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Church History Is Crazy - Richard Rohlin x Matthew Namee
Matthew Namee and Richard Rohlin join John to talk history,. But weird history, because it turns out the world has ended. Maybe multiple times. And the way we see history today is not how humanity has always seen it.
Matthew Namee is the editor for Orthodox History (www.orthodoxhistory.org/) and works closely with the Orthodox Studies Institute. Richard Rohlin is an author, podcast, and manger for the Symbolic World website.
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This “Enlightened” New World utopia isn’t turning out to be all it was cracked up to be. Society is disenchanting, but are the only alternatives hiding out in the hills or burying yourself in books? With an air of levity and a touch of humor, John Heers teaches how to examine the confusing New World by calling upon the mind and wisdom of oft-forgotten Old. Heavy Things, Lightly.
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The Science Behind Orthodox Fasting | Dr Pete Patitsas
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We welcome back Dr Pete Patitsas, author of the Athos Diet, to talk more about the science behind intermitent fasting, diet, and the broader implications of fasting. Fasting goes beyond the physical and when applied culturally, may have far reaching benifits. Read more on the Athos Diet here: www.theathosdiet.com/ Until End of Jan 2025 please consider supporting families in need in Mozambique -...
Why is your dog in a stroller? Pet mania and the New World
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Pets in prams. Cats in specialized plastic comfort domes on wheels. Dogs on ADHD medicine. Today we take a journey into the absurd. To the far reaches of pet ownerdom, where there is no conveyance too fancy, no medication too specialized, no diagnosis left unexplored. Welcome to part 1 of a 3 part series where I tackle the pet mania. Is this unprecedented? What is the history of pet ownership l...
Sovereign State: Andrew Favorov
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Today we sit down with Andrew Favorov, who had the luck (good or bad) to be in the path of Rudy Giuliani and the Trump shenanigans surrounding energy and natural gas during the previous election cycle. An Orthodox Christian, Andrew has worked extensively overseas in the energy sector and helps us understand the narrative surrounding Ukraine, politics, and the ideas of sovereignty. 🍷Want to thro...
I sing so you donate to First Things Foundation
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Instead of just sending out an end of year appeal, I have decided to sing the appeal as well. First Things might very well lose money because of this, yet, we are still here and still sending people to serve folks in remote locations. Support local, brilliant entreprenuers around the world by donating to First Things Foundation: first-things.org/donate 🍷Want ...
The Working Songwriter, Beer, and God: Joe Pug
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A singer-songwriter known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style, Joe Pug has released a string of critically acclaimed albums since 2008. Additionally, Joe is the creator and host of the popular podcast The Working Songwriter. John and Joe explore what it means to be an artist, what Joe notices in the myriad conversations he has on his podcast about working artists, and a little ...
Pavel Schelin: The Russian Pageau
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John talks with Pavel Shchelin (@PavelShchelin ) about modernity, the war in Ukraine, and what this means for America and Russia. Pavel is a Russian, Orthodox Christian and political philosopher. ✒ Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly at Substack: johnheersftf.substack.com/ ✈ Tailormade travel adventures in Europe and Africa: www.gratitude-travels.com/home 🔎 Discover ...
The Miracles of Fasting with Pete Patitsas
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Dr. Pete Patitsas ( @theathosdietdrpete2600 ) is an emergency medicine physician who, after visiting Mount Athos, took to a rigorous study of the monks diets. What he (re)discovered was a diet that allowed for weight loss, lots of energy, and an abundance of health. He would later transform his research into 'The Athos Diet.' Discover more about the Athos Diet here: www.theathosdiet.com/ ✒ Find...
Make America Joyful Again? Nino Ghambashidze from Georgia
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Nino joins us today from Georgia to talk about the history of the Supra, it's significance in Georgian history and it's importance today. Discover Nino's work here: www.academia.edu/34293446/LITURGIC_NATURE_OF_THE_GEORGIAN_TRADITIONAL_FEASTS_EXULTATION_AND_FESTIVE_HYMNS Why is the Supra important here in the US? Find out here: supradinnersociety.substack.com/p/the-life-giving-power-of-a-georgia...
Tucker Carlson's profound experience x John Heers - Exclusive clip from Christianities documentary
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A little sneak peek at what's cooking on our movie Christianities and a little more background on what we are trying to do. Find out everything at: www.christianitiesmovie.com/home ✒ Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly at Substack: johnheersftf.substack.com/ ✈ Tailormade travel adventures in Europe and Africa: www.gratitude-travels.com/home 🔎 Discover the non-profit ...
The End of Baseball...and Also All of Us
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It seems Strauss has finally managed to kill baseball. Its logo is ubiquitous. Everywhere and on everyone's heads. And I'm here to talk about it. 🍷Want to throw the best dinner party you've ever experienced? The Supra Dinner Society has you covered: supradinner.com/ ✒ Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly at Substack: johnheersftf.substack.com/ ✈ Tailormade travel adve...
What Is Marriage?
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Recently a certain scientific paper out of Nigeria is making (made?) waves in its attempt to disprove same-sex marriage. On the opposite side is the question of religion and state and everything is quite confusing. But at the end of the day...what is marriage? Here comes the Old World with an answer... ✒ Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly at Substack: johnheersftf.s...
Road to Hell Ep4
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Road to Hell Ep4
Jonathan Pageau - Living in the World as Orthodox Christians
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Jonathan Pageau - Living in the World as Orthodox Christians
Jordan Hall - Our Moment in History
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Jordan Hall - Our Moment in History
Knowledge vs Wisdom - Road To Hell Ep 3
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Knowledge vs Wisdom - Road To Hell Ep 3
Simon Scionka - Sacred Alaska & Becoming a Real Person
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Simon Scionka - Sacred Alaska & Becoming a Real Person
Intentions, Outcomes, and CERN - Road to Hell Pt 2
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Intentions, Outcomes, and CERN - Road to Hell Pt 2
Christianities Teaser - John Heers x Holy Wisdom Films
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Christianities Teaser - John Heers x Holy Wisdom Films
Christianities? A John Heers x Holy Wisdom Films Collab
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Christianities? A John Heers x Holy Wisdom Films Collab
Uncle Seth: Light Person Extraordinaire Insults Our Listeners!
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Uncle Seth: Light Person Extraordinaire Insults Our Listeners!
The Road To Hell - Pt.1
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The Road To Hell - Pt.1
Artistry and Aiming for the Higher Things, with Stephen Roach
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Artistry and Aiming for the Higher Things, with Stephen Roach
Are Movies Redemptive and Should We Care? with Bazed Lit
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Are Movies Redemptive and Should We Care? with Bazed Lit
Problems with the Modern Notion of "Race" with Richard Rohlin
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Problems with the Modern Notion of "Race" with Richard Rohlin
Orphan X & Orphaned Cultures w/ Gregg Hurwitz
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Orphan X & Orphaned Cultures w/ Gregg Hurwitz
How to Not Be A Communist or a Capitalist with Fr. Turbo
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How to Not Be A Communist or a Capitalist with Fr. Turbo
Wrestling Spirits of the Old & New Worlds - A Conversation with Sister Anastasia
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Wrestling Spirits of the Old & New Worlds - A Conversation with Sister Anastasia
The Canadian Education Dilemma w/ Dr. Dawn Muir
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The Canadian Education Dilemma w/ Dr. Dawn Muir
An Unforgettable Story w/ Vesper Stamper
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An Unforgettable Story w/ Vesper Stamper

