Avoiding Babylon

Avoiding Babylon Crew
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Avoiding Babylon was started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During these difficult and dark days, when most of us were isolated from family, friends, our parishes, and even the Sacraments themselves, this channel was started as a statement of standing against the tyrannical mandates that many of us were living under. Since those early days, this channel has morphed into an amazing community of friends…no…more than friends…Christian brothers and sisters…who have grown in joy and charity.  As we see it, our job here at Avoiding Babylon is to remind ourselves and those who enjoy the channel that being Catholic is a joyful and exciting experience. We seek true Catholic fraternity and eutrapelia with other Catholics who, like us, are doing their best to live out their vocation with the help of God’s Grace.  Above all, we try to bring humor and joy to the craziness of this fallen world, for as Hillaire Belloc has famously said: “Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!”

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  1. 4h ago ·  Video

    What Really Happened on 9/11? 25 Years Later We Examine The Evidence

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! The world before September 11 felt slower, smaller, and oddly harder to explain to anyone who didn’t live it. We’re not just talking about flip phones and dial-up, but the way information moved, the way rumors spread, and the way a single day could lock an entire country to the television like it was the only window to reality. We share where we were when the towers were hit, what we saw from New York, and what it felt like trying to reach the people we loved when networks went down and the city shut its doors.  From there, we follow the aftershocks: the blackouts, the anthrax scares, the rise of the 24-hour news cycle, and the emotional stampede into the War on Terror. We also wrestle with why doubt persists for some people, including how footage replays, controversial TV clips, and long-running claims about timing and collapses keep resurfacing every 9/11 anniversary. Our goal is not to turn grief into entertainment, but to talk honestly about memory, media literacy, and why “trust the narrative” became such a loaded demand after a national trauma.  We end by tracing the line from 9/11 to Iraq, “shock and awe,” and the political world we’re living in now, where suspicion is common and unity feels rare. If you care about September 11 history, World Trade Center remembrance, Building 7 debates, or how propaganda and polarization take root, this conversation will give you a lot to think about. Subscribe for more, share this with someone who remembers that day differently, and leave a review with the one detail you think the country still misunderstands. Support the show Get 10% off an amazing Black Monk Rosary by going to https://www.blackmonkrosaries.com/?ref=AVOIDINGBABYLON and using code AVOIDINGBABYLON at checkout! Check out our sponsor, Nic Nac, at www.nicnac.com and use code "AB25%" for 25% off of your first order! Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss

  2. 5h ago • Subscribers Only

    What Really Happened on 9/11? 25 Years Later We Examine The Evidence (Full LOCALS Show)

    A single morning can freeze in your memory so sharply that you can still smell the air years later. We start by walking back through 9/11 as people who lived in and around New York, from the scramble to reach loved ones when cell service collapsed, to the nonstop television coverage that defined the early 2000s, to the long, grim Ground Zero aftermath that seemed to dominate public life for months. From that shared memory, we move into the arguments that never went away: why some viewers immediately questioned the physics of the collapses, why World Trade Center Building 7 remains a flashpoint, and how distrust grows when officials, media, and institutions demand certainty while leaving obvious questions hanging. We also talk about “predictive programming” and narrative priming, using examples like The Lone Gunman, Wag the Dog, and The Matrix to explore how stories can shape what the public is ready to believe, especially during crisis. Then the episode pivots to a different kind of cultural pressure cooker: the Lindsay Clancy case. We break down the insanity defense debate, what “reasonable doubt” is supposed to mean in a jury room, and how high-profile trials turn into social media propaganda where emotion often replaces careful moral and legal reasoning. If you care about 9/11 history, Building 7, Iraq War messaging, media manipulation, or how public narratives spread, there’s a lot here to wrestle with. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who won’t shy away from hard conversations, and leave a review with the question you still can’t stop thinking about.

  3. 5d ago ·  Video

    A Lawyer Breaks Down the Lone Holdout in the Lindsay Clancy Trial

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! One juror. One note to the judge. One phrase that can blow up weeks of testimony: “refusing to follow the instructions.” We bring on our longtime friend Mark, a working attorney who lives in the world of jury trials, to help us sort out what’s actually happening inside the Lindsay Clancy trial and what the court can legally do next. We walk through how jury instructions function, what “reasonable doubt” is supposed to mean, and why it gets messy fast when real people bring their own definitions into the jury room. We also dig into the high-stakes choices that follow a deadlock: questioning a juror, seating an alternate, risking a mistrial, or setting up the case for appeal. Along the way, we talk about the practical reality that the public rarely sees: juries are persuadable, courtroom procedure matters, and a case that lives on social media doesn’t stay neatly inside the courthouse. From there we get into the insanity defense and why Massachusetts rules around burden of proof can change the entire shape of a verdict. We also tackle the fairness problem nobody can wish away, especially in a headline case: if jurors aren’t sequestered and they go home to phones, feeds, and opinions, how “untainted” can deliberations really be? Mark also shares real-world stories from municipal court and CPS work that show the moral weight behind legal systems, then we close with a clear breakdown of Fourth Amendment basics, probable cause, DWI checkpoints, drug-sniffing dogs, and why polygraphs don’t deserve the trust pop culture gives them. If you want clearer thinking about jury deliberations, reasonable doubt, and the insanity defense, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s following the trial, and leave us a review with your take on what the judge should do next. Support the show Get 10% off an amazing Black Monk Rosary by going to https://www.blackmonkrosaries.com/?ref=AVOIDINGBABYLON and using code AVOIDINGBABYLON at checkout! Check out our sponsor, Nic Nac, at www.nicnac.com and use code "AB25%" for 25% off of your first order! Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss

