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Thinking Out Loud

For those interested in thoughtful cultural analysis without all the apocalyptic forecasts, Thinking Out Loud is a podcast about current events and Christian hope. Hosted by Nathan Rittenhouse and Cameron McAllister, co-founders of Thinking Out Loud, a ministry that seeks to bridge the gap between discipleship and apologetics, this is a show that seeks to connect the dots on the subject of Christian realism.

Do UFOs (UAPs) and Aliens Threaten Christianity

38 mins; March 31, 2026

Why Human Rights Might Be Impossible Without Christianity | Political Theory & Dr. Logan Gates

36 mins; March 27, 2026

Why Christian Culture Is Quietly Collapsing

42 mins; March 24, 2026

Is Digital Culture Opening Doors to the Demonic?

35 mins; March 20, 2026

Why the Iran War Reveals the Truth About Our World | Christian Analysis

32 mins; March 17, 2026

Why Most Christians Feel Unready to Share the Gospel (And Why That’s Okay)

28 mins; March 10, 2026

The Strange Rise of ‘Wild Christianity’ — And Why So Many Christians Want It

35 mins; March 06, 2026

Richard Dawkins, AI Poetry, and the Crisis of Human Identity

31 mins; March 02, 2026

Faith Under Communism: Lessons from Eastern Europe for Western Christians

38 mins; February 26, 2026

Why the Epstein Scandal Doesn’t Shock Us Anymore

27 mins; February 20, 2026

Why the NFL’s Bad Bunny Move Makes Perfect Sense (Even If You Hate It)

37 mins; February 17, 2026

The Trump–Obama Post: Why Alyssa Childers' Response Reveals a Deeper Crisis

31 mins; February 12, 2026

Why Autonomy Is Backfiring: Late-Stage Individualism and the Crisis of Meaning

37 mins; February 09, 2026

Why Evangelicalism Didn’t See Its Moral Collapse Coming

43 mins; February 02, 2026

Why Hope Feels Boring Today—and Why Christianity Says It Isn’t

37 mins; January 30, 2026

John Adams Warned Us: Why the Constitution Can’t Survive Without Christian Virtue

32 mins; January 27, 2026

Why Everyone Should Be Religious: Breaking Down Ross Douthat’s provocative new book

32 mins; January 20, 2026

Philip Yancey Scandal: Can We Still Trust Christian Leaders?

27 mins; January 16, 2026

Why the Minneapolis ICE Shooting Is Dividing Christians So Deeply

36 mins; January 13, 2026

Is Pop Music Satanic? Discernment, Idolatry, and Christian Theology in Modern Culture

35 mins; January 09, 2026

What the Venezuela Crisis Reveals about the Collapse of Christian Moral Reasoning

34 mins; January 06, 2026

The Lie Parents Are Told About Raising “Successful” Kids

35 mins; January 02, 2026

Why Pro-Death ideology Is Gaining Support: Nathan and Cameron on the MAID Act

31 mins; December 30, 2025

Why Our Institutions Are Collapsing—and Why Should Christians Keep Building

32 mins; December 23, 2025

Why Advent Hope Matters When the Culture Feels Like It’s Collapsing | Nathan and Cameron

39 mins; December 19, 2025

Why Protestantism Is Collapsing in America: Nathan and Cameron on Church Decline

29 mins; December 16, 2025

Should Christians Use AI in Worship? The Morality Behind Modern Church Practices

36 mins; December 12, 2025

Why Young Men Are Turning to Orthodoxy: Nathan and Cameron on the Rise of the “Ortho Bros”

38 mins; December 08, 2025

Instant Influencer Christianity: Lindsey and Nathan Sound the Alarm

30 mins; December 05, 2025

Hollywood Doesn’t Want You to Notice This: Media, Church, and Attention

38 mins; December 02, 2025

Are We Drowning in Cheap Stuff? Consumerism, Relationships, and Holidays

35 mins; November 27, 2025

Black Friday, Green Wednesday… Has America Lost Its Mind?

34 mins; November 24, 2025

The Surprising Link Between Radical Individualism and the Trans Movement

31 mins; November 20, 2025

Embarrassed to Say You’re a Christian? Nathan and Cameron on Misrepresentation and True Faith

34 mins; November 17, 2025

Outraged at Fake Outrage: Taylor Swift, Culture Wars, and Christian Discernment

33 mins; November 13, 2025

Peak Trans: What Hyper-Individualism Is Doing to Us

31 mins; November 10, 2025

Crypto-Religious Explained (Part 2)

27 mins; November 06, 2025

Crypto-Religious Explained: Bob Dylan, Madonna, and the Hidden Language of Faith (Part 1)

25 mins; November 03, 2025

Santa, The Great Pumpkin, and Wishful Thinking| Nathan & Cameron

34 mins; October 30, 2025

the Anglican Breakup & The $10 Million Cannon Press Offer

36 mins; October 27, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Globalization

34 mins; October 23, 2025

The Death of Reading? Christians, Smartphones, and the Rise of Post-Literacy

42 mins; October 20, 2025

Doug Wilson, Christian Nationalism & Theocracy: A Deep Dive with Nathan & Cameron

34 mins; October 16, 2025

"You want an AI Pastor, You Just Don't Know it Yet": Cameron and Nathan Respond

37 mins; October 13, 2025

Was Charlie Kirk a Martyr? A Christian Theological Reflection on Faith, Politics & Tragedy

