Best Skyejethani Podcasts (2025)

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698: De-Christianizing America & Re-Christianizing Advent with Rich Villodas 1:18:56

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The government of Israel has been criticized for building fences in Gaza and the West Bank, but now it's geofencing American churches. Will its plan reverse the decline of evangelical support for the Jewish state? Donald Trump says he's making the country more Christian, but data shows his immigration policy favors secular immigrants and rejects Ch…

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What Does the Magi Story Really Tell Us About Jesus? (From this week's Curiously Kaitlyn) 38:08

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We're popping a Curiously Kaitlyn episode into your feed this week because we're starting a brand-new Advent series, and—let's be honest—the nativity story gets weird. Kids notice all the odd details we learned to ignore, and suddenly you're fielding questions you did not prepare for in Sunday School.So instead of scrambling for answers all by your…

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697: Cancelling "Judeo-Christian," Defending Slavery, & Rethinking Gaza with J. Ross Wagner 1:22:34

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The term "Judeo-Christian" has been used by the Religious Right for decades as a positive shorthand for biblical values in the culture, so why are conservative Christians now rejecting the label? And why are Christian defenses of slavery and the Confederacy gaining popularity 160 years after the Civil War? Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn explain how the ri…

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696: Transcending Our Political Divisions & Labels with Andy Beshear 1:25:31

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Mike Erre joins Phil and Skye to discuss a New York Times column by David Brooks. He says America's divisions will only heal when we abandon shallow labels and war metaphors, and instead see one another as fellow pilgrims on a journey. America's Catholic bishops issue a stern rebuke of the Trump administration's dehumanizing rhetoric and policies, …

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695: Analyzing the Blue Wave & Why the Church Still Matters with Carmen Joy Imes 1:27:41

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The Democratic Party swept the off-cycle elections last week, but this isn't the first blue wave we've seen in the Trump era. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss what it means and the significance of New York City electing a Muslim, democratic socialist as mayor. Does Mamdani represent the death of New York, and possibly America, as one Baptist leader …

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French Friday: The Nazi Rot on the Right 27:43

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Open Nazi rhetoric is gaining traction on the right, and the response from conservative institutions has been inconsistent at best. Skye and David trace the roots of the problem, the incentives that fueled it, and the late-breaking backlash that may signal a tipping point. They also look at ICE's increasingly aggressive "Kavanaugh stops," the risks…

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694: Why Don't We Take Church Unity Seriously? with N.T. Wright 1:29:02

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A new survey finds that moderately religious Americans are the most likely to say that they see dead people. Which raises a question—why are the non-religious and the very religious less likely to report encounters with the departed? New York Times columnist Ezra Klein says that by over-emphasizing inclusivity, the Democratic Party has ironically b…

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693: Holy Post LIVE from Chicago 2025 1:22:11

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This week is Halloween, and on this special episode recorded with a live audience, the Holy Post hosts discuss why our culture isn't afraid of monsters and demons anymore. How did all of our pop culture heroes and villains become morally ambiguous? Also, would communal living solve our loneliness epidemic? Kaitlyn is all for it, but Skye isn't so s…

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692: Vertical vs. Horizontal Morality & Rediscovering Confession with Jamin Goggin 1:26:25

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A recent article tries to explain why so many politically active Christians behave unchristianly in the public square by differentiating "vertical" and "horizontal" sources of morality. The Holy Post crew examines the argument and finds it weak. Has MAGA ignited a revival in the U.S.? David French says we may be confusing a political revolution for…

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691: The Antichrist, Illiberalism, & Why Gen Z Accepts Political Violence with Elizabeth Neumann 1:26:37

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In a series of invitation-only, off-the-record lectures about Christianity, technology billionaire Peter Thiel said the antichrist is trying to regulate technology and billionaires. Which raises the question—Why do we always remake Christ in our image and the antichrist in our enemies'? Gen Z is making conservative Christianity more angry, intolera…

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690: Flying Bishops, Evangelical Ignorance, & Slow Theology with A.J. Swoboda & Nijay Gupta 1:29:40

