ADWOKE Podcast: Recent Episodes
Brett Craig
How should Christians regard the modern state of Israel? Increasingly, this is an important question to ponder as Christians, as we see our culture wrestling with this issue more and more in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death. In this podcast, I discuss what bible says about the nature of God and the nature of his covenants and how that relates to the modern state of Israel.
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In this podcast, I discuss the condescension, pride and condemnation of the woke progressive left. How pride blinds, which is why there’s been no true introspection on why they lost the election - no admission of where they went wrong - just an arrogant dismissal of over half of America, who chose to vote differently. I discuss the Pharisees, the archetypical group in the New Testament that’s most reminiscent of the modern Democratic Party and how Jesus dealt more forcefully with them in contrast with his patience for sinners who saw their own unworthiness.
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In this podcast, I discuss how it’s impossible to have a conversation with folks who are voting for today’s Democratic Party. Whenever someone on the left (family, friends, work colleague etc.) engages me or vice versa in some kind of exchange regarding this election, I discover, repeatedly, they never discuss policy or refute the substance of what your saying, but instead go for character assassination like “Trump bad”, “you’re being divisive”, “you’re hurting my feelings” or “you’re angry”… anything but engaging the actual point you’re making or subject matter/policy you’re discussing. How about you? Anyone experiencing the same thing?
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In this episode, I discuss the Nashville shooting that occurred in my hometown, and what the appropriate Christian response is.
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My exchange with ad industry veteran, Cameron Day, demonstrates - once again - how the woke cult makes even decent people cruel towards others and ultimately divides us all. I discuss how Jesus experienced a similar phenomena (to wokeness) and how he confronted hypocritical religious leaders who used their ideology/dogma to gain power over - and even abuse - others.
My video response to Cameron Day telling me “he wholeheartedly believe he spoke for LinkedIn” when he asked me to stop posting about my perspective on wokeness being a cult on LinkedIn.
Cameron Day’s response to my video:
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Last week, you were a conspiracy theorist if you believed it. This week, you're an idiot if you don't. Why the coordinated media/gov drop of the “Lab Leak” story should give us all pause. And why the “Lab Leak” story might be used to drive us towards an unpopular war in Ukraine and to support a WHO pandemic treaty that will subvert U.S. sovereignty.
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In this episode, I detail the many reasons for my skepticism and caution regarding the escalating war in Ukraine. And a perspective on Romans 13:1, which warns us that God appoints and institutes authority - and how this might apply to foreign entanglements like Ukraine and, consequently, why we must pray for the administration.
Episode Notes:
Zelensky bizarre music vid:
Newsweek tries to have it both ways on bizarre Zelensky’s music video
The Nation article on Ukraine’s Nazi problem
Video of Azov battalion Nazi salute:
Tulsi Gabbard tweet on how/why we’re headed towards WW3
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My tweet about the psyop bombardment that causes us to look up at distractions, rather than around us at what is really going on - real and devastating issues that are going totally unresolved.
Tweet about Damar Hamlin situ and the power of mixing truth with falsehood (fertile fallacies).
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My Twitter Poll about the “He Gets Us” campaign. It’s split down the middle.
Also, AOC criticizes the “He Gets Us” campaign and suggests it’s fascist.
Adweek says the “He Gets Us” campaign is neither here nor there. I agree.
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Media No-Fly Zones are when the woke and the media conspire to create an inviolable airspace around a particular issue, where social stigma and sanction await all who dare violate the zone. I’ll discuss why it’s important to pay attention to these No-Fly Zones - and be willing to broach these topics. I’ll also discuss how each of us also can have personal No-Fly Zones - areas in our life that need to be pulled out of the darkness, into the light and brought before God, so we can truly heal and be set free. Remember to subscribe to The Big Picture on Youtube. I would truly appreciate it!
(*Hamlin, not Hamin)
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Increasingly, we’re being told that it’s insensitive or wrong to ask very basic, legitimate questions - and I make the case that it’s happening again with the Damar Hamlin story. Repeatedly, establishment narratives instantaneously formed about events like Hamlin’s collapse, then corporate media, in mindless lockstep, disseminates these narratives - and anyone who questions the consensus is instantly vilified or deplatformed. I talk about what is behind this relatively new phenomena in America and I’ll argue why I believe it’s indicative of a growing spiritual darkness.
