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Audio Abort73The Questionable Origins of Global Abortion StatisticsGlobal abortion statistics don't actually exist, but global abortion "estimates" are trotted out as if they were the same thing. Published by Guttmacher and given the stamp of approval by the United Nations and the World Health Organization, you might be surprised to learn that these wildly-inflated estimates have almost no basis in empirical data. Let's talk about why that is and what it means. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2026-02-1613 min
Audio Abort73The Difference Between Good Walls and Bad WalzThere is no shortage of people out there who reject virtually every tenet of the Christian faith but insist they know exactly what Jesus would or wouldn't do. Some of them recently descended upon a church in the Twin Cities. The divine command to "love your neighbor" has become the basis for all sorts of diabolical schemes, so we better give some serious thought to what Christ is and isn't calling us to. Before it's too late. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...
2026-02-1030 min
The Valley TodayToVRC Community Leadership Program: Leading the Valley ForwardA Broadcast with Purpose Host Janet Michael and cohost Andy Gail transform Handley Regional Library into a podcast studio, broadcasting from the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber's Community Leadership Program (CLP). The energy in the room is palpable on this episode of The Valley Today, as this year's class gathers for their media and nonprofit session. Meanwhile, Andy, a 2016 CLP graduate and current United Way CEO, reflects on how the program shaped his professional network nearly a decade ago. Three Decades of Community Connection As the program approaches its 30th anniversary, its impact...
2026-01-2827 min
Audio Abort73No, American Support for Abortion is Not 80%Planned Parenthood asserts that over 80% of Americans support legal abortion. And plenty of people have taken them at their word. But anyone who bothers to examine the basis of their dubious claim will come to a very different conclusion. Since few people are willing to make that effort, we've done the legwork for you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2026-01-2820 min
Audio Abort73Telehealth Abortion: The Streaming Porn of “Family Planning”The era of virtual abortion clinics looks to have officially arrived. Which is very bad news. Because just as anonymity and ease of access vastly increased the market for pornography, virtual abortion clinics look to do the same in the realm of baby killing. God help us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-12-3018 min
Audio Abort73Male and Female He Created Them (for Marriage or Celibacy)Why are there no gay couples on Dancing with the Stars?! And what does that tell us about the modern pretense that two men or two women can be wed? In an effort to better understand what all is covered by the Bible's condemnation of "sexual immorality," we offer this long and convoluted trip through Scripture. Starting in Genesis 1:1. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-12-1534 min
Audio Abort73Remembering Sara HenleyDuring the late 1970's two of the biggest bands in the world were linked by a single abortion. The Eagles' Don Henley was the father and Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks was the mother. Nicks purportedly had the abortion to ensure that Fleetwood Mac would survive, but as things turned out, neither band would survive for long. Was their abortion at all to blame? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-11-2421 min
Audio Abort73Voddie Baucham’s Eleventh CommandmentIn 2021, Voddie Baucham and Charlie Kirk shared the stage—along with Eric Metaxas—at Salem Media's panel discussion on biblical justice vs. social justice. Voddie and Charlie both died within weeks of either other last month, making their remarks at this event even more worth hearing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-10-0917 min
Audio Abort73Remembering CharlieCharlie Kirk was hated by the world for the same reasons as Jesus. For testifying that its works are evil (John 7:7). And just like Christ before him, the world killed him for it. It's been six decades since an American icon was last assassinated, which makes this new ground for almost all of us. May God grant that we learn our lesson before it's too late. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-09-1613 min
Audio Abort73The Blurry Line Between Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray's latest book—On Democracies and Death Cults—is both compelling and heartbreaking. It also connects to abortion in some unexpected ways. And it is Murray himself who first makes that connection. Whatever your position on Israel or abortion, there is much to wrestle with here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-09-1017 min
Audio Abort73The D.C. Body Count is Much Worse than it SeemsAs Americans dispute whether or not President Trump has the authority to “liberate our capital from bloodshed” by deploying the National Guard, new data from Guttmacher reveals that bloodshed on the streets of D.C. is as nothing to the bloodshed taking place behind closed doors. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-08-2109 min
Audio Abort73The Fantastic FiveWhile the new Superman movie was surprisingly dreadful, the new Fantastic Four was surprisingly good. And literally so. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-08-0612 min
Audio Abort73Abortion is Wrong; Everything Else is… ComplicatedIf you had to stake your life on one truth about God, what would it be? What theological claim would you have the most confidence in? For R.C. Sproul, one of America's most influential 20th-century theologians, it was this. God hates abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-07-1922 min
Mystical Sisterhood132: Unseen Contracts: Rewriting Our Inner VowsAre you bound by childhood promises?As children and young people, we often made silent promises to ourselves born out of a need to stay safe or keep the peace in our homes. These promises, though buried deep in our consciousness, quietly shape our decisions and relationships. But what happens when these old promises no longer serve us, and our soul calls for something more?In our latest episode of Mystical Sisterhood, we delve into the unseen contracts we made with ourselves as kids or earlier in life. These inner vows, formed in response to...
