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The SkyePod
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French Friday: Nerdfest 2026
6d ago01:03:26Summary readyGuess what time it is? Once every year, David French and Skye Jethani devote an episode to movies, TV shows, and pop culture nerdery. This year's Nerdfest focuses on Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," and David makes his case that the film is a Trojan horse filled with conservative values. They also react to the new "Avengers: Doomsday" trailer, why superhero movies aren't working anymore, and their shared hatred of multiverses. Finally, from the non-nerd world, they discuss new data showing Gen Z is turned off to Christianity by the evangelical support for Donald Trump. What's really behind the numbers? 0:00 - Theme Song 1:24 - The Conservatism of The Odyssey 16:04 - The Odyssey and Culture Wars 25:42 - Marvel, Star Wars, and Decay 43:24 - Is Trump Driving Gen Z from Church? 1:03:00 - End Credits
SummaryThe Odyssey & the Bible with Nijay Gupta
2w ago00:29:07Summary readyChristopher Nolan's take on Homer's epic "The Odyssey" is the biggest film in the world right now. Holy Post Pundit and New Testament scholar, Nijay Gupta, joins Skye to talk about what it tells us about pagan religion in the ancient world. He explains how the faith taught by the Apostles contradicted the kind of idolatry and superstition described in "The Odyssey," and what the ancient Greek understanding of hospitality toward strangers—a major theme in the movie—shares in common with both the Old and New Testaments. 0:07 - Theme Song 2:03 - The Odyssey and the Ancient World 8:28 - Demigods Among Us 22:02 - Hospitality as a Virtue 28:13 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-bible-with-nijay?r=35kf51&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true Link to Nijay's Substack series on Paganism: https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the Engaging Scripture (Nijay Gupta's Substack): https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/ Link to Nijay's Substack series on Paganism: https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the Engaging Scripture (Nijay Gupta's Substack): https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/
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Drew's News - Fat Pastors, Non-Denoms, & Depopulation
3w ago00:28:18Summary readyDrew Dyck is back with another roundup of stories from the web. Are physically unfit pastors spiritually unfit for ministry? Christian influencers are only eating foods found in the Bible. Why non-denominational churches are a myth. What's really behind the falling birthrates, and why aren't economic solutions working? 0:01 - Theme Song 0:19 - Drew's Newsletter 1:39 - Fat Pastors 5:25 - Are Pastors Aspirational? 22:58 - The Bible Diet 27:24 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/drews-news-fat-pastors-non-denoms
SummaryChristian Zionism
4w ago00:31:27Summary readyHistorian Daniel G. Hummel joins Skye Jethani to talk about the changing relationship between American evangelicals and Israel. Driven by a particular view of the end times, Hummel explains the origin of evangelical support for the modern state of Israel, and why current events are testing that commitment. They also examine influential media voices, like Tucker Carlson, who are aggressively pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories and half-truths about the origins of Christian Zionism. 0:07 - Theme Song 6:54 - Secularism and Zionism 12:03 - Dispensationalism 19:29 - Israel and Blessings 22:02 - Controlling God 27:56 - Carlson's Anti-semetic Anti-zionism 30:33 - End Credits CT's article on Tucker Carlson and the Scofield Bible: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/what-tucker-carlson-got-wrong-cyrus-scofield-christian-zionism/
SummaryCaleb Campbell
Jul 300:30:04Summary readyIn honor of Independence Day, Holy Post Media released a new explainer video titled "Should America Rededicate Itself to God?" The short 12-minute video featured clips of a conversation between Skye Jethani and Caleb Campbell, the pastor of Desert Springs Bible Church in Phoenix and author of "Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor." This episode features their full conversation, including Campbell's journey from neo-Nazi skinhead to senior pastor, what America's founders really thought about pluralism, and why so many pastors failed to speak up as their church members got sucked into Christian nationalism. 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Theme Song 9:42 - The Founders RejectedNationalism 15:30 - Shouldn't Laws be Aligned to God's Will? 21:45 - How Caleb Changed 29:11 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/caleb-campbell
