Awake Not Woke w/ Noelle Mering

[@gather.sip.flourish]

The Theology of Home Books were the my first intro into Catholic women's writing as I was converting from being Protestant and I truly love how thoughtful and beautiful they are. Great conversation!

[@thelasttribe]

It's so amazing to hear Catholics having these conversations! I'm a Catholic climate adaptation scientist and whenever I feel like my husband and I are the only ones that can see through the lies and veils, these interviews bring us such hope! Noelle is totally correct with her statement about how the world is going to be weaponizing climate next - and that's a whole other story I could talk about for days. It's literally the reason why I'm looking for a way out of my current job in local government to build a consultancy with my amazing colleague to do honest climate adaptation work. There are many evil things that are already being done and will be done in the name of climate change. Just know, dear brothers and sisters, that we aren't all going to die and humanity isn't doomed even if we pass a global temperature increase of 1.5C. It will most likely happen and I truly believe there are intentional societal control tactics at hand that are keeping us, the human family, from being our best - in community, in unity with one another - to adapt, to problem solve using our diverse gifts through the Spirit. Humanity has prevailed through so many disastrous times and God has faithfully led His children to the promise land each time. So yes, though things will get ugly, we will survive! And we were built to be resilient and thrive because of the Father's deep love for us. He created this natural world and desired to share it with us and I am hopeful in our capacity to relearn how to be the stewards God intended us to be. And it's that hope that moved me to say yes to the vocational call to have children! We have a beautiful 1 month old daughter and I pray that she will be among many that continue standing up and spreading the Truth, building on the foundations of our current warriors like Noelle and many others on the show. I ask for the intercession of the Holy Family to grant new parents, such as ourselves, and all parents the wisdom and fortitude to raise our little ones to be faithful and fervent disciples of the Lord, consecrated to our Blessed Mother, to be warriors of Love and Truth.

[@RosieJ7223]

What an informative and encouraging comment! Thank you and congratulations on your new sweet baby. ❤️✝️❤️

[@MelanieBarrozo-u7s]

That is a fascinating job. I think it’s great Christians are also out there doing that work so we don’t all have to just follow blindly. My response to the panic with climate change is, “Look, we are all gonna die someday regardless. Why not try to have a relationship with God before then rather than spend your whole life fighting what is inevitable?” That being said, I’m not saying we’re all going to die because of climate change but Christians respond differently to these fear tactics because we ought not to fear even the worst possibilities. If death is won over by Christ, what is even left to fear?

[@philominaeapen9240]

This Lady throughly explains the definition of “woke “which I was not aware of it before ❤ God bless this conversation 🙏

[@whenpiratesattack]

An incredibly based woman who has it all together. I can’t imagine living in a household with someone like that. This is whom I will tell my son to use as a template for marriage.

[@phrikaphrak40k]

Real

[@MollyPitcher1778]

I can't imagine living in a household with a husband who was loving and supportive. All I ever wanted to do was be a wife and mother and it became a living hell because he was not the person to do that with. I was young and in love. What did I know? 13 years later divorce came and he disappeared from our lives. So instruct your son well on both sides.

[@whenpiratesattack]

@@MollyPitcher1778 Absolute wisdom on your part. I am so very sorry to hear that - it is unfortunately uncommon even among those in the Catholic faith. I know that people change but marriage is for life. Please be charitable to yourself. God bless you.

[@JohnCenaFan6298]

Did she say its okay to turn down sex with your husband?

[@whenpiratesattack]

@@JohnCenaFan6298 what's the time stamp?

[@bluecomb5376]

The "Theology of Home" series is so beautiful. Highly recommend them. The Truth and beauty within were instrumental in bringing one of my dear friends into the Church.

[@JMJ10781]

Wasting my time listening to you guys. More important things to do! Wow so disappointed.

[@baileyannross]

Best interview yet! I want to read her book ASAP. Thank you for continuing to speak truth in public forums. It is so encouraging.

[@ornange]

Loved this episode & cant wait to check out her book as well as Deacon Harold's new book! I'm planning on teaching High School confirmation classes at my parish and I want to approach the students with love & compassion & the TRUTH! Pray for me please!!

[@Stacey143B]

Wonderful book. I love truth seekers who aren’t afraid to speak out.

[@lidiasoares5675]

Amazing Lady!! God bless and protect Noelle Mering for what she does. We need more women like Noelle Merin, please Lord. And thank you Matt for bringing us guests like this! God bless you.

[@bill4hd]

I found Noelle’s book very helpful, and took lots of notes.

