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Hosted by Sarah McGinnis and Taylor Zimmerman · religion · EN
Join Sarah McGinnis and Taylor Zimmerman as they explore different topics at the intersection of Christian monastic spirituality and contemporary psychoanalysis. Sarah is an artist, worship leader, and trained in theological studies. Taylor is a pastor, pastoral counselor, and trained in advanced psychotherapy and psychoanalytic theory. Throughout the different episodes, they will bring their expertise and experience together to unpack complex psychoanalytic and theological ideas, provide new language and tools to understand our particular human experiences, and point to the rich spiritual realities underlying it all.Follow us on Instagram: @modernasceticpodBuy Us a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/modpodMusic: Sarah McGinnisArtwork: Aaron May
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Signup to Generate a PitchJoin Sarah McGinnis and Taylor Zimmerman as they explore different topics at the intersection of Christian monastic spirituality and contemporary psychoanalysis. Sarah is an artist, worship leader, and trained in theological studies. Taylor is a pastor, pastoral counselor, and trained in advanced psychotherapy and psychoanalytic theory.
The Modern Ascetic is hosted by Sarah McGinnis and Taylor Zimmerman. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "On the Couch with Marshall Johns" (29 June 2026, 92 minutes), "Deadly Sins: Pride (2/2)" (17 March 2025, 90 minutes), and "Deadly Sins: Pride (1/2)" (3 March 2025, 86 minutes).
The Modern Ascetic publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 78 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for The Modern Ascetic is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Modern Ascetic requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Modern Ascetic's contact route on record: verified email.
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Sarah McGinnis and Taylor Zimmerman hosts The Modern Ascetic, a religion podcast with 30 episodes published.
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Episode #22
Taylor and Sarah come back with another interview episode! This time with good friend, Marshall Johns, as he shares about his time in academia and its connection to his faith. This episode includes a defense of...
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<p >Sarah and Taylor conclude not only their reflection on pride but the whole deadly sins season in this final episode on the twelve steps of humility. This episode includes an emotion that sounds like a Harry Potter...
Episode #20
<p >Taylor and Sarah begin the end of our season of the vices with a reflection on the special sin of pride, exploring the themes of exception, finitude, and idolatry. This episode includes a distracted Walt Whitman...
Episode #19
<p >Sarah and Taylor conclude their discussion of envy by exploring its counter virtue: gratitude—an emotional response to the meeting of a need with no strings attached. This episode includes transcontinental...
Episode #18
<p >Taylor and Sarah continue their discussion of envy delving deep into psychoanalytic theory to explore how our earliest relationships, and our dependency on them, create the conditions for envy later on in life. This...
Episode #17
<p >Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion of envy by exploring how the early Christian tradition understood this vice and distinguished it from jealousy and covetousness. This episode includes a series of bad jokes...
Episode #16
<p >Taylor and Sarah conclude their discussion of vainglory by identifying the narcissistic needs we all have and sharing practices to help cultivate the counter virtue of humility. This episode includes pies and...
Episode #15
<p >Sarah and Taylor begin their exploration of the complexities of the vice of vainglory—a vice most tempting for the holiest among us—and its connection to the psychoanalytic concept of narcissism. This episode...
Episode #14
<p >Taylor and Sarah conclude their discussion of acedia with an exploration of the psychoanalytic concept of resistance and the promotion of the counter-virtue of perseverance. This episode includes wannabe standup...
Episode #14
<p >Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion of acedia with an analysis of listlessness, restlessness, and sadness as the noonday demon tempts us to act or not act in order to avoid spiritual work. This episode includes...
Episode #13
<p >Taylor and Sarah give us something different with this episode—our first ever interview with Jeremy Arnold as he shares his move from pastoral ministry to psychotherapy. This episode includes the heart-wrenching...
Episode #12
<p >Sarah and Taylor conclude their episode on wrath with a reflection on righteous anger and holding the tension of love and hate. This episode includes a Santa fisticuffs, another Bill Lawrence reference (can’t those...
Episode #11
<p >Taylor and Sarah continue their exploration of wrath with a reflection on sadomasochism—or those moments in relationships where wrath takes over and conflict becomes entrenched. This episode includes the origins of...
Episode #10
<p >Sarah and Taylor begin another three-part episode, this time focused on wrath! They begin their exploration with a discussion of paranoia, resentment, and narcissistic rage. This episode includes another Taylor...
Episode #9
<p>Taylor and Sarah finish their descent into sadness with a discussion of violence turned inward before offering its antidote: grief, lament, and joy. This episode includes french potatoes, man flu, and a 500 year...
Episode #8
<p>Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion of sadness—explaining why sadness is included in Evagrius’s list of vices, how it intensifies all the other vices, and how it connects to despair, sullenness, and melancholy...
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<p>Taylor and Sarah finish their discussion of avarice with an exploration of the virtues of generosity and gratitude. This episode includes a prohibition on letter writing, famous John Wesley sayings, and the antidote...
Episode #6
<p>Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion on the vice of avarice, exploring the ways in which greed takes hold and its long-lasting systemic effects. This episode includes musings on musical manipulation, an aggressive...
Episode #5
<p >Taylor and Sarah finish their discussion of lust with a description of the virtue of chastity. This episode includes another Scrubs reference, a sexless advent, and an identification of the most erotic day of the...
Episode #4
<p >Sarah and Taylor continue their discussion of lust exploring patterns and styles in how folks make sense of their sexualities. This episode includes an Irish meetcute, a gas station rose, and an eavesdropping...
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