Podcast 029: I Thought You Were a Christian Organization!




Uncommon Sense: the This is True Podcast show

Summary: In This Episode: Two segments of No Longer Weird to catch up a little, and one of the most ridiculous reader complaints about a story EVER (and my response). There’s a twist at the end: even in this kind of hilarity, there’s a real lesson to be learned about The Human Condition, supplied by an amazing reader letter.<br><br> <br> <a title="Click to submit to Twitter - You do get the chance to edit before you submit it." href="http://twitter.com/home?status=RT%20@ThisIsTrue:%20https://thisistrue.com/d-" target="new"></a><br> Jump To…<br> <br> * <a href="#notes">Show Notes</a><br> * <a href="#subscribe">How to Subscribe</a><br> * <a href="#feedback">How to Comment</a><br> * <a href="#transcript">Episode Transcript</a><br> * <a href="https://thisistrue.com/category/podcasts/">List of All Episodes</a><br> <br> <a name="notes"></a><br> Show Notes<br> <br> * No Longer Weird: An obliviot hires a hitman …who turns out to be an undercover cop. Recently rejected example: <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2017/12/23/a-contractor-hired-a-hit-man-to-kill-a-homeowner-the-hit-man-was-a-cop/">A Contractor Hired a Hit Man to Kill a Homeowner. The Hit Man Was a Cop</a>.<br> * No Longer Weird: Criminal jumps into a taxi …but it’s actually a police car. Recently rejected example: <a href="https://www.thelocal.dk/20171222/danish-man-carrying-1000-joints-gets-into-police-car-mistaking-it-for-a-taxi">Denmark Man Carrying 1,000 Joints Gets into Police Car, Mistaking It for a Taxi</a>.<br> * (How I read “Sweden” for Denmark is a mystery. It was in Denmark.)<br> * Complete list of such items: <a href="https://thisistrue.com/no-longer-weird/">No Longer Weird</a>.<br> * The original page reporting Jeff’s letter — and many amazing responses from readers (including pastors) who actually have a clue: <a href="https://thisistrue.com/pastorized/">The Missionary’s Position</a>.<br> * The (in)famous Get Out of Hell Free cards and associated items can be ordered <a href="https://www.secure.thisistrue.com/product-category/goohf/">here</a>.<br> <br> <a name="subscribe"></a><br> How to Subscribe<br> Search for Uncommon Sense in your podcast app or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/id1259380128">iTunes</a>, or manually enter this feed URL into your app: https://thisistrue.com/feed/podcast<br> Also available via <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ixj6haluiswf4e5wiw4qksmlzni?t%3DUncommon_Sense:_the_This_is_True_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://player.fm/series/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast-1496500">PlayerFM</a>, <a href="https://beta.tunein.com/radio/Uncommon-Sense-the-This-is-True-Podcast-p1015540/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://podfanatic.com/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Podfanatic</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/channels/4508232/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast//">ListenNotes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1259380128/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Overcast</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=147364&amp;refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/gb57a-57601/">Podbean</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/channels/4508232/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/">Listen Notes</a> — and more to come?<br><br> <a name="feedback"></a><br> Comments and Questions?<br> Your comments on this episode are welcome below. Questions can be added there, sent via this site’s <a href="https://thisistrue.com/contact/">Contact Page</a>, or tweeted to <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsTrue">@ThisIsTrue</a>.<br> <a name="transcript"></a><br> Transcript<br> Welcome to Uncommon Sense, the Podcast companion to the ThisIsTrue.