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @cynthiajunelong6360
    @cynthiajunelong6360 Годину тому

    The best thing on the internet today. :tipping my hat respectfully:

  • @michaelmizner
    @michaelmizner 3 години тому

    Deacon Seraphim - let's go!

  • @isabel4981
    @isabel4981 3 години тому

    You should definitely do more episodes that are longer than 1 hr.

  • @ChristIsKingPhilosophy
    @ChristIsKingPhilosophy 4 години тому

    Beautiful. Can't say I understood much, but oh well...

  • @BenjaminFeehan
    @BenjaminFeehan 6 годин тому

    *clears throat* Hold up. We need Matthew to tell us the story of when his grandfather met St. George.

  • @nathanfilbert2649
    @nathanfilbert2649 7 годин тому

    Love you guys! Pray!!

  • @danshenmama
    @danshenmama 9 годин тому

    Loved this conversation! Isn't all of history the unfolding or incarnation in the earthly realm of the spiritual battle in which we already know the end and the Victor (which I suppose is how people came up with the calling it His Story which isn't really as cheesy as it comes across)?

  • @DouglasHorch
    @DouglasHorch 9 годин тому

    history schmistory....when more about pet idolitry?

  • @FreeRangeHuman3.0
    @FreeRangeHuman3.0 День тому

    The tiny hat club has the monopoly on this evil practice.

  • @mikegarrett9344
    @mikegarrett9344 День тому

    It's the khazarian Turkish j*ws. Kicked out of over 100 countries and usury was ALWAYS one of the reasons why.

  • @10.6.12.
    @10.6.12. 2 дні тому

    Much humanitarian intervention is covert intervention . That is just a plane fact of geo politics . Why should we trust his tears?

