On this episode Marty and Bob review a movie review, discuss the recent family separations at the border, and explore an Episcopal church property dispute. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: The Wicked Awesome “Incredibles 2,” Reviewed: A Sequel in the Shadow of a Masterwork, The New Yorker Review: The Authoritarian Populism of “Incredibles 2, The New Yorker News You Need to Know The Clinical Case for Keeping Families Together, The Atlantic Enforce the Border—Humanely, The Atlantic Jon Kyl’s Art of the Deal, Weekly Standard Tent cities cost millions more than keeping migrant kids with parents, NBC News The God Beat: Religion in the News Episcopalians have to give back 29 churches in South Carolina, Post and Courier

On this delayed episode Marty and Bob discuss various topics that were in the news three weeks ago. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: None

On this episode Marty Duren and Bob Smietana discuss James Shaw, hero of the Waffle House shooting; the IDF response to the Gaza protests; and several God Beat stories. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: The Wicked Awesome Waffle House Hero raising money for victims (218K so far), ABC News James Shaw money for victims GoFundMe page News You Need to Know Israeli court hears live fire case, +972Mag IDF arrests top Palestinian non-violent protester, +972Mag Deaths in the Gaza protests, +972Mag Most Gaza Deaths Unintentional, per Israeli official, Haaretz The God Beat: Religion in the News California is still not banning the Bible, Facts & Trends 80 percent of Americans believe in God—but many of them really mean the Force, Facts & Trends When Americans Say They Believe in God, What Do They Mean?, Pew Research Museum of the Bible and Hobby Lobby return stolen artifacts, NPR

On this episode Marty and Bob discuss the heroic pilot, Tammie Jo Shults, the beautiful life and haunting death of Pearl Joy Brown, and the disintegration of Bill Hybels. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: The Wicked Awesome Jesus, Take the Control Wheel: Southwest Pilot Saw Flying as Ministry, Christianity Today News You Need to Know The Joy of Being Weak: Saying Goodbye to Pearl Joy Brown, Facts & Trends Religion in the News: The God Beat Bill Hybels Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Former Willow Creek Leaders, Christianity Today Willow Creek Promises Investigation Amid New Allegations Against Bill Hybels, Christianity Today

On this episode Marty and Bob discuss the misunderstood Frankenstein, the blessing of the AK-47s, Russian deaths in a skirmish in Syria, and the meaning of “facts.” Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: The Wicked Awesome Students understand Frankenstein better than media, Buzzfeed News You Need to Know Americans and Russians Fought a Battle in Syria—It’s Time to Care, National Review What happened between the coalition and the regime in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, Euphrates Post The Truth About the Russian Deaths in Syria, Spiegel The God Beat The Moonie Gun Church, aka, Blessing of the AK-47s, Philly.com

On this episode Marty and Bob welcome Vanessa Otero, creator of the Media Bias Chart, and founder of the All Generalizations are False blog, to talk about news, reporting, and bias. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Guest Bio: Venessa Otero is a practicing patent attorney in the Denver, Colorado area. She has a B.A. in English from UCLA and a J.D. from the University of Denver. She has been thinking about, studying, and writing about media assessment and categorization for the past couple of years. The present media landscape is unlike anything that has existed before, thus, the very concept and field of systematic “media categorization” in the digital era is nascent. Journalists themselves are engaged in figuring out how to report better in this new landscape; Vanessa is focused on defining what the landscape is. She believes the field of media categorization will need to be developed over the coming years so readers can cope with all the information available now, and she hopes to contribute to this endeavor significantly. Show Notes: MediaBiasChart.com The Media Bias Chart explainer The Media Bias Chart

On this episode Marty Duren and Bob Smietana discuss the life of Billy Graham, and struggles at Newsweek magazine. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: Billy Graham Remembering Billy Graham, Christianity Today Billy Graham: A Life Centered on Jesus Christ, LifeWay.com Billy Graham Leaves a Remarkable Evangelistic Legacy, LifeWay.com Billy Graham: The Author, LifeWay.com Newsweek Newsweek Staffers Threaten to Resign, Claiming Company Tried to Silence Investigation of Owners, Daily Beast Vanessa Otero MediaBiasChart.com  

On this episode Marty and Bob discuss “fawning over” Kim Yo-Jong’s Olympics visit, a bad NYT hire, and the grace of Kate Bowler. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: “Fawning over” Kim Yo-Jong Kim Yo-jong’s historic 3-day stay here, Korea Times ANALYSIS-North Korea judged winner of diplomatic gold at Olympics, Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invites South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang for summit, Japan Times Kim Jong-un’s Sister Turns On the Charm, Taking Pence’s Spotlight, NY Times Sister act: Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong visit dominates South Korea headlines, The Strait Times Who is North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, South China Morning Post Kate Bowler’s grace A Stage-4 Cancer Patient Shares The Pain And Clarity Of Living ‘Scan-To-Scan’, NPR Kate Bowler Talks About Her Cancer Diagnosis and Her Faith, TIME What to Say When You Meet the Angel of Death at a Party, NY Times

On this episode Marty and Bob discuss the problems at Moody Bible Institute and whether the Russia story can ever be untangled. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: Moody Faces Charges of Racism, The Stream Moody Resignations and Whistleblowers, CT Moody and money, World

On this episode Marty and Bob discuss the a Nigerian church that morphed into a city, the pope’s take on fake news, and the journalistic process. Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via Overcast • Subscribe in Castbox On Twitter, you can follow @martyduren, @bobsmietana, and @t4epodcast. Thanks for reading and sharing. Don’t forget to subscribe to email alerts at the top of the sidebar. Show Notes: Nigerian Megachurch Cities, The Guardian Snake News, NYT