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 sure. Also this week—audience Q&A, Phil, Skye, Kaitlyn, and Esau play a game of true confessions, and Phil’s favorite news segment comes full circle.

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2:34 - Theme Song

 

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12:09 - Should We Be in Communes?

 

27:55 - Why Aren’t We Scared of Demons Anymore?

 

33:30 - The Loss of Heroes?

 

47:40 - Skye’s Take on Halloween

 

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53:30 - Q&A: God’s Leading vs Dreams

 

58:16 - Q&A: Less News of the Butt

 

1:00:18 - Q&A: New Taylor Swift Album

 

1:03:42 - Q&A: Magic in Media

 

1:12:12 - True Confessions

 

1:22:00 - End Credits

 

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

Butt breathing!

https://www.sciencealert.com/human-trials-bring-us-closer-to-breathing-through-our-butts

 

It’s not normal to raise kids like this:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/opinion/culture/community-parenting-village.html

 

We’re not afraid of demons or monsters anymore:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/labubu-kpop-demon-hunters-demon-slayer/

 

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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 a spiritual revival. Jamin Goggin joins Skye to discuss recovering the practice of confession in our churches. Goggin says it should start with pastors. Also this week—man does not live by 1200-year-old bread alone.

 

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5:49 - No Kings Protest

10:15 - Image of Christ found in 1200 year old bread

14:56 - Revival or Revolution?

26:38 - Vertical morality vs Horizontal morality

41:55 - The Daily Wire critiques Skye

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49:52 - Interview with Jamin Goggin
Pastoral Confessions: The Healing Path to Faithful Ministry by Jamin Goggin
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1:25:52 - End Credits

 

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

1,200-year-old loaf of bread with image of Christ unearthed in astonishing find

https://nypost.com/2025/10/19/science/1200-year-old-bread-with-jesus-christ-image-found-by-archaeologists/?utm_medium=social&sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawNi-xJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETA0YmZZOFBLMVUza3hKUjRHAR6thrb2r4iIMQPMZyf1x_ZHKvwAdV2kC0OeKNK27EbPh_Dl_jEB8dR96nj73Q_aem_3uAmjM1LsHe35z6sj6GkHw

What Drives MAGA Christians' Un-Christian Actions? Experts Say It Comes Down To This.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vertical-morality-maga-christians_l_68dc8386e4b0b11989f00fb8

 

Something Is Stirring in Christian America, and It’s Making Me Nervous

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/opinion/christianity-charlie-kirk-revolution-revival.html

Other Resources:

 

Pastoral Confessions: The Healing Path to Faithful Ministry by Jamin Goggin

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The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It

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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, intolerant, and illiberal. What’s fueling the younger generation's interest in religious fundamentalism? Counter-terrorism expert Elizabeth Neumann is back to discuss the rising acceptance of political violence among young adults and why she expects things to get worse before they get better. Also this week—the fishy origin of fingers.

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5:45 - Fingers are Fish Butts?

 

9:23 Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Fixation

 

23:51 - Conservative Christian Gen Z

 

39:24 - Black-and-White Internet Narratives

 

48:09 - Swiss Chocolate!

 

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53:15 - Interview 

 

55:29 - Belief Systems and Violence

 

1:03:24 - Young People and Violence

 

1:11:16 - Is Violence a Reflection of Lack of Power?

 

1:17:15 - Trusting Jesus Instead of Violence

 

1:26:04 - End Credits

 

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

Peter Thiel and the Antichrist:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/13/antichrist-peter-thiel-michigan

 

Are Fingers Just Long Butts?

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/human-finger-regulatory-genes-originally-fish-cloaca-butt

 

Gen Z Conservatives:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/opinion/gen-z-conservative-christianity.html

 

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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? The latest “State of Theology” report shows a shocking number of evangelicals hold contradictory beliefs. Why are evangelical churches so bad at teaching the Bible and theology? Kaitlyn talks with A.J. Swoboda and Nijay Gupta, co-authors of “Slow Theology,” about how our cultural addiction to speed and quick answers actually fuels spiritual disillusionment and deconstruction. Also this week—new data shows why most female animals outlive males.

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6:11 - Men Die Sooner Than Women!

 

14:22 - Women Can Be Archbishops?

 

36:15 - Why Don’t Evangelicals Know Theology?

 

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55:55 - Interview

 

56:17 - Why Slow Theology?

 

59:50 - Deconstruction as Chemotherapy

 

1:13:17 - Orthodoxy for Power Rather Than Obedience

 

1:27:02 - End Credits

 

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

Why Women Live Longer:

https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x

 

Anglican Church Tension Over Woman as New Archbishop:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/archbishop-of-canterbury-anglican-church-conservative-divides/

 

Study Shows Evangelicals Don’t Know Theology:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/state-of-theology-evangelicals-confused-conflicted-belief/

Other Resources:

Slow Theology: Eight Practices for Resilient Faith in a Turbulent World (A Guide to Deep Faith in Our Busy Modern Lives) by A. J. Swoboda and Nijay K. Gupta:

https://a.co/d/iCKFGjf

 

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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, Grace Hamman, about her new book, “Asks of Old Paths.” Hamman says Medieval literature is rich in wisdom for modern Christians on how to define a good life, using the language of virtues and vices. Also this week—a secular writer examines the benefit of confession and repentance, which makes us wonder why so few Christians practice it.

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5:20 - The Rapture’s a Tiktok trend?

 

12:52 - Why’s The Rapture so Popular?

 

32:04 - Psychology and Repentance

 

41:00 - Self-Interest and Righteousness

 

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56:26 - Interview

 

58:05 - Why is Medieval poetry relevant?

 

1:05:22 - Virtues and Vices

 

1:16:20 - What’s a Vice We Misunderstand?

 

1:27:02 - End Credits

 

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

Rapture Last Week!

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jadegomez510/the-rapture-2025-tiktok

 

Psychological Value of Repentance

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/briefing/the-psychological-value-of-repentance.html

 

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Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life by Grace Hamman: https://a.co/d/6WRgTtu

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