{"podcast":{"title":"Apologetics Profile","slug":"apologetics-profile-960420","podcast_index_feed_id":960420,"rss_url":"https://jwalker55293.podomatic.com/rss2.xml","website_url":"https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jwalker55293","image_url":"https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/51/52/8f/jwalker55293/1400x1400_15736005.jpg","author":"James Walker and Daniel Ray","episode_count":348,"summary":"Apologetics Profile is a weekly podcast discussing apologetics, world religions, atheism, cults, the occult, alternative religions, controversial doctrines and spiritual practices. We are an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to respectful conversations from a biblical perspective. Apologetics Profile is a production of Watchman Fellowship, a non-profit Christian apologetics ministry focused on interfaith evangelism and discernment. For more information, visit: www.watchman.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:20:44.671850+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apologetics-profile-960420"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 351: Aliens, Evolution, and Intelligent Design with Kristin Marais and Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute","slug":"episode-351-aliens-evolution-and-intelligent-design-with-kristin-marais-and-casey-luskin-of-discovery-institute","published_at":"2026-07-20T09:58:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apologetics-profile-960420/episode-351-aliens-evolution-and-intelligent-design-with-kristin-marais-and-casey-luskin-of-discovery-institute","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apologetics-profile-960420","url":"https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jwalker55293/episodes/2026-07-20T02_58_56-07_00","audio_url":"https://jwalker55293.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-07-20T02_58_56-07_00.mp3?_=1784541552.17820703","summary":"Do intelligent, extraterrestrial aliens exist? How might evolution explain their existence? Or can it? Here on this week's Apologetics Profile, we discuss intelligent design and the evolutionary assumptions behind the possible existence of ETs with Kristin Marais and Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute. Casey Luskin is a scientist and an attorney with graduate degrees in science and law, giving him expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution. He holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg He earned a law degree from the University of San Diego. His B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Sciences are from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Luskin has been a California-licensed attorney since 2005, practicing primarily in the area of evolution-education in public schools and defending academic freedom for scientists who face discrimination because of their support for intelligent design (ID). https://www.discovery.org/p/luskin/ Kristin Marais has roughly 15 years of educational experience spanning the traditional building classroom, online classroom, curriculum development, and tutoring. She graduated from the University of California Riverside with a BS in biochemistry and then completed a MS in Teaching through Western Washington University. Kristin is a Washington state certified teacher with endorsements in chemistry, biology, and general science. https://discoveryinstitute.academy/chemistry/ Featured Audio Clips Carl Sagan Richard Dawkins US News Live Bob Salas Stephen C. Meyer Resources on Aliens, UFOs and UAPs from Watchman Fellowship UFOs and UAPs Raelians Heaven's Gate Disclosure Day The Urantia Book Podcast Episodes on UFOs, Aliens, and Extraterrestrials UFOS and Aliens Ufologist Gary Bates Part One Ufolog…","meta_description":"Do intelligent, extraterrestrial aliens exist? How might evolution explain their existence? Or can it? Here on this week's Apologetics Profile, we discuss…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4862,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/apologetics-profile-960420/episodes/episode-351-aliens-evolution-and-intelligent-design-with-kristin-marais-and-casey-luskin-of-discovery-institute/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apologetics-profile-960420/episode-351-aliens-evolution-and-intelligent-design-with-kristin-marais-and-casey-luskin-of-discovery-institute.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}