The Substance
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A podcast starting conversations that aim to help us all better appreciate Goodness, Truth, and Beauty. Engaging the culture without the Culture War™. Kansas City based!
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190: Feed Drop | O Pagador de Promessas (The Projection Booth feat. Philip Marinello)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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189: Substantive Cinema | In the Mouth of Madness feat. simi.views
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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188: Substantive Cinema | The Amusement Park feat. Dale_A
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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187: Screaming and Conjuring feat. Clark Collis
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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186: Substantive Cinema | New York, New York feat. Jim Hemphill
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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185: Rethinking Hell, a Spirituality of Fear, and a God of Radical Love feat. Brian Recker
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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184: Physical Media, Local Theater Communities, and the Future of Filmmaking feat. Jeff Rauseo
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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183: Courage, Community, and Challenging MAGA with Positivity feat. Britt Giger (@thebrittbee)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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182: Substantive Cinema | The World's End feat. Greg D.
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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181: Substantive Cinema | The Wind Will Carry Us feat. Marta Djordjevic
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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180: Feed Drop | Memories of Murder (Movies & Us feat. Philip Marinello)
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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179: A Rebellion of Care feat. David Gate
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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178: Feed Drop | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Cinematic Doctrine feat. Philip Marinello)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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177: Substantive Cinema | The Silence of the Lambs feat. Tyler Huckabee
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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176: Authenticity, Embracing Doubt, and Championing Inclusivity feat. Rev. Joseph Yoo
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May 15, 2025 |
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175: Bonus Ep. | Panic Fest 2025 Recap!
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May 08, 2025 |
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174: Substantive Cinema | Fruitvale Station feat. Zachary Lee
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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173: Substantive Cinema | Columbus feat. Jen & Sarah (Movies & Us podcast)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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172: Pursuing Generosity, Justice, and Restoration feat. Alexis Busetti
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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171: April Fools' Special | Jupiter Ascending feat. Abby Olcese
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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170: Substantive Cinema | I Like Movies feat. Romina D'Ugo
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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169: Substantive Cinema | Taste of Cherry feat. Marta Djordjevic
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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168: Substantive Cinema | Green Room feat. Seth Vargas (Movie Friends)
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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167: Remembering David Lynch & Preparing for the Next Four Years feat. Editor Dave
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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166: Joan Didion, John Wayne, and American Myth-Making feat. Alissa Wilkinson
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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165: Substantive Cinema | Bringing Out the Dead feat. Megan Abbott
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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164: Substantive Cinema | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou feat. Dan McCoy
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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163: Our Church Speaks feat. Rev. Ben Lansing
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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162: Substantive Cinema | Southern Comfort feat. Mitchell Beaupre
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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161: Films For All Seasons feat. Abby Olcese
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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160: Substantive Cinema | Shock Corridor feat. Mike White & Spencer Parsons
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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159: The American Gospel feat. Jon Guerra
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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158: Vanitas + Viriditas feat. Josh Tiessen
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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157: TTU Matt Chandler, Augmented Reality & Manufactured Spirituality Replay (Ep. 110)
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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156: The Straight Story feat. Tyler Huckabee Replay (Ep. 96)
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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155: Phillip Holmes Replay (Ep. 70)
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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154: Felicia Wu Song Replay (Ep. 89)
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May 13, 2024 |
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153: Bradly Mason Replay (Ep. 56)
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May 06, 2024 |
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152: Deconstruction, Healing, and Found Family feat. Margaret Bronson
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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151: Birding, Grief, and the Beauty of Nature feat. Courtney Ellis
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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150: Un-Substantive Cinema | Hot Shots! Part Deux feat. Dale_A
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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149: Substantive Cinema | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance feat. Elliot Coen
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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148: Militarism, Civil Rights & Inspiring the Next Wave of Revolutionaries feat. Nate Powell
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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147: TTU w/Trevor Akin | “Biblical” Tagline, Masculinity Crisis & Election Year Faithfulness
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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146: Substantive Cinema | Lucky (2017) feat. John Carroll Lynch
