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168. Virtue / Vice

February 22, 2026 · 1 h 6 min

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In pop culture, we often enjoy watching - or reading - vice and virtue play out, with the former often far more exciting than the latter.

But what about real life? Do we still find vice “sizzling” (as one writer described it), and virtue stale?

At the heart of this lies a much deeper question: What good is there in pursuing the good?

FOR FULL SHOW NOTES: https://undeceptions.com/podcast/virtue-vice/

  • (00:08) - - Is virtue boring?
  • (05:18) - - What is virtue?
  • (11:14) - - What's valuable about the Middle Ages?
  • (15:23) - - Aristotle and the virtues
  • (18:10) - - Vice vs. Virtue
  • (28:02) - - The root of all evil
  • (31:58) - - The root of all good
  • (39:16) - - Rapid Fire Round: Virtue/Vice pairs
  • (46:13) - - Cultivating virtue
  • (55:14) - - Why pursue Christian virtue?
  • (58:55) - - Five Minute Jesus

CREDITS

Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed by Mark Hadley.


Alasdair Belling is a writer-researcher.


Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian.


Lyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant.

Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant.


Peter Kozushko is our North American representative, a contact point for church pastors who are interested in engaging with our work here at Undeceptions.


Editing by Richard Hamwi.


Our voice actors today were Yannick Lawry and Dakotah Love.


Special thanks to our series sponsor Zondervan for making this Undeception possible.


Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out

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