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Know Why Podcast
A weekly podcast for young adults seeking to go deeper on life’s biggest questions
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Why Are People Drawn to Conspiracy Theories? Quick Question With Liberty
Almost everywhere you look online, conspiracy theories abound. Recent events are no exception. In this episode Liberty addresses three questions:
What Should Christians Think About the 'Charlie Kirk Effect?' Quick Question With Liberty
In the three weeks since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, something is rippling across the nation that many are calling the “Charlie Kirk Effect.” O...
Neither Trans Nor Tradwife: Understanding the Truth of Femininity | With Rachel Schroder
What does it mean to be a woman? The culture has wrestled with this point for decades. Ironically, diametrically opposed sides often make the same mis...
Men and Meekness: Understanding Masculinity That Is Neither Weak Nor Toxic | With Andrew Warthen
You can’t have healthy marriages without healthy individuals, and healthy individuals are people who understand themselves and their purpose in life.<...
Does Marriage Make Men Richer? Know About Family Formation
Young men on the far right and young women on the far left have little in common—except for their views on marriage. Leading voices in the “manosphere...
Why is Marriage Good? Interview With John Mancini (Know About Family Formation)
Why is marriage good? Is it only good for the material benefits it may provide individuals, like relational security and legal protection? Or is there...
Is Is Ok to Be Mediocre? (Summer Series 2025)
A 22-year-old founder of two multi-million dollar businesses recently made headlines for claiming that "Work-Life Balance Will Keep You Mediocre." In...
Three Reasons Why Medically-Assisted Suicide is Wrong (Summer Series 2025)
This episode looks at the issues of medically-assisted suicide, also called doctor- or physician-assisted death, and euthanasia. Referring to a recent...
Is "Follow Your Passion" a Lie? Book Review: You Have a Calling by Karen Swallow Prior
Are you trying to find your calling in life? Are you just trying to find a job? Either way, it can be a frustrating time.
The job market is chan...
Live Streaming Life Away? (Summer Series 2025)
Are we at risk of live streaming our lives away?
In a world where large amounts of young people spend more time "connecting" online than in phys...
Does This New Study Reveal the Keys to Human Flourishing? Summer Series 2025
What makes people happy in life? In this episode, Liberty highlights research from the Global Flourishing Study, a 5-year research project that measur...
Why Men (And All Humans) Need Sacrificial Relationships (Summer Series 2025)
Young men are in crisis. A recent article argues that married fatherhood is the key to solving the masculinity crisis, because married fatherhood give...
Why Should I Be Friends With Political Opponents? Summer Series 2025
How politically diverse is your friend group? If your answer is "not very," you're not alone. Nearly half of U.S. voters view their political opponent...
Are Your Beliefs Based on Hot Takes or Ideas? Plus: Know Why's 100th Episode Celebration!
Are your opinions based more on hot takes or real ideas? Liberty spends the first half of this episode discussing why young adults are more likely to...
Coping With Fear and Anxiety Amid World Chaos (Summer Series 2025)
If you're on social media apps like TikTok and Instagram, you've seen the videos—reels using satire, sarcasm, and dark humor to react to recent events...
Why is Gen Z Returning to Religion? (Summer Series 2025)
For decades, religious affiliation has dropped off with each new generation. But with Gen Z, that trend appears to be stalling. Why are young adults r...
What Gen Z's Work Priorities Reveal About Human Needs, Longing, and Purpose (Summer Series 2025)
Deloitte's 2025 Global survey of Gen Zs and millennials reveals that at work, young adults prioritize mentorship, meaning, and financial security. But...
God's Goodness, Foundations of Humanity, and AI: Season 2 Recap and Summer Preview
Liberty recaps this season's two series, Know Why God is Good and Know About AI. Then, she previews what viewers can expect from the Know Why Podcast...
Can Government Protect Family in the Age of AI? Interview With Michael Toscano and Jared Hayden
President Donald Trump has pledged to “solidify our position as the global leader in AI and secure a brighter future for all Americans.”
“It is...
