Best Kristian Hansen Podcasts (2025)

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Walking Through Deconstruction: A Conversation with Ian Harber 1:04:53

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Episode Notes Drawing from his own journey of deconstructing and reconstructing his Christian faith, Ian Harber describes deconstruction as an existential crisis of faith that consists of much more than intellectual questioning. In this episode, he joins Dr. Keith Plummer to offer insights about how we are to understand and accompany loved ones in …

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Questioning Evangelism: A Conversation with Randy Newman [Re-Release] 52:03

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Episode Notes Two years ago, Dr. Randy Newman joined Dr. Keith Plummer on Defragmenting to discuss the third edition of his book, Questioning Evangelism: Engaging Peoples’ Hearts the Way that Jesus Did. Dr. Newman went to be with the Lord a year ago this month. To honor his legacy, we have re-released his conversation with Dr. Plummer, which still …

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Divine Incomprehensibility: A Conversation with Ronni Kurtz 52:44

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Episode Notes Because the triune God has graciously revealed himself, he is knowable. But because he is infinite, there is always more to him than finite creatures can comprehend. Dr. Ronni Kurtz explains and explores the profound and often overlooked doctrine of incomprehensibility in his book Light Unapproachable: Divine Incomprehensibility and t…

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Bastian Overgaard 2.0 47:31

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I det nye afsnit på “The Life After” har jeg inviteret Bastian Overgaard i studiet, igen – manden, der har gjort stilhed til en superkraft i en verden fyldt med ord. Han er aktuel med sin nye bog “Mødelagt”, hvor han stiller skarpt på alt det, der spilder vores tid – og hvordan vi kan tage magten over møderne (og måske også over vores liv) tilbage.…

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Mere Christian Hermeneutics: A Conversation with Kevin Vanhoozer 51:57

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Episode Notes Reading and interpreting the Bible is more, never less, than applying the correct principles. That's because the Scriptures are unlike any other writing in that they are God's words to his people. In his book Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What it Means to Read the Bible Theologically, Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer writes, “Biblical…

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Henrik Tingleff 49:50

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Har du Tesla? Spiller du paddle? Og har du lidt for travlt med at vise det? Så er det her afsnit lige noget for dig. I denne episode af The Life After har jeg besøg af psykolog og forfatter Henrik Tingleff, der er aktuel med bogen Egodyret – og ja, det bliver præcis så underholdende, som det lyder! Vi snakker om mennesker, statusmarkører og vores e…

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Scrolling Ourselves to Death: A Conversation with Brett McCracken and Ivan Mesa 1:00:24

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Episode Notes What could a book written about television forty years ago possibly have to teach us about living well and wisely in our world of smartphones, social media, and high-speed connectivity? According to the editors of Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age, a lot! In this episode, Brett McCracken and Dr. Ivan Mesa …

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Mark O. Madsen 39:46

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Hvad sker der, når alt det, du har kæmpet for, pludselig ændrer sig? Når det næste skridt ikke er skrevet i sten, men kræver, at du finder en ny vej? I denne episode har jeg besøg af Mark O. Madsen – en mand, der ved, hvad det vil sige at kæmpe. Fra olympisk sølvvinder i brydning til professionel MMA-fighter har han taget rejsen fra sportens elite …

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Moving Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations: A Conversation with Sean McDowell 51:27

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Episode Notes When it comes to controversial topics, it’s tempting to go to one of two extremes—to engage people with vitriol, anger, and contentiousness in our determination to make them see things our way or to totally avoid talking about important yet potentially controversial subjects altogether in an attempt to “keep the peace.” Neither is a v…

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Gitte Just 46:03

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I dette afsnit har vi en særlig gæst med i studiet – Gitte Just. Hun er erhvervsleder, coach, forfatter og ekspert i livsbalance. Med en baggrund i Det Danske Søværn, ledelsesroller i erhvervslivet og en dyb forståelse for kroppens og sindets sammenhæng, har Gitte dedikeret sit liv til at hjælpe mennesker med at finde energi, glæde og mening i en t…

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The Wolf in Their Pockets: A Conversation with Chris Martin [Re-Release] 55:42

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Episode Notes Chris Martin, author of The Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead, returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Keith Plummer about why Christian leaders need to understand how our relationship with social media changes the ways we think, feel, and believe. Chris explains why he calls social media…

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Keeping the Trinity Simple: A Conversation with James Dolezal 1:16:42

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Episode Notes Central to the historic Christian faith is the confession that our God is triune, one in being and three in persons. Admittedly, this truth exceeds our ability to comprehend. But we shouldn’t allow that to keep us from seeking to understand what we can of what God has revealed of himself. To that end, Dr. James Dolezal, professor of t…

