The Wise Builders Podcast with Mark Casto

About The Wise Builders Podcast with Mark Casto

What if the good news is actually better than you’ve been told? The Mark Casto Program is a weekly podcast for people who want to take Scripture seriously without being driven by fear, legalism, outrage, or religious sensationalism. Join author and teacher Mark Casto for thoughtful biblical teaching, honest conversations about American Christianity, and a fresh look at what the life, death, resurrection, and finished work of Jesus actually mean for the way we live today. We’ll challenge fear-driven Bible prophecy, unhealthy fascination with the demonic, religious systems built on shame and performance, and interpretations of Scripture that seem to produce everything except good news. But this isn’t a podcast about tearing Christianity down. It’s about rediscovering what has been there all along. Together, we’ll dig into Scripture, wrestle with difficult questions, rethink inherited assumptions, and rediscover the gospel of Jesus Christ—and who we have become because of it. If you’ve ever thought, “Whatever happened to the good news?”—you’re in the right place. Serious Scripture. Honest questions. Good news. New episodes weekly.

Publisher

Mark Casto

Category

education · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Apr 2024

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

30 of 84 episodes have a transcript.

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   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Lord’s Table And Radical Mercy | Cole Burks

   Host Mark Casto interviews pastor Cole Burks about the tension between gifted churches and unhealed people, exploring theological pulls toward stability and contemplative practices.

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   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Agree With God’s Perspective

   Mark Casto explores God's perspective on predestination, revealing a plan of goodness and faith rest that conforms believers to the image of Jesus.

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   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Camera Does Not Add Justice It Adds An Audience

   Host Mark Casto explores how livestreaming executions transforms justice into content, examining the moral implications of an audience witnessing death.

Inside a recent episode

The Lord’s Table And Radical Mercy | Cole Burks

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so I see this thing happening right now where you're seeing a lot of people, and again, we're going to get, there's something, I know that there's a particular thing that we're getting ready to go into, but I kind of would like to hear your thoughts on this. I'm watching a lot of people kind of from the Pentecostal charismatic world they're starting to bend towards these older, traditional, like what, Orthodox Church, or you going down the Anglican path, or I've even watched some people go back to the Catholic Church. Yeah. And there's just this real hunger, I think, in this hour for more stability. […]

Who has been a guest on The Wise Builders Podcast with Mark Casto

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Cole Burks
• Justin Allen
• Ryan Johnson
• Craig Seawright
• Cara Barone

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

83,076

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

38 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

97

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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Books guests

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