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The SkyePod
Hosted by Skye Jethani · EN
Get a peek inside Skye's mind. Full episodes can be found at holypost.com/skyepod
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Disclosure Day: Faith, Aliens, and Spielberg
6d ago00:30:00Summary 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
2w ago00:25:40Summary 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
3w ago00:25:39Summary 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
4w ago01:11:14Summary 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
SummaryHow Vengeance Replaced Justice
May 2200:26:22Summary readyWe love stories about redemption, except when it happens to our enemies. Skye and Kaitlyn Schiess discuss why our culture has become fluent in justice, punishment, and public condemnation, but has lost the language of mercy, forgiveness, and restoration. Drawing from Priya Parker's conversation with Ezra Klein, they explore what happens when justice becomes vengeance and people are permanently sorted into victims and villains. They also ask whether the church still has the theological resources our culture desperately needs, including a vision of final judgment, true repair, and communities where sinners can be reintegrated without pretending harm never happened. 0:02 - Theme Song 1:22 - Announcements 2:54 - Priya Parker 8:03 - Inevitability of Harm 11:46 - Social Vengeance 19:00 - Rodney King and Reginald Denny 25:25 - The full episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/158894092/ Priya Parker on the Ezra Klein Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714IB4avhWg The Redemption Paradox: Why We Embrace it in Storytelling But Resist it in Life https://simplyputpsych.co.uk/mind-over-media/the-redemption-paradox-why-we-embrace-it-in-storytelling-but-resist-it-in-life?utm_source=chatgpt.com
SummaryDrew's News
May 1500:27:02Summary readyDrew's back to talk about the youth and the Church. YouTube prophets preach about UFO's! Christian singles join dating shows on Hulu! Kids are saying "Christ is King..." but mean something different than allegiance to Jesus. It's a wild world, but Skye and Drew are here to talk about it. 0:08 - Theme Song 1:12 - Youtube Prophets and UFO Panic 16:46 - Christian Dating Reality Show? 24:52 - Gen Z Wants to be 80's Kids 26:08 - The full episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/158271605/
SummaryFaith Without Church with Ryan Burge
May 800:29:22Summary readyRyan Burge is back with graphs about (what else?) religion, as young men are increasingly identifying as religious, but aren't really participating in churches. What's going on? And how does this tie into Crotch Christianity? Skye and Ryan talk about this and maintaining humility in matters of faith. 0:00 - Theme Song 1:41 - People like the "Idea" of religion 5:11 - Young Men Claim Religious Identity 15:25 - Crotch Christianity, LGBTQ, and Roe V. Wade 24:01 - Moral Uncertainty and Religion Ryan Burge's Substack Article: https://substack.com/home/post/p-195438773
SummaryCrotch Christianity
May 100:29:14Summary readySkye reacts to recent comments by Pope Leo about the danger of assuming the church only cares about sexual morality and the backlash to his remarks from conservative evangelicals. He explains the origin and widespread acceptance of what Skye calls "crotch Christianity," why the over-correction by more progressive Christians is also problematic, and how Pope Leo points us to a healthier, more biblical vision of Christian ethics. 0:04 - Theme Song 0:45 - Live Show Recap 7:00 - Is Sex the Slippery Slope? 14:10 - What is Crotch Christianity? 19:14 - Crotch Christianity and Roe V Wade 23:54 - Reflecting Our Culture This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157011066/ Skye's Explainer Video on Abortion: https://youtu.be/RvWD7ykNjCc
SummaryFrench Friday: Online Gambling is the New Pornography
Apr 2401:02:23Summary readyDavid French and Skye Jethani debrief David's recent debate with Governor Chris Christie about online gambling at the University of Chicago. The conversation also tackles competing definitions of liberty, and the possibility of creating a political message to unify the country around popular reforms and why neither party will try it. 0:00 - Theme Song 1:40 - Was the Pete Hegseth Prayer Actually That Weird? 2:26 - The Church Built a Blasphemer 10:55 - Online Gambling Debate 24:05 - Restricting Freedom for Virtue 34:50 - Cultural Shift from Libertarianism 44:22 - Majority Opinion Ignored 53:12 - Right Problem, Wrong Solution 1:02:10 - End Credits Chris Christie and David French's Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAmVu4WVG7Q&t=1s
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Drew's News
Apr 1700:25:45Summary readyCanadian Drew is watching American news with befuddlement as a US government official cites Quinton Tarantino as scripture, our scientists develop AI to be "ethical," and a pastor gets caught with stealing baseball cards from Wal-Mart.
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