Views of an Outsider Podcast

Views of an Outsider Podcast

By: rebekah640

Language: en

Categories: Society, Culture, News, Commentary

Exploring our world from inside the mind of someone who has had to live mostly in their head because of health.

Episodes

The Outsider’s Glimpse at Minneapolis’s Fatal ICE Shooting
Jan 11, 2026

Duration: 00:06:16
The Outsider’s Glimpse at An Iranian... on Iran
Jan 11, 2026

Duration: 00:04:39
The Outsider’s Glimpse at A Venezuelan... on Venezuela
Jan 11, 2026

Duration: 00:12:10
Ep 246 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-Five
Jan 11, 2026

Today, we revel in The Psalm of Ultimate Justice.

Duration: 00:11:22
Ep 245 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-Four - Part B
Jan 10, 2026

Today, we take a look at A Prayer Against the Oppressed of Dumb Brutes.

Duration: 00:10:52
Ep 244 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-Four - Part A
Jan 09, 2026

Today, we take a look at The Psalm of Violation.

Duration: 00:08:07
Ep 243 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-Three - Part C
Jan 08, 2026

Today, we absorb The Fulfillment of a Post-Envy Life.

Duration: 00:07:38
The Outsider’s Glimpse at International Law
Jan 07, 2026

Duration: 00:18:30
The Outsider’s Glimpse at a 104-year old Hero of WWII
Jan 07, 2026

Duration: 00:05:54
The Outsider’s Glimpse at NYC’s New Lead Lawyer
Jan 07, 2026

Duration: 00:06:58
The Outsider’s Glimpse at the Link between Murders and Executions
Jan 07, 2026

Duration: 00:06:07
Ep 242 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-Three - Part B
Jan 07, 2026

Today, we discover The Cure to Envy.

Duration: 00:08:41
Ep 241 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-Three - Part A
Jan 06, 2026

Today, we take a glimpse at The Truth About Power.

Duration: 00:09:23
Ep 240 The Outsider’s View from January 4th
Jan 05, 2026

What happened this week? Major New Year's Eve celebrations around the world were canceled or altered due to terrorists. Fighting temporarily broke out between Thailand and Cambodia before they reverted to the recent ceasefire agreement. And President Trump hosted President Zelenskyy. Rampant fraud in Minnesota's Somali Daycares was put in the stolen-taxdollars spotlight. A 104-year old WWII Hero crushed the National Anthem at the big New York hockey game. And the cratering currency of Iran triggered mass protests amid triple digit inflation. It came out that 378 STATE employees in Illinois had stolen small buissness loans during covid. Israel's Prime Minister...

Duration: 02:24:31
Ep 239 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-Two
Jan 05, 2026

Today, we take an inspiring look at The Coronation Psalm.

Duration: 00:16:45
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Maduro
Jan 05, 2026

Duration: 00:06:03
The Outsider’s Glimpse at the Jan 6th Pipe-Bomber
Jan 05, 2026

Duration: 00:09:00
The Outsider’s Glimpse at ISIS
Jan 05, 2026

Duration: 00:07:49
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Iran
Jan 05, 2026

Duration: 00:08:33
Ep 238 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-One - Part B
Jan 04, 2026

Today, we Meditate on The Intimacy of The Divine Refuge.

Duration: 00:09:57
Ep 237 Meditations on Psalm Seventy-One - Part A
Jan 03, 2026

Today, we think about The Foundation of a Life that Survives its Losses and the Struggles of Old Age.

Duration: 00:09:30
Ep 236 Meditations on Psalm Seventy
Jan 02, 2026

Today, we reflect on How A Purposeful Joy Remains Untouched By Harassment.

Duration: 00:06:53
Ep 235 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Nine - Part C
Jan 01, 2026

Today, we soak in the reality that Justice Wins! Happy New Year!

Duration: 00:07:16
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Meaningful Narratives
Dec 31, 2025

Duration: 00:08:31
The Outsider’s Glimpse at a WWII Christmas
Dec 31, 2025

Duration: 00:06:03
The Outsider’s Glimpse at ”The Screwtape Letters” & Experiecing a Better Life
Dec 31, 2025

Duration: 00:21:02
Ep 234 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Nine - Part B
Dec 31, 2025

Today, we consider What Christ Prayed For When Faced With Injustice and Betrayal.

Duration: 00:09:53
Ep 233 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Nine - Part A
Dec 30, 2025

Today, we reflect on What to Pray For When the World, and the People In It, Are Unjust.

