A hodgepodge episode centered around the topic of the recent resurgence of anti-Catholicism, especially on the American Right, with a focus on the historical roots of these biases. First, a discussion with Adam from Incarnational Inkwell about the X/Twitter post promoted by Senator Ted Cruz outlining a vast conspiracy theory equating historical Catholic doctrines with a plan to spread antisemitism and undermine political Evangelicalism. Next, a clip from an older talk explaining the controversy surrounding the phrase "Christ is King". Finally, a discussion borrowed from my recent youtube video examining the different types of religious persecution, using the Star Wars Expanded Universe for illustrative examples.

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/vXqGec3urCFind me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfMcCoigeKo-fi if you'd like to donate with a message or subscribe: ko-fi.com/ProfessorMcCoigeMy PayPal if you'd like to donate directly: paypal.me/ProfessorMcCoigeRelated Materials: Joe's original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8VUCM7URt4Ted's tweet: https://x.com/tedcruz/status/2033258527372738590Adam's blog post on the theology of K-pop Demon Hunters: https://incarnationalinkwell.substack.com/p/a-lesson-about-moral-theology-fromMy video on the Kingship of Christ: https://youtu.be/UelZxlqif2EReligious persecution of the Jedi: https://youtu.be/U6xtnt0VvxIMy review of Cavanaugh's "The Myth of Religious Violence": https://professormccoige.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/the-myth-of-religious-violence/Cavanaugh's summary of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjq2wnHePeMOn conservative cultural relativism: https://youtu.be/o9mX-uE2QeoIntroduction to McInerny's "Ethica Thomistica": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7cuZvRbwIMy Stupid Little Podcast episode on monotheism: https://youtu.be/L7GBO0iBDhwMy Star Wars EU playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3sERPPxxSv98gFCFRLelCn9iIbaQz6F6

Another solo episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, this time examining some of Plato's dialogues for some of Socrates' theology. I argue (tentatively perhaps) that Socrates was an early monotheist, one of the sources of the Classical Theistic tradition.

This episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/L7GBO0iBDhw

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Related Materials:

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, 1a.Q11.A3: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/1011.htm#article3Early education in Republic II: https://youtu.be/05_tv7z-IFYA brief discussion of the trial of Socrates in the Apology: https://youtu.be/GZgL4WlahdoDavid Bently Hart's article "God, gods, and fairies": https://firstthings.com/god-gods-and-fairies/Audio version of the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrT8qs8HGRoHart's book "The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, and Bliss", can be found here: https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9780300167337_A23633491/preview-9780300167337_A23633491.pdf

I'm flying solo in this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, where I discuss God's relationship to time, and what that tells us about His relationship to us.

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7CqbvgacYg0

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Related Materials: C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, Book IV, Chapter 3.Anselm, De Casu Diaboli (On the Fall of the Devil), Chapter 21. Trans. Thomas Williams (Hackett Publishing). Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, Question 10, Articles 1-5: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/1010.htmC.S. Lewis, Perelandra, Chapter 2. A discussion of the philosophy of time and Marvel's Loki: https://youtu.be/vT_EYs0RSPcMy discussion of Anselm's De Casu Diaboli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzZSSCInao0A brief overview of some of the Thomistic terminology we were using: https://youtu.be/2ed9h9fPql4

Now that we've finished playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, let's have a chat about some of the themes and questions raised by the game with Adam from Incarnational Inkwell!If you want some tasty snacks: https://share.nuts.com/vmccoigeJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/vXqGec3urCFind me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfMcCoigeKo-fi if you'd like to donate with a message or subscribe: ko-fi.com/ProfessorMcCoigeMy PayPal if you'd like to donate directly: paypal.me/ProfessorMcCoigeRelated Materials:

Adam's youtube channel: Adam's substack: https://incarnationalinkwell.wixsite.com/incarnational-inkwelMy Stupid Little Podcast on modernism and postmodernism: https://youtu.be/COtPpO7agj4My overview of Existentialism: https://youtu.be/wik0wcPKojEMaster Samwise's Expedition 33 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg9TKpKezyEPeter van Inwagen's most notable paper on Fiction and Metaphysics: https://andrewmbailey.com/pvi/Fiction_and_Metaphysics.pdf

In this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, I discuss John Dewey's philosophy of education with guests John Sheppard and Adam from Incarnational Inkwell.

John's athletic wear company: https://x.com/L_Apparel108Adam's Substack/blog: https://incarnationalinkwell.wixsite.com/incarnational-inkwel

Video version on youtube: https://youtu.be/38gXJ6iSzWs

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Related Materials: My discussion of the campus protests of Kaitlin Bennett: https://youtube.com/live/wkl2Bl76F4AMy discussion of chapter 2 of The Abolition of Man: https://youtu.be/EFMZgXmyqAcThe trial of Socrates, and his ultimatum to the city of Athens: https://youtu.be/GZgL4WlahdoWokism as the feminization of institutions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbilhs5dt4My (negative) thoughts on ethical survey classes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8rRQDZrcJg

In this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, I analyze and respond to Tucker Carlson's monologue from 1/7/2026, on the topic of Venezuela and American imperialism.

Watch the video version of this episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/B9E0cd1bCqI

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Related Materials: Tucker's full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HgM0aI3IK8My comparison of Maduro to Plato's tyrant (about halfway through the lecture): https://youtu.be/_fjwt9vWj6AOn the importance of intention for ethics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6V9SHUYS8Another response video where I discuss secondary substances: https://youtu.be/vSyTqDZFIFwPolemarchus' theory of justice and the refutation of "friend-enemy politics": https://youtu.be/55I9peYiVHsHumanism as "enlightened racism", as opposed to personalism: https://youtu.be/uPBayUqdXYc

I discuss John Dewey's philosophy of education with guest John Sheppard.

Related Materials:

Intro to Plato's Republic: https://youtu.be/4m2SL3C8CCs

Plato, C.S. Lewis, early education, and the mythology of the Civil War: https://youtu.be/05_tv7z-IFY

A brief classroom discussion about flat earth-ism: https://youtu.be/4FMbP0jKg3M

Michael Malice & Tom Woods' "Politically Incorrect Guide to Public Education": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMOgVwNk6v4&list=PLxTIDernmMHsmOboaZlbvoQlwawdeC-a5&index=25

A discussion with Adam (@IncarnationalInkwell on youtube and substack) about the differences between Modernism and Postmodernism, and how those differences manifest differently in literature and philosophy.

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Related Materials: My video on William Clifford and Evidentialism: https://youtu.be/04GPS-T2bS8Aydin Paladin's video on self-insert gaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_10img_GfwMy Dragon Age Origins playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3sERPPxxSv9ccMg3k-hFIXm0vZRXropCMy video about playing a character in an RPG: https://youtu.be/T-B34wHaMVwMy video about D&D and medieval cosmology: https://youtu.be/U4uRJ4QX9hk My "Storybook Hero" video about Stranger Things and LotR: https://youtu.be/uAVFnj9FDmQMy video about storytelling and Divine causality: https://youtu.be/xTXXjN7Fb44