Video of Damar Hamlin’s collapse
Washington post headline: The inevitable, grotesque effort to blame vaccines for Damar Hamlin’s collapse
LA TIMES: COVID-19 vaccines almost certainly didn't cause Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest. Here's what may have
Washington Examiner headline: Stop blaming the COVID-19 vaccine for Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest
Fortune headline: Blaming Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the COVID vaccine is ‘wildly and irresponsibly speculative,’ says expert
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In this podcast, I discuss why wokeness is fast-becoming the biggest - and most dangerous - cult of all time. I talk about the movie, The Bodysnatchers, and how the woke mind virus reminds me of this disturbing movie. We will examine the parallels between wokeness and cults, as well as the fundamental spiritual blindness that drives the woke phenomenon. And most importantly, I discuss what can be done to break the woke cult’s spell.
Elon Musk’s tweet about wokeness needing to be defeated or nothing else matters.
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According to Elon Musk, Apple is considering banning Twitter from its App Store. I discuss how tragically ironic that is. After all, Apple is the brand who once stood up to Big Brother in what is regarded to be the greatest commercial of all time,“1984”, (by my former agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day). Yet now it seems Apple has, indeed, become Big Brother. Today, the world’s biggest company suppresses expression at home - and abroad - on behalf entities like the Chinese Communist Party. What forces are at work that would compel the company - that once told the world to “Think Different” - to become a brand that stands against anti-free speech? And why do the woke seem to desire and even enjoy censorship? **And don’t miss my new manifesto for Apple: “Think Similar” which is at the very end (skip to it if you must).
Show notes/links below:
Apple's "1984" Commercial
Think Different Commercial
Elon asks why Apple wants to ban Twitter
Elon asks Tim Cook “what’s going on…?”
CCO of Kitchen Table asks “What work have you stopped?”
Desmet Mattias’s Mass Formation Psychosis Theory about Totalitarianism
China limits airdrop in China hampering protests by the Chinese people
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In this podcast, I discuss the DEI/Social Justice worldview which makes gratitude impossible and, ultimately, leads to hopelessness. I share an interesting anecdote about “White Fragility” author, Robin DiAngelo. I talk about the importance of giving thanks to God - despite the many problems we have in America, in the world and all the setbacks we each face. And I’ll explain why we can - as James and Jesus instruct us - remain thankful in spite of our many trials.
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In this podcast, I explain how Corporate DEI initiatives exploit everyone involved, including, ironically, the very people they claim they are helping (People of Color). I use, as an example, Chief Experience Design Officer, Walter T. Geer’s Oct. LinkedIn post in which he says “NO WHITE EXECS ARE SHOWING UP” to panels in which POC speakers share their perspectives. I explain why I think Walter has a valid point - namely, that Ad Agencies and Corporations love to talk about social justice and DEI but there’s a gap between what they say and what they do. But per Walter’s question, what’s the solve? I will offer my humble advice.
(Correction: Walter T. Geer III currently works for VMLY&R, not TBWA.)*
Walter T. Geer III’s LinkedIn “Advice Needed” Post
My Twitter exchange with Walter T. Geer III
Cindy Gallop’s advice to Walter T. Geer III on how to get people to attend his panels.
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In this podcast, I discuss the total unpersoning of Ye West by corporate America for his anti-Semitic comments. I contrast Ye’s swift erasure with the deafening, society-wide silence regarding the ubiquitous, mainstreamed anti-white racism which permeates high culture and enjoys full institutional backing. I will give example after example of shocking, overt anti-white racism in journalism, social media, politics and entertainment (some links below).
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Joan Walsh of The Nation asks, "Do we Really Have to Care About Miserable White People?"
Tik Tok request for white people stay home from Wakanda Forever.
A collection of Sairo Rao - of Race2dinner - Racist Tweets
Raphael Warnock, Democratic Senator of Georgia, condemns "the worship of whiteness"
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In today’s podcast, I discuss how DEI enters an institution, presenting itself as a “brave” or “healing” “conversation” about race, when, in fact, there’s no real dialogue happening. Outcomes of the so-called “discussion” are already predetermined and any dissent against DEI’s politicized edicts is never taken seriously. I go deeper on my personal experience with DEI, the gaslighting, bullying and false narratives many are surely encountering in their corporations and schools right now.
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In this episode, I discuss the rising tide of anti-white rhetoric being injected into corporate America via DEI. I’ll unpack what “whiteness” means, according the woke, and how it’s being used to divide and control Americans. I also discuss why I think corporations allowing this anti-white language is incredibly dangerous. Click below to see some of the anti-white articles I mention on the podcast.
