We're Not That Smart: Recent Episodes
Eleazar Palma
Eleazar and Taylor dive deep into the cultural and societal topics of today's world most of the time concluding that the people of today, including themselves, are not that smart.
In this episode, Taylor and Eleazar sit down with Bailey Garland to speak about the process of discerning God's will.
In this episode Taylor and Eleazar sit down with Josue Hernandez to speak about his time on NET Ministries. Josue joined NET in 2021 and since then has traveled all across the United States as well as Scotland furthering the message and mission of NET.
Jack Bacich is an editor and content creator for Catholic Answers. Jack graduated from John Paul the Great Catholic University and is currently studying Thomistic Philosophy and Theology. In this episode Eleazar and Taylor speak with Jack on Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, Thomistic Natural Law Theory, coffee, and friendship.
In this episode Taylor and Eleazar discuss work and how humans participate in it. Among other things, their view of how women participate in work contrasts what modern culture wants women to do.
In this episode, Taylor and Eleazar begin to discuss a common problem that arises in Philosophy and Theology: The Problem of Evil.
In this episode Taylor and Eleazar sit down with Joe Connolly to speak about one of God's great gifts, beer. Joe is currently a professor and department chair of Business at John Paul the Great Catholic University. After receiving his MBA, Joe went on to to work for breweries and meaderies in various parts of California. He was also part of a start up for a brewing company in Texas.
The new season of We're Not That Smart starts with an episode on building a home in Mexico. Taylor and Eleazar speak about their experience helping a family, visiting some nuns, and buying things at the border in Mexico.
If you would like to learn more about the organization the house was built through, here is the link: https://projectmercybaja.org
In this episode Eleazar and Taylor take a deep dive into the popular genres of music in the United States and their significant role in shaping the culture of the past and present.
In this episode Eleazar and Taylor have the chance to sit down with Josh Peck to speak about what art is. They speak about the traditional concept of art as well as what we should consider art to be in contemporary times. There are also some pointers on things we probably shouldn't consume that some people think is art.
In this episode Eleazar and Taylor bring in John Vasquez to speak about his JPCatholic experience, senior projects, the graduating class, student government, and his wedding??
Eleazar and Taylor speak about what things people should and shouldn't talk about. What should we say? What should we keep to ourselves? Does everyone need to know all the same information? Can I say whatever I want when I want and to whomever I want?
Eleazar and Taylor explain the new podcast and their hopes for the content and its listeners.