38 mins; October 06, 2025

What Is the Progressive Story? Douthat, Klein & the Search for Meaning

37 mins; October 02, 2025

Why We Don’t Pick Sides: A Christian Approach to Politics, Power, and Virtue

48 mins; September 29, 2025

Pragmatic Christianity vs. True Discipleship: A Theological Conversation on Spiritual Formation

55 mins; September 26, 2025

The Free Speech Crisis: Biblical Thinking for Turbulent Times

46 mins; September 22, 2025

Malcolm Gladwell Admits He Lied: the Cost of Truth in a Hostile Culture

31 mins; September 18, 2025

This Feels Different — Charlie Kirk’s Murder & the Cultural Moment

46 mins; September 16, 2025

This Feels Different — Charlie Kirk’s Murder & the Cultural Moment

46 mins; September 16, 2025

Why Liberalism Failed: Reaction to Freakonomics #644

45 mins; September 11, 2025

The Future Isn’t What You Think —And Neither Are You

32 mins; September 08, 2025

have Christians given up on truth?

35 mins; September 04, 2025

James Dobson Was a Hero… Or Was He?

35 mins; September 02, 2025

Top Ten Books Every Thinking Christian Should Read

42 mins; August 28, 2025

C.S. Lewis Predicted 2025 in That Hideous Strength

36 mins; August 25, 2025

Are Humans Naturally Religious? Debunking the Myth that Atheism Is Natural

42 mins; August 22, 2025

Is the Bible Enough? Hidden Influences on How We Read Scripture

40 mins; August 19, 2025

What Is the Good Life? A Response to the Meaning Crisis

47 mins; August 15, 2025

Do Robots Deserve Respect? A Christian Look at AI, Ethics, and Language

31 mins; August 11, 2025

Is Heavy Metal Evil? Reaction to Ozzy Osbourne’s Death

41 mins; August 08, 2025

Contentment, Crisis, and Contemplation

41 mins; August 04, 2025

Listening to the Wider Culture: What Should Apologetics Look Like Today?

70 hours 27 mins; July 24, 2025

The Weariness of Watching: News Overload and the Michael Tate Scandal

40 mins; July 21, 2025

Discipleship in a Distracted Age: Karl Johnson on Spiritual Formation

48 mins; July 18, 2025

Is Biohacking the Death of Being Human?

36 mins; July 14, 2025

Exposing the Atheist Double Standard About God and Evidence

34 mins; July 10, 2025

Faith Kipyegon & Feminism: Fastest Woman Alive Not Fast Enough

33 mins; July 08, 2025

Young Americans Turning to Socialism?

32 mins; July 04, 2025

Smartest Man Alive Is a Christian — But Does That Matter?

29 mins; June 30, 2025

What Happened to Pride Month? The Culture Shift You Didn’t See Coming

26 mins; June 26, 2025

Hijacking Jesus: Confronting Distorted Christianity in Today’s Culture War

35 mins; June 24, 2025

Discerning the News in Global Chaos

27 mins; June 19, 2025

Fundamentalism and the Fear of Ambiguity

40 mins; June 16, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Efficiency

37 mins; June 12, 2025

Apologetics Without the Fight: John Lennox and Alex O'Connor

38 mins; June 10, 2025

Why Doesn’t God Just Prove He’s Real?? Responding to Skeptics comments

47 mins; June 06, 2025

Jordan Peterson Jubilee Analysis

48 mins; June 03, 2025

Can AI Disciple You?

32 mins; May 30, 2025

DC Embassy Shooting: Scapegoats, Sacrifice, and Violence

33 mins; May 27, 2025

Religion as a Stepping Stone to Truth?? Response to Ross Douthat

47 mins; May 23, 2025

Anti-Natalism and Consent | Christian Response to Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bombing

41 mins; May 20, 2025

Fighting Distraction: How Christians Can Reclaim Focus in the Digital Age

46 mins; May 16, 2025

Following Jesus in a Corrupt System: Moral Dilemmas

37 mins; May 13, 2025

Don’t Be a Defensive Christian: Defend the Faith with Confidence

30 mins; May 09, 2025

Love Is Love’—Or Is It? The Dangerous Myth of Modern Love

36 mins; May 06, 2025

Autopsy of New Atheism: Why Its Arguments No Longer Hold Up

52 mins; May 02, 2025

Food Hacks and FOMO

36 mins; April 29, 2025

What Does Pope Francis’s Death Mean for the Future of the Church?

47 mins; April 25, 2025

Joe Rogan, Douglas Murray & the Death of Expertise: What Should Christians Think?

38 mins; April 22, 2025

The Spiritual Double Standard & Good Friday

36 mins; April 18, 2025

Alex O’Connor vs David Wood Analysis & Snow White

45 mins; April 15, 2025

The Sin of Empathy?

31 mins; April 11, 2025

Is Christianity a True Myth? Insights from Lewis & Tolkien

37 mins; April 08, 2025

Unpacking the Complexities of U.S.-Europe Relations

38 mins; April 04, 2025

What's The Big Deal With Sin?

35 mins; April 01, 2025

Is the Bible in Conflict with Modern Science?

35 mins; March 28, 2025

Is Christianity a Cult?

34 mins; March 24, 2025

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