What LeBron James Teaches Us About Parenthood and Empathy
The Esau McCaulley Podcast
Esau McCaulley
5.0 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
LeBron James made headlines for confronting ESPN's Stephen A. Smith after criticism of his son, Bronny. Esau and Malcolm Foley unpack the moment and ask: What's a parent's role in their child's success, and when does helping become too much? They also explore the growing backlash against empathy and wrestle with how we should use power and privilege for the good of others. Plus, in our new "Freezing Cold Takes" segment, we admit seasonal depression is real… and maybe soccer is actually good?
0:34 - Show Begins
1:20 - Freezing Cold Takes
6:05 - Holy Sports
17:52 - The Sin of Empathy Book
26:27 - Is This a Real Problem?
38:45 - Our Moment of Cultural Shame
44:14 - End Credits
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | PASSION IN MY |
| 0:07.0 | Passion in my pockets where my pennies should be |
| 0:10.0 | where they selling is cheap so I'm buying that this freedom is free |
| 0:13.0 | I've been becoming me see when Jesus taking the lead with purpose I bleed |
| 0:17.0 | and riles like doing under the heat defeat is a never |
| 0:20.0 | you can't reattach |
| 0:21.2 | with a sever what's bringing you pleasure can tell you where you stacking your treasure |
| 0:24.6 | when storm is your weather know that it gets worse for it's better |
| 0:27.5 | hello everyone welcome to the eastall macaoli podcast I'm your host es. I don't think I have a co-host, but since Mike is taking more and more of the show, do I need to start introducing you now? You know, I've been a little offended when you're like, oh, I'm joined by my friends, so and so and so and so, and you never include me. Okay. I'm just sitting here awkwardly to your side. Like, I guess I'm not Esau's friend. |
| 0:57.9 | Also on the podcast, we have our producer, Mike. |
| 0:55.2 | Thank you. Never include me. Okay. I'm just sitting here awkwardly to your side. Like, I guess I'm not Esau's friend. |
| 0:57.9 | Also on the podcast, we have our producer, Mike. |
| 0:58.5 | Thank you. |
| 1:01.2 | And sometimes we have a guest on because we're promoting stuff. |
| 1:04.4 | We also have some people who are just regular as two of my friends who I like talking to. |
| 1:07.3 | So Malcolm does have a book called The Anti-Greek Gospel. |
| 1:08.3 | You want you to pick up. |
| 1:13.1 | But we're done selling that book. If you haven't got it by now, you're late. |
| 1:17.8 | We're having, we're having Malcolm on just because you want to talk to them and find out what's going on in the culture. |
| 1:18.9 | We're going to debut a new segment on the podcast. |
| 1:22.8 | It's called freezing cold takes. |
| 1:25.5 | Everybody has their hot takes, stuff that they saw in the news, |
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