and we get into it: what are the best train rides? Types of engines? How does he feel about model trains? Also Will finds out that an indie team from the early 2000s that he used to read about on message boards was a fictional team that Eric had made up. Also, Anthony talks about climate change (specifically how LA could conceivably become a tropic zone) and Will talks about Norman Borlaug (father of GMOs, which he used to fight world hunger). 2015-08-2557 min