How did slow animals like sloths get from Noah's Ark in the mountains of Ararat to the jungles of South America? Is that a death blow to creationist thinking? Paul and Todd give some basic answers to this question and more in their latest episode as they wrap up their short series describing the world after the Flood. Listen in on their conversation to find out how the residual catastrophism of earthquakes and volcanoes and glaciation combine with ideas of diversification within created kinds to...
Jun 30, 2025•49 min•Ep. 114
Just what are created kinds anyway? The created kind forms a central part of creation biology, and kinds can even be used to construct a simple post-Flood chronology. In this new episode in our "After the Flood" series, Todd and Paul talk us through all the ins and outs of created kinds. If you've ever wondered what kinds are and how they relate to the Flood, this episode is for you! All that, and Rama the Cama too! Materials Mentioned Species Variability and Creationism by Todd Wood https://www...
Jun 16, 2025•53 min•Ep. 113
Ever wonder what happened after the Flood? In this first episode of a three-part series on the world after the Flood, Paul and Todd present a basic outline of the geology and climate as the world recovered from the greatest catastrophe it has ever suffered. The ground was shaky, giant volcanoes blew their top, and it rained a lot! The aftershocks of the Flood continue to devastate our world even today! Check out this episode for all the details, as Todd and Paul begin exploring the world After t...
Jun 02, 2025•50 min•Ep. 112
Geologists Marcus Ross and Tom Zoutewelle join Paul and Todd in this special episode! Last year, Paul and Marcus attended a creationist conference in France with Tom, and in this episode Todd learns all about French geology. What sort of rocks can we see in the Paris Basin? What is the Paris Basin anyway? How does the Paris Basin display the geology of the Flood? Find out in this episode! 🏫Support Paul’s work at Biblical Creation Trust and the Cambridge House Project at https://www.biblicalcrea...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 111
Forty-five years ago, on May 18, 1980, Mt St Helens erupted and changed creationism forever. The explosion showed us how rapidly geological features could form during a catastrophe and gave us a laboratory to understand the formation of coal. The deadly eruption also reminds us to heed the warnings of coming destruction and judgment. With so many warning signs, no one needed to die at Mt St Helens unless they chose to stay. Join Paul and Todd as they chat with Bill Hoesch, director of the Mt St ...
May 05, 2025•57 min•Ep. 110
As Paul and Todd continue their series on natural evil, join them as they chat with Nate Labadorf about curses in the Bible. In the Ancient Near Eastern culture of the Bible, curses went hand in hand with blessings. You can't understand the one without the other. As we look to the curse pronounced in Genesis 3, it's important to look even closer to understand how it relates to blessing. Nate takes us through all of these points as we ponder the consequences of the curse in creationism. 🏫Support...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 109
Join Paul and Todd as they chat with Joel Brown, the director of the Van Andel Creation Research Center at Arizona Christian University in Phoenix, Arizona. With a PhD in genetics, Joel became a high school teacher in St Louis and then felt led to take on the leadership of the VACRC, the historic research lab of the Creation Research Society. How does the center work? What are they working on? And how can we be involved? Find out in this new episode! 🔬Visit the Creation Research Society Website...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 108
The entire surface of the earth is broken up into pieces bounded by massive cracks called faults. Join Todd and Paul as they chat with geologist Ryan Thompson about these massive cracks and how they relate to earthquakes, the Flood, and even the Holy Land! Why does the Jordan River flow where it does? Find out on this episode of Let's Talk Creation! Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org Join Todd’s Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/re...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 107
In this fascinating episode, Paul and Todd resume their discussion of natural evil with special guest Dr. Rahel Wells. If the world we live in is the same way God made it in the beginning, what does this tell us about God's care for the animals? On the other hand, if God really does care for the animals, how might that care shape our view of creation? Dr. Wells walks us through scripture's teaching about animals and explains what we should do about it. This is a unique conversation you won't wan...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 106
Paul and Todd welcome Stephen Lloyd back to the show to talk about the Cambridge House project. This past year, Biblical Creation Trust launched a student ministry in downtown Cambridge with the goal of building a residential study center to help train a new generation of thoughtful creation researchers. In this episode, Paul and Stephen discuss the vision of Cambridge House, their current status, and what it will take to make it a reality. To find out more about Biblical Creation Trust and thei...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 8 min
If creation was originally free of disease and suffering, why do we have such an immune system? Our defense against dangerous germs is intricate, elaborate, and effective, and clearly it was part of God's design for our bodies. So what was the point? Paul and Todd are joined by creation immunologist Joe Francis to discuss the wonders of the immune system, how much of a blessing it really is, and what more it does for us than just police our bodies for germs. This episode is part of our intermitt...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Join Todd and Paul as they finish their conversation about comets with astronomer Bob Hill. Where do these "dirty snowballs" come from? Learn all about the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud in this episode, and find out whether comets testify to the recent origin of the solar system. Join Todd and Paul as they finish their conversation about comets with astronomer Bob Hill. Where do these "dirty snowballs" come from? Learn all about the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud in this episode, and find out w...
