With Andrew away, Austin plays the crypto beginner and Joel explains how money, Bitcoin and crypto exchanges work, prompted by a reported $6.3 billion hack of the exchange Binance. They trace money from livestock to gold to the US dollar, walk through how a digital coin can be stolen, and ask what a Christian should do with risks they cannot control. Austin makes the case that cyber defense is a way to love your neighbor.
Obadiah Mariona, who works for Heritage College and Seminary while finishing his master’s degree, joins the hosts to ask how AI is changing education. Andrew brings a study where homework scores rose and exam scores fell, Obadiah explains why he uses AI at work and not in his coursework, and Austin describes how seminary writing has changed since he graduated. Joel makes the case for personalized AI tutoring and Austin asks who can afford it, and the episode ends on authority, the church, and the Heritage Hub, which hosts seminary classes in local churches.