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Epstein Is the Mascot of American Capitalism | ATNQ

n Episode 6 of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten take on a week where politics, power, and everyday ethics collide. We start with the newly passed Epstein File Release Bill and what it means when the government suddenly decides to pull back the curtain. Who benefits from transparency, who gets protected, and what does the public have a right to know? From there we explore a bigger question: what people mean when they talk about revolution. Is it a moment, a movement, a mindset, or a format? We break down the difference between spectacle and substance. To close, we dig into a scenario that blew up online this week: should someone be fired for cheating? We look at the ethics, the power dynamics, and why so many workplaces fold moral judgment into employment decisions. It is a packed episode that moves from Capitol Hill to the messy gray zones of modern work and culture. Tune in and ask the next question with us. 0:00:00 Intro, 0:03:15 Epstein Files, 1:03:28 Fired for cheating?

Ex-Ministers Discuss Zohran Mamdani, Late-Stage Capitalism, and the Future of Masculinity

In Episode 5 of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten trace the fault lines running through our culture, between wealth and justice, masculinity and meaning, power and possibility. We begin with Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory in Queens and what it signals about the future of left politics in an era where capitalism feels increasingly exhausted. What does it mean to win inside a system that seems to be falling apart, and can movements rooted in solidarity survive the pressures of late-stage capitalism? From there, we turn to Scott Galloway’s new book on masculinity, a conversation that opens up bigger questions about what men are actually longing for, and why Galloway’s brand of self-help liberalism might be more symptom than solution. Can someone like him really lead a generation through crisis, or does his success expose the contradictions of the culture he critiques? Finally, we turn to The Will to Change by bell hooks, whose vision of love, vulnerability, and responsibility offers a deeper path forward. What if healing masculinity isn’t about reclaiming strength, but redefining it? It’s an episode about hope in hard times, how to build a new kind of strength, a new kind of politics, and a new kind of love in the ruins of the old world.

Ex-Ministers Discuss No Kings, Ancestor Worship And Red Flags In the Church

In Episode 3 of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten take on a week full of controversy, conviction, and cultural tension.
We start with the No Kings rally and the internet fallout that followed. Is it an effective movement for liberation, or just liberal branding with better aesthetics? We unpack the arguments flying between leftists and liberals and what the debate reveals about power, ego, and genuine movement building.
Then we turn to red flags and green flags in church culture. From manipulative “accountability” talk to genuine community care, we break down how to tell the difference between spiritual authority and spiritual control.
Next up: The Deante Kyle controversy. what happens when someone says “Jesus is in the way”? We explore the clash between ancestor veneration and Christian orthodoxy, how online faith communities are shifting, and why conversations about spiritual identity so often become culture wars.
Finally, our Book of the Week is Marimba Ani’s Yurugu. We discuss how her searing critique of European cultural thought and behavior still echoes today and what it might mean for building a new moral language of freedom, belonging, and repair.

Ex-Ministers Discuss The Black Church, The TPUSA Half Time Super Bowl Show And The Ceasefire in Gaza

In Episode 2 of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten dive deep into faith, politics, and pop culture.
We start with Gaza: is the new ceasefire a real step toward peace, or just another pause in an endless cycle of violence? From flotillas to propaganda, we ask what justice looks like when power writes the narrative.
Then we pivot to culture war absurdity: Turning Point USA is planning its own halftime show in protest of Bad Bunny. Who would actually perform? We've both got lists and yes, TobyMac made the cut.
From there, we explore why the Black Church still matters. What does it mean when even “multiracial” churches center whiteness as the norm? How did the Black Church become both sanctuary and protest movement, and why that witness still matters today.
Finally, our Book of the Week is Phil Christman’s “Why Christians Should Be Leftists.” We unpack how the gospel’s moral logic confronts the comfort of capitalism and why personal piety without social justice isn’t righteousness at all.

Ex-Ministers Discuss Charlie Kirk, Napheesa Collier & Love as a Political Project

In the very first episode of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten sit down to talk about what really shapes our world: power, politics, and the stories we tell about both. We break down Napheesa Collier’s bold statement about leadership in the WNBA, challenge Charlie Kirk’s culture-war narratives, and expose how Obama’s neoliberal legacy still haunts American politics.