[@angelalemos9811]

She's great! I was at her speech at Our Lady of Peace in Santa Clara California 🎉🎉🎉🎉 it was enjoyable and I would recommend this book along with the anti Marian one on toxic femininity by Carrie.

[@kingleary1829]

Her book is outstanding. Completely readable. Lifts the veil on our strange times and shows the dirt underneath. Deepens your faith. I’m biased because finally seeing the world for what it is was a long and crucially important moment in my rediscovery of Christ. But seriously, great guest, great book. Praise be to God.

[@magnolia1776]

I’ve been to the events she is talking about in San Jose with the dinner, catholic speaker, etc. during the pandemic. I know exactly the events she is talking about. Some amazing speakers there! And many not that well publicized/attended in my opinion

[@OpenOceanOnly]

Love Noelle so much. She is such a great Catholic thinker.

[@Poeina]

Argument for marijuana I have a traumatic brain injury from a violent assault, and Medical Marijuana has helped me cope with severe nausea better than anything else as well as I have a panic disorder from the brain injury medical marijuana has helped me significantly with emotional regulation during a panic attack. It also helps significantly with chronic pain, and it doesn't have the addiction and health risks that opioids have.

[@paulahernandez2470]

Same here, diagnosed depression, anxiety and social anxiety. I have been consuming it for 4 month and the change on my life has been amazing. To the point of socializing and speaking to people.

[@henryschneir976]

Beautiful content

[@davidgianotti3594]

This is why alcohol and marijuana are not equal and need to be treated differently. Josef Piper talks about work, rest and festival in one of his books. The penultimate festival we have as Catholics is obviously the mass, and I say this without detracting from the mass as a sacrifice. But let's look at festival as a human activity outside of the mass. So to have festival means that to facilitate it we require the companions of festival, such as food, drink, art, music, dancing, poetry and song etc but these in themselves are not the festival. The festival is the spirit of the activity that is uniting the participants. We can see even in the bible that the drink can and will be alcoholic such as the wedding feast of Cana. So wine or beer can be a companion to the festival. They can satisfy refreshment and thirst and foster cheer before an excess will bring about drunkenness. Alcohol has a kind or appropriate good then before it can go bad. Marijuana, on the other hand can only do one thing and that is shut down the human person through its inebriating function and ultimately takes the person out of the festival. They are no longer able to participate in the spirit of the activity that is uniting the members. And if public smoking has been banned in your locality then this also takes the person out of festival. If they need to step outside of the wedding celebration or whatever situation to take a smoke then this also takes them out of the festival.

[@FigaroHey]

Interesting. About thirty years ago when I taught a logical argumentation class, I used to ask students who were writing in favor of legalizing marijuana what the social context and rules were around marijuana. Society has had centuries to learn from experience when it comes to alcohol drinking. For example, I can remember when I was young that AA or some other organization used to publish a list of 'warning signs' that you have a drinking problem, and one of them was 'drinking alone.' Society recognizes that drinking convivially is within the code of responsible use of alcohol, but to my knowledge, there's no similar, centuries-old code of responsible behavior around marijuana use. Society hasn't tried to outlaw alcohol drinking (OK, Prohibition aside; I live and teach in Europe), because it doesn't have to: society has set up all kinds of rules and limits around socially acceptable alcohol use. The same is not the case for 'recreational drugs.'

[@dompernickel]

Hooray for Thursday's insights too!

[@henrythejames7]

My anime thoughts: Historically I've been a fan of anime, and my position is similar to Thursday's--there are good shows/movies that are perfectly enjoyable and wholesome. However, my argument against consuming anime (and in particular, allowing your children to do so) is that the culture surrounding anime and manga is inescapably sexualized. For example, if you go to any book store or public library, it will only take 5 minutes of flipping through random manga to come across an underage girl in her underwear. If you google image search any anime character, it will take less than 5 minutes to come across immodest or pornographic artwork. And many shows that are even mostly wholesome will still manage to drop in immodest women or sexual references in unpredictable ways. Basically, it is a landmine of temptation and a gateway to sexual deviancy. I know people will read this and think I'm exaggerating, but I have to insist that there is a way in which anime as a medium is so tied to it's own pop culture that it's influenced more directly by the culture's vices in a way that other mediums may not be. Going to an anime convention, there is sexual vice everywhere--from immodest cosplay to people straight-up selling pornography at resale booths. I would certainly think twice about letting my children get attached to the medium and introduced to the online culture

[@Jerds]

I agree. It’s hard to find any mangas or anime’s that don’t have something overtly sexual. This is why even though I was once a huge fan of it, I don’t watch it anymore save for a few anime movies that I’ve seen that I already know are decent.

