Synopsis
Where We Talk About All the Topics You're Supposed to Avoid On First Dates and Holiday Dinners
Episodes
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Trump, The National Anthem, and Eating Ornamental Koi
03/10/2017 Duration: 01h42minSummary: In this episode we discuss the controversy over Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem. We also discuss our most controversial pop culture opinions, university etiquette, and eating ornamental koi. Are those upset over the protest hypocrites? Is Kaepernick? What's wrong with Radiohead, and who is the best Beatle? FInd out the answers to these and other questions in this episode! Do you have an unpopular opinion you'd love to share, let us know by email us at the address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: National Review 215 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10016 or on Twitter at: @Kaepernick7.
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Mr. Trump Goes to the UN
29/09/2017 Duration: 01h20minSummary: In this episode we discuss last week's whitesplaining episode and Trump's UN speech. We also talk Ted Cruz's porn tweets and more! Is Trump becoming more mainstream? Is there an upside to name-calling? Do strippers get paid more depending on their menstrual cycle? Can we devise the most sad form of pornography? Yes! If you had a billion dollars, what kind of pornography would you produce? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the ABout page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @church_andstate, @Colin_Aulds, and/or @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: United Nations Headquarters 405 East 42nd Street New York, NY, 10017 or on Twitter at: @SenTedCruz. Notes: http://www.ehbonline.org/article/S1090-5138(07)00069-4/pdf
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CAS 086: Explainin’ Whitesplainin’
17/09/2017 Duration: 01h30minIn this episode of Church and State, Colin and Evan talk to Chidi Okeke and Rondale Williams of Talkin' Straight Pod, as well as Thomas Smith of Serious Inquiries Only about the concept 'Whitesplaining' as well as the Evergreen controversy and how we can all make sense of it and still be friends afterward. Listen to Talkin' Straight Pod here. Listen to Serious Inquiries Only here.
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CAS 085: The Big Taste Test Special!
23/08/2017 Duration: 48minSummary: In this episode we are joined by Evan's wife (Julia), along with Ethan Marshall and his girlfriend (Christie). Colin is back in Houston for a brief period, so we finally get down to brass tacks and have the great drink exchange we have been hyping for about 40 episodes. As Colin says in the episode... We brought our vacation to you! Due to the nature of recording a group of people, the audio is not as good as it normally is. We apologize for that. We'll be back on track with a more normal episode next week, but until then... we give the people what they want! Ethan Marshall: Twitter: @EthMarsh
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CAS 084: Born in the DPRK
14/08/2017 Duration: 01h22minSummary: In this episode we discuss the long term plans and success of the Kim regime in North Korea, along with the merits of a Trump impeachment drive. What does Kim Jong-un want from the world? How do they manage to stay in power? How low should the bar be for impeachment? What's the best part of Game of Thrones? FInd out the answers to these and literally all other questions ever asked in this episode! Do you want to lavish us with excessive praise? Let us hear it by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Colin_Aulds, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Church_andState respectively. As always please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Warner Brothers Pictures 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522 or on Twitter at: @NicolasMaduro. Notes: Wizard People, Dear Reader [AUDIO DOWNLOAD]
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CAS 083: Trump Screws the Mooch
04/08/2017 Duration: 01h24minSummary: In this episode we follow up on last week's discussion about the value of voting. We also talk about the revolving door at the White House, and whether Trump is playing 29 dimensional hopscotch. Can a utility calculus ever bear out the value of a vote? Will a vote ever be worth more than effective voter suppression? Who wore it better, Job or Scaramucci? Also, did Colin find the most California restaurant of all time? Find out the answers to these and other questions in this episode! Are you not a tall man? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About pge, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, and/or @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Swami's Cafe 202 N. Coast Hwy Oceanside, CA or on Twitter at: @Scaramucci.
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CAS 082: The Rationality of Playing an Alien Slot Machine…and the Calculus of Voting (w/ Mario Gibney)
29/07/2017 Duration: 01h44minSummary: In this episode, Colin discusses with his friend Mario Gibney whether or not voting makes any sense, and it's a really good one. Is it rational to play the alien lottery after they have come to be our benevolent over lords? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, and/or @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Address: Area 51 or on Twitter at: @RockTheVote
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CAS 081: The Great Collusion Confusion!
24/07/2017 Duration: 01h26minSummary: In this episode we discuss the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russian government officials, along with the many, sometimes strange, defenses of it. How does fiasco help the case for impeachment? Why do Trump's critics on the right support him? What's the real reason the neuter dogs? Find out the answers to these and other questions in this episode! What's on your summer playlist? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, and/or @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: American Dairy Queen Corporation 7505 Metro Blvd. Minneapolis, MN 55439-0286 Phone: (952) 830-0200 or on Twitter at: @DonaldJTrumpJr.
