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Welcome to The Simpleton Podcast with Clark Massey and Laura Hehman! Clark is the founder of A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus, a Catholic inner-city outreach ministry in Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Laura was one of the first missionaries to join the ministry, and is still involved today. The vision of The Simpleton Podcast is to discuss Catholic culture, mission, and politics through the lens of the Catholic laity. New episodes (almost) every Thursday! To learn more about ...
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Clark and Laura continue their dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode: • "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"• The good news of the flood• Asking the right questions• TSP reverse sponsorship?---Chapters:0:00 Intro & REVERSE sponsorship0:50 Clark's recommendation1:33 Episode pr…
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Clark and Laura talk AI, spiritual warfare, Boeing, and a lot more in this (micro) episode of The Simpleton Podcast!Also in this episode:• "Fr. Justin" AI bot on Catholic Answers• Spiritual action movies vs. spiritual warfare• What to do when you see the devil• (FEEDBACK NEEDED!) Loser saints---0:00 Intro0:28 Another Boeing whistleblower situation3…
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Clark and Laura discuss the curious case of Nayib Bukele, the controversial president of El Salvador, and what his style of ruling means for world politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Banning vs. engaging• Pope Francis on AI• The Heresy of Balance• Listener feedback• Obligatory vampire tips---Chapters:0:00 Intro …
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Clark and Laura explain what the "Manosphere" is and dive deep into gender roles, cultural norms, and much more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Is shame good?• Modern dating• Advanced warfare• Stay-at-home mothers• Welcome Kelly!--- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 0:45 Vampire corrections 2:15 Welcome Kelly! 2…
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Clark and Laura dive deep into the technological future (and what that means for us as Catholics) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Space X and life on Mars• NFP and Neuralink parallels?• Vampires and Uber Eats• Cardinal Arinze's Georgetown speech• Steak and vampires---Chapters:0:00 Intro & episode preview1:05 Neurolin…
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Clark and Laura discuss the fall of man as a part of their ongoing deep dive through the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Uber Eats and vampires • Natural vs. medicated childbirth • Roofing as exercise • Is work good? --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & listener feedback 1:42 Recapping the A…
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Clark and Laura continue their deep dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • What's your evangelical edge? • The right questions to ask yourself • Blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality • The good news' implications --- 0:00 Intro & the saints are embarrassed 1:28 Reca…
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Clark and Laura discuss why (and when) Catholics should get involved in politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Listener feedback (and our responses) • The culture of mission work • Boeing, Israel-Palestine episode follow-ups • American exceptionalism --- 0:00 Intro & preview 0:30 Listener feedback! (broadly) 1:20…
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Clark and Laura share the "10 Rules for A Day", a guide for committing your day to God, written by (a saint to be revealed in the episode) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • The 10 Rules • Who wrote them? • An ASH request --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & signpost 0:37 The 10 Rules 3:44 Rule #1 9:13 Rule #2 15:50 Rule #3 21:09 Ru…
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Clark and Laura discuss the role of government, what the government should be doing, and what's possible for the United States in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!In this episode:• Surveillance states• Thought-bubbles and Catholic alternatives• Argentina & El Salvador• Western worldviews ---Chapters:0:00 Start1:04 “Thought-Bubble” of our times…
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Clark and Laura continue their breakdown of the A Simple House manual with an analysis of stripping back and letting God rebuild you in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • ASH Manual recap (up to now!) • Being “exposed” before God; Clark and Laura’s experiences • The sources of truth • God is better than an "imaginary friend" …
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Marco Casanova, Associate Director of Desert Stream Ministries, joins Clark on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.In this episode:• How the Church should address taboo subjects• Same-sex attraction, healing, and moving forward• Desert Stream Ministries and Living Waters• Nihilism and evangelism• The culture of SSA (and how it's changed)---Chapte…
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Clark and Laura discuss the relationship between reality, experience, and the spiritual life, and plenty more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • The ASH manual (up to now) • Senate's "Immigration" bill • Why Super Mario Bros. is like Catholicism • The Karate Kid and the spiritual life • Mount Everest records --- Chapt…
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Clark and Laura discuss Valentine's Day and Lent, rules for protecting yourself from crime, how cities come to have forgotten neighborhoods, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Love is STILL harsh and dreadful • Crime and its many forms • RFK Jr. and meta-politics • Is the US a sinking ship? • The fall of the …
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Clark and Laura discuss A Simple House's upcoming retreat, break down how retreats can vary, and talk Dostoevsky's "Love is a harsh and dreadful thing" quote in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Emotional retreats: good or bad? • The workshop for this year's retreat: Paul • News in DC/prayer request • Laura's kids' new …
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Clark and Laura discuss how to rid yourself of faith contradictions, the Vatican's new document on blessing gay couples, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Recapping the ASH manual so far• Gay blessings & Pope Francis• Culture war, woke ideology• Shady immigration business---Chapters:0:00 Intro & signpost1:24 C…
