Episodes

  • #2602 - US bishops speaking out against Trump policies, remembering John Allen, Jr, and an interview with Laura Fanucci

    #2602 - US bishops speaking out against Trump policies, remembering John Allen, Jr, and an interview with Laura Fanucci
    Jan 29 2026
    Heidi, Daniel, and David remember the life and work of John Allen, Jr., and track the shifting landscape of Catholic leadership around the current immigration situation, and Heidi interviews Minnesota author and activist Laura Fanucci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • #2601 - The killing of Renee Good, the invasion of Venezuela, and an interview with Maxwell Kuzma

    #2601 - The killing of Renee Good, the invasion of Venezuela, and an interview with Maxwell Kuzma
    Jan 15 2026
    Heidi, Daniel, and David return for their 18th season, and things are a bit dire. Looking first at horrible events in Minneapolis, and then horrible events abroad, they turn to the Gospels and Catholic social teaching for a glimmer of hope. Things are brightened by Heidi's conversation with Maxwell Kuzma in our third segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • #2516 - The Pope's first trip, the continuing saga of women deacons, and a pop-culture roundup

    #2516 - The Pope's first trip, the continuing saga of women deacons, and a pop-culture roundup
    Dec 4 2025
    We end our 17th season with a look at the current state of the Catholic Church, as well as with a look at what we've been watching, reading, and listening to lately Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • #2515 - The USCCB Conference, reopening the government, and an interview with Kat Armas

    #2515 - The USCCB Conference, reopening the government, and an interview with Kat Armas
    Nov 20 2025
    Heidi, Daniel, and David do a deep dive into the recent Bishops' Conference, and we look at the ongoing fallout from the government shutdown as the country struggles to reopen. Then Heidi interviews Kat Armas about the spirituality of resisting empire during Advent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • #2514 - The loss of SNAP benefits, LMU labor dispute, and America's attacks on boats in the Caribbean

    #2514 - The loss of SNAP benefits, LMU labor dispute, and America's attacks on boats in the Caribbean
    Nov 6 2025
    Heidi, Daniel, and David look at the cascading effects of the government shutdown, as well as the recent attacks by the American military on civilian fishing boats in the Caribbean. Finally, we take a look at the unfolding situation at Loyola Marymount, where their Board of Directors has refused to recognize union negotiations moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • #2513 - Effects of the government shutdown, Pope Leo's first apostolic exhortation, and an interview with Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ

    #2513 - Effects of the government shutdown, Pope Leo's first apostolic exhortation, and an interview with Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ
    Oct 23 2025
    Heidi, Dan, and David look at the ongoing government shutdown from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching, and the notion that the government should exist to promote the common good. Then they look at Dilexi Te, the Holy Father's first apostolic exhortation to the faithful. Finally, Heidi interviews Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ, who was involved in the recent efforts to bring the Eucharist to imprisoned migrants at an ICE facility near Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • #2512 - Pope Leo's comments on Senator Dick Durbin, Pete Hegseth's unprecedented meeting with the generals, and an interview with J.D. and Tamara Long-Garcia

    #2512 - Pope Leo's comments on Senator Dick Durbin, Pete Hegseth's unprecedented meeting with the generals, and an interview with J.D. and Tamara Long-Garcia
    Oct 9 2025
    Heidi, Daniel, and David look at the recent comments made by Pope Leo in the wake of Cardinal Blase Cupich offering to honor Senator Dick Durbin for a lifetime of service, and then we try to understand exactly what was going on with the recent meeting of generals and other military leaders called by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Finally, Heidi interviews J.D and Tamara Long-Garcia, the parents of a child with autism, to get their response to recent false claims made about the condition by President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • #2511 - Pope Leo's long interview, free speech fallout, and Tricia Bruce on synodality

    #2511 - Pope Leo's long interview, free speech fallout, and Tricia Bruce on synodality
    Sep 25 2025
    Heidi, Daniel, and David explore what we might learn from the first official interviews with the Holy Father. We then turn to the recent bouts of alleged political violence and the chilling effects on free speech in the public sphere. Then Heidi interviews sociologist Tricia Bruce about the continuing work of synodality in the Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins