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Upholding Matters

What holds you up and what do you uphold? With the slipping of decency and decorum in our public and private spheres of life, and with once rock-solid faith in civic and social norms now in taters, many people are left feeling greatly concerned and uneasy about the future. We need to talk about this, about what we will uphold, and why that matters. And we will.

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  1. 65

    Upholding Matters Episode 65

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 65. David Paul talks about retiring, chivalry, Trump, Muller, NAACP, Sleeping Beauty, and the paper lady.

  2. 64

    Upholding Matters Episode 64

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 64. David Paul talks about PTSD, homeless coordinated entry system, Trump, and the 50 year anniversary of the moon landing.

  3. 63

    Upholding Matters Episode 63

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 63. David Paul talks about his foot injury, homelessness, Acosta, Epstein, Trump, Pence, and State of the City.

  4. 62

    Upholding Matters Episode 62

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 62. David Paul talks about the 4th of July, fireworks, earthquakes, and Trump.

  5. 61

    Upholding Matters Episode 61

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 60. David Paul talks about the debate, Trump, NAACP meeting, and civic religion.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 60

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 60. David Paul talks about Iran, Trump, Vietnam, and our local and county homeless meetings.

  7. 59

    Upholding Matters Episode 59

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 59. David Paul talks about America, movies, Trump, homelessness, Bernie, Rule of Law, and a love moment.

  8. 58

    Upholding Matters Episode 58

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 58. David Paul talks about D-Day, Russia, Trump, Elizabeth Warren, and Celebrate America with Thunder.

  9. 57

    Upholding Matters Episode 57

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 57. David Paul talks about a fighter pilot’s TED talk, Memorial Day, Muller, Barr, Trump, and Katie Hill.

  10. 56

    Upholding Matters Episode 56

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 56. David Paul talks about Chuck, Nancy, and Trump, an estate sale, Jefferson Education, and civic religion.

  11. 55

    Upholding Matters Episode 55

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 55. David Paul talks about homelessness, trouble in the world, pseudoreasoning, Cohen, Barr, and Iran.

  12. 54

    Upholding Matters Episode 54

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 54. David Paul talks about local meetings, political upheaval, Trump, Barr, Pompeo, Russia, England, France, and Iran.

  13. 53

    Upholding Matters Episode 53

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 53. David Paul talks about the words appreciate and miracle, Tony Robbins, Muller, Trump, Russia, Law Day and a friend’s birthday.

  14. 52

    Upholding Matters Episode 52

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 52. David Paul talks about Notre Dame, homelessness, The Muller Report, Trump,  Russia, Joe Biden, On The Basis of Sex, City Council, and Leroy Baca.

  15. 51

    Upholding Matters Episode 51

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 51. David Paul talks about 4-20, the second season, The Muller Report, Trump, John Adams, Deep Space Robot Competition, and a couple of weeks of public meetings.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 50

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 50. David Paul talks about The Muller Report, William Barr, Trump, Russia, Bernie, Elizabeth Warren, NAACP, homelessness, National Vietnam War Veterans Day Dinner, and  Commissioner at Large.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 49

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 49. David Paul talks about The Muller Report, Trump, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Joe Biden and Stacy Abrams, and our local planning commission and homeless meetings.

  18. 48

    Upholding Matters Episode 48

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 48. David Paul talks about the Ides of March, economic, climate, and political change, League of Women Voters meeting, Criminal Justice meeting, New Zealand, ex-priest, Examining Problems, and Upholding U.S.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 47

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 47. David Paul talks about a good day and our dog, the local Women’s Conference, City Healthy Community Commission, Manafort, Venezuela, Brexit, North Korean, and Newport Beach Nazis in high school.

  20. 46

    Upholding Matters Episode 46

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 46. David Paul talks about local news of Coffee with a Deputy, LGBTQ seminar, NAACP, and Hospital Board, and North Korean Summit, Cohen, Kattie Hill, Maxine Waters, Trump, and Jared Kushner.

  21. 45

    Upholding Matters Episode 45

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 45. David Paul talks about the Sheriff’s Department, homeless meetings, The 5 Languages of Love, Muller, Trump, and talk of Civil War.

  22. 44

    Upholding Matters Episode 44

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 44. David Paul talks about fake news, Trump’s emergency declaration, Bohemian Rhapsody, City of Chicago, Lancaster’s hybrid police department, and stories of life.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 43

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 43. David Paul talks about Katie Hill, the State of the Union, Trump, David Pecker, Jeff Bezos, Whitaker, Virginia’s government, and Meghan McCain.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 42

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 42. David Paul talks about Social Media, fake news, Trump’s insistence the truth and national intelligence is in the eye of the beholder, Governor Ralph Northam, and of course, Katie Hill, mostly Katie Hill.

