# How Avatar’s Sokka Found God in Hollywood | Ian Ousley | EP. 163 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-george-janko-show-6094744/how-avatar-s-sokka-found-god-in-hollywood-ian-ousley-ep-163 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-george-janko-show-6094744/how-avatar-s-sokka-found-god-in-hollywood-ian-ousley-ep-163.md Podcast: [The George Janko Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-george-janko-show-6094744) Published: 2026-07-16T18:51:44+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/george-janko2/episodes/How-Avatars-Sokka-Found-God-in-Hollywood--Ian-Ousley--EP--163-e3m2bh1 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7421333000.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-george-janko-show-6094744/episodes/how-avatar-s-sokka-found-god-in-hollywood-ian-ousley-ep-163 Duration seconds: 8601 ## Resource The Heart Of David Merch Now Available at https://theheartofdavid.co!! Stay Connected: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgejanko Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeJanko TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegeorgejankoshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnadellaricca Business Inquiries Email: george@divisionmedia.co Watch full episodes of The George Janko Show podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/GeorgeJanko/videos Blessed are the ones who are humble. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:20 Moving to Hollywood at 1408:46 The "10 Years" That Changed Everything 15:42 Faith in Hollywood 22:38 The Acting Scam That Led to Avatar 36:41 The Secret Avatar Audition 43:31 Finding Out He Booked Sokka 45:47 Losing God... and Finding Him Again 58:42 Becoming a Christian in Hollywood 01:11:18 Identity Beyond Acting 01:29:33 The Call That Changed His Life 01:37:42 Losing Family While Filming Avatar 01:44:46 "Avatar Is the Gift, Not the Giver" 01:53:24 Favorite Avatar Scenes & Behind the Scenes 02:05:46 "There's No God in Avatar" 02:08:02 Comic-Con, Fans & Becoming Sokka 02:14:42 Season 4, Zuko & What's Next ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-george-janko-show-6094744/episodes/how-avatar-s-sokka-found-god-in-hollywood-ian-ousley-ep-163/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-george-janko-show-6094744/how-avatar-s-sokka-found-god-in-hollywood-ian-ousley-ep-163.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.