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   Number 1: Why Evangelicals Don't Like Jacob

   On this episode of Stories Are Soul Food, join ND Wilson and Brian Kohl as they discuss the life of Jacob. Nate's done plenty of writing for Old Testament heroes such as King David, Samson, Moses, Abraham, and Noah. But one character he hasn't touched (yet?) is the patriarch Jacob. This episode investigates why evangelicals don't like the patriarch Jacob, and it isn't because he's a liar -- at least, the only time he ever deceives, he was 100% justified. But he was a terrible husband and father, and a bit of a shady negotiator. The point of Jacob's life, though, and the reason he is a saint, is that his life -- from his struggles in the womb with Esau to his death as a slave in Egypt -- points to the Messiah to come. Finally, Nate rates two more pitches on another edition of Make Me Famous. IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

   August 31, 2026·1h 10min
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   Number 2: The SASF Rules for Going Back to School

   Lunches are packed, pencils are sharpened, your kids have unearthed their pants after a summer of shorts. How do you make sure your kids are set up to succeed at school? As always, apply the Stories Are Soul Food character rules: What would a good character do in grade school? How about high school? What kind of friend are you being? In this episode you'll find rules for tattling, rules for competing, and rules for what to do when you find out your Christian classmate is dating a Mormon girl. Also, you'll find out why "Be a Leader" is bad advice for your kid, and why you should try to get a group of annoying 5th graders to compete more, not less. This episode's Make Me Famous segment consists of the first well-constructed pitch in a while, followed by a pitch Nate won't even finish. IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

   September 08, 2026·1h 1min
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   Number 3: Not All "Arthurian Stories" Are Created Equal

   After Nate makes Nolan fanboys mad, the guys discuss all things Camelot, including key questions such as:why Camelot is basically the story of King David again,how cool Merlin is (whether baptized demon-spawn or not),how the French eventually ruined King Arthur,whether Galahad is the gayest of the Knights of the Round Table,why the courtly love ideal is Victorianized and effeminate,whether Malcolm Guite's new Arthurian Galahad epic is like eating 10 pounds of dark chocolate in one sitting,compare all of the above to Monty Python's Holy Grail and Disney's Sword in the Stone,why Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene is better than Malory's Morte d'Arthur, and more.Plus, SASF's "Make me famous" segment returns with three pitches Nate does not like. IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

   August 03, 2026·57min
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   Number 4: Why You Should Train Girls Harder Than Boys

   ND Wilson and Brian Kohl mix parenting advice and sports stories once again. Listen for a discussion on how you can treat daughters like ladies, while still pushing them to their limits, in athletics. IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

   May 11, 2026·46min
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   Number 5: 162: Taking Down Churchill

   The internet is still smoldering from the aftermath of a Tucker Carlson interview in which Darryl Cooper of the pop history podcast Martyr Made called Winston Churchill "a chief villain of World War 2." Brian asks Nate about historical heroes, the great wars, whether Winston Churchill is hero or villain, and why the explosion of boomer rage over the Churchill criticism in the first place. Nate returns these questions with extra helpings of spice, laying into historical revisionists of all sorts who think that THEY are the judge, and that a great man's legacy rises or falls after each new podcast claim. And, at the same time, he gives his answers to whether Winston had bigger flaws than we think (probably). Churchill is the last championship banner hanging in the gym -- why wouldn't we love him, even if he had flaws? To make sure everyone is angry, Nate also makes a case for the nuclear end to WW2, showing that historical revisionists, even when they've got a point, are always taking shots from the cheap seats. IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

   September 09, 2024·59min
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