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When Racism Ruins Everything

September 17, 2026 · 48 min

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A Texas political candidate sees a crowd of brown students celebrating and assumes they must be foreigners. Esau, Mike, and Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez unpack what that reaction reveals about race, belonging, and the fear of a changing America. They also talk about the growing power of AI, the tech world's obsession with overcoming human limits, and why some limitations may actually be good for us. Plus, Pricelis shares about her new book, False Peace, and why churches can confuse unity with sameness, asking people to assimilate instead of making room for genuine difference.

0:00 - Theme Song

0:20 - Esau in Español?

1:43 - Boosie's Presidential Pardon Attempt

6:20 - Community Work

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22:05 - A.I. and False Promises

33:24 - False Peace by Assimilation

49:08 - End Credits

False Peace: How to Reject the Lie of Sameness, Embrace Difference, and Embody True Unity (How Christians Can Go Beyond Surface-Level Agreement to Build Communities of Authentic Unity) by Priceless Perreaux-Dominguez: https://amzn.to/4yCKduC

Articles Covered:

Boosie Lawsuit:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/us/boosie-badazz-pardon-lawsuit.html

New York Times on AI Tech Apocalypse:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/opinion/ai-tech-apocalypse-silicon-valley.html

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