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The Mediocrates Podcast
by Mediocrates
30 minutes inside the mind of a Catholic Christian, dad, husband and nerd. Not the best. Not the worst. Probably a lot like you. Each week, I look at something happening now or currently in my head. Then I take a deeper dive into a single topic: philosophy, the Bible, theology, parenting, career, society, questions or guest interviews. Whatever I pick, it usually ends up being something to which we can all relate, and that matters. MY last segment looks at something old, which is usually a memory from my odd life or some bit of nostalgia or pop culture.No holds barred & open to discussion.
Episodes
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Episode 28: May the Force Be With You, Twitter. Dont Be Seduced by the Dark Side.
Feeling overwhelmed? Struggling? Getting punched in the face by Great Tiger? Today, we are talking about how we face the constant barrage, lonliness, and stresses of life. Mediocrates is praying for you. DM or tweet me on Twitter @mediocratespod. Email me at [email protected] for...
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Episode 27: Putt Putt Nostalgia, Father Salty, and Please Stop Being a Turd
Episode 27 drops a little early because I had an interesting Fathers Day weekend and didn’t want to risk forgetting my musings. Today we will discuss professional mini golf, nostalgia, sin and vice, redemption and virtue, Father Salty, and a whole lot more. Were you in the PPA? Have your own...
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Episode 26: Mediocrates is Virtually Invisible on Twitter and That’s Okay - Happy Fathers Day!
Fathers Day is coming. Do you know where your dad jokes are? A message of encouragement for dads that really applies to all of us. We need to imitate Christ and flee immorality. We need each other. We need community. Need prayer or maybe just somebody to listen to you? Reach me @mediocratespod on...
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Episode 25: Call of Doody - Learning the Secrets of Loving
Who enjoys changing diapers or cleaning kid vomit from the bed at 3am? Nobody, right? Why do you do it? Love. Our challenge is to truly love and to live that in all facets of life including worship, beyond a sensenof duty and beyond convenience or self-centeredness. Not easy but necessary. Wanna...
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Episode 24: Mediocrates Is a Big Loser. Won’t You Join Me?
It is never fun to lose, and nobody likes getting the raw end of a deal, but our constant desire to win at all costs has to end. Our calling is to choose humility, service, and charity in everything. There is no place for pride. Join the discussion by leaving me a voice message on the Anchor app....
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Episode 23: By a show of hands, who wants castration? Galatians 5 & the way we treat one another.
Contrasting to the building up of one another in love, today we consider what happens when we try to cut one another. How can we overcome those who seek to hurt and divide? Where do you see yourself in relation to this passage? References: Galatians 5. Contact us by emailing...
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Episode 22: When God gives you a spiritual gift He actually expects you to regift it! Also, you just saved me from U-Haul guy.
Welcome back to Studio T. I know it is different, but I really appreciate the time together on my commute. We're looking today at Spiritual Gifts, aka Charisms, and how God has given every Baptized person at least one for the purpose of building up the Church (CCC 951). We'll discuss what...
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Episode 21: Be a Freaking Peacock
Do you have what it takes to be a parent, a spouse, a friend, a coworker, a minister, a manager…… a peacock? This episode is a challenge to grow in exquisite charity. I hope you’ll join me. Leave a voicemail on The Anchor app, or shoot me an email at [email protected]. Please rate…
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Episode 20: Mediocrates Got Robbed? Plus, I Missed You. How’s Your Mama n’ ‘Em?
No magic formulas this time. I just wanted to test a new mic and see how you were doing. Contact me: You can always email me at [email protected]. In addition, if you go to https://anchor.fm/mediocrates you can leave me a voice message! Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share!...
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Episode 19: Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, Total Self Giving Love and Professional Wrestling
Happy Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, y'all! Today's episode is the last one in this format. I'm making some changes. Something New: I'm making a format change. For some reason, I've got it stuck in my mind that I've run off my audience. I don't know what I've done or said, but something...
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Episode 18: A Southern Baptist Pastor Chooses The Catholic Church, RCIA Inquirer Stories, and SEC FOOTBALL IS BACK, BABY! WHOOO!!!
I'm so excited to record this episode. It took a major effort to take my full-scale conversion story as a Baptist minister becoming Catholic and condense it into one small segment. However, I think I got the major points across. It's not so much that I left anything of my former denomination…
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Episode 17: How Do You Do RCIA Well When Your Kid Just Got Married and Your Dad Heart is Hurting? MAD LIBS!
This week's episode comes as my parish kicked off its RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ministry, and comes on the heels of celebrating my daughter's wedding. Emotionally, I'm all over the place right now. Dads and Moms, I'm sure you're with me on this. Whew! Something New: Like I…
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Episode 16: Elijah Wishes He Could Backflip Like Gable Steveson Did In The 2020 Olympics - Plus Collectible Star Wars Glasses!
I apologize for getting this episode released. I got real discouraged last week, because it looked like listenership dropped steeply, and it really bothered me. That's the weird thing about social media isn't it - how it can impact our emotions? Anyway, I was killing my brain trying to figure out...
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Episode 15: Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, Wrestling, Olympic Bloodsport, and How Are We Treating Our Fellow Man Post Pandemic?
Does anybody else remember the Mr. T cartoon where he was like a Gymnastics coach or something, yet they solved mysteries? Well I do. It's time for the 2020 Olympics, and I couldn't be more excited. Certainly, with all the world talking about it and watching remotely (since we can't be there),...