  25. 41

    Upholding Matters Episode 41

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 41. David Paul talks about the LA County homeless count, the government shutdown, security clearances, Jared Kushner and the loss of faith in justice.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 40

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 40. David Paul talks about the significance of the 40th show, Social Media, homelessness, the government shutdown, the new Congress, and hope.

  27. 39

    Upholding Matters Episode 39

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 39. David Paul talks about privacy and ads, government shutdown, prison reform, crime, and treason.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 38

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 38. David Paul talks about New Years, new Congress, Trump, the Wall, government shutdown, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 37

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 37. David Paul talks about Trump, Mattis, Afghanistan, Turkey, Russia, EPA, Holidays, Lego, and the New Year.

  30. 36

    Upholding Matters Episode 36

    Upholding Matters Podcast E36. David Paul talks truth, Trump, Whitaker, Roger Stone, Flynn, prison reform, NAACP, homelessness, treason, tax cut, and James Mattis.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 35

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 35. David Paul talks about City Council, Sheriff’s Department, Coffee with a Deputy, Wreaths Across America, Trump, Flynn, Cohen, Manafort, Bob Woodward, Obamacare, and Truth.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 34

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 34. David Paul talks about Pearl Harbor, George H. W. Bush, LA County marijuana scoping group, elections, Trump and the stock market, Cohen, Manafort, Elie Mystal and more.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 33

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 33. David Paul talks about George H. W. Bush, G20 embarrassment, Muller, and Saturday Night Live.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 32

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 32. David Paul talks short in an abbreviated holiday edition about Thanksgiving, the beatdown fatigue that follows while still remaining hopeful, and Avenue 9 Partners.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 31

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 31. David Paul talks about Veterans Day, homelessness, and the “What just happened” nature of life.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 30

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 30. David Paul talks about the California fires, the nightclub shooting, midterms, Acting Attorney General Whitaker, and our local Valley Oasis. 

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    Upholding Matters Episode 29

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 29. David Paul talks about advantage, trip to the vet, Pet Nutrition Center, homeless meeting, pipe bombs, synagogue shooting, Midterms, Oprah, Pence, Colbert, and more.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 28

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 28. David Paul talks about locus, Lincoln, illuminate, John Birch Society, thinking for yourself, pipe bombs, going to the dentist, and more.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 27

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 27. David Paul talks about WUDD, Jamal Khashoggi, climate change, new dog bed, midterms, Muller, Senior Expo, homeless, AV Hospital, excess spending, and Trump’s Washington DC hotel.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 26

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 26. David Paul talks about Florida’s devastation, Kanye West, Saudi Arabia, missing journalist, voter suppression, space explosion, Mark Bozigian, and homeless parks.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 25

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 25. David Paul talks about Brett Kavanaugh, John Paul Stevens, FBI, Apprentice book, Russia, SNL, and Lady Gaga.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 24

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 24. David Paul talks about Brett Kavanaugh, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Rod Rosenstein, and the UN laughter.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 23

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 23. David Paul talks about a variety of local meetings including the Planning Commission, NAACP, AV Sheriff’s Department Monitoring Team, and Homeless meetings.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 22

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 22. David Paul talks about the passing of his beloved dog, 9/11, hurricanes, local meetings, Bob Woodward, Brett Kavanaugh, Manafort, and the usual suspects.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 21

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 21. David Paul talks about John McCain, Bob Woodward’s book Fear, The New York Times Anonymous Op-Ed, Brett Kavanaugh, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and more.

  46. 20

    Upholding Matters Episode 20

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 20. David Paul talks about John McCain, Jordan Peterson, Don McGahn, Jeff Sessions, machine learning, local planning commission and marijuana.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 19

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 19. David Paul talks about Cohen plea, Manafort conviction, South Africa, local medical marijuana and politics, bullying, respect and many of the usual suspects.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 18

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 18. David Paul talks about the Catholic Church coverup, revoking of John Brennan’s security clearance, homelessness, foster care, Church of Light, and a tribute to Aretha Franklin.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 17

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 17. David Paul talks about Cohen, Collins, Manafort, books about Trump,  Words Matter Podcast, Space Port and more.

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    Upholding Matters Episode 16

    Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 16. David Paul talks about Russia, money laundering, Khrushchev, and a changing local homelessness project.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

What holds you up and what do you uphold? With the slipping of decency and decorum in our public and private spheres of life, and with once rock-solid faith in civic and social norms now in taters, many people are left feeling greatly concerned and uneasy about the future. We need to talk about this, about what we will uphold, and why that matters. And we will.

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David Paul

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What holds you up and what do you uphold? With the slipping of decency and decorum in our public and private spheres of life, and with once rock-solid faith in civic and social norms now in taters, many people are left feeling greatly concerned and uneasy about the future. We need to talk about...

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