Amazon’s HQ2 Is Immoral
By MATT SHAPIRO When Amazon announced the result of their search for cities to host their HQ2 expansion, I’ll confess the result was a bit of a surprise to me. I live in Seattle,...
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Capitalism Is Lying to You about Creativity
By J.D. ECARMA People have to choose between finding their passion and working at a job that fulfills them … or make the monumental sacrifice of staying home with their children. People who never...
Stone the Algorithms
By MATT SHAPIRO In 2010, convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner was shot to death. We’ll never know who killed Gardner because the identity of the gunmen is protected by the state of Utah because...
‘Meaningful Work,’ Materialism and Christianity (w/ Doug Stewart): Paradox Podcast Episode 84
Tech veteran and Pixar fan Doug Stewart joined us this week to talk about why the church desperately needs to address the idol of accomplishment; whether Facebook regulation will follow the European model; and...
The Next Evolution of Humanity (w/ Jonathan Crabb): Paradox Podcast Episode 83
Futurist Jonathan Crabb returned this week to talk about the growing market for a transhuman retirement plan as well as the role of ethics in the world of social media. “The future is coming...
The Adults Have Failed the Parkland Students
By MATT SHAPIRO Conservatives often feel that the “mainstream media” doesn’t give their “side” a fair shake. This outsider view has inspired a cottage industry on the right that points to examples of this...
‘The World Is Going to End’ … or Not (w/ Kate Bryan): Paradox Podcast Episode 82
Kate Bryan returns this week to talk about Saturday’s March for Our Lives rally, millennials’ political party affiliations (or lack thereof) and movies. Acknowledging a Broken World Matthias talks about his pastor’s thoughtful and...
5 Ways to Read More Books This Year Without Giving Up TV and Twitter
By J.D. ECARMA You may have seen a click-y little article about reading going around recently, headlined “Read 200 Books This Year by Making This 1 Tiny Change to Your Routine.” Yes, please, you think. And...
Should ‘Timeless’ Movies Win? (Oscars Recap): Paradox Podcast Episode 81
Jordan and Matthias do a post-Oscars recap after “The Shape of Water” won at last night’s 90th Academy Awards. “Will millennials watch the Oscars?” If you missed last night’s ceremony, Jimmy Kimmel hosted and...
Oscar Movies We Need vs. Oscar Movies We Love (w/ Jonathan Crabb): Paradox Podcast Episode 80
It’s Oscar time! Jonathan Crabb returns this week to talk all about the 2018 Academy Award-nominated films ahead of this Sunday’s awards ceremony. “Fan service well done is a good movie.” Jordan kicks off...