Jan 27, 2025•45 min•Ep. 103
What are comets, and where do they come from? Can they tell us anything about the history of the solar system? Join Todd and Paul as they chat with astronomer Bob Hill about these magnificent astronomical wonders! Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org Support Core’s Christmas campaign at https://coresci.org/index.php/donate/ Join Todd’s Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/researchreports...
Jan 13, 2025•47 min•Ep. 102
As we close out 2024, Paul and Todd comment on their ten most viewed episodes from the first 100. From dead sharks to transitional forms to canopies and beyond, check out what YOU the viewers really clicked with. What do Todd and Paul think of all this? You'll hear all about it as they kick off their next 100 episodes! Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org Support Core’s Christmas campaign at https://coresci.org/index.php/donate/ Join ...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 101
Paul and Todd celebrate their 100th episode with special guest Darrel Falk! Darrel believes that God used the evolutionary process to create the world, and he and Todd have been talking about their differences for more than a decade now. You undoubtedly know all about the arrogant and scornful way that creationists and evolutionists typically interact, but what if there was a better way? Todd and Darrel disagree about science and evolution, but they are one in Christ. In this episode, witness a ...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 100
Todd and Paul visit the Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee and chat about a host of biological ideas, from created kinds to natural evil. What do turtles and penguins tell us about creation? What secrets of speciation do the African Great Lakes hold? Why would God make harmful creatures like jellyfish? Join our hosts as they explore all these topics on a trip to the Aquarium! Visit The Tennessee Aquarium https://tnaqua.org/ Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast and view show ...
Dec 02, 2024•51 min•Ep. 99
Paul and Todd continue their conversation about the Lucy skeleton as they wrestle with the evidence for evolution. Why was Lucy such a big deal to evolutionists? Does she PROVE human evolution? After reviewing evidence of upright walking in Lucy, Todd presents a creationist interpretation of the Lucy skeleton and the circumstances of her burial. What this skeleton tells us might just surprise you! Hear all this and more in the latest episode of Let's Talk Creation! Send questions to podcast@core...
Nov 18, 2024•51 min•Ep. 98
This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Lucy skeleton in the remote Afar region of Ethiopia! Celebrated by evolutionists and scorned by creationists, what is the story of this skeleton? In the first part of this two-part series, Paul and Todd take a long, hard look at the Lucy skeleton. Is it really all that similar to humans? Or is it more like a chimpanzee? And what's the deal with that knee??? Find out all this and more in this week's episode! Send questions to podcast@c...
Nov 04, 2024•44 min•Ep. 97
You've heard of Flood geology, but what about Flood THEOLOGY? Join Todd and Paul as they chat with Dustin Burlet about the account of the Flood and what it teaches about God's provision and care even in times of judgment and fear. Through the process of rhetorical critical analysis, Dr. Burlet helps us to see the Flood in new ways that emphasize God's covenantal provision. You'll gain a new perspective on God's salvation in this latest episode of Let's Talk Creation! Send questions to podcast@co...
Oct 21, 2024•57 min•Ep. 96
Paul and Todd pick up on their biblical chronology series again as they explore the question everyone's been asking: Could the numbers in Genesis 5 and 11 just be symbols or ways to honor the ancestors or have other nonliteral meaning? After all, if the numbers aren't real lifespans, then there's no point in adding them up to create a chronology. Scholars for years have proposed all sorts of schemes to explain why the numbers are the way they are. Does it all just come down to symbols? Check out...