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Episode 14: Leaving a Legacy at Walt Disney World with Your Chosen Disciples
Hey, I changed some of the audio tracks. Let me know what you think! Something New: My wife and I just finished the season 2 finale of The Chosen. If you have not yet seen this series, please make a point to go back to season 1 and watch it all the way through. Dallas Jenkins and the team at…
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Episode 13: Bad Shepherds, Bad Parents and Bad Disciples on an Airplane with No Air Conditioning
Why are airports so hot? I mean, you're organized kinda like an 80s era shopping mall with shops and stalls and vendors. So why can't you control the climate like a mall did? I'm asking for a friend. Today's release should have happened earlier, but life happened. Oh well. I didn't get any hate...
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Episode 12: The Gospel of FIreworks, Water Parks, and My Personal Crusade Against Participation Trophies
I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend. If you happen to be British, sorry about all that, bros. I'm glad we are friends now. Tonight, we recap my family trip to Tennessee to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and neighboring Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville (soon to be…
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Episode 11: It's Hard to Be Humble at the Pool When Howard Scott Warshaw and Steak-Umm Are Tweeting You Back
Today was the most fun I've had on Twitter in a long while, after getting Twitter responses from Howard Scott Warshaw, the creator of such #Atari2600 hits as Yar's Revenge and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, as well as learning Twitter life lessons from Steak-Umm. Who knew? So much fun today on the...
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Episode 10: Parenthood Pressure at Trivia Night Plus Dragon's Lair 1983
I hope everyone had a great Father's Day, but I know there are parents out there who struggle. Well today's for you. Please join me in celebrating a win for the regular joe at team trivia before diving inside my skull for a look at parenting. Parents, mentors, family leaders, this episode is for...
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Episode 9: "Hold It Till We Get to Buc-ee's" and Other Psycho Social Spiritual Father's Day Sayings
Mediocrates Podcast S1:E9 show notes: Let me tell you something, Brother. If haven't gone to Buc-ee's, you need to make it happen. Nuff said. Something New: This is the special Father's Day edition of the Mediocrates Podcast. I hope you brought your dad jokes. I'm taking all dads, biological or...
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Episode 8: Sad Wrestling at Showbiz Pizza and the Spiral of Death
Will the USCCB approve an agenda already for their zoom call? Will these two cars realize there are 20 other cars in line behind them while they cruise at 10 mph BELOW the posted limit? Something New: Mediocrates is a sad robot today. Not handling the emotions very well as I realize how fast time...
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Episode 7: Olympic Kumite, the Power of Story and Jean Claude Van Damme Doing the Splits
With the Olympics weeks away, there are sports on the brain, and I can't think sports without thinking of Bloodsport and JCVD. Plus, am I an influencer? Something New: I got a lot of impressions from a tweet I made about Simone Biles last week. We'll consider American dominance in the Tokyo…
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Episode 6: Justin Martyr with a GI Joe Lunchbox in British Columbia Fight Grizzly Bears
What do metal lunchboxes, survival shows, and pagan converts to Christianity have in common? Not much. Or do they? Something New: #AloneShow Season 8 is here! Follow 10 survival contestants as they live off the land in Grizzly inhabited British Columbia! And to think I used to believe people…
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Episode 5: The Mediocrates Podcast Drinking Game, Nightly Examen, and Well.....We're Waiting!!
Did you know there was a Mediocrates Podcast Drinking Game? Mediocrates is about to make it more difficult in our shortest episode to date! Something New: We get letters. Actual letters? Not until Kevin Costner shows up. We do get listener feedback. We'll address two of your comments in this...
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Episode 4: Heraclitus in Zack Snyder's Justice League & Dont Skateboard Without a Helmet
Heraclitus says, "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river, and he is not the same man." But how does that relate to the Snyder Cut of Justice League? Today we get mail. We take a closer look at Cyborg aka Victor Stone in the DCEU. We also watch some GI Joe PSAs...
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Episode 3: Thomas Aquinas in Traffic and Moon Patrol
What would St Thomas Aquinas do about bad drivers? How do we search for and communicate truth? Something New: How do you handle bad drivers where you live and work? Does Mediocrates run them into a ditch? Inside the Mind of Mediocrates: Philosophy and the pursuit of truth are well worth the…
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Episode 2: Galatian Hotdogs and Philosophy's Hot Sister
Is philosophy important? You bet! What about hot dogs? Well, they can be. Mediocrates has fruit on his mind today. Something New: Since the last episode I have been thinking about how important it is to make Philosophy your best friend. Can't we just have Theology instead? How does Philosophy...
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Episode 1: Enter Mediocrates
Meet Mediocrates. Marvel at his wisdom. Will he mess up? Will he say anything worthwhile? Will he edit out that burp at the end? Something New: This podcast is pretty flippin new. We'll talk about the podcast format. Inside the Mind of Mediocrates: What is knocking around inside the Mind of...
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Episode 0: Mediocrates Tests the Waters of the Healing Pool of Inter-Net
Expect this episode to do strange things without explanation. It is a mystery. Life is a mystery. Your mom is a mystery. The Mediocrates Podcast is an everyman podcast that looks at philosophy and spirituality in the real world where you and I live. The goal is to have three segments: - Something...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
30 minutes inside the mind of a Catholic Christian, dad, husband and nerd. Not the best. Not the worst. Probably a lot like you. Each week, I look at something happening now or currently in my head. Then I take a deeper dive into a single topic: philosophy, the Bible, theology, parenting, career, society, questions or guest interviews. Whatever I pick, it usually ends up being something to which we can all relate, and that matters. MY last segment looks at something old, which is usually a memory from my odd life or some bit of nostalgia or pop culture.No holds barred & open to discussion.
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30 minutes inside the mind of a Catholic Christian, dad, husband and nerd. Not the best. Not the worst. Probably a lot like you. Each week, I look at something happening now or currently in my head. Then I take a deeper dive into a single topic: philosophy, the Bible, theology, parenting, career,...
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