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CAS080: The Consequences of Consequentialism
16/07/2017 Duration: 01h34minSummary: In this episode we discuss metaethics, and the limits of moral systems. We also talk about restaurant ethics, and survivalism. Could consequentialism be true and knowing that be unhelpful for acting on it? Should we all fear the Yosemite caldera volcano? Is Colin a bad person? FInd out the answers to all these questions in this episode! What's in your bug-out bag? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us on Twitter t @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: MOD Pizza Corporate Headquarters 1208 Glenwood Drive Bellevue, Washington 98008 or on Twitter at: @OmegaManRadio.
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CAS 079: Our Big 4th of July Special!
30/06/2017 Duration: 01h09minSummary: In this episode we celebrate the 4th of July by suggesting our additions, subtractions, and changes to the U.S. constitution. We also talk about the massive response we got to last week's episode, and discuss the results of you (the listeners)! Was there anything defensible in the land-ownership voting requirement? Why keep the electoral college? Should we all feel bad for Kelly Rowland? Bananas?! Gaming computers?! America?! Fuck YEAH! Do you have your own laundry list of grievances about the constitution? Let us hear it by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Ringo Starr 1541 Ocean Avenue Suite 200 Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA or on Twitter at: @ElectoralCollge.
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CAS 078: One World Government, Economic Sanctions, Toilet Accessories & Sex Toys
23/06/2017 Duration: 01h24minSummary: In this episode we discuss the escalating tensions between the US and Russia in Syria, the relative merits of economic sanctions, and DIY Squatty Potties. We also take the 8values quiz, discuss where our results differ, and invite the audience to share their results. Why does Colin hate the environment? Why does Evan want the whole world to live under President Trump? Why do so many dog toys look like sex toys? Find out in this episode! Did you take the 8values quiz? We want to see your results and see just how diverse our listenership is. Send us a link to your results by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, and/or @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Nylabone Products P.O. Box 427 Neptune, NJ 07754-0427 or on Twitter at: @RusEmbUSA. Notes: Take the 8values quiz here! Colin's Results Evan's Results
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CAS 077: Unpopular Populism & The Revenge of Hope
16/06/2017 Duration: 01h26minSummary: In this episode we discuss the Comey hearings, the UK Snap election, and the French parliamentary election. We also return to the question of postmodernism once again. Are we watching McCain's brain bleed live on CNN? Is life unfair for LePen? What's the deal with 'both'? We tackle all these questions in this episode, and Colin stakes out a popular position on the elderly. Do you want to put us out of our misery? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Attorney General Jeff Sessions U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 or on Twitter at: @AARP.
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CAS 076: What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Postmodernism? (Solocast)
08/06/2017 Duration: 47minSummary: In this solocast Evan offers out an addendum to our conversation with James Lindsay. In that discussion Evan mentioned that he feared that Postmodernism has become an empty boogeyman label for those on the left who nobody likes. In this episode he offers out an (admittedly biased) account of Postmodernism, and the thinkers and labels that fall under Postmodernism. Is it all as spooky as it's made out to be? Is it dogmatic? What is it good for? Absolutely... something?! FInd out in this episode! Do you want to offer out a deconstructionist reading of this podcast? Shoot us an email at the email address on the About page, or hit us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our complaint Twitter at: @JordanBPeterson.