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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145: Art, Commerce, and the Kindness of St. Valentine feat. Ned Bustard
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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144: Grief, Lament, and Hope feat. Terra McDaniel
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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143: Substantive Cinema | The Curse of Cat People feat. Stephanie Stalvey
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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142: Movies Across the Seriousness Spectrum feat. The Winterstein Bros (Saints & Cinema)
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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141: Interview | Justice, Law, and Love of Neighbor feat. Matt Martens
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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140: Bonus | Becoming Alien feat. Sarah Welch-Larson
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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139: Interview | Preparing For Christmas feat. Emily Hunter McGowin
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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138: Substantive Cinema | Alien (1979) feat. Sarah Welch-Larson
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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137: Interview | Josh Nadeau (Sword & Pencil) on Goodness, Truth, and Beauty
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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136: Substantive Cinema | Cat People (1942) feat. Stephanie Stalvey
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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135: Substantive Stories | Fear Not! feat. Josh Larsen
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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134: Interview | Propaganda on Changing the World through Better Stories
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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133: Substantive Cinema | Affliction feat. Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd)
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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132: Substantive Stories | The Ballot and the Bible feat. Kaitlyn Schiess
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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131: Interview | Bishop Emilio Alvarez on Pentecost, Liturgy, and Embracing Unity
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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130: Substantive Cinema | The Grey feat. Slim (Letterboxd & 70mm)
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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129: Interview | Johnna Harris on Advocating for the Spiritually Abused
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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128: The State of The Substance feat. Editor Dave
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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127: Substantive Cinema | Raging Bull (1980) feat. Abby Olcese
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May 28, 2023 |
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126: Substantive Stories | Church Out Here feat. Rural Church Voices crew
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May 14, 2023 |
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125: Farewell to Trevor and Vincent!
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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124: Substantive Cinema | Badlands (1973) feat. Brett McCracken
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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123: TTU | "He Gets Us" Super Bowl Commercials & Theology of Discipleship
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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122: Reflects | Your "Apolitical" Church is Political
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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121: Substantive Stories | How We Relate feat. Jesse Eubanks
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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120: Interview | Dr. Esau McCaulley on Lent, MLK, and Communal Refreshment
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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119: TTU | Avatar 2 Reactions, Nepo Babies, and the Reyna Incident
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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118: Substantive Cinema | Matewan (1987)
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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117: Substantive Stories | Ordinary Faithfulness feat. Olivia Meade
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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116: Substantive Stories | Making Room in Advent feat. Bette Dickinson
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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115: Reflects | National(ist) Conservatism
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Bonus! Noirvember SC | Double Indemnity feat. Kevin McLenithan
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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114: TTU | Family Worship & Listener Q on Fundamentalism
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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113: Substantive Stories | From Isolation to Community feat. Myles Werntz
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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112: Substantive Cinema | Night of the Living Dead (1968) feat. Josh Larsen
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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111: Reflects | Sexual Ethics
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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110: TTU | Matt Chandler Steps Back, Augmented Reality, & Manufactured Spirituality
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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109: Substance Reflects | Homelessness feat. Kevin M. Nye
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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108: Substantive Cinema | Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) feat. Jason & Hannah Chao
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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107: TTU | Thankfulness, Embracing "Christian Nationalism," & Prov 26:4-5 on Social Media
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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106: Reflects | Roe v Wade Overturned
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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105: Substantive Cinema | Us (2019)
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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104: Substance Wives Takeover! | Crissi Curly on Art, Representation, and Black Joy
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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103: Reflects | SBC Sexual Abuse Report
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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102: Substantive Stories | Where Prayer Becomes Real feat. Kyle Strobel
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Scheduling Update!
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May 29, 2022 |
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101: Substantive Stories | Orthodoxy feat. Trevin Wax
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May 23, 2022 |
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100: Episode 100 Extravaganza!
