Unseriously

Yes, they're only brother and sister in Christ but Holly felt like she was looking in the rearview mirror during much of this interview, making certain Bekah Hannah and Mike Keller weren't smacking each other upside the head across the bench seat.
Come along for this crazy-hilarious road trip with Bekah and Mike as they realize they agree on just how many things they disagree on, not counting the quantities of ice cream bribe their sorority of collective daughters can consume. The brother-sister banter is HIGH on this episode--you're going to want to lace up your sneaks and pull on your flesh-toned track suit to be ready to run to keep up with these two.
Michael Keller is the senior pastor of Redeemer, Lincoln Square in New York City, where Rebekah Hannah serves as his wife's best friend...oh yeah, and also Director of Family Formation. (Did we mention the Hannahs and the Kellers are neighbors??)
Yeah, about that...you're just going to have to listen...
Bekah and Mike's book, Talking to Your Kids About Hard Things, is landing on Holly's Top Books of 2026 post (upcoming in December on Instagram), but that's not the only project they have together. You can find them on Redeemer's Q&R podcast.
Separately (as Holly recommends), they each have multiple projects just out or about to come out--(ladies first, Michael):

Bekah's children's picture book, Zara and the Mean Girl,
as well as her spiritual formation book for grown-ups--a 5-star read for Holly--The Secret to Confidence,
and her counseling company, Anchored Virtual.

Mike has a new book with his dad, Tim Keller, just out called The Stories We Live By: How Jesus Critiques and Completes What Our Culture Tells Us.

Be sure to follow up the post-dinner-reaching group text with silence...it's time for the sibling sparring that should've named this episode: Holly Mackle Stirs the Pot.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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It's the final week of the midweek 3-episode mini-series of Unseriously called Spiritual Formation for Those Who Fall Asleep Reading Spiritual Formation. Links below as promised. Hope you enjoy!

A quick guide to annotating YouTube video - 2 mins

The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
Telling the Truth, Frederick Buechner
Hinds Feet on High Places, Hannah Hurnard
A Severe Mercy, Sheldon Vanauken
Evidence Not Seen, Darlene Deibler Rose
Heaven, Randy Alcorn
Truths We Confess, R.C. Sproul
Anatomy of the Soul, Curt Thompson
Secular Creed, Rebecca McLaughlin
Art + Faith, Makoto Fujimura
Where Is God in a World with So Much Evil, Collin Hansen

on my TBR in this category - about to be published by trusteds
The Stories We Live By, Timothy Keller and Michael Keller
Four Questions God Asks, Carolyn Weber

Those on this list who have appeared on Unseriously--
episode with Collin Hansen here
episode with Carolyn Weber here

I hope you’ve enjoyed this mini-series - let me know by leaving me a comment or a DM on Instagram, or by reviewing Unseriously on your favorite podcasting platform.
See you back next week when Unseriously returns with a brand new episode with Bekah Hannah and Michael Keller—you won’t want to miss it—thanks for tuning in!

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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While Unseriously's on its two-week seasonal break it's a replay with yet another of our favorite male guests--this week it's the who-expected-him-to-be-as-funny-as-he-is, Collin Hansen.
You know him as the top dog editor at The Gospel Coalition, the host of the beloved Gospelbound podcast, and the author of countless sources of faithful scholarship, commentary, and criticism...but have you ever seen him as Rudy's stunt double? It's time to get Unseriously with Collin Hansen.
Collin and Holly will discuss why Collin could not bring himself to move up the American Revolution, plus his next career taking over the @birminghamburgers Instagram. But don't worry, we cut out the ten minute riff of them impersonating every Birmingham radio personality they could remember since 2006.
If you're Rebecca McLaughlin, Skyler Flowers, Glenn Wishnew, Nadya Williams, Molly Worthen, or Sarah Irving-Stonebraker--you're going to want to listen to this episode. If you're Andrew Wilson...ah, maybe not so much.
Collin has a brand new (free) weekly newsletter subscription, Unseen Things--well worth your time--and his latest books, The Gospel After Christendom and Where Is God in a World with So Much Evil?, both available from TGC.
**added to notes for this episode's re-release--Collin's writing on the topic of AI in the newsletter Unseen Things is unsurpassed.
Music for Unseriously was composed by Adam Wright of ⁠The Corner Room⁠, a ministry that sets Scripture to music as a tool for meditation and memorization. His latest Christmas project, ⁠Light Has Shone⁠, is a beautiful journey through five Advent passages that point us to Jesus, the true light of the world. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you listen to music.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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It's week 2 of the surprise midweek 3-episode mini-series of Unseriously called Spiritual Formation for Those Who Fall Asleep Reading Spiritual Formation. Links below as promised. Hope you enjoy!

The Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions
In Our Lives First, Meditations for Counselors, Diane Langberg
A Praying Life, Paul Miller
Adorning the Dark, Andrew Peterson
Forgive, Tim Keller
The Language of Rivers and Stars, Seth Lewis
I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen, Kate Strickler
What to Say When She Thinks Her Husband Isn't a Good Spiritual Leader, Lauren Washer
Who Am I and What Am I Doing with My Life? Justin Poythress
The Redeemed Reader, Janie Cheney and all the women of Redeemed Reader
Dust to Dust, Jen Wilkin

Parenting:
for parents of kids in the middle years: Parenting Ahead: Preparing Now for the Teen Years, Kristen Hatton
for parents of littles: Help! I’m Ruining My Kids, Abbey Wedgeworth
for those who already have teens, Talking to Kids About Hard Things, Rebekah Hannah and Michael Keller

on my TBR in this category - about to be published by trusteds:
Hope for the Anxious and Depressed, Hope Blanton and Christine Gordon

Those on this list who have appeared on Unseriously--
episode link to Betsy Farquhar and Megan Saben of Redeemed Reader here
link to Abbey Wedgeworth episode here
link to Kate Strickler episode here
link to Lauren Washer episode here
link to Hope Blanton and Christine Gordon here

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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It's an Unseriously replay with the one, the only JOOOOOEY SAAAATURDAY...er...Jose Sarduy. While Unseriously's on it's quarterly two-week break, let's go back and visit two of our favorite male guests--up next week, one you might not have guessed was as funny as he is, and this week, one you could've guessed was a riot. It's comedian Jose Sarduy.

*Fair Warning: Find Jose Sarduy's clean comedy specials with Dry Bar Comedy on YouTube here and here. Anywhere else is the wild, wild west...don't send me an email.

My Covid lockdown habit was Dry Bar with a side of Tiger King (what was yours?) and that's where I was first introduced to Jose. Since then he's managed to overturn the giggle box of my entire family and just about all of my friends, so it feels only right that he should've been invited to Unseriously.
I'd watch the Dry Bar specials with grown-up ears only first just to make sure you're good with them, but if they clear your content filters I can't wait to hear what lines your family latches on to.
Ladies and gentlemen, Joey Saturday.

You can keep up with Jose on his web site (including finding upcoming shows) or on his Instagram or Facebook. Heads up (per Jose) that tour dates at theaters and cruise ships are generally PG but bar or comedy club appearances where he's workshopping new stuff...not necessarily so much.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.