Episodes

June 16, 2023

Part 2 of The Definition of Marriage in Law & Politics: Intro to Logical Fallacies w/ Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. (TRP Episode 130)

This is part 2 of the series on The Definition of Marriage in Public Law & American Politics.

Dr. Mather provides introductory instruction on the concept of a logical fallacy. Professor Mather then focuses on specific instruction in 3 informal logical fallacies from Irving Copi’s 10th Edition of Introduction to Logic:

1) Ad Hominem, Abusive
2) Begging the Question
3) Equivocation

He provides a brief introduction on their relevance to the legal materials (e.g., judicial opinions) in the definition of marriage in public law and American politics.

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June 12, 2023

Introduction to The Definition of Marriage in Law & Politics w/ Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. (TRP Episode 129)

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In this first episode of a multi-part series, Professor Mather introduces us to the nature of definitions as he covers it in Introductory Logic courses, and their theoretical and practical relevance to the legal materials in the so-called “marriage equality” debate in American Law and Politics.

Dr. Mather takes us through several dictionary definitions of marriage, and through Irving Copi’s “Introduction to Logic” section on criteria for lexical definitions, covering some technical terminology. He also answers some preliminary objections students and faculty have had to his covering this material at all in any depth, detail, or rigor . Throughout, Dr. Mather cites his sources and illustrates how students can follow along in the legal materials as they seek to find their own well-thought-out positions on the matters related to this topic of The Definition of Marriage in American Law and Politics.

Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. is producer and host of The Republican Professor Podcast. Dr. Mather has designed and taught 188 college and university courses as a professor from Malibu to Gangland, USA over nearly 20 years, a huge portion of which have been Logic courses applied to public policy and Constitutional Law. He holds 7 earned degrees, including 4 masters degrees in disciplines as diverse as Chinese Mandarin to Bio-Medical Ethics, culminating in a Ph.D. in Public Law & American Politics from The Claremont Colleges in Claremont, California.

Before he spent 6 years in seminary, he served in the United States Navy for seven years as a Naval Aircrewman, Linguist, Analyst, Special Operations intel operator, and later support staff for foreign language education and training for the National Security Agency.

He serves on staff at his local church in Orange County, California.

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May 31, 2023

Two Types of Students with Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., Associates Degree Holder and Real-Kine Student

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In this very special episode, we have with us today a non-special non-guest, me, Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., holder of an Associates Degree as well.

The brief topic today at the end of the academic year: Two Types of Students.

There are some brief remarks about the progress of the podcast and the courses I taught this past year.

I’d love to hear your comments if they’re the kind I’d love to hear.

Thanks for listening and watching,

See you in June

Warmly,

Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

May 12, 2023

Combating Over-Criminalization w/ Jason Pye of Due Process Institute (TRP Episode 124)

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Jason Pye joins us from Due Process Institute. It’s is a nonpartisan organization that works toward the goal of criminal justice reform, specifically in lobbying Congress against over-criminalization and for very specific improvements in sentencing and rehabilitation of drug crimes like simple possession, among other things.

The Republican Professor thought it would be good to get a conversation going on these issues, as there is probably a lot of common ground . Republicans might learn a lot by hearing how the opposition to irrational gun control (rooted in a healthy understanding of the police power) may intersect with issues in due process and rehabilitation. Folks who think there is over-criminalization in regulation of tools of personal protection might find there are connections to other aspects of Constitutional law and common decency.

Take a look at Due Process Institute’s website at https://idueprocess.org/
Their Substack at https://dueprocess.substack.com/

You can also follow Jason on Twitter at @pye .

The Republican Professor is a pro-getting-the-police-power-right, pro-anti-overcriminalization podcast.

Therefore, welcome Jason Pye of Due Process Institute !

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May 6, 2023

Republicans & the So-Called “New Apostolic Reformation” w/ Dr. Doug Geivett, Ph.D. & Mrs. Holly Pivec (TRP Ep. 126)

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They’ve done many podcast interviews but never yet with a host who has had cigars with Rick Joyner and Lance Wallnau, two people referenced in their books. I know people on both sides of this issue here, so I add what I can by way of eye-witness testimony and personal anecdote.

My old (extremely old !) (j/k, Doug) Epistemology professor Dr. R. Douglas Geivett (I was his TA for a while, and had 3 courses with him at Biola — my favorite professor during my time there) and his co-author/spearhead researcher on this project, Mrs. Holly Pivec (former editor of Biola Magazine) join The Republican Professor podcast today to discuss their latest work, “Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church (Broadman & Holman Press, 2022).

Strap in for over 2 hours discussing prophecies of Trump, Bethel & Hillsong Music, and Christian anti-intellectualism more generally in this contemporary church history episode.

