Jacob Smith
Co-Host of Same Old Song
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.
Jacob Smith has hosted 451 Episodes.
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Lent 5 (A): Wow to the Deadness
March 16th, 2026 | 31 mins 15 secs
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Lent 4 (A): Heat & Light
March 9th, 2026 | 38 mins 1 sec
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Lent 3 (A): A Guy Walks Up to a Well...
March 2nd, 2026 | 33 mins 34 secs
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Lent 2 (A): Endless Love
February 23rd, 2026 | 36 mins 26 secs
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Lent 1 (A): Don't Put That Onus On Me - Take 2
February 19th, 2026 | 35 mins 42 secs
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Lent 1 (A): Don't Put That Onus On Me
February 16th, 2026 | 36 mins 28 secs
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Ash Wednesday: Microplastics & Mr. Adams
February 11th, 2026 | 29 mins 29 secs
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Last Epiphany (A): Mountain Pose
February 10th, 2026 | 28 mins 46 secs
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Epiphany 5 (A): Do the Right Thing
February 2nd, 2026 | 39 mins 19 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, which are Isaiah 58:1-9a, [9b-12], 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, [13-16], and Matthew 5:13-20.
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Epiphany 4 (A): Beatitudinal
January 27th, 2026 | 36 mins 45 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, which are Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, and Matthew 5:1-12.
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Epiphany 3 (A): Lift High the Cross
January 19th, 2026 | 38 mins 42 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, which are Isaiah 9:1-4, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, and Matthew 4:12-23.
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Epiphany 2 (A): The Lamb of God for the Trainwrecks of the World
January 12th, 2026 | 37 mins 29 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Second Sunday after Epiphany, which are Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, and John 1:29-42.
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Epiphany 1 (A): When Doves Fly
January 5th, 2026 | 25 mins 35 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the First Sunday after the Epiphany, which are Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, and Matthew 3:13-17.
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Christmas 2/Epiphany (A): Breaking News: God's Grace for All!
December 29th, 2025 | 35 mins 21 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Second Sunday after Christmas, which are Jeremiah 31:7-14, Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a, Matthew 2:13-15,19-23, or Luke 2:41-52, or Matthew 2:1-12.
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Christmas 1 (A): Merry Imputationmas
December 22nd, 2025 | 17 mins 2 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the First Sunday after Christmas Day, which are Isaiah 61:10-62:3, Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7, and John 1:1-18.
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Christmas Day (A): Sprinkles of Godliness
December 22nd, 2025 | 44 mins 13 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for Christmas Day, which are Isaiah 9:2-7, Titus 2:11-14, and Luke 2:1-14(15-20).