  • @zapazap
    @zapazap 2 дні тому

    I would have said the new world started with the invention (in holland?) of the share based limited corporation. This is closely connected with borrowing at interest. And the companies *benefitted* from such borrowing at interest.

  • @cinnamontownproductions9620
    @cinnamontownproductions9620 3 дні тому

    Great interview!!!! Very interesting!!!

  • @CathleneFisher
    @CathleneFisher 3 дні тому

    What happened to the toddler in the ER room

  • @tp-nl4px
    @tp-nl4px 5 днів тому

    Im just catching up to this algorithm greatful i found it, Great insight great podcast, enlighten us on knights templar history? God bless🙏

  • @dawnmuir5052
    @dawnmuir5052 5 днів тому

    Very interesting conversation, many insightful connections made. I'm missing the connextion between 1. The. Interic system is larger than your brain, there are more bacterial cells in your gut than the rest of your body, they are used for manufacturing Serotonin, therfore 2. The gut is a part of your brain (more than any other system in your body?). Perhaps the connecting link is in his book. Also, suggestions that ADHD children should fast: what's the common opinion of (growing) children fasting? For people who don't want to lose weight or want to gain weight (particularly muscle mass, eg elderly), are there menu/exercise suggestions for them in the Athos Diet? I would definitely give this a try if these questions are addessed by Dr. Pete in his book or other work you cpuld point us to. Praying for Mozambique and your workers there. ❤

    • @patitsas5bros
      @patitsas5bros 5 днів тому

      One thing we didn’t talk about or have time to talk about was growth hormone release. Fasting causes a huge spike in this. Growth hormone increases muscle mass among many other benefits!

    • @dawnmuir5052
      @dawnmuir5052 4 дні тому

      @patitsas5bros thank you! Could you point me to where you discuss the argument for the interic system being a part of the brain? And the effect of gut bacteria on epistemology, at least on intuition? It seems a crucial claim for the whole cause. Perhaps I misunderstood you...

  • @christopherpatitsas4193
    @christopherpatitsas4193 5 днів тому

    This was a fascinating podcast on multiple levels! Thank you! May Christ continue to bless your work.

  • @darrelli901
    @darrelli901 6 днів тому

    Sooo.........can I eat meat in non fasting seasons? Is the plant based diet just for fasting seasons in Lent ? Is the plant based part just all the time?

    • @daphnepearce9411
      @daphnepearce9411 6 днів тому

      Fasting seasons aren't just plant based only. We abstain from meat, dairy, wine(permitted on weekends)and olive oil. So I usually eat a lot of hummus, pbj sandwiches, ramen noodles, shrimp....

    • @patitsas5bros
      @patitsas5bros 5 днів тому

      Yes. Eat meat and dairy with the goal of at least 100 grams a day. As the church requires, then go plant based with the “fasts”.

    • @daphnepearce9411
      @daphnepearce9411 5 днів тому

      ​@@patitsas5bros 100 grams each meat and dairy ?

  • @DFMoray
    @DFMoray 6 днів тому

    I just realized you are Fr. Peter’s brother. I met him at Saint Anthony’s and he was most gracious. Your parents must have done something right.

  • @TechnoirGraphix
    @TechnoirGraphix 7 днів тому

    1:00:48 Dr Pete hits the nail on the head. Clip this please! Many won’t like to hear it, but in many cases what people don’t want to hear is what they need to hear. God bless you all!

  • @michaelbarber5633
    @michaelbarber5633 7 днів тому

    Dr Pete looks like Christian Bale. Just sayin…

  • @michaelalexander3001
    @michaelalexander3001 8 днів тому

    Amazing pod, thanks John!

  • @go2therock
    @go2therock 8 днів тому

    Sertuants? Can't find any info.

  • @Gstrugglin
    @Gstrugglin 8 днів тому

    Hey John! ❤

    • @johnheersftf4537
      @johnheersftf4537 8 днів тому

      What's up?!

    • @Gstrugglin
      @Gstrugglin 8 днів тому

      @johnheersftf4537 come out to Texas! Let's schedule a Supra with Seraphim Roland and I!

  • @elenagavrilov5397
    @elenagavrilov5397 8 днів тому

    But how, how did you not mention that the Ukraine was being transformed by the CIA/US alreadyin 2014? Will Victoria Nuland on Maidan square be part of your script? Will the children that died in Donetsk, the ones from the Alley of Angels monument be in your picture? How's Russia blamed for transforming Ukraine but the US is not? Two really smart and really honest and deep thinkers would not want to overlook these details,no? And the Orthodox church, how is it doing in Ukraine?

