Paradox Project Podcast
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Episode 90: How Do You Know When It's Too Much?
June 10, 2019 23:04 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBJordan and Matthias talk about where they are with creativity this week, their current projects, and their Better Selves vs. Fantasy Selves. First, Matthias interrupts your scheduled creativity-themed programming for a brief look at the current Twitter debate: what defines real "conservatism." Jordan is soclose to being done with The Artist's Way, finishing up Week 10. We talk about "better but attainable" versions of ourselves (Jordan wants to write more consistently) vs. fantasy versions o...
Episode 89: Tangible Creativity and So Many Coins
May 19, 2019 21:42 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBJordan and Matthias talk about coins, creativity and the universal need for some sort of tangible hobby or project, whether it's coin collecting, cooking or working a puzzle. We all need to get off Twitter and do something real once in a while. The Terrible Opinions segment returns this week.
Episode 88: Disney vs. Netflix and the 'Content Bubble'
May 04, 2019 11:17 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBCan the wide world of streaming sustain itself, or will we eventually max out on how many stories we can consume? In this week's episode, we talk about the upcoming Disney+ streaming platform and the pros and cons of Netflix. Matthias makes a prediction about how long the current "content bubble" can last as streaming services compete to get people to watch something, anything, for hours. Jordan had a tough creative week. She talks about Week 5 of The Artist's Way, which involves no reading,...
Episode 87: 'The Artist's Way' and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
April 16, 2019 23:46 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBJordan and Jonathan try to carry on without Matthias this week as the Paradox crew continues their journey in creativity. We cover an unexpected link between exercise and daily creativity, Jordan's first two weeks of going through Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, and Jonathan's theory that humankind's endeavors in math, literature, science and art are more interconnected than we realize.
Episode 86: 'Workism' Culture
March 14, 2019 00:53 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBMatthias, Jordan and Jonathan talk about the Atlantic article on "workism" that was a hot topic on Twitter. Is "workism" making Americans unhappy, and are we trying too hard to find our identity and purpose in our jobs? We also discuss the dangerous lure of the "side hustle" and (try our best to) explain the importance of pursuing creativity for its own sake.
Episode 85: The Paradox of Creativity
February 27, 2019 00:13 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThe Paradox Project Podcast is back with a new direction: focusing on creativity. Jonathan Crabb joins Matthias and Jordan to talk about their creative journeys and (as always) to share some Terrible Opinions.
Episode 84: 'Meaningful Work,' Materialism and Christianity (w/ Doug Stewart)
April 17, 2018 17:58 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBTech veteran and Pixar fan Doug Stewart joined us this week to talk about why the church desperately needs to address the idol of accomplishment; whether Facebook regulation will follow the European model; and exactly how excited/nervous we all are for "The Incredibles 2." "The act of working itself is meaningful." The tech industry specifically and our society in general have made an idol of success. We think working long hours is a virtue, and we don't value work itself, only the materia...
Episode 83: The Next Evolution of Humanity (w/ Jonathan Crabb)
April 11, 2018 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBFuturist Jonathan Crabb returned this week to talk about the growing market for a transhuman retirement plan as well as the role of ethics in the world of social media. "The future is coming very quickly." Jonathan shares some insights on transhumanism, the idea that people will eventually merge with technology and evolve to become a new form of humanity. We talk about the startup that promises to one day upload your brain and give you a kind of second existence, and Matthias points out th...
Episode 82: 'The World Is Going to End' ... or Not (w/ Kate Bryan)
March 30, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBKate Bryan returns this week to talk about Saturday's March for Our Lives rally, millennials' political party affiliations (or lack thereof) and movies. Acknowledging a Broken World Matthias talks about his pastor's thoughtful and apolitical comments on the March for Our Lives, and he and Kate discuss a more nuanced angle on the gun control rally: how it exposes our cultural problems and the brokenness of the world we live in. Millennials Going Rogue? The Pew Research Center recently rel...
Episode 81: Should 'Timeless' Movies Win? (Oscars Recap)
March 06, 2018 01:45 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBJordan and Matthias do a post-Oscars recap after "The Shape of Water" won at last night's 90th Academy Awards. "Will millennials watch the Oscars?" If you missed last night's ceremony, Jimmy Kimmel hosted and it was ... meh. Jordan and Matthias critique the overall show and mention some of their favorite Oscar hosts from past years. They also discuss an important question: Will millennials and their kids watch the Oscars and make it a tradition? That doesn't seem likely when it's almost im...
