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Worth Your Time

 I am a subscriber (well, late on dues payment) to The Dispatch Podcast. I recommend them for people who want a deeper and different approach to the news. 

This link will take you to what I consider a "worth your time" (one of their taglines) essay on the value of religion. Jonah Goldberg had hosted Sam Harris, atheist extraordinaire (being snarky here) on his podcast The Remnant, Since most of Jonah's listeners (but not all) lean conservatives and conservatives lean religious, I think he got some pushback but he has his own pushback on Harris, hence this essay. 

I think it's worth the read:  https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/slog-and-sacrifice/

Further notes. 

This blog has been slow to take off, probably because I haven't linked it anywhere. I will address that today. 

Also, I need to drive "traffic" (which implies a certain level of participants, which doesn't now exist) to my podcast. The latest episode is about the John C. Campbell Folk School, a road trip podcast, and it's worth your time as well. 

My website has other blog posts, mostly about writing, if you are interested. I am not interested in promoting my "brand." (I cannot express how much I hate that term.) I am interested in creating something of value to others.  


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