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Welcome to the 1850 Main Street® podcast hub, where real conversations happen. Here, you’ll find our latest discussions on politics, culture, and faith—delivered three times a week. Each episode is designed to offer honest, thoughtful perspectives that go beyond the noise of mainstream media. Whether you’re catching up on recent topics or diving into deeper issues, 1850 Main Street® episodes invite you to join the conversation.

Butker at Benedictine, Part II

1850 Main Street™ – Real questions. Real answers. If you want to criticize a speech, do you think you should go over the whole thing for context first? Does anyone do that? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the lack of…
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Butker at Benedictine

1850 Main Street™ – Real questions. Real answers. Does anyone actually like going to college commencement ceremonies… or actually listen to the speeches? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the controversy surrounding the speech recently made by Kansas City Chiefs kicker…
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Manipulating Public Opinion

1850 Main Street™ – Real questions. Real answers. A lot of people are obsessed with polling numbers. Do polls even matter this far ahead of an election? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the degradation of accuracy in polling…
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Boy Scouts and Pocket Knives

1850 Main Street™ – Real questions. Real answers. What’s a pocket knife without a knife? What is the Boy Scouts if it’s not just for boys? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss Swiss Army Knives being manufactured with everything…
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Destroying the Pub

1850 Main Street™ – Real questions. Real answers. Why would an authoritarian government want to shut down a local pub? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss C.S Lewis’ book That Hideous Strength and how public meeting places where people…
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Banned from the NBA

1850 Main Street™ – Real questions. Real answers. Why did Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors receive a lifetime ban from the NBA? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss what a prop bet is and how the gambling industry…
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University Mayhem

1850 Main Street™ – Real questions. Real answers. What exactly is going on with these pro-Palestine protests on college campuses across the country? Pull up a chair and listen in as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, and Alan C. Duncan discuss how the ongoing pro-Palestine protests have gotten dangerously antisemitic and…
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