Episode 80: The Oscars We Need vs. Oscars We Love (w/ Jonathan Crabb)
February 27, 2018 20:31 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIt's Oscar time! Jonathan Crabb returns this week to talk all about the 2018 Academy Award-nominated films ahead of this Sunday's awards ceremony. "Fan service well done is a good movie." Jordan kicks off the movie discussion with a rant that has been a long time coming: Movie trailers are the worst. After seeing the "Red Sparrow" trailer half a dozen times, does anyone really need to see the movie? Jonathan is a fan of good trailers and talks about the art of giving just enough away to ge...
Episode 79: Representation and Christology in 'Black Panther' (w/ Kyle Howard)
February 21, 2018 11:36 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBWriter, pastor and counselor Kyle Howard returns to Paradox this week to talk about the cultural significance of Marvel's "Black Panther" as well as the Christian church's role in modern society. "The great tension with Wakanda" Just another superhero movie? Tl;dr ... no. "Black Panther" hit theaters this weekend and seems to have lived up to people's expectations for box office success. But what about its representation of black culture and the role models it gives kids today? Jordan kick...
Episode 78: Why You Can Skip High School and AI is Communist
February 06, 2018 21:48 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBTech reporter Sonya Mann joins us this week to talk about why "Smart Kids Should Skip High School" and what cryptocurrency and AI mean for society. Who needs high school? No ... really. Is it necessary? Do high school students learn anything that they end up using in a real-world job? Sonya makes the case for either ditching high school or seriously revamping the broken system, which is currently a "stultifying waste of time." Standardized testing isn't about learning for the future; it's ...
Episode 77: We Were (Mostly) Right About the Oscars
January 23, 2018 20:29 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBJordan and Matthias have a special Part I and Part II episode this week! In the first part of this recording, you'll hear our predictions for the Oscar nominations (recorded Monday), quickly followed by our reactions to the official noms (recorded today). How close were our predictions? Listen to find out. We discuss the Best Picture category, then dive into our respective passions as Jordan dissects Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress and Matthias looks at the Best Cinematography and ...
Episode 76: 'Black Mirror' and Human Dignity (w/ Jonathan Crabb)
January 18, 2018 11:30 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBNote: This podcast has major spoilers for two episodes of "Black Mirror." Futurist Jonathan Crabb joins us to talk about Netflix's "Black Mirror" and what it can teach us about the dangers of future technology. Terrible Opinions Jonathan: White chocolate is the best kind. Jordan: In the long term, it's mean to let your kids be super picky with food. Matthias: The app business model is broken. "Could have been a 'Black Mirror' episode ..." We kick off by covering the strange real-life ep...
Episode 75: The Gorilla Channel and New Year's Resolutions
January 09, 2018 14:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBYes, the Gorilla Channel Is Satire @PixelatedBoat kicked off 2018 memes with a joke about the new book "Fire and Fury," which purportedly details the disheveled early days of the Trump White House. The satirical tweet was just close enough to the truth for some people to believe it, and gorillas took over the timeline. Focus and Build We talk about our New Year's resolutions for 2018 and how much we like making resolutions and embracing the rhythm of having a new year. After reading Malc...
Episode 74: Nuclear War and MoonPie: 2017 Was Weird (w/ Katrina Jørgensen)
January 01, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBKatrina Jørgensen is back this week to talk about what a truly weird year 2017 was, starting with an embarrassing flub at the Oscars and ending with a new Star Wars movie for people to fight over (for the record, all three of us enjoyed it). 2017 Was Weird We kick off with a speed-read review of foreign policy in 2017 through the lens of a simple, terrifying question: "Are we closer to nuclear war after this year?" We then cover some of the craziest things we remember from a bizarre year a...
Episode 73: The Moving Parts of Tax Reform (w/ Eric Owens)
December 18, 2017 06:54 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBEric Owens, a D.C.-based tax attorney, joins us to analyze the GOP's new bill for tax reform and what it means for millennials and the average American family. This bill is definitely good news for ... Tax professionals. A tax code overhaul is first and foremost a boon to tax attorneys because it will make filing your taxes more complicated and will likely put people a bit on edge. Plus, some ambiguity in the bill itself makes it a "wait and see" game. The Rubio effect We debate whether ...
