Dear Friends,<br/><br/>Happy Epiphany! We’ve got a name for the podcast - Wear is the Love. Like it? Hate it? Michael is still open to another option, so let us know your best case for a different name.<br/><br/>In our second episode, we discuss predictions for 2022 amongst other things, like having COVID in our household this week.<br/><br/><strong>After this podcast episode, all new episodes will appear via the weekly Top 5 email, instead of a separate email. We know your email inbox is already full, and we don’t want to fill it up more. </strong>There is a private RSS feed in the lower right hand corner of the play box area so that you can subscribe to just episodes on a favorite podcast app.<br/><br/>Let us know your thoughts! Comment! Email us! Subscribe and support us! <br/><br/>Today is the last day to get our $25 annual subscription deal.<br/><br/>M&M<br/><br/>Episode notes:<br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/30/year-in-preview-2022/">“The ideas and arguments that will define the next 12 months”</a> (<em>Washington Post</em>)<br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250016/pope-francis-general-audience-society-loses-when-dogs-and-cats-take-the-place-of-children">“Pope Francis: Society loses when ‘dogs and cats take the place of children’”</a> (<em>Catholic News Agency</em>) <br/><br/>Get full access to Reclaiming Hope Newsletter at <a href="https://reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wear-we-are/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wear-we-are/support</a>

As you can see, we decided to try out a podcast together. <br/><br/>We hope you’ll like it, and most of all, we hope it’ll be fun. The podcast will be a companion to the newsletter, and it will feature marital chatter about the latest in politics, faith and family life. Sometimes we may talk about things or issues outside of what’s written on Substack, but mostly we want this to be a place where we talk about 1-2 big, interesting, infuriating, and/or confounding news items. Those of you who love podcasts or listening to news will hopefully benefit from this form of the newsletter.<br/><br/><strong>But! We need a name for the podcast.</strong> We suggest a few in the recording, so <strong>please</strong> let us know in the comments. <br/><br/>—Michael & Melissa<br/><br/>Episode 1 notes:<br/><br/>Articles mentioned:<br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/u-s-population-growth-has-nearly-flatlined-new-census-data-shows/">U.S. population growth has nearly flatlined, new census data shows (</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/u-s-population-growth-has-nearly-flatlined-new-census-data-shows/"><em>Brookings</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/u-s-population-growth-has-nearly-flatlined-new-census-data-shows/">)</a><br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://www.pewforum.org/2021/12/14/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-are-now-religiously-unaffiliated/">About Three-in-Ten U.S. Adults Are Now Religiously Unaffiliated (</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.pewforum.org/2021/12/14/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-are-now-religiously-unaffiliated/"><em>Pew</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.pewforum.org/2021/12/14/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-are-now-religiously-unaffiliated/">)</a><br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/style/carissa-schumacher-flamingo-estate-los-angeles.html">In Good Spirits (</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/style/carissa-schumacher-flamingo-estate-los-angeles.html"><em>NYT</em></a><em>)</em><br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22832827/manifesting-tiktok-astroworld-conspiracy-qanon-religion">Is a new kind of religion forming on the internet? (</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22832827/manifesting-tiktok-astroworld-conspiracy-qanon-religion"><em>Vox</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22832827/manifesting-tiktok-astroworld-conspiracy-qanon-religion">)</a><br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4245467/The%20Great%20Opportunity.pdf">The Great Opportunity, Pinetops Foundation</a><br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="https://jude3project.org/">Jude 3 Project</a><br/><br/>Also, if you like this podcast and would like to support it, consider becoming a subscriber! You can still get 50% off of our annual subscription right now. <br/><br/>Get full access to Reclaiming Hope Newsletter at <a href="https://reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wear-we-are/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wear-we-are/support</a>