  4. Sep 2 ·  Video

    The FBI's SHOCKING Allegations Against Traditional Catholics

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! A hung jury sounds like a procedural hiccup until you ask what it exposes about the whole system. We start with the Lindsay Clancy hung jury and the obvious elephant in the room: when a case is drenched in TikTok clips, podcast commentary, and public protest energy, how can a non-sequestered jury realistically stay “clean”? We talk through jury dynamics, why one holdout matters, and what a retrial, institutional sentence, or appeal could look like when the internet is effectively sitting in the jury box.  Then we get into the argument everybody wants to shortcut: SSRIs, postpartum depression claims, and the temptation to turn tragedy into a blanket excuse. We’re not pretending medication and mental illness never matter, but we are worried about precedent and accountability in criminal law. If the standard becomes “the system did it,” what happens to future cases, especially cases involving child abuse where online fandoms can blur moral clarity into therapy-speak and sympathy campaigns?  From there we pivot to institutions watching institutions: the Richmond FBI memo on “radical traditionalist Catholics,” the Latin Mass, “integralism,” and the wild framing that compares orthodox Catholic ideas to Islamist ideology. We react to the screenshots, talk about why insular communities attract scrutiny, and even contrast that with other tight-knit religious enclaves in New York. We close by teeing up the Deloney clip and the modern therapy trap where “counsel” can quietly plant suspicion and divorce inside a marriage.  If you got something out of this, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a rating and review so more people can find the show. Support the show Get 10% off an amazing Black Monk Rosary by going to https://www.blackmonkrosaries.com/?ref=AVOIDINGBABYLON and using code AVOIDINGBABYLON at checkout! Check out our sponsor, Nic Nac, at www.nicnac.com and use code "AB25%" for 25% off of your first order! Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss

  5. Sep 2 • Subscribers Only

    The FBI's SHOCKING Allegations Against Traditional Catholics (Full LOCALS Show)

    A hung jury is supposed to feel like procedural limbo, but we can’t shake the sense that it’s also a cultural verdict. We start with the Lindsay Clancy case and talk through why a non-sequestered jury in a high-profile trial is basically asked to do the impossible. When crowds show up in coordinated colors, when TikTok edits turn testimony into content, and when everyone has a hot take waiting at home, what does “impartial” even mean anymore?From there we zoom out to the argument underneath the argument: accountability. We get into the SSRI and postpartum psychosis framing, not to deny mental illness exists, but to ask what happens if medication becomes a universal escape hatch from responsibility. We also connect the public reaction to broader moral drift, including how abortion has trained society to compartmentalize the killing of children, then act shocked when the logic leaks into other places.Then we pivot hard into the political and religious weirdness of the week: the FBI memo language around “radical traditionalist Catholics,” “integralism,” and even comparisons to “Islamist ideology.” We read what’s being said, why it’s said, and what it signals about institutions that treat ordinary religious conviction as a security problem. Along the way we react to clips on insular NYC communities, Milo’s deportation talk catching up to him, and a John Delony call where “counseling” turns into planting the seed of “your husband is abusive.”If you like sharp commentary that follows the thread from courtroom pressure to cultural power, hit subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What part of this feels like the real story to you: the verdict, the precedent, or the labels?