[@duooooo]

This is an excellent take. As someone who was heavily involved in online anime/“otaku” culture before diving back into my faith, I completely agree with what you’ve said here. There are certain shows that are wholesome and enjoyable, but the medium itself and the culture surrounding anime has a *lot* of pitfalls in the realm of sexual temptation.

[@ElvishPresley79]

Certainly, I find the most enjoyment from Ghibli films rather than the shows because I know they have nothing provocative in them while telling wonderful stories.

[@fossil-bit8439]

I would agree. I don’t know that I’d let my kids get into it, unless I took the time to vet everything myself beforehand. That being said I do have appreciation for some of it. And I am a fan of some of the older shows. Correct me if I’m wrong and these aren’t considered anime. But I do love Cowboy Bebop, Robotech (Macross), Gundam (never watched it but always wanted to, maybe someday), Akira, and Ghost in the Shell. I’m aware these shows do have mature themes, but didn’t feel as though they were mostly focused on sexual themes or obsessed with pervasive behavior.

[@DieselVR6]

I came to this realization about 15 years ago. Japanese culture is seen as modest but deep within there is a lot of sexual deviancy and I think anime reveals it. As you mentioned you can now see it go mainstream in cosplay. The furry craze stems from anime and I’m afraid is a gateway to some hideous sexual perversion which one can figure out if you break down the makeup of what a furry is.

[@catkat740]

1:28:01 Wow! Good point, Thursday!!! It’s like Little House on the Prairie 🤓

[@catholicmurph7707]

Noelle is the mom friend I've always wanted. How cool is she?!

[@dynamic9016]

Very insightful conversation.

[@MrMarkjams]

I have smoked a lot of weed and I feel very confident that there is no intermediate position between sober and high like there is between sober and drunk with alcohol. I also have never met anybody who smokes weed not to get high.

[@christinacanto3740]

True. But being high is way less inebriating than drunkenness. Drunk ppl black out, drive drunk, get violent, etc. They become a different person. Being high is a lot more like having a buzz from drinking than it is being drunk. I’m not advocating for it, just saying alcohol can be much much worse

[@stormygeo]

@@christinacanto3740 Since the legalization/decriminalization of weed in certain areas. They're finding that "high" people are committing more crimes and driving while high results in more accidents/fatalities. So a lot of people arent just getting high at home, theyre going out and causing mayhem.

[@paulahernandez2470]

​@@stormygeoand I think that is the sin, not the getting high but more of putting other people in danger.

[@WarpStims]

I have found that a lot of people who smoke weed a lot believe that they're not inebriated, but to people who are sober that's very obviously not the case. Some people DEFINITELY become a different person when high too, but they have no awareness that they're acting stupid, they think they're being very insightful. It's bizarre

[@racheljames7]

I love her. She's my hero and i want to be just like her when i grow up. Im almost there, i just don't quite have her patients or calmness yet, but im getting there, with God's help.

[@lidiasoares5675]

Just keep watching her and read her books and you will certainly be like her. I've been praying to God to give us more Noelle Merings and you will be one of them! I'm 68, but she is my hero too!!

[@Audrey-uz7ex]

Just a heads up for channel administrators that the chapter titled "Woke Self-Defication" should be "Deification." :)

[@pintswithaquinas]

🤣changed. Thanks.

[@katrinagiovanni891]

😂😳

[@LC-iv8lf]

Aaaaahh!

[@BigPhilly15]

Been a subscriber since

[@newjerseylion4804]

Family life can be very rejuvenating. Having youth around in your life keeps you young because energetic energy from youth get rubbed by the parents. Being a stay at home dad is emotionally nourishing.

[@oafpilgrimmusic]

hi matt ,this is unrelated to the video but i just finished The Brothers Karamazov because you recommended it. it's tied with Lord of the Rings as my all time favorite book. thank you.

[@jakehuzyak8196]

I also recommend “The Possessed” by Fyodor Dostoevsky as well, it was probably the best novel Ive ever read (I haven’t started Brothers Karamazov yet, so I’ll take your and Matt’s advice and get that started very soon). It encompasses the current collapse of Christianity at the time in Russia, and the populace running to liberalism, nihilism and though not called “communism”, its description matches it very well. So well written, I could truly see the characters and events pop to life throughout the piece.

[@oafpilgrimmusic]

@@jakehuzyak8196 Thanks for the recommendation! I was just listening to a podcast with Fr. Gregory Pine and he mentioned he had read that one. I'll have to get it!

