This week is Halloween, and on this special episode recorded with a live audience, the Holy Post hosts discuss why our culture isn't afraid of monsters and demons anymore. How did all of our pop culture heroes and villains become morally ambiguous? Also, would communal living solve our loneliness epidemic? Kaitlyn is all for it, but Skye isn't so sure. Also this week—audience Q&A, Phil, Skye, Kaitlyn, and Esau play a game of true confessions, and Phil's favorite news segment comes full circle.
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0:00 - Show Starts
2:34 - Theme Song
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12:09 - Should We Be in Communes?
27:55 - Why Aren't We Scared of Demons Anymore?
33:30 - The Loss of Heroes?
47:40 - Skye's Take on Halloween
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53:30 - Q&A: God's Leading vs Dreams
58:16 - Q&A: Less News of the Butt
1:00:18 - Q&A: New Taylor Swift Album
1:03:42 - Q&A: Magic in Media
1:12:12 - True Confessions
1:22:00 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in News Segment:
Butt breathing!
https://www.sciencealert.com/human-trials-bring-us-closer-to-breathing-through-our-butts
It's not normal to raise kids like this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/opinion/culture/community-parenting-village.html
We're not afraid of demons or monsters anymore:
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/labubu-kpop-demon-hunters-demon-slayer/
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