Duration: 00:11:41
Ep 232 The Outsider’s View from December 28th
Dec 29, 2025

What happened this week? The United States siezed a second vessel off the coast of Venezuela. Bernie Sanders single-handedly stopped kids with cancer from getting better treatments right before Christmas. And the DNC broke its commitment to transparency by refusing to release the promised 2024 election autopsy. It came out that a custodian at Brown University had reported the shooter to security multiple times before the mass-shooting happened but no investigations - at all - were done. The payouts to illegal immigrants who self-deport were tripled temporarily for the holidays. And Ben Shapiro pitched "The Screwtape Letters" to all idea-explorers. The...

Duration: 01:47:27
Ep 231 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Eight - Part D
Dec 29, 2025

Today, we listen to The Battle-Cry That Still Echoes After More than Three Thousand Years.

Duration: 00:08:27
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Gender Activism in Schools
Dec 28, 2025

Duration: 00:05:00
The Outsider’s Glimpse at The 2024 Election
Dec 28, 2025

Duration: 00:06:43
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Bernie Sanders
Dec 28, 2025

Duration: 00:07:16
Ep 230 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Eight - Part C
Dec 28, 2025

Today, we consider The Psalm of "I AM Being What I AM Being," and What Will Happen to Those Who Refuse to Respect That.

Duration: 00:21:57
Ep 229 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Eight- Part B
Dec 27, 2025

Today, we examine The Poetry of Israel's Journey With God.

Duration: 00:11:54
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Terrorist Killers
Dec 26, 2025

Duration: 00:08:05
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Drag Shows
Dec 26, 2025

Duration: 00:05:19
The Outsider’s Glimpse at The Polls
Dec 26, 2025

Duration: 00:03:39
Ep 228 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Eight - Part A
Dec 26, 2025

Today, we watch Two Roads Diverge... Which One will You Choose?

Duration: 00:07:27
Ep 227 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Seven
Dec 25, 2025

Today, on Christmas, we see that A Light Has Always Shone In The Darkness.

Duration: 00:06:28
Ep 226 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Six - Part B
Dec 24, 2025

Today, we consider The Perspective That Wil Allow You to Experiece Gratitute When Bad Things Happen in Life.

Duration: 00:08:36
Ep 225 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Six - Part A
Dec 23, 2025

Today, we reflect on The Reasons Why We Should All Celebrate God.

Duration: 00:07:20
Ep 224 The Outsider’s View from December 21st
Dec 22, 2025

What happened this week? After the original suspect in the mass-shooting at Brown University was released, a week-long manhunt ensued. The mother of the Bondi Beach killer declared that her bigoted son is a "good boy" who doesn't go to "bad places." And regular people raised a quarter of a million dollars in a matter of hours for the civilian hero of Bondi Beach. Nick Reiner was arrested for the brutal murder of his famous parents, as Hollywood paid their respect to the iconic film director. An Obama Judge praised an illegal who r*ped a woman with cerebral palsy...

Duration: 01:59:01
Ep 223 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Five
Dec 22, 2025

Today, we pause and soak in What God's Tender Love Looks Like.

Duration: 00:10:04
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Rogue Judges
Dec 21, 2025

Duration: 00:04:39
The Outsider’s Glimpse at A Marine’s Message
Dec 21, 2025

Duration: 00:09:58
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Immigration
Dec 21, 2025

Duration: 00:12:46
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Bondi Beach
Dec 21, 2025

Duration: 00:14:03
Ep 222 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Four
Dec 21, 2025

If This Person Sounds Familiar... RUN!

Duration: 00:10:00
Ep 221 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Three
Dec 20, 2025

Today, we consider Why God Inspires Such Love in the People Who Know Him.

Duration: 00:08:28
Ep 220 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-Two
Dec 19, 2025

Today, we reflect on The Type of Person That is Truly Dangerous, Why Other People Cannot Fill the Emptiness Inside, and Who God Really Is.

Duration: 00:10:25
Ep 219 Meditations on Psalm Sixty-One
Dec 18, 2025

Today, we ask: What Does a Daily Relationship with God Look Like?

Duration: 00:07:07
Ep 218 Meditations on Psalm Sixty
Dec 17, 2025

Today, we consider How Reflecting on the Hierarchy of Different Relationships with God Can Restore Courage When You Feel Abandoned or Rejected.

Duration: 00:30:17
Ep 217 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Nine
Dec 16, 2025

Today, we reflect on The Source of Violence and the Quality of Life it Creates for Thoose Who Embrace It.

Duration: 00:12:10
Ep 216 The Outsider’s View from December 14th
Dec 15, 2025

What happened this week? The CDC changed Hep B vaccine recommendations for newborns with mother's who are Hep B negative. Democrats in Minnesota came under fire for having ties to the Billion-dollar Somali welfare scam. And X became the most-downloaded app in Europe immediately after the EU fined them millions for "non-compliance" with the Digital Services Act. The Supreme Court agreed to decide the fate of birthright citizenship. Studies proved that LGBTQ characters are over-represented in Netflix children's programs by more than 6 TIMES the population data. And bigoty report-cards were released for American Colleges and most of the Ivy Leagues...

