Is there such a thing as good horror? If so, what deeper purpose does it serve? Last week, Christian commentator Allie Beth Stuckey sparked an online debate by suggesting that the horror genre is not compatible with Christianity. In this episode I dissect the question of whether Christians should watch horror and offer some key principles that I believe can help us to think more deeply about this matter.

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Houston we have a problem... and none of our leaders seem to want, or even know how to talk about it despite the gravity of the issue we are now facing. In this episode we explore the collapsing global fertility rate that the leaders of both of New Zealand’s major political parties struggled to give compelling answers to during last week’s leaders debate. We also discuss the suggestion, made by a senior economist, that NZ should import 125,000 young people from Europe each year to try and solve our fertility crisis.

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In the latest episode of The Dispatches Podcast I sat down with longtime friend James Bergin to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly about artificial intelligence. James isn’t just a good mate, he also brings a wealth of professional expertise to this issue as a Strategic Foresight Architect and Executive GM in Tech Research. In this episode we discuss the potential benefits of AI, the serious risks it presents, James’ greatest fear about artificial intelligence, and lots more!

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