The Patrick Madrid Show: July 18, 2025 - Hour 1

Patrick threads through cultural questions about Disney fatigue, the surprising streaming stats of Gunsmoke, and the endurance of classic TV, weaving in Mike Rowe on the urgency for trades as tech transforms jobs. The episode weaves callers’ real-life faith, parenting, and ethical dilemmas, while Patrick fields everything from baptism validity to feng shui for nurseries and warnings about dubious online miracle prayers, keeping the conversation unpredictable and lively throughout. Audio: Jerry Seinfeld on Marcus Aurelius (02:12) Steve Miller Band cancels all tour dates due to bad weather (04:59) 50-year-old ‘Gunsmoke’ Reruns More Popular than Disney’s Star Wars/Marvel Trash (08:40) Mike Rowe: We need 500,000 welders, plumbers, and electricians (18:01) Christine - How can I avoid liberal Catholic schools? (28:19) Todd - Gun smoke did have an 'A' list Star. Kurt Russell was on when he was a kid. (35:34) Linda - My Grandchildren are getting baptized in a non-Catholic Church. Is that a valid baptism? (37:27) Billy (email) - A priest told me the other day that God loves us unconditionally, but he damns us to hell if we don’t love him back. How is that unconditional? (40:11) Shannon - Is feng shui compatible with Catholics? (43:41) Bob - Can I do tai chi for health purposes and to lose weight? (46:37) Rosalie - During the Carter administration I was an apprentice for the federal Government. We were trained how to be mechanics. They canceled the program though but now we are needing these jobs. (49:09)