Same Old Song

Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith has hosted 451 episodes.

Jacob was born on the Navajo Reservation and was raised in Yuma, Arizona. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 2000 with a BA in History, with an emphasis in Near Eastern Studies. He received his M. Div from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in May 2006.

Since 2006, Jacob has served the parish of Calvary St George's in New York City in various capacities and has been the rector since 2017. He has also served the Episcopal Church, Episcopal Diocese of New York, and New York City in various leadership roles including: Vice President of the Bible and Common Prayer Book Society, trustee of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Dean of the Lower Manhattan Clericus, and as a board member of the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association.

Aaron Zimmerman

Aaron Zimmerman has hosted 451 episodes.

Aaron was born in Houston, but his childhood took him to Mexico City; Washington, D.C.; Stockholm, Sweden; and Los Angeles, California, before finally settling in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

After earning a B.A. magna cum laude in History of Science at Harvard University, Aaron spent two years with an educational non-profit in Kazakhstan. Aaron later worked at Harvard Business School and H.J. Heinz in Pittsburgh.

He received his Master of Divinity from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in 2008. Before coming to St. Alban’s, he served churches in Pittsburgh and Houston. Aaron is a contributor to the Mockingbird blog and magazine, and previously served as President Mockingbird’s Board of Directors. Here in Waco, Aaron serves on the board of the Waco Foundation and the advisory committee for The Waco Bridge , an independent nonprofit newsroom supported by The Texas Tribune. On the Diocesan level, he serves as a Trustee of the Great Commission Foundation and Dean for the Northwest Convocation of the Diocese of Texas.

Aaron and his wife Andrea are proud parents of three children.