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CAS 075: That Journal Hoax Was, like, Soooooo kol! lol! (w/ James Lindsay)
01/06/2017 Duration: 01h30minSummary: In this episode, we sit down with longtime friend of the show and record-breaking guest James A. Lindsay. We discuss his recent Sokol style hoax in collaboration with James Lindsay on the journal Cogent Social Sciences, and the controversial aftermath. What is wrong with pay-to-play journals? How is social justice furthering itself into an identity politics rabbit hole, and causing the right to act in kind? Find out the answers to these and many other questions in this week's episode. Do you have a burning hoax you'd like to play on us? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Sally J. Scholz, Editor Hypatia Department of Philosophy Villanova University 800 Lancaster Ave. Villanova, PA 19085 USA Tel: 610.519.4099 Fax: 610.519.4639 Email: hypatia@villanova.edu James Lindsay: Twitter - @goddoesnt Website
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CAS 074: Now that’s a Kapital Idea! (w/ Azure Scapegoat)
25/05/2017 Duration: 01h52minSummary: In this episode, we sit down with Azure Scapegoat, who runs the website Socialism 101 and hosts a youtube channel where he discusses leftist politics. We talk about the differences between communists, socialists, and other camps on the left, the limits of free speech, accelerationism, and the ethics of capitalism. We also explain to him what life is like in Sweden. Can we all pretend that Charles Manson didn't kill anyone? Is Trump good for the left? What the hell is cream soda anyway? Find out the answers to all of these and other questions in this episode! Would you like to shout "Fire!" at us? You can do so by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Charles Manson B-33920 ACH-HUB- 17 P.O. Box 3476 Corcoran, CA 93212 or on Twitter at: @PressSec. Azure Scapegoat: YouTube - AzureScapegoat Subreddit - r/AzureScapeg
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CAS 073: Now This Sounds Like Hijab for…(feat. Siham Al Ramahi)
18/05/2017 Duration: 57minSummary: In this episode we sit down and talk to Palestinian/Canadian activist Siham Al Ramani. We talk about the ethics of hijab bans, the limits of religious exemptions, and pick back up on the issue of vitamin-d deficiency as it relates to head-coverings. Where does social pressure end and the law begin when it comes to condemning bigotry? What's up with hijabi women always starting punch-ups in restaurants? Can Colin build a religion around violating health codes? Find out the answers to all these questions and so much more! Do you have cute puppy pics for us? Send 'em our way by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, and/or @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints/hate mail to our mailing address at: King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Office of His Majesty the King Royal Court Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or on Twitter at: @RichardBSpencer. Siham Al Ramahi: Twitter - @SihamAlRamahi
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CAS 072: Pitching and Catching with Emmanuel Macron
12/05/2017 Duration: 01h30minSummary: In this episode we discuss the recent election in France, what Macron did right, what lessons the Democrats should learn, and why Clinton failed to attract the Obama/Trump voters. We also talk Sally Yates' testimony and Elizabeth Warren's appearance on Real Time. If we had sex with Macron, who would pitch and who would catch? Is Trump a cyborg? ...And what the hell even is prune juice? find out these answers to these and other questions in this episode! Do you have an elaborate metaphor for describing Trump's thought process? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About page or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @EvanCMalone, and/or @Colin_Aulds respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: FRONT NATIONAL 76-78, rue des Suisses 92000 Nanterre 01.41.20.20.00 or on Twitter at: @PrisonPlanet.
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CAS 071: Confections of an Ex-Muslim – and a Few Confessions (w/ Yasmine Mohammed)
05/05/2017 Duration: 01h17minSummary: In this episode we sat down with Yasmine Mohammed, ex-muslim activist and author. She co-hosts the podcast, Secular Jihadists, and has a memoir coming out called From Al Qaeda to Atheism. We discuss her life, the Islamic reform movement, immigration, and the veil. Should secularists support a moderate flat-Earth movement? Is the rise of rickets getting the attention it deserves? Can Daniel Day-Lewis save the world? Find out the answers to all these and other questions in this episode! Do you think 2x the skin is 2x the fun? Let us know by emailing us at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, and/or @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: The Flat Earth Society 222 S Peters Rd Suite #2 Knoxville, TN 37923 or on Twitter at: @lsarsour. Yasmine Mohammed: Twitter - @ConfessionsExMu Website - Confessions of an Ex-Muslim Podcast - Secular Jihadists Podcast Twitter - @SecularJihadi
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CAS 070: En Marche for Science!(?)
28/04/2017 Duration: 01h29minSummary: In this episode we discuss the recent election in France, the March for Science, our favorite refreshments, and just generally being cheap people. Is Le Pen in for le win? Why don't libertarians vote Democrat? Do progressives put the pro in protest, and what is the toothpaste industry hiding from us? Find out the answers to these and many other questions in this episode. How much money is worth the social embarrassment of seeming cheap? Let us know what you think at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, and @EvanCMalone respectively. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals 300 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 or on Twitter at: @MLP_officiel.
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CAS 069: War Games With the Kims
21/04/2017 Duration: 01h20minSummary: In this episode, Colin and Evan discuss the finer points of North Korean game theory. They also discuss the actual significance of the air strike on Assad's air base. Evan also tells us about another chapter out of his compendium of false alarm emergency experiences. Do you have an adrenaline-inducing tale of terror? If so, Email us with your comments, insights, or questions at the email address on the About page, or by hitting us up on Twitter at @Church_andState, @Colin_Aulds, or @EvanCMalone. As always, please direct any and all complaints to our mailing address at: Embassy of North Korea 73 Gunnersbury Ave London W5 4LP, UK or on Twitter at: @RT_com.