Episode 72: 'Candy Therapy' and Work-Life Balance w/ Katrina Jørgensen
December 13, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBKatrina Jørgensen joined us again this week to share her foreign policy expertise and millennial perspective. You can follow her on Twitter @Veribatim. Terrible Opinions Jordan: I've been enjoying "bad" made-for-TV Christmas movies this year. Matthias: I'm not OK with how Twitter turned the man who committed suicide at the Hague into a meme. Katrina: White chocolate is not a chocolate, and it is bad. "You'd think it'd be really simple, but it's not." Katrina covers some of why the ques...
Episode 71: Millennials Aren't Falling for It
November 27, 2017 07:51 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBTerrible Opinions Jordan: Fans are actually the best music critics. Matthias: Christians who are living out their faith and lean toward socialism in politics are far more winning and influential than conservative Christians preaching to the choir. Perception is truth now Jordan talks about the introduction to "Reputation" that Taylor Swift included in the album's liner notes and details her theory that Swift secretly slipped in some references to today's toxic political climate without b...
Episode 70: Can a 'Reputation' Be Repaired? (w/ Kate Bryan)
November 14, 2017 18:28 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBKate Bryan returned to the show this week to talk about Harvey Weinstein, Roy Moore, the avalanche of sexual misconduct allegations that are disrupting the entertainment industry and the world of politics – and for some pop culture, the new Taylor Swift album. Will the stores about Moore affect his Senate campaign in Alabama? And what made the Weinstein story different when people haven’t cared before about sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood? Terrible Opinions Kate: I hated Taylor...
Episode 69: A Novel in a Month, a Season in a Day w/ Katrina Jørgensen
November 09, 2017 05:37 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBKatrina Jørgensen returned for another fun discussion about culture and how media-saturated millennials see the world. Terrible Opinions Katrina: I hate Thanksgiving food. Jordan: I can’t help judging adults who spend a ton of money on Halloween costumes. Matthias: The internet did not give us the permenance or expansion we hoped for, but an increasingly ephemeral "dust in the wind" existence and we should avoid that. Writing as fast as you can Katrina is participating in National Nov...
Episode 68: The Church and Love vs. Pride (with Kyle J Howard)
October 18, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBKyle Howard joins us to talk about the church's ongoing identity crisis in America as politics and faith collide. Terrible Opinions Jordan: Twitter direct messages should become their own app because I want dms without having to look at my timeline. Matthias: Education should be far more hands-on and DIY than it is. We should also abolish group projects because they are evil. Kyle: DC makes better films based on comic books than Marvel because they are actually faithful to the original s...
Episode 67: Not the Berkeley I Remember: Free Speech and Campus Culture (with Kate Sills)
September 26, 2017 23:48 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBKate Sills joined us to talk about free speech, great TV and the dangers of "anti-college" outrage. Terrible Opinions Kate: British comedy TV is better than American comedy TV. See "Peepshow." Jordan: A lot of people are yelling about football, but they're all ignoring a big issue. Not to rain on everyone's parade, but the research about the damage to football players' brains is pretty damning. Matthias: If you got a 4.0, it means your teachers failed you because students should be ch...
Episode 66: mother! Was Not a Horror Film (with Kate Bryan)
September 17, 2017 20:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBKate Bryan joined us this week to talk about horror movies, symbolism and why "It" was way better than "Mother!" Terrible Opinions: Matthias: People who make purportedly professional TV appearances to talk about the Constitution should act like adults. Apparently this is now a terrible opinion. Jordan: Movie trailers should be abolished because they spoil the whole story. They are also a terrible business model because so many of them give away the movie for free. Kate: Pumpkin spice...
Episode 65: A Hopeful Response to the Nashville Statement:
September 11, 2017 16:07 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBBlogger and software developer Jayvie Arellano joined Paradox to talk about the Nashville Statement and give his Catholic perspective on dogma "living loudly" in those of the faith. Terrible Opinions Jordan: I can't help liking the style of Chelsea Manning's tweets even though I completely disagree with her and know that she is a traitor. Matthias: People who are tweeting under #StopBetsy (against Betsy DeVos' decision to revisit how Title IX is applied in college sexual assault cases) ...