Will AI Boost or Kill Human Connection? Quick Question With Liberty
Some AI enthusiasts argue that artificial intelligence will usher in a new age of human thriving, even sparking a renaissance of deeper and more meani...
Does AI Threaten Social Connection? Quick Question With Liberty
A recent Teen Vogue article explores common ways college students are using ChatGPT. The anecdotes in the article align with other reporting on common...
Three Illustrators on Art, Creation, and AI
Next up in our series "Know About AI," Liberty recalls three past interviews on the Know Why Podcast with illustrators who addressed the purpose of cr...
Does AI 'Perfection' Harm Our Souls? Interview With Philip Bunn
The efficiency of generative AI can be tempting. But Philip Bunn, assistant professor of political science at Covenant College, argues that we may be...
Does AI Belong in the Classroom? Interview With Emily Harrison
Is it cheating to have ChatGPT give feedback on your research paper?
What if you just ask ChatGPT to check your math homework?
Should pro...
How Should Christians Interact With AI? Interview With Peter Goeman
In the kick-off to our Know About AI series, Peter Goeman of The Bible Sojourner YouTube channel joins the Know Why Podcast to talk about artificial i...
Why Do Christians Deconstruct? Interview With Ian Harber
Chances are you know someone who has deconstructed their faith or is in that process. Maybe that person is you. Wherever you are in your faith journey...
How Can I Know What is True? Interview With Andrea Crum
There are more voices competing for our attention than ever before, and they all have a different interpretation of reality. Is there such a thing as...
Why Am I Still a Christian? Quick Question With Liberty
At a time when many church-raised millennials and Gen Zers are deconstructing, Know Why Podcast host Liberty McArtor is still a Christian. Why?
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Is the Bible Reliable? Interview With Josh Barnes
So far, our quest to know why God is good has led us to biblical stories of God himself. But why should we accept biblical accounts as evidence for Go...
Is America in a Spiritual Crisis? Quick Question With Liberty
Newly confirmed HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that America is in a "spiritual crisis." Is this true? In this 20-minute episode, Liberty e...
How Can I Feel Safe in an Unstable World? Interview With Dr. Tanita Maddox
Safe. That definition may change from person to person, but there's no denying that today's generation seeks to feel and promote physical and emotiona...
Does God Care About the Marginalized? Interview With Dr. Sandra Glahn
Does God actually care about the marginalized? If so, why does he seem so harsh in the Old Testament? Why do Christians seem like hypocrites today? In...
Best of 2024
It's our second annual "Best Of" episode! We looked at our most-downloaded episodes of 2024 and compiled the highlights here. Listen for excerpts from...
Why is Jesus' Birth Significant? Interview With Joshua Barnes (Repost)
Why do we celebrate the birth of Jesus? Is it merely cultural tradition...or something more significant?
In this repost of one of last year's m...
Does Christmas Have Pagan Origins? Interview With Joshua Barnes (Repost)
In honor of the holiday season, we're bringing back two of our most popular episodes from 2023! In the first Christmas-themed interview, Joshua Barnes...
Do DNA Codes Disprove Darwinism? Interview With Dr. Jeffrey Tomkins
We know DNA is complex, but recent discoveries are revealing new layers of complexity within DNA—and creating problems for evolutionists. Dr. Jeffrey...
How Can I Talk About Controversial Politics With Family This Thanksgiving? Interview With Peyton Luke
We interrupt our series on science and faith to discuss something many Americans are thinking about as they enter the holiday season...how to interact...
Is There Evidence For a Creator? Interview With Jon Noyes (Part 2)
In Part 2 of his latest conversation with Know Why, apologist Jon Noyes, a former atheist, encourages listeners to follow scientific evidence to its c...
How Did Evolutionary Theory Become a Prevailing Worldview? Interview With Jon Noyes (Part 1)
Returning guest Jon Noyes from Stand to Reason joins our Know About Science and Faith series. In Part 1 of his conversation with Liberty, Jon explains...
Did a Global Flood Cause the Ice Age? Interview With Dr. Jake Hebert
What caused the Ice Age? Returning for Part 2 of his conversation with the Know Why Podcast, Dr. Jake Hebert, a research scientist with the Institute...