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May 15, 2022 |
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99: Interview | John Onwuchekwa and Keith Pinkney from the Windows & Mirrors Podcast
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May 08, 2022 |
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98: Reflects | Abuse, Cover Up, and Accountability in the Church
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May 01, 2022 |
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97: Interview | Hannah Chao on SOLA Network, Representation, and Women's Ministry
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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96: Substantive Cinema | The Straight Story feat. Tyler Huckabee
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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95: TTU | Cursing Follow Up, Art's Responsibility Depicting Evil, Anime & Black Culture
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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April Fools! Un-Substantive Cinema | Manos: The Hands of Fate feat. Jacob Berardi
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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94: Substantive Stories | Faith in the Shadows with Austin Fischer
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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93: Reflects | Prooftexting
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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92: Interview | Tim Whitaker on Imagining a New Evangelicalism
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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91: Substantive Cinema | The Thin Red Line (1998) feat. Brett McCracken
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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90: Interview | Talking Politics & Religion with Corey Nathan
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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89: Substantive Stories | Restless Devices with Dr. Felicia Wu Song
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Feed Drop | Make It Plain: Malcolm's Intellectual Integrity
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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88: TTU | Phanatik Leaves Christianity & Lament as Worship
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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87: Full Interview | Jemar Tisby on How to Fight Racism
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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86: Interview | Propaganda on Politics, Puritans, & Making a Better World
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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85: Reflects | Healthy Spiritual Leadership
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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84: TTU | Religious Freedom is Good; Tragedy Fatigue
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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83: Substantive Cinema | The Matrix Resurrections feat Eugene Park
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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82: Reflects | Can a Divorced Person Be a Pastor?
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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81: Substantive Media | 2021 Year End Review
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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80: Substantive Cinema | Elf (2003)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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79: TTU | Listener Qs: Inception Follow Up & Weaponized Minority Voices
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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78: Reflects | Lessons from 'The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill'
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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77: Interview | Justin Giboney on Civic Engagement and Moral Imagination
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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76: Substantive Cinema | Planes, Trains & Automobiles feat Luke T. Harrington
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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75: Substantive Stories | You Are Not Your Own with Alan Noble
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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74: TTU | Partisanship, Fake "Christian Facebook", Imprecatory Prayer
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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73: Substantive Cinema | The Thing feat. Mike White of The Projection Booth
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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72: Reflects | Spiritual Gifts
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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71: Interview | Alexis Busetti on Podcasting & Restorative Justice
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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70: Interview | Phillip Holmes on Power and Malcolm X
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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69: TTU | Mental Health Perceptions in the Black Community, Favorite Verses, Inerrancy
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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68: Reflects | Deconstruction
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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67: Substantive Cinema | Inception feat. Mitch Wiley
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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66: Interview | Kyle Strobel on Power and The Way of The Lamb
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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65: Substantive Stories | Happy Now feat. Courtney B. Ellis
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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64: TTU | Reparations & Church Search
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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63: Reflects | Manipulative Sermon Tactics
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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62: Substantive Cinema | Get Out feat. Eugene Park
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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61: Substantive Art feat Josh Tiessen | Streams in the Wasteland
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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60: TTU | Hot Dog Follow Up & Condemning Racism vs "Wokeness"
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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59: Reflects | Assurance of Salvation
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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58: Substantive Cinema | Last Flag Flying
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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57: Feed Drop | The Substance Team on The Two Things Podcast
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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56: Interview | Bradly Mason on Telling the Truth About CRT
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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55: Reflects | The Good Samaritan
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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54: Interview | Eric Nevins on Podcasting, Calling, and Community
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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53: Substantive Stories feat. Jemar Tisby | How To Fight Racism Part 2
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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52: Substantive Stories feat. Jemar Tisby | How to Fight Racism Part 1
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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51: TTU | Are Hot Dogs Sandwiches? & "Stumbling Blocks"
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May 30, 2021 |
