Too Busy to Flush

JR & Molly
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One couple's slightly irreverent musings on faith, family, food and...marriage www.toobusytoflush.com

  1. Ep. 218: First Wave Feminism, Limitations Are Good, & Other Truths

    5d ago

    Ep. 218: First Wave Feminism, Limitations Are Good, & Other Truths

    Intro: Sickness over the holiday weekend, I stink at archery (hunting). 6:45: Brocasts, Ancient Nashville, conspiracy theories and parental moderating. 11:25: Humility vs. skepticism when it comes to what we understand about history. 14:52: The waves of feminism. A new take on first wave feminism. Rachel Wilson and Joe Rogan and women voting. 19:00: Men and women: Carrying each other’s burdens, time with kids at bedtime. 25:16: Mary Queen of Scots and religious persecution. 33:06: Good, true, and beautiful, Theo of Golden, JR has deja vú. 38:38: JR asks about visiting people in June/July. Molly says “no” to bringing kids down. 41:57 Eugene Peterson and accepting the terms of creation, The Desecration of Man. 47:20: A story about a neighbor and having a moral basis for outrage at a school shooting. 54:45 Part of being human is recognizing our limits, obligations, and…something else 😝, and the  connection to Natural Law, our limitations are a feature, not a bug and it is good. 1:01:44: It’s a progression of growth and parenting as such younger sets the tone for later.  1:08:00: Dropping the ball with the youngest kids. 1:10:05: Titus’s performance and dedication as a Judo kata partner, raising your children in the way the should go, not the way they will go. 1:18:06: Show Close ----------------------------------- Canavox Pique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy) Wealthfront Referral Link Molly’s preferred Stone Heating Pad Incogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

    1h 21m
  2. Hobby Farms, Furries, & To Be Human

    May 22

    Hobby Farms, Furries, & To Be Human

    Intro: coffee for fun, end of school, small talk,  6:00: Garden, chicken coop and huge new builds, sprinkler systems killed it. 18:53: Do we need to take Furries seriously? Virtual reality, the loneliness epidemic, and lack of interpersonal skills. 24:45: A chicken rabbit trail. 31:04: It is much easier to turn in a relationship to an animal vs. another human. What does it mean to be human? Vice Regents of the created order. 37:35: Once you unmoor humanity from who is God, there’s no stopping where it goes. 38:54: The book of Daniel and the more prideful we are, the more susceptible to idols and the more disconnected from our humanity we are. 48:22: Molly’s hot take: Climbing Mt. Everest is dumb. 57:40: Show Close Canavox Pique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy) Wealthfront Referral Link Molly’s preferred Stone Heating Pad Incogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

    1 hr
  3. Ep. 216: Ben Sasse, The Desecration of Man, & The Value of Church Tradition

    May 15

    Ep. 216: Ben Sasse, The Desecration of Man, & The Value of Church Tradition

    Intro: Life updates: touring, gardens, chickens, JR’s bald again, update on injured house chicken. 13:35: Ben Sasse’s podcast, Not Dead Yet 20:54: AI and degradation of humanity, The Way of Medicine, and conversations around difficult conversations. 24:20: Observations on difficult conversations with those of other generations. 28:00: Everyone has to wrestle with what it means to be human. 33:01: The Desecration of Man and What We Can’t Not Talk About 36:50: The spiritual side of desecration and abortion as a sacrament. 39:36: Consecration, liturgies and church practices 44:26: Things in our lives that shape our worship, cathedrals of consumerism and You Are What You Worship. 47:20: Truman on the attraction of tradition and orthodoxy 49:37: Holy Spirit leading people in heresy. “That’s modalism Patrick!” 52:37: LISTENER REQUEST! 55:56: The Abolition of Man and other edifying historical documents to understand the historical roots of the Christian faith. 59:01: Musings about the value of university and higher education and one of our kids is a natural academic. 1:06:17: IQ vs. EQ  1:03:55: Show Close Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

    1h 12m
  4. Ep. 215: God Calling Kids and Living an Apologetics Lifestyle

    Mar 27

    Ep. 215: God Calling Kids and Living an Apologetics Lifestyle

    Intro: Spirit week, Guinness chocolate sourdough bread, making Turkish Delight was not fun and Lemon Angel Pie. 14:24: New garden plans, a new chicken coop, new chicks, and another injured chicken. 23:53: A definition of faith: longing for a better city, and when your kids do things of the Lord unbidden. Abiding City - YouTube Adorning the Dark 30:43: New World Watch feature and the importance of kids learning Apologetics. 35:54: Wes Huff in Diary of a CEO. Keller’s cultural moment is over. 41:38: Living an apologetic lifestyle and consistency with kids. 48:10: The fear of losing your sense of confidence in knowledge and truth. 52:40: Molly’s habit of Jane Austen night: Mansfield Park, J.R.’s review of latest Brandon Sanderson series he’s reading, book adaptations, and the problem of building out old stories. 1:01:33: Show Close  Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