2025-07-0224 min
Audio Abort73What Rogan Gets Wrong About Reproductive RightsJoe Rogan has published more than 2,000 podcasts over the last 15 years. Some 332 have mentioned abortion. Consider this the definitive deep dive into everything Joe Rogan has so far said on the subject. It covers the things he gets right but mostly focuses on the things he gets wrong. Because Joe Rogan is by no means alone in his misconceptions about reproductive rights. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-04-2350 min
Audio Abort73JD Vance & the Politics of AbortionJD Vance is well educated and well spoken. He's a good debater, and he's pro-life. But he's not particularly good at talking about abortion. This episode looks at what Vance said about abortion in the vice presidential debate and on Joe Rogan—and how, perhaps, he could have said it better. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-03-0416 min
Audio Abort73Charities Can Die So Long as Charity Doesn’tNo churches or charities are above reproof. And as more and more people wake up to the fact that global charities are among the most fraudulent and insidious entities in existence, an important question remains. How do we evaluate such institutions to determine whether our support should be given or withheld? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-02-1017 min
Audio Abort73The Abortion Catastrophe of 2023 (May Have Been Overblown)Last March, Guttmacher estimated that more than one million abortions took place in the United States in 2023—which would have been a historic year-over-year increase. But now that many state abortion totals have come in, that number looks to be a significant exaggeration. This episode also examines America's dwindling birth rate in a broader historic context. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2025-01-2817 min
Audio Abort73The Good Samaritan Wasn’t Really Pro-Life. A Lesson from Alabama.Rural maternity wards are shutting down in Alabama. The culprits: too few babies and too little money. But a new article by Olivia Reingold at The Free Press places the blame on Alabama's pro-life politicians. Let's talk about that. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-10-2417 min
Audio Abort73The Most and Least Important Abortion has Ever BeenAbortion proponents have never cared more about abortion than they do right now. Abortion opponents have never cared less. Let's talk about why that is and what it portends for the future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-10-0121 min
Audio Abort73The Abortion Catastrophe of 2023Guttmacher's 2023 abortion estimates are in and they're bleak. But are they accurate, and what do they mean? Do abortion bans not work? Or would the 2023 abortion totals have been even more grotesque were it not for the 13 states that have banned abortion? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-08-2420 min
Audio Abort73What’s Wrong With a Childless President?Kamala Harris is on the verge of becoming America's first female president. And that's a big deal. But in terms of her own demographic profile, her sex is by no means the most significant thing about her. Nor is her race. It's the fact that she has no children. Harris would be America's first childless president in more than 160 years, and that means something. The question is, what? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-07-3123 min
Audio Abort73Insights From a Transgender AbortionAbort73's 817th published abortion story is the first ever from a "transgender man"—and it's not a happy one. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-07-1616 min
Audio Abort73Is the Birth Control Pill Turning Women into Men (and Men into Women)?In Jordan Peterson's interview with Sarah Hill about her book, This is Your Brain on Birth Control, he suggests that what the pill is doing in essence is to change women into men. He calls it “the biggest biological transformation in our species’ history.” In many ways, Dr. Hill is a champion of the birth control pill, but what she has to say about its dangers well may shock you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-06-1325 min
The Valley TodayNational Donut Day: Donut Dive Our conversation for National Donut Day features Missy and Ryan Spielman, owners of the mobile food truck "Donut Dive." Missy and Ryan share their story of how they came to start their donut business. Both widowed before, they married four years ago and decided they wanted a joyful business that they could operate together. Ryan, with an engineering mindset, researched extensively and suggested making mini donuts. Missy reminisces about her first experience making donuts, which involved a friend's sleepover and campfire donuts. She admits she didn’t have much experience before meeting Ryan, who pus...