Social Gaming, Worship Music & Other Bad Opinions
August 23, 2017 03:04 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBKyle Foley dropped by this week to talk about worship music, video games and millennials. Is video game culture really stopping this generation from getting jobs? Terrible Opinions: Matthias: Worship music has crushed out actual church music. Old hymns set to new tunes are fine, but stop replacing them with wishy-washy emotional songs that have no theology. Jordan: The “relationship contract” explained in a New York Times column isn’t a bad idea. It’s better to err on the side of over-ex...
Episode 63: Faith, Feminism and Fantasy (with Claire Swinarski)
August 10, 2017 23:51 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBClaire Swinarski, writer and founder of The Catholic Feminist Podcast, dropped by this week to talk about better ways that people of faith can critique media and exactly what that whole “feminism” thing is about. Terrible Opinions Matthias: I’m *not* commenting on the Google diversity memo yet. So my terrible opinion this week is that Catholics need to stop making snarky comments on Martin Luther. Claire: I like the Star Wars prequels … and I know I have no movie credibility now. Jordan:...
Episode 62: Twitter Is Crazy, Watch TV Instead (with Matthew Hockman)
July 12, 2017 04:37 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBMatthew Hockman, known on Twitter as @matthops82, joins us to talk about TV shows and what life outside of Twitter is like—as well as what Twitter looks like now to a normal person. Terrible Opinions Matthew: BBC’s “The Last Kingdom,” a series about Saxons vs. Vikings, is better than “Game of Thrones.” Jordan: I disagree with everyone saying the piece on Medium about modern dating is something eye-opening. People are always discontent in their own time and will imagine that some earlier e...
Episode 61: They Sent a Millennial to Deal with the Middle East. What Happens Next? (with Grant Gambling)
July 04, 2017 16:30 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBGrant Gambling, writer and keen observer of foreign policy, joined Matthias and Jordan this week to talk about Israel, standup comedy, the millennial who is taking on the Middle East and the general “tomfoolery” of our times. Terrible Opinions Jordan: I don’t blame Trump personally for the White House not acknowledging Pride Month (as observed in June). I don’t think he has anything against gay people—I blame the administration around him for pandering to their baby boomer/evangelical Chri...
Episode 60: Let Political Tribes Go (with Mary Katharine Ham)
June 19, 2017 06:41 - 58 minutes - 54 MBMary Katharine Ham drops by to chat about political tribes, Disney princesses and more on this week’s episode of the Paradox Podcast. She explains why Twitter isn’t the best way to share your political views and what she thinks of people who line up out the door for cupcakes. Terrible Opinions Mary Katharine shares three terrible opinions for good measure. MK: 1) I want to heckle people who line up for cupcakes as if it’s a rock concert when cupcakes aren’t actually good. 2) I like cicada...
Episode 59: Follow Your Calling When It Comes to Adoption (with Sarah Stevenson)
June 12, 2017 16:19 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBAdoption advocate, mom and blogger Sarah Stevenson joins us this week to talk about a calling to adoption, her experience bringing her son home from China and the best way to support families who are adopting. Terrible Opinions Sarah: Even though I live in Texas, I can’t deal with modern country music. Jordan: Kathy Griffin should not have lost jobs over the shocking Trump photo. Matthias: I enjoy going to crawfish boils because it’s a fun ritual, but I don’t think I actually like crawf...
Episode 58: Is Grim TV Like 'The Handmaid's Tale' a Sign of the Times?
May 10, 2017 00:12 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBTerrible Opinions Matthias: I thought Lin-Manuel Miranda was rude when I first heard the story about he talked to Vice President Mike Pence from the stage when Pence saw “Hamilton.” But now that I’ve enjoyed his musical work and looked at his remarks in context, I’m more inclined to be OK with what he said. Dina: I hate Disney because I had terrible experiences at Disney World and also Mickey Mouse is creepy. Jordan: I understand what Rachel Bloom was attempting to do with her performanc...
Episode 57: Millennials Aren't Doing Too Great, and Lindsey Graham Gets It (with Guest Katrina Jørgensen)
April 03, 2017 15:23 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBKatrina Jørgensen stopped by for what turned out to be a millennial-centric podcast episode this week, joining the Paradox team to share her experiences seeing Sen. Lindsey Graham navigate a South Carolina town hall. Terrible Opinions Jordan: Conservatives really need to stop jumping on every Chelsea Clinton story. Yes, liberal media cover her, but progressive voters honestly don't care. Matthias: Android's cutesy confectionary-themed operating system names are annoying and uninformativ...
