{"podcast":{"title":"The Holy Post","slug":"the-holy-post-440475","podcast_index_feed_id":440475,"rss_url":"https://thephilvischerpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/holypost","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/1/e/c/d1ecaeeb5d27a7b6d959afa2a1bf1c87/25097HOP-Podcast-Cover-HolyPost-03.jpg","author":"Phil Vischer","episode_count":797,"summary":"Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and co-host Skye Jethani (author, speaker, pastor) for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology, and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T20:20:43.221203+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475"},"episode":{"title":"725: The Cage Match for America's Story plus Nijay Gupta","slug":"725-the-cage-match-for-america-s-story-plus-nijay-gupta","published_at":"2026-06-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475/725-the-cage-match-for-america-s-story-plus-nijay-gupta","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475","url":"https://thephilvischerpodcast.libsyn.com/725-the-cage-match-for-americas-story-plus-nijay-gupta","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thephilvischerpodcast/HP725.mp3?dest-id=121777","summary":"Last year, the President celebrated his birthday with a military parade. This year, he hosted a UFC cage match on the South Lawn of the White House. It's easy to compare it to the gladiator games honoring the Roman emperor, but Phil asks whether it's a sign that America would rather emulate pre-Christian Roman values than biblical ones. Americans can no longer agree on how to teach American history, so we're not teaching it much at all. Is it possible to recover a shared national story? Nijay Gupta is back to discuss his latest book, \"Paul for the World,\" and why the Apostle would not recognize a modern Christianity that's focused on heaven rather than earth. Also this week—the science behind dad jokes. Holy Post Plus: Ad-Free Version of this Episode: https://holypost.substack.com/p/725-the-cage-match-for-americas-story Bonus Interview: https://holypost.substack.com/p/should-the-church-preserve-ethnic 0:00 - Show Starts 3:12 - Theme Song 3:35 - Sponsor - PolicyGenius - Secure your family's tomorrow so you have peace of mind today. Go to https://www.policygenius.com/HOLYPOST to find the right life insurance for you 4:38 - Sponsor - Rocket Money - Find and cancel your old subscriptions with Rocket Money at https://www.rocketmoney.com/ HOLYPOST 5:38 - Science Supports Dad Jokes 14:49 - UFC Fight at the White House 30:45 - Sponsor - Feeding America - Feeding America, led by neighbors! Give now to end hunger at https://www.feedingamerica.org 31:15 - Sponsor - BetterHelp - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/HOLYPOST and get 10% off your first month! 32:17 - \"American Dream\" Finding Cuts 35:02 - What Story is America Telling? 52:16 - Interview 57:46 - Is Social Justice Christian? 1:06:20 - Epicureans and Stoics 1:1…","meta_description":"Last year, the President celebrated his birthday with a military parade. This year, he hosted a UFC cage match on the South Lawn of the White House. It's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5328,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-holy-post-440475/episodes/725-the-cage-match-for-america-s-story-plus-nijay-gupta/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475/725-the-cage-match-for-america-s-story-plus-nijay-gupta.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}