My Second Cup of Coffee

Mark Charles
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A podcast to create Common Memory, Walk in Beauty and help people make sense of the USA's social, political and religious chaos, one cup of coffee at a time. Mark Charles is a dual citizen of the United States and the Navajo Nation. He lives in Washington DC and is one of the leading experts on the Doctrine of Discovery. He co-authored "Unsettling Truths - the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery". Mark ran as an independent candidate for President of the United States in 2020 with a vision of building a nation where "We the people" actually means ALL the people.

  1. Jul 31

    Update on my journey to Decolonize Faith (and why it's important)

    Yá'át'ééh my relatives. Today over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss how my ongoing efforts to write and publish my next book, "Decolonizing Faith", is radically shifting (nearly breaking) my paradigm on the Church. I invite you to join me. LINKS:Church & State 250: Doctrine of Discovery and America Before 1776 (July 2026)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Jj14Dir_Y My Second Cup of Coffee: Decolonizing Faith - A gentile to the Jews and a savage to the American Church (May 2021)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7lYAdjPrDc My Second Cup of Coffee: How my journey to Decolonize Faith flipped my paradigm on the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza (Dec 2023)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV0p5IVLeos My Second Cup of Coffee: News headlines and some thoughts about Decolonizing Faith (June 2023)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLfD0OOP1n0 COMEDY: Sammy Obeid: Jesus was White:https://www.instagram.com/reels/DaDp3IIo5wL/ AP News: A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moonhttps://apnews.com/article/spacex-rocket-moon-crash-512c4dd708b4cda1160d30b764f9fdb5 AP News: Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testinghttps://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-models-hack-cybersecurity-b0a2c284b981de79c55e2a33712f4bec The Guardian: ‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weatherhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/wildfires-extreme-weather-europe-spain-france-climate-crisis-analysis NY Times: Europe’s Summer of Reckoning Is ‘Just the Beginning’https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/world/europe/summer-heat-wave-fires-climate-change.html Linktree: Mark Charles (wirelesshogan)https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan

  2. Jul 11

    Creating Common Memory (as an Act of Resistance)

    Yá'át'ééh my relatives. Today over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss the importance of Creating Common Memory, in light of efforts by the Trump White House to whitewash US history as it seeks to Save America's Story. I invite you grab a cup of your favorite morning beverage and join me. LINKS:White House: Saving America's Story https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/07/saving-americas-story/ Native News Online: White House Report Targets Smithsonian’s Treatment of Native History, Criticizes ‘Stolen Land’ Narrativehttps://nativenewsonline.net/currents/white-house-report-targets-smithsonians-treatment-of-native-history-criticizes-stolen-land-narrative/ NYTimes: White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/arts/design/white-house-smithsonian-american-history-museum.html NPR: Smithsonian chief emphasizes 'accuracy and integrity' after White House reporthttps://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5887518/smithsonian-chief-lonnie-bunch-white-house-accusations Native News Online: Our Biggest Takeaways from the White House Report Targeting Smithsonian Native American Exhibitshttps://nativenewsonline.net/currents/our-biggest-takeaways-from-the-white-house-report-targeting-smithsonian-native-american-exhibits/ Common Memory Tourhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/common-memory-tour-2025 Oasis: Ice Cream is a Superfoodhttps://www.oasishealth.app/blog/ice_cream_is_a_superfood GetRawMilk: Ice Cream and Diabetes Risk: What Harvard’s Long-Term Data Foundhttps://getrawmilk.com/content/ice-cream-diabetes-risk-harvard-study Patreon: Video/Podcast: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacyhttps://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan Substack: My Wireless Hoganhttps://wirelesshogan.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Purchase Signed Copies of Unsettling TruthsBook Study Special - 10 signed books and 45 minute virtual Q&A with Mark Charles https://wirelesshogan.com/2022/10/27/unsettling-truths/

  3. Jul 4

    Are the Founding Documents of the USA Aspirational?

