727: Rethinking the Sexual Revolution & America Turns 250 with Robert Tracy McKenzie

From The Holy Post by Phil Vischer

July 1, 2026 · 1h 29m

About this episode

The episode discusses America's 250th anniversary, the sexual revolution, and cultural divisions in society.

The United States is turning 250 this week, but the country is divided about the anniversary. Should the country celebrate or lament? Historian Robert Tracy McKenzie joins Skye to talk about the ongoing fight over how to tell America's story, why we reject nuance, and what he saw at the Rededicate 250 event in Washington, D.C. that made him concerned. Kaitlyn offers her take on a New York Times interview with Louise Perry about rethinking the sexual revolution. Perry argues, as a non-believer, for the recovery of sexual ethics that seem very Christian. What does that say about our culture's fatigue with secularism? Also this week—AI finds proof that your parents were right about the music you listen to, and the World Cup is revealing the decency of average Americans. Holy Post Plus: Ad-Free Version of this Episode: https://holypost.substack.com/p/727-rethinking-the-sexual-revolution Getting Schooled - Weddings 101: https://holypost.substack.com/p/getting-schooled-weddings-101 0:00 - Show Starts 1:50 - Theme Song 2:12 - Sponsor - Sundays Dog Food - Get 40% off your first order of Sundays. Go to https://www.SundaysForDogs.com/HOLYPOST or use code HOLYPOST at checkout. 3:24…

People in this episode

Host: Skye

Guest: Robert Tracy McKenzie

Topics covered

sexual revolution
American history
cultural division
sexual ethics
secularism
World Cup
pop music

Keywords

sexual revolution
American history
cultural division
sexual ethics
secularism
World Cup
pop music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times