2024-06-0724 min
Audio Abort73The Terribly Practical Benefits of IVFThe state of Alabama found itself in hot water after its supreme court declared that all human embryos would be recognized under the law—including those cryogenically stored in fertility clinic vaults. Donald Trump has since insisted that legislators must make allowances for the "miracle" of IVF. But for anyone who opposes abortion, on what grounds could they actually do this? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-05-0221 min
Audio Abort73Planned Parenthood or Planned Abortion?Have you ever considered that Planned Parenthood destroys parenthood under the banner of Parenthood? Pretty devious, right? As America's largest abortion provider, by a mile, wouldn't Planned Abortion be more appropriate? And what would their website look like if they decided to say the quiet parts out loud? It's time to find out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-04-1017 min
Audio Abort73Taylor Swift on Motherhood and AbortionTaylor Swift's music is hard to resist. It's little wonder that she's Spotify’s most-played artist and Time magazine’s Person of the Year. And now the Taylor Swift Super Bowl is upon us! But America's darling has also become increasingly political and increasingly partisan—which is why the Democrats have, according to Forbes, pinned Joe Biden’s reelection hopes on two things: Taylor Swift and abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-02-0818 min
Audio Abort73Breaking News: Outlawing Abortion Reduces Total Abortions!The federal legalization of abortion in 1973 led to the largest one-year abortion increase in American history. Outlawing abortion in 2022, even in just a fraction of states, led to the largest one-year abortion decrease in American history. That's worth considering. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2024-01-2315 min
Audio Abort73Israel’s Antisemitic Abortion PolicyIn the aftermath of Hamas' brutal attack on Israel, in which close to 900 innocent civilians were killed—including women and children—one uncomfortable fact remains. Israel itself kills twice as many Jewish children each day as Hamas did on October 7. Does that mean anything? Existentially? Or does the God of Jacob no longer care about child sacrifice? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-12-0116 min
Audio Abort73Fighting Abortion Has Never Been a “Winning” Issue. So What?!Alex Berenson points out that in post-Roe America, abortion has become a real problem for Republicans. And an apparent boon for Democrats. He suggests that unless Republicans move on from this toxic issue, the Democrats are going to continue running the country into the ground. But is he right? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-11-1722 min
Audio Abort73Is the ACLU Trying to Legalize Child Prostitution?!!The ACLU has made abortion rights and transgender rights its top two policy priorities and has partnered with Planned Parenthood to craft state constitutional amendments which would guarantee the right to abortion without respect to age. The ACLU also recently published a 34-page brief calling for the total decriminalization of sex work—including sex work for minors. Is it possible that the legalization of childhood prostitution is being back doored into their legislation on abortion? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...
2023-09-1818 min
Mystical Sisterhood36: How To Be In The Not KnowingYour host, Maureen Spielman, joins you today to discuss how to be in the not knowing. It’s an uncomfortable place we find ourselves and so many of us find ourselves there in some way, shape or form. The not knowings take the form of medical challenges, relationship changes, kid issues, and mid life purpose questions. The truth is that we never really know what’s to come but learning how to be with the emotions that come up for us is the key to discovering what you truly need in the moments.EPISODE TAKEAWAYS (what you’ll lea...
2023-08-3024 min
Mystical Sisterhood35: How To Live A Life Of Personal Truth And Spiritual Devotion With Joe ArgazziJoe Argazzi joins Mystical Sisterhood today! Joe is a spiritual counselor and recovery specialist. His lived experience and wisdom comes through as he shares experiences from his childhood and early adulthood that opened the door for him to lead a life of spirituality and leaning into life as our teacher. Joe is truly a soul who lives out the principles he lives by. Joe continually creates a container of safety, compassion, loving kindness, non judgment and understanding for himself and others. Today, we get to be the recipients of his wisdom and nurturing!EPISODE TAKEAWAYS (what you’ll...
2023-08-231h 06
Audio Abort73Abortion is GayWhen you hear the assertion that abortion is gay, do you consider that a positive or a negative? And why? Though it’s not my general habit to lump these issues together, we’re going to hazard the exercise for at least one episode—in case mere opposition to abortion isn’t controversial enough. It’s not that I’m a glutton for punishment, but sometimes things need to be said. Answers must be given. And dangers have to be spelled out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...
