High and Silver Presents: The Pilgrim’s Progress
Zachary Bartels
Show overview
High and Silver Presents: The Pilgrim’s Progress has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 64 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 38 min and 1h 18m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 4 months ago. The busiest year was 2022, with 37 episodes published. Published by Zachary Bartels.
From the publisher
A serialized fiction podcast, featuring cinematic music and effects. John Bunyan’s timeless Christian allegory, as told by Zachary Bartels.
Latest Episodes
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S2 Ep 13#6.5 | Pilgrims' Digress: Never Stop Kicking
Alex and