Today, we're answering a question posed by a recent viral video: Do stay-at-home mothers need to be intellectually stimulating? Or is this idea just rooted in girlboss feminism? We share some insight and also give some tips on how to answer your kids' hard theological questions. And Christianity Today editor in chief Russell Moore is back with another article about toxic empathy, but he still fails to square it with Christian morality. Lastly, the Met Gala is also back with outfits galore, some classy, others not so much, and we're rating the best and worst looks of the night.
Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now!
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Timecodes:
(04:32) Do “trad wives” need to be intellectually stimulating?
(20:15) Answering kids’ hard theological questions
(30:44) Russell Moore’s new empathy article
(41:05) MET Gala outfit review
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Ep 1183 | KinderCare Cover-Up: New Report Reveals Abuse, Corruption | Guest: Edwin Dorsey
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1183-kindercare-cover-up-new-report-reveals-abuse/id1359249098?i=1000706432866
Ep 964 | Be a Godly Wife, Not Just a 'Trad Wife'
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-964-be-a-godly-woman-not-just-a-trad-wife/id1359249098?i=1000648401587
Ep 809 | The 'Trad' Movement Isn’t Biblical
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-809-the-trad-movement-isnt-biblical/id1359249098?i=1000614038103
Ep 1087 | Kamala’s “Jesus Is Lord” Controversy
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Ep 1181 | Silent Lunches & Stolen Childhoods: The Truth About School Shutdowns | Guest: David Zweig
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1181-silent-lunches-stolen-childhoods-the-truth/id1359249098?i=1000705605785
Ep 998 | Methodists Change Their Pronouns to Was/Were
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-998-methodists-change-their-pronouns-to-was-were/id1359249098?i=1000654847048
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Ep 1183 | KinderCare Cover-Up: New Report Reveals Abuse, Corruption | Guest: Edwin Dorsey
In today's episode, we sit down with independent investigative journalist Edwin Dorsey to discuss his recent, disturbing investigation into KinderCare, one of the nation's largest day-care providers. Edwin tells us about how he unearthed evidence of horrible child abuse and neglect, including children escaping day-care centers, staff abandoning children after hours, and one tragic instance of a toddler overdosing on cocaine found in a worker's backpack. And horribly, our tax dollars are funding these day-care centers. We also discuss a similar investigation Edwin published years ago about child-care provider Care.com, where he uncovered that the platform was lying about doing background checks. We also talk about the dangers of Roblox and how the platform isn't actually as safe for kids as it might advertise.
Read Edwin's publications on "The Bear Cave": https://thebearcave.substack.com/
Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now!
Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy
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Timecodes:
(01:18) Edwin Dorsey introduction
(03:15) KinderCare investigation
(36:25) Care.com investigation
(43:11) Dangers of Roblox
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Ep 577 | Resist Toxic Motherhood & Get Your Kids Off TikTok
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Ep 761 | Is Public School the Best Choice for Christians?
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Ep 1182 | Meta's AI Chatbots Are Sexting Minors & Beyoncé Still Hates America
Today, we cover a recent disturbing exposé by the Wall Street Journal showing that Facebook's Meta AI can have explicit conversations with minor user accounts. We go over the lack of reasonable guardrails and talk about how this was allowed to happen in the first place. The internet is already dangerous enough for young children to navigate; we don't need AI chatbots making it worse. And does Mark Zuckerberg want people to use these chatbots as a replacement for friends? Later, we discuss Beyoncé's new Cowboy Carter tour, where she criticized America ... by performing the national anthem.
Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now!
Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy
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Timecodes:
(05:10) Meta AI conversations with minors
(28:22) Mark Zuckerberg thinks AI can replace friends
(38:05) Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour
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Links:
Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf?st=UZb7jS
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1181-silent-lunches-stolen-childhoods-the-truth/id1359249098?i=1000705605785
Ep 1175 | Singularity: Davos’ New AI-Backed Plan to Take Power | Guest: Justin Haskins
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Ep 1181 | Silent Lunches & Stolen Childhoods: The Truth About School Shutdowns | Guest: David Zweig
Today, we sit down with investigative journalist and author David Zweig to discuss his new book, "An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions," and how the pandemic of 2020 and subsequent closing of schools had lasting effects on an entire generation of children. David tells us about his investigative reporting in the early days of the pandemic and how he came to realize that the mainstream media and the "experts" were lying about almost everything. We also talk about how school closures did almost nothing to slow the spread of the virus and left irreparable and often unseen damage on millions of children across the country. And how did the pandemic get politicized so quickly?
Buy David's new book, "An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions": https://a.co/d/ftM3t9c
Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now!
Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy
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Timecodes:
(01:16) David Zweig intro
(12:54) Disturbing findings in 2020
(22:15) Publishing findings
(29:07) Politicized response to school reopenings
(33:26) Mechanics of public health
(39:05) Anti-Trump reflex and value differences
(48:47) Social harms to children
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Links:
"The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain" by David Zweig: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/the-science-of-masking-kids-at-school-remains-uncertain.html
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Ep 1180 | Baby Bonuses & a Message from Big Matcha
Today, we discuss Trump's proposal to give a $5,000 "baby bonus" to new moms in order to reverse the depopulation crisis. But is this really the best way to address the low fertility rate, or is there a better option? And is the real problem actually the lack of families? Later, we have Phoenix, our Gen Z correspondent, back on to defend matcha lattes and discuss the recent Brian Stelter sighting, where he was barefoot on a train. And is Phoenix secretly a pit bull advocate?
Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now!
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Timecodes:
(00:30) Books
(11:55) Trump baby bonus
(35:38) Matcha taste test
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