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Clark sits down with Dr. Jonathan Reyes, Senior VP of Communications for the Knights of Columbus, founder of Christ in the City, founder of the Augustine Institute, and holder of many other titles in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Dr. Reyes's extensive track record • Politics and the Catholic church • Lay ministry in…
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Clark and Laura discuss why poverty "safety nets" don't work, Puff Daddy (Diddy's) legendary "I'll Be Missing You", and Clark's ban from X (formerly Twitter) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • LISTENER FEEDBACK NEEDED! • Just Homes ministry update (big news!) • Clark's audio essay: "Safety Net vs. Lifeline" • What is …
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Clark and Laura dive back into the A Simple House manual for a discussion on asceticism, humility, and prayer in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Recapping themes from last episode • How to handle hurt/embarrassing moments from the past • Question from seminarian: how to make a "prayerful parish"? • Immigration in Euro…
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Clark and Laura dive into the Simple House missionary manual for a discussion on happiness, self-knowledge, and desires in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Unhappy Christians vs. happy non-Christians • Self-knowledge, urges, and control • What is our truest desire? • Vatican: Transgender Godparents? • Bishop Strickland…
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Clark sits down with (former A Simple House missionary!) Mother Natalia from Christ the Bridegroom Monastery in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Mother Natalia's experience at A Simple House • The Eastern and Western Catholic Church • Mother Natalia's advice to those interested in monasticism • How Mother discerned her…
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Clark and Laura debate whether therapy is overly recommended today, how Canada isn't as great as everyone thinks, and how flip phones are making a comeback at ASH in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• We need YOUR feedback!• Laura caught a snakehead?• Spirituality & psychology• Victoria Spartz & standing up to inflation• N…
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Clark and Laura respond to listener comments, discuss religious truth, and love the "Good Times" theme song in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Listener comments! • "Sinking your boat"? • JPII's Fides et Ratio • "Good Times" Show • Testosterone & "old man flexes" --- Chapters: 0:00 In this episode... 0:33 Listener comm…
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Clark sits down with Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, Abbot of the Benedictine monks of Conception Abbey in Conception, MO, in this episode the Simpleton Podcast. In this episode: • What is Conception Abbey? • Abbot Benedict's spiritual journey • The spiritual "tone" at Conception • Friendship is good or bad in monastic life? • Does the Abbey nurture ot…
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Laura sits down with Mary Smith and Ryan Haber to discuss Leninthink, Communism, partyness, and more in this episode the Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • How Lenin's ideology influenced our American thinking • Do Americans believe authority is a sham? • Carlos Eire's "Waiting for Snow in Havana" • Party-ness, gaslighting, and Chernobyl • …
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Clark and Laura share opinions they've changed their minds on, including political and social beliefs, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Does Taylor Swift listen to TSP? • Bo Jackson's run for president • The Constitution's role in 2023 • Elites & Politics • The "right side of history" --- Chapters: 0:00 Taylor Swift…
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Clark pulls from his economics education as he and Laura discuss the insane inflation hitting the US economy in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Why don't more people know about this? • Why is inflation so high? • What if we don't solve this? • How you can prepare --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro and why this follow-up? 0:46 R…
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Clark sits down with Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Do bishops receive training? • How do bishops handle complaints? • What are the limits of what a bishop can and can't do? • What's a bishop's role in politics? • What i…
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Mary Smith, M.A., Late Medieval & Early Modern World, joins Laura for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • The problems of revisionist history • Can you write history without bias? • Interpretive keys, master narratives • Is it Catholics vs. the world? • Living, relevant history --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Mary and context…
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Corey Huber, Founder of the Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations, hops on his landline for a conversation with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • The story of the Fund for Vocations • Corey's ministry, in his own words • Rural life, doomers, and hopers • Higher education is a mess • How religious vocations and fun…
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Dr. Laurie Johnson, Professor of Political Philosophy and co-founder of the Maurin Institute, sits down with Clark for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Are liberalism and Christianity compatible? • Being Catholic in academia • Should we be trying to reinvent society? • Catholic Integralists & Distributists • Dr. Laurie…
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Also in this episode: • Is "discovering" your vocation a thing? • The Lego Movie (and its relation) • Willpower can hinder holiness • Non-typical vocations? • Being at home, on Earth --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:10 Spirit animals 1:15 Clark's optical illusion 1:46 Introduction to vocation 6:59 The WRONG ideas of vocation 12:53 Being at home, on Earth…
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Also in this episode:• Bishops' statements on exhumed nun• The "incarnate" Church• Intense alien speculation• Alien theology• Thoughts on judging others---Chapters:0:00 Start0:49 Bishops' statements on the exhumed Gower Nun5:32 What kind of allegience do Bishops deserve?20:39 Space aliens: the religion issue21:21 Background on space aliens23:56 How…
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Clark and Laura sit down with Sr. Ann Kateri, C.F.R. with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in Atlantic City, NJ in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • Why the Franciscan way of life? • Sr. Ann's work with the homeless • ASH's connection to Sr. Ann • The "Motherhood" of being the Servant of the house • What the CFRs a…
