Scan the headlines of our times and you will find a common theme. Look at the violence of our times. Look at the rise of ISIS. Look at issues like rape on the campuses. Consider the tensions between police and citizens. What is at the heart of each of [read more]
The start of school is a stressful time for millions of people. They have never been taught how to learn and so they spend most of their time in school lost, confused, angry and bored. Stephen spent most of his early school years just this way. He did poorly [read more]
Over the last two weeks, more than 30 million names from marital-infidelity networking site "Ashley Madison" have been leaked online by hackers. Claiming the act was in retribution for the website's "Full Delete" service, which allegedly claimed to scrub all user data from the site without actually doing so, the hackers released [read more]
As a New York Times best-selling author, Stephen has a couple of decades' worth of writing experience. And his upcoming book, a work of about 70,000 words, has put him in the writing chair for a more-than-usual amount of time. For this week's episode, he's come up with a few useful improvements to [read more]
The first Republican primary debate is behind us, and it seems that a certain narcissist in the real estate industry stole the show—according to major media, that is. This podcast focuses on more serious matters. In this episode, Stephen breaks down the basics of media training. Or, how to behave on [read more]
Recently released videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing the harvesting of organs from “fetal matter” have stirred widespread controversy. Anti-abortion advocates in Congress have unsuccessfully attempted to defund Planned Parenthood, a move they will likely attempt again soon. In this podcast, Stephen reminds listeners that while the recent videos [read more]
Some people are far too eager to believe any bad news that circulates on the internet. It seems that some folks just want to stand on the rubble of Western civilization and say, “I told you so!” Any bad news is good news to them. In this podcast, Stephen [read more]
The morning after Dylann Roof murdered nine people in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Charleston, South Carolina, all of the flags on South Carolina State House grounds went to half-staff—except for one. So began the current nationwide debate about the Confederate flag. More chillingly, Roof had draped himself in that [read more]
The Supreme Court has recently included same sex marriage in the official U.S. definition of marriage. Even defenders of same sex marriage realize that the ruling is only a beginning to what may be a refashioning of American society through the vehicle of American law. Stephen explains in this [read more]
These days, it's hard to deny that there’s simply too much information out there. So how can you keep up to date without drowning in the noise? Stephen provides more than a few techniques and technological innovations to help you personalize the way you get your news. [custom_font font_family='Open Sans' [read more]