Paul O'Reilly - The Odyssey, the book

Jounrey of a soul

Lessons for Christians

Caller: I enjoyed Odyssey the movie

Jake Tawney - Robot hired as teacher

Properly oriented education

How tech changes those who use it

AI automating higher level thinking

Hour 1 for 7/20/26

Ed welcomes Dr. Paul O'Reilly about the value of The Odyssey thousands of years later (2:04). Topics: why it's a journey of a soul story (6:57), lessons for Christians (20:21), and caller: I enjoyed the movie (26:26). Then, Jake Tawney covers the story of a robot hired to teach at a rural New York school (30:04), properly oriented education (37:15), how tech changes those who use it (42:51), and AI automating higher level thinking (45:18). 

Hour 1 for 7/20/26
Ed welcomes Dr. Paul O'Reilly about the value of&nbsp;The Odyssey&nbsp;thousands of years later (2:04). Topics: why it's a journey of a soul story (6:57), lessons for Christians (20:21), and caller: I enjoyed the movie (26:26). Then, Jake Tawney covers the story of a robot hired to teach at a rural New York school (30:04), properly oriented education (37:15), how tech changes those who use it (42:51), and AI automating higher level thinking (45:18).&nbsp;

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The Enduring Value of The Odyssey and Robots in the Classroom

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Laura Wolk Slavis - Nuns and assisted suicide

Repeating the same fight

Catholic teaching

Next steps

Hour 2 for 7/20/26

Ed and Nick pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Laura Wolk Slavis from the Beckett Fund covers the new NY Aid in Dying Bill that violates the religious liberty of the Catholic nuns who would be forced to participate (25:59). Topics: repeating the same fight (35:52), why it renders Bishops unable to promote Catholic teaching (41:23) and what the next steps are (47:34). 

Link:
https://catholicreview.org/women-religious-sue-new-york-over-law-they-say-would-force-them-to-assist-in-patient-suicides/
https://becketfund.org/

Hour 2 for 7/20/26
Ed and Nick pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Laura Wolk Slavis from the Beckett Fund covers the new NY Aid in Dying Bill that violates the religious liberty of the Catholic nuns who would be forced to participate (25:59). Topics: repeating the same fight (35:52), why it renders Bishops unable to promote Catholic teaching (41:23) and what the next steps are (47:34).&nbsp;
Link:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://catholicreview.org/women-religious-sue-new-york-over-law-they-say-would-force-them-to-assist-in-patient-suicides/">https://catholicreview.org/women-religious-sue-new-york-over-law-they-say-would-force-them-to-assist-in-patient-suicides/</a></li>
<li>https://becketfund.org/</li>
</ul>

Chaplet of Divine Mercy and NY Violates Religious Liberty

Brilyn Hollyhand - Civil Discourse

Influence of Social Media

Disagreeing in the Classroom

Ambassador Joe Cella - Rubio's Speech

How Europe responded

Hour 3 for 7/20/26

Ed and Brilyn Hollyhand discuss his new book Make America Talk Again and the importance of healthy civil discourse (1:58). They also discussed the influence of social media (11:52) on discourse and students can disagree in the classroom (18:08). Then, Ambassador Joseph Cella discusses Marco Rubio's recent foreign policy speeches (28:48) and how Europe has responded (43:00).

Link:

Brilyn's new book

Hour 3 for 7/20/26
Ed and Brilyn Hollyhand discuss his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/05BMO1lE">Make America Talk Again</a> and the importance of healthy civil discourse (1:58). They also discussed the influence of social media (11:52) on discourse and students can disagree in the classroom (18:08). Then, Ambassador Joseph Cella discusses Marco Rubio's recent foreign policy speeches (28:48) and how Europe has responded (43:00).
Link:
<a href="https://a.co/d/0f9aFPDp">Brilyn's new book</a>

Making America Talk Again and Rubio's Speech to Europe

Stephen Richer - Trump's speech on election

Foreign Interference

The Voting Process

Mail-in ballots

The President's intel

Voter Registration

Arizona elections

Save America Act

Andrea Picciotti Bayer - Scottish Teacher Fire

Persecptive from a teacher

US Religious Liberty

Hour 1 for 7/17/26

Ed Morrisey and Stephen Richer, legal fellow with Cato’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies discusses the President's speech and questions related to election security (2:34). Topics/calls: foreign interference (6:47), the voting process (12:56), mail-in-ballots (15:37), the President's intelligence apparatus (19:25), and voter registration (24:32), Arizona elections (27:25), and the Save America Act (29:25). Then, Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, director of The Conscience Project discusses the recent firing of a teacher who said she doesn't believe in abortion (33:24), the perspective from a teacher (41:05), and US religious liberty (48:22). 

Links:
https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-election-fraud-voting-machines-noncitizens/
https://x.com/stephen_richer
https://conscience-project.org/about/
https://x.com/BayerPicciotti?lang=en

Hour 1 for 7/17/26
Ed Morrisey and Stephen Richer, legal fellow with Cato&rsquo;s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies discusses the President's speech and questions related to election security (2:34). Topics/calls: foreign interference (6:47), the voting process (12:56), mail-in-ballots (15:37), the President's intelligence apparatus (19:25), and voter registration (24:32), Arizona elections (27:25), and the Save America Act (29:25). Then, Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, director of The Conscience Project discusses the recent firing of a teacher who said she doesn't believe in abortion (33:24), the perspective from a teacher (41:05), and US religious liberty (48:22).&nbsp;
Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-election-fraud-voting-machines-noncitizens/">https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-election-fraud-voting-machines-noncitizens/</a></li>
<li>https://x.com/stephen_richer</li>
<li><a href="https://conscience-project.org/about/">https://conscience-project.org/about/</a></li>
<li>https://x.com/BayerPicciotti?lang=en</li>
</ul>

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