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... And sometimes Christian/Caitlin!''

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The Holy Post (formerly the Phil Vischer Podcast) is a Christian news podcast hosted by Phil Vischer of WesternAnimation/VeggieTales fame and author and pastor Skye Jethani. Frequent co-hosts are filmmaker Christian Taylor and Seminary student Caitlin Schess. The show includes discussions on news stories and interviews, often with Christian pastors or authors. (Though not always; they've also interviewed atheist thought leaders a few times)

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... And sometimes Christian/Caitlin!''

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''The Holy Post Post'' (formerly the Phil Vischer Podcast) is a Christian news podcast hosted by Phil Vischer of WesternAnimation/VeggieTales ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' fame and author and pastor Skye Jethani. Frequent co-hosts are filmmaker Christian Taylor and Seminary student Caitlin Schess. Schess.

The show includes discussions on news stories and interviews, often with Christian pastors or authors. (Though not always; they've also interviewed atheist thought leaders a few times)

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Holy Post=]'' Post provides examples of:



-->Phil Vischer: [[ItMakesSenseInContext The court ruled that fajitas are an inherently dangerous food.]]
-->Skye: [[ToiletHumour It's usually after I eat Mexican food that I learn that.]]

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-->Phil Vischer: [[ItMakesSenseInContext The court ruled that fajitas are an inherently dangerous food.]]
-->Skye:
]]\\
Skye:
[[ToiletHumour It's usually after I eat Mexican food that I learn that.]]



* FaceHeelTurn: Eric Metaxis was the very first guest on the show and a writer and voice actor on [=VeggieTales=]. Now, he and Phil are at odds due to Metaxis's far-right politics and Phil's stance against Christian Nationalism.
* InstantWebHit: In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter taking the front page, Phil [[https://youtu.be/AGUwcs9qJXY put out a video on race in America]] to help his primarily white evangelical audience understand these systemic issues. He didn't expect it to go viral, becoming the most watched/listened to piece put out by the Holy Post to date.
* ItMakesSenseInContext: See [[ARareSentence 'A Rare Sentence']] above.

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* FaceHeelTurn: Eric Metaxis was the very first guest on the show and a writer and voice actor on [=VeggieTales=]. Now, he and Phil are at odds due to Metaxis's far-right politics and Phil's stance against Christian Nationalism.
* InstantWebHit: In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter taking the front page, Phil [[https://youtu.be/AGUwcs9qJXY put out a video on race in America]] to help his primarily white evangelical audience understand these systemic issues. He didn't expect it to go viral, becoming the most watched/listened to piece put out by the Holy Post to date. \n* ItMakesSenseInContext: See [[ARareSentence 'A Rare Sentence']] above.



-->''"She's the very model of a modern modest matriarch,
-->She works as a voice talent and she listens to her patriarch
-->She likes to be on podcasts where we talk about the atheists
-->And then we... go to bakeries and.. we try all of the pastry-ists..."''

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-->''"She's the very model of a modern modest matriarch,
-->She
matriarch,\\
She
works as a voice talent and she listens to her patriarch
-->She
patriarch\\
She
likes to be on podcasts where we talk about the atheists
-->And
atheists\\
And
then we... go to bakeries and.. we try all of the pastry-ists..."''



* YouGoGirl: The group commonly speaks out against sexism in the Church, actively encourages women to pursue Seminary and pastoral paths, and interviews women about their journey on these paths.

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* YouGoGirl: The group commonly speaks out against sexism in the Church, actively encourages women to pursue Seminary and pastoral paths, and interviews women about their journey on these paths.paths.

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* AcceptableTargets: White Evangelicals; though it's more in-group criticism, because all the hosts are part of/have background in that community.



* CatchPhrase: It's the end of western civilization as we know it!
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* AcceptableTargets: White Evangelicals; though it's more in-group criticism, because all the hosts fall into that community.

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* AcceptableTargets: White Evangelicals; though it's more in-group criticism, because all the hosts fall into are part of/have background in that community.
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--> ''"Phil, nobody wants to see your Veggie Tale."''

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--> ''"Phil, nobody wants to see your Veggie Tale.Tail."''
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* TheSpock: Skye's approach to his faith is primarily based in historical and cultural analysis of Scripture and Jewish and Christian scholars throughout history, over emotionality.

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* AcceptableTargets: When it comes to this podcast, almost everybody applies.

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* AcceptableTargets: When it comes to this podcast, almost everybody applies.White Evangelicals; though it's more in-group criticism, because all the hosts fall into that community.


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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Skye commonly refers to himself in jest as "ethnically ambiguous".[[note]] He's half-Indian and half-Swedish. [[/note]]

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* InstantWebHit: In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter taking the front page, Phil [[https://youtu.be/AGUwcs9qJXY put out a video on race in America]] to help his primarily white evangelical audience understand these systemic issues. He didn't expect it to go viral, becoming the most watched/listened to piece put out by the Holy Post to date.



