The SkyePod

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  The Odyssey & the Bible with Nijay Gupta 24.07.2026 29min

  Christopher 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 17.07.2026 28min

  Drew 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    
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  Christian Zionism 10.07.2026 31min

  Historian 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/
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  Caleb Campbell 03.07.2026 30min

  In 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
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  French Friday - Vichy Christianity 26.06.2026 1t 2min

  It'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
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  Disclosure Day: Faith, Aliens, and Spielberg 19.06.2026 30min

  Skye 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 12.06.2026 25min

  The 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 05.06.2026 25min

  Because 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
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  French Friday: Jesus vs. Gerrymandering 29.05.2026 1t 11min

  The 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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  How Vengeance Replaced Justice 22.05.2026 26min

  We 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
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  Drew's News 15.05.2026 27min

  Drew'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/
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  Faith Without Church with Ryan Burge 08.05.2026 29min

  Ryan 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
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  Crotch Christianity 01.05.2026 29min

  Skye 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
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  French Friday: Online Gambling is the New Pornography 24.04.2026 1t 2min

  David 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 17.04.2026 25min

  Canadian 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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  Air Mail 10.04.2026 29min

  Mailman Mike is bringing the big questions this week, as he asks Skye about servant leadership, late-stage capitalism, penal substitutionary atonement, and how we at Holy Post Media try to avoid becoming like the Evangelical Industrial Complex.   0:05 - Theme Song   1:12 - Foot-Washing Servant Leadership?   11:20 - Holy Post and the Evangelical Industrial Complex   27:40 - Is There a Good Alternative to Capitalism?   Questions Covered: How do you understand John 13? How is Holy Post Media avoiding acting like the Evangelical Industrial Complex? Is there a better alternative to capitalism? Do you agree with the Penal Substitutionary Atonement theory of the Crucifixion?   Getting Schooled - Penal Atonement 101: https://www.patreon.com/posts/getting-schooled-84872925   This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155213984/
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  John Ortberg 03.04.2026 27min

  John Ortberg explains his journey of faith, how Wheaton College and Dallas Willard helped shape him, and how he discovered the need for spiritual formation.   0:10 - Theme Song   1:14 - Where'd John Ortberg Come From?   7:36 - Wheaton's Influence   20:12 - Evangelicalism in the 80's   26:34 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154622908/
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  French Friday: Is the Iran War Constitutional? 27.03.2026 1t 12min

  David French unpacks how the Trump administration's decision to launch a war with Iran is different from previous American wars in the Middle East, including George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Does the criticism of Trump's war from some MAGA influencers signal the break-up of the movement? And what comes next?   0:00 - Theme Song   1:00 - Is This War Legal?   15:35 - Lack of Declared War   31:55 - What Makes People Leave MAGA?   48:04 - Trump Outperforms His Policies   1:11:57 - End Credits
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  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Hot Takes 26.03.2026 27min

  Kaitlyn Schiess, Producer Mike, and some fellow named "Noah" discuss the Harry Potter fandom, controversial Hogwarts characters, and how deep christian themes permeate the series. And was Snape really that bad?   1:25 - Theme Song   1:52 - Who's Noah?   13:41 - Ginny Weasley: Not So Bad?   17:51 - Severus Snape: Also Not So Bad?   25:41 - The Theme of Free Will   26:51 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153946735/
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  The Antichrist & Aliens 20.03.2026 30min

  Skye and Mike Carl Erre don tin foil hats upon their bald heads and theorize about Peter Thiel's Antichrist warnings and Obama's comments on alien life. What does the Bible actually say about the Antichrist and what doctrinal implications would arise from aliens among us?   0:03 - Theme Song   4:52 - Evangelicals and Antichrist   12:29 - Gnosticism and Antichrist   24:11 - Anti-empathy and Antichrist   29:22 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153452165/