If you’d like to connect with the author, you’re invited to connect with Holly at her popular blog , https://www.hollypivec.com/

Other TRP episodes referenced in this episode include

1) The one on Trump and the Law of Presidential Power with UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo, available here : https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/2022/03/23/episode-29-trump-presidential-power-prof-john-yoo-u-c-berkeley-school-of-law/

2) The one on the newest, most insidious dangers of the Administrative State with Columbia University (New York City) School of Law professor Philip Hamburger available here : https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/2022/06/26/new-insidious-types-of-regulatory-control-w-columbia-university-law-prof-philip-hamburger/

3) And the one with Lance Wallnau, which the Democrats on YouTube censored, threatening to take down this entire channel, documented and backed up on Rumble, here : https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/p/trps-first-rumble-video-what-youtube and here : https://rumble.com/v2cb5kw-trp-interviews-lance-wallnau-sr..html\

The Republican Professor is an anti-anti-intellectual, pro-getting-church-history-right podcast.

Therefore, welcome Dr. R. Douglas Geivett, Ph.D. (my former boss and professor) and Mrs. Holly Pivec, apologetics journalist and contemporary church history researcher.

The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

Warmly,

Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

April 29, 2023

The Historical Reliability of the Gospels w/ Dr. Craig Blomberg, Ph.D., Emeritus Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, Littleton Colorado

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Dr. Craig Blomberg, Ph.D., is the author of numerous books, one of the earliest of which is his monumental The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (IVP, 1987).

Dr. Blomberg shares with us how he developed the goal to become a serious biblical scholar who would do quality work at the very top of the discipline, and help students and other scholars sort through the issues of history in the Bible.

Craig wrote the first chapter of this book, Jesus Under Fire (eds. Wilkins and Moreland) which was also mentioned.

Dr. Blomberg taught for 37 years at Denver Seminary and joins us from his “retirement,” which is as he says, retirement in name only (RINO).

I myself took 5 graduate courses from him and he was my thesis advisor for my first Masters degree (which was in Biblical Studies).

The Republican Professor is a pro-contemplating-history-and-theology podcast.

Therefore, welcome Dr. Craig Blomberg, Ph.D., Emeritus Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, where he taught for 37 years.

The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

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April 26, 2023

POTUS Con Law 101 (Part 2) — Separation of Powers — Interbranch Conflict Isn’t Dysfunctional, It’s the Framers’ Design: UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo 2 (TRP Shorts)

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This is the second snippet from TRP’s 2022 interview with Professor Yoo. John Yoo has taught at UC Berkeley School of Law for nearly 30 years and is the author most recently of Defender In Chief: Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power, the focus of the interview.

This is Episode 29 of The Republican Professor, originally published on March 23, 2022. https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/2022/03/23/episode-29-trump-presidential-power-prof-john-yoo-u-c-berkeley-school-of-law/

TRP interviews UC Berkeley Professor of Law John Yoo, author of Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power.

The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. and this episode is co-hosted by Mr. Kurtis Olson .

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April 20, 2023

POTUS Con Law 101 — Presidential Control of the Entire Executive Branch: TRP Interviews UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo (TRP Shorts)

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John Yoo has taught at UC Berkeley School of Law for nearly 30 years and is the author most recently of Defender In Chief: Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power.

TRP interviews UC Berkeley Professor of Law John Yoo, author of Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power.

The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. and this episode is co-hosted by Mr. Kurtis Olson .

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April 17, 2023

Cultivating Honesty in High School Classroom Culture w/ Mr. Rich Bordner, Public School Teacher in California and Texas (TRP Ep. 121)

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Mr. Rich Bordner joins TRP for the second time to talk about what it’s like teaching Public High School Philosophy and Bible classes.

Mr. Bordner is a professional with many years of experience both as a teacher and as a star head coach in California and Texas public high schools.

The Republican Professor is a pro-creating-a-culture-of-honesty-in-high-school-class-room podcast.

Therefore, welcome Mr. Rich Bordner, public high school teacher extraordinaire !

For more information on Mr. Bordner’s work outside of the classroom, off campus he runs (with his wife) The Daniel Collaborative. Visit https://www.danielcollaborative.com/ for more information. To reach Mr. Bordner, you can email info@thedanielcollaborative.com

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April 13, 2023

Is God Involved in Your Life ? Brad Cummings, Film Producer, Publisher of The Shack, Editor of The Founder’s Bible (Shiloh Road Press) (TRP Shorts)

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TRP Classic Shorts: TRP Interviews Brad Cummings, Film Producer, Publisher of The Shack and General Editor of The Founder’s Bible (Shiloh Road Press).

Full episode published 4 March 2022

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