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Ali Najei 51:51

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“Jeg ville bare være ligesom dig." De ord blev livsforandrende for Ali Najei, der er årets første gæst hos The Life After. Ali har en fortid i bandemiljøet, og har tilbragt en stor del af sit liv bag tremmer. I dag har han vendt sit liv fuldstændigt rundt og dedikerer bl.a. sin tid til at hjælpe unge med at undgå de samme faldgruber. Det er en dybt…

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Untrustworthy: A Conversation with Bonnie Kristian [Re-Release] 55:05

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Episode Notes Seasoned journalist Bonnie Kristian believes America is in the midst of a knowledge crisis that the church cannot afford to ignore. In fact, she thinks it could be the most pressing and unprecedented challenge for contemporary discipleship. Her book Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and C…

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When AI Means Artificial Intimacy: A Conversation with Michael Sacasas 56:22

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Episode Notes For several years, Michael Sacasas, executive director of the Christian Study Center of Gainesville, has reflected on and written about the effects of emerging technologies on us individually and societally. His work explores how our interactions with technology affect how we answer the questions of what it means to be human and the n…

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You're Only Human [And That's Alright!]: A Conversation with Kelly M. Kapic [Re-Release] 55:42

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Episode Notes “Gift” and “good” aren’t words that usually come to mind when we think about our limitations. Dr. Kelly M. Kapic, author of You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News, thinks this reveals a serious theological problem, writing that denying our finitude “distorts our view of God and what Christian …

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My Rescue from Psychedelic Devastation: A Conversation with Ashley Lande 1:01:16

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Episode Notes Disenchanted by the atheism she embraced in her teenage years, Ashley Lande turned to the world of psychedelic drugs and Eastern mysticism in search of meaning, satisfaction, and spiritual reality. Though her desires went unfulfilled, and she experienced the very opposite of what she was looking for, she kept returning to mushrooms an…

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Ministry in a Post-Everything World: A Conversation with Brad Edwards 52:45

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Episode Notes The velocity with which culture changes challenges evangelism and discipleship—something Brad Edwards, planter and lead pastor of The Table Church in Lafayette, Colorado, thinks about a lot. In this episode, he joined Dr. Keith Plummer to discuss lessons he continues to learn while ministering where people are “open to the idea of God…

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Social Media Isn't Free: A Conversation with Chris Martin [Re-Release] 56:19

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Episode Notes Chris Martin, author of Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media, says social media has become so pervasive that not even non-users can fully escape it. He joins Dr. Keith Plummer to talk about how social media is influencing how we think and feel about life in largely negative ways and—most importantly, what Christians can do …

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The Great Dechurching: A Conversation with Michael Graham 1:04:34

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Episode Notes Michael Graham is the program director for The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics and coauthor of The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will it Take to Bring Them Back? In this episode, he joins Dr. Keith Plummer and co-host Pastor Ben Best to talk about the 40 million Americans who have left the churc…

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Created for Community, Settling for Connection: A Conversation with Felicia Wu Song [Re-Release] 46:49

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Faithfully following Jesus in a digital and media-saturated society involves more than not using our devices for explicitly immoral purposes. Forming biblical wisdom requires being aware of how our technological practices might be shaping us in ways contrary to that of Christ. Listen to Dr. Felicia Wu Song, author of Restless Devices: Recovering Pe…

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Hidden With Christ in God: A Conversation With Kevin McFadden 46:13

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Episode Notes Cairn University’s Professor of New Testament, Dr. Kevin McFadden is the author of Hidden with Christ in God: A Theology of Colossians and Philemon, in Crossway’s New Testament Theology series. He joined Dr. Keith Plummer to discuss Christ as our hidden hope, his preeminence and sufficiency, Christians’ union with Jesus in death and r…

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A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: A Conversation With John Andrew Bryant 1:02:19

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Episode Notes “To live with OCD is to be vulnerable to the machinations of your own mind...It is an Affliction that lives in me as a powerful, painful intimidation.” So writes John Andrew Bryant in his award-winning book A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ, a book in which he recounts how a mental breakdown,…

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Kristian von Hornsleth 47:43

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Kristian von Hornsleth gæster os på det nyeste afsnit af “The Life After”. Og vi går på opdagelse i det, at være den skæve person i en firkantet virkelighed. Modet ved at udfordre status quo, den mørke side der ligger i os alle og lyset som viser vejen frem. På trods af, at det er Ulrik der er vært, så tager Kristian en fantastisk styring af vores …

