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5 Great Questions

by Alden Olmsted

This is a podcast of great questions. If you have a good story or you think you have good answers contact me at [email protected] For now, let's get started.

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Episodes

  1. S2: Episode 4 | Should God (still) Bless America?

    Like the flag, I'm torn April 15, 2026 Should God (still) Bless America? by Alden Olmsted As a Gen-Xer, I grew up fairly apolitical, but while the 90's gov't seiges woke me up, the Clinton era had me wanting higher gov't official standards, and 9/11 got me a tad more patriotic - the societal…

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  2. S2: Episode 3 | Should God Even Bother - With a people too immoral or too distracted to care?

    Should God Even Bother - with a people too immoral or too distracted to care? No revival, no rebirth, a President's Easter F-Bomb Aldenolmsted.substack.com Full post available on Substack: https://aldenolmsted.substack.com/p/should-god-even-bother-with-a-people

  3. S2: Episode 2 | Reggie Coates and 3 Great Songs from Mexicali

    If you attended Mexicali Outreach with Azusa Pacific University from 1988 - 2004 +/- chances are you sung along to songs by Reggie Coates. From 'Radically Committed' to 'Go The Distance,' and 'Take A Stand' Reggie wrote songs for three of Azusa's most popular themes of the 1990's. Hope you enjoy...

  4. S2: Episode 1 | Jesus? Yes please, just hold the sermons

    Young people are flocking back to church - but do they need yet another interpretation? For the full post visit Substack

  5. S1: Episode 7 | Erin Friday on Fighting the Gender Identity Cult

    5 Great Questions | The Podcast Episode 7 | Erin Friday Erin Friday is a Northern California mom, lawyer, and advocate for children and teens to be allowed to grow up happy in their own bodies. Erin and I crossed paths at the Orange County premiere of the film 'Dysconnected' - a film on...

  6. S1: Episode 6 | Sasha Stone

    5 Great Questions | The Podcast Episode 6 | Sasha Stone Born in Southern California towards the end of the hippy era, Sasha had a bit of a cliched life growing up in Topanga Canyon in the 1970's. Free sex, free drugs, and a single mother with a revolving door of boyfriends, Sasha found her...

  7. S1: Episode 5 | Wade Baynham of The Basics

    Wade Baynham was a founding member of the 90's coffee house band the Basics. Together with his wife Kelly and a revolving door of drummers and sound men, the Basics toured constantly between 1991 and 2005, from San Diego to Seattle and back, mostly playing at small venues in Palo Alto and Santa...

  8. S1: Episode 4 | Your whole life is determined by two choices

    Welcome to The 5 Great Questions podcast, where I ask people interesting questions, and you get to hear their answers. My guest on episode 4 is a former roommate, but only for three months some 18 years ago. And yet somehow that short stint at a NorCal bachelor pad was part of a pivotal season…

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  9. S1: Episode 3 | Tell me about a loss you've grieved, other than a death

    Episode 3 Alden Olmsted Sari Lamela Welcome to The 5 Great Questions podcast, where I ask people interesting questions, and you get to hear their answers. My guest on episode three is longtime friend Sari Lamela, a powerhouse entreprenuer and promoter who left Hollywood to become a happily…

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  10. S1: Episode 2 | Dawson's Creek + Organic American Spirits = a cross-country Vision Quest

    Episode 2 Alden Olmsted Christopher Sell Welcome to The 5 Great Questions podcast, where I ask people interesting questions, and you get to hear their answers. My guest on episode two is longtime friend and former lost teenage soul Christopher Sell. Chris is a middle school teacher in middle...

  11. S1: Episode 1 | How I found my spouse without a cell phone

    Episode 1 Alden Olmsted Donald J. Johnson Welcome to The 5 Great Questions podcast, where I ask people interesting questions, and you get to hear their answers. My first guest on my first episode is longtime friend and film collaborator Donald J. Johnson. Don is an author and filmmaker and…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This is a podcast of great questions.

If you have a good story or you think you have good answers contact me at [email protected]

For now, let's get started.

HOSTED BY

Alden Olmsted

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How many episodes does 5 Great Questions have?

5 Great Questions currently has 11 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is 5 Great Questions about?

This is a podcast of great questions. If you have a good story or you think you have good answers contact me at [email protected] For now, let's get started.

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5 Great Questions has 11 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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5 Great Questions is created and hosted by Alden Olmsted.
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