[@rthelguera]

Matt, the Brazilian Cachaça is best if used for a "caipirinha" - mash green small lemons (lime?) with sugar, add crushed ice, pour cachaça and .... enjoy! Best drink ever. Guaranteed to make you think you can have another one until... you can´t. It is better than a mojito!

[@davidmcpike8359]

Best (limited, prudential) argument against marijuana use I've seen: Andrew Huberman's detailed rundown from the neuroscientist's perspective.

[@sarahloffler]

Argument FOR Marijuana: it is a plant that grows out of the ground for free. It provides a magnifying glass into yourself and the world around you. While Alcohol reduces inhibitions and makes it easier to be argumentative and sometimes violent, marijuana makes you more contemplative and thoughtful. Both can be abused. Both are human “medicines” if used responsibly.

[@paulahernandez2470]

That's my biggest pro cannabis argument, like God made that. Idk, maybe He did it for a reason. The problem is when people use it wrongly, it's like food, God gave us food but the way that we use it determines if it is a sin of gluttony of not

[@freddo6941]

Nolle is phenomenal. She injects so much sanity and truth in an insane world full of lies.

[@intedominesperavi6036]

Innocence has a dominance. How profound. That was a fantastic takeaway from that interview!

[@hsrgrl270]

well put Thursday! at 52:00!

[@polaramas.867]

Fascinating , excellent convo. A little observation on 57 minutes in regarding a tiny debate on male circumcision. Both Noelle and Thursday seem to have animus about circumcision. To each their own in matters of conscience, but why the animus to something God instituted and even required at one time in history from His people? Both of our adult sons- one Protestant ( we were outside Catholicism after our two oldest were baptized , so our youngest four were baptized, but none of them in the Catholic church, nor raised in Catholicism, but in the Protestant world), and one agnostic , were circumcised in the first fee days of life, with Mama right there. Our oldest son is a Dad and has chosen with his wife not to circumcise their son. No worries here. But why are people so against the practice? Just a thought.♥️

[@christiancorona5640]

Hi Matt. I’m involved heavily in parish ministry to the Hispanic community in my parish. I have read Noelle’s book and realize that it is such a helpful tool. The Hispanic faithful are thirsting for something like this. I am wondering if you can ask Noelle if she is planning to have it translated or if she could possibly think about it. Honestly I’d be happy with just a Google translated PDF lol.

[@odikoyote8763]

Thank you!

[@demolitionwilliams7419]

I don't know how came across this or who these ppl even are, but I will be looking a lot deeper into her stuff, snd subscribing to his podcast. She is one hundred percent SPOT on here

[@mrsandmom5947]

Please make it for captions so I can understand. I’m hard of hearing. Captions help drastically

[@OpenOceanOnly]

Thursday makes a great point about Libertarianism.

[@katieriviera4500]

The bear joke is fantastic!

[@IchNachtLiebe]

The part where your guest was describing wokeness as "a counter gospel that permiates the being with a hatred of humanity opposed to the love of God" (paraphrased) really permiated with me. I've had a very rough life. Not necassary to go unto detail for my point. But every event that i see that is unexplainably evil and destructive just convinces me more and more that there is purpose in this life. It is in the presence of the devil that God is most apparent. I have seen the devil (figuratively). I've seen horrible atrocities commited. It just makes it more important that we walk in a pathway of love and address our own demons. In a world of coal it's our obligation to be diamonds. Wokeness and affiliated ideologies are the darkest coals with a polished coat on the outside.

[@melissagarduno7885]

How have I experienced privilege? The question at the meeting. I experienced the privilege of Jesus Christ's redemption on the Cross. That was so unmerited.

[@Joker22593]

I usually respond to accusations of ancestral guilt with, "I've been baptised, so I don't have any of that".

[@Flibleene]

Long screed, don't read (had a rough day at work and this is cathartic for me - always appreciate the content, good work all!): The entire stay at home dads segment was very important I would say. To use the blanket statement "women should stay home, men should go to work" is, according to the all knowing Flibleene, incorrect. The idea that women didn't work prior to X point in time always makes me irate because that isn't true (thank you Thrsday). Women (and men) often worked from home. There used to be guilds that were exclusive to women. Women had jobs. Husbands and wives need to fulfill their specific roles within their family unit. How this manifests itself will be particular to each family even if it often follows particular trends that we can recognize. I always feel that saying "men must do this to be men" is limiting God's infinitude in which we are all individuals, not groups. God has a plan for each of us. We are to fulfill God's role for us, not the role we or society demands of us. If you are like me and you find yourself judging other people for how their family operates, consider saying a prayer for them before openly criticizing them. Most people are just trying to do the best they can. (If you've gotten this far, hello!) For some context, my wife is a stay at home mom, so no, I am not opposed to that dynamic, but I will vehemently disagree with anyone who says that is the way it should be (as in, asserts that as gospel truth, no qualifications or nuance). Now, before you criticize my garbage take on this, please say a prayer for me. THANKS!