Episode 56: Real Americans, the GOP Healthcare Bill and Crumb Coats (with Guest Kemberlee Kaye)
March 27, 2017 19:17 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBKemberlee Kaye, Legal Insurrection editor and baker extraordinaire, joined us this week to talk about the GOP healthcare bill disaster, analyze why Republicans failed to reach everyday Americans, and answer the all-important frosting vs. fondant question. Terrible Opinions Matthias: I shut down my political Twitter account this week, and I'm so much happier with far less politics in my life. Jordan: People need to stop abusing the word "humbled" when what they really mean is "my life i...
Episode 55: You Can't Win If You Don't Show Up (with Guest Shoshana Weissmann)
March 20, 2017 06:06 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBShoshana Weissmann was our guest this week to talk about how much she loves tofu, why the GOP fails to reach urban voters, and what keeps her going when politics is just too much. Terrible Opinions Shoshana: I actually really love tofu even though no one else does. Jordan: I was offended by the meme that took the Nike logo on a picture of a woman wearing a hijab and added "if my husband says I can" because 1) you can't group all Muslim women into one stereotype and 2) some women (of a r...
Episode 54: They Made Netflix for Women (and Immigrants and Christians and Political Hacks)
March 13, 2017 16:33 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBTerrible Opinions Jordan is frustrated with seemingly engaged conservatives who act very puzzled when they hear the term "cisgender" and obviously aren't venturing outside their usual political bubble. Matthias didn't understand "Moonlight" and thought "Hacksaw Ridge" and "Lion" were the strongest films this year. Better late than never As we finally discuss the 2017 Oscars, Jordan breaks down "Moonlight" and persuades Matthias to give it another look. We go back and forth on "Hacksaw Ri...
Paradox Podcast Episode 53: Happiness Is Overrated (and So Is 'La La Land') with Emily Esfahani Smith
February 27, 2017 21:39 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBJournalist and author Emily Esfahani Smith joined the Paradox team this week to talk about her new book, The Power of Meaning, and share insights from her research about why your main goal in life shouldn’t be simply happiness. Terrible Opinions Emily and Jordan both contribute pop culture opinions, while Matthias gets somewhat political. With just a few hours to go until the Oscars at the time of recording, Emily pans “La La Land,” saying it was a nice film but overrated and not Best Pict...
Episode 52: Litigation and Survival-Horror in 2017 (with Guest Gabriel Malor)
February 13, 2017 05:53 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBAttorney and writer Gabriel Malor was our guest this week to provide expert analysis on the “travel ban” executive order and to explain why virtual reality games are dangerous (for him at least). Jordan starts Terrible Opinions with a rant about how both the right and the left are way too eager to cry sexism when a woman, any woman, is in the news cycle. Gabriel says that President Trump will serve as a check on the people in his administration with white nationalist sympathies. Matthias po...
Paradox Podcast Episode 51: Signs of the Times (with Guest Katrina Jørgensen)
February 03, 2017 04:25 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBKatrina Jørgensen, formerly with the Young Republicans and currently vigilant about foreign policy, dropped by this week to discuss the executive order banning refugees, immigrants and travel from seven countries as well as the unnerving change to the National Security Council. To open this episode, our Terrible Opinions range from resume submissions to F. Scott Fitzgerald (listen to see who thinks he's a terrible writer). As part of our topics, Katrina brings up two very important ques...
Episode 50: Calm Down & Watch Movies with guest Becket Adams
January 17, 2017 04:34 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBBecket Adams from the Washington Examiner stopped by for our 50th podcast episode to talk about media bias, Meryl Streep, movies and why Twitter just isn’t as much fun anymore. Terrible Opinions Jordan kicks off terrible opinions by telling people to stop picking on Tomi Lahren and anyone else who tweeted something ridiculous and non-news-worthy a million years ago. Becket objects only on the grounds that that’s not a terrible opinion. We talk about the risks of having a Twitter account wi...
Paradox Podcast Episode 49: Can Gen Z Ditch PC Culture for Real Diversity? (with Guest Brandon Morse)
January 11, 2017 21:57 - 47 minutes - 42.8 MBBrandon Morse from The Blaze was our guest this week to talk about the extremes of identity politics and share an especially unpopular opinion. We speculate on how “Generation Z” will react as progressives slowly alienate the vast majority of the American population, and (despite the Paradox team’s plan to dial back on politics) we briefly analyze how these extremes affected the election. Terrible Opinions Matthias kicks off Terrible Opinions with an optimistic outlook on Trump’s administr...