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Salvatore Snaiderbaur, founder of One City Mission in New York City, sits down with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! Also in this episode: • "Communion and Liberation", Fr. Luigi Giussani • From Italy, to Kansas, to NYC • Starting a mission • Salvatore's connection to ASH • Italian-American food: good or bad? --- Links: To learn more…
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Also in this episode: • Listener comments • "Bad faith" and its cure • Incorruptibles • Benedictine Nuns of Gower, MO • Is voting good? --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:51 Thomas Aquinas bot! (Listener comment pt. 1) 2:04 Is voting actually good? (Listener comment pt. 2) 3:58 Our response 13:52 What is "bad faith"? And how to rid ourselves of it 26:16 Re…
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Also in this episode: • Utopia? Or anti? • The Catholic Worker Movement • How to "build the kingdom" • Spencer's podcast (with Dr. Laurie Johnson): Dustbowl Diatribes • Catholic conversion --- 0:00 Start 0:36 Origins of JPII Catholic Worker Farm, Spencer, and Emily 10:01 Hippies, Christians, farmers, and Michael Pollen 15:52 Spencer's journey to Ca…
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Also in this episode: • Friends, Seinfeld, and what's real • Catholic university problems • Gen Z trusts the government? • Via Negativa and Via Positiva • "Dustbowl Diatribes" --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:12 Laura's Mother's Day surprise 3:26 Reforming institutions: the problem, why people wanted to 10:28 The issue of Catholic universities 16:46 How …
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This one's jam-packed! Also in this episode: • Critique from a listener • Purpose of The Simpleton Podcast • Baltimore Abuse Report • Don't control the world • Public school crisis --- Links: DEI spending at Michigan: https://news.yahoo.com/university-michigan-spends-more-18-174253474.html Community colleges are a waste of time?: https://www.columb…
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Chad Pirotte is a theologian, full-time carpenter, public speaker, writer, and avid pipe smoker. Chad was a Presbyterian pastor for 10 years before becoming Catholic. Clark sits down with Chad for a discussion on conversion, theology, and why Catholicism drew him in. Also in this episode: • Pipe smoking • The significance of suffering • "Hot rod" E…
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Also in this episode: • Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson • Star Wars Catholicism • ASH's 20th anniversary! • How to TRULY help the homeless • So you want to start a ministry? --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:42 Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, and the Catholicism of Star Wars 5:21 A Simple House Anniversary Party! And the NFL Draft 5:55 ASH Updates: finding love, …
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Episode #56! Also in this episode: • Clark reaches cyborg status • Maryland abuse report & analysis • Commercializing spirituality • Urban decay • China’s awfulness --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:34 Clark's new arm! Cyborg status unlocked! 2:58 The Catholic sex abuse scandal, the Pennsylvania Report... 4:58 ...and the new Baltimore/Maryland Report 8:31…
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Clark and Laura discuss Afroman's insane legal battle (and how to effectively embarrass the police), the moratorium on AI, and more on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Why is Clark in a cast and sling? • Can we make AI safe?; The lockdown on AI • What does AGI and "alignment" mean? • Jazz Jennings, "I am Jazz", and und…
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Clark and Laura break down the Catholic Church’s Social Doctrine, including the Compendium of the Social Doctrine. What is it, how did it come to be, what’s good about it, and where is it lacking? Also in this episode: • Do Christians only help people because it makes them feel good? • It's ok to make money; when self-interest is good • A correctio…
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Clark and Laura share spiritual pitfalls to stay away from, share how Microsoft's "Sydney" Bing Chatbot is creeping the heck out of people, share conservative vs. liberal thoughts on state-funded education, and more in this wide-ranging episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Microsoft Bing Chatbot "Sydney" is in love with people• S…
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ChatGPT has everyone excited, worried, or both. What do we make of it as Catholics? And what would happen if ChatGPT wrote an episode of The Simpleton Podcast?Also in this episode:• Does ChatGPT have any hidden biases?• Chatbots and AI: a brief history• We need...a Catholic ChatGPT?• The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge• SIMPLE L…
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🎉 The Simpleton Podcast's 50TH EPISODE! 🎉Clark and Laura discuss why even tried and true Christians experience doubt. What can we do about it?Also in this episode:• "Grounding in God", an Audio Essay• A special message from Ben the Editor• Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings• The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity• SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Sovi…
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Back from A Simple House's yearly retreat, Clark and Laura discuss what a good Christian / Catholic retreat should look like, the things that we replace God with, "Silence" (2016), and much more. Also in this episode: • C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses (we'll explain) • The phrase, "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?" • Catholic…
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Clark and Laura take a deep dive into the problem of poverty, the misconceptions surrounding it, and the solution--which isn't what you think. Also in this episode: • "The poor will always be with us": true or false? • Stupid, classic analogies: the river • Peter Theil and how nuance can destroy a message • The marketplace of ideas and what defeats…
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Clark and Laura discuss the commonalities between Libertarians and Catholics--not in beliefs, but in their messages--in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Red-pill moments and "breaking frame" • Catholics: stop arguing about what doesn't matter! • Gaslighting, sexuality, and breakdowns of logic • Extremism and counter-na…
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