Oct 07, 2024•50 min•Ep. 95
Hans Madueme is back for round two as Paul and Todd continue their conversation over his book Defending Sin. In this episode, they get down to really deep issues as they wrestle with the actual relationship of science and faith. How do believers go about reconciling what they see in science and in Scripture? Is there a right way? What do our anxieties have to do with this? Struggling through these issues lead the guys to chat about being creationists in a pluralistic church, where different peop...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 94
Paul and Todd visit Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA (in person!) to chat with Hans Madueme about his new book "Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences." After talking about the book itself, they get into the deeper issues. What is biblical realism? How should we talk about the "conflicts" between science and faith? What about dogma and scientific fabilism? Haven't theologians gotten things wrong too? Find out all this and more as Todd and Paul t...
Sep 09, 2024•57 min•Ep. 93
In the latest installment of the biblical chronology series, Paul and Todd look for ancient witnesses to the content of Genesis 5 and 11. From the Jewish historian Josephus and the peculiar book of Jubilees, we can get glimpses of ancient Genesis manuscripts long since lost. Can these books clear up the Genesis chronology? Or will we be more confused than ever? Find out in the latest episode of "Let's Talk Creation!"
Aug 26, 2024•57 min•Ep. 92
You asked, and we answered! Join Paul and Todd at the new Core Academy offices for rapid-fire replies to your questions. What's the problem with human species? What about other Flood boundaries? What in the world is the Younger-Dryas??? They're trying to answer as many questions as they can in a single episode (that's what makes it JUMBO). Enjoy these thoughtful and quick responses to your questions on Let's Talk Creation! (Maybe we can get Todd to elaborate on entropy in a future episode if you...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 91
In this latest installment to their Creationism 101 series, Paul and Todd cover creationist beliefs about the days of creation. From the formation of the universe on day one to the culmination of God's rest on the seventh, we describe what is known and unknown. What is the firmament? How are there days without a sun? What kind of event could make a continent? Find out in this latest episode! Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org Join T...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 90
Centuries ago, Augustine of Hippo said it was "disgraceful and dangerous" for a nonbeliever to hear Christians spouting nonsense about science. Today, as young age creationists work to promote their views, many Christians think we're nothing but an embarrassment to the cause of Christ and a stumbling block to the gospel. In this episode, Paul and Todd chat with Stephen Lloyd of Biblical Creation Trust as they push back on this negative stereotype. Stephen thinks young-age creationist beliefs can...
Jul 15, 2024•58 min•Ep. 89
Dr. Monte Fleming continues the journey we started in our last episode exploring our rapidly eroding continents. Last time, we talked at length about the oceans eroding the shoreline, and this time, it's storms and rivers chipping away at the continents' interiors. How long do we have until there are no continents left? Can the earth really be billions of years old? Or is it a young world after all? Find out as Todd and Paul talk to Monte Fleming on this episode of Let's Talk Creation!
Jul 01, 2024•51 min•Ep. 88
"Solid" ground under our feet is gradually slipping away as the oceans of the world relentlessly erode the coastlines. It might surprise you to discover just how fast that's happening! In this episode, special guest Monte Fleming explains the evidence of coastal erosion that indicates the continents couldn't be much more than a few million years old, just a tiny fraction of the billions of years they're supposed to be according to conventional radiometric dating. Join Todd and Paul for this fasc...
Jun 17, 2024•50 min•Ep. 87
Are young age creationists just hung up on Genesis 1 or is there more to this story? Paul and Todd tackle this vital question by looking through the rest of the Bible to figure out if young age creationism is just an error inflated from one passage or if recent creation is the counsel of the entire scripture. In a hypothetical Bible missing Genesis 1, would Paul and Todd still be young age creationists? Tune in to find out! Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast by going to ht...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 86
What are viruses? Why do they cause disease? Paul and Todd revisit their natural evil series with a new installment on some of the most mysterious residents of our planet: viruses. If you're interested in creationist thought on the nature of life and the goodness of the creator, this episode is right up your alley. Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org Join Todd’s Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/researchreports
May 20, 2024•55 min•Ep. 85
