{"podcast":{"title":"Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other","slug":"talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845","podcast_index_feed_id":3353845,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/politicsandreligion/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.politicsandreligion.us/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7013826/TPR72.jpg","author":"Scan Media, LLC","episode_count":432,"summary":"Politics and Religion. We’re not supposed to talk about that, right? Wrong! We only say that nowadays because the loudest, most extreme voices have taken over the whole conversation. Well, we‘re taking some of that space back! If you’re dying for some dialogue instead of all the yelling; if you know it’s okay to have differences without having to hate each other; if you believe politics and religion are too important to let ”the screamers” drown out the rest of us and would love some engaging, provocative and fun conversations about this stuff, then ”Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other” is for you!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T00:17:19.595458+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845"},"episode":{"title":"You Voted for Policy. Did You Vote for This?","slug":"you-voted-for-policy-did-you-vote-for-this","published_at":"2026-03-06T19:59:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/you-voted-for-policy-did-you-vote-for-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845","url":"https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/republic-or-ruler/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5wg6iiqb58iv86ij/Republlic-or-Ruler_Produced.mp3","summary":"What do you actually mean when you say the Pledge of Allegiance? And are you still willing to mean it? For years, Corey stood in silence during the Pledge of Allegiance, troubled by what looked too much like idol worship. Then something shifted. Reading the words instead of performing them, he realized the pledge was never about the flag or the man holding the office. It was about the republic for which it stands. In a moment when that republic is under genuine pressure, this episode is about the difference between supporting a policy and cheering the dismantling of the constitutional constraints that govern how it gets carried out. Those are not the same thing, and the confusion between them is where democracies go wrong. Calls to Action ✅ If this conversation resonates, consider sharing it with someone who believes connection across difference still matters. ✅ Subscribe to Corey’s Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Subscribe to Talkin’ Politics & Religion Without Killin’ Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion Key Takeaways Republic, Not Ruler: The Pledge of Allegiance is a pledge to a constitutional order, not to a flag, a party, or a person. Reading those words carefully changes everything about what it means to say them. Policy vs. Method: You can support stronger border enforcement and still insist on due process. You can back economic protectionism and still insist Congress holds the commerce power. Supporting a goal is not a blank check for any method of achieving it. Article I Is Not Ambiguous: The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power…","meta_description":"What do you actually mean when you say the Pledge of Allegiance? And are you still willing to mean it? For years, Corey stood in silence during the Pledge…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/episodes/you-voted-for-policy-did-you-vote-for-this/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/you-voted-for-policy-did-you-vote-for-this.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}