{"podcast":{"title":"NOT the Sermon","slug":"not-the-sermon-6725013","podcast_index_feed_id":6725013,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/notthesermon/feed.xml","website_url":"https://notthesermon.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17412881/Not_the_Sermon_Final_alt_final_1__tn8n5t.jpg","author":"Jamie & Eric","episode_count":127,"summary":"NOT the Sermon is a podcast where two pastors talk about everything but the sermon. Jamie and Eric discuss faith, culture, and theology...all while roasting each other. If you are sick of sermon podcasts and are looking for a funny and refreshing take on Christian life, check out this blend of comedy and theology. Just remember, its NOT the sermon!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 96: \"Respectfully, Shut Up\"","slug":"episode-96-respectfully-shut-up","published_at":"2026-01-12T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013/episode-96-respectfully-shut-up","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013","url":"https://notthesermon.podbean.com/e/episode-96-respectfully-shut-up/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/smyjd59hdju78zp8/Episode_96_FINALa4hkj.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Jamie & Eric kick things off with Shooting the Skybalon, as Jamie shares a wild overseas story involving a one-legged man paying him mid-sermon. In The Bible Says What?!, they dig into two eyebrow-raising passages—Lot’s daughters and Paul’s instructions on head coverings. In Pester the Pastor, they tackle a practical question every preacher faces: how long should a sermon be, really? Finally, in Christian Conspiracies, they take on the claim that Jesus had a wife and sort out where the idea comes from—and why it doesn’t hold up. It’s strange, thoughtful, and unapologetically curious—welcome to Not the Sermon. 00:00:16 – Skybalon: One-legged man 00:10:26 – The Bible Says What?!: Lot’s daughters & head coverings 00:24:49 – Pester the Pastor: How long should a sermon be? 00:35:17 – Christian Conspiracies: Jesus’ wife","meta_description":"In this episode, Jamie & Eric kick things off with Shooting the Skybalon, as Jamie shares a wild overseas story involving a one-legged man paying him…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2860,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-the-sermon-6725013/episodes/episode-96-respectfully-shut-up/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013/episode-96-respectfully-shut-up.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}