SummaryFrench Friday - Vichy Christianity
Jun 2601:02:36Summary readyIt's a history lesson on today's French Friday. David French explains the parallels between the Vichy French government that cooperated with the Nazis in WWII and Christian nationalists in America today. Both were highly misogynistic, nativist, and blamed liberal democracy for all of the country's problems. Obviously, things did not end well for the Vichy government in France. David and Skye discuss why the authoritarianism pushed by Christian nationalists won't work in America either. They also discuss the 2026 midterm elections and what the Democrats are learning from the popularity of pugilistic candidates like Platner in Maine and the decency of candidates like Talarico in Texas. 0:00 - Theme Song 1:11 - Vichy France and Modern America 8:18 - Mistrust Toward Democracy 17:50 - Why Do We Return to Authoritarianism? 33:08 - Graham Platner 43:41 - What's a Good "Representative?" 1:02:09 - End Credits David French's Vichy France article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/opinion/christian-nationalism-maga-france.html
SummaryDisclosure Day: Faith, Aliens, and Spielberg
Jun 1900:30:00Summary readySkye and Esau saw Disclosure Day by Steven Spielberg this weekend—did it make them believe in aliens? Maybe not, but it does show a cultural preoccupation with our place in the world. Would the existence of aliens change history? Would you believe aliens were telling the truth? Skye and Esau debate these issues and Esau pitches a sequel. 0:06 - Theme Song 1:15 - Disclosure Day 7:27 - Why Aliens Would Change Our View of God 13:51 - Religion Without God 25:40 - Are Aliens Demons? 29:05 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/disclosure-day-faith-aliens-and-spielberg
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Drew's News - Weed, Prayer Apps, and UFOs
Jun 1200:25:40Summary readyThe internet keeps serving up strange stories, and Drew Dyck is back to help Skye figure out what they reveal about faith, wisdom, and our very weird cultural moment. They start with a Christianity Today article on marijuana and the Christian life, but the conversation quickly turns toward a bigger question about how believers learn discernment when Scripture doesn't give a simple rule. Then they discuss Freya India's warning that prayer apps, livestreamed sermons, and gamified discipleship can quietly train new Christians to experience faith as one more thing to consume on a phone. Also this week, Skye and Drew talk about microwaved fish, AI-generated Christian content, ghostwriting, UFOs, demons, and why the modern world may be getting stranger, not less spiritual. 0:05 - Theme Song 2:10 - Christianity Today on Weed 11:02 - Fundamentalism 21:35 - Commodification of Christianity 24:46 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/drews-news-weed-prayer-apps-and-ufos
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Orbiting the Hairball
Jun 500:25:39Summary readyBecause it's graduation season, Skye offers some lessons for those starting their careers. He takes us through the story of his professional development from seminary, to pastoral ministry, into journalism, publishing, and eventually the creation of Holy Post Media. Along the way, he draws on the metaphor from Gordon Mackenzie's 1996 book, "Orbiting the Giant Hairball," to explain the tension between our callings and feeling trapped in broken institutions. 0:04 - Theme Song 6:15 - Hairball Number One: Ministry 11:28 - Sermon ROI 17:03 - Hairball Number Two: Publishing 24:40 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/publish/post/200657253?r=35kf51&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
SummaryFrench Friday: Jesus vs. Gerrymandering
May 2901:11:14Summary readyThe Supreme Court recently struck down a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Bill that prevented the dilution of votes by racial minorities, unleashing red states throughout the South to redraw congressional districts before the 2026 midterm elections. The outcome is likely to be fewer Black representatives in Congress. David French and Skye Jethani discuss the issue of gerrymandering—partisan and racial—and why it is contrary to both the Constitution and the Christian call to love our neighbors. They also offer suggestions for fixing the problem in order to heal our broken politics. 0:00 - Theme Song 0:21 - Being on Bill Marr 6:04 - What is Gerrymandering? 11:27 - Racial vs Political Gerrymandering 26:22 - Christian Podcast and Politics 29:57 - Disempowering the People 40:22 - Possible Solutions 52:37 - Do We Need a Third Founding? 1:10:47 - End Credits
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