{"podcast":{"title":"Religion on the Mind","slug":"religion-on-the-mind-698478","podcast_index_feed_id":698478,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ALHT9909178333","website_url":"https://www.religiononthemind.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6423ff80-74fd-11ed-8beb-cbfae0fad605/image/9e01ca0389cd3c05197dfd2d606afe40.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Religion on the Mind","episode_count":428,"summary":"Interviews with experts, writers, psychologists and more on the intersection between psychology, religion and spirituality… with a little bit of cussing. dan@religiononthemind.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T22:21:06.458923+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478"},"episode":{"title":"Trump as AI Jesus & Hitler Repentance: Religion on the News with Mason Mennenga (#395)","slug":"trump-as-ai-jesus-hitler-repentance-religion-on-the-news-with-mason-mennenga-395","published_at":"2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478/trump-as-ai-jesus-hitler-repentance-religion-on-the-news-with-mason-mennenga-395","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TOREC9658330810.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TOREC9658330810.mp3","summary":"Things are, objectively, pretty rough right now! But honestly? We can't stop laughing at the \"Trump AI Jesus\" memes. Religion on the News is back with Mason Mennenga (A People's Theology), and today we're leaning more into the silliness and laughter of it all, with a hearty dose of psychology along the way. Topics (full list on the full Patron-only episode): Trump/Jesus AI art, the resulting memes and parodies (*chef's kiss*), Riley Gaines, Antichrist/Left Behind stuff, Evangelical art, in-group & partisan psychology, Nazi repentance, high-demand religion psychology, music/film roundup. ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/DanKoch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Faith deconstruction resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soyouredeconstructing.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/dankoch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email about the \"sliding scale\" for the Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YHP Patron-only FB group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Dan's email list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dankochwords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nickryanluevano.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Things are, objectively, pretty rough right now! But honestly? We can't stop laughing at the \"Trump AI Jesus\" memes. Religion on the News is back with Mas…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2097,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/religion-on-the-mind-698478/episodes/trump-as-ai-jesus-hitler-repentance-religion-on-the-news-with-mason-mennenga-395/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478/trump-as-ai-jesus-hitler-repentance-religion-on-the-news-with-mason-mennenga-395.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}