The BetterPears Podcast

Dr. Jason Fugikawa
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Join Dr. Jason Fugikawa for his insights on theology, philosophy, culture, and the verbal expressions we use to relate meaning and reality to one another. This is a podcast for nerds..., but particular nerds who are searching for old wisdom made ever new. This would be a great podcast while "touching grass," folding laundry, or sipping on a cup of hot tea after a long day. Please visit BetterPears.com to learn more about the BetterPears cultural empire.

  1. JAN 9

    Insidious Invidious (Season 4, Episode 7)

    Season 4, Episode 7: Insidious Invidious Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Insidious Invidious after what might playfully be called a “mid-season hiatus.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes for this winter and spring is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on with the episode. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For your monthly contribution of $15 or more to BetterPears, receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. Please visit BetterPears Leaves. for more information and to contribute. BetterPears Leaves is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. If you are an adult in the Oklahoma City area, consider attending one of our participatory reading fellowships. Currently we are reading the plays of William Shakespeare and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Information and registration is linked at BetterPears.com. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention, prayers, and federal reserve notes. The BetterPears Memorare prayer campaign continues. Pledge and report your offered prayers for the success of BetterPears at BetterPears.com/Memorare.. *** Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–4 at BetterPears.com/schedule.

    11 min

  2. 11/03/2025

    Paradise (Season 4, Episode 6)

    Season 4, Episode 6: Paradise Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Paradise. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on with the episode. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For your monthly contribution of $15 or more to BetterPears, receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. Please visit BetterPears Leaves. for more information and to contribute. BetterPears Leaves is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. If you are an adult in the Oklahoma City area, consider attending one of our participatory reading fellowships. Currently we are reading the plays of William Shakespeare and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Information and registration is linked at BetterPears.com. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention, prayers, and federal reserve notes. The BetterPears Memorare prayer campaign continues. Pledge and report your offered prayers for the success of BetterPears at BetterPears.com/Memorare.. *** Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–4 at BetterPears.com/schedule.

    8 min

  3. 10/12/2025

    Catholic Heresy (Season 4, Episode 5)

    Season 4, Episode 5: Catholic Heresy Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Catholic Heresy. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on with the episode. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For your monthly contribution of $15 or more to BetterPears, receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. Please visit BetterPears Leaves. for more information and to contribute. BetterPears Leaves is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. If you are an adult in the Oklahoma City area, consider attending one of our participatory reading fellowships. Currently we are reading the plays of William Shakespeare and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Information and registration is linked at BetterPears.com. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention, prayers, and federal reserve notes. The BetterPears Memorare prayer campaign continues. Pledge and report your offered prayers for the success of BetterPears at BetterPears.com/Memorare.. *** Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–4 at BetterPears.com/schedule.

    10 min

  4. 09/29/2025

    Decimation Dignity (Season 4, Episode 4)

    Season 4, Episode 4: Decimation Dignity Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Decimation Dignity, which is brought to you by the number 10 and the generosity of our BetterPears Leaves contributors. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on with the episode. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For your monthly contribution of $15 or more to BetterPears, receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. To celebrate our first Lord of the Rings Participatory Reading Fellowships which started this summer in Oklahoma City, every qualifying monthly contribution to BetterPears Leaves from June 2025 until September 2025 will earn an entry to win a hobbit-size replica Sting, the sword wielded by Bilbo, Frodo, and Samwise Gamgee in a pinch. Official Rules are forthcoming on the BetterPears website. Winners must have a postal address in the contiguous 48 United States. Please visit BetterPears.com/Leaves for more information and to contribute. BetterPears Leaves is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. If you are an adult in the Oklahoma City area, consider attending one of our participatory reading fellowships. Currently we are reading the plays of William Shakespeare and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Information and registration is linked at BetterPears.com. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention, prayers, and federal reserve notes. The BetterPears Memorare prayer campaign continues. Pledge and report your offered prayers for the success of BetterPears at BetterPears.com/Memorare.. *** Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–3 at BetterPears.com/schedule.