2023-08-0930 min
Audio Abort73A Biblical Case for Lavish Spending (and Adoption)The admonition to store up treasure in heaven is a familiar one. But what does that mean exactly? Chances are, it doesn't mean what you think it does. So here's the case for a rather unconventional retirement strategy—based on spending all of your money. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-05-3127 min
Audio Abort73Comics Who Kill Have Noticed Something About AbortionSomething interesting is happening in the world of killer comics. Bill Burr, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle seem to all have recognized the same thing about abortion. Perhaps it's time we started listening to them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-04-2614 min
Audio Abort73Abortion is Killing Our Children—In the Womb and in the SchoolyardIn the aftermath of last week's fatal shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, pundits are again decrying the violence and looking for explanations. Most of the resulting commentary is predictable and uninspiring. If you want to know what has fundamentally changed in America since the rise of school shooting violence, here's a teaser. It's not the guns. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-04-0622 min
Audio Abort73Uncle Screwtape Proposes Celibacy (and Abortion)When C.S. Lewis first published The Screwtape Letters in 1942, legal abortion was still decades away—though it’s not hard to imagine how Screwtape and his cadre of demonic tempters would have salivated at the prospect. But why would such a rascally devil throw his weight behind something as urbane as celibacy? That is precisely what this five-letter narrative sets out to demonstrate. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-03-1323 min
Minnesota Foul Play-by-playVikings' Money Moves, Bud Grant Moves On, and Wild's Will Without the ThrillWe discuss the Minnesota Vikings’ money moves and Bud Grant moving on, Kirill Kaprizov’s injury impact on the Wild, Anthony’s curse of the Whitecaps, and how Twins’ Spring Training and the World Baseball Classic is going.Vikings Release Eric Kendricks and Adam Thielen, Lose Bud Grant, Might Lose Za’Darius SmithPer Tyler Forness on Twitter, “The Minnesota Vikings front office is making a clear statement. We are moving forward in our own vision, The Spielman/Zimmer era is over. It's the Kwesi/Kevin era.”* Cutting Kendricks results in $9.5 million in cap space, wit...
2023-03-1341 min
Audio Abort7312 Rules for Protecting Life: An Antidote to AbortionWhat if Jordan Peterson's world-beating 12 Rules for Life were applied to the issue of abortion? What could stopping to pet a cat or leaving kids alone to skateboard have to teach us about the treatment of unborn humans? A lot, actually. This 90-minute lecture turns each of Peterson's 12 Rules (for Life!) into a mandate for protecting the lives of the most innocent and helpless members of the human community. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-02-151h 37
Mystical Sisterhood5: In The Realm Of Your Angels And Spirit Guides With Valerie WoodValerie Wood is a phenomenal angel channel and medium. Whether or not you are familiar with, or work with, a channeler or medium, this podcast is for you! You have a divine spark that emanates from you and your energy can merge with guidance available to you. Valerie talks about how you receive information that is unique to you and gives tips on how to access the field. Individuals can sense guidance coming to them through different modalities such as feeling, thinking, symbols, or just a knowing!EPISODE TAKEAWAYS:- How Valerie discovered her gifts...
2023-01-2546 min
Audio Abort73U.S. Abortions Increase for Fourth Straight Year in Final Year of RoeThe CDC won't release their 2021 abortion numbers until the end of the year, but we needn't wait that long for a reliable nationwide total. Based on state abortion numbers from 33 states, it's possible to extrapolate a U.S. total for 2021—which we've done. The results, unfortunately, are not what we would have liked. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2023-01-2410 min
Mystical Sisterhood4: You Are Worthy! with Suzi Lula, Spiritual TherapistSuzi guides our audience to think deeply about the topics of worth and compassion. Suzi’s insights always lead to big revelations about the ways in which we are in relationship first to ourselves and then to our outer worlds. Not one to shy away from talking about culture’s influence in our lives, it definitely comes into play when talking about our worth. EPISODE TAKEAWAYS:About Suzi: How she got into the field of Spiritual Psychology and became a Spiritual TherapistYou were born worthy - it’s who you areWorth is often associated with wh...
2023-01-1648 min
Audio Abort73There is No Brave New World Without AbortionIt's hard to imagine anyone reading Brave New World and concluding that the future it portrays is a good or healthy one. And yet virtually all of its individual parts are things we've come to celebrate in our own world today. Perhaps that's because so few of us have actually read this dystopian classic—so we can't recognize the pending threats. This episode identifies one of those threats for you. A big one. It's called abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ep...
2023-01-1214 min
With the First Pick: An NFL Draft Podcast from CBS SportsEvaluating bowl opt outs Jaxon Smith-Njigba & Michael Mayer, best QB prospects of past 6 years and drafting Stefon Diggs (NFL Draft 12/12)Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman gather as they do each Monday to discuss the NFL Draft. This week the guys analyze bowl game opt outs and if not competing impacts the evaluation process (3:30). Ryan and Rick comment on Caleb Williams winning the Heisman Trophy and his status as a potentially great QB prospect in 2024 (24:00). Then they rank their Top 10 draft prospect QBs of the past 5 years and where Bryce Young, CJ Stroud and Will Levis fit into the mix (31:00). Spielman describes when you know to give up on a highly-drafted QB (44:00) before detailing how the Vikings landed Stefon Diggs...