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A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death: A Conversation With Ewan Goligher 41:36

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Episode Notes Proponents of physician-assisted death present it as an act of compassion that recognizes the dignity of those suffering from terminal diseases and other illnesses. Dr. Ewan Goligher, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, is a critical care physician who is regularly involved with patients and their families fa…

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The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: A Conversation With Justin Brierley 59:43

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Episode Notes Over his almost two decades as host of the UK-based radio program and podcast Unbelievable?, Justin Brierly facilitated countless thoughtful conversations about faith and unbelief between some of the world’s foremost atheists and Christian apologists. In his book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God and podcast by the same name, Ju…

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Called Into Questions: A Conversation With Matthew Lee Anderson 1:02:06

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Episode Notes The Christian faith provides intellectually and existentially satisfying answers to many of life’s questions. But it likewise challenges us to consider whether the things we’re most curious about are really important and liberates us to ask new and better questions. Dr. Matthew Lee Anderson is convinced that the call to follow Jesus i…

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How to be a Product Manager in Payments & Subscriptions 36:01

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This week I give my thoughts about how you break into product management. Product Management does not have a clearly defined path - its not as simple as take a few classes and BOOM you are now a PM. In this episode, I cover the basics about What a Product Manager does, How I would go about becoming a Product Manager and what steps to take to get in…

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Interchange Fees vs Visa and MasterCard's $30 Billion Lawsuit 22:42

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This week I talk about the recent lawsuit settled between Visa and Mastercard vs United States Merchants. The lawsuit effectively will lower interchange costs for the next 5 years on all Visa and MasterCard credit card transactions. But what exactly are interchange fees, what do they do and why are they so high in the first place? How do they compa…

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Loyalty with Jimmy Somarajan of Levi Strauss 35:28

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In this episode my guest is Jimmy Somarajan of Levi Strauss. We discuss the evolution of payments at Levis and dive into their Loyalty program, the Red Tab Members Program. Loyalty can be measured in a number of ways; the top KPIs are retention and customer lifetime value There are different structures you can use to build loyalty and it all result…

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Chargebacks Attack 27:10

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Chargebacks Attack dives into the wonderful world of chargebacks, why they suck and what you can do about them. A chargeback is a consumer telling you that something went wrong with your service or product. There are three main areas of chargebacks: consumer fraud, merchant fraud or criminal fraud - in all three cases someone did something wrong...…

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Old Testament Narrative Books The Israel Story: A Conversation With Gary Edward Schnittjer 56:06

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Episode Notes Dr. Gary Schnittjer, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Cairn University, is co-editor of the Scripture Connections series to which he is also a contributing author. His book, Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story, explores the histories of the Hebrew kingdoms—their rise, fall, exile, and restoration—and shows their…

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Monetization Metrics 27:11

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This week on the Monetization Matrix, I discuss one of my favorite topics - metrics!! What are the most important metrics to track for your subscription business and how should you be tracking or thinking about your payment metrics? These two areas are important meaty topics and are intertwined in their importance (depending on whether you have a s…

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Digital Liturgies: A Conversation With Samuel D. James 59:34

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Episode Notes The question “Am I being formed?” is never a valid one for the Christian. Rather, we must continually ask ourselves “By what am I being formed and how?” In his book Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age, Samuel D. James claims “Rather than being a neutral tool, the internet (particularly the social interne…

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Authorization Elevation: How to increase your auth rates 19:03

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In this episode I discuss how to increase your payment authorization rates. The focus of this episode is to understand how a payment is accepted by learning about the different entities involved in a transaction. Next, the conversation moves over to common reasons why a payment might be denied and fail. In the last half of the podcast I discuss som…

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Crushing Involuntary Churn 21:12

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This week we talk about Involuntary Churn and some tactics to fight involuntary churn. Churn will kill your business very quickly if you don't get it under control. In this episode you'll learn about the different types of churn, why involuntary churn happens and a few different techniques for combatting and crushing your involuntary churn. You’ve …

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Free Trials Friend or Foe? 19:31

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Do Free Trials fuel the growth of a company or create users who don't want to purchase your product? In today's episode I discuss the positive and negative impacts of free or discounted trial offers. Key Highlights: Free Trials bring in new customers, free can be great! You have to be able to track your users and segment them out to understand how …

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The Goldilocks of Payment Processing 31:08

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On the episode of the Monetization Matrix I discuss the steps necessary to consider as you start taking payments online. TLDR: Start small and expand the services you need as your business and customer needs grow Key Learnings: You can start with an out-of-the-box solution like Shopify, SquareSpace to get started selling online If you want a dedica…

