Sunday Fireside Chat: The Importance of Religion in Modern Society
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
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🗓️ 22 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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LIVE: Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager! Ep. 27 originally aired on March 23. 2018
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In this episode of Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager, Dennis shares his thoughts on the importance of religion in modern society. He reflects on growing up in a secular generation and how he believes that the absence of God has led to a lack of meaning and purpose in many people's lives. Dennis discusses how he thinks that the Ten Commandments, which he believes are rooted in a higher power, have guided his own life and decisions, particularly in his relationships and personal choices. He also answers questions from listeners on topics ranging from morality to beauty and music.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, this is Marissa Strite. I am the CEO of Prager You, and you are about to listen to a special edition of fireside chat with Dennis Prager. |
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| 0:39.9 | So enjoy your podcast and thank you so much for all your support. |
| 0:45.9 | Welcome to my home. I'm Dennis Prager. This is my home. This is as informal as you, well, it's not |
| 0:51.3 | as informal as you can get. after all I could be here in |
| 0:54.2 | pajamas but I don't wear pajamas so I certainly couldn't be here so it's really |
| 1:00.0 | really informal I love this a lot of people are watching and that means a great deal |
| 1:05.9 | to me because I really get a chance to talk from my heart and from my mind, because you have to do both in life. |
| 1:13.5 | So, anyway, welcome to my home, and maybe you'll get to see the Bulldog or the Basset Hound at some point, but who knows. |
| 1:22.4 | So listen to this. |
| 1:23.9 | I just flew in from Australia. |
| 1:27.0 | If case you didn't know, Australia is very far away. |
| 1:31.8 | I just thought I would share that with you. It's from L.A. You can take a nonstop. I gave a speech |
| 1:40.3 | in Melbourne just the other day. And I to Mel, I went to Australia for three |
| 1:47.8 | days just to give a speech and I want to say something to the Pragerforce people in Melbourne, Australia. |
| 1:53.0 | Anyway, the flight is 16 and a half hours. So you sort of live on an airplane for all that time. |
| 2:00.3 | That doesn't include the time you're on the |
| 2:01.9 | ground. So you're on the plane about 18 hours. And thank God I don't go economy class. I have to admit |
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