Susan Hanssen - The Louisiana Purchase

What motivated the Purchase?

Lewis and Clark

Sacagawea

Purchase in light of European wars

View from Spain and Italy

Hour 1 for 12/4/25

Drew welcomes Dr. Susan Hanssen to discuss The Louisiana Purchase (14:35). Topics: motivations for the purchase (18:08), Lewis and Clark (25:17), Sacagawea (30:57), the Purchase in light of European wars (40:11), and the view from Spain and Italy (45:07). 

 

Hour 1 for 12/4/25
Drew welcomes Dr. Susan Hanssen to discuss The Louisiana Purchase (14:35). Topics: motivations for the purchase (18:08), Lewis and Clark (25:17), Sacagawea (30:57), the Purchase in light of European wars (40:11), and the view from Spain and Italy (45:07).&nbsp;
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America at 250: The Louisiana Purchase

Chaplet of Divine Mercy 

John Daniel Davidson - Rise of Paganism

Have we let our guard down?

Garden of Eden

Hour 2 for 12/4/25

Drew and Elizabeth pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Then, John Daniel Davidson joins Drew to cover the rise in paganism (31:05), if we've let our spiritual guard down (36:09), and why this problem goes back to the Garden (40:46). 

Links:

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/british-christians-convert-paganism-5zq0659k5

Pagan America book

Hour 2 for 12/4/25
Drew and Elizabeth pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Then, John Daniel Davidson joins Drew to cover the rise in paganism (31:05), if we've let our spiritual guard down (36:09), and why this problem goes back to the Garden (40:46).&nbsp;
Links:
<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/british-christians-convert-paganism-5zq0659k5">https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/british-christians-convert-paganism-5zq0659k5</a>
<a href="https://a.co/d/0OPUZKl">Pagan America</a> book

Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Rise of Paganism

Deacon Chris Kabat

Debt

Social Security

Raising Social Security

State Pension

Adjusting Retirement Age

Technology

Disability

Should I help my sister?

Churches should help

Hour 3 for 12/4/25

Drew and Deacon Chris Kabat discuss America's looming retirement crisis (1:00). Topics: debt (15:55), Social Security (24:53), raising Social Security (30:22), I pulled my money out of the state pension, and made money! (31:53), adjusting retirement age (36:52), technology (38:50), disability (40:14), should I help my sister? She might be homeless (42:52), and Churches should help (47:43). 

Link: 

Retirement Crisis

 

Hour 3 for 12/4/25
Drew and Deacon Chris Kabat discuss America's looming retirement crisis (1:00). Topics: debt (15:55), Social Security (24:53), raising Social Security (30:22), I pulled my money out of the state pension, and made money! (31:53), adjusting retirement age (36:52), technology (38:50), disability (40:14), should I help my sister? She might be homeless (42:52), and Churches should help (47:43).&nbsp;
Link:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/29/retirement-crisis-social-security-2026">Retirement Crisis</a>
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Tips for Planning for Retirement

Chris Temple - Trump Accounts

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Justin Keener - Prison Reform

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Restoring Hope

Caller: Nephew was in prison

Caller: my son has been incarcerated 

Hour 1 for 12/3/25

Drew talks to Chris Temple from the National Investor about the new Trump youth accounts (15:00). Then, Justin Keener from Americans for Public Safety joins Drew to cover prison (30:34) and restoring hope (38:31). Callers: nephew was in prison (40:43) and my son has been incarcerated (45:01). 

Links:

https://www.nationalinvestor.com/

A4publicsafety.com

Hour 1 for 12/3/25
Drew talks to Chris Temple from the National Investor about the new Trump youth accounts (15:00). Then, Justin Keener from Americans for Public Safety joins Drew to cover prison (30:34) and restoring hope (38:31). Callers: nephew was in prison (40:43) and my son has been incarcerated (45:01).&nbsp;
Links:
<a href="https://www.nationalinvestor.com/">https://www.nationalinvestor.com/</a>
A4publicsafety.com

America at 250: The Louisiana Purchase

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