  • @IamTiamat
    @IamTiamat 9 днів тому

    Jews won't charge each other interest but they'll charge everybody else won't they this is why the Kings one of them out of their f****** lands this is why other countries chase them out of their countries

  • @tajudeenbintijani
    @tajudeenbintijani 9 днів тому

    Sadly, the religion of Statism has distracted the many from #OneCreatorGod.

    • @johnheersftf4537
      @johnheersftf4537 8 днів тому

      Agreed. In fact, maybe that's the point of statism.?

  • @cyberpunkalphamale
    @cyberpunkalphamale 10 днів тому

    9:30 see: Warren Mosler - The Natural Rate of Interest Is Zero

  • @Savesomesorrow13
    @Savesomesorrow13 11 днів тому

    When you align yourself with God and fight selflessly for what is right and upstanding and moral you make yourself a target for the demonic. Its part of it but dont let it deter you because you have the omnipotent protection and love of God on your side and demins are no match for that!

  • @user-mp9fv5bf5d
    @user-mp9fv5bf5d 12 днів тому

    You said `none hates lending at interest more than Christianity' 1:53 I'd beg to differ. Here are a few verses from the Quran about it that might change your opinion: "Those who devour usury (riba) shall not rise again except as he rises, whom Satan of the touch prostrates; that is because they say, 'Trade is like usury (riba).' God has permitted trade, and forbidden usury (riba). ... give up the usury (riba) that is outstanding, if you are believers. But if you do not, then take notice that God shall war with you, and His Messenger; yet if you repent, you shall have your principal, unwronging and unwronged. ... " 2:275-2:280 It was narrated that Jaabir said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba and the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two who witness it, and he said: they are all the same. Narrated by Muslim (1598). “From al-Bara bin ‘Aazib from the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) It was narrated that Jaabir said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba and the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two who witness it, and he said: they are all the same. Narrated by Muslim (1598). ‘Riba (interest) has seventy-two levels; the lowest form is like a man having intercourse with his mother... "

  • @k0mrad
    @k0mrad 12 днів тому

    Absolute gem of a channel. Surprised you don't have over 200k subscribers!

  • @Secretname951
    @Secretname951 13 днів тому

    Martin looks a bit like the father from mull monastery

  • @David-e2n6t
    @David-e2n6t 14 днів тому

    The merchant of Venice

  • @John-b8d8p
    @John-b8d8p 15 днів тому

    The drunken degenerate warmonger Churchill admitted in his biography/memoirs that the REAL REASON Uncle Adolph HAD to be destroyed was because he dared to bypass the International BANXSTRZ by issuing the Interest free Deutsch marks that propelled Germany to Prosperity !

  • @John-b8d8p
    @John-b8d8p 15 днів тому

    The Constitution empowers the Congress to "mint coin and currency & set the value thereof" and they've Abdicated their Obligation to provide this critical function. The original Colonies created their own script and the Colonies flourished !$

    • @charlesloucks1840
      @charlesloucks1840 12 днів тому

      Old Ben Franklin even went so far as to say it was the principle cause of the American Revolution as opposed to the claim that the main cause was "Taxation without Representation". Notice the switch in the History Books kids get taught in school? In 1979-80, I was an AP History student in high school trying to figure out why the creation of the First & Second Central Banks chartered by the US Congress in the early years of the Republic were so controversial. It was a mystery. I finally got the answer when I got into my late 50's. It turns out the Bank of England (chartered in the 1690's) was directing King George III to force the American Colonies to get rid of their script and only borrow from the BOE. So, that would explain why Central Banks were so controversial, we fought arguably two wars with England over their establishment in the USA.

  • @beanbrew
    @beanbrew 18 днів тому

    Blame it on the ancient Egyptians. Didn’t they worship cats?

    • @nonmups9973
      @nonmups9973 7 днів тому

      At least cats don't bark or stink like dogs 😂

  • @SebastianBess-s1t
    @SebastianBess-s1t 19 днів тому

    This was a total joy to watch, I’ve been listening to Joe Pug since I was in highschool and he’s had a huge influence on my music taste and writing interests over the years. As a songwriter and recent convert to Orthodoxy this ticked every box for me. Thanks John!

  • @poorveronica
    @poorveronica 19 днів тому

    I'm up to 30 minutes, and it's so great how personal both of you were able to be. Thank you!

  • @ryhanohalloran7773
    @ryhanohalloran7773 20 днів тому

    This video should be viral. The content epitomises why everyone in the West is getting poorer by the day.

