{"podcast":{"title":"Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess","slug":"strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess-253677","podcast_index_feed_id":253677,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BMDC9746884794","website_url":"https://get.blazetv.com/rickburgess/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/59884f3a-28da-11ea-8faf-bba595ca8bea/image/46648dbccd1bb5f4b2bac36536fa2028.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blaze Podcast Network","episode_count":270,"summary":"Angels and demons are real, and the Bible tells us exactly how to approach their existence. This is not about Bigfoot, space aliens, or the Loch Ness Monster. This is about encountering the supernatural. Come along as we search for the truth, hear stories from people with firsthand experience, and win the spiritual war going on around us on this premiere episode of \"Strange Encounters.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T10:19:26.779237+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess-253677"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 23 | Pagan Holiday?? The Truth About Christmas | Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess","slug":"ep-23-pagan-holiday-the-truth-about-christmas-strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess","published_at":"2025-12-20T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess-253677/ep-23-pagan-holiday-the-truth-about-christmas-strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess-253677","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC2661363845.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC2661363845.mp3","summary":"Christmas traditions vary from family to family, but where do these traditions come from? Some claim that Christmas is actually a pagan holiday, like Halloween. Is it really all about the birth of Christ? When was Christ actually born? Can Christians celebrate Santa? Hear the answers and the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of \"Strange Encounters.\" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Christmas traditions vary from family to family, but where do these traditions come from? Some claim that Christmas is actually a pagan holiday, like Hall…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2422,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess-253677/episodes/ep-23-pagan-holiday-the-truth-about-christmas-strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess-253677/ep-23-pagan-holiday-the-truth-about-christmas-strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}