Duration: 03:57:33
Ep 215 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Eight
Dec 15, 2025

Today, we zoom in on What Bad Rulers Looked Like Three Thousand-Years Ago (Spoiler Alert: It Sounds Familiar) And Why Justce is Worth Celebrating.

Duration: 00:10:01
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Antisemitism
Dec 15, 2025

Duration: 00:09:49
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Conspiracies
Dec 15, 2025

Duration: 00:13:26
The Outsider’s Glimpse at Admiral Lavine
Dec 15, 2025

Duration: 00:08:54
The Outsider’s Glimpse at The Press
Dec 15, 2025

Duration: 00:08:39
Ep 214 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Seven
Dec 14, 2025

Today, we discover The Answer to Finding Profound Joy in a World That is Coming Apart.

Duration: 00:09:56
Ep 213 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Six
Dec 13, 2025

Today, we look at The Perspecive that Allows You to Be Unafraid When Persecution Targets You.

Duration: 00:09:35
Ep 212 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Five- Part B
Dec 12, 2025

Today, we zoom in on What Betrayal Looks Like (in any era) a d How to Deal with It.

Duration: 00:10:40
Ep 211 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Five - Part A
Dec 11, 2025

Today, we examine What Happens to You When You Allow Malicious People to Live Rent-Free in Your Head.

Duration: 00:07:16
Ep 210 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Four
Dec 10, 2025

Today, we consider How to Maintain the Proper Priorities When Enemies Insert Themselves Into Your Life.

Duration: 00:06:58
Ep 209 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Three
Dec 09, 2025

Today, we reflect on the reason Why Atheism Always Ends in Futile Emptiness.

Duration: 00:07:36
Ep 208 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-Two
Dec 08, 2025

Today, we consider The Big Picture For Troublemakers.

Duration: 00:08:31
Ep 207 Meditations on Psalm Fifty-One
Dec 07, 2025

Today, we look at a powerful Psalm that shows us What True Repentance Looks Like... and Taking Responsibility is Key.

Duration: 00:12:37
Ep 206 Meditations on Psalm Fifty
Dec 06, 2025

Today, we broaden our viewpoint in order to take in God's Perspective on Mankind.

Duration: 00:13:43
Ep 205 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Nine
Dec 05, 2025

Today, we take on The First Foundational Lesson of Life.

Duration: 00:13:48
Ep 204 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Eight
Dec 04, 2025

Today, we consider The Impenetrable Strength of God's Proud City.

Duration: 00:09:09
Ep 203 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Seven
Dec 03, 2025

Today, we reflect on God's Relationship With His People.

Duration: 00:08:29
Ep 202 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Six
Dec 02, 2025

Today, we reflect on a Stoic Psalm that instructs us on How to Be Undisturbed and Unafraid During Turbulent Times of Change.

Duration: 00:09:18
Ep 201 The Outsider’s View from November 30th
Dec 01, 2025

What happened this week? A 26-year old woman continued to fight for her life after being lit on fire in Chicago by a career criminal who had been arrested 72 times. The FBI directly contradicted the conspiracy-theories online about the assassination attempt on Trump last year. And President Trump ended Temporary ProtectedStatus for Somali immigrants that have been implicated in a MASSIVE fraud scheme in Michigan which funneled money to terrorists linked to al-qaeda. A pro-palestine mob blocked access to a synagogue in Manhattan that is led by a 95-year old Holocaust survivor, then the mob began shouting antisemitic slurs. Immigration...

Duration: 01:49:20
Ep 200 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Five
Dec 01, 2025

Today, we look back... and ahead... to The Ultimate Royal Wedding.

Duration: 00:21:17
Ep 199 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Four
Nov 30, 2025

Today, we consider How to Face Truly Unjust Suffering.

Duration: 00:11:52
Ep 198 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Three
Nov 29, 2025

Today, we examine How to Pray When You are Sufferring and Feel Rejected.

Duration: 00:07:10
Ep 197 Meditations on Psalm Forty-Two
Nov 28, 2025

Today, we consider How to Seek a Higher Perspective in the Face of Crushing Depression and Dispair.

Duration: 00:10:28
Ep 196 Meditations on Psalm Forty-One
Nov 27, 2025

Today, we consider Why it is Actually Worth It to Live Well in a Cruel World. (HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!)

Duration: 00:09:00
Ep 195 Meditations on Psalm Forty
Nov 26, 2025

Today, we reflect on How to View Your Life in Harmony with the Larger Meta-Picture.

Duration: 00:13:07
Ep 194 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Nine
Nov 25, 2025

Today, we learn that Wisdom is Knowing that Some Answers are too Heavy for Us to Successfully Carry Them.

