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This week we finish up talking about cults by reviewing films that revolve around cults: "Jesus Camp", "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of …

Continuing with last episode's theme, we read and discussed a book by cult expert Steven Hassan, and we couldn't help but compare it to our …

This month Adam has been thinking a lot about the LDS church, and he realized he has some lingering programming from his years in the church.  So we chat about all of that.

This week we're catching up on what's happened so far in January: Trump's leaked phone call with Georgia, his Save America March and the protest/riot …

For our last episode of 2020, we spend time just free-talking.  We talk about the LDS religion and how Adam's wife and her family are handling …

After a long break, we have a lot to catch up on: the lockdowns' effects on teenagers; Adam's wife left the LDS church; Lisa visited New Hampshire; Trump and the election; libertarians who don't vote on principle; …

We're taking a break from recording until the election, and we wanted to pause on a high note.  This week we covered the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", which talks about the libertarian concepts of …

This week, after a while of catching up with each other, we covered the cerebral film "The Sunset Limited", starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson.  We discuss the film's coverage of arguments for Christianity, …

This week we delve into why Ricky Gervais's film "The Invention of Lying" is on multiple best-atheist-films lists—from ideas of an afterlife and what …

This week we review "Dallas Buyers Club" which is based on a true story about a man who has AIDS and has to smuggle in the medication he needs to keep himself and other AIDS patients alive.  Many libertarian themes …

This week Adam and Lisa share their tips for homeschooling—what Lisa learned from homeschooling her children last year, and Adam's decade-long …

As promised, we've revisited our "I Side With" quiz and took it again, now that the presidential candidates have been finalized and we're closer to the election.  Adam compares where he agrees with Trump and with Biden, …

This week, we have a guest who moved three years ago from California to New Hampshire to be part of the Free State Project.  He shares with us what the movement is all about, what life in New Hampshire is like, sources …

In this episode we wanted to take a break from serious stuff and talk about fun media that Adam likes to consume that have libertarian and/or atheist themes: various films, video games, YouTube channels, etc.

This week we have as a guest Adam's friend Colton who is a Christian and philosopher and who is the one that recommended "The Reason for God" to …

In this episode we're covering Part 2 of Timothy Keller's book "The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism".  It's different from Part 1, but it's bad in its own way and doesn't redeem the book for us.  We also …

We realized that we've been neglecting the atheist side of our podcast lately, and so for this week's episode we're delving into the first half of "The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism" by Timothy Keller.  …

In this episode we talk about Hobbes and Locke and where our country's social contract theories come from. We talked about the social contracts we have with each other and how we can strengthen them.  We also had fun …

This week, we tackle atheism in America and why American atheists not only seem to be mostly liberals, but also why many of them think that conservative atheists can't be a thing.

In this episode, we're covering what led up to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the events surrounding his death, and the aftermath in …

This week we delve into logical fallacies.  We've picked the twelve that we see as the most common in modern discourse, and we explain what they are …

Lisa's husband joins us this week as we discuss our country's financial situation—the national deficit and debt, the causes of our current situation, …

In this week's episode we delve into who Congressman Justin Amash is, why he's seeking the nomination for president of the United States, and we find out just how libertarian he is with how he's voted and his stances on …

This week we ask the question of what is the best role for government to have in a crisis.  We bring in examples of Michigan, of Sweden, Trump and …

This week we ask the question, "Where can we turn in a crisis?", and we answer it with current events during this COVID-19 time, such as how religions are responding, how the government is acting or failing to act, and …

Hey folks!  After much thinking and discussing, we've decided to make some changes to our podcast.  We're changing our name from Governing Ourselves …

In this second half of our BITE model episode, we're covering Thought control and Emotional control.  We tally up the numbers of all four sections at …

As two ex-Mormons we have a lot of insight into the LDS church, and so we're taking two episodes to apply Steven Hassan's BITE model to the LDS Church.  BITE is an acronym for Behavior, Information, Thought, and …

This week we cover two topics: the first is the current event that has everyone talking—COVID-19—and the other topic is in honor of St. Patrick's Day where we cover what happened with the Irish Great Hunger, or the …

Super Tuesday was last week on March 3rd, and Adam and Lisa talk about the remaining candidates for the Democratic Party, how they match up against President Trump, and our thoughts on the Libertarian Party and a few of …

This week, we discuss the informative comedy-drama "The Big Short", based on the true story of a few men who saw that the '07-'08 housing crisis was going to happen and they bet against the market and made a ton of …

This week we're reviewing a YouTube video of a round-table discussion between Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Dan Dennet, and Sam Harris, which earned them the nickname "The Four Horsemen of new atheism".  …

This week for a belated Valentine's Day episode, we review a book called "The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts" by Gary Chapman.  This book gives you information and teaches you skills that you can learn …

This week we cover what brought Lisa to libertarianism: learning about US government's mass surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden.  He came out with a book in late 2019 and that's what we're reviewing today.

For our first libertarian movie of the year, we're covering one of Adam's favorites: "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", and how its messages of …

We're starting off 2020 by reviewing an excellent book by the person who got Adam into libertarianism: Ron Paul.  He explains the history of the …

For our final episode of the Christmas season and of 2019, we're covering the new Netflix original movie "Klaus", a family-friendly animated Santa Claus origin story.

