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The Exodus Of Young Evangelicals, The COVID Vaccine In Sports, And Soon-To-Be Astronaut Wally Funk

Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia during a game in 2008.
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Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia during a game in 2008.

For decades, Christian evangelicals were the fastest-growing religious group in this country. Now, some young evangelicals are abandoning the faith.

And: There’s a new competitive edge in pro sports — the COVID vaccines.

And finally: Tomorrow, July 20, Wally Funk will become the oldest person ever to fly to space. So today, our conversation with Funk on her last day as a non-astronaut.

GUESTS:

  • Wally Funk - An American aviator with nearly 20,000 flight hours and a former member of the Mercury 13 program
  • Alex Kirshner - A writer and editor; he co-hosts the Split Zone Duo podcast and co-writes the Moon Crew newsletter
  • Terry Shoemaker - A lecturer on religious studies and American studies at Arizona State University

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Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan, Cat Pastor, and Jeff Tyson contributed to this show, part of which originally aired August 16, 2016.

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Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
Josh was a producer for WNPR's talk shows. He has produced for Where We Live and was a producer for The Colin McEnroe Show until 2020.
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