Heath In Pursuit

Step into a world of curiosity, creativity, and compelling conversations with Heath In Pursuit, the podcast where no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Dr. Heath Hollensbe—an endlessly inquisitive thinker and former pastor turned cultural explorer—the show dives deep into the stories, ideas, and forces shaping our world. With a knack for asking the right questions and a gift for meaningful dialogue, Heath brings a unique mix of wit, warmth, and wisdom to every episode. Whether he’s unpacking the mysteries of human connection, exploring wild philosophical ideas, or sharing poignant reflections on life, Heath keeps listeners hooked with his endearing personality and razor-sharp insight. Join Heath as he interviews a diverse range of guests, from artists and visionaries to misfits and antagonists, offering fresh perspectives and thought-provoking discussions that challenge the status quo. Heath In Pursuit is more than a podcast—it’s a journey into the unknown, designed to entertain, inspire, and ignite your imagination. New episodes launch weekly. Subscribe today and get ready to explore the depths of wonder, the edges of reason, and everything in between.

Episodes

The Myth of Enough

Nov 10, 2025

Nov 10, 2025

13 min

We are haunted by enough.It’s the ghost that follows us through promotions and prayers, through applause and the quiet after.But what if enoughness isn’t earned or found — what if it’s remembered?In this episode, we’ll wander through stories of hunger and grace, capitalism and compassion, creation and Sabbath, asking what it means to live as though we already belong.Maybe the finish line keeps moving because there isn’t one.Maybe the miracle is that we’re already home, and we just forgot.

Nov 3, 2025

30 min

What if the forces that shape your life are the ones you can’t see? In this episode, we wander into the invisible—the social scripts we inherit, the memories our bodies carry, the resonance of belonging, the quantum strangeness of physics, and the mystery of spirit. We’ll talk wind and wires, tribes and trauma, paradox and tuning forks. Not as answers, but as invitations. This is a journey into the unseen currents beneath everything, a conversation for anyone who suspects there’s more humming at the edge of things.

Oct 27, 2025

28 min

Just in time for Halloween, Heath dives into the strange, sacred, and surprising world of monsters. From ancient myths to Hollywood blockbusters, from biblical beasts to the shadows we carry inside, this episode explores why monsters matter—and what they’re really trying to tell us. Expect stories, surprises, and a few chills, as we wander through caves, face dragons, and even learn how to befriend the very creatures we fear most. Because maybe the monsters aren’t here to destroy us. Maybe they’re here to teach us.

Oct 20, 2025

20 min

Your body is not a machine.It’s not a vehicle you drive until it breaks down.
It’s a temple.A sacred ecosystem.A cathedral of cells humming with wisdom older than words.
In this episode we wander into embodiment, sensation, and the quiet ways your body might be smarter than your brain. We’ll talk gut feelings, movement as prayer, pain as teacher, and why joy is always embodied (spoiler: you can’t dance without a body).

Oct 13, 2025

17 min

Becoming isn’t clean. It isn’t efficient. It isn’t the neat “before and after” story we love to celebrate. Real transformation feels more like the caterpillar dissolving into goo—messy, disorienting, unrecognizable. In this episode, we dive into the holy chaos of change: the wilderness seasons of the Bible, the pressure of tidy cultural narratives, the paradox of loss and growth, and the wisdom of nature itself. From forest fires to compost piles, from Jonah in the fish to Jesus in the tomb, the path of becoming is always messy before it’s beautiful. With honesty, story, and wonder, we’ll wrestle with what it means to sit in the in-between, to see endings as fertile soil, and to discover God not beyond the chaos but right in the middle of it.
Because the holy mess isn’t what you escape—it’s where the miracle is born.

Oct 6, 2025

15 min

Haunted by What We Don’t Say is an invitation into the silence beneath your skin.The ghosts you carry?They aren’t always people.Sometimes they’re the words you never said.
This episode is about the cost of silence—how unspoken truths linger like shadows,how swallowed apologies and withheld "I love yous" follow us through new cities, new jobs, new lives.
But what if the past isn’t really pastuntil it’s spoken?
Through story, scripture, and soulful reflection, we explore the kind of truth-telling that sets you free—not clean, not easy,but honest.
Because the ghosts won’t leaveuntil they’re acknowledged.
And maybethe first step toward freedomis simply this:Speak.

Sep 29, 2025

24 min

You know that feeling?
The scroll.The striving.The ache for more.
The next thing to buy.The next goal to hit.The next moment when you’ll finally feel okay.
But what if…you already are?
In this episode, we explore the ache that never quite goes away—the sacred longing that keeps whispering,“There must be more.”
Is it greed?Is it discontent?Or is it something deeper, something holier?
We’ll talk about scarcity and abundance,desire and contentment,capitalism and manna,scrolling and stillness.
We’ll ask the big questions:What if the ache for more isn’t a flaw—but a guide?What if enough isn’t a finish line—but a practice?A breath.A way of being.
Because maybe you don’t have to hustle for your worth.Maybe you don’t have to prove anything.
Maybe you can want to growand rest in what is.Maybe you can hold desire in one handand gratitude in the other.
Maybe enough isn’t something you find.Maybe it’s something you live.

Sep 22, 2025

22 min

Once, the world was alive with whispers.
The wind carried messages.The rivers spoke.Bread and wine pulsed with mystery.And a burning bush wasn’t the miracle—the miracle was that someone noticed.
In this episode, we take a journey back—not to nostalgia or naïveté,but to wonder.To awe.To the possibilitythat the world is still enchanted…and always was.
We’ll talk mystics and quantum physics,rituals and raindrops,the sacred in the ordinaryand the shimmering mystery of everything.
Because what ifmagic isn’t a trick?What if it’s attention?What if the universe is relational,and your noticing matters?
What if lighting a candleisn’t just ambiance—but participation?
This isn’t about escaping reality.It’s about waking up to it.

Sep 15, 2025

20 min

The job is gone.The relationship shifted.The dream no longer fits.You’re not where you were,but not yet where you’re going.
This podcast is for the wilderness moments—when the old map stops workingand there’s no new one in sight.
Blending storytelling, scripture, stillness, and the raw ache of becoming, this is a space to breathe, to listen, to trust that maybe—just maybe—you’re not lost…you’re learning to hear again.
One episode at a time, you’ll be invitedto leave the map,follow the compass,and take the next small, true step.
Because sometimes,the most courageous thing you can dois admit:This map doesn’t work anymore.
And that?That’s where the journey begins.

Sep 8, 2025

27 min

What if boredom isn’t a curse, but a crucible? A sacred, smoldering space where something ancient is trying to happen? In a world obsessed with stimulation, speed, and distraction, boredom feels like failure. Like something’s gone wrong. But what if it’s actually an invitation? In this episode, we explore the strange possibility that boredom is not the absence of life—but the birthplace of it. A hidden laboratory where ideas ferment. Where creativity brews. Where the soul quietly rearranges itself beneath the surface. Could it be that the most meaningful things emerge when we resist the urge to fill the silence? What if boredom is where the real alchemy begins?

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