Eternity Ward Podcast

A monstrous act of racial violence is followed by a grotesque media release. Which is followed by an egg. A powerful priest is convicted of assaulting two children, then supported by former Prime Ministers and influential media personalities. How do we respond in these divided times? Do we draw a smaller circle to keep the demons out, or do we draw a larger circle and acknowledge the demon inside ourselves? Do we search for a common enemy, or our common humanity? Find us on your favourite podcast app, or listen below.

Do we use technology, or does it use us? How worried should we be about our phones spying on us? And what effect does technology have on our young people as they grow up surrounded by it? Find us on your favourite podcast app, or listen below.

Where Eddie rejoins the Eternity Ward to ask the question: Why do we believe? Do our beliefs shape our lives, or our lives shape our beliefs? Does our biology play a role? Find us on your favourite podcast app, or listen below.

Should the government provide pill testing, or should individuals take personal responsibility? The War on Drugs has been going on for over a century, with no end on the horizon. But Portugal and Switzerland have blazed a different trail - what is their path and should Australia follow? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Yumi Stynes made daytime television briefly relevant by claiming Kerri-Anne Kennerley sounded racist. Kris and Nick discuss the fallout, including whether all of us are racists, and if the targets of public shaming should ever be accepted back into the fold. Will we ever be able to have a civil public discourse where we respect each other and reflect on our blind spots? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

The new Gillette ad has the internet ablaze. Is Gillette treating all men like bullies and harassers? Or is it playing a role in encouraging men to be their best? Or is it just a company trying to milk some profit out of a social movement. Find us on your favourite podcast app, or listen below.

Politics can feel like a battle, but do we really want to defeat the other side? Would we be better without the Right or the Left, or do we really need each other? How sure are we that we have nothing to learn from the other side? We also chat about this image that shows the astounding growth in GDP as countries adopt capitalism: Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

On the heels of the recent student climate marches, Jordan Peterson thinks students should also leave class when diversity, inclusivity and equity are taught. Given his support of the climate march, Nick wonders whether Kris agrees... How do we know when classes are educating and when they are indoctrinating? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

The streets were filled with students from across Australia as these young people voiced their disgust with the lack of action on Climate Change by the Coalition Government - ScoMo needs to go back to school, they reasoned. Are these students naive, reactionary and simplistic, ignoring the complexities of an issue that affects the entire globe? Or are they the voice of reason, offering clarity that cuts through a highly politicised debate? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Is prayer a wondrous connection with the divine, or a daily obligation you struggle through? Or have you given up praying? Or maybe you think prayer is horoscopes wrapped in confirmation bias... On this podcast Kris and Nick chat with Pastor Maddy Svoboda who relates to the struggle, but hasn't yet given up on prayer.

The recent controversy over the use of the Sydney Opera House to publicise the Everest horse race had Kris and Nick wondering how this culture war got started, why it's intensifying, and whether we will ever get along. Why can't we be friends? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

You know that dreadful realisation you get an hour after a conversation, where you think of 5 things you Really Should Have Said? Kris and Nick had that feeling after their last podcast on the ABC and the new media landscape, and just had to chat it out! Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Budget cuts, perceived bias, political interference, and inglorious staff firings - the ABC is in turmoil. Nick wonders if the ABC needs more than just new management, while Kris thinks the ABC is the very definition of journalistic integrity. Could it be possible they are both right? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Trump, Brexit, & Australia's revolving door of leadership - it's hard not to wonder if democracy's foundation is crumbling... In the face of these crises Kris wants to start a revolution, while Nick wants us to appreciate how special the Western system is. Can we tweak it without destroying the whole thing? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Australia is ranked 39th out of 41 countries by the UN for their educational outcomes. What are we doing wrong and are there any easy fixes? Are there any other countries we could learn from? Kris and Nick have both worked in education for over a decade and are here to right this sinking ship!

Christianity has been in decline in the West for decades. In the latest Census, No Religion was the highest selected option of any religious group. Young Australians are half as likely to be religious as older Australians. Regular church attendance is at 16% of the population and has dropped 28% in the last 50 years. What will Christianity look like in the next 50 years? What will society look like?

In Australia, men earn 15.3% more than women which is often termed the Gender Wage Gap. On this podcast Rubie, Kris and Nick discuss whether the Wage Gap is a result of discrimination and unconscious bias, or more mundane explanations like working different hours, dangerous jobs, and less time out of the workforce. Is the Wage Gap something we should be fighting to eliminate, or simply evidence that women and men have biological differences? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Where Rubie provides a female perspective to Kris and Nick's Masculinity Showdown. Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Where Kris wants to talk with Nick about the toxic and the true presentations of masculinity and gets bogged down in the former. We discuss the recent slut-shaming/Outrage Olympic event between Senators Sarah Hanson-Young and David Leyonhjelm, toxic masculinity, and the validity of the Men's Rights Movement. Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

Where Kris and Nick are shirtfronted by Godwin Eddie Bognet after their cowardly crusade against Christians. Eddie deploys his signature move (fabulous hair and disarming smile) to sneak past our hosts' intellectual defences...