S3E40 - We Are The Ape That Is Aware That We Are Aware: A Conversation With Joe Payne
Release Date: 10/01/2025
S3B9 - Two Mammals Slapping Their Tongues On The Inside Of Their Mouths: A Second Conversation With Joe Payne
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Topics Discussed In This Episode: The Melodrama, Bosch, Game Of Thrones, The Lord Of The Rings, The Silence Of The Lambs, The Viral Dr. Pepper Jingle, Right-Wing Authoritarians, ICE Raids, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Profiling, Humanism, Don Lemon’s Arrest, Evolution, The Afterlife, And Fallout.
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S3E50 - Trying To See The Forest AND The Trees: A Conversation With Amanda Markstone
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Topics Discussed In This Episode Include: Privilege, True Crime Podcasts, The Hitching Post, Conscious Rap, Kendrick Lamar, The Prosperity Gospel, The Duggars, Sexual Purity, The Best Way To Learn Life Lessons, Moral Good, Twenty One Pilots, Racism, ICE, And Lethal Force. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Apologetix – Downer Of A Sister (2003) Beyonce – Baby Boy (Featuring Sean Paul) (2003) Beyonce – Freedom (Featuring Kendrick Lamar) (2016) Beyonce – Love On Top (2011) Brandy – Best Friend (1994) Brandy – I Wanna Be Down (1994) Brandy – What About Us (2002) Carman – The Champion...
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S3B8 - Moses Was Hangin' Around With A Bunch Of Foo Fighters: A Fifth Conversation With Ryan Edwards
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Chromosome #2, The Shroud Of Turin, The Real Men In Black, All 5 Kinds Of Close Encounters, UAP’s, The Dead Man Switch, The Shadow Government, Valiant Thor, NHI’s, The False Flag Narrative, The Wilson/Davis Memo, The Foo Fighters, The Stigmata, UFO’s In Ancient Paintings, The Grays, The Nordics, Nazca Mummies, And Chris Bledsoe’s Orbs.
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S3E49 - God Breaks Through In The Wildest Of Ways: A Conversation With Kristen Sutherlin
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Topics Discussed In This Episode Include: Pig Farming, Vaccine Injuries, Being Part Of A Jazz Ensemble, Naming Our Children, Little House On The Prairie, Being A Rebellious Teenager, Being A Submissive Wife, Marriage Struggles, Homeschooling, The Second Amendment, Homophobia, Growing Up In Church, Bible Translations, Purchasing Then Losing Their First Home, & The Zack Morris. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Adam Sandler – Grow Old With You (1998) Alan Jackson – Drive (For Daddy Gene) (2002) Alan Jackson – Livin’ On Love (1994) Backstreet Boys – As Long As You Love Me (1997) Backstreet...
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S3E48 - I Wonder What My Title Will Be: A Conversation With Austin Woolsey
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Topics Mentioned In This Episode Include: The Chick-Fil-A Core Four, Being A Math Major, Visiting Mexico, Mongolian Yodeling, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked, Jamiroquai, Abortion, Gun Control, Hunting, California Gun Modifications, Gamey Meat, The Uncanny Valley, Assimilation, The Problems With Growing Up In The Church, God’s Star Chart, Random Chance, The Evidence For Christianity, The Pidgin Translation, Spiritual Gifts, & Speaking In Tongues. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) AC/DC – For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (1981) Def Leppard –...
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S3E47 - I'm Not Gonna Be Too Much Of A Hypocrite On That One: A Conversation With Tim Faes
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Items Discussed In This Episode Include: Panic Attacks, Grunge, Punk Rock, Belle & Sebastian, The Grateful Dead, Songwriting, Bands Changing Members Yet Keeping The Same Name, Immigration, ICE, Assimilation, Social Services, Public Funding, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Unruly Kids, Twenty Somethings, The Living Wage, Gravity Falls, Growing Up In The Church, Agnostic Atheism, Intelligent Design Theory, Where Does Morality Come From?, Slavery, & Psychological Egoism. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Against Me! – Baby, I’m An Anarchist! (2002) Against Me! – Don’t Lose Touch (2005) Against...
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S3E46 - If There's A Will, There's A Way: A Conversation With Alyssa Silva
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Topics Discussed In This Episode: Northridge, College Life, Coffee, Matcha, Mean Professors, Ice Cube, The Maria’s, 23andMe, Bad Influences Of Music, The California Accent, ICE, Conflicting News Sources, Police Brutality, Climate Change, Food Insecurity, Climate Denial, The Gender Wage Gap, Lent, Mormons, The All-Knowing All-Powerful God, Not Having All The Answers, The But-Jesus Club, The End Times, The Left Behind Series, The Circle Trilogy, And Being Unequally Yoked. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (2003) Alicia Keys – No One (2007) Alicia Keys – You...
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S3E45 - Stay In Your Lane: A Conversation With April Huckabey
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Topics Discussed In This Episode Include: Being A Newspaper Carrier, Staying In Your Lane, Being Happy To Be 50, Hick-Hop, Neuro-Fighters, Not Liking Movies, Prop 50, Trump’s Cabinet, Epstein’s Island, The Covid Vaccine, Police Presence, A Soft Society, Illegal Immigration, RFK Jr., Church Hurt, Hell, Ghosts, & Angels. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Amy Grant – Breath Of Heaven (1992) Amy Grant – Father’s Eyes (1979) Amy Grant – Grown-Up Christmas List (1992) The Beatles – Hey Jude (1968) Big & Rich – Comin’ To Your City (2005) Big & Rich – Lost In This Moment...
