Saved by the City podcast

Saved by the City

Roxy and Katelyn grew up in the white evangelical American heartland. Both were warned moving to a supposed bastion of secular culture would be dangerous to their faith. While navigating a city where people sleep in on Sunday mornings and the chaste motto “true love waits” isn’t a thing, the two have found a renewed, vibrant faith that has been both strengthened and stretched in the metropolis.

Roxy and Katelyn grew up in the white evangelical American heartland. Both were warned moving to a supposed bastion of secular culture would be dangerous to their faith. While navigating a city where people sleep in on Sunday mornings and the chaste motto “true love waits” isn’t a thing, the two have found a renewed, vibrant faith that has been both strengthened and stretched in the metropolis.

 

#156

From Pulpit to Protest: The Clergy Resisting ICE + Michael Woolf

There's even an ICE Nativity. Baby Jesus in zip ties. Mary and Joseph in gas masks. Roman ... more

11 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:29

11 Dec 2025


#155

God, Glam and the Good Wife: The Rise of the Womanosophere

They’re stylish, savvy, with podcasts, book deals, and massive Instagram followings. And t... more

04 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:18

04 Dec 2025


#154

Best of SBTC: A Ross Douthat Guide to Fairies, UFOs ... and Church

Exploring the mystical, the skeptical, and the spiritually surprising with Ross Douthat. W... more

28 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:46

28 Nov 2025


#153

Millennial Christians Were Set Up for Burnout + Karen Swallow Prior

Let's call it 'passion fatigue'... In the days of the early 'aughts, as Millennials began ... more

20 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:55

20 Nov 2025


#152

Cosmetic Surgery Today Is Scary Good … and That Scares Us

Is it the holy spirit or is it a ponytail facelift? What does it even mean anymore to age ... more

13 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:19

13 Nov 2025


#151

Holy Rizz and the Power of Hype + Molly Worthen

Beware the charismatic pastor? America has long had a love affair with celebrity — be tha... more

07 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:24

07 Nov 2025


#150

Freaky Friday Edition: The Hot Priest Takeover!

The one where our BoOoOos take over ... We're at the height of spooky season, and what cou... more

30 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:30

30 Oct 2025


#149

The Risks of a Young Evangelical Marriage + Jen Hatmaker

When you're on fire for Jesus — and each other. It's a tale as old as time: young and zeal... more

24 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:48

24 Oct 2025


#148

Would You Take Mushrooms To See God? + Rabbi Zac Kamenetz

Are you there God? It's me, Mushrooms ... Katelyn and Roxy are what researchers would call... more

16 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:17

16 Oct 2025


#147

After the Assassination: How the Algorithm Wars Gave Us Two Charlie Kirks

Who is really winning here? In the wake of Charlie Kirk's very gruesome and very public as... more

09 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:45

09 Oct 2025


#146

Spanking Is Not a Love Language: Parenting in a Post-Dobson World + Marissa Franks Burt

If every generation of parents has their anxieties, the post-evangelical Millennial parent... more

02 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:37

02 Oct 2025


#145

From Fringe to Mainstream: Why Doug Wilson Is Having His Moment

Doug Wilson’s name is suddenly everywhere (and his voice too). The 72-year-old pastor from... more

25 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:00

25 Sep 2025


#144

Best of SBTC: Hillsong and the Scourge of V-Necked Pastors

What the holy heck is happening at Hillsong? The last six weeks have seen a seesaw of scan... more

14 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:36

14 Aug 2025


#143

Best of SBTC: Why I Chose to Have a Baby on My Own + Annie Parsons

When the clock keeps ticking, you gotta get picking ... a sperm donor, that is. Ok, but re... more

07 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:07

07 Aug 2025


#142

Best of SBTC: Rethinking Our Drinking + Sarah Bessey

Let's get a drink sometime! New York's a drinking town. Happy hours. Boozy brunches. Marti... more

31 Jul 2025

44 MINS

44:35

31 Jul 2025


#141

Best of SBTC: How We Survived the Great Evangelical Betrayal

From Jesus Freak to freaked out. In this episode, we grapple with "the e-word" and why we ... more

24 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:43

24 Jul 2025