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- 1 hour 3 minutes#343 23 & Me: Jesus Edition
Emmy and Natalia talk about the genealogy of Jesus and why it's just as messy (if not messier) than we are. Content Warning: adult themes, and some light talk of Santa, so keep the little ears away from this one!
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15 December 2025, 11:30 am - 49 minutes 2 seconds#342 Hope and Despair
Emmy and Natalia talk a little bit about what's happening in Minneapolis right now with our Somali community members, and also talk about why this season of Advent is hard but with a strong undercurrent of hope that we should not ignore.
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Mary Did You Know: Theologian takes
David Gate: A Rebellion of Care
8 December 2025, 11:30 am - 1 hour 9 minutes#341 They Tried to Bury Us: New Testament Ladies Edition
Emmy and Natalia talk NT ladies: who they are and why we don't hear about all of them, and what we can learn about God when we discover their stories.
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1 December 2025, 11:30 am - 56 minutes 41 seconds#340 Advent Countdown (chocolate not included)
Emmy and Natalia talk about Advent, what it is and why we love it, and Emmy gets curmudgeonly about Advent calendars.
24 November 2025, 11:30 am - 56 minutes 7 seconds#339 Viral Garbage and the Attention Economy
Emmy and Natalia talk about two viral moments in culture this week, and how they are connected, and how they say a lot more about where we're at spiritually than we might think.
17 November 2025, 11:30 am - 1 hour 1 minute#338 No Kings Sunday w/Meta Herrick Carlson
Did you know there's a church holy day to declare that there are no kings but Christ? It's coming up on November 23rd, but we thought we'd give you a couple of weeks to prepare for it this year. Emmy and Natalia welcome special guest Meta Herrick Carlson so we can all nerd out together on this holy day and why it matters more than ever this year.
10 November 2025, 11:12 am - 56 minutes 56 seconds#337 Just Go Feed People
Emmy and Natalia talk about the Feeding Miracles of Jesus, and why they matter today as much as ever.
Scripture References: Matthew 14:13-21 Luke 9: 10-17 Mark 6: 30-44 John 6: 1-14
3 November 2025, 11:30 am - 1 hour 3 minutes#336 Confession: you're not inherently sinful
Emmy and Natalia answer a listener email about sin and confession and if we're all inherently bad or good. You know, light easy topics, just in time for Halloween. CW: church language around inherent sinfulness.
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27 October 2025, 10:30 am - 58 minutes 41 seconds#335 Hot Take Chips
Emmy and Natalia talk about how everyone always needs to comment about everything, and wonder together what it might look like if we all practiced having more unexpressed thoughts.
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20 October 2025, 10:30 am - 1 hour 9 minutes#334 I'm Going To Steal The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
Summary: Get ready for an auditory Powerpoint presentation on supernatural horror flicks and non-canonical gospels because Emmy took the wheel on this one re the forthcoming release of The Carpenter's Son, a supernatural horror film based on (we're not kidding) the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and starring Nicolas Cage as Jesus' father Joseph.
The Carpenter's Son Trailer Nic Cage hunts for the Holy Grail
13 October 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutes#333 Micah: the OG Doom Scroll
Emmy and Natalia set aside current events (and big feelings about current events) to talk about the biblical book of the prophet Micah and discover that actually, not a lot has changed since 700 BCE.
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