* ViralVideo: In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter taking the front page, Phil [[https://youtu.be/AGUwcs9qJXY put out a video on race in America]] to help his primarily white evangelical audience understand these systemic issues. He didn't expect it to go viral, becoming the most watched/listened to piece put out by the Holy Post to date.


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* WomenAreWiser: Invoked by ''everyone'' telling Phil to listen to his wife and stop arguing on Twitter.
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* ViralVideo: In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter taking the front page, Phil [[https://youtu.be/AGUwcs9qJXY put out a video on race in America]] to help his primarily white evangelical audience understand these systemic issues. He didn't expect it to go viral, becoming the most watched/listened to piece put out by the Holy Post to date.
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* EnragedByIdiocy: Skye, specifically when it comes from within the Church.



* TheSmartGuy: Skye, who loves reading and approaches things in a methodical way.



* TheWatson: Christian, the "layman" of the group, plays this role especially in "Christian Asks", where she asks Skye theological questions.

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* TheWatson: Christian, the "layman" of the group, plays this role especially in "Christian Asks", where she asks Skye theological questions.questions.
* YouGoGirl: The group commonly speaks out against sexism in the Church, actively encourages women to pursue Seminary and pastoral paths, and interviews women about their journey on these paths.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Skye is the professional scholar to Phil's antics, but he sometimes laughs at the "News of the Butt" segment and cracks some jokes.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Skye is the professional scholar to Phil's antics, but he sometimes laughs at the "News of the Butt" segment segments and cracks some jokes. is the most like to make [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar off-color jokes]].
--> ''"Phil, nobody wants to see your Veggie Tale."''

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* AffablyEvil: While maybe not in real life, this is how Phil Vischer views his 'favorite satanist' Lucius Greeves.

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* AffablyEvil: While maybe not in real life, this is how Phil Vischer views his 'favorite satanist' Satanist' Lucius Greeves.



* AudienceSurrogate: Christian Taylor's professional background is in media, not theology, and she's a little more grounded than Phil; so she often asks questions or makes remarks the average listener would.



* FaceHeelTurn: Eric Metaxis was the very first guest on the show and a writer and voice actor on [=VeggieTales=]. Now, he and Phil are at odds due to Metaxis's far-right politics and Phil's stance against Christian Nationalism.



* OnceAnEpisode: The Phil Vischer Podcast theme song. Also, the Phil Vischer Podcast closing song.

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* OnceAnEpisode: The Phil Vischer Podcast theme song. Also, NotSoAboveItAll: Skye is the professional scholar to Phil's antics, but he sometimes laughs at the "News of the Butt" segment and cracks some jokes.
* OnceAnEpisode:
** From
the Phil Vischer Podcast days: the theme song and closing song.song. The Holy Post still has an opening song, but as the interview segment is separate from news, they're spit in half by a quick promotion.



** In the zoom meeting days during the pandemic, Phil commenting on Skye's office looking like the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]].



-->"She's the very model of a modern modest matriarch,

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-->"She's -->''"She's the very model of a modern modest matriarch,



-->And then we... go to bakeries and.. we try all of the pastry-ists...

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-->And then we... go to bakeries and.. we try all of the pastry-ists..."''
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Skye and Phil, respectively.



* TeamMom: Christian Taylor

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* TeamMom: Christian TaylorTaylor
* TheWatson: Christian, the "layman" of the group, plays this role especially in "Christian Asks", where she asks Skye theological questions.

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->''Hey, it's a podcast,\\
what do you know?\\
Hey, it's a podcast,\\
and we've got video!\\
Hey, it's a podcast!\\
So lend an ear!\\
The Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!''

The Phil Vischer Podcast is a [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment podcast hosted by Phil Vischer.]] The show is co-hosted by Christian Taylor and Skye Jethani, and they talk about various news and theological discussions, relevant or not.

Now called The Holy Post.

!!''[=The Phil Vischer Podcast=]'' provides examples of:

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->''Hey, ->''What's the news that you like the most?\\
Who's your favorite podcast hosts?\\
If
it's a podcast,\\
what do you know?\\
Hey, it's a podcast,\\
breakfast,\\
get your toast!\\
It's Skye,
and we've got video!\\
Hey, it's a podcast!\\
So lend an ear!\\
Phil, and the Holy Post!\\
Skye, and Phil, and the Holy Post!\\
... And sometimes Christian/Caitlin!''

The Holy Post (formerly the Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!''

The Phil Vischer Podcast
Podcast) is a [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Christian news podcast hosted by Phil Vischer.]] The show is co-hosted by Vischer of WesternAnimation/VeggieTales fame and author and pastor Skye Jethani. Frequent co-hosts are filmmaker Christian Taylor and Skye Jethani, and they talk about various Seminary student Caitlin Schess. The show includes discussions on news stories and theological discussions, relevant interviews, often with Christian pastors or not.

