About Us
Who we are and why we created this Voter Guide
Welcome to Our Community
Join us in exploring the fascinating world of politics in the US during the 2024 election! Discover how to stay engaged and informed without feeling overwhelmed.
Our goal is to provide you with valuable insights and knowledge, allowing you to navigate the political landscape with ease. Let's embrace this journey together. Remember, your voice matters, and being informed is key. Together, we can make a difference.
Holy Post Media is dedicated to producing smart and entertaining content that helps people think Christianly and live faithfully in our increasingly post-Christian culture.
Launched in 2012 by Phil Vischer (creator of VeggieTales) and Skye Jethani (award-winning author and speaker), “The Holy Post Podcast” was just an outlet for two friends to discuss current events through the lens of their shared faith. We soon discovered an eager audience for our blend of humor, insight, and nuanced analysis. By helping a generation navigate and engage the complicated world of pop culture, theology, politics, and social issues, The Holy Post has grown to become one of the most popular Christian podcasts in the country.
In recent years, Holy Post Media has expanded to become much more than a podcast! We have created deep-dive explainer videos featuring Phil, Skye, or Kaitlyn with millions of views. They use a combination of humor, wit, and extensive research to tackle controversial issues like racism, abortion, partisanship, and history.
There are also monthly “French Friday” episodes with New York Times columnist David French that explore the intersection of politics, law, and faith. And we produce special podcast mini-series like “Jesus and John Wayne” with historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez, and “What in the World” featuring interviews with global Christian leaders.
But wait. There’s more! For our Patreon subscribers, we have shows like “Getting Schooled with Kaitlyn Schiess,” and bonus interviews with leading Christian authors, theologians, and artists. This exclusive content allows members of the Holy Post community to go deeper into theological, social, and historical topics, and absorb even more wisdom from our incredible guests.
What started as a hobby podcast between friends has become a diverse media resource and refuge to those looking to untangle their faith from fear, dogmatism, and partisan politics while continuing to participate in the redemptive work of Jesus in our culture.
Meet Our Hosts
Skye Jethani
Skye is an award-winning author and speaker. Raised in a religiously and ethnically diverse family, his curiosity about faith led him to study Comparative Religion at a state university before entering seminary and local pastoral ministry. A hunger for learning and writing eventually led him to numerous editorial and executive roles at Christianity Today, including Executive Editor of Leadership Journal and Senior Producer of This Is Our City, a multi-year, multi-city project telling the stories of Christians working for the flourishing of their communities. Skye has authored eleven books and writes WITH GOD DAILY, a daily digital devotional for people who hate devotionals. He speaks regularly throughout the U.S. and internationally to gatherings as diverse as the U.S. Naval Academy, the Chautauqua Institution, and the Q Culture Summit. He has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, Relevant, and Religion News Service.
Skye and his wife, Amanda, have been friends since high school and currently live in Wheaton, Illinois, with their three children.
Phil Vischer
Phil made his first animated film when he was nine years old and by age fourteen was convinced he would be a filmmaker when he grew up. After a brief stint in Bible College, Phil struck out on his own, looking for a way to integrate his faith with his filmmaking. This quest led him to a tomato and a cucumber. The year was 1991, and Phil was a newly married 25 year-old with no financial backing and no idea how his vegetables would ever see the light of day. Today, more than 65 million VeggieTales videos have been purchased and Phil’s faith-filled stories can be found in 1/3 of all American homes with young children. Although Phil’s original company, Big Idea Productions, collapsed in bankruptcy in 2003, Phil continues some involvement with VeggieTales, while actively developing new ways to integrate faith and storytelling through series like What’s in the Bible? Phil captured the breathtaking rise and heartbreaking fall of Big Idea Productions in the book Me, Myself & Bob.
Phil lives with his wife Lisa (aka Junior Asparagus) and their three kids in West Chicago, Illinois.
Kaitlyn Schiess
Kaitlyn is Sr. Editor at The Holy Post, co host of the flagship Holy Post podcast, and host of Getting Schooled with Kaitlyn Schiess. She is also the author of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here (Brazos 2023) and The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor (IVP, 2020). Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, The New York Times, Christ and Pop Culture, RELEVANT, and Sojourner. She has a Master of Theology (ThM) in Systematic Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and is currently a doctoral student in Political Theology at Duke Divinity School. She loves cooking for a crowded kitchen, reading in any spare minute she has, and teaching Sunday school to little kids.
Meet Our Team
Jon Houghton
Jon is the CEO of The Holy Post. He has an MA in Theology from Fuller Seminary and previously served on Young Life staff for over 20 years, most recently as Regional Director for YL Chicagoland. Jon is passionate about serving on the bridge between orthodoxy (right thinking) and orthopraxy (right living). Beyond that, he enjoys sitting on porches talking with people he loves. He also loves to read, exercise, l and listen to way too many NBA basketball podcasts. Jon and his wife, Annie live in Oak Park, IL with their four kids.
Mike Stralow
Mike is the Producer at The Holy Post. He is a former pastor, and spent 8 years in fundraising for Christian nonprofits, including serving as the Vice President of Advancement at Jill's House. He has a BA in Biblical and Theological Studies from Wheaton College. Mike continues to be very involved at his current church, preaching occasionally, and regularly meets with dads raising children with intellectual disabilities to offer care and support. Mike and his wife, Keelia, lives in Palatine, IL with their three kids.