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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Pentecost 12 (C): Self Flatulation
August 25th, 2025 | 29 mins 2 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Proverbs 25:6-7, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, and Luke 14:1, 7-14.
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Pentecost 11 (C): Shake Senora
August 18th, 2025 | 30 mins 6 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, which are Isaiah 58:9b-14, Hebrews 12:18-29, and Luke 13:10-17.
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Pentecost 10 (C): Family Dynamics
August 11th, 2025 | 32 mins 55 secs
Jacob and Aaron unpack the readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost which are Jeremiah 23:23-29, Hebrews 11:29-12:2, and Luke 12:49-56.
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Pentecost 9 (C): Cargo Pants
August 4th, 2025 | 34 mins 5 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, and Luke 12:32-40.
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Pentecost 8 (C): Mike Tyson’s Punchout
July 29th, 2025 | 31 mins 8 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23, Colossians 3:1-11, and Luke 12:13-21.
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Pentecost 7 (C): As MC Hammer Said
July 21st, 2025 | 34 mins 50 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, which are Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19), and Luke 11:1-13.
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Pentecost 6 (C): Closing Time
July 14th, 2025 | 33 mins 13 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Genesis 18:1-10a, Colossians 1:15-28, and Luke 10:38-42.
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Pentecost 5 (C): That Old Time Meso-American Religion
July 8th, 2025 | 36 mins 45 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37.
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Pentecost 4 (C): The Compassionate God
June 30th, 2025 | 31 mins 48 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Isaiah 66:10-14, Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16, and Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.
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Pentecost 3 (C): I've Got My Mind Set On You
June 23rd, 2025 | 37 mins 54 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Kings 19:15-16,19-21, Galatians 5:1,13-25, and Luke 9:51-62.
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Pentecost 2 (C): Magnum
June 18th, 2025 | 34 mins 41 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, which are Isaiah 65:1-9, Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39.
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Pentecost 1 (C): The Holy Spirit is Not a Toaster
June 9th, 2025 | 30 mins 41 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the First Sunday after Pentecost, which are Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, and John 16:12-15.
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Pentecost (C): The Rev. Mr. Floyd
June 2nd, 2025 | 33 mins 32 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for Pentecost, which are Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9, Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21, John 14:8-17, (25-27).
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Easter 7 (C): A New Day
May 26th, 2025 | 25 mins 27 secs
Jacob and Aaron hop into the readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21, and John 17:20-26.
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Easter 6 (C): Two Rivers & a Pool
May 19th, 2025 | 29 mins 58 secs
Jacob and Aaron hop into the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 16:9-15, Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5, and John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9. Recorded live at the 2025 Mockingbird Conference in NYC: Relief. May 1, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Easter 5 (C): Sarah On Show
May 12th, 2025 | 29 mins 18 secs
Jacob and Aaron hop into the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, and John 13:31-35. Recorded live at the 2025 Mockingbird Conference in NYC: Relief. May 1, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).