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The Kristian Hansen Overview 27:54

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This is it! The big, #1 introductory podcast explaining who I am and why you might want to listen to the Monetization Matrix. This podcast focuses on how to utilize payments and subscriptions to grow your business and delight your customers. Learn about the highlights and lowlights of my entrepreneurship journey. Listen to how I learned about payme…

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A Modern Marketing Soothsayer w/ Ian Baer 51:34

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This week we're talking with Ian Baer, founder & Chief Soothsayer at Sooth. We discuss finding the human within our marketing data, the power of nostalgia & popular culture in our marketing & the differences between a spokesperson and a brand advocate. Had a blast taking with Ian and I know you'll find it as interesting and inspiring as I did. Foll…

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A Marketer's Master Blend w/ Will Campbell 48:41

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Will Campbell, a co-founder and CEO of Quantasy, joins me on the podcast this week to discuss how modern marketing is now a blend of advertising, technology, entertainment and culture. It's not just talk, Will has proved this cocktail over and over with client's like Lionsgate, NC, Sony, Honda, Google & Facebook. We talk through each part of the mi…

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What's In a Name?: Hosts Dr. Keith Plummer and Ben Best Discuss the Name "Defragmenting" 50:43

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Episode Notes Our world is becoming increasingly polarized and we're prone to division before unity in any number of arenas. Technology fractures our sense of embodiment and the current culture wars see Christians parting ways over theology, politics, history, race, social justice. This division isn't only external...rather there is an ongoing pres…

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Jeremy Bentham 39:40

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What is scenario thinking and why is it so important? That’s one of the topics, I talk with Jeremy Bentham about. Jeremy and I share the passion of having focus on “GOOD FOR PEOPLE GOOD FOR PLANET” Jeremy has been helping the energy industry with the massive transformation towards a more green future. We also talk about the importance of having a g…

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Anders Hansen 46:14

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Is life just a fleeting illusion that tricks our senses? Can an illusionist truly play a role in reshaping our life's course? Anders Hansen's life took a significant turn when he crossed paths with Bob Proctor, leading to a powerful collaboration between them. Together, they have showcased how we possess the ability to create profound transformatio…

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Reforming Criminal Justice: A Conversation With Matthew T. Martens 1:04:11

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Episode Notes Matthew T. Martens is the author of Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal, a book in which he hopes “to demonstrate from Scripture that justice is, most fundamentally, an issue of love.” “Get love right,” he says, “and you will get justice right. But you will never set the justice system straight without a proper understand…

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Christian Campbell 51:12

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I den nyeste episode af “THE LIFE AFTER” 🎧🎙️har vi æren af at byde velkommen til Christian Campbell, uddannet gestaltterapeut med en specialisering i Carl Gustav Jungs teorier og bevidsthedsstudier. Christian har brugt de sidste 20 år på at lede store internationale virksomheder gennem bemærkelsesværdige transformationer, hvor han har fokuseret på …

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Trends in Gaming w/ Gamesquare's Brandon Painter 1:17:31

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Gaming trends for brands from competitive to casual with Gamesquare's VP of Brand Strategy, Brandon Painter. The shifting perceptions of a "gamer", brand on-ramps into gaming, the emergence of game movies that don't suck & gettin' cozy on cozy games. Brandon chats it up on all this and more, giving marketers and brands an insider view of the cultur…

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Dating, Data & Vanderpump Rules w/ OKCupid's Michael Kaye 50:46

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An interview with Michael Kaye, OKCupid's Head of Brand Marketing & Communications where we talk about the culture of dating & relationships. OKCupid has been matching people up for 19 years and still sets itself apart in the SWIPE RIGHT 2023 dating world. Michael tells us how OKCupid's uses Pop-Culture loaded user questions feed its algorithm to c…

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Eskild Lund Sørensen 52:47

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Sommetider støder man på en person, der får en til at standse op, betragte sig selv udefra og reflektere over sit liv. Det var præcis, hvad Eskild Lund Sørensen oplevede, da hans vej krydsede Ulrik Nerløe i juni 2021. Dette afsnit af “THE LIFE AFTER” er inspireret af Netflix-dokumentaren STUTZ. Det er en varm, opmuntrende og anerkendende snak, hvor…

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Faithful Learning: A Conversation With Jacob Shatzer 46:51

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Episode Notes Christian colleges and universities committed to biblical authority endeavor to help students see the connection between their faith and the academic subjects they’re studying. This is sometimes hindered by the fact that some professors have been trained in settings where the implications of Christian doctrine for their areas of speci…