    Are the Founding Documents of the USA Aspirational? Yá'át'ééh my relatives. As our nation is celebrating the Fourth of July and it's Semi-Quincentennial, and I would like to have a discussion about our Founding documents and whether or not they are aspirational? I invite you to join me.LINKS: Blog: The Dilemma of the Fourth of July https://wirelesshogan.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-dilemma-of-fourth-of-july_11.html What if we struck racism and sexism from the Constitution of the United States, actually abolished slavery, and added 2 simple words articulating a value for life?: https://wirelesshogan.com/2017/05/09/what-if-we-struck-racism-and-sexism-from-the-constitution/ Native News Online: I’ve Read the Founding Documents of the USA. They Are Not Aspirational – But They Could Be https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/ive-read-the-founding-documents-of-the-usa-they-are-not-aspirational-but-they-could-be/ Creating America Podcast: Episode 25: America's Founding Documents (250th Anniversary Special) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-yXXrqDsdU Creating America Podcast: William Sarris https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/creating-america/id1869328476 Creating America Podcast: Episode 24: Frederick Douglass | What to a Slave is the 4th of July? (full speech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNsQZTegDU Purchase Signed Copies of Unsettling Truths Book Study Special - 10 signed books and 45 minute virtual Q&A with Mark Charles https://wirelesshogan.com/2022/10/27/unsettling-truths/ Patreon: Video/Podcast: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan Substack: My Wireless Hogan https://wirelesshogan.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Linktree: Mark Charles (wirelesshogan) https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan

  4. Jun 19

    NBA Finals, World Cup Soccer & SpaceX's IPO – A world curated for Millionaires, Billionaires (and now Trillionaires)

    Yá'át'ééh my relatives. Today over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss ticket prices for the NBA Finals, World Cup Soccer as well as SpaceX's IPO and examine how our world is being curated to entrench and entertain millionaires, billionaires and now trillionaires. I invite you to join me. LINKS:Reuters: Ticket prices for NBA Finals Game 3 slashed in half (to $4,711)https://www.reuters.com/sports/ticket-prices-nba-finals-game-3-slashed-half--flm-2026-06-08/ News4SA: San Antonio - Priced out by resellers: Spurs Game 5 ticket prices reach over $1,000https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/priced-out-by-resellers-spurs-game-5-ticket-prices-reach-over-1000 NBC News: Empty seats on World Cup’s opening day renew ticket price concernshttps://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/empty-seats-world-cups-opening-day-renew-ticket-price-concerns-rcna349748 NYTimes: A Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump Culminates With the World Cuphttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/world/europe/world-cup-infantino-trump.html New York Times: Ticket Prices Make the World Cup Feel Like an Event for High Societyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/us/world-cup-tickets-expensive-mexico.html US News: Survey: 43% of Americans Don't Have Savings to Pay for a $1,000 Emergencyhttps://www.usnews.com/banking/articles/2026-financial-wellness-survey Quartz: Elizabeth Warren urged the SEC to delay SpaceX's IPO before its Nasdaq debuthttps://qz.com/elizabeth-warren-sec-spacex-ipo-delay-061026 Consumer Finance Monitor: SpaceX Becomes the First Major IPO Issuer to Implement the SEC’s New Shareholder Arbitration Policyhttps://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/06/15/spacex-becomes-the-first-major-ipo-issuer-to-implement-the-secs-new-shareholder-arbitration-policy/ Harvard Law: Top IPO, Weak Governancehttps://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/19/top-ipo-weak-governance/ Yahoo! News: After SpaceX's IPO, CEO Elon Musk Will Control 82.4% of the Company's Voting Power. Is That Good for Investors?https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacexs-ipo-ceo-elon-musk-083500287.html Forbes: SpaceX Could Open At $175—A 30% Surge In Blockbuster Debut (Live Updates)https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/06/12/spacex-could-open-at-175-a-30-surge-in-blockbuster-debut-live-updates/ NY Times: Retail Investors Help Send SpaceX Shares Soaringhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/business/spacex-retail-investors.html The Motley Fool: Warren Buffett Would Never Buy the SpaceX IPO. Here's What He'd Do Insteadhttps://www.fool.com/investing/2026/06/11/warren-buffett-would-never-buy-the-spacex-ipo-here/ Unity Church - St. Paul MN: Mark Charleshttps://www.unityunitarian.org/indigenous-justice.html Linktree: Mark Charles (wirelesshogan)https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan

  5. Jun 5

    Decolonizing Health - Eating Chicken and Waffles until you're 80% Full - Part 2

    Yá'át'ééh my relatives. In Part 2 of this conversation on Decolonizing Health, we dive into the evolutionary science of calorie burn and the myth of digital tracking. We’ll look at the ancestral mismatch of modern food abundance and explore the practical Japanese discipline of Hara Hachi Bu—eating until you're 80% full. I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee. LINKS:Liv Hospital: Jp Diet: The 80% Rule In Japan For Health https://int.livhospital.com/jp-diet-the-80-rule-in-japan-for-health/ Women's Health: Hara Hachi Bu: Experts Explain The Japanese Eating Philosophyhttps://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a61663287/hara-hachi-bu/ Ranking (% obesity by country) | World Obesity Federation Global Obesity Observatoryhttps://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/ PBS: Discover the History of Chicken and Waffleshttps://www.pbs.org/food/stories/history-chicken-and-waffles BMR Calculator:https://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html Resources and Links for Mark Charles (Wirelesshogan)https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan

  6. May 30

    Decolonizing Health - Eating Chicken and Waffles until you're 80% Full - Part 1

    Yá'át'ééh my relatives. In Part 1 of this 2 part conversation, I share an update on my third year of decolonizing my health. We’ll look at the psychology of the digital "Skinner Box" behind metric-tracking apps and explore how ultra-processed, fortified foods commit sensory fraud on our baseline biological systems. I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee. (Part 2 will be posted in a few days) LINKS: Ranking (% obesity by country) | World Obesity Federation Global Obesity Observatory https://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/ Resources and Links for Mark Charles (Wirelesshogan) https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan

  7. May 22

    A Native Perspective on America 250

    Yá'át'ééh my relatives. Today is Friday, May 22 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I would like to share with you an indigenous perspective on the Semi-quincentennial of the USA, specifically looking at our Declaration of Independence. I invite you to join me. LINKS: Your Call (KALW): The US at 250: A Native Perspective on the Doctrine of Discovery https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-us-at-250-a-native-perspective-on/id251854201?i=1000768960918 Archives: Declaration of Independence:https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript War Powers Act:BBC: Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed recordhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c794zlx5lx8o Tariffs:Brooking: Why does the executive branch have so much power over tariffs?https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-does-the-executive-branch-have-so-much-power-over-tariffs/ Tariffs: Federal Judge Bars Fee on Oil Imports (WP)https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/05/14/federal-judge-bars-fee-on-oil-imports/27c74e47-3184-4f3a-ae6a-1f5c772fef56/ Linktree: Mark Charles (wirelesshogan)https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan

  8. May 15

    A Golden Idol, Christian Nationalism & a Secret to Homemade Tortilla Chips

    Yá'át'ééh my relatives. Today is Friday, May 15 and I'm sitting down with My Second Cup of Coffee to discuss "Rededicate 250", Trump's Golden Statue and a secret to fantastic homemade tortilla chips. I invite you to join me. Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgivinghttps://freedom250.org/celebration/rededicate-250-a-national-jubilee-of-prayer-praise-and-thanksgiving PBS News: Trump to join prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalismhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-to-join-prayer-gathering-criticized-for-promoting-christian-nationalism Washington Post: A golden statue of Trump draws mixed reactions at his golf coursehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/15/trump-golf-course-golden-statue-him-draws-mixed-reactions/ Yahoo News: 'It Will Become a Landmark': Trump Defends Giant Golden Statue of Himself Amid Much Debatehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/become-landmark-trump-defends-giant-144257188.html New Yorker: Q&A - Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President (By Isaac Chotiner)https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-trumps-spiritual-adviser-dedicated-a-golden-statue-to-the-president Politico: Pro-Trump Pastor Mark Burns to speak at GOP conventionhttps://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-speech-convention-mark-burns-225454 Bad Theology Busted: Indigenous Responses to Christian Zionism (Epsiode 8)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dWHwZd82x0 Recipe: Best Salsa Recipehttps://www.aspicyperspective.com/best-homemade-salsa-recipe/#recipe Linktree: Mark Charles (wirelesshogan)https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan

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A podcast to create Common Memory, Walk in Beauty and help people make sense of the USA's social, political and religious chaos, one cup of coffee at a time. Mark Charles is a dual citizen of the United States and the Navajo Nation. He lives in Washington DC and is one of the leading experts on the Doctrine of Discovery. He co-authored "Unsettling Truths - the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery". Mark ran as an independent candidate for President of the United States in 2020 with a vision of building a nation where "We the people" actually means ALL the people.

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  • Creator
    Mark Charles
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    172
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mark Charles
  • Show Website
    My Second Cup of Coffee

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