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Follow Gerry "Dry Toast" as we search for the facts behind famous situations, both current and historical, especially those involving religion, science, historic events and philosophy. And we have a little fun along the way.
As a long time instructor in ethics for the real estate industry, Dry Toast has studied and pondered the field of ethics for many years and so he add an ethical slant to his ponderings. Wherever his mind ponders, or wanders, as the case may be, there is always something to learn.
The Fact of The Matter is a production of Toco Properties Ltd.
As part of my other podcast I do on real estate, noted past London, Ontario city councillor Gordon Hume joined me for a discussion on what makes cities dynamic and vibrant and I thought it would be a great discussion …
In recent years, many western nations are being accused of all the same evils: misogyny, racism, white supremacy, etc., etc., but is this true or is there something else going on? Today we take a brief look at some of …
We hear a lot of talk these days about Agenda 2030, driving only electric vehicles or autonomous vehicles and the banning of fossil fuel vehicles by 2035, but just how realistic is this? Is this possible or even desirable? Ev...
In today's episode, I ask an expert on whether or not the Bible condones slavery. Some detractors point to several biblical verses to argue that it condones or even promotes slavery. Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy join...
Today we finish off the enquiry into who was Paul the apostle. He has been the most widely known, most widely praised and most widely criticized apostle of all time. Where did he come from, where did he go and …
Who was Paul the apostle who has been the most widely known, most widely praised and most widely criticized apostle of all time? Where did he come from, where did he go and what did he do? What was his …
Well, I did it. After doing my episode last year on the origins of wokeism, I've been thinking of a follow up episode on some of the problematic claims of woke ideologies, but I've been hesitating because I try to …
In Part 4 we dig deep into interpretation problems arising from whether or not one believes in The Bible. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many analytical challenges arise from what exactly one believes or does not believe. Yes, we ar...
Today's episode kicks it up a couple notches as we delve into the field of hermeneutics, the study of interpretation of biblical texts. Get your thinking caps on because things are going to get heavy. Grab a pen and paper …
Today's episode will be a deep dive into the political, social, economic and family life of people in Palestine (Galilee, Judea, etc.) around New Testament times. We will explore both serious topics such as persecution of Jew...
The Bible is the most influential book of all time but did you know it's also one of the most fascinating? In the first part of a new series on understanding the bible, beginning with the New Testament, we ask …
Wait, what? More climate? Yes, I know I promised no more climate change but I wanted to include this book in my research of climate change, but the waiting list at the library was too long and it didn't arrive …
