Life, the Universe & Everything Else - Episode 193: PRIDE (Pat Robertson is Dead, Everybody!)

Jul 03 2023 74 mins 16

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem is joined by Ashlyn, Lauren, Laura, and returning guest Kyle Joseph to discuss Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, some of the very worst televangelists.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society.

Pat Robertson: Pat Robertson (Wikipedia) | The 700 Club (Wikipedia) | Robertson Allowed to Drop Libel Suit If Court Costs Paid (The Washington Post) | The Televangelist and the Warlord (The Nation) | Pat Robertson Urges Christian Woman to Quit Her Job So She Doesn’t Get ‘Infected’ by Buddhist Co-Workers (Christian Post) | Farewell to Pat Robertson, Enemy of Gays and Friend of Warlords (Skepchick)

Jerry Falwell: The Liberty Way (Liberty University) | The Liberty Way 1996–97 (Jerry Falwell Library) | “The Liberty Way”: How Liberty University Discourages and Dismisses Students’ Reports of Sexual Assaults (ProPublica) | ‘Someone’s Gotta Tell the Freakin’ Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence (Politico) | Sen. Jesse Helms, friend of Liberty University, dies at 86 (Liberty University) | A Biography of Jerry Falwell (CBS News) | Jerry Falwell, Leading Religious Conservative, Dies (The New York Times) | Auburn’s shameful Hugh Freeze hire shouldn’t be surprising at all (SBNation.com) | Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Unlikely Rise and Precipitous Fall at Liberty University (Vanity Fair)