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Your "Safe" College Major May Be an AI Dead End
 
Could AI make your college degree obsolete while making your plumber more valuable? Curtis Chang and Andy Crouch explore how artificial intelligence is disrupting higher education and the future of work—and why skilled trades and embodied human abilities may be safer bets. They also examine the rise of AI therapy and explain why chatbots can offer useful advice but can never replace human connection, spiritual community, and forgiveness.
 
02:36 - Declaring Personal Educational Backgrounds
13:26 - The Risk of "Cutting Edge" Education 
15:37 - Computer Science: A Good Bet Turned Bad?
19:49 - Advice for Today's College Students
27:11 - The Role of a Teacher in the AI Age
30:54 - What About First-Generation American Students
35:27 - The Value of Skilled Trades
38:08 - The Intellectual Life of the Working Class
42:38 - The Real-World Value of Skilled Professionals
44:26 - What About AI as a Mental Health Tool?
47:35 - The Limits of AI in Providing Human Connection
 
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Mentioned in This Episode:
Notre Dame's DELTA: Human Formation in the Age of AI
Jean Lee Latham's Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Jonathan Rose's The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
Matthew Loftus' Resisting Therapy Culture
Good Faith episode 245: When Mental Health Goes Too Far with Matthew Loftus
RAND study: Use of Generative AI for Mental Health Advice Among US Adolescents and Young Adults
Ronald Heifetz's adaptive-leadership framework
 
More From Andy Crouch:
Check out Andy's website
Check out Andy's work at Praxis
Read Andy's book: The Life We're Looking For
Read Andy's book The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place
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What America Learned, Feared, and Forgot After 9/11
 
Former Trump White House security expert Elizabeth Neumann and theologian Russell Moore join Curtis Chang to consider whether America is safer—or simply more afraid—25 years after 9/11. They examine the war with Iran, immigration enforcement, domestic extremism, government overreach, and the church's complicity in fear-driven efforts. Together, they ask how Christians can confront legitimate threats without surrendering to fear, offering civic engagement, moral courage, and faithful "small refusals" to conform as a way forward.
 
03:14 - A 25-Year Review of Homeland Security
06:22 - A Theological View on "Homeland Security"
09:55 - How Do We Evaluate the War with Iran?
19:34 - Should Christians Trust the State?
24:01 - The Public's Disengagement from Government
28:54 - The Church's Role in Local Justice
33:59 - The Rise of Domestic Terrorism
40:52 - Is the Church Complicit in Fear Mongering?
42:29-  Russell's Counsel for Pastors: Small Refusals
44:39 - The Personal Cost of Opposing Government Overreach
48:22 - When Lament and Hope Are the Same Thing
 
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Mentioned in This Episode:
Elizabeth Neumann's Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Marking the 25th Anniversary
George W. Bush White House's the Department of Homeland Security executive Summary
More about National Immigration Forum
Wendell Berry's  "A Statement Against the War in Vietnam" from The Long-Legged House
 
Scriptures:
Hebrews 11:13–16 ESV
Jeremiah 29:7 ESV
1 Samuel 8 ESV
Romans 12–13 ESV
Isaiah 8:11–13 ESV
Romans 8:24–27 ESV
 
More From Elizabeth Neumann:
Elizabeth Neumann's website
 
More From Russell Moore:
Russell Moore's Substack
Read Russell Moore's article The Trump-Era Laughter at Immigrant Suffering Is Deforming Our Souls
Sign up for Russell Moore's weekly newsletter Moore to the Point
 
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Miracles, Heartbreak, and the Fight Against Human Trafficking
 
Nearly 50 million people remain trapped in modern slavery—but International Justice Mission founder Gary Haugen believes it could end in our lifetime. He joins host Curtis Chang to explore how IJM fights human trafficking by transforming broken justice systems, where God is amid horrific evil and patient prayer, and how Christians can stop watching from the sidelines and join the fight.
 
