Just three at the table this week, with the candle for Tim burning low. The crew covers an eyelid-flipping crime study, an AI model’s false murder tip to Philadelphia police, Babylon Bee pickup lines for every denomination, Elon Musk’s flying car, and Etsy curses. This week’s passage comes from To Kill a Mockingbird: you never love reading, much like breathing, until you fear losing it. That sparks talk about losing sight, picturing what you read, rereading favorites, and how God speaks through the written Word. Plus, plans for a listener Q&A at episode 150.

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Nathan reads a formal apology for his bully stick tirade, then the crew works through colonoscopy-prep fan mail, a mom's cruise controversy, new research at the supposed Noah's Ark site, a snake in a CPAP hose, and the "mole people" of Manhattan's sewers. This week's passage comes from Michael J. Fox on focusing on the choices you still have, not the ones taken away. A week off is coming, but the candle stays lit for Tim.

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The crew opens with a real theological debate — an Anglican church denied a baptistry over claims that immersion wastes water — then moves through a dubious plank world record, Fat Bear Week, a local manhunt, and a viral clip of a minister questioning whether Jesus existed. And, possibly, our worst bad preacher yet.

This week's passage comes from Ted Lasso: "Be curious, not judgmental" — and ties back to how we handle disagreement, including the baptism debate from earlier in the show.

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