Saira Rao, co-founder of Race2dinner, racist LinkedIn Post
Berkley Professor Tells Students to Abolish Whiteness
Al Jareeza says it's never been more important to abolish whiteness
Donald Moss National Library of Medicine piece entitled: “On Having Whiteness”
Smithsonian National African Museum of History And Culture Article on Whiteness
“Aspects of Whiteness” from the Smithsonian
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In this podcast, I discuss Virgin Atlantic’s new gender-neutral uniform policy and launch commercial. I’ll examine why it’s a case study in how Diversity, Equity and Inclusion makes companies turn inward and narcissistically ponder their own brand belly buttons. The result? The customer and service becomes an afterthought, people tune-out and the brand message becomes conformist. Click below to see Virgin Atlantic’s ad:
Virgin Atlantic’s gender-neutral uniform launch ad
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In this episode, I discuss how we’ve moved from body positivity, to Fat Acceptance and how brands are cashing in on this destructive trend. I’ll discuss capitalism’s amorality and its ability to magically adapt to cultural and political pressures in the pursuit of the almighty dollar. Plus, I examine how our culture has redefined love to mean blind affirmation. And finally, I explore what real love is: truth + compassion. Check out these links below to see how brands are jumping onto the Fat Acceptance bandwagon:
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Superfit Hero’s Website
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Superfit Hero’s Twitter
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Forbes article on Superfit
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Self Magazine
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
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Calvin Klein billboard
*Photo (above) by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
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In this podcast, I discuss my article “The Drugs Don’t Work”, a (much-delayed) rebuttal to Adage’s highly irresponsible article back in Oct of ‘21, entitled, “WHY CREATIVES SHOULD MICRODOSE LSD AND CANNABIS BEFORE BIG PITCHES”.
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I tell the story of how I used substances to cope with my public speaking fears
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I discuss why I think using substances to perform better is a trap
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How God most often gets our attention by bringing us to our knees.
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I offer a couple of key tips to improve your presenting - naturally
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In this podcast, I discuss a recent AdAge article entitled, “Marketers, Please Stop Calling me Latinx”by Cuban-American, Diana Brooks. I talk about why I believe the article didn’t go nearly far enough in challenging “Latinx”. Also, I’ll explore what’s really behind this term (critical gender theory). Finally, we’ll highlight the hypocrisy of how the far left, who, ironically, complains about the “colonization” of other cultures by the West, is busy doing exactly that (colonizing) by imposing “Latinx” on Hispanics - via corporate DEI programs - despite the fact that Hispanics overwhelmingly reject the term.
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On this week’s podcast, what is racial color blindness exactly? Is a color blind society possible or even desirable? DEI, CRT & anti-racist thought leaders say no. Are they right?
What about Martin Luther King’s vision for America? Was he right when he said he hoped that one day his children might be judged by the content of their character, rather than the color of their skin? Or is Ibram X. Kendi correct when he insists that the only way to remedy past racial discrimination is to engage in intentional racial discrimination today?
And finally, I discuss what the stories from the Bible can teach us about how God sees ethnicity and color. And more importantly, we discuss the counter-intuitive way the creator evaluates people vs. how we often do.
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In this episode, I’ll talk about what fuels Cancel Culture and how we’re all often complicit in it. And, most importantly, I’ll discuss what it will take to end this cultural blight that stifles speech, instills fear and destroys lives.
I will dissect Glenn Cole’s (founder of ad agency, 72andSunny) LinkedIn post criticizing Will Smith’s slap heard ‘round the world and his immediate recanting of said post and his unfortunate apology to the ad industry mob.
We’ll also talk about what it means when Jesus says, “Whoever tries to save their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will save it” and how this relates to Cancel Culture and the growing, state-enforced woke totalitarianism that is coming for us all.
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In this episode, I discuss the dirty secret about “Equity” practices in corporations: namely, the open embrace of discrimination against people, based on their race and/or gender, all done in the name of “fairness”. Also, we’ll discuss the difference between equity and equality. And are the DEI experts right in saying “systemic racism” and sexism is always the culprit when outcomes are not perfectly equal? We’ll also explore a hard truth about inequity from Jesus, known as the Matthew Principle. Finally, I will tell you why I believe Equity-based policies are unethical and doomed to fail.
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How is inclusion really playing out in corporate America? Is it creating a welcoming environment or a highly toxic and hostile workplace? Where are all these speech codes coming from? And must we affirm and celebrate everything other people believe and do to be “inclusive”? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the “I” in DEI and discover how it’s being used as tool control and destroy people. We also explore a better way forward.
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Also, check out James Lindsay’s New Discourses Podcast and Race Marxism on Amazon and Douglas Murray’s The Madness of Crowds on Amazon.
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