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Cole Douglas Claybourn is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Gospel Coalition, U.S. News, RELEVANT, Sports Spectrum and, most recently, Providence Magazine. He also hosts the “In No Hurry” podcast where he dialogues with creative professionals about how their faith interacts with their craft.Sacha had the pleasure of chatting with him recently about a variety of topics pertaining to life as a young person in North America. Their conversation touched on everything from today’s complicated job and dating markets to the state of the American dream in 2026.There will be no video version of this episode due to technical difficulties but the audio is now available on all platforms. We hope you will enjoy this latest episode of the Zoom Out Pod! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zoomerfaith.substack.com/subscribe

A couple of Fridays ago, our friend Eddie LaRow welcomed his second child into the world. And this past Friday, he signed a book deal with Encounter Books for his upcoming After Progress: How an Ancient Faith Roots a Restless Generation. Amidst this exciting season for him, it was an absolute honour for us to host him on our podcast for the first time. We cover lots of ground in this episode—everything from the effects of modernity and Gen Z’s well-documented loneliness epidemic to looksmaxxing and the pornification of the parasocial through platforms like OnlyFans.Eddie does a brilliant job, as always, of communicating how the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His Church are the answer to every human ache that is betrayed by the various trends we discuss. You may access our full video interview for free on his Substack. The audio version is also available either through our Substack or through your preferred podcast provider (Spotify and Apple Podcasts included). We hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did!— Sacha and Dayton This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zoomerfaith.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Zoom Out Pod!Our latest guest is Kiri Jane Erb. Kiri is an apologist, church planter and educator based on Vancouver Island, where she lives with her husband Josh and their three children. She is also the award-winning author of the newly released Love, War and the Mess in Between—a novel which manages to blend riveting historical fiction with incisive theological and philosophical reflections.We thoroughly enjoyed chatting with her about her writing process as well as unpacking the various themes in her book. You can buy it today wherever books are sold, although we recommend Indigo for our Canadian listeners and Barnes and Noble for our American ones. Amazon is also a great option no matter where you live.Finally, this episode’s video version is available through zoomerfaith.substack.com for our paid subscribers as per usual.We hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did!— Sach and Dayton This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zoomerfaith.substack.com/subscribe

“He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.” — Psalm 40:2Welcome to the first actual interview on the Zoom Out Pod!Massive shoutouts to Elijah Croyle and Dave Rutatika for filming and recording this episode, as well as to Fr. Chad for sharing his heart and blessing us with godly wisdom. In the words of St. Augustine:“Eloquent speakers give pleasure, wise ones salvation.”As always, this episode’s audio is available to stream or download wherever you get your podcasts. The video episode, meanwhile, is accessible in full via Substack for paid subscribers.We pray that this conversation will bless you at least as much as it blessed Sacha. Dayton also sends his love, and cannot wait to jump back into the action for episode two next month.Until then,Grace and Peace. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zoomerfaith.substack.com/subscribe

First off, a massive thank-you to all the individuals who helped us release this first episode of the Zoom Out Pod! Standouts include:* Grey Zander, who put together the awesome jingle at the top of the episode* Jonah Kirkham, who put together our logo’s design* Kyler McAlister (Sacha’s roommate), who applied key finishing touches to the logoSecondly, as promised, below are the two passages Sacha referenced when talking about the Apostle Peter:For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures and that he was buried and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. (1 Corinthians 15:3-5)That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem, and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” (Luke 24:33-34)And lastly, feel free to like, share, subscribe and comment down below if you enjoyed the episode!Until next time, Sach & Dayton This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zoomerfaith.substack.com/subscribe