722: Colbert & the Problem of Public Faith plus Karen Swallow Prior

From The Holy Post by Phil Vischer

May 27, 2026 · 1h 25m

About this episode

The episode discusses Stephen Colbert's public faith and features an interview with Karen Swallow Prior about her book on calling.

Last week, Stephen Colbert ended his tenure as the host of The Late Show on CBS. Along with witty political commentary and comedy, Colbert was also open about his Catholicism at a time when many were growing skeptical of faith. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss Colbert, the criticism public Christians receive, and how to discern which examples of public faith to emulate. It's graduation season, and Karen Swallow Prior is back to discuss her new book, "You Have a Calling." She says our culture has narrowed our understanding of calling to paid work, but finding our calling is not a matter of following a formula. Also this week, new data on what the cutting of USAID is doing to the most vulnerable parts of the world, more reflections on Rededicate 250, and remora fish take brown-nosing to new depths. Holy Post Plus: Ad-Free Version of this Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159315601/ 0:00 - Show Starts 1:25 - Theme Song 1:45 - Sponsor - AG1 - Heavily researched, thoroughly purity-tested, and filled with stuff you need. Get the AG1 $76 Welcome Pack for free when you order from https://www.drinkag1.com/HOLYPOST 3:06 - Sponsor - Hiya Health - Go to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil Vischer, Skye, Kaitlyn

Guest: Karen Swallow Prior

Topics covered

public faith
Stephen Colbert
Christianity
calling
cultural commentary
USAID

Keywords

Stephen Colbert
public faith
Christianity
calling
Karen Swallow Prior
USAID
cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: You Have a Calling