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S3E44 - A Silhouetted Mahatma Gandhi: A Conversation With Jeffery Martinez
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Topics Discussed In This Episode: Christian Contemporary Music, RadioU, Jiu-Jitsu, The Gracie’s, Indie Music, BMG, Hating America, Slavery, 23andMe, Deportations, Trump, Prop 50, Public Education, Homosexual Content In Children’s Books, Being Sensitive To Spiritual Things, Water Baptism, The Age Of Accountability, Meeting Michael Jackson, And Choosing God. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: ABBA – Lay All Your Love One Me (1980) ABBA – The Winner Takes It All (1980) Artie Shaw – Begin The Beguine (1938) Artie Shaw – Stardust (1941) Ben Bohmer – Beyond Beliefs (2021) Ben Bohmer – Home...
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S3E43 - Having Your Hands In Too Many Pies Is A Bad Thing: A Conversation With Sophia Louderback
Why CAN'T We Talk About That?
Topics Discussed In This Episode: The Beach Boys, Tool, Evanescence, K-Love, K-Life, The Fish, Christian Screamo, K-Pop, Falling Down The Rabbit Hole Of Korean Entertainment, BTS, Spiders, Public Education, Christian Rap, Forrest Frank, Love Languages, MAGA White Supremacy, Universal Healthcare, School Funding, Single Income Families, The Proverbs 31 Woman, Guns, Good Looking Mormons, Almost Getting Pulled Into A Cult, Living In Israel, Lent, Biblical Submission, Dating Profiles, & The Lord Of The Rings. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Aaron Shust – Ever Be (2017) Aaron Shust – My...
info_outlineThings discussed in this episode: Training With Patricia Boyd, Ethnic Cleansing, Public Housing, The War On Drugs, Neo-Liberal Economics, Bullying, Pronouns, Chumash And The Gender Unicorn, Mental Health, Gun Violence, Paul Verhoeven Films, The Less-Dead, Unity Church, Intelligent Design, The New Atheists, Evolution, And Agnostic Atheism.
PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE:
Arlo Guthrie – Alice’s Restaurant Massacree (1967)
Arlo Guthrie – Coming Into Los Angeles (1969)
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (1967)
The Beatles – In My Life (1965)
The Beatles – Michelle (1965)
The Beatles – Something (1969)
The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (1966)
The Beatles – Yesterday (1965)
Bob Dylan – Blowin’ In The Wind (1963)
Bob Dylan – Song To Woody (1962)
Bob Dylan – Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (1966)
Brownie McGhee – One Thing For Sure (1962)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry – I Was Born With The Blues (1977)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry – Sail Away (1973)
C.W. McCall – Crispy Critters (1976)
C.W. McCall – Old Home Filler-Up An’ Keep On A-Truckin’ Café (1975)
C.W. McCall – There Won’t Be No Country Music (1976)
C.W. McCall – Wolf Creek Pass (1975)
Chris Lambert – A Steady Pale Light (Featuring Champion McConnell) (2010)
The Commodores – Brick House (1977)
The Commodores – Easy (1977)
Earth, Wind, & Fire – Got To Get You Into My Life (1978)
Earth, Wind, & Fire – Shining Star (1975)
Ella Fitzgerald – Black Coffee (1960)
Ella Fitzgerald – Stardust (1954)
Ella Fitzgerald – Stormy Weather (1961)
Ella Fitzgerald – They Can’t Take That Away From Me (1956)
Guns N’ Roses – Live And Let Die (1991)
Joan Baez – De Colores (1974)
Joan Baez – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1971)
Joe Payne – Talkin’ Neofasch American Blues (2025)
John Lennon – Imagine (1971)
Louis Armstrong – Black And Blue (1929)
Louis Armstrong – Wonderful World (1967)
Mississippi John Hurt – The Chicken (1966)
Mississippi John Hurt – Frankie And Johnny (1928)
Mississippi John Hurt – Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor (1966)
Mississippi John Hurt – My Creole Belle (1928)
Paul McCartney – Dance Tonight (2007)
Pete Seeger – If I Had A Hammer (1949)
Pete Seeger – Which Side Are You On? (1940)
Randy Newman – Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) (1974)
Randy Newman – You’ve Got A Friend In Me (1996)
Santana – Black Magic Woman (1970)
Santana – Oye Como Va (1970)
Santana – Soul Sacrifice (Live) (1970)
Weird Al Yankovic – The Night Santa Went Crazy (1996)
Weird Al Yankovic – (This Song Is Just) Six Words Long (1988)
Weird Al Yankovic – Yoda (1985)
Wings – Let ‘Em In (1976)
Wings – Live And Let Die (1973)
Woody Guthrie – All You Fascists Bound To Lose (1944)
Woody Guthrie – Hard, Ain’t It Hard (1944)
Woody Guthrie - Mean Talking Blues (1940)
Woody Guthrie – Tear The Fascists Down (1944)
Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land (1940)