{"podcast":{"title":"Faith Adjacent","slug":"faith-adjacent-410182","podcast_index_feed_id":410182,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/faith-adjacent","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/faith-adjacent","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/12/74/4e/6b/12744e6b-c936-4847-9629-7790c5bf1a84/4a4c61a5345505cbfa47b126b9ac5211e861263aef64ad3b19be271ef63ce6f76d3947865eb4bc7ab640b0fdfd315ab617a9b3fe3df7c9e1222c8b3dd7192d36.jpeg","author":"The Popcast Media Group","episode_count":288,"summary":"Conversations involving faith are often fraught with scholarly nerd alerts about ancient linguistics and inaccessible theological discussions centered around hermeneutics. But what if there was a way to use your pop culture literacy to enhance your biblical literacy? Welcome to Faith Adjacent, the podcast where we try to understand the modern dynamics of faith through a combined commitment to uncomfortable honesty, authentic weirdness, and critical thinking. Faith Adjacent is hosted by Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of The Popcast along with Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-adjacent-410182"},"episode":{"title":"The Faith Adjacent History of the Olympics, Interviews with Real Olympians, and Biblical Bobsled Competitions","slug":"the-faith-adjacent-history-of-the-olympics-interviews-with-real-olympians-and-biblical-bobsled-competitions","published_at":"2026-02-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-adjacent-410182/the-faith-adjacent-history-of-the-olympics-interviews-with-real-olympians-and-biblical-bobsled-competitions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-adjacent-410182","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/6f741107-cf2e-44d1-b929-df7b7918ddbe.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/6f741107-cf2e-44d1-b929-df7b7918ddbe.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Step up to the podium alongside this gold medal-worthy replay episode as Erin presents a Faith Adjacent deep dive of the Olympics! We’ll go faster, higher, and stronger together as we unpack the ancient origins and modern resurgence of the Olympics, explore the use of athletic metaphors throughout scripture, and hear interviews from actual Olympic gold medalists Laura Wilkinson and Bryan Clay in our most athletic episode yet! You’ll also hear a sneak preview of our very contentious, Patreon-exclusive Faith Adjacent Winter Olympics!  MENTIONS The Faith Adjacent Winter Olympics: Listen with a 7-day free trial Past Olympics Episodes: The Faith Adjacency of the Olympics | The Faith Adjacent Seminary Olympics | Full Interviews with Laura Wilkinson and Bryan Clay Where to Watch: Peacock   Investigative Journalism: An Oral History of Bob Costas Having Pink Eye at the Olympics   Laura Wilkinson: Website | Instagram | Book - Life at 10 Meters: Lessons from an Olympic Champion | Watch her win gold Bryan Clay: Instagram | Book - Redemption: A Rebellious Spirit, A Praying Mother, and the Unlikely Path to Olympic Gold | Watch him win gold Kerri Strug: Website | Instagram   Watch: National Geographic History of the Olympics Listen: Season 9, Episode 4: Constantine Christian History: Revisiting the Pagan Olympic Games Father of Modern Olympics: Pierre de Coubertin Deep Dive Gym Bros: History of the YMCA Bible Sports Metaphors: 1 Corinthians 9:24-26 | 2 Timothy 4:6-8 | Hebrews 12:1-3 Galatians 2:2 | Philippians 2:16   Read: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis Sha’Carri Richardson: Read more here Bible Scholar Resources: The New Testament in its World by N.T. Wight | The Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible | Perseverance in Gratitude by David A. deSilva Olympic Schola…","meta_description":"Step up to the podium alongside this gold medal-worthy replay episode as Erin presents a Faith Adjacent deep dive of the Olympics! We’ll go faster, higher…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3266,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/faith-adjacent-410182/episodes/the-faith-adjacent-history-of-the-olympics-interviews-with-real-olympians-and-biblical-bobsled-competitions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-adjacent-410182/the-faith-adjacent-history-of-the-olympics-interviews-with-real-olympians-and-biblical-bobsled-competitions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}