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Randy Black’s Reflection on Christmas Introduction: Randy reflects on the holiday season, focusing on the deeper spiritual meaning of Christmas rather than the commercialism often associated with it. The Commercialization …
Spiritual Meaning of Thanksgiving The episode discusses the spiritual significance of Thanksgiving, emphasizing it as a command and a posture in the Christian faith rather than just a holiday. It …
On this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy presents an episode focused on the character of a nation, using Thanksgiving as a moral compass. He emphasizes the importance of understanding a …
Randy Black discusses the intersection of Thanksgiving and the U.S. Constitution in a podcast episode. He highlights that while the Constitution doesn’t mention Thanksgiving, it provides the framework for national …
In this episode of Randy Unscripted, I share the story of Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman whose decades-long advocacy helped Abraham Lincoln establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863. …
In this episode, I explore how America’s understanding of Thanksgiving evolved from scattered regional observances to a unified national holiday. Drawing from my background as a history educator, I look …
In this opening episode of my Thanksgiving series, I use my background as a former history teacher to take listeners beyond the familiar textbook version of the holiday and into …
In this episode of Randy Unscripted, I take a break from my usual reflections to share a podcast that I believe offers tremendous value for anyone interested in media literacy: …
In Episode 20 of Randy Unscripted, Randy explores the growing empathy crisis in America, expanding on the ideas he first shared in his blog post, “Empathy: A Crisis in America …
In this episode of Randy Unscripted (NaPodPoMo 2025 episode 19, overall episode 20), we explore the power of voice-to-text dictation tools and how they can transform your workflow as a …
In this episode of Randy Unscripted, I reflect on the decline of Christianity in America and the consequences that come when a nation drifts from its spiritual foundations. Drawing from …
Continuing my coverage of Dr. Craig Vanslyke’s PodIndy 2025 workshop, this episode dives into what he called the “gold” of AI — meta-prompting. I share Craig’s live demonstration of how …
In this episode of Randy Unscripted, I share insights from Dr. Craig Vanslyke’s PodIndy 2025 presentation on how creators can work with artificial intelligence without losing their humanity. Craig reminded …
In episode 13 for NaPodPoMo of Randy Unscripted, Randy reflects on an unexpected source of wisdom — a fortune cookie that read, “Failure is feedback, and feedback is the breakfast …
In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy explores Veritasium’s video “Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible” (YouTube link) and breaks down how voting systems, no matter how well designed, can’t be …
In this special Veterans Day episode of Randy Unscripted, part of NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Post Month), we explore the history and significance of Veterans Day, from its origins as Armistice …
Episode 10 of my NaPodPoMo series dives into PodChapters, a powerful tool that helps podcasters create chapter markers, transcripts, and organized show notes with ease. I share how PodChapters has …
We’ve made it to day 7 for NaPodPoMo and I am having the time of my life! In this episode of Randy Unscripted, I share my excitement about attending PodIndy, …
In this NaPodPoMo episode of Randy Unscripted, I explore what Wikipedia truly is and how it became the world’s reference desk. I examine both its strengths and weaknesses—its openness, accessibility, …
On this episode for NaPodPoMo I share about an experience I had at work and how I handled it. I also discuss why I was able to handle it the …
On this second episode for NaPodPoMo, I talk with my son Mikey about some things going on this school year and his plans for the future.
Join me as we take this journey of NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Posting Month) and try to post a new episode every day of the month of November.