[@EvieGevie]

YES! I have been thinking about this quite a bit lately. My dad is 82, went to college and was an office manager back in the 60s/70s so he saw all the women “entering the workforce”. To him, this showed how much better we were doing since before that, women weren’t “allowed” to work. Huh?!?! No, women have been working all along. Now we just only see work outside of the home as work. I blame technology for robbing us of the ability to do things ourselves and making knowledge based work somehow seem more important, even though we don’t actually know how to DO anything anymore. Thus comfort and convenience have become our gods. End rant.

[@Rosjier]

50mins in, and I'm glad they asked for Thursday's opinion.

[@harrisonschaller2815]

What was the amazing lofi mix with blessed Fulton sheen!? I Can I find it on a playlist somewhere?

[@katherinemcmillan5228]

I love my reclaim the month tee!!!

[@michaelhardy9402]

Can't shake this.. how do we not know that smoking pot is mortal sin . See CCC paragraph 2291.

[@jenniferwebster8895]

Agreed! It's also a gateway drug to harder substances. As a teacher, we are told if we see a decrease in mood, behavior, work ethic, grades, etc... it could be a sign of Marijuana use.

[@paulahernandez2470]

It says the use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life - it means the use of it when it’s not warranted. Meaning that if you use it without having a medical reason for it, it's wrong.

[@mariano_buitrago]

I noticed that Costco only recently removed the plexiglass barriers at the checkout lanes

[@brigidmartin]

I’m a proud backwards thinking Catholic God bless very glad I was told about this channel

[@RosieJ7223]

Does anyone know if her book discusses ways to fight racism and injustice? I was initially intrigued by the title, but based on interviews I’m concerned it will be all anti-woke, but forget about the “awake” part of the title. There are massive racial injustices where I live. I definitely agree that BLM as an organization is Marxist and ultimately against God, BUT they’re not actually wrong *entirely* about racism, privilege, and injustice. It was so hard to see people unable to speak the phrase “Black lives matter” for fear of being viewed as a Democrat or socialist. We get so caught up in fighting against bad ideas that we often forget there are real people and real friends who face racism on a systemic level. (And I think class distinction has a major influence in our culture, too.) Anyway, I’m looking for something that acknowledges the problems with Left Wokeism, but also acknowledges that saying you’re “anti-woke” can feel like a stab in the back to some BIPOC, as that term seems to be used by some people who are merely “anti-black” but hiding behind a façade. It’s like they’re saying they are against the Left, but really they just want to preserve themselves from having to listen and change. Anyway, I’m not saying that is what Noelle is doing, I think she’s a genuine intellectual, but I’m concerned there are blind spots. Wondering what people (off of Amazon) think of her book.

[@RealSeanithan]

I'm just going to come right out and say it: Thursday is a pretty sharp kid.

[@joelwiemken3046]

Just watch the lead to any evening news and the hot temperatures and (extreme) weather is referred to . Great Book Noelle.

[@themanintheboxisbad]

Being a big fan of Noelle's, I had high hopes for this. But it's really disappointing how Matt hadn't read her book and leans into the "Catholic Joe Rogan mode" where he boringly tries to get her to explain her entire book through aimless/rambling questioning.

[@lhaynes7365]

Covid: my family ended up with so much outside pressure to get the vaccine, school, work, family, that we got it. I still cry about us being vaccinated. The memory of manipulation has not faded and I will fight like a lioness if we're ever put in a similar situation!

[@christianmadore7574]

Overall a good conversation, but I have to point out the absurdity of one thing she said (and matt, being a gentleman, didnt go after her for) - that it's basically ok for a wife to reject her husband sexually because men are built to take the rejection, whereas it "isn't normal" for husbands to reject their wives' sexual advances. Totally absurd and only reinforces the misconception that men can be rejected at any time and for any reason and it's totally ok because woman.