02:23 - The Evolution of IJM's Strategy of Strengthening Local Justice Systems
08:30 - US Complicity in Global Slavery
13:48 - The Impact of Unpredictable US Government Action 
18:24 - Is Their a Contradiction in Evangelical Support?
24:23 - The Role of Miracles in Fighting Evil
28:56 - Waiting For Prayers to Be Answered 
33:51 - The Dangers of Christian Hero Worship
45:26 - A Call to Action Against Modern Day Slavery
 
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Mentioned in This Episode:
Gary Haugen's biography
IJM's work fighting trafficking and slavery
IJM's response to the State Department funding pause
U.S. State Department Trafficking in Persons Report
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery
Child trafficking and forced labor on Ghana's Lake Volta
Good Faith episode 224: Francis Collins and Kristine Torjesen
 
Scriptures:
Matthew 5:16 (ESV)
Matthew 25:14–30 (ESV)
 
International Justice Mission:
Get involved with IJM
Pray with IJM
Support IJM's advocacy work
IJM resources for churches
 
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Untangling America's Socialist Fever and Fear
 
Host Curtis Chang and Good Faith "founding friend" David French ask whether democratic socialism is your grandparents' socialism, the left's answer to MAGA, or something more sinister. They unpack what Christians should make of its growing influence by exploring the DSA, economic inequality, America's national debt, the influence of Big Tech, and why Christians who feel politically homeless still have an obligation to stay engaged.
 
00:44 - Introduction to Democratic Socialism
02:19 - Can We Define a Democratic Socialist?
04:04 - Should Socialism Scare Us?
08:39 - Is the DSA the Left's MAGA?
17:38 - The Electoral Risk of Extremism
21:21 - Is There a Theological Take on Socialism?
25:19 - Has Debt Seized the Means of Production?
28:45 - Policy Must Be Effective, Not Just Well-Intentioned
33:13 - The Role of Economics in Moral Reasoning
34:19 - The Homeless Political Middle
36:43 - The Legitimate Grievances Fueling Extremism 
42:08 - Socialism and the Threat of Big Tech
43:52 - The Presumption of Socialism and Economic Freedom
47:13 - Encouragement for the Politically Homeless
 
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Mentioned in This Episode:
Ten Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Arguments for Socialism and Why They're Wrong (CATO Institute)
Hasan Piker: What You Need to Know (Anti-Defamation League)
Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum (the basis for solidarity and subsidiarity)
Congressional Budget Office: the federal debt / long-term budget outlook
What is the Federal Debt right now? (Peter G. Peterson Foundation)
Noah Smith: No one knows how much the government can borrow
David French's How Can America Be So Miserable When It's So Rich?
Starlink in the Russian-Ukrainian war
More about labor leader Eugene Debs
More about 20th Century economist Friedrich August Hayek
 
Scriptures:
Proverbs 22:7 (ESV)
1 Kings 19:18 (ESV)
Romans 11:4 (ESV)
 
More From David French:
David French's New York Times pieces HERE
Follow David French on Threads
 
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Why Are We So Lonely Even When We're Not Alone?
 
Host Curtis Chang talks with psychologist and podcaster Dr. Alison Cook about why America's loneliness epidemic can't be solved by simply adding more people to our lives. They explore how attachment wounds, anxiety, distraction, and modern life leave us disconnected—and how solitude and honest prayer can become paths toward healing. Dr. Cook offers a practice for loneliness: "recognize and return"—name what you feel, then remember, "I am loved even here."
 
02:46 - Why Do We Minimize Loneliness?
05:12 - What Is Attachment Theory?
10:31 - Childhood Wounds and Cultural Context
13:42 - Where God Enters the Healing Process
16:14 - The Inner Dialogue with God
20:44 - The Importance of Solitude
27:20 - The Modern Epidemic of Loneliness
35:16 - Loneliness as a Holy Longing
39:22 - Spiritual Practices for a Healthy Inner Life
 
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Mentioned in This Episode:
Dr. Cook's The Secure Soul: Finding Inner Strength and Connection When Trust Doesn't Come Easy
The U.S. Surgeon General's report: Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Professor Irvin D. Yalom's Existential Psychotherapy
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together
 
Scriptures:
Psalm 42 (ESV)
Psalm 131 (ESV)
Psalm 139 (ESV)
Genesis 2 (ESV)
Romans 8 (ESV)
 
More From Alison Cook:
Dr. Alison Cook's Website
Dr. Alison Cook's The Best of You podcast
 
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