The SkyePod

All signs point to a big mid-term election for Democrats, but much will depend on their ability to win over religious voters. David French and Skye Jethani discuss the political "God gap," and why religious Americans of all types have moved toward the Republican Party since the 1980s. French reports on his recent trip to Texas, the Senate race between Paxton and Talarico, and why the state's most famous pro-Trump pastor is giving his church permission not to vote Republican. They discuss why Democrats, until recently, have struggled to use moral rhetoric. And why have pro-ICE, anti-empathy Christians on social media suddenly changed their tune?
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
0:32 - Midterms
 
15:47 - Voting on Doctrine?
 
26:12 - Did Robert Jeffress Change His Mind?
 
41:23 - Democrats Talking Like Republicans
 
51:16 - Samuel Sey and Ice
 
1:10:22 - End Credit
 
The Return of Moralistic Democrats:
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/10/midterm-elections-and-return-of-good-and-evil/689145/
 
David French on the God Gap:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/opinion/talarico-paxton-texas-senate-evangelicals.html
 
David French on Empathy and Immigration:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/opinion/toxic-empathy-immigration-ice.html
 
Hannah Miller King on Pregnant Women in ICE Detention Centers:
https://holypost.substack.com/p/ice-vs-the-unborn

Why do we experience powerful moments with God—then go back to our normal lives, unchanged? Skye explains why we, like Moses, lose the effects of God's glory and how the New Covenant offers us a way out of the cycle of mountain-top highs and spiritually-empty lows.
 
0:00 - Intro
 
4:08 - Theme Song
 
4:24 - Sermon Starts
 
9:34 - Down from the Mountaintop
 
14:05 - Was Moses Hiding Behind the Veil?
 
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Drew, King of the North, brings his royal decrees and news from around the internet. He and Skye wonder why religious couples seem to be insulated from the sex recession. Does it all come back to smartphones? Then they talk about how AI is pushing people to find meaning and purpose outside of their vocations. And why does Skye seem less excited about Greta Gerwig's rock-infused Narnia than Drew is? All that, and Skye explains why he thinks Anthropic is a little like Uncle Buck.
 
0:01 - Theme Song
 
2:08 - Christians Resisted the Sex Recession?
 
8:14 - Why Religion Helps Sex
 
17:59 - Mathemeticians Look for God
 
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Articles:
The Sex Recession: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/religion-sex-recession-marriage/688774/
 
AI Mathematician on The Meaning of Life: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-a-i-comes-for-your-purpose-in-life/id1200361736?i=1000796109623
 
New Narnia Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDJ-ini7fF0
 
Article on AI and the Church:  https://holypost.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-drill

Skye sifts through your questions, like panning for gold! Or, cleaning the gunk from your dishwasher, depending on your perspective. Mailman Mike's brought Skye questions about what repentance means, how we should respond to historically-questionable-sermon-illustrations, and if we take scripture-reading too seriously. Plus—what are women supposed to feel about all this talk about male circumcision in the Bible?
 
0:07 - Theme Song
 
2:13 - Repenting of Trump?
 
8:35 - Gehenna
 
17:17 - Sermon on the Mount: Serious and Literal?
 
30:44 - How Important is Scripture-reading?
 
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Questions Answered:
What did Skye mean when he said Christians should repent of supporting Trump?
Was Gehenna actually a trash-pit outside Jerusalem?
How do you take the Sermon on the Mount seriously?
Do we overemphasize scripture reading?
Do men know how alienating discussions of circumcision are to women?
How bad are the bears gonna be this year?

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, it was his most public and spectacular miracle ever. But why were most of his miracles before this marked by secrecy and subtlety instead? In this message, Skye explores the role spectacles play in our faith, why we are so drawn to them, and why they usually fail to foster a transformative, sustainable love for God.
 
0:00 - Preamble
 
1:21 - Theme Song
 
1:52 - American Duels
 
6:46 - Lazarus and Duels
 
10:39 - How Jesus Creates Spectacle
 
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