    1h 3m
  5. Ep. 214: Concerts, Jane Austen, & Olympic Moments

    Feb 27

    Ep. 214: Concerts, Jane Austen, & Olympic Moments

    ntro: Jesus-y sayings, studies in Revelation, Brian’s sermon series in Revelation. 12:15: Recap from JR’s first arena mix in San Antonio with Terri Clark. 20:00: Molly recaps her substitute teaching on Monday and all the first graders fall apart about death. 22:30: Molly finishes Sense and Sensibility and loves how great Jane Austen writes. 29:53: Olympics, paedo-president’s day rant. 33:22: Hormonal birth control and its correlation to anxiety disorders. 34:56: Johnny Gaudreau's kids and Olympic moments. 38:00: Molly’s amusement with Sam "Moose" Morse and terrible ski racing culture. 43:52: Olympian Caesar Salad rater. 44:40: Molly’s etomologies of the week: tempura and semitic languages 48:43: Lack of sleep and picking up kid woes. 53:02: Show Close ______________________________ Canavox Pique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy) Wealthfront Referral Link Molly’s preferred Stone Heating Pad Incogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

    54 min
  6. Ep. 213: The Collapse of Civilization: AI, Human Laziness or Door Dash?

    Feb 20

    Ep. 213: The Collapse of Civilization: AI, Human Laziness or Door Dash?

    Intro: Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Mardi Gras. 17:04: An update on AI since last week and Cheney’s commentary. 21:05: AI crushes a medical diagnosis. 26:47: The average person’s Door Dash budget and the short line between Door Dash and collapse of civilization. 32:46: Humanity wants the bare minimum, and adapting to new circumstances. 36:57: We went skiing and had forced disconnect time. 41:10: Food inflation and a recipe to turn any red meat into deli-style lunch meat. 48:20: FB Marketplace comedy 52:50: A reflection on Sandra McCracken’s Grace Upon Grace. 59:12: You are either moving towards or away from your spouse, pressure points in marriage like tidiness and forgetting to schedule reminders, and throwing this away without telling them. 1:08:59: Show Close ____________________________ Canavox Pique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy) Wealthfront Referral Link Molly’s preferred Stone Heating Pad Incogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

    1h 10m
  7. Epstein, AI, & Living A Quiet Life

    Feb 13

    Epstein, AI, & Living A Quiet Life

    Intro: The basics and some comments on our very early history during COVID. 3:30: Molly’s afternoon substituting for a sick teacher at the girls’ school, what a daughter was supposed to be doing last year, a student tries to run things, and boredom for an hour. 12:30:Jesus to the elite, Isaiah 2 and Molly’s Epstein file dump reaction. 17:20: J.R.’s reaction and The Hittite Warrior and the Christianizing influence on society.  22:50: God is sovereign over all things and separate realities and deepfakes. 28:00: Cross-generational distrust of the government and the rise and fall of civilizations. 31:37: Trusting God, living a quiet of life, planting gardens, and parents’ rights. 35:23: Something Big Is Happening (AI), some theoretical musings. 46:47: Molly interrupts.  49:49: AI is creating itself and the potential benefit to your ideas. 53:13 Recalibrating how we train our kids, future eduction, nefarious directions. 59:44: Titus’ language immersion program and some of Molly’s ideas for AI use, and is there a demonic influence on AI? 1:05:30: Would it be better to have an AI that doesn’t learn what you want? Molly’s Poison Hemlock story. 1:11:30: Some ideas we have for AI. 1:12:50: J.R.’s has been playing with a paid version of AI (Claude) and here’s his experience so far. 1:21:15: Show Close Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

    1h 23m
  8. Ep. 211: Ranking Qualities of a Good Life Partner...er, Spouse.

    Feb 6

    Ep. 211: Ranking Qualities of a Good Life Partner...er, Spouse.

    Intro: Tea, coffee, bone broth, and driver’s ed tests 5:48: Conflict in marriage Canavox session development. 10:20: The Forever Factor: qualities of a partner. Molly lobs new stuff for J.R. To react to… 13:05: The importance of emotional resiliency in a relationship. 17:34: The solar sales guy, financial pressures, and enjoying the joys. 21:05: The most negative person in the house is the thermostat of the house. 22:04: Willingness to repair and apologize. 26:14: The importance of practical competence and life skills. 28:18: Plastic drain clog cleaners, response under pressure and full circle. 35:20: Sense of humor at aging and imperfection. 36:51: Generosity without scorekeeping - modeled from the start. 42:40: Intellectual curiosity and conversational depth. 43:55: Comfort with silence. 44:33: Separate identity and friendships. 46:22: Kindness in small daily moments. 50:42: Purposeful expression of gratitude. 50:10: Show Close ____________________________________ Canavox Pique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy) Wealthfront Referral Link Molly’s preferred Stone Heating Pad Incogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

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One couple's slightly irreverent musings on faith, family, food and...marriage www.toobusytoflush.com

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  • Creator
    JR & Molly
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    218
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