    11 min

  5. 07/28/2025

    Matter Form (Season 4, Episode 3)

    Season 4, Episode 3: Matter Form Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our third and final installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on with the episode. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For your monthly contribution of $15 or more to BetterPears, receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. To celebrate our first Lord of the Rings Participatory Reading Fellowships starting this summer in Oklahoma City, every qualifying monthly contribution to BetterPears Leaves from June 2025 until September 2025 will earn an entry to win a hobbit-size replica Sting, the sword wielded by Bilbo, Frodo, and Samwise Gamgee in a pinch. Official Rules are forthcoming on the BetterPears website. Winners must have a postal address in the contiguous 48 United States. Please visit BetterPears.com/Leaves for more information and to contribute. BetterPears Leaves is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. If you are an adult in the Oklahoma City area, consider attending one of our participatory reading fellowships. Currently we are reading the plays of William Shakespeare and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Information and registration is linked at BetterPears.com. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention, prayers, and federal reserve notes. The BetterPears Memorare prayer campaign continues. Pledge and report your offered prayers for the success of BetterPears at BetterPears.com/Memorare.. *** Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–3 at BetterPears.com/schedule.

    15 min

  6. 07/01/2025

    Agent Instrument (Season 4, Episode 2)

    Season 4, Episode 2: Agent Instrument Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our second installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on with the episode. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For your monthly contribution of $15 or more to BetterPears, receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. To celebrate our first Lord of the Rings Participatory Reading Fellowships starting this summer in Oklahoma City, every qualifying monthly contribution to BetterPears Leaves from June 2025 until September 2025 will earn an entry to win a hobbit-size replica Sting, the sword wielded by Bilbo, Frodo, and Samwise Gamgee in a pinch. Official Rules are forthcoming on the BetterPears website. Winners must have a postal address in the contiguous 48 United States. Please visit BetterPears.com/Leaves for more information and to contribute. BetterPears Leaves is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. If you are an adult in the Oklahoma City area, consider attending one of our participatory reading fellowships. Currently we are reading the plays of William Shakespeare and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Information and registration is linked at BetterPears.com. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention, prayers, and federal reserve notes. The BetterPears Memorare prayer campaign continues. Pledge and report your offered prayers for the success of BetterPears at BetterPears.com/Memorare.. *** Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–3 at BetterPears.com/schedule.

    13 min

  7. 04/26/2025

    Update Announcement (Season 4, Lock-In Leaves, and LOTR)

    Welcome to this Season 4 update for BetterPears and The BetterPears Podcast. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, its parent company. This blog post and podcast will include updates on Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast, an option to Lock-In support for BetterPears Leaves contributors, and our new Fellowships coming this summer. *** If you enjoy BetterPears, I ask that you subscribe to the podcast and leave a comment should you be so inclined and able on this listening platform. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Leaves. Contribute $12 or more each month by the end of April 2025 to receive a Thank You Goldback in the mail. To learn more and contribute, visit BetterPears.com/Leaves. Additional Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–3 at BetterPears.com/preserves. Learn more and register for our LOTR Fellowships in OKC starting this May: LOTR Fellowships.

    7 min

  8. 04/22/2025

    Τέλος Terminus (Season 4, Episode 1)

    Season 4, Episode 1: Τέλος Terminus Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast returns with an initial three episodes on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes will be posted later this week, so head over to BetterPears.com and sign up to our email list so that you are the first to see the schedule and know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For the month of April 2025, lock-in your contribution of $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you Goldback in the mail for the next 12 months of continued contributions.is simple and some might say elegant in design. Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. It is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention, prayers, and federal reserve notes. The BetterPears Memorare prayer campaign continues. Pledge and report your offered prayers for the success of BetterPears at BetterPears.com/Memorare.. *** Links: The Confederal Reserve Rumble Link. YouTube Link. Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com. BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market. Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1–3 at BetterPears.com/schedule.

    11 min
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About

Join Dr. Jason Fugikawa for his insights on theology, philosophy, culture, and the verbal expressions we use to relate meaning and reality to one another. This is a podcast for nerds..., but particular nerds who are searching for old wisdom made ever new. This would be a great podcast while "touching grass," folding laundry, or sipping on a cup of hot tea after a long day. Please visit BetterPears.com to learn more about the BetterPears cultural empire.

Information

  • Creator
    Dr. Jason Fugikawa
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022–2024, FugiCor, LLC
  • Show Website
    The BetterPears Podcast