The Simpleton Podcast | Catholic Culture, Mission, and Politics with Clark Massey and Laura Hehman

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Laura discuss the Catholic "aesthetic" and if beauty will really save the world in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 0:55 An ask / an aside on dad jokes 3:19 A Simple House update 6:08 The Catholic aesthetic, imagination, and beauty 18:25 Beauty a...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Audrey continue their multi-episode series exploring "Introduction to Christianity" by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, known later as Pope Benedict XVI, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.  Chapters: 0:00 Intro & I2C Series recap (up to now) 3:13 The seen and unseen world, continual rene...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark sits down with Melanie Takinen, Associate Director of VIRTUS Programs, to learn more about the beginnings of the program, what it does for the Church, and what else the Church should be doing, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Learn more about VIRTUS at https://virtusonline.org/virtus/ Ch...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)!Clark and Laura talk how to discern what you can actually accomplish, St. Cyril of Jerusalem's guidance on the kiss of peace, AI's critiques of Catholicism, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters:0:00 Episode preview1:29 God’s plans & your “available reality”17:30 The be...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Audrey continue their multi-episode series exploring "Introduction to Christianity" by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, known later as Pope Benedict XVI, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.  Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 1:17 Listener question: how to get friends to read Benedict? 5:44 Audre...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Laura talk "Lord of the Dance", why orthodoxy is better than conservatism, and the truth behind economic stats of unemployment and living cost in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Links: Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity ( https://www.lisep.org ) Chapters: 0:00 Ep...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Laura sits down with Soren Johnson, Founder & Co-Director of Trinity House Community, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Links: Subscribe here ( https://trinityhousecommunity.org/elist/ ) to receive Soren & Ever Johnson's weekly Heaven in Your Home Letter (e-letter) with inspiration...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Audrey begin their multi-episode series exploring "Introduction to Christianity" by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, known later as Pope Benedict XVI, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters: 0:00 Welcome, Audrey! 1:07 Why this series? Why an “Introduction” to Christianity? 11:45 The old...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Laura talk Pope Leo XIV, his potential agenda, the social doctrine of the Church and why it's overemphasized, technology and fasting in the 21st century, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 0:58 Gluttons of delicacy; femininity vs. effeminacy...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! The Simpleton Podcast is back! Clark reboots a new season of the podcast with updates on the podcast itself, A Simple House, the conclave, and the US financial situation. Article: "The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fi...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! Clark and Laura discuss the Vatican's latest letter on AI—its key takeaway, its shortcomings, and its implications—in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. — Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 1:20 Vatican’s letter on AI 13:45 Where the letter falls short 21:00 AI alignment, evil, and evolution 26:08 Robots vs. AI 34:57 Agency and eduction 43:1...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! Clark and Laura discuss one of the most important characteristics of mission work, prudence, and how to be prudent individually and in a group setting in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.—Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:20 Stetson hats 2:13 Prudence: a redefinition 12:15 A Simple House and prudence 16:51 Group prudence 28:10 How to reflect (and...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! Clark and Laura discuss the current state of Catholic-Protestant relations in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. — Chapters: 0:00 Intro and listener feedback 0:40 Vatican: banning religious order; news on AI 3:16 Finland’s president steals our analysis! 3:44 Listener question: Protestant-Catholic relations 36:50 Final thoughts 37:38 Clip...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast!—Clark and Laura discuss the impending repercussions of inflation, how the new administration could help or hurt, and what we should do to prepare in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.—Chapters: 0:00 Intro and past inflation episodes recap 6:15 What’s inflation? Money? Regulation? 26:30 How the US keeps going into debt 37:36 How do prices...

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Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura discuss envy and its opposite, why fairness is stupid, and what Trump's first 100 days in office could look like in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 0:45 Clark’s connection to Costa Rica politics 4:20 Envy & the Ten Commandments 13:00 Motived by envy, motived by good 22...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura discuss Pope Francis's new encyclical, "Dilexit Nos", in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. (You can read the whole encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html) — You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podca...

To learn more about SOLT Family Mission Experiences, visit https://www.soltfme.org . Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark sits down with Magdalene Glemkowski, Board Member, SOLT Family Mission Experience, to discuss what mission trips as a family can and should look like in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • National Eucharistic Congress • Go...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura answer listener questions about the Mass, JP2, and bad leaders, then tackle shifts in cultural and secular worldviews in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Is the Mass supposed to be inspiring? • Why do some people defend bad priests? • JP2 and mishandled situations • Louisiana molasses • Persona...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura discuss the religious opinions of the man with the highest IQ in the world, Christopher Langan, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Digital Bill of Rights incoming? • Ukraine, Iran, Vietnam • Good and Bad Fruit • Black Licorice • Job Cuts in the Government — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode p...

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! Clark and Laura break down the temptation to use "hacks" instead of honing in on spiritual fundamentals in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Election Day • Philosophy vs. society • New slang • The Yankees' meltdown • Molasses love — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:05 More molasses love 2:44 Cheugy &a...

Call 913-390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast! — Clark and Laura break down the problem of poor spiritual formators and religious orders, and what we should do about them, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • High praise for molasses • Daniel Mitsui's Catholic art • Our new TSP call-in line! — Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:47 Molasses 2:30 Call in! 913-390-3673 2:54 D...

Mike Ortner—co-founder of tech success Capterra, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and Clark's long-time friend—joins Clark for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • The lack of "faithful" Catholics in the 80s • What comes first: family or faith? • Mike's new projects • Exodus Youth Services • Classical education today — Visit runwithsaints.org to learn more about Mike's lates...

Clark and Laura break down the economics of raising a family in today's world and discuss what you should do to lessen the financial burden in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Catholic school vs. homeschool vs. public school • Two jobs, one job, part-time job • Get a home while you can! • Mary and Martha • God's providence — Chapters: 0:00 Intro & episode preview 2:22...

Simcha Fisher—best-selling author, writer, blogger, speaker, and mother extraordinaire—joins Clark (and Audrey!) for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Skulls, life, and crucifixes • Calling people out (tactfully) • Is Simcha a Catholic "influencer"? • Thoughts on AI • Good vs. bad guys — Learn more about Simcha and see her work by visiting her website, https://www.simc...