The Patrick Madrid Show: March 19, 2026 - Hour 2

The Patrick Madrid Show

Relevant Radio

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 587 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Patrick opens with thoughts on how smartphones at the table subtly alter relationships, then fields calls about forgotten saints like Hildegard of Bingen, the oddities of canonization, and whether attending a bridal shower at a cohabiting couple’s place sends the wrong message. Questions zigzag across everything from the possibility of George Harrison’s late return to faith, the connection between classic movie scores and traditional masterpieces, to the enigma of why people say "River Jordan" instead of "Jordan River." Humor, moral wrestling, and unpredictable detours abound as Patrick guides listeners through faith, music, and modern life’s small provocations.

Audio: Simon Sinek explains phone addiction and how it impacts our relationships - https://x.com/DudespostingWs/status/2034239162065281520?s=20 (00:19)
Brady - Why is St. Hildegard swept under the rug or forgotten? (04:12)
Richard - Is there a correlation between Classical Music and the Doctors of the Church? Could you say that the Beatles would be considered as Beethoven or Bach was? (08:24)
Audio: George Harrison and John Lennon talk about having money - https://youtube.com/shorts/5rM41yhWkgw (17:00)
George - I think you are hanging up a bit on the term Classical music. It is the staying power that makes it classical. (20:50)
Elva - Could it be possible that Elizabeth told John about Jesus in the womb? (23:35)
Stuart - Was St. John spared a violent death because he took Mary in? What could the reason be? Why was he spared? (26:26)
Colleen - How do I handle a family situation involving cohabitation? My cousin and fiancée are living together. Can I attend the wedding? (33:28)
Trish - I am a big Beatles fan and heard George converted back to Christianity when he had cancer. (35:20)
Geri - St. Hildegard has some wonderful liturgical music.
Jim - I think scores from movies are the closest we can get to modern classical music. Is the Iran War a moral or just war? (39:52)

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0:00.0	What compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, encouragement for your day.
0:14.7	It's the Patrick Madrid show on Relevant Radio.
0:18.8	What if I was sitting here talking to you holding my phone? It's not buzzing,
0:23.3	it's not beeping. No one's calling me. I'm just holding it. Do you feel like you are the most important
0:28.5	thing to me right now? No, you don't. That's the association. So when we show up for a meeting
0:33.7	or we sit down for dinner with our families and we put the phone on the table. It sends
0:38.4	a psychological message to everyone sitting there that you are not the most important thing to me
0:42.6	right now. And putting the phone upside down is not more polite. Put it in an airplane mode to
0:47.6	take away the temptation that something's coming in and put it in a bag or on a shelf out of sight.
0:55.6	And this is how we should be interacting with people, giving them our full attention, because the idea is not that we hear the words they say,
1:01.4	but that they feel heard. And this is one of the tricks. If you wake up in the morning and you check
1:06.6	your phone before you say good morning to the person sitting next to you, you probably have a problem.
1:11.6	If you have to take your phone from room to room, no matter where you go, you probably have a problem.
1:16.6	And just like any recreational drug, the more you practice leaving it away.
1:22.6	For example, if you go out for dinner, you don't need four telephones.
1:25.6	Leave one at home, leave one in the car.
1:28.1	You have one with your spouse, it's fine. If you have a client meeting, leave it in the car,
1:32.6	leave it in the bag, never take it out. And it becomes easier and easier. And you find
1:36.0	it easier not to be sucked in by the fear-mongering as well. So like any addiction, it just
1:43.1	takes a little work.
1:52.0	Cyrus, you and I both agree we can quit anytime we want to. And quit anytime. I don't need this phone.
1:54.0	Mm-mm.
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