# WHY INDEPENDENCE DAY? America Is GREAT Because God Is GOOD | 5/26/26

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Podcast: [Steve Deace Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/steve-deace-show-314304)
Published: 2026-05-26T18:49:00+00:00
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Steve and the crew discuss Anthropic's co-founder going to the Vatican to discuss "mysterious" tendencies of artificial intelligence and why Steve believes AI isn't inherently evil. Then, Steve reads his new children's book, "Why Independence Day? America Is Great Because God Is Good." In Hour Two, Steve recaps his recent inspiring trip to Washington, D.C. TODAY'S SPONSORS: FAST GROWING TREES: https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=Steve+Deace+Show code DEACE VANMAN: https://vanman.shop/?discount=DEACE and use code “DEACE” POCKET HOSE: Text DEACE to 64000 KEKSI: https://www.keksi.com/ use promo code DEACE15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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