# Hollywood Grapples with God: Frankenstein, Pluribus & Knives Out Take | The Sweet Tea Series Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sweet-tea-series-6560386/hollywood-grapples-with-god-frankenstein-pluribus-knives-out-take-the-sweet-tea-series Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sweet-tea-series-6560386/hollywood-grapples-with-god-frankenstein-pluribus-knives-out-take-the-sweet-tea-series.md Podcast: [The Sweet Tea Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sweet-tea-series-6560386) Published: 2026-02-03T23:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/844d27b4 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/844d27b4/44e100b0.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sweet-tea-series-6560386/episodes/hollywood-grapples-with-god-frankenstein-pluribus-knives-out-take-the-sweet-tea-series Duration seconds: 1079 ## Resource Ariana Guajardo talks about religion in America today. With Pew Research showing the "nones" have plateaued around 29-30% and Christianity is holding steady at ~62-65%, is a full revival coming? Ariana breaks down the data, recent Bible sales spikes, and Gen Z pockets of faith (Orthobros, post-Charlie Kirk church surges). She also breaks down Hollywood's evolving depictions of Christianity: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Vince Gilligan's Pluribus, and Rian Johnson's Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man. Is culture retreating from mockery toward serious grappling with God, faith, and dignity? Watch the full show to find out ๐ŸŽงโœจ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sweet-tea-series-6560386/episodes/hollywood-grapples-with-god-frankenstein-pluribus-knives-out-take-the-sweet-tea-series/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sweet-tea-series-6560386/hollywood-grapples-with-god-frankenstein-pluribus-knives-out-take-the-sweet-tea-series.md` โ€” 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.