{"podcast":{"title":"Holy Smoke","slug":"holy-smoke-637985","podcast_index_feed_id":637985,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6835905c2780b226c72e9d0d","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905584-holy-smoke","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6835905c2780b226c72e9d0d/1784644193676-15771d02-c401-4dea-aff4-c3af43bd06c3.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":236,"summary":"The most important and controversial topics in world religion, thoroughly dissected by a range of high profile guests. Presented by Damian Thompson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T10:17:18.971180+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985"},"episode":{"title":"How would you sell Christianity today? with Rory Sutherland","slug":"how-would-you-sell-christianity-today-with-rory-sutherland","published_at":"2026-04-05T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985/how-would-you-sell-christianity-today-with-rory-sutherland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985","url":"https://shows.acast.com/holy-smoke/episodes/how-would-you-sell-christianity-today-with-rory-sutherland","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6835905c2780b226c72e9d0d/e/69cf0f07d2e95f51318efc52/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=TLL5mq1k2ygh0bXy7dsIzZZ9Sf6WTPB97d3OZPEJHRc","summary":"Advertising guru – and the Spectator's Wiki Man – Rory Sutherland joins Damian Thompson to try and tackle the question 'how would you sell Christianity – today?' If religions have previously thrived by providing a form of social network and an 'elevated trust mechanism', perhaps there ways in which they can adapt for modern society – especially as many people appear to be turning away from conspicuous consumption and searching for meaning. In this Easter special they ponder: are religious people less likely to be alcoholics? Does driving make you a better person? And are Churches today akin to the carrier pigeon of yesteryear? Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Advertising guru – and the Spectator's Wiki Man – Rory Sutherland joins Damian Thompson to try and tackle the question 'how would you sell Christianity –…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holy-smoke-637985/episodes/how-would-you-sell-christianity-today-with-rory-sutherland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985/how-would-you-sell-christianity-today-with-rory-sutherland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}