The historical Jesus wasn't always thought of as divine, much less as God, but he came to be thought of as such after his death.  The book we're …

This week we chat about our own Christmas traditions—how we used to celebrate Christmas when we were Christians and what's changed now that we're atheists.

This being the start of the Christmas season, we decided to tackle a movie that deals with Jesus... sort-of.  "Monty Python's Life of Brian" is a hilarious movie about an average guy who becomes seen by some as a …

Many kids have to read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in high school, and Adam did but Lisa did not.  So together we talk about this classic …

Adam flies solo again this week as he reviews "Joker" (2019).  He also critiques the film critics who have given negative and "woke" critiques of …

Some folks might be wondering how libertarians are similar to the Right and the Left, and how we're different.  So here we give many examples of our …

This week we review the book "God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales" by Penn Jillette (of the magician duo Penn & Teller).  This is the book that made Adam realize he's probably an …

This week's review is of a one-woman show found on YouTube, detailing her journey from being a believing Catholic to becoming an atheist.  We chat …

Lisa flies solo this episode to talk about the General Conference for the LDS church.  She talks about the good, the bad, and some overall …

Today we reviewed another classic movie, "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb", commonly known simply as "Dr. Strangelove".  While Adam and Lisa have very different opinions about this …

This week we cover one of Christopher Hitchens' books, called "god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything".  We wish we had more time to cover more of his book because there's a lot of good stuff in here, but we …

This is our first movie review on the Atheist side of our podcast.  We're reviewing the classic movie "Inherit the Wind" (1960) which is based on the real-life "Scopes Monkey Trial", dealing with the issue of teaching …

We've been promising you "Basic Economics" for a while now, and we're finally delivering!  Adam read it, and together we're discussing what the book …

For our first movie review, we discuss "The Lorax" (2012) and how plot holes turned this movie into anti-capitalist propaganda that shows …

Last week, the host of the podcast "Bluntly Speaking" (formerly "The Terrible Conservative"), Tyler Bluntman, moderated a debate between two of the Libertarian Party's 2020 presidential candidates: Kim Ruff and Dan …

Today we finally cover Jordan Peterson's book "12 Rules for Life".  This episode is longer than our new goal of ~45-minute episodes, but both of us …

We're taking this brief episode to let our listeners know that we're making some changes to our format: we're removing current events and adding movies, among other things.  We're looking forward to this new format and …

Adam reviews the highlights of the second round of Democratic Party debates in Detroit, with the candidates promising free stuff and the end of the world as we know it.

Adam flies solo today as he reviews the 1st night of the Democratic debate in Detroit, Michigan. He takes selected highlights and gives commentary on …

This week we took the "I Side With" quiz to see how our political ideals match up.  We compared how compatible we are with seven different political …

This week, Lisa's husband joins us to share his financial and economic insights into topics that were brought up in the Miami debates, such as if Amazon pays its fair share of taxes, why you can't refinance student …

This week, we discuss current events, including some hateful Southern Baptist preachers and the Make America Straight Again conference held in …

In this Father's Day episode, we're taking a break from book reviews and current events to talk about fathers, especially how essential it is for children to grow up with a good father in the home.

In this episode, Lisa delves more into where we left off last episode: talking about the seven deadly sins and the Ten Commandments.  She also explains a little more about feminism in Islam, about why Muslims don't like …

This week we discuss the book "Wholly Different" which details the doctrinal differences between what the Bible teaches and what Islam's …

In this episode we cover political and religious current events from the past few weeks, from the highly controversial Alabama ruling on abortion …

In this episode, we review one of Matt Kibbe's books called "Don't Hurt People and Don't Take their Stuff".  This book is a great introduction to …

We catch up on political news over the past few months from a libertarian point of view.  We discuss updates on civil asset forfeiture laws; police …

Lisa goes through some of the April 2019 General Conference talks that as an ex-Mormon and an atheist she thought were interesting.  She found some good things, but sadly she also found guilt trips and scare tactics …

We go over several major policy changes in the LDS church, including topics such as the temple endowment ceremony, the policies regarding children of …

This episode is Adam's debate with theist and professor of philosophy at Grand Canyon University, Joshua Walker. They discuss God's existence, morality and rationalism. 

Lisa asks Adam questions about his recent debate (to be uploaded soon) and he talks about what he would have done differently and what he felt went …

We delve deeper into chapter three of Richard Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" in preparation for Adam's upcoming debate about God and religion. 

This week, we review Richard Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" and share insights that we gained from studying this book. 

We discuss our plans for our podcast and its "book club" format. We talk about relevant books we've read so far and what we plan to cover. First up: …

We talk about our journeys from the major parties towards Libertarianism, our skepticism towards government, and where we fall within the libertarian spectrum.

This week, we talk about our upbringing in the LDS faith, what caused our doubts, what led us to leaving the Church, and what eventually led to us …

In this first episode of Governing Ourselves, Adam and Lisa talk about their motivations to make the show, what the show is about, and what sort of topics and content the listeners can expect.