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Everyday Elephants
by Ted Doering, Tanner Olson, Katie Bradley, & Phil Klopke
Everyday Elephants is a podcast that discusses what the world is discussing. We take a close look at the elephants in the room: Everything from politics to trends to religion. Together we look for where hope is in the midst of the change and chaos and confusion. Email us! [email protected] Everyday Elephants is a podcast hosted by Ted Doering, Katie Bradley, Tanner Olson, and Phil Klopke.
Episodes
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22. Unholy Grammys & Chinese Balloons
This week the crew talks about Sam Smith and Kim Petras 'Unholy" Grammy Performance and the thoughts on the Chinese Spy Balloon that was just shot down.
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21. Finding Hope in the Midst of Suffering.
There is so much suffering that is happening now and throughout history. Ted, Tanner, Katie, and Phil take a moment to find hope through the suffering.
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20. Gun Violence and Laws
Yes, there was another Mass shooting in California yesterday where innocent lives were taken. Another awful situation that is used as another weapon in politics to attack one another. Ted, Tanner, and Phil weigh in on their thoughts about Guns and the laws that are in placed in the United States.
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19. MLK Day & Racism (featuring Rev. Matthew González)
Today we celebrate and remember Martin Luther King Jr. and the path he led America through Civil Rights. The crew invited a special guest Matthew González who is with Lutherans for Racial Justice and we explore in the racial injustice, critical race theory, and much more. Welcome to another…
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18. Immigration & The Border Crisis
After two weeks of resting over the holidays. The Elephant Conversations are back. On Sunday President Joe Biden visited the Southern border for the first time since being elected as President. With records amount of illegal immigrants crossing the boarder, the team talks about the issue and...
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17. Theology of Sexuality and the Fracturing of Churches
In recent news there has been a major split in the United Methodist Church over Sexuality of the church. This has been happening over the years and the Elephant crew talks about it and what it might mean for the church moving forward.
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16. Brittney Griner
The team weighs in on WNBA and Team USA basketball Star Brittney Griner. She was detained in Russia for 10 months and released on a trade with the Russian Government for the Merchant of Death. Hear their thoughts and how we give hope for a Christian Perspective.
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15. Disney's 100 Million Dollar Loss // Elon Releases Twitter's Hunter Biden Mishaps
Last week we were a little all over the place so instead of three topics, this week we are sticking with two. The Mouse and The Musk. The Greatest Place on Earth and The Wild West of the Internet. Endless characters and 280 Characters. That’s right: Disney and Twitter.
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14. Qatar's World Cup Woes // Zero Covid in China // Elon & Twitter
On this episode of Everyday Elephants we'll be chatting about what’s happening in China, and our friend, Elon Musk - and to kick it off The World Cup.
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13. Our New Cohost // Midterm Updates // Christian Nationalism
After a long sabbatical, we have 3 words. We Are Back! Come check out the new show for Everyday Elephants which is now a live broadcast every Monday at 5PM ET // 4PM CT on Youtube and Facebook.
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12. Elon owns Twitter & Supreme Court Nominations
The Supreme Court is a constant battle ground in our country. With the bench being a lifelong appointment, whenever a new justice is needed it seems like the political theater moves to a whole new level. Today we’re going to discuss how we walk through this process as people of faith and we’ll…
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11. Gas Prices & The $100 Million Jesus Advertisement
Hello and welcome to another episode of Everyday Elephants. Today we are going to be talking about a couple of things things you’ve probably seen floating around the internet. This is a lighter episode of Everyday Elephants, but they are still the big things in the room. Welcome. Sound and...
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10. Sexual Harassment (Report from Christianity Today)
(Trigger Warning) Today, we will be talking about sexual harassment. Last week, Christianity Today Magazine released a report detailing allegations of sexual harassment against two former employees. An editor and chief as well as an advertisement executive. Multiple women endured unwanted touch…
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09. A Conversation with a Ukrainian Refugee Pastor (featuring Rev. Scott Yount)
So much is still happening overseas and it’s effecting the lives of millions of people in the country of Ukraine. Our friend Scott Yount has been a Missionary Pastor in Ukraine since 2014 and is now experiencing being a Refugee and helping so many across the boarder. We would love for you to hear...
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08. War in Ukraine
Over the past several months we have been hearing rumors. War was coming. Russia was massing troops on the Ukrainian border. Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and traditional news sources kept talking about it. Then, it hit. Over the past week a steady stream of bombings, gunfire, air power, and death…
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07. Cancel Culture (Live Recording at BPM)
The boys did a live recording in Phoenix Arizona at Best Practices Ministry Conference. This week they talked all things Cancel Culture with a Christian Response. We were not able to edit in all the questions due to having complications with our mics but we hope you enjoy!
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06. I Got A Chip in my Brain! (Neuralink)
Ted's evil Bond Character is at it again! In recent news, Elon Musk's Neuralink is now moving forward with testing the chip in humans brains even sooner. The boys will discuss what this means for the Church and how they really feel about it. Here is another Everyday Elephant.
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05. The Metaverse
Throughout history ideas have entered into the world only to be met with adversity and disdain. Some said the internet would never replace books. Some said Facebook was a joke. Some said VR wouldn’t be a hit. Some said crypto was a waste of money. And now there is the Metaverse. And if you have…
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04. Justice
Today we are going to talk about Justice. In the recent weeks we’ve seen our timelines flood with stories featuring Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery. In the past year our world has watched the as we’ve heard verdicts in the murders of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor. This is just a shadow of a...
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03. Information vs. Misinformation
It's hard to turn on the news or scroll down your social media feeds and figure out if the news you are receiving is information or misinformation. It's hard to know the facts. This week the guys are going to talk about how this is misused from examples like the Kyle Rittenhouse or anything else...
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02. Purity Culture
Purity culture is a phrase that described an evangelical movement in the 90’s and 2000’s which promoted the biblical view of sexual purity & to combat premarital sex for Christian teens. There were many popular resources that were introduced like “True Love Waits” and Joshua Harris's Best Seller…
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01. Welcome to Everyday Elephants
Ted Doering, Phil Klopke, & Tanner Olson are three friends that have been noticing that people are having a hard time conversing with one another. Like you, the people connected to them are ragging on twitter, unfollowing friends due to idelogical beliefs, or stop engaging in a conversation. Here...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Everyday Elephants is a podcast that discusses what the world is discussing. We take a close look at the elephants in the room: Everything from politics to trends to religion. Together we look for where hope is in the midst of the change and chaos and confusion. Email us! [email protected] Everyday Elephants is a podcast hosted by Ted Doering, Katie Bradley, Tanner Olson, and Phil Klopke.
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