The Patrick Madrid Show: August 18, 2026 - Hour 1

Patrick zeroes in on screens and smartphones disrupting both learning and real connection. The hour lands on blunt warnings about technology’s grip on cognition and attention, pulling listeners through expert testimony, lost reading habits, spiritual reflections, and the quirks of daily social encounters. Phones buzz, digital distractions tempt, but Patrick refuses to let distraction have the last word.   Audio: The problem with screen learning –https://x.com/one_hardTruth/status/2089005510846709900/video/1?s=46 (02:45) David - Did God command anyone to rape someone else in the Bible? Are the chemical methods of birth control just like committing abortion? (12:45) Audio: Why many people don’t like to read books with David Foster Wallace (from 2003 but still true today) - https://x.com/AlexAndBooks_/status/2045864534192115717?s=46 (17:22) Mike - I developed a serious illness. It has affected my abdomen. I lost 25lbs and my voice has gotten strained due to diaphragm function. I'm 67 and semi-retired. I wonder when I should stop going out in public for meetings like Knights of Columbus for example. (27:30) Pete - When things start happening one thing after the other it is more than a coincidence. Goes into other areas of life as well. Could be the devil. (30:06) Vicki – Candid Camera (42:28)