Ep 529 | Why Bad Ideas Deserve to Be Mocked | Guest: Seth Dillon

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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News, News Commentary, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Today we're talking to Seth Dillon, CEO of the Babylon Bee, the most true and factual website in history. We discuss the role of satire, the new book, "The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness," and how humor is uniquely positioned to counter authoritarianism. The Bee is always getting in trouble with the Left, and while it's funny to see progressives freak out about obvious satire, there is a more sinister motive; if the Left can get enough people to believe Seth's website spreads right-wing disinformation, they can more easily de-platform the Bee. We end on a different subject, hashing out some of the differences between Calvinist and Arminian views on predestination. --- Today's Sponsors: Alliance Defending Freedom has challenged the private employer vaccine mandate in court, but they still need your help. Protecting our cherished freedoms from government overreach is why it's vital you join in supporting ADF. Go to ADFLegal.org/ALLIE & make a tax-deductible donation to their Freedom Fund. Annie's Kit Clubs send special supplies & instructions you need for your kids to make something. Kits arrive in your mailbox once a month & are super convenient — they're designed for children so that your kids can make them on their own, but they're a great way for the family to spend quality time together! Go to AnniesKitClubs.com/ALLIE & save 75% off your first shipment! Good Ranchers exists to support local American farms that help you make great American meals for your family. They're here to put America FIRST at the dinner table! Go to GoodRanchers.com/ALLIE right now & you'll get 10 FREE bistro filet medallions with your order. Or, better yet, subscribe & save $25 on each box of mouth-watering American meats for life! --- Show Links: "The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness" https://amzn.to/3DLNN9S The Atlantic: "The Christians Who Mock Wokeness for a Living" https://bit.ly/3nE0AFE --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome to relatable happy Wednesday. Hope everyone has had a wonderful week.
0:14.3	Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. So I know that you're probably busy cooking, baking, preparing,
0:20.0	hanging out with your family. We'll have a short episode today and it's going to be a
0:23.4	fun one that I'll get you in the mood for, you know, a light, a hearted, enjoyable time
0:29.2	with your family on Thanksgiving. I am talking to Seth Dylan. He has the CEO of the Babylon
0:35.4	Bee, the satire site. I have had the honor of writing several times for the Babylon Bee
0:41.6	over the years. I have loved them, but a fan of them for a very long time. Their Christian,
0:47.8	conservative, just all out funny people. And they're just genuinely good people like the
0:53.1	people behind the Babylon Bee are as great as their headlines. And so you're going to
0:57.8	enjoy this conversation. We're not just going to talk about the woke scolds and the
1:01.5	pearl clutching that now tends to come from the left side of the aisle. And the importance
1:05.8	of satire and humor and all that kind of stuff. We're also towards the end of the conversation,
1:09.9	going to talk a little theology. We're going to talk about predestination. We're going
1:14.4	to talk about Calvinism versus non-Calvinism or Arminianism. And where we disagree, he and
1:21.4	I disagree on the topic of predestination. And yet, obviously, we share very important
1:27.8	things in common, namely, Christ. And so it's a fun, productive conversation that I know
1:34.2	you guys are going to really enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Thank you so much
1:41.3	for listening to relatable. I am so grateful for you all. We will be back next week with
1:47.4	all new episodes covering all the craziness that is bound to be going on in the news. So
1:53.6	for now, without further ado, here is my guest, Seth Dillon.
1:59.8	Seth, thank you so much for joining us. First, just in case there are a few people out
2:07.0	there who don't know you, can you tell everyone who you are and what you do?
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