In this special episode recorded live on a studio lot, Allen Wolf sits down with Dr. Stephen Meyer, philosopher of science, former geophysicist, and director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute. Stephen is the author of Signature in the Cell, the New York Times bestseller Darwin's Doubt, and Return of the God Hypothesis, with work featured everywhere from Good Morning America to Joe Rogan.

Stephen unpacks the core argument that has fascinated him for decades: DNA functions like digital code, and code always traces back to a mind. From there, he walks through three modern scientific discoveries that challenge materialism: the universe's finite beginning, the fine-tuning of physical constants, and the sophisticated information-processing systems hidden inside every living cell.

The conversation goes deeper than science alone. Stephen shares his personal journey from a young man wrestling with panic attacks, depression, and Nietzsche to finding both rational and experiential reasons for faith. 

He also previews his new documentary, The Story of Everything, reflects on what Hollywood gets right when it explores big questions through story, and takes audience questions on string theory, the multiverse, and films that wrestle with these themes.

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