Our guest is Dr. Mark Caleb Smith, political scientist and professor at Cedarville University.

https://markcalebsmith.substack.com/p/wake-up-dead-man-and-frederick-douglass

Dr. Smith joins us to talk about his new Substack article engaging the latest Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man. We explore what the movie gets right, what it gets wrong, and why stories like this resonate so strongly in our cultural moment.

The conversation goes deeper than film critique as we discuss how Christians should think about storytelling, moral imagination, justice, and truth—and how pop culture can both reflect and distort deeper realities.

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Our guest is Dave Szafranski, Founder and President of Edgewater Investment Group - https://www.edgewaterig.com/

Dave joins us to talk all things economics and what the financial world is doing today. We unpack current market trends, economic pressures, and what investors can realistically expect this year. Whether you feel confident or completely overwhelmed by investing, this conversation helps bring clarity to a confusing landscape.

We also discuss long-term thinking, avoiding emotional decision-making, and practical principles for navigating uncertainty in today’s financial climate.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NUIkZaOkaW8

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Our guest is Pastor Leonard Tanks, Jr. from Reach City Church

https://www.reachchurchcle.com/

As always with Pastor Tanks, the conversation goes everywhere—in the best way possible. We talk about spiritual gifts, discipleship, and the growing academic bent of the modern church, along with how theology, practice, and everyday faith intersect in real life.

This episode is thoughtful, wide-ranging, and full of the kind of insight and challenge listeners have come to expect whenever Pastor Tanks joins the show.

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