2022-12-121h 01
Audio Abort73The Estate of Baby Villegas, DeceasedA discussion of the lawsuit brought by Mario Villegas against the Arizona doctors who intentionally killed his child. The caveat: his baby was a 6-week embryo at the time of death, killed via medical abortion. Villegas' contention is that the abortion clinic did not properly disclose state-mandated information prior to the abortion, but the bigger question relates to a father's right—or lack thereof—to save his child from abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-10-1813 min
Audio Abort73There’s Nothing Scientific About The Left’s Religious Devotion to AbortionThe Left likes to claim that those who oppose abortion are trying to force their religious beliefs on the rest of the country—but this is mere projection. It is the Left who clouds the abortion debate with metaphysical arguments that subvert the normal scientific process. The biology is clear: abortion kills an unborn human being. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-09-0914 min
Audio Abort73What Has Abortion Ever Done for the Black Community?A discussion of abortion's impact on the black community over the last 50 years—particularly in light of remarks made by President Obama and Lebron James following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-08-1717 min
Audio Abort73He had no interest in caring for our baby...Audio version of an abortion testimony shared with Abort73 on August 4, 2022. It comes from a 28-year-old woman in Minnesota. After finding out she was pregnant as a senior in high school, the baby's father—along with her mom and grandparents—insisted she have an abortion or else live life without their support. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-08-0407 min
The Valley TodayWhy Work-Based Learning is Vital to Economic DevelopmentOur conversation for The Valley Business Today happened in the conference room at the Frederick County Economic Development office as it does whenever there is an "extra" Wednesday in the month. Shayla Rickard, Business Retention Manager for FredCo EDA joined me for the chat along with her guest, Missy Spielman, Work-Based Learning Coordinator for Frederick County Public Schools. We talked about all the options that are available to students now for work-based learning from job shadow programs to mentoring. Missy explained how the program works and talked about the many success stories she's had. She...
2022-06-2926 min
Audio Abort73And Suddenly, 73 Has Been AbortedReaction to the Supreme Court's verdict in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which vacated the 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-06-2514 min
Audio Abort73Why Are Rich Men so Hellbent to Abort Poor Babies?Despite public feuds and ideological divisions, the world’s richest men are united in their financial devotion to abortion. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. America’s oldest and largest philanthropies have been progressively eugenic from the very beginning. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-06-2019 min
Audio Abort73People for the Ethical Treatment of Unborn HumansA discussion of the incongruous intersect between animal rights and abortion rights. The problem is this. As animal rights activists have pushed the definition of person out further and further, they’ve entirely skipped over unborn children. Chicken eggs are sacrosanct, but human embryos are deemed disposable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-05-2708 min
Audio Abort73There’s No Shame in Pushing Abortion Out of Your StateAs the abortion ratio rose in 2020 for most of the country, it fell dramatically in South Dakota and Oklahoma. Buy why? This episode also covers the Texas abortion ban which went into effect in the fall of 2021. How did Texas women respond? How were surrounding states impacted? And what does it tell us about a post-Roe America? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-04-1315 min
Audio Abort73Fear and Abortion in (Las) OregonA discussion of Oregon's declining abortion rate in 2020 and 2021. What are the factors that are causing abortions to decrease in Oregon as they increase in most of the nation? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-02-2418 min
This Is Our Year: The MN Football ShowThis Is Our Year: Turning The PageZimmer and Spielman are gone! The head coach and general manager search is officially on! Players have come clean about the culture! So much is happening with the Vikings despite the season being over!
2022-01-1437 min
Audio Abort73“If People Don’t Have More Children, Civilization is Going to Crumble.”Elon Musk and Pope Francis are both warning of the same thing. It's not overpopulation that threatens humanity; it's population decline. The shrinking birthrate was a problem before COVID hit, but now things have gotten much worse. And there's increasing evidence that the COVID vaccines may be compromising women's fertility. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2022-01-1315 min
Three & OutKey Takeaways from NFL Week 18, LIVE on Halftime!With Schottey serving as a coach and scout in the College Gridiron Showcase (@CGSAllStar), we served up our reactions to NFL Week 18 LIVE on Halftime (@TheHalftimeApp)!Samantha gave us the view from inside "Sunday Night Football" as Week 18's Chargers/Raiders finale was *almost* everything we all hoped it would be. We talked the most surprising Black Monday firings and not-firings, from Brian Flores and Rick Spielman to Joe Judge and Matt Rhule. We also went what Rich Bisaccia's success means for Mike Mayock, Mark Davis, and the Las Vegas Raiders.
