{"podcast":{"title":"The Theology Pugcast","slug":"the-theology-pugcast-696088","podcast_index_feed_id":696088,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/930b87c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thetheologypugcast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1441879/1441879-1647700424806-be72f222dd468.jpg","author":"The Theology Pugcast","episode_count":411,"summary":"The Theology Pugcast is three over-educated Reformed guys grumbling about what bugs them, and sometimes even barking about what they like. The show usually is recorded in a pub--that's why there is some background noise on occasion. The topics can vary widely seeing as the Pugsters have different spheres of knowledge and interest, but common themes which appear regularly include the transcendence of God and the meaningfulness of His creation.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T18:19:49.635117+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088"},"episode":{"title":"Post-Protestant, Post-Literate","slug":"post-protestant-post-literate","published_at":"2026-05-11T08:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088/post-protestant-post-literate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-theology-pugcast/episodes/Post-Protestant--Post-Literate-e3iu04a","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/930b87c/podcast/play/119520842/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-5%2F423520775-44100-2-e299b2892c5b3.mp3","summary":"This week, the Pugs discuss an article by our friend Aaron Renn dealing with the loss of literacy and the decline of Protestantism in America. Is there a connection between the two? If so, which causes the other? What is the historic connection between literacy and Protestantism? The guys discuss these and other related subjects in this episode. Article: https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/post-protestant-post-literate?triedRedirect=true Support the Theology Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 Learn more about First Pres. Battle Ground: https://www.solochristo.org/ Connect with WileyCraft Productions: https://wileycraftproductions.com/","meta_description":"This week, the Pugs discuss an article by our friend Aaron Renn dealing with the loss of literacy and the decline of Protestantism in America. Is there a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3788,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-theology-pugcast-696088/episodes/post-protestant-post-literate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088/post-protestant-post-literate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}