After taking a break from his podcast and throwing in a couple of one-off episodes, I continue a multi-part series based on my 30 years of teaching the Catholic faith in my local parish’s inquiry program. In this episode, we begin our brief overview of the Old Testament.

Links of Interest for this episode

Handout materials for this lesson: https://www.patreon.com/posts/handout-material-143872709?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Preface to the Old Testament (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/preface/0

Luke 24:44 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24?44

History of Musical Notation on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation#History

Book of Psalms (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/0

Book of Psalms on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms

Psalm 23 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/23

David and Goliath on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath

Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5

Greatest Commandment Matthew 22:36-40 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/22?36

Numbering the Ten Commandments on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Commandments_text_and_numbering

The Golden Rule – Matthew 7:12 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/7?12

General reference links for this series.

List of episodes of this podcast dealing with religion: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

RCIA/OCIA on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Christian_Initiation_of_Adults

New American Standard Bible (NASB) at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops: https://bible.usccb.org/bible

Bible Gateway (multiple translations available): https://www.biblegateway.com/

Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

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In this episode, we look at the recent controversies surrounding the Indiana University student paper, the Indiana Daily Student, which was forced to shut down its print edition in favor of the online version. Then we take a broader look at the shift from print to digital media.

Links of Interest for this episode

Indiana Daily Student online edition: https://www.idsnews.com/

Indiana Daily Student on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Daily_Student

WTHR Channel 13 item on the controversy: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-university-iu-media-school-stops-printing-daily-student-newspaper-co-editors-call-censorship/531-8b129b96-ccbb-4dd4-be3c-bb0377790c2e

Indianapolis Star article on IDS controversy:https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/jacob-stewart/2025/10/20/ids-nonprofit-iu-censorship-indiana-daily-student/86752612007/

1988 Supreme Court decision on school newspapers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_School_District_v._Kuhlmeier

“Follow the Money” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follow_the_money

Cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/why-was-the-late-show-stephen-colbert-canceled-rcna224144

Jimmy Kimmel Suspension on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!

Charlie Kirk on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk

Tucker Carlson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson

Purdue supplies newspaper to IU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZW90ZWnKk

IUPUI Sagamore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_University%E2%80%93Purdue_University_Indianapolis#:~:text=to%20form%20The-,Sagamore,-%2C%20which%20operated%20until

Sagamore Archives: https://hdl.handle.net/2450/9995

The Campus Citizen: https://www.thecampuscitizen.com/

Floppy disk drive with USB interface: https://www.amazon.com/External-Floppy-Portable-Windows-Required/dp/B00RXEWOAA/

DECtape on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECtape

YouTube statistics: https://www.oberlo.com/blog/youtube-statistics

Optical media preservation on Wikipedia: https://dvs.com/video/limited-lifespan-cd-r-dvd-r/

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In this episode, I bemoan the lack of new or innovative content on broadcast TV based on the offerings of this new fall season. We also take a statistical look at the recent Emmy awards and notice that the few broadcast and basic cable shows nominated did not earn any wins. AppleTV+ and other streaming services dominated the landscape. Although all of my podcasts are listenable, this one includes charts and spreadsheets that you may want to view on the YouTube version.

Links of Interest for this episode

Note: Normally, I would provide links to every TV show mentioned, but this link list would be massive. Here are the Wikipedia articles I used as the basis of my research, as well as PDFs of spreadsheets I created to compile my statistics.

The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards

2025-26 US Network Television Schedule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_United_States_network_television_schedule

2025 Fall Broadcast TV Schedule: https://www.patreon.com/posts/2025-fall-tv-139875025

2025 Emmy Awards Sorted by Category: https://www.patreon.com/posts/2025-emmy-awards-139879938

2025 Emmy Awards Sorted by Network:https://www.patreon.com/posts/2025-emmy-awards-139880211

YouTube TV: https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/

Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2024/08/08/the-future-of-television-is-broadcast--streaming-heres-why/

Civic Science article: https://civicscience.com/over-the-air-audience-tracker-preview-why-advertisers-should-watch-tv-antenna-users/

Cancellation of Jon Stewart from Apple TV+: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_with_Jon_Stewart#Cancellation

Inexpensive over-the-air DVR from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tablo-4-Tuner-Over-Air-DVR/dp/B0CQD65DVZ/

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