2022-01-111h 03
Audio Abort73If a Man Fathers a Hundred Children…A discussion of King Solomon's rather singular lament from Ecclesiastes 6: If a man fathers a hundred children... The question is, did Solomon himself father a hundred children? He almost certainly did, but what happened to them? And is their apparent absence connected to Solomon's relentless angst? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2021-12-3009 min
Audio Abort73Honoring Life in Our Steady March Towards DeathSolomon asserted that it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting, mirroring something Jesus said at the very outset of his public ministry. “Blessed are those who mourn,” Christ declared, “for they shall be comforted”—which seems a strange rationale. Wouldn’t it be better to skip the mourning altogether, and thereby mitigate the need for comforting? Apparently not. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2021-12-0811 min
Dear Actor PodcastAudition Psychology - Michael KostroffIn this episode, Sage chats with actor, writer, and teacher Michael Kostroff (The Wire, Law and Order SVU, Sonny With a Chance, The Deuce, The Blacklist) about how he got away from his former title of "the worlds worst auditioner," becoming a recurring character unexpectedly, and loving the illogical when it comes to auditioning.
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2021-11-0335 min
Audio Abort73Michigan abortion rate reaches 30-year high; Minnesota’s falls to post-Roe low (or does it?)Minnesota and Michigan have much in common, but one state aborts a much higher percentage of their unborn children than the other. The discrepancy is hard to account for demographically. And when you throw Wisconsin into the mix, the picture becomes even cloudier—until you measure one thing. It turns out there is a single factor that can adequately account for the abortion differences between these three states. And all states. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2021-09-0917 min
LFCC StoriesAnnaliese Jenkins & Missy SpielmanAnnaliese Jenkins, a 2019 graduate of Lord Fairfax Community College and Missy Spielman, Work-Based Learning Coordinator for Frederick County Public Schools talk about their student/teacher relationship and how Missy became an "accidental mentor" to Annaliese. We chatted about the work-based learning program at FCPS and Annaliese explained how her first experience ultimately shaped her education/career path. Missy talked about how job shadowing, community college & work-based opportunities factor into the decisions students make when trying to determine their career path. To hear more inspiring and heartwarming stories like Annaliese Jenkins, click here to...
2021-07-1527 min
Audio Abort73One Nation Under “Science” with Abortion for AllJoe Biden has little affection for God or liberty, but he loves science—or so he says. He certainly loves to selectively politicize it in support of his policy goals. And one of those goals, of course, is abortion for all. But is laying out the red carpet for abortion really following the science? Spoiler alert: it's not. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2021-04-0310 min
Dear Actor PodcastMichael Tow - Actor (Law and Order SVU, The Blacklist, Blindspot, Lucky Grandma)This week Sage talks with award-winning actor, Michael Tow (Law and Order SVU, The Blacklist, Blindspot, Lucky Grandma) about making connections on Clubhouse, breaking Asian stereotypes on stage and screen, and not boxing yourself in.
2021-03-2632 min
Dear Actor PodcastMichael Kushner - Actor, Photographer, Producer, Writer (Dear Multi-Hyphenate, The Dressing Room Project, Indoor Boys)This week Sage chats with actor, photographer, producer and writer, Michael Kushner (Dear Multi-Hyphenate, The Dressing Room Project, Indoor Boys) about what being a multi-hyphenate means in this industry, aspects that make a great headshot and what it's like taking backstage photos of major stars at Broadway shows.
2020-12-1851 min
Audio Abort73The Overblown and Under-Reported Influence of Birth DatesYou may have never considered the influence your date of birth has had on the course of your life, but it's almost certainly more significant than you realize. This is even more true for those born prematurely. According to Scientific American, all sorts of chronic health problems in adults can be traced back to their experience in the womb—and though Scientific American doesn't realize it, this has all sorts of ramifications for abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ab...
