Best Q MCGRATH Podcasts (2025)

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#97 Kipp Davis - What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls? 2:15:07

2h ago2:15:07

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Kipp Davis (@DrKippDavis) is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway, where he specialises in the assignment and reconstruction of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls and their interpretation. (Google Books) The Dead Sea Scrolls are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discov…

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#96 Music, Mormonism, and Peter Hitchens - 1.25m Subsrciber Q&A 1:01:47

3h ago1:01:47

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A Q&A to celebrate hitting 1.25 million subscribers on YouTube.

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113. Houseplants, Diabolical Weeds, and Fickle Figs- Winter 2025 Q&A 44:30

1h ago44:30

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Send us a text This episode is a delightful exploration of listener-submitted plant questions, offering insights into plant care, specific plant challenges, and the relationship between environmental conditions and plant health. - Overview of the seasonal Q&A format - Discussion on controlling bindweed and morning glory - Humidity’s nuanced effect …

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112. Gardening, Building Community, and BLT Sandwiches 41:43

18d ago41:43

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Send us a text This episode emphasizes the importance of community, realistic expectations, and small beginnings in gardening. We explore how to nurture connections with neighbors, set achievable goals, and adapt to various living conditions to create a rewarding gardening experience. • Understanding why content creators should be careful with gard…

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#95 James McGrath: John the Baptist, the Bible's Most Mysterious Man 1:23:48

21d ago1:23:48

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James Frank McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. He is the author of two books on John the Baptist: "John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptiser", and "Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist".

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#94 Dan McClellan - What Does the Bible Say About Abortion? 1:19:57

25d ago1:19:57

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Dan McClellan is an American public scholar of the Bible and religion. His forthcoming book, "The Bible Says So", is available here.

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#93 The Etymology Nerd - How Social Media is Transforming Our Language 1:09:40

1M ago1:09:40

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Adam Aleksic is a linguist known online as "The Etymology Nerd". His educational videos are watched regularly by millions. His forthcoming book "Algospeak" is currently available for preorder.

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#92 Bart Ehrman - The Dark Side of Christmas 1:01:17

2M ago1:01:17

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Bart Ehrman is a New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. Get Bart Ehrman's new course, The Dark Side of Christmas (affiliate link).

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#91 Filip Holm - What is Sufism? Islam and Mystical Experience 1:24:03

2M ago1:24:03

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Filip Holm is the creator and host of "Lets Talk Religion", a YouTube channel which aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective. He joins the show to discuss Sufism, which can broadly be defined as the mystical tradition within Islam.

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#90 Rainn Wilson - Reclaiming Spirituality From Traditional Religion 1:37:14

3M ago1:37:14

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Rainn Wilson is the actor and comedian best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the The Office (US), for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also the host of Soul Boom, a podcast discussing spirituality, and authored a book of the same name exploring how we can us…

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#89 The Cultural Tutor - The Philosophy and Ethics of Art 1:01:43

3M ago1:01:43

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Sheehan Quirke is the Cultural Tutor, a writer with 1.7 million followers on X. His work on art, history, and architecture is some of the most widely-enjoyed in the world. He writes a newsletter called the Areopagus.

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#88 Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Why I Converted To Christianity 1:02:38

3M ago1:02:38

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician. Once an advocate for the new atheist movement, she last year announced her conversion to Christianity.

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#87 Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle - Biblical Slaves, Women, and the Unforgivable Sin 2:46:18

3M ago2:46:18

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Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle run the extremely popular online Christian ministry 'Give Me an Answer'. In this episode they discuss troubling passages in the Old Testament, New Testament sexism, Job, doubting Thomas, the unforgivable sin (blaspheming the Holy Spirit), and more.

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#86 Pre-Election Podcast - Destiny on Immigration, Trump, and Voter ID 1:38:08

4M ago1:38:08

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Steven Bonnell II, known online as Destiny, is an American live streamer and political commentator. He joins me to talk about Trump, Kamala, Biden, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Mark Zuckerberg, Voter ID, immigration, demographic change, and who to vote for in the upcoming election.

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#85 Magnify - 7 Translation Problems in Genesis 1:36:37

4M ago1:36:37

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Magnify is a YouTube channel of mostly short-form content, covering interesting details across history, linguistics, and religion.

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#84 David Nutt - The Truth About Drugs 58:55

5M ago58:55

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David Nutt is an English neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety, and sleep. He was the UK Government's chief advisor on drug policy. He was fired in 2009 after criticising the Government's approach to drug harms.…

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#83 Esoterica - The History of the Demiurge 1:49:51

6M ago1:49:51

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Justin Sledge is currently a part-time professor of philosophy and religion at several institutions in the Metro-Detroit area and a popular local educator. His YouTube channel is "Esoterica".

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#82 Joe Folley - 9 Questions Atheists Cannot Answer 2:30:00

6M ago2:30:00

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oe Folley runs the YouTube channel Unsolicited Advice. he graduated from Cambridge University with an MPhil in Philosophy, specialising in logic, in 2023.

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#81 Nick Bostrom - How To Prevent AI Catastrophe 1:01:57

6M ago1:01:57

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Nick Bostrom is a philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, and superintelligence risks. His recent book, Deep Utopia, explores what might happen if we get AI development right.

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#80 The Moustache,The Bible, and The Kalam - 850k QnA 52:30

6M ago52:30

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Thank you for 850,000 subscribers!

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#79 Elaine Pagels - The Origin of Satan 1:08:42

7M ago1:08:42

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Elaine Pagels is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism. Buy "The Origin of Satan" by Elaine Pagels here.

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111. Dragon Fruits, Lichen, and the Most Important Plant Thing- Summer 2024 Q&A 43:10

7M ago43:10

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Send us a text What's up Plant People?? It's been a minute since our last Q&A episode, and I have some good ones for you today! Thanks to @marahw1999, @honukaimi, and Shannon Perry (oz9podcast) for the outstanding questions! Be sure to check out the Lubbock Arts Alliance on Instagram and their other socials to learn more about Delightful Fantasy Fl…

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#78 Rory Sutherland - Why Logical Thinking is Illogical 1:48:48

7M ago1:48:48

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Rory Sutherland is a British advertising executive, and vice chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather group of companies. His book, Alchemy, is available here.

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#77 Bart Ehrman - What is the Gospel of Judas? 1:50:39

7M ago1:50:39

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Bart Ehrman is a New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He was one of the first people in the world to see the rediscovered manuscript of the Gospel of Judas, when he was asked by National Geographic to join a small team of experts who ve…

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S3E6 Secular Christ | Dietrich Bonhoeffer, invisible Christianity and it's church 37:18

8M ago37:18

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In the final episode of this season of searching for the seeds of Secular Christianity, we travel to the 20th century to learn from the German Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We explore his concept of religionless Christianity which developed as he sat imprisoned in Berlin by the Nazi regime for his resistance, and before his execution. …