[@elenaeich]

On the topic of cannabis as well as alcohol, we have a son who is bipolar and more often than not people with these struggles, turned to these products for self medication. It is a disaster. Having lived in California for 40+ years. I can tell you that to legalize it has also been disastrous for the state. In the area that I lived in Northern California, which originally was a dairy and agricultural area people that buy land to grow cannabis have destroyed the property values in the area. If you’ve ever lived near such a place, you’ll understand why. The smell is out of this world it’s like having a high density population of skunks in your neighborhood 24 seven. So though it may have some benefits, it has been unfortunately not regulated in such a way that it can be used for the medical reasons more than for “relaxing” . if you’re going to need a prescription for this kind of medical treatment, it should be going through the pharmacy stores. Just because it’s on the same level as other medications and easier to distribute in a manner that keeps it out of the wrong hands.🎉

[@brianaalece5314]

Whats crazy is speaking of redefining speech while also admitting that the term "woke" itself has been redefined and means something completely differently to anyone who asks thus removing the original objective definition. Btw, the singer shes referring to is Erykah Badu.

[@Mike_and_Ike-xb3io]

Most pathologists and toxicologists believe marijuana is a gateway drug. I’ve smoked weed in my younger days. Morally, if it alters your brain, it’s probably not a good idea because bad decisions are made in altered states. Honestly, I’m no prude, but I’m not a fan of the drinking on the show - does it make the show more appealing?

[@jayna1024]

I’m a young married Gen Z’er mother of two here at 25. My advice for single men looking for a wife: The best way to stand out is dressing nice and presentable and have great chivalry! Open your date’s car door and walk on the side closest to the street while walking on a sidewalk. Dating expectations are so low and minimum as a result of dating apps. If you do small gestures like that, you will definitely stand out.

[@gogr2409]

Interesting and enjoyable guest

[@soup.76]

What is the music/spoken word played during the break?

[@housecry]

rosary girl - beats to relax/study to Catholic lofi

[@angrypotato_fz]

1:56:53 Cameo by dr Breuninger :D

[@katiuszaYT]

Question for Matt: How do you navigate family members that you consider woke?

[@stormygeo]

Not Matt, but I will not point blank talk to them about anything that would "trigger" them. Any idea that maybe woke, talk to someone else lol

[@brianamend6983]

Pray the Rosary of Our Lady of Sorrows for them, not even for their conversion but for God to give them light and healing.

[@hansblitz7770]

Avoid.

[@matttyes]

The question regarding "Christians being for alcohol" (min. 136), but against cannabis is based on a false premise. Namely, that alcohol is good and cannabis is bad. When Christianity, and the fullness of the faith (Catholicism) actually teaches that it is wrong to ingest something purposefully that inhibits the senses and degrades the image of God within our being. Thus even alcohol is very much condemned when taken in excess as scripture even states that drunkards shall not inherit the kindom of God(1 Cor 6:10). The guest, Ms Noelle, provides a hint when she distinguishes that there really is no intent for moderation in smoking cannabis. This is even more pronounce with present-day cannabis where the percentage of THC in todays marijuana is many times more potent and concentrated relative to the marijuana of 30 to 40 years ago.

[@manny4012]

If anyone would like a scientific perspective on marijuana and it’s different affects on the body and brain, The Huberman Lab Podcast has an episode on it where he gives the pros and cons to marijuana. He is a neuroscientist and he is really awesome!

[@hansblitz7770]

Yeah, the caffeine and nicotine studies are really good too. Full of data.

[@manny4012]

@@hansblitz7770 Yeah bro. His channel is one of my favorites when it comes to science.

[@jimmyjames417]

This is fantastic. Who is Noelle? Where do I know her from?

[@thephoneranger1]

Psalm 61 should be read and prayed by everyone.

[@roberthead2408]

“I don’t like being told what to do”! Does that imply that every time you are given a directive you do not comply? I found this statement quite disturbing.

[@coryschunemann1395]

Matt is 120% wrong on bourbon, but would agree it is harder to discern the differences in it vs. rye, mezcal, or scotch.

[@yallcrazy302]

Matt doesn’t like being interrupted, Thursday! 😅

[@TiinaHemmingus]

Hi, I just paid over 1000 dollars to support you on Patreon and to get a private call with Matt Fradd. Now I see that Patreon channel is dead but can I though get that call scheduled ASAP? I really need Matt's help.

[@AJanae.]

Anime and marijuana thoughts together: I sometimes enjoy alcohol, but most of the time I feel ill or like a human raison… any ways, you can smoke and not get stoned, a fried egg is different than your smoker who takes one puff. Pot smokers are pretty diverse, unless you’re looking at a textbook hippie, you can’t tell who smokes and who doesn’t. But I just wanted to comment just to say, absolutely no one I know who smokes pot (which is the majority of those I know) do not have colored hair or like anime 😂 so that’s a funny stereotype Matt has in his head. Must come from personal experience!