  6. Aug 28 ·  Video

    Wicked, Maleficent, and Lindsay Clancy: Satan's War on the Christian Conscience

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! A jury room can’t fix a culture, but it can expose one. We wrestle with the Lindsay Clancy trial as closing arguments land and the internet picks its side, and we ask the uncomfortable question people keep dodging: what happens when “empathy” becomes a way to deny obvious evil? We talk through why verdict timing matters, why a hung jury is plausible, and why the details many viewers never saw still matter for truth, justice, and the victims who can’t speak. Then we zoom out to the bigger machine that shapes public conscience. We dig into how stipulated facts can make a trial clearer for jurors but murkier for everyone watching, especially in true crime TikTok culture where missing context becomes conspiracy fuel. From there we connect the dots to modern storytelling: Disney villain redemption arcs, the habit of blaming the male love interest, and even Frozen’s “no right, no wrong” message as a window into how moral imagination gets trained over years, not moments. We also get practical and personal about the pharmaceutical layer behind modern life. We discuss SSRIs, antidepressant side effects, withdrawal experiences, and why a society built on prescriptions feels brittle if the supply chain breaks. We touch Adderall and adult ADHD self-diagnosis, and we close with a real-world example of community boundaries through church discipline and family accountability. Subscribe for more long-form cultural analysis, share this with a friend who can argue in good faith, and leave a review with your take: where do you draw the line between compassion and excuse? Support the show Get 10% off an amazing Black Monk Rosary by going to https://www.blackmonkrosaries.com/?ref=AVOIDINGBABYLON and using code AVOIDINGBABYLON at checkout! Check out our sponsor, Nic Nac, at www.nicnac.com and use code "AB25%" for 25% off of your first order! Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss

  7. Aug 28 • Subscribers Only

    Wicked, Maleficent, and Lindsay Clancy: Satan's War on the Christian Conscience (Full LOCALS Show)

    A mother kills her children, the courtroom nears a verdict, and the internet immediately starts rewriting the story. We walk through the Lindsay Clancy trial’s closing arguments, why the prosecution’s final framing matters, and how a single procedural detail, the “stipulated facts,” can leave the public blind to evidence while still letting TikTok confidently spin conspiracy theories. We also talk honestly about what a jury actually has to sit with, including the brutality of the crime and the emotional weight that doesn’t fit inside hot takes. Then we zoom out to the bigger cultural engine behind the sympathy wave. We argue that decades of modern storytelling have trained people to defend villains by default, shifting blame to husbands, institutions, or “the system” while treating moral judgment as cruelty. From Disney-era “no rules” messaging to social media’s performative empathy, we ask whether we’re watching a conscience get dulled in real time, and what happens when the public starts confusing mercy with denial. We also spend serious time on mental health meds and the pharmaceutical pipeline: SSRIs, rotating prescriptions, side effects, and the brutal reality of withdrawal. If a culture is chemically propped up, what happens when supply chains break or people stop trusting the truth about what these drugs can do. If you want a Catholic lens on crime, postpartum psychosis claims, SSRIs, and the modern mercy narrative, you’ll feel right at home here. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s been following the case, and leave a review with your take: where do you draw the line between compassion and accountability?

  8. Aug 26 • Subscribers Only

    Insanity Defense On Trial (LOCALS Only Show)

    A mother kills her children, the internet rushes to explain it away, and a courtroom has to decide what “insanity” actually means. We work through the Lindsay Clancy trial with a focus on the part most people miss: Massachusetts still puts key pressure on the prosecution when insanity is claimed, and that burden of proof shapes how every detail lands with a jury. If you’ve felt confused by headlines, hot takes, and viral clips, we slow it down and ask what the law is really doing and what justice demands for the victims.From there we get into the testimony that changed our read of the case, including the term “altruistic filicide,” the argument about planning versus psychosis, and the competing stories around psychiatric meds, doctor shopping, and the credibility of a suicide attempt. We also wrestle with the uncomfortable religious layer that shows up in the record: language about “going to God,” the courtroom blowup over mentioning mortal sin, and the bigger Catholic catechesis problem of people not knowing what the Church teaches about suicide, judgment, and sin.Then the conversation broadens into culture. We respond to commentary that treats a public murder trial as a gratuitous spectacle, and we argue about whether privacy can outweigh justice. We also share clips and debates that expose the same pattern in the Church: Roy Schoeman’s critique of soft ecumenism and dual covenant theory, and a blunt back-and-forth on marriage, obedience, and what holiness actually demands when feelings change.Finally, we hit the strange turn where Catholic mystical claims get repackaged as UFO or alien lore, and we lay out a simpler frame: saints, angels, demons, and the supernatural are not science fiction. If you want thoughtful, unfiltered commentary on true crime, Catholic theology, and the narratives shaping public life, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What part of this story do you think the public is getting most wrong?

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Avoiding Babylon was started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During these difficult and dark days, when most of us were isolated from family, friends, our parishes, and even the Sacraments themselves, this channel was started as a statement of standing against the tyrannical mandates that many of us were living under. Since those early days, this channel has morphed into an amazing community of friends…no…more than friends…Christian brothers and sisters…who have grown in joy and charity.  As we see it, our job here at Avoiding Babylon is to remind ourselves and those who enjoy the channel that being Catholic is a joyful and exciting experience. We seek true Catholic fraternity and eutrapelia with other Catholics who, like us, are doing their best to live out their vocation with the help of God’s Grace.  Above all, we try to bring humor and joy to the craziness of this fallen world, for as Hillaire Belloc has famously said: “Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!”

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  • Creator
    Avoiding Babylon Crew
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    709
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Avoiding Babylon
  • Show Website
    Avoiding Babylon
  • Provider
    Robert Blyton

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