Bothsidesism Isn't What You Think

The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Holy Post Media is no stranger to accusations of both-sidesism. Skye and Kaitlyn talk about why they believe pointing it out on both sides isn't simple equivocation or conflict-avoidance, but instead a responsibility… depending on the context.

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0:00 - Intro

0:58 - Theme Song

1:18 - Defining Both-Sidesism

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11:30 - False equivalency

16:58 - Are we just placating conservatives?

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32:34 - Is the Far Left Real?

50:33 - Forest Fires and Campfires

1:06:31 - End Credits

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Holy Post. Hey, everyone, before we get started, a quick word. Since it's Christmas
0:05.2	break, we're taking a brief pause from our usual format, but we still wanted to share something
0:09.9	timely and worth your attention. So today we're releasing an episode of the SkyPod that I
0:15.1	recorded with Caitlin Chess back in September, where we take on one of the most common criticisms
0:20.3	we hear, both sidesism.
0:23.1	In this episode, we talk about what the term actually means, the way we may be guilty of it,
0:28.1	and why naming the flaws on both sides of the political aisle is not moral cowardice,
0:33.6	but a necessary part of Christian discernment.
0:36.4	If you enjoy this episode, you can sign up for Holy Post Plus to get full access to the Skypod,
0:42.3	along with getting schooled with Caitlin Chess, advice-ish, bonus interviews, and a whole lot more.
0:48.0	Use the code Sky, that's S-K-Y-E, for 30% off your subscription.
0:54.2	Happy New Year, and we'll be back with a new Holy Post episode next week.
1:17.2	Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the SkyPod. I'm Sky Jatani. Joining me for this somewhat special episode are my Holy Post colleagues. Caitlin Chess is here. Hi, Caitlin. Hi, Sky.
1:23.6	And our producer, Mike Strelow. Hey, Sky.. Stay low, Strelow. That's me.
1:32.9	So we are going to tackle something that has been on our agenda for a while, and it's unfortunately only become more prevalent in recent weeks with the assassination of Charlie
1:37.7	Kirk, but we get frequent messages from our listeners to mostly the main show.
1:51.0	Sometimes annoyed or upset with us because they accuse us and to be, let's be honest, I get accused of it more than anybody. Yeah.
1:52.0	Accusing us and me of both sideism.
1:56.0	Mm-hmm.
1:57.0	So we thought it would be worth having a conversation of addressing some of those comments
2:01.1	that have come in, talking about where we may be guilty of this, where we don't think
2:06.8	we're guilty of this, why we approach topics the way we do, and just bring some clarity
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