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50: Vincent’s Enneagram Reveal feat. Jesse Eubanks
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May 23, 2021 |
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49: Substantive Cinema | Minari feat. Brett McCracken
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May 16, 2021 |
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48: Reflects feat. Jesse Eubanks | Enneagram Triads and Types
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May 09, 2021 |
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47: TTU | In the Hot Seat
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May 02, 2021 |
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46: Substantive Stories feat. Kaitlyn Schiess | The Liturgy of Politics
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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45: Reflects | Abortion
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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44: TTU | Listener Q: Faith in College, Is This Persecution?, Ravi Zacharias
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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43: Reflects feat. Daniel Hill | Turning from White Supremacy
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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42: TTU | Why Is A Gentle Christ Critiqued?, Anger, Mental Health
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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41: Substantive Cinema | Godzilla (1954) feat. The Kaiju Apostle
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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40: The Substance Reflects | Systemic Racism
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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39: Substantive Songs feat. Flame | Extra Nos & Christ For You
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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38: Interview | Barnabas Piper on Curiosity, Doubt, and Happiness
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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37: TTU | Insurrection Aftermath, Listener Q: Censorship, Christians & Conspiracies
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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36: Interview | Karen Swallow Prior on Literature, Virtue, and Discernment
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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35: Substantive Stories feat. Rommel Ruiz | Love Gave
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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34: Substantive Stories feat. Quina Aragon | Love Gave
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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33: Substantive Cinema | Soul feat. Mitch Wiley
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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32: TTU | Listener Q: Death Penalty, Capitol Insurrection, Reading List for the Year
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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31: The Substance Reflects | Critical Race Theory
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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30: Substantive Media | 2020 Review
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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29: TTU | Listener Q: Renaming Buildings, Christian Worldview Analysis, Truth Without Love
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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28: The Substance Reflects | News and Sources
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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27: Substantive Cinema | Little Women feat. Alissa Wilkinson
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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26: Interview | Sho Baraka on Faith, Art, and Justice
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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25: TTU | Anti Woke Christians, Joe Rogan’s Example, Celebrating Christmas
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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24: Substantive Stories | Thoughts for Young Men by J.C. Ryle
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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23: Substantive Cinema | Interstellar
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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22: The Substance Reflects | Cancel Culture
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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21: TTU | Political Idolatry, Celebrity Pastors, “OK, Boomer”?
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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20: Substantive Stories feat. Robert P. Jones | White Too Long
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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19: Substantive Cinema | A Hidden Life feat. Brett McCracken
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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18: The Substance Reflects | The Enneagram
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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17: The Substance Reflects feat. Jesse Eubanks | Social Justice
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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16: Substantive Stories feat. Dianne Jago | A Holy Pursuit
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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15: TTU | MacArthur on Falkirk, Mondays, 2nd Greatest Commandment
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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14: Substantive Cinema | Black Panther
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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13: The Substance Reflects | On Politics
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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The Substance Returns!
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Special Announcement
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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12: TTU | Schoolteacher Witness, Millenials & Evangelizing, Environmental Stewardship, UMC vote
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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11: The Substance Reflects | Believers & Cursing
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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10: Substantive Stories feat Quina Aragon | Love Made
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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9: The Substance Reflects | Jordan B. Peterson
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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8: Substantive Cinema | The Tree of Life feat. Brett McCracken
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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7: TTU | Gillette Ad, Gospel Tract Carpet-Bombing, Statement on Social Justice, “Believed” Podcast
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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6: The Substance Reflects | Worldliness & Media
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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5: The Substance Reflects | Old Testament Morality
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Jan 27, 2019 |
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4: Substantive Cinema | First Reformed
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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3: TTU | Participation Trophies, Church Policy & Crises, Who’s a “Brother”?, Current Reading
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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2: Substantive Media Roundup 2018
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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1: The Substance Reflects | MacArthur/Shapiro Interview
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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The Substance - Landing January 13th!
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Dec 30, 2018 |