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For the first time ever, the U.K. has appointed a woman as the Archbishop of Canterbury to lead the global Anglican Communion. Kaitlyn, Skye, and Mike Erre discuss the implications of appointment and how Anglicans use "flying bishops" to maintain unity over divisive theological issues. Are there lessons here for other divided Christian communities?…

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689: The Rapture, Repentance, & Redefining the Good Life with Grace Hamman 1:27:37

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After a South African pastor claimed that Christ would come for his church on September 23, TikTok became rapture obsessed. Mike Erre joins Skye and Kaitlyn to discuss our ongoing fixation with this bad theology, why people get caught up in rapture predictions, and how it damages the credibility of the faith. Kaitlyn talks to Medieval scholar, Grac…

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688: The MAGA Contradiction & Educational Injustice with Terence Lester 1:25:51

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The memorial service for Charlie Kirk revealed a deep contradiction with the MAGA movement. Kirk's widow was cheered when she forgave his assassin and modeled Jesus' command to love your enemies. But the crowd also cheered when Stephen Miller and President Trump dehumanized their opponents and expressed hatred for their enemies. Esau McCaulley join…

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687: Charlie Kirk & the Conflict Entrepreneurs 1:00:12

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Last week, a gunman in Utah killed Charlie Kirk on a college campus. Rather than uniting the country against political violence, Kirk's assassination has only made divisions wider. Some on the left celebrated his death, saying he reaped what he sowed, while some on the right, including the President, are calling for retribution against all leftists…

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686: Shootings, Single Fathers, & the Shadow Side of Ambition with Miroslav Volf 1:23:59

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Following the school shooting in Minneapolis, The Christian Post has offered a definitive answer for why these massacres keep happening and why gun restrictions won't work—people are evil. But why don't politically conservative Christians apply this logic to any other issues? Surprising new data show that more young men than women want to be parent…

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685: Finding Unity in a Divided Church with Beth Moore 1:16:13

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Is unity in the church still possible when everyone is so divided? At the Legacy Conference in Chicago, Beth Moore joins Esau, Kaitlyn, and Skye to wrestle with what it means to remain in community with believers we deeply disagree with. Together they explore why purity tests are dividing Christians online, how cynicism masquerades as wisdom, and w…

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684: Dobson Died, Cracker Barrel Cancelled, & Flipping Christian Politics with James Talarico 1:36:02

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James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, died this week. Critics are saying Dobson was the "godfather of child abuse," while his fans are saying he belongs on the Mount Rushmore of evangelicalism. Who's right? Phil, Skye, and Mike Erre discuss Dobson's legacy and why the controversial conservative is secretly responsible for the creation o…

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698: De-Christianizing America & Re-Christianizing Advent with Rich Villodas 1:18:56

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What Does the Magi Story Really Tell Us About Jesus? (From this week's Curiously Kaitlyn) 38:08

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697: Cancelling "Judeo-Christian," Defending Slavery, & Rethinking Gaza with J. Ross Wagner 1:22:34

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696: Transcending Our Political Divisions & Labels with Andy Beshear 1:25:31

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695: Analyzing the Blue Wave & Why the Church Still Matters with Carmen Joy Imes 1:27:41

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French Friday: The Nazi Rot on the Right 27:43

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694: Why Don't We Take Church Unity Seriously? with N.T. Wright 1:29:02

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693: Holy Post LIVE from Chicago 2025 1:22:11

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692: Vertical vs. Horizontal Morality & Rediscovering Confession with Jamin Goggin 1:26:25

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691: The Antichrist, Illiberalism, & Why Gen Z Accepts Political Violence with Elizabeth Neumann 1:26:37

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690: Flying Bishops, Evangelical Ignorance, & Slow Theology with A.J. Swoboda & Nijay Gupta 1:29:40

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689: The Rapture, Repentance, & Redefining the Good Life with Grace Hamman 1:27:37

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688: The MAGA Contradiction & Educational Injustice with Terence Lester 1:25:51

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687: Charlie Kirk & the Conflict Entrepreneurs 1:00:12

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686: Shootings, Single Fathers, & the Shadow Side of Ambition with Miroslav Volf 1:23:59

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685: Finding Unity in a Divided Church with Beth Moore 1:16:13

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684: Dobson Died, Cracker Barrel Cancelled, & Flipping Christian Politics with James Talarico 1:36:02