The SkyePod

Covering topics from politics to pop culture, Skye Jethani offers a slate of 2026 predictions to David French. Will the public finally rebel against the social media companies? Will Texas elect its first Democratic senator in nearly 40 years? Will we finally get definitive proof of UFOs? Will "Dune Part 3" or "The Odyssey" dominate the box office? French unpacks the predictions and explains which ones are overreactions and which are more plausible.   0:00 - Theme Songs   2:15 - Nolan's Odyssey   6:23 - First Texan Democrat Senator?   11:52 - Social Media Bans   29:15 - US Government Has Alien Technology?   36:25 - Trump Appoints New Supreme Court Justice   44:05 - Transgender Self-Identification Decline   58:55 - End Credits

Skye's prepared to get on his soapbox to respond to Drew's news stories and internet controversies. We all know Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but is Home Alone a Christian movie? Is Old Man Marley a Christ-figure to young Kevin? Skye agree with Kirk Cameron that annihilationism makes sense—but many have hinged their faith on eternal conscious torment. And do stories in sermons actually help people remember?   0:00 - Theme Song   3:03 - Is Home Alone a Christian Movie   9:40 - Kirk Cameron on Hell   22:35 - The Neuroscience of Worship   24:38 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146095822/   Topics Covered: Is Home Alone Christian?: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/home-alone-catholic-heart Kirk Cameron's Theology of Hell Changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RflbA8Vt_Y The Neuroscience of Worship: https://relevantmagazine.com/current/science/the-neuroscience-of-worship/ Do Sermons Need Stories?: https://x.com/RebeccMcLaugh/status/1998783054626611250  Therapy culture replacing religion: https://www.freyaindia.co.uk/p/no-not-everyone-needs-therapy

Continuing our study of the Apostle Paul's view of circumcision, this week focuses on Galatians 6. To perpetuate a popular view that certain groups were inferior to others, some Christians required others to be circumcised. Paul believed this was so contrary to the gospel, and he took the issue so seriously, that he wrote this part of his letter himself with extra-large letters. So, why don't we take discrimination within the church as seriously as Paul did? Why do we passively participate in the prejudice of others?   0:00 - Show Starts   2:05 - Theme Song   5:15 - Looking Down on Others   10:46 - Social Pressure to Be Superior   23:08 - Pressured to Antagonized Muslims   34:00 - End Credits

Victor Boutros joins Skye to talk about the Human Trafficking Institute, which he cofounded after going from ethics debates with his fellow students to seeing the reality of human trafficking in India. The Human Trafficking Institute now works internationally and have seen results beyond what they imagined possible. Boutros explains the common misconceptions around human trafficking and what is effective to combat it.   0:07 - Theme Song   7:33 - Seeing the Reality of Human Trafficking   15:06 - The Church's Focus on Human Trafficking   22:18 - Effective Solutions   28:24 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145084638/   Parent Guide from the Human Trafficking Institute https://traffickinginstitute.org/event-guide-download/   Human Trafficking Institute: https://traffickinginstitute.org/

Ken Burns has just released his new 12-hour PBS documentary about the American Revolution, and Skye's watched all of it. On this episode, he talks with David French about some of the less well-known aspects of the Revolution, how they shaped American history, and lessons we can apply to our current political and cultural challenges. David and Skye also share their favorite must-watch holiday movies. 0:00 - Theme Song  1:15 - Ken Burn's American Revolution Documentary 14:12 - American Grit and Consensus 20:25 - Strong Minorities 23:56 - Tory or Patriot? 32:00 - Great Man Theory 37:00 - Are We Actually Divided? 42:00 - The Activist Groups 58:00 - Holiday Movies 1:03:00 - End Credits