Ep. 362 - Let's Talk About Joseph Smith and Mormonism, with Erick K.
Release Date: 05/14/2025
Ep. 369 - An Orthodox View of Health, with Dr. Michael Christian & John
Counterflow with Buck Johnson
My guests this week host the great new "Orthodox Health Podcast". They take a very Orthodox Christian approach toward physical, mental, and spiritual health. We get into self-help, vaccines, microbiomes, water, yoga, and more. It's refreshing to get a legitimate medical take on these issues while maintaining a holistic Orthodox view on them. For more from these guys, find their podcast on any podcast platform and go to: Sponsors: Sheath Underwear: Code: Counterflow Perfect Spiral Capital: Get the new Counterflow T-shirt before it sells out! Visit or send $30 via PayPal to...
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Ep. 368 - The Church IS Israel, with Dr Clark Carlton
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Clark Carlton is back on the show this week to discuss a topic that is VERY MUCH needed right now. Many of us saw Texas Senator Ted Cruz make a complete fool of himself in his recent interview with Tucker Carlson. He stated that he believes that the "Israel" mentioned in the Book of Genesis is the same as the current State of Israel which was founded in 1948. Unfortunately, there are many folks who still believe this sort of thing and it's partially because they've been taught bad theology for years. It is worse when politicians have such bad Biblical understanding that they want their poor...
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Ep. 367 - Zelenskyy’s War on the Orthodox Church, with Catherine Whiteford
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This week, Catherine Whiteford joins me to discuss the issues with the Orthodox Church inside of Ukraine. You may have heard that there's a new "church" sponsored by the US State Department in Ukraine. Yet the government is trying to close out and ban the real Church that has been in existence there for over 1000 years. In this video, Catherine breaks all of this down for you and explains the differences between the real and fake church in Ukraine and who’s fighting for which one. In this interview, we discussed Catherine meeting with the White House Faith Office. She is indeed officially in...
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Ep. 366 - From Calvinism to Orthodoxy, with Ambrose McReynolds
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My guest today was raised wonderfully by a loving family in the Protestant Calvinist church. He grew to become so involved in the church that he was giving sermons and leading youth groups, Bible studies, veterans groups, and so on. One day his sister, previous Counterflow guest Monique Mathiesen, introduced him to the Orthodox faith. This challenged Ambrose to confront the possible wrongs of Calvinism, which he had been believing and teaching for years. Join us in this great story, as you'll find Ambrose to be humble, smart, and able to deal with uncomfortable truths. Please support Monique...
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Ep. 365 - Kabbalah, the Reformation, and Christianity, with Anthony of Westgate
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Anthony of Westgate from the Reversion Substack joins us this week. Anthony writes and speaks about a number of issues including Judiasim, Zionism, Kabbalah, the Reformation and Chrisitianity. Today, we get into several of those issues. How did Kabbalah play a role in the founding of the US? Why did it impact Protestantism and the reformation? What does Zionism have to do with American Christianity? We get into all of this and more. Follow his work here: Sponsors: Fox n Sons Coffee: Code: BUCK15 Perfect Spiral Capital: Get the new Counterflow T-shirt before it sells out! Visit ...
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Ep. 364 - Power & Cover Ups: The Papacy, the Feds, & More, with Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson
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Reverend Father Emmanuel Lemelson is a force of nature—a Greek Orthodox priest, activist investor, and social commentator who fearlessly confronts the collision of faith, finance, and power. In this episode, we get into a discussion on the issue of Papal infallibility and the structures of power within the Catholic Church. It has led to many coverups and abuses throughout the decades. Fr. Emmanuel has also been brave enough to challenge another source of corrupt power: the United States Federal Government and big pharma. He tells his wild tales of this ongoing battle, how it started, and...
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Ep. 363 - Orthodox Fasting Could Save the World, with Dr Peter Patitsas
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My guest this week is author of "The Athos Diet" and director of the emergency department at UPMC, Dr. Peter Patitsas. Informed by his Greek Orthodox heritage, he has discovered a method to stay healthy with high energy to meet the daily grind. Dr. Pete visited Greece many times as a youth and lived there after graduating college. He was forever impacted by his journey to Mt. Athos and has spent countless weeks living at monasteries across the globe: a place where time stops and meaning is the highest good. It is no coincidence that within a place of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful,...
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Ep. 362 - Let's Talk About Joseph Smith and Mormonism, with Erick K.
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This week, I have an ex-Mormon on the show. For the sake of anonymity, he will go by Erick K. Erick and I have been talking a lot about Mormonism offline, so I wanted to bring him on because, if you knew as little about the LDS as I did, this is definitely worth the education. Are Mormons Christian? Who was Joseph Smith? How do they differ from the Orthodox Church? We get into some fascinating details. I think you'll enjoy this episode. Sponsors: Perfect Spiral Capital: Sheath Underwear: Code: Counterflow Get the new Counterflow T-shirt before it sells out! Visit or send $30 via PayPal to...
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Ep. 361 - From Medical Hospitals to the Hospital for the Soul, with Stevie Rudko
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Stevie Rudko joins me this week to discuss the ups and downs of the wild adventure that has been his life. Born to a Pentecostal preacher and loving mother, Stevie grew up in the Protestant faith. After a painful heel shattering incident, he slowly became addicted to pain pills. After that, predictably came a heroin addiction. Fast forward and he's a loving husband and father who's about to be baptized into the Orthodox Church. I think you'll enjoy Stevie and his tales of this life. Sponsors: Fox n Sons Coffee: Code: BUCK15 Sheath Underwear: Code: Counterflow For the official...
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Ep. 360 - Geopolitics and the Prophecies of the Saints, with Conrad Franz
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Conrad Fraz is back with us this week. Conrad is one of the two excellent hosts of the World War Now podcast. Conrad and I discuss the kinetic conflicts going on in several hot spots around the globe as viewed from an Orthodox lens. We discuss what happened in Syria as well. Why is Israel always pushing for war and conflict around the globe? Many Orthodox Christian Saints have prophecies they've made regarding these issues. We discuss those and more on this episode of Counterflow. For Conrad's work, go here: Sponsor: Perfect Spiral Capital: Get the new Counterflow T-shirt before it sells...
info_outlineThis week, I have an ex-Mormon on the show. For the sake of anonymity, he will go by Erick K. Erick and I have been talking a lot about Mormonism offline, so I wanted to bring him on because, if you knew as little about the LDS as I did, this is definitely worth the education. Are Mormons Christian? Who was Joseph Smith? How do they differ from the Orthodox Church? We get into some fascinating details. I think you'll enjoy this episode.
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