Veterans of Culture Wars

About Veterans of Culture Wars

Conversation on the beliefs, history, culture and personal stories from Evangelical Christianity as engaged by veteran culture warriors and friends.

Publisher

Zach Malm and David Lester

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Oct 2020

Latest episode

30 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 137 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   131: Reality in Ruins with Jared Stacy

   Hosts Zach and Dave interview author Jared Stacy about why Evangelicalism often embraces conspiracy theories and the societal damage they cause.

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   13 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   130: Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema with Jeffrey Overstreet and the Oscars

   We're back for our annual pre-Oscars special episode covering our favorite movies of the year with Six-Timer Club guest Jeffrey Overstreet, who also has a new memoir about art and movies and faith called Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema: A Spiritual Journey. Buy Jeffrey's book: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506496948/Lost-and-Found-in-the-Cathedral-of-Cinema Follow Jeffrey on Bluesky: @overstreet.bsky.social Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social Zach: @muzach.bsky.social Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

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   16 Dec 2025

   129: Tis the Season for Christmas TV with Joanna Wilson

   On our annual Christmas episode, we welcome author and Christmas TV expert Joanna Wilson to the show to talk about, well, Christmas TV! The classic specials, the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, the film that defined Hallmark Christmas movies, oh and that time she watched the entire 24-hour A Christmas Story marathon and wrote a book about it (The Triple Dog Dare). Follow Joanna on Instagram: @tistheseasontv Check out her work and buy a book at http://www.christmastvhistory.com/ Bluesky: @vcwpod.bsky.social Zach: @muzach.bsky.social Dave: @davelester80.bsky.social Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/show/1i0745IHu2sVEUZufEHmbp?si=5eee86f132f748dd Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Listen to Zach's Christmas Mixes here: https://www.mixcloud.com/zachmalm/

Inside a recent episode

131: Reality in Ruins with Jared Stacy

Published 30 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Right. Like every conspiracy theory, there's a them who are in control and there is an us that they are threatening. And conspiracy theory is always very good at that. And here's the thing. It's not exclusive to Christianity. I mean, you know, the the French Revolution. Yeah. The whole entire political system of the French Revolution was built and based on conspiracy theorizing. Right. That was court politics. That was it was shadow and deceit. And it's it's just kind of how that worked. And so we can we can talk in generalities like that. But when you understand how a certain certain way of understanding the. […]

Who has been a guest on Veterans of Culture Wars

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

• Jared Stacy
• Talia Lavin
• Katherine Stewart
• Jeffrey Overstreet
• Melissa Tamminga

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

49 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90