Episode 48: Gilmore Girls (with Kate Bryan)
January 02, 2017 21:56 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThe Paradox team discusses a very important cultural event: the Netflix revival of "Gilmore Girls" (warning: MAJOR spoilers for "A Year in the Life"). D.C. writer and communications star Kate Bryan joined Jordan and Matthias to talk about what we loved, what we hated, and why two of the show's big storylines were redemptive and satisfying and one was definitely not (ahem, Rory). Why "Gilmore Girls" and what the heck is up with Rory? Jordan explains why we wanted to devote a podcast episode...
Episode 47: Election Reactions and What Now? (With Brendan Loy)
December 07, 2016 18:03 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThe Paradox team is back after a little post-election break. Confused, concerned Coloradan Brendan Loy was our returning guest this week to talk about listening to people better (and most especially the people who disagree with us) in a post-Trump world. Terrible Opinions Matthias: I disagree with the recent piece from Rachel Held Evans about leaving evangelicalism. We should learn to listen to each other better instead of creating more distance. Brendan: I love Rachel Platten's "Fight So...
Episode 46: The Last Gasp (before the election) with Dina Fraioli
November 07, 2016 17:54 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBTo cap off this insane election year, we invited political strategist and One Direction fan Dina Fraioli back to talk about who held the line in 2016 and whether or not the GOP survives. Terrible Opinions Matthias tries to make Jordan's head explode by saying Trump wouldn't be able to do that many horrible things as president even though he's a "monster." Dina praises "establishment" Mitch McConnell, saying he would "delight" in blocking President Hillary Clinton. Jordan says BuzzFeed, t...
Episode 45: Women and the GOP
October 31, 2016 06:35 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBJordan and Matthias welcomed Marybeth Glenn of epic tweet storm fame this week to talk about the future of the GOP, Hillary Clinton’s scorn for the rule of law, and the real conflict of our time: Cubs vs. Cardinals. Terrible Opinions Resident feminist and pop-culture-lover Jordan is uncomfortable with the report that the Netflix show “Jessica Jones” has only female directors in its second season. Marybeth demands that the Chicago Cubs lose the World Series. Matthias explains why he thinks...
Episode 44: Where Will the Alt-Right Hide on Nov. 9? (with Guest Ryan Moy)
October 24, 2016 05:58 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBMatthias and Jordan are back this week to chat with Ryan Moy (@alwaysonoffense) about the future of the GOP and whether or not it can find "basic values as a party" and rebuild after the election. Terrible Opinions Ryan is apparently very, very particular when it comes to his Halloween candy. Jordan is upset that Jonah Peretti's bizarre tweet about Ivanka Trump is only one more example of the media industry tossing ethics out the window to get attention. Matthias thinks "journalists" lik...
Episode 43: Rebuilding the Religious Right with Guest Matthew Anderson
October 20, 2016 17:59 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThis week we discuss the election in respect to the evangelical community. We're joined by Matthew Anderson, who recently noted the increasingly split on the Religious Right over Donald Trump.
Episode 42: There's Hope on Nov. 9th (with Guest Noah Rothman)
October 11, 2016 03:46 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBMatthias and Jordan are back with a guest to bring more Terrible Opinions and a nuanced perspective on the 2016 election and the current state of the GOP. Noah Rothman of Commentary magazine joined us this week to offer some hope for Republicans after this election. His recommendation? Enough forgiveness to go around, a healthy dose of humility, and a good hard look at what went wrong. We discuss the big story from the weekend: Donald Trump's lewd comments about women as caught on videota...
Episode 41: The Downfall of Everything
September 22, 2016 17:25 - 1 hour - 57 MBThis week on the Paradox Podcast, our regular hosts cover Hillary's campaign & what is going wrong with her as a candidate. We also discuss how the press can possibly recover from this election. Terrible Opinions Matthias: Attacking Trump's weight is insane and we should never ever do it. Jordan: I love Top 40 music. There's something wonderful Zach: Voters are toblame for this election Predictions Matthias: Georgia Tech will have a good season, 3 or fewer losses Zach: This will...