2020-10-1410 min
Audio Abort73Abortion and the Veil of IgnoranceA discussion of John Rawls' articulation of "justice as fairness"—specifically his veil of ignorance—and how it relates to the justice or injustice of abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2020-09-2821 min
Audio Abort73What the Admitting Privileges Debate Tells Us About Those Who Kill Babies for a LivingIt turns out there’s a reason why so many abortionists don’t have hospital admitting privileges—and can’t necessarily get them. We'll talk about why that is. And about the fact that most abortionists in America are old men. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2020-07-2413 min
Audio Abort73It Turns Out Abortion Laws Do MatterTo those who oppose abortion, the abortion lobby argues that legal prohibition has no impact on its frequency. But to those who support abortion, they argue that regulating it in any way creates an undue burden. So which one is it? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2020-07-1608 min
Audio Abort73Planned Parenthood Kills Black Babies. Legally. En Masse.Planned Parenthood publicly calls American police departments racist institutions of white supremacy. All the while, Planned Parenthood kills upwards of 130,000 black babies each year. Planned Parenthood, in fact, aborts more black babies each year than white—which is a disparity worth thinking about. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2020-06-0305 min
Enjoy This Addictive Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Mosquito by Michael D'Antonio, Andrew SpielmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/235984to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mosquito
Author: Michael D'Antonio, Andrew Spielman
Narrator: Michael Butler Murray
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 05-19-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 29 ratings
Genres: Animals
Publisher's Summary:
Now in audio - a fascinating work of popular science from a world-renowned expert on mosquitoes and a prize-winning reporter. In this lively and comprehensive portrait of the mosquito, its role in history, and its threat to mankind, Spielman and D'Antonio take a mosquito's-eye view of nature and man. They show us how mosquitoes breed, live, mate, and die and...
2020-05-197h 14
Audio Abort73Abortion in the Age of CoronavirusThe government's response to COVID changed everything. And not in a good way. Abortion was no exception. When our collective fear of the future is heightened, abortions increase right along side it. Ironically—or perhaps tragically, many of the same arguments so frequently eschewed in the context of abortion suddenly became unassailable in the context of COVID. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2020-04-2410 min
Audio Abort73Abortion, Righteousness, and the Proclamation of the GospelWhat is the gospel? How is it articulated and proclaimed? Have you ever thought about that at any real length? And how is it defined according to the gospels themselves? Finally, where does abortion fit in? Is combatting the violent destruction of unborn humans a gospel venture or a social addendum? If those kinds of questions interest you, listen in! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2019-11-0627 min
Audio Abort73The “Patriarchy” Demands AbortionWomen's rights and abortion rights have become synonymous in the cultural zeitgeist, but is it possible that men have been pulling the strings all along? Because who does a radically-permissive abortion policy benefit most? Men or women? And who have been the most active and vehement opponents of abortion throughout history? It may not be who you think. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2019-04-0307 min
Audio Abort73Abortion Insights from a Low-Budget MasterpieceChances are, you've never heard of or seen the movie Blue Jay, a 2016 Netflix offering produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and starring Sarah Paulson and Mark Duplass. But now that you've heard of it, you should also see it. It's a gem. And it offers profound insights into the hidden grief of abortion—as experienced by both the mother and the father. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-08-3112 min
Audio Abort73Aborting Your First Child Increases the Health Risks of Your Second ChildFor decades, the abortion industry in North America has insisted that abortion is safer than childbirth. Safer for the mother, that is. But is that true? And does the fact that they only monitor negative health outcomes for the few weeks following abortion influence their findings? It certainly does, which is why so many people are surprised to learn that aborting your first child may actually make things worse for your second child. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73...
2018-07-1710 min
Audio Abort73The Psychology of Abortion RegretAbort73 has published more than 700 stories of abortion regret and heard from upwards of 50 women who don’t regret their abortion. But we’ve never heard from anyone who regrets giving birth. Why is that? And does the paradigm-shifting work Israeli psychologists Amos Tversky and Danny Kahneman offer anything in the way of explanation? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-06-3013 min
Audio Abort73The Remarkably High Cost of Cheap SexA discussion of Mark Regnerus' book Cheap Sex—which posits that three technologies have fundamentally altered human sexual relationships. They are: the birth control pill, streaming pornography, and online dating apps. Their impact on marriage, pregnancy, and abortion is profound, but hardly anyone is talking about it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-06-2611 min
Audio Abort73Positive Abortion StoriesOver the last two years, Abort73 has received 37 testimonies from women who purportedly do not regret their abortion. This represents 13% of the whole. But many of the women who insist they have no regrets make statements that call such claims into question. Take a listen to their stories to see what you think. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-05-2211 min
Audio Abort73The Monstrosity of Abortion in the Frankenstein ChroniclesThe Frankenstein Chronicles are dark and violent, and they deal implicitly with the issue of abortion. That's probably not a recipe for mainstream appeal. But even if you're not a fan of the macabre, this is a production well worth your consideration. Mere escapist fiction it is not. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-04-3009 min
Audio Abort73Abortion and the Accidental HorcruxThough J.K. Rowling's horcrux is a fictional convention—a literal rending of the human soul—it connects to the violence of abortion in a fairly straightforward way. Voldemort attempted to secure his own future by killing an innocent child. As you may have noticed, abortion promises much the same thing. Call it the freedom and autonomy of an unencumbered life. But even in this world, you cannot do fatal harm to an innocent human being without seriously compromising your own soul. And we have the testimonies to back that up. This is a public episode. If y...
