Best Extol Podcasts (2025)

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Today's Family Structure Extolled and Endangered 25:20

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4d ago25:20

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In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Harriet Fraad explores the repressed history of the family structure we know today. It explores the forces that laud the family unit, and those that endanger it. She highlights the failures of American society to support the family structure and children by juxtaposing them with the more successful effor…

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Week 53 - Trump Seeks to Rewrite the Past, While Being Completely Out of Touch with the Present 26:23

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This week’s list has multiple examples of Trump’s continued efforts to rewrite the history of his first regime, and to seek retribution for lawsuits and other actions against him after. Much of his focus during his second regime has been towards establishing a new version of the historical record of these times, recasting himself as a victim and a …

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Week 52 - Trump Seems to Have Lost Touch with the American People and Reality, as a Blue Wave Hits on Election Day 27:59

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This week, on Election Day 2025, Democrats swept virtually every competitive election across the country, in a thorough rebuke of Trump and his policies. In two key governor races in New Jersey and Virginia, where candidates won by 13 and 15 points, every single county and demographic shifted towards Democrats. The election came as the country ente…

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Week 51 - Trump’s ‘Let Them Eat Cake!’ Moment 19:36

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This is the week when Trump’s ‘Let them eat cake’ era truly came to the forefront. Juxtapose Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing to construct a $300 million ostentatious ballroom with cutting off food stamps for 42 million of America’s neediest, who count on government assistance to put food on the table! Add to that hundreds of thousan…

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Week 50 - A Week of Dangerous, Outrageous, Unprecedented Acts of Vengeance and Power Grabs 25:35

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This week Trump ordered the demolition of the White House East Wing, which seems an apt metaphor for the state of our democracy. He has assumed unbridled and unprecedented power, and is acting on his worst impulses, while sycophants throw millions his way in an attempt to curry favor. Trump is very publicly pursuing his enemies using the apparatus …

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The State of Women in the U.S. in 2025 21:29

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Women in the U.S. are under political, economic, social, and reproductive siege. The rights we fought for, like abortion rights, are now fully available in only nine states. The Trump regime has attacked diversity, equity, and inclusion programs as well as the employers offering such programs. As an illustration of the effects of these attacks, mor…

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Week 49 - Trump Goes to War on Free Speech, Invents Crises at Home, and Drains Federal Agencies in Dangerous Ways 26:12

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This week had the sharp scent of authoritarianism, as Trump and members of his regime continued to put forth actions to block free speech. Ironically, this comes after a centerpiece of the right’s complaints in the 2024 election, and prior, was being censored, and Trump’s myriad of lawsuits over the same. Wide-ranging examples of restricting free s…

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Week 48 - Trump Ramps Up Threats Amid Government Shutdown, but Democrats Refuse to Back Down 20:38

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This week Trump and his White House budget director made dramatic threats of mass firings of federal workers if the shutdown continued, in an effort to get Democrats to capitulate. As the shutdown neared the end of its first week, and Democrats appeared to have the upper hand, Trump escalated, threatening to withhold to back pay from furloughed wor…

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If Children Are Our Future, Americans Are out of Luck 19:50

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The UN's latest assessment of children in the developed world puts children in the U.S. at the bottom in intellectual achievement, physical health, mental health, and basic well-being. America's children are being neglected, and that is endangering our future. Learn more about CHH: We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributi…

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Week 47 - Trump Goes on His Revenge Tour, Addresses the Military, Loses in Court, and Shuts Down the Government 27:49

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This week we see an increasingly unbridled Trump, taking previously unthinkable actions in the light of day, and facing little or no pushback, nor consequence. Trump finally got his wish for retribution against former FBI director James Comey, with his newly installed U.S. attorney, garnering an indictment — although barely. Rather than retreat, Tr…

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Demonology Episode 5: Defense 24:09

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In this episode, we discuss our reliance on the Triune God for success and triumph against the enemy (Romans 16:20; Matthew 4:1-4; Romans 8:13; James 1:13-15).

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Week 46 - A Week Summarized by a Brazen Trump Extolling, “I Hate My Opponents” and “Your Countries Are Going to Hell" 22:24

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This was quite a week! What strikes me the most in summarizing one of the longest lists of broken norms so far is the lack of pushback that persists. Trump is by all accounts unilaterally making decisions on foreign policy, economic policy, healthcare issues, censorship, prosecutorial discretion, and more. He has become so brazen that he feels comf…

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Week 45 - Trump Creates a Vast Left Wing Conspiracy in His Continued Attempt to Silence Dissent and Seize Power 24:57

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The main story this week was continued political violence in the nation, as conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered while giving a speech on a college campus. While the killing was one in a long list of bipartisan violence and threats, Trump and his regime seized on it to baselessly promote conspiracy theories about a vast left-wing effort,…

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Week 44 - An Epstein Letter Comes Back to Haunt Trump, While Republicans and the Supreme Court Have His Back 26:48

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This week, Congress is back in session, and so is the Jeffrey Epstein files story. Congress was greeted upon their return by Epstein survivors, who called for the release of files and accountability. This has been the one story Trump has not been able to spin or control, and he found himself, his regime, and most Republicans contorting themselves t…

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Labors of Love 16:17

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Women labor intensively and extensively to create and maintain human life. Women's labor in Creating and raising children, establishing order and cleanliness, providing emotional care for our families, and maintaining all of this is more than substantial. However, it has been devalued in American society and often dismissed as instinct or pure emot…

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Week 43 - Three Major Court Loses Could Imperil Trump’s Agenda 24:25

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This week Trump lost three major court cases, which could have major implications on the regime’s ability to enact his agenda. Perhaps the most consequential was a 7–4 ruling by a federal appeals court, finding that he had overstepped his authority by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in his trade war, a ruling that could imp…