[@kadenkohl782]

No one takes one puff of weed bro. There’s no benefit to smoking weed and not getting high. If you want to calm down smoke tobacco.

[@tinacovington8732]

My problem with marijuana is only one people partake of it through inhalation. I do not want to partake of it. I don’t like the smell of it. It makes me very sick. Someone can drink alcohol and it does not affect me while they’re drinking it. We have all these laws against smoking and the secondhand issues with it. It would be the same for marijuana in terms of inhalation. And the smell from marijuana extends way further than regular cigarette smoke IMO. If someone wants to chew gummies or eat edibles, I’m OK with that. That doesn’t affect me. However, we still need a test to see if someone is actively high in order to determine safety when driving, working with heavy machinery, working in the medical field, etc.

[@RealSeanithan]

So, in reference to the roles of men and women, I don't think the roles have changed, but the expression of the roles has changed. The man's job back then was to do those labors in the home that provided materially for the home, and the woman's job was to perform her labors with that provision to keep the home. That is, the man provides for the home, and the woman cares for the home. Unfortunately, the modern world has put the majority of us in a situation where we cannot provide for the home from the home, so men must go out of the home in order to provide for the home. We are not, however, in a situation, for the most part, where we must go out of the home in order to care for the home, which is why it is still "traditional" at its core for the man to go work and the woman to stay home, because that is how most of us are forced to perform our roles.

[@cowsal77]

I don't like the effect of THC on the brain chemicals involved in memory. It changes the development of the hippocampus in the young according to studies and impairs learning in unborn exposed, the damage appears to be permanent. As a nurse, I think some medical preparations are OK but not recreational use as practiced.

[@thisisjeff9845]

Anime: Just like any other media there's some good, some bad. Marijuana: It's legal where I live, but I don't touch the stuff. There are some products like CBD that come from marijuana, but it doesn't make people high. It's supposed to help with something called essential tremors, which I have, so I might try the stuff out. Not really an argument for legalizing it though.

[@OpenOceanOnly]

1:14:36 Matt: "I'm a big fan of abandoning things" Do you know how many people say the same thing about the Catholic Church? That's literally a Sedevacantist, Protestant attitude.

[@ruthmaryrose]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres last week said that global warming is over and we are now in “global boiling”. For real! 😱

[@RoniK_Blue]

I love studio Ghibli ❤

[@monicalillis3294]

Jack Daniels and Coke ♥️ And Thursday is adorable. Lucky Girl that gets him. x

[@Silent_Library]

My grandparents both passed away during Covid. My father is unable to wear a mask for a myriad of personal traumatic reasons. The friar who ran the church refused to let my father into the church to comfort my mother mourning her parents. I privately had a conversation with the friar and explained that my mother needed her husband to walk with her through it. He said (while not wearing a mask mind you) that my father not wearing a mask was a threat to everyone else in the church. I told him that I thought it was ridiculous that he can say that when everyone else around my father would be masked to fit the rules. I will never forget what he said next. “I am the friar. This is MY church, and I make the rules. If he wants to come in- he must wear a mask”. I don’t know if I will ever forget the anger I was holding back as I removed my mask to read the gospel during the funeral service. St. Mary’s Basillica in Phoenix, AZ. That friar was in violation of his bishops decree that masks and covid would NEVER be a reason to prevent people from participating in the life of the church.

[@Silent_Library]

To clarify- both grandparents passed away VERY close to one another and had their funeral in the same basilica they were married in, at the same time.

[@JLL773]

Anime, it can be emotional, comedic, intense, etc. Anime is like movies, TV shows, and just like these things we watch for entertainment, Anime is like any other entertainment art show/movies. There are some good and bad anime, it's like the office, walking dead, marvel TV and movies, it's the same as the shows we watched but from across the world

[@markpendleton4978]

Happy spouse happy house >>>> happy wife happy life

[@djohn9737]

Bourbons and whiskeys have a different taste and I can tell the difference. I don't know anything about scotch. Now when it comes to vodka, they are all the same to me so I will throw in the cheapest into any mixed drink.

[@carlos.sierra]

Noelle is awesome lol 😂 Thursday needs his own show. He’s smart and everything but he just interrupts too much. I started following because of Matt and his guests, but now it feels like there’s a cohost now.