2018-04-2808 min
Audio Abort73The Progressive Racism of Margaret SangerPlanned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger was unequivocally devoted to eugenics, but was she a racist? Well, that's complicated. Lots of people have made her out to be a white supremacist, but there's not much evidence for the claim. Sanger's racism, if you want to call it that, was far more subtle—and progressive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-04-1611 min
Audio Abort73Where is the Utopian Future Margaret Sanger Promised?Margaret Sanger was the founder of the birth control movement in America and the founder of the organization that became Planned Parenthood. She predicted in 1916 that it would only take two generations for birth control to eliminate poverty and mental illness—along with war, crime, ignorance, and disease. Four generations in, that vision hasn't been remotely realized. So why are we still all in on birth control? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-03-3113 min
Audio Abort73Was Planned Parenthood’s Founder Anti-Abortion?Did you know that Planned Parenthood was founded to combat abortion but now sells abortion? In fact, Planned Parenthood operates the largest abortion business in America—accounting for roughly a third of all abortions. Is that a problem? Its founder, Margaret Sanger, certainly would have thought so. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-03-2709 min
Audio Abort73What Does John the Baptist Have to Teach Us About Abortion?No matter how familiar you are with the life and ministry of John the Baptist, there's a very good chance you've never given thought to one of his central offices. And it's one that has plenty of ramifications for the issue of abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-02-2808 min
Audio Abort73Systemic Racism and AbortionIs it racist to suggest that the black community bears some culpability for its exceedingly high abortion rate—or is it racist not to? That's at the heart of the discussion in this episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2018-01-1510 min
Audio Abort73Does Poverty Lead to Abortion, or Does Abortion Lead to Poverty?Abortion is sold as a result of (and remedy for) poverty. But what if that's backwards? What if the states most ideologically committed to abortion are the same ones that are in the worst financial shape? What if free birth control isn't leading to fewer abortions but more? Wouldn't that be surprising. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2017-12-2810 min
Audio Abort73The Apostasy of SilenceDietrich Bonhoeffer thought deeply about the church's responsibility to oppose state-sanctioned evil. And he didn't just think; he acted—which cost him his life. Today Bonhoeffer is hailed for being one of the only German pastors to publicly stand against Hitler, but what would Bonhoeffer say of abortion? What would he expect men and women of conviction to do? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2017-10-1410 min
Audio Abort73Is Dehumanization Always & Intrinsically Unjust?Professor David Livingstone Smith wrote the book on dehumanization, but he left abortion almost completely out of the discussion. Why is that? Is abortion the one context in all of human history in which it is morally legitimate to dehumanize and destroy a group of demonstrably human beings? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2017-02-1710 min
Audio Abort73MLK’s Confounding Relationship with Planned ParenthoodHow is it that people on both sides of the abortion debate claim Martin Luther King Jr. as one of their own? Well, there's a reason for that, which is what this episode is all about. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2016-01-1805 min
Audio Abort73Connecting Abortion to the Gospel—Before and After ConversionAfter conversion, is a Christian's job merely to make more converts? Or does God expect something more from those who bear his name? And what would he have us do about the widespread embrace of abortion? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2013-10-2309 min
Audio Abort73Combatting Abortion from a Place of JoyThis discussion leans on the insights of Doug Wilson and C.S. Lewis to call for Christian engagement that is not bitter or cynical—but joyful. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2013-10-1708 min
Audio Abort73Gandhi on Birth Control and AbortionA look at Gandhi's collective teaching on artificial birth control, including a visit he received from Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2013-04-2413 min
Audio Abort73Abortion is the Antithesis of PeaceSome of the most notable recipients of the most notable prize for peace have eloquently affirmed the sanctity of human life, the unparalleled value of children, and the importance of protecting the vulnerable. Only one recipient explicitly connected those virtues to the opposition of abortion, but they all could have. And should have. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2013-04-0511 min
Audio Abort73Eulogy for the Martyred Children: What MLK Has to Teach Us About AbortionMartin Luther King Jr. was killed before abortion was legalized in the United States, but he had plenty to say about the death of innocent children—and the culpability of a society that passively accepts those deaths in silence. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com
2012-01-1707 min