  • @tristantinnon1926
    @tristantinnon1926 21 день тому

    Is it somehow impossible that a mystically morphin spiral participates with and by A Platonic Cosmic Mind with whatever all "alien" faerie business between? You're right to reject the crypto-nihilism of materialist redux view. That's a deficit unto defect, and look how unhappy Richard Dawkins seems to be. However, a dreaming Cosmic Mind seems...kinda obvious. It's obvious to me. We're at a very low-res/crudely representation level of it (due to The Fall, Luciferian experiment of our own making and oversight), and it becomes more awake, vibrant, and clear...All this heavy mysticism and occult stuff seems like lost common sense after one integrates another puzzle piece. Human hamartiology and psychology/sociology is more of a enigma/lock than any of the most fantastical spiritual axioms.

  • @RedShnow
    @RedShnow 21 день тому

    We need episode 2 right now!

  • @SinkingStarship
    @SinkingStarship 21 день тому

    The worst kind of dog person is the "extremely defensive Karen who owns a pit bull and constantly makes sure everyone knows she owns a pit bull through means including but not limited to snarky, aggressive bumper stickers on her Kia or Hyundai crossover SUV." And it's always the ugliest, trashiest-looking murder-dog you can think of. There's some sort of pathology going on here that deserves to be studied, and is probably closely related to, if not identical to, the same impulse inspiring Karen to march holding a "Refugees Welcome" sign and loudly proclaim how much better her Midwestern town is now that it has been infested by Somali thugs.

    • @nonmups9973
      @nonmups9973 7 днів тому

      A theory I've seen before on women owning shitbulls is they're a stand in for a masculine man or thug boyfriend.

  • @Los_Serranos
    @Los_Serranos 21 день тому

    If you think this is insane, have you heard of the people that have freakishly realistic baby dolls that they care for as if they were real babies? I haven’t looked into it much, but maybe you can do the research for us!

    • @EMM-q2b
      @EMM-q2b 19 днів тому

      I assume that's very niche. the fact this "treat pets as human" thing is a wide spread global phenomenon makes it very interesting. I see it where I live and it makes me roll my eyes

  • @educationalporpoises9592
    @educationalporpoises9592 22 дні тому

    I love pets... especially dogs. But I don't really understand the pet craze, unless you are an old person with no children in the house. Even then it needs limitations. Pets have been an interesting conversation this past year. My wife's family is quite close to their pets, and at the time (late dating, mid engagement stage) she had a lovebird and a little street dog, both 15 years old. Both died this year, the bird dying actually the weekend that Jonathan Pageau and Fr. Maximos Constas visited our Parish. I think pets are very important because they remind us of death, but there's a huge temptation to let our affection for pets rob us of life.

  • @kevwatski3351
    @kevwatski3351 22 дні тому

    I thought I was the only one that noticed this. I find this video nearly unbearable I’m going to try and see it through. ☦️

    • @johnheers6220
      @johnheers6220 16 днів тому

      @@kevwatski3351 good luck! How did it go lol

  • @kingsessingdad
    @kingsessingdad 22 дні тому

    Lord have mercy. I live in a major city where I see this all the time now. My wife and I have four children with one on the way. We’re seen as the weirdos. But dogs in strollers are wonderful.

    • @johnheers6220
      @johnheers6220 22 дні тому

      It’s such a good example of the upside down world. And it’s weird because these stroller folks have like giant hearts for living things… except maybe for human living things?

    • @nonmups9973
      @nonmups9973 7 днів тому

      The majority of these "dog parents" with strollers wouldn't happen to be mostly White couples ages 25-35 with leftist leanings, would they?

  • @anothercat1300
    @anothercat1300 22 дні тому

    I love pugs. Lol

    • @johnheers6220
      @johnheers6220 22 дні тому

      Who doesn’t! But also… should your pug wear a dress and have an iPhone holder in his stroller?

    • @nonmups9973
      @nonmups9973 7 днів тому

      They're total genetic monstrosities. Why choose to create an animal who is suffering its entire existence?

  • @ericmauro1687
    @ericmauro1687 22 дні тому

    Had to come here from the podcast. I don’t see the problem. Call me when the bubble boy is hauling a stroller with his horse on it.

  • @10.6.12.
    @10.6.12. 22 дні тому

    Me me me ... can't take the cool man schtich . Yeah, God be praised for the foundations work. Yes, great to see Orthodox with a social conscience. But ....

  • @gregoryw4662
    @gregoryw4662 22 дні тому

    Thank you for the stroller recommendations. I'm looking for one that is suitable for walking my 5 new babies in the mall