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Hank Unplugged
Dig Deeper with Hank Unplugged — Hank Unplugged is a podcast brought to you by the Christian Research Institute, where Hank Hanegraaff takes you beyond the sound bites and into thoughtful, in-depth explorations of the critical issues confronting Christians today. Drawing on Scripture, history, theology, and culture, Hank equips listeners to think Christianly about the questions that matter most and to contend for “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3).
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Harvard Appoints Atheist as Chief Chaplain (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on the appointment of Harvard’s new Chief Chaplain atheist…
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God’s Immeasurable Grace—Psalm 139 (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, shares a profound letter from his sister Jobje as she continues…
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A Broken Trophy (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, recently broke the trophy that he won for coming in first place in…
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Where Can we find Wisdom? (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, discusses the reservoir of wisdom literature available in books of…
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Angelophany: Do Angels Appear in our Midst Today? (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, recalls the experience of a ministry leader who believes he was…
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Christians in a Cancel Culture with Joe Dallas
Joe Dallas rightly dubs cancel culture a spreading madness–a virus of twisted thinking. Belief in the normalcy of the male-female sexual union is viewed as…
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Covenant Keeping Servants (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, highlights a couple that he is honored to have known since the…
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Islam Advances by the Sword (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, can’t get Afghanistan off his mind. In 635, three years after…
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Our Collective Amnesia (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, recalls Hitler’s statement with respect to amnesia—he had given…
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Hank Unplugged Short: When Christian Leaders Cave
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, laments that it’s easy to blame a rapidly devolving culture on…
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Hank Unplugged Short: Designating Christians as Dangerous
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on the relegation of Christians to the margins of…
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Hank Unplugged Short: Lord, Abide With Me
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, shares part of a missive from his sister Jobje, expressing love and…
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Hank Unplugged Short: Tyranny of the Taliban and Progressive American Values
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on the devastating implications of America’s ill-conceived…
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Hank Unplugged Short: What Do the Taliban Portend?
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on what happened over the weekend in Afghanistan (Aug…
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Hank Unplugged Short: When a Man Stops Believing in God
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on G. K. Chesterton’s quip that “When a man stops…
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Hank Unplugged Short: Changing Roles of East & West
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man Broadcast and the Hank Unplugged Podcast, observes that Eastern European countries such as Hungary and Poland…
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Hank Unplugged Short: Standing for Truth, Experience Life
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man Broadcast and the Hank Unplugged Podcast, wonders how many of us today are men and women of conviction. John…
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Hank Unplugged Short: Hooked on Reading!
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, shares what he’s been reading lately in addition to Scripture — The…
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Hank Unplugged Short: COVID-19 Strikes Home
As his family grapples with COVID-19, Hank Hanegraaff reminds us that while this life has ups and downs, including sickness and sorrow, our hope is not in a…
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Hank Unplugged Short: Are Biological Gender Designations Bad for Your Health?
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, starts a new series called "Hank Unplugged Shorts" where he…
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Mary: Does the Mother of God Matter to Us? with Brandi Willis Schreiber
Jesus Christ, God incarnate, had a fully human mother and her name was Mary. For most of his Christian life, Hank Hanegraaff lacked a proper appreciation for…
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Hank Unplugged Short: A Powerful Word of Encouragement from Hank's Sister Who is fighting Cancer
In this Hank Unplugged Short, a new series, Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, shares a powerful word of encouragement that he…
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China, Communism and Christianity with Bob Fu
Polling has shown that over a third of millennials approve of communism while socialism increasingly appeals to many young people in Western countries. This is…
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Return of the God Hypothesis: Evidence for the Existence of God with Stephen Meyer
Beginning in the late 19th century, many intellectuals began to insist that scientific knowledge conflicts with traditional theistic belief—that science and…
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Apatheism: Who Cares if God Exists? with Kyle Beshears
Atheists don’t believe in God. Agnostics don’t know if God exists. Theists believe in God. What do Apatheists believe? In short, they simply do not care to…
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Have You Cut Your Head from Your Heart? with Adam Pelser
Have we as a culture cut our heads from our hearts? Adam Pelser joins Hank to discuss virtue formation in the life of a Christian and the importance of…
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Is Hell Eternal? with Fr. Lawrence Farley
The doctrine of hell as a place of eternal punishment has never been easy for Christians to accept. The temptation to retreat from and reject a traditional…
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Until Unity with Francis Chan
Church Unity is Not Optional. Many Christians who want unity don’t value theology or holiness. Yet, God commands all three. There must be a way to end the…
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Christian Persecution: Hungary Has a Plan to Help with Tristan Azbej
Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. Tragically, anti-Christian animus in the West has largely led to ignorance of the persecution…
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The Resurrection with Gary Habermas (Encore)
Dr. Gary Habermas has dedicated his life to the study and defense of the Resurrection because it is without a doubt the seminal event in history and the…
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Renewing You: A Priest, a Psychologist, and a Plan with Rev. Nicholas Louh and Dr. Roxanne Louh
If you’ve found the last year challenging, you’re not alone. In fact, millions believe that this last year has been the most brutal year of their lives. Sadly…