[@olidul2305]

Anime thoughts: Like most media there are good and bad animes. I don't see a reason to be against all anime. I'd advise against watching some anime, but there are good/enjoyable anime shows. I've watched multiple anime that I have enjoyed. Anti-Marijuana Opinion: Where I live it is illegal to use recreationally. Thus, I think paragraph 2291 of the Cathechism applies to marijuana here. I believe it should stay illegal. My reasons for this may not be much better than the ones offered in this episode. I would argue that it is very possible to use alcohol and tobacco without falling into the sin of drunkeness while it seems much more difficult to use marijuana in such a way. To counter Matt's original opinion, tobacco use originates from the Americas, not Europe; therefore, both tobacco and cannabis smoking were foreign to Western civilization. Tobacco was permitted, marijuana was not. I would also say that places that decrimialise marijuana seem to move towards the direction of decriminalising harder drugs.

[@londijaramillo709]

Matt is totally wrong on Bourbon! And Blanton’s is great! 😅

[@jimbarino2]

I never thought i would hear "i'd like to try the Brazilian" on Pints with Aquinas...😂

[@edavis6146]

I bought TWO of the Reclaim the Month stickers because it needs to be said. I don't understand why Society celebrates laws against God in lieu of celebrating God.

[@FigaroHey]

Other societies aside, OUR society - western society - has no social norms around smoking marijuana (and I'd be willing to bet that societies that do have a traditional use of marijuana have drawn lines around it: priests use it, for example; in religious contexts; or men use it but not women or children, etc.) We DO have centuries of rituals and customs around drinking, as well as taboos. Society has set up 'rules' - laws - around alcohol use, but not around marijuana use. It's easy to draw a clear line between use and abuse of alcohol, because we have done that for centuries. Alcoholics Anonymous has 12 questions to help people discern if they have a drinking problem. For example, 'Do you drink alone?' If you answer 'Yes,' you have a drinking problem. But 'Do you smoke marijuana alone?' is probably answered 'yes' in many, many cases, and yet society has not yet come to the point of having created a set of rules that say, 'If you are smoking dope alone, you have a problem.' Alcoholics Anonymous EXISTS because we've had centuries to build up a strong sense of awareness that drinking outside certain limits or outside certain social situations, means someone has crossed the line from use to abuse. Is there even a 'Dopers Anonymous'? Has OUR society had enough time to work out clear rituals and accepted norms so that anyone - either in the general society or the user himself - can tell when the line has crossed between use and abuse? (I'd be willing to bet that societies with a long history of marijuana had their own clear rituals and accepted norms of marijuana use and everyone knew when someone had crossed the line from use to abuse.) With alcohol, we KNOW when drink has taken control of someone. We have language like, 'responsible drinking' because we know that there's such a thing as irresponsible drinking. But we don't have similar lines drawn around the use of marijuana. We don't need to outlaw free adult use of alcohol, because we all KNOW exactly when someone has crossed the line from social drinking to alcoholism. The 'laws' already exist - as social norms. We need to outlaw or at least strongly restrict intoxicants that have no 'rules,' that have no social norms that help a person know, 'I'm abusing this; not using this.'

[@julia2]

Matt, your catholic lofi art looks like anime. It doesn’t seem like you dislike it too much

[@CarlosRivera-lv3uc]

Thru the pandemic to within the last year I made a radical change from semi wokish to deep and steeped in my Catholic faith. The pronoun game is where I started to shut down.

[@tellyhow6281]

She is vvery smart and can be threatening to those who know less or who cannot form a balanced opinion.

[@TheGringoSalado]

24:00 well maybe there’s one benefit to the utter collapse in belief in the real presence…

[@karawaterhouse]

With all due respect how the heck are u ppl not trusting the government ( thx ) but yet still trusting the Vatican ??????

[@rosiegirl2485]

I think that men who are alone, and on their knee's at Church... Are super sexy! They love their God unapologetically..which speaks to their character..which makes me see a strong man with good morals! Also..when it comes to pot.. I have a husband..5 brothers..and many connected friends. Not one of them smoke the pot for medical reasons..they smoke it to get high. Making it legal just lifted a weight for them. Myself..I hate the smell and it's not my thing. To me..it's not pretty watching a women smoke it..sorry! One more thought...sorry. Matt..Thursday.. You need to end the podcast better. You just shut it off..say thsnks..or good bye..have a great day..just say something..commit 10 seconds to the end of the show.

[@stormygeo]

Is Thursday's actual name Thursday... or is it a nickname?

[@adiesumpermariam4111]

Nickname

[@davidnolanii6705]

Tim pool wouldn't say that he's a conservative either it's other people that are saying he is a conservative

[@dahlapaytons3594]

16:40 he’s close to NJF’s theory