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Commentary and Interviews on Politics, Culture, Society & Being HumanThe Flow is commentary for people who are already awake — and want to stay that way.Each episode, Bob Martin cuts through the noise to examine what's really happening in politics, culture, and society — not…
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Serving Others When Faith and Politics Collide l The Flow with Bob Martin (opens the original)
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An Army veteran and grassroots political candidate Matthew Hasty sits down with Bob Martin for an honest conversation about faith, government, and truth — proving that people who deeply disagree can still listen, respect, and grow from each other. Bronze Star recipient and self-funded political candidate Matt Hasty joins The Flow with Bob Martin for a wide-ranging conversation on what it truly means to live a life of service. They dig into the tension between belief and action — is someone a Chr
John 3:16 or Matthew 25 (Two Verses, Two Americas, and the Christianity We Actually Live) (opens the original)
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What if two of the Bible’s most familiar passages are shaping two very different ways of understanding faith, compassion, and public life? Bob Martin explores the tension between John 3:16 and Matthew 25, asking whether faith is ultimately about what we believe—or what we actually do for the people in front of us. In this new episode of The Flow: Commentary by Bob Martin, Bob examines the different ways Christians can interpret faith through the lens of John 3:16 and Matthew 25. He begins with t
What History Teaches Us About Empathy l The Flow with Bob Martin (opens the original)
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History is more than a record of what happened. It can reveal who we are, why we make the choices we make, and whether we are actually capable of learning from the past. In this episode of The Flow, Bob Martin sits down with author Herman Forwood for a conversation about history, empathy, human nature, and the lessons we often fail to carry forward. Herman’s writing explores what it means to be human and why people choose to do good or bad things. His books use thought experiments and alternate-
The $40 Trillion Question: Who Pays the Interest? l The Flow: Commentary by Bob Martin (opens the original)
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The national debt just hit $40 trillion — and one new law is about to add a tenth of that number all by itself. Here's the math nobody in Washington wants to say out loud. In this new episode of The Flow, Bob Martin breaks down what the $40 trillion debt milestone actually means and why the interest alone is now devouring the federal budget. He walks through the CBO's own numbers on the 2025 tax and spending law, showing how $3.4 trillion in new deficits plus $718 billion in interest adds up to
Reconnecting Families in a Digital Age l The Flow with Bob Martin (opens the original)
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What if the biggest thing pulling your family apart isn't distance, divorce, or disagreement — it's the phone sitting on the dinner table? This episode dives into the quiet crisis of disconnected families in a hyper-connected world. Author and family advocate Terry Bean joins Bob Martin to unpack how technology, screen time, and even sports culture are reshaping — and often eroding — family communication. Drawing from her own childhood in a blended family and the story behind her book Abracadabr
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