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The Pope Really Infallible? With Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer was a devoted Roman Catholic for more than 30 years until the issue of the infallibility of the Pope led him to investigate the controversial…
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A Christian Response to Homophobia and Racism with Rev. Matt Kennedy
The world around us is consumed by issues of identity—the church included. Responding to these issues from an orthodox Christian perspective is critical to the…
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Rewriting History: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America with Mary Grabar
In a world filled with fake news—Research — the ‘R’ in CRI — is more critical than ever. While researching Columbus Day, Hank Hanegraaff read countless…
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The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies with Ryszard Legutko
Professor Ryszard Legutko lived and suffered under communism for decades and fought in the Polish anti-communist movement to abolish it. Having now live for…
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Totalitarianism in America? with Rod Dreher
For years, émigrés from the former Soviet Union have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of “soft” totalitarianism cropping up in America. Identity…
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The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic into a Catastrophe with Jay Richards
For the first time in history, the world shut itself down — by choice — fearful of a virus that wasn’t well understood. The government ordered the closure of…
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Holy Tradition with Hank Hanegraaff, Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan
Tradition has become a dirty word to many Christians in the West, often pitting Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition against one another. However, if Holy…
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Discussing On Wealth and Poverty by John Chrysostom with Dr. Bogdan Bucur
The sermons of St. John Chrysostom are some of the richest classical commentaries on the Christian life. Rev. Dr. Bogdan Bucur joins Hank Hanegraaff to discuss…
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You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit with James K.A. Smith
You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. Christians desire to shape culture, yet are often unaware of how culture shapes us—unaware of the…
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Planned Parenthood to Pro-Life with Abby Johnson (A Former Director of Planned Parenthood)
Abortion is one of the most divisive issues in the United States and the most powerful advocate for abortion is Planned Parenthood. Abby Johnson went from…
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Politics for Christians with Francis J. Beckwith
Should Christians be involved in politics? Christians in America have the historically unique power to enact laws that advance the common good and must take…
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Heretics! What Divides Christians? with Francis Chan, Hank Hanegraaff and Metropolitan Yohan
Heretic! Hank Hanegraaff, Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan have all been accused of being heretics. The backlash that Francis Chan received after making…
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Are We Living in the Last Days? with Gary DeMar
Are we living in the last days? Many people point to the deluge of disorder and division in the world today as evidence that we are living in the last days…
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Why You Shouldn't Fear Death—Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us with Clay Jones
Is there life after death? Yes! For many death is terrifying, leading us to try to live as long as possible while hoping that science will find a way for us to…
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The Key to Christian Unity is Humility with Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan
We are thrilled to present a series of conversations between our dear brothers in Christ, Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan (aka KP Yohannan). These…
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History, Mystery and the Eucharist with Francis Chan and Metropolitian Yohan (K.P. Yohannan)
We are thrilled to present a series of conversations between our dear brothers in Christ, Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan (aka KP Yohannan). These…
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The Word Crisis that Threatens to Undo Western Civilization with D.K. Matthews
Hank is joined by D.K. Matthews, author of Seduced? Shameless Spin, Weaponized Words, Polarization, Tribalism, and the Impending Disintegration of Faith and…
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Gay Girl, Good God with Jackie Hill Perry
Jackie Hill Perry is an incredible writer, poet, artist and a gifted communicator of Christian truth. She is also the author of one of Hank’s favorite books in…
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Fission or Fusion? A Call for Christian Unity with Nathan Jacobs
Nathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and…
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Never Give Up with K.P. Yohannan
Welcome to a special edition of the Hank Unplugged podcast where we celebrate the 100th episode of Hank Unplugged with a close, personal friend of Hank…
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The Mystery of the Eucharist with Nathan Jacobs
Nathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and…
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When the Church Was Young: Voices of the Early Fathers with Marcellino D’Ambrosio
Long before the schism between East and West, Protestant and Catholic, long before the words catholic, orthodox, and evangelical referred to communities…
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The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity with Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray, the author of The Madness of Crowds, joins Hank to discuss the most defining and divisive issues of our era—sexuality, gender, technology and…
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Free to Believe:The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America with Luke Goodrich
Luke Goodrich is the vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, where he has won multiple Supreme Court victories for clients…
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The Coronavirus—Comfort and Insight from Fr. Themi
This edition of Hank Unplugged was organized by Paradise 4 Kids Global, including Fr. Themi’s Orthodox mission in Sierra Leone, where it is his work to preach…
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The Coronavirus and the Church’s Call to Action
Hank Hanegraaff believes that as serious as the present pandemic is, we desperately need perspective. While trillions in government assistance may well be…
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Fragments of Truth–Can We Trust the Bible? with Dr. Craig Evans
Can we trust the Bible? The Christian faith is firmly rooted in the teachings of the New Testament—but can we really trust the Bible? Skeptics will tell you…
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Sola Scriptura with Nathan Jacobs
Nathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and…
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Misunderstanding Faith, Works and Mary, the Mother of God with Nathan Jacobs
Nathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and…