The Problems with Medically Assisted Suicide
The Esau McCaulley Podcast
Esau McCaulley
5.0 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Medically assisted suicide is on the rise in Canada, and it's no longer limited to those who are terminally ill. Esau, Malcolm, and Mike examine what this shift reveals about modern assumptions around autonomy, dignity, and choice, and how Christian convictions about suffering and care for the vulnerable complicate the logic behind assisted dying policies. Also, after Travis Kelce recently claimed that he and Taylor Swift have never fought, the team asks whether conflict-free marriage is actually a sign of health. They explore why disagreement can be formative rather than destructive, and why couples should be cautious about overusing therapy language—like "gaslighting" or "narcissism"—without fully understanding what those terms mean.
0:00 - Theme Song
1:40 - Scheduling Wedding for Money?
7:00 - Do Couples Need to Fight? 1
7:26 - Therapy Talk
22:34 - Medical Assistance in Dying
30:52 - Dying with Dignity
38:28 - What to Leave Behind in 2026?
45:00 - End Credits
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, welcome to the Esau McCauley podcast. |
| 0:08.8 | I'm your host, Issaa McCauley. |
| 0:10.3 | We're joined today again by Malcolm without his suit folly for the people who are watching |
| 0:14.2 | on YouTube. |
| 0:15.2 | You're underdressed today, Malcolm. |
| 0:16.4 | Welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm casual. |
| 0:18.6 | Oh, you're casual. |
| 0:19.4 | Okay. |
| 0:19.9 | We'll just tell people it's laundry day. Okay, it's laundry day. And we also are joined here by producing Mike. How's it going, Mike? That's great. Should we say, Happy New Year? Happy New Year. Yeah. So I think our last episode, I had given you a sweater and people, it'll be like a week since people who have seen the thing. Yeah. So those you watching on YouTube, though you don't know, last week I gave Mike a sweater |
| 0:42.3 | for Christmas because he loved my all-black jersey for the New Zealand rugby team, |
| 0:49.3 | and I got you a jersey or a sweater. Do you remember who that was? |
| 0:53.3 | Yeah, it was in all whites. Oh, that was the name of the team? Soccer team. Yeah, you have the sweater. Do you remember who that was? Yeah, it was, it was in all whites. |
| 0:55.2 | Oh, that was the name of the team? Soccer team. Yeah, can you, you have the sweater? Can you show |
| 0:58.2 | your out blub and Malcolm really quickly? You know, Esau, I am just such an advocate for |
| 1:02.4 | for. I got nothing. No, no. Finish his advocate for racial justice. We're talking about |
| 1:10.3 | in the year. This sweater talking about in the year. |
| 1:13.4 | This sweater has him in the chokehold. |
| 1:16.5 | After I gave it to him, as I gave it to him, Malcolm, he wouldn't hold it. |
| 1:19.8 | It was like sitting next to him. |
| 1:21.9 | He kept moving away from it. |
| 1:23.6 | How am I supposed to wear a sweatshirt that says all whites? |
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