Duration: 00:09:44
Ep 193 The Outsider’s View from November 23rd
Nov 24, 2025

What happened this week? Both parties warned about China's agressive attempts to spy on the U.S. Military. ICE launched Operation Charlotte's Web in North Carolina. And gunmen kidnapped a bunch of little girls in Nigerian's latest mass-kidnapping. Tom Cruise won an Honorary Oscar. An illegal immigrant with a license to drive a semi-truck turned out to be a terrorist with an Interpol warrant out for his arrest. And new details about the shooter who tried to assassinate Trump in Butler are leading to even more questions. A 17-year old illegal attacked a female jogger with a hammer. Another illegal...

Duration: 02:01:02
Ep 192 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Eight - Part B
Nov 24, 2025

Today, we look at An Ancient, but Familiar, Picture of Regrets.

Duration: 00:08:24
Ep 191 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Eight - Part A
Nov 23, 2025

Today, we consider The Accumulative Costs of Violating Your Conscience to Do Wrong.

Duration: 00:06:44
Ep 190 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Seven- Part C
Nov 22, 2025

Today, we sum up The Reasons to Choose a Good Life Over a Bad One.

Duration: 00:09:30
Ep 189 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Seven - Part B
Nov 21, 2025

Today, we take a closer look at How to Remain Whole in the Face of Evil and the Rewards for Doing So.

Duration: 00:07:52
Ep 188 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Seven - Part A
Nov 20, 2025

Today, we look at How to Keep Your Peace from Being Disturbed as You Look Around at Bad People.

Duration: 00:08:02
Ep 187 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Six
Nov 19, 2025

Today, we examine The Ideaology of Rebelliousness and It's Ultimate Outcome.

Duration: 00:09:58
Ep 186 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Five - Part B
Nov 18, 2025

Today, we continue to reflect on A Prayer About Justice Arriving For Our Enemies.

Duration: 00:08:44
Ep 185 The Outsider’s View from November 16th
Nov 17, 2025

What happened this week? ICE began recruiting disgruntled NYPD officers in the wake of Mamdani's election. An illegal alien, accused of shooting at law enforcement officers in Chicago, was arrested. And this fall has seen several sanctuary districts changed their policies. Democrats finally surrendered on the government shutdown. The ladies of "The View" raged against moderates, then tried to gaslight their audience. And on Veterans Day, Gary Sinise honored the memory of his son by putting on a Grand Ole Opry concert for our Heroes. The attendees at the last stop of the TPUSA tour became the victims of violent...

Duration: 02:07:07
Ep 184 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Five - Part A
Nov 17, 2025

Today, we ask the questions: What Does a True Ememy Look Like? How Should You Deal With Him, and What Will His Fate Inevitably Be?

Duration: 00:10:37
Ep 183 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Four - Part B
Nov 16, 2025

Today, we examine The Benefits of Living a Good Life with Integrity.

Duration: 00:06:24
Ep 182 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Four - Part A
Nov 15, 2025

Today, we take a look at A Three Thousand-Year Old Roadmap to a Meaningful Life.

Duration: 00:08:21
Ep 181 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Three - Part B
Nov 14, 2025

Today, we consider The Deceptive Things We Rely On and the One Who Can't be Counterfeited.----more----

Duration: 00:07:14
Ep 180 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Three - Part A
Nov 13, 2025

Today, we see how Inspiration and a Joyful Perspective Go Hand-in-Hand.

Duration: 00:08:06
Ep 179 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-Two
Nov 12, 2025

Today, we ask the question: What Does True Freedom Look Like and How is it Linked to Forgiveness?

Duration: 00:09:20
Ep 178 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-One - Part C
Nov 11, 2025

Today, we glimpse Divine Provisions for Finding Courage in Dark Times.

Duration: 00:07:30
Ep 177 The Outsider’s View from October 9th
Nov 10, 2025

What happened this week? Trump warned Nigeria to put an end to the targeted killing of Christians by Islamic Terrorists, or lose all aid to their country and face potential military action. ICE arrested 120+ illegal truck drivers in Houston during a single day of cracking down. And a skilled carpenter married the love of his life in Notre-Dame Cathedral after helping to restore it. Jennifer Lawrence realized that the general public does not actually care about the political opinions of celebrities. Young Islamic terrorists planned a massacre of Jewish and LGBT club-goers on Halloween near Detroit, Michigan. And the former...

Duration: 01:48:57
Ep 176 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-One- Part B
Nov 10, 2025

Today, we reflect on An Ancient Prayer of Persecution.

Duration: 00:08:28
Ep 175 Meditations on Psalm Thirty-One - Part A
Nov 09, 2025

Today, we notice that Contrasts Always Cause Something to Pale in Comparison.

Duration: 00:07:20