Ep 1324 | The Psychology of Hunger: Why The Robertson Brothers Do The Grocery Shopping
5/1/202649 min
Al, Zach, John Luke, and Christian take a deeper look at key figures in America’s founding years, like Ben Franklin, William Penn, and Thomas Jefferson. The guys highlight how early America was shaped not just by shared beliefs, but by a surprising diversity of cultures, languages, and perspectives. They reflect on whether a society can maintain those values without a foundation in God, and what America’s early struggles reveal about the challenges we’re still facing today. Today’s conversation is about Lesson 2 of Colonial America: From Wilderness to Civilization from Hillsdale College. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/. More about Colonial America: Professors of history and politics guide us through the perilous journey of the Mayflower and the grueling winters of Cape Cod. They explore the ideas of religious liberty and natural rights, as well as the brutal conflicts, such as the wars on the frontier and the French and Indian War. Through this six-lesson appreciation of the colonial experience, you will learn how the unique American spirit was shaped. Journey to the New World and discover the origins of the American spirit. Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters 00:00 America at 250 Years Old 09:08 Why America’s Founding Story Still Matters 14:22 Pilgrims vs. Puritans: Two Different Missions 19:10 What Diversity Really Meant in Early America 24:05 William Penn & the Quakers’ Radical Ideas 29:12 Freedom vs. Order: The Nation’s Core Tension 34:18 Benjamin Franklin Shapes American Culture 40:02 Can Morality Exist Without God? 44:35 The Struggle Between Authority & Freedom — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsAl Robertson· Host0:00
[upbeat country music] I am unashamed. What about you?
Zach Dasher· Host0:04
So we're back. Hillsdale Friday episode, unashamedforhillsdale.com if you wanna take the courses. We're do- we're on a detour. This is week two on our detour through Colonial America because you know what's coming up here in just a few weeks is the 250th year anniversary. I guess birthday, not anniversary.
Speaker 20:25
The birthday.
Al Robertson· Host0:26
The birthday.
Zach Dasher· Host0:26
The big birthday. It's a birthday. It's the, it's America's birthday. We've been around for 250 years. That's crazy. So our friends at Hillsdale College, they have a new documentary coming out in theaters. It's called Revolutionary America. It's narrated by the greatest mustache to have ever lived. We did establish that in the last episode. Did we establish that?
Al Robertson· Host0:45
I said one of the greatest.
Zach Dasher· Host0:46
One sec.
Al Robertson· Host0:47
One of the greatest.
Zach Dasher· Host0:48
One of the greatest. Uh, Tom Selleck. If you grew up in the era that I grew up in, that was Magnum, P.I. He's, he, he really is just a great, uh, actor and narrator, so that, it, I mean, I can't wait to see it.
Al Robertson· Host0:58
He's a believer, so I, I, I like him.
Zach Dasher· Host1:00
It feels like the next chapter after what we're doing right here, right? After this Colonial America course that we're doing now, what's the next thing to do? Well, let's go to the theater and watch this film together. It tells the real story of how this country started. It's not watered down. I mean, it really is a pretty tough story. Um, it... I love the way that, that they've done the, even this course. It's, I feel like they've been honest about, like, some of the, the moral failings, and it's not as... This is not like this, like, the, the version you got when you were in, you know, first grade or, or