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Week 42 - Trump Says He is a Dictator, and Acts Like One 27:49

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So much for what typically would be a slow news week in August. With Congress still on recess, this week it felt as if Trump was running the country on his own. He even mused at a half-day-long cabinet meeting about being a dictator! He certainly is increasingly acting like one, continuing a shocking and very public retribution campaign against his…

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A Different Kind of Power 19:28

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Jacinda Ardern was the Socialist Labor Party Prime Minister of New Zealand for 8 years. She led with a politics of empathy, delivering her nation from COVID with just 25 deaths. In a horrific white nationalist attack by an Australian, masses of Muslims were killed and wounded while at prayer. She fostered deep solidarity between New Zealand and its…

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Week 41 - Trump’s Authoritraian Tools: Diversion, Seizing Equity, Rewriting History and Revising Data 25:05

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This week we continue the storyline of Trump’s efforts to rewrite history and manipulate data to fit his narratives, both hallmarks of authoritarianism. Last week Bureau of Labor Statistics data was under siege; this week Trump’s U.S. Attorney in D.C. launched a probe into so-called manipulation of violent crime data in D.C., when reality of the da…

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Week 40 - Two Truths, Two Sets of Data 25:58

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What strikes me most this week is not the number of broken norms, but the nature of what Trump is getting away with. This week he assumed control of the nation’s capital; ordered a mid-decade census amid mid-decade gerrymandering; shook up the way the federal government collects job data; and unilaterally imposed an export tax on two U.S. chip comp…

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Epstein — A Marriage of Capitalist Corruption and Misogyny 33:21

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Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors in New York in 2019, was also accused of sexually assaulting underage girls for nearly two decades. Because he died in jail while awaiting trial, we may never know the extent of his sex trafficking ring or exactly who else…

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Week 39 - Is the Dwindling Media Losing Track of Some of the Most Important Stories? 24:04

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Noteworthy this week is that several of the most important stories received little media coverage and attention. Part of this is the continued gutting of U.S. journalism, not only in our public broadcasting, but also in mastheads taken private by billionaires. For example, the Washington Post, an important source of breaking stories about the first…

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Demonology Episode 4.5: God's Solution 38:48

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In this episode, we share a sermon titled God's Solution to Man's Problem to provide hope in Jesus Christ for those who are in a season of struggle (Genesis 3).

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While the Epstein Files Story Dominates, Trump and His Regime Become Increasingly Irreverent 25:49

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This week, the Epstein Files scandal continued to dominate the news, despite Trump and his regime’s best efforts to distract with shiny coins and conspiracy theories. Trump didn’t help himself much in the effort to change the subject, and he continued to bring up the topic while visiting Scotland. Notably, in Scotland he showcased his golf courses …

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Social Reproduction Theory Illuminates the Issues of Our Time 21:02

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There has been an extensive study of workers and the commodities they produce. When it comes to who produces those workers, or who produces people, gives birth to them, raises them, and socializes them, there is a lot less material that examines that type of work. Social Reproduction Theory examines the aspects of capitalism and bridges the gap bet…

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Week 37 - Trump Loses Control as the Epstein Files Dominate, while Polling Shows the Country Souring on Him and His Policies 26:41

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This week the Epstein files, which have turned into the biggest scandal of Trump’s second regime, continued to be front and center. As I wrote in my Substack article here, up until now, Trump has been extremely successful at throwing shiny coins to distract and change the subject. This scandal marks his first failure to control the narrative. In th…

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Week 36 - Trump Moves to Consolidate Power, While the MAGA Coalition Continue to Fray 28:09

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This week, Trump continued to consolidate power within his regime, even as public opinion and parts of his MAGA base turned against him on key issues. On Trump’s signature issue, immigration, public opinion has turned sharply against him, with just 35% approving. Notably, the country is experiencing a broad shift in attitudes on immigration, with n…

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Out With The Old, In With The New: Mamdani's Win is for All 18:25

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Zohran Mamdani's recent victory in the Democratic primary for New York City's mayor has shaken up the old establishment and is becoming a symbol of progress and real, meaningful change for younger generations, and everyone else, whether or not they like it. With over 40k volunteers and a meter $1.7 million raised, Mamdani's margin of victory agains…

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Week 35 - Real Consequences of Trump’s Moves on Federal Agencies and His Tax Bill 24:49

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This week we are seeing the impacts of Trump’s staffing cuts and selection of unqualified sycophants to run federal agencies. Tragedy struck in Texas, as flooding caused by a storm in Kerr County claimed more than 100 lives, with at least 173 still missing five days later. Questions arose about Trump’s and Elon Musk’s DOGE’s cuts to agencies and de…

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Week 34 - New Information on Iran, a Supreme Court Decision, and a Not So Beautiful Bill 25:27

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This week was a lot! The week opened with debate over Trump’s attack on Iran front and center, as increasing evidence came forward (I wrote more here) that the strikes did not in fact “obliterate” Iran’s nuclear sites. Trump and his regime sought to change and control the narrative on Iran by attacking the media, and calling those who questioned th…

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Social Reproduction Theory: A Tool for Changing U.S. Society 19:35

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It examines the types of labor that shape human beings outside of waged work, both before and after they enter the waged workforce. Social Reproduction Theory complements Marxist theories of labor at the workplace by introducing the labor that shapes human beings outside of waged work. Learn more about CHH: We make it a point to provide the show fr…

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Week 33 - With Approval Falling, Trump Strikes Iran 23:19

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The biggest story of this week is Trump potentially taking us to war, after ordering strikes on Iran. I have urged readers of my Substack to follow the facts, and maintain a healthy amount of skepticism, because on face value, and knowing Trump’s patterns, a lot of things we have been told initially do not make sense. First off, was there any doubt…