Now called The Holy Post.

authors. (Though not always; they've also interviewed atheist thought leaders a few times)

!!''[=The Phil Vischer Podcast=]'' Holy Post=]'' provides examples of:



->Phil Vischer: [[ItMakesSenseInContext The court ruled that fajitas are an inherently dangerous food.]]
->Skye: [[ToiletHumour It's usually after I eat Mexican food that I learn that.]]

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->Phil -->Phil Vischer: [[ItMakesSenseInContext The court ruled that fajitas are an inherently dangerous food.]]
->Skye: -->Skye: [[ToiletHumour It's usually after I eat Mexican food that I learn that.]]



* PainfulRhyme: Phil comes up with each episode's closing song, and it usually results in these.
->"She's the very model of a modern modest matriarch,
->She works as a voice talent and she listens to her patriarch
->She likes to be on podcasts where we talk about the atheists
->And then we... go to bakeries and.. we try all of the pastry-ists...

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* PainfulRhyme: Earlier on, Phil comes came up with each episode's closing song, song on the spot, and it usually results in these.
->"She's -->"She's the very model of a modern modest matriarch,
->She -->She works as a voice talent and she listens to her patriarch
->She -->She likes to be on podcasts where we talk about the atheists
->And -->And then we... go to bakeries and.. we try all of the pastry-ists...
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->Hey, it's a podcast,
->what do you know?
->Hey, it's a podcast,
->and we've got video!
->Hey, it's a podcast!
->So lend an ear!
->The Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!

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->Hey, ->''Hey, it's a podcast,
->what
podcast,\\
what
do you know?
->Hey,
know?\\
Hey,
it's a podcast,
->and
podcast,\\
and
we've got video!
->Hey,
video!\\
Hey,
it's a podcast!
->So
podcast!\\
So
lend an ear!
->The
ear!\\
The
Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!
here!''
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->Skye: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar It's usually after I eat Mexican food that I learn that.]]

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->Skye: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar [[ToiletHumour It's usually after I eat Mexican food that I learn that.]]
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Now called The Holy Post.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: One episode is titled 'Indiana, Religious Freedom, and Pizza!'



->Phil Vischer: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Mexican food is inherently dangerous.]]

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->Phil Vischer: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Mexican food is The court ruled that fajitas are an inherently dangerous.dangerous food.]]
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->Phil Vischer: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Mexican food is inherently dangerous.]]
->Skye: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar It's usually after I eat Mexican food that I learn that.]]


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* PainfulRhyme: Phil comes up with each episode's closing song, and it usually results in these.
->"She's the very model of a modern modest matriarch,
->She works as a voice talent and she listens to her patriarch
->She likes to be on podcasts where we talk about the atheists
->And then we... go to bakeries and.. we try all of the pastry-ists...
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* OnceAnEpisode: The Phil Vischer Podcast theme song. Also, the Phil Vischer Podcast closing song.
** Phil is going to comment on Christian Taylor's wardrobe color.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Often Phil.
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* Cloudcuckoolander: Phil.

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* Cloudcuckoolander: CloudCuckoolander: Phil.
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* AcceptableTargets: When it comes to this podcast, almost everybody applies.


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* Cloudcuckoolander: Phil.
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->The Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!

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->The Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!here!

The Phil Vischer Podcast is a [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment podcast hosted by Phil Vischer.]] The show is co-hosted by Christian Taylor and Skye Jethani, and they talk about various news and theological discussions, relevant or not.

!!''[=The Phil Vischer Podcast=]'' provides examples of:

* AffablyEvil: While maybe not in real life, this is how Phil Vischer views his 'favorite satanist' Lucius Greeves.
* ARareSentence: Several, usually [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] with the phrase [[RunningGag 'that should be put on a t-shirt.']] Just a few:
**If you bow in prayer to your fajitas and they explode in your face, it isn't Applebee's fault.
**The crotch wasn't invented until the fourteenth century.
**Up is down, left is right, we can't find our way, and the burger is a harbinger of the future!
* CatchPhrase: It's the end of western civilization as we know it!
* CompanionCube: Phil Vischer's ukulele, which he calls [[AlliterativeName Plinky Pete.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Let's just rename this trope to 'Skye Jethani.'
* ItMakesSenseInContext: See [[ARareSentence 'A Rare Sentence']] above.
* TeamMom: Christian Taylor

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->''"Hey, it's a podcast,
->what do you know?



->what do you know?
->Hey, it's a podcast,



->The Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!"''

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->The Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!"''here!
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->''"Hey, it's a podcast,
->what do you know?
->Hey, it's a podcast,
->and we've got video!
->Hey, it's a podcast!
->So lend an ear!
->The Phil Vischer Podcast starts right here!"''

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