Do sustainability initiatives actually fix the problems they claim to solve? In Ep. 101, Isaac Willour from Bowyer Research sits down with Christian Britschgi of Reason Magazine to discuss how Starbucks' 2018 decision to nix plastic straws in the name of 'sustainability' ended up being far more complicated than anticipated, and what corporate activists often miss in their crusades against plastic use.

Link to Christian's original piece here: Starbucks Bans Plastic Straws, Winds Up Using More Plastic

Do sustainability initiatives actually fix the problems they claim to solve? In Ep. 101, Isaac Willour from Bowyer Research sits down with Christian Britschgi of Reason Magazine to discuss how Starbucks' 2018 decision to nix plastic straws in the name of 'sustainability' ended up being far more complicated than anticipated, and what corporate activists often miss in their crusades against plastic use.
Link to Christian's original piece here: <a href="https://reason.com/2018/07/12/starbucks-straw-ban-will-see-the-company/">Starbucks Bans Plastic Straws, Winds Up Using More Plastic</a>

Meeting of Minds brings together the top minds in history, theology, finance, economics, language, mathematics and science. Host Jerry Bowyer invites guests to be both intelligent and clear and to follow truth wherever it leads.

Meeting of Minds brings together the top minds in history, theology, finance, economics, language, mathematics and science. Host Jerry Bowyer invites guests to be both intelligent and clear and to follow truth wherever it leads.

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I talk to the smartest people in the world about the wisest people who have ever lived, and I ask them not to dumb it down and not to follow any party line.

I talk to the smartest people in the world about the wisest people who have ever lived, and I ask them not to dumb it down and not to follow any party line.

Meeting of Minds

Starbucks Ditched Straws In the Name of "Sustainability." The Opposite Happened.

In December 2025, Bowyer Research president Jerry Bowyer delivered a speech on Genesis 1 at the 25th annual symposium for the Center for Cultural Leadership (CCL).

After that speech was over, CCL senior fellow David Bahnsen remarked, “Can you imagine what would happen for Christian-oriented economics if the 30 minutes Jerry Bowyer gave here today were permeated across the land? The leverage in his messaging about this is absolutely world-transformative.”

That’s a serious endorsement – and so we’re publishing that 30-minute speech from Jerry to you today for the education and, we hope, the encouragement and edification of our listeners.

Learn more about the Center for Cultural Leadership here: https://christianculture.com/

In December 2025, Bowyer Research president Jerry Bowyer delivered a speech on Genesis 1 at the 25th annual symposium for the Center for Cultural Leadership (CCL).
After that speech was over, CCL senior fellow David Bahnsen remarked, &ldquo;Can you imagine what would happen for Christian-oriented economics if the 30 minutes Jerry Bowyer gave here today were permeated across the land? The leverage in his messaging about this is absolutely world-transformative.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s a serious endorsement &ndash; and so we&rsquo;re publishing that 30-minute speech from Jerry to you today for the education and, we hope, the encouragement and edification of our listeners.
Learn more about the Center for Cultural Leadership here: <a href="https://christianculture.com/" aria-label="Link https://christianculture.com/">https://christianculture.com/</a>

Jerry Bowyer: A 30-Minute Foundation for Christian Economics

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/5e27a451-e6e6-4c51-aa03-a7370003783c/clips/360f0d9e-9104-4257-9fcd-b3fb00ecd293/transcript

In Ep. 124, Isaac Willour talks with Thomas Dias, Foundation Relations Specialist at the Acton Institute, about how Gen-Z can approach AI constructively, not reflexively.

Join us for a discussion on:

- How young Christians should be viewing technological innovation
- The use case for AI
- Responding to AI skepticism in 2026 and beyond

In Ep. 124, Isaac Willour talks with Thomas Dias, Foundation Relations Specialist at the Acton Institute, about how Gen-Z can approach AI constructively, not reflexively.
Join us for a discussion on:
- How young Christians should be viewing technological innovation - The use case for AI - Responding to AI skepticism in 2026 and beyond

A Gen-Z Blueprint for AI

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/5e27a451-e6e6-4c51-aa03-a7370003783c/clips/1b25ede0-64cb-4dae-aede-b3f4014753ac/transcript

In Ep. 123, Jerry talks with C. Theodore Hicks II (CFP, CKA, CMT), founder and CEO of Hicks & Associates Wealth Management, about:
The flaws in modern portfolio theory
Is ‘diversification’ a free lunch?
Lessons from Warren Buffett’s ‘secret sauce’ of investing
Why financial advisors need to be ‘good Bereans’ – and what that means.

Read Ted’s book, “Evidence-Based Investing” here: https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Based-Investing-Long-Term-Sometimes-Short-Term/dp/B0FH65SD2K

In Ep. 123, Jerry talks with C. Theodore Hicks II (CFP, CKA, CMT), founder and CEO of Hicks &amp; Associates Wealth Management, about:
<ul>
<li>The flaws in modern portfolio theory</li>
<li>Is &lsquo;diversification&rsquo; a free lunch?</li>
<li>Lessons from Warren Buffett&rsquo;s &lsquo;secret sauce&rsquo; of investing</li>
<li>Why financial advisors need to be &lsquo;good Bereans&rsquo; &ndash; and what that means.</li>
</ul>
Read Ted&rsquo;s book, &ldquo;Evidence-Based Investing&rdquo; here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Based-Investing-Long-Term-Sometimes-Short-Term/dp/B0FH65SD2K" aria-label="Link https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Based-Investing-Long-Term-Sometimes-Short-Term/dp/B0FH65SD2K">https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Based-Investing-Long-Term-Sometimes-Short-Term/dp/B0FH65SD2K</a>

Theodore Hicks: Buffett, Bereans, and Evidence-Based Investing

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/5e27a451-e6e6-4c51-aa03-a7370003783c/clips/b05e85a6-db12-4e95-96f1-b3ee00cd8e7b/transcript

Starbucks Ditched Straws In the Name of "Sustainability." The Opposite Happened.

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