Season 6 – Rise of the Religious Right

S6:E1 Prelude – What is Biblical?

S6:E1 Prelude – What is Biblical?

In this season opener, Truce Podcast host Chris Staron examines how the term “biblical” is often used in modern politics and culture—sometimes without actually referencing Scripture. Using a 1978 Senate speech about the Panama Canal as a starting point, the episode explores how people appeal to “biblical values” to justify political positions, and asks the deeper question: what does it really mean to be biblical?

S6:E3 Billy Graham and Nixon

S6:E3 Billy Graham and Nixon

The Grim Reality of the Watergate Scandal: Billy Graham's Loyalty Tested - guest David Bruce Have...

S6:E4 Long Southern Strategy

S6:E4 Long Southern Strategy

Give a little to help support the Truce Podcast How the Republicans learned to court the South...

S6:E5 Can I Love Extremists?

S6:E5 Can I Love Extremists?

Can I Love Extremists? So many people define their faith by what they believe about Donald Trump....

S6:E6 End of School Prayer

S6:E6 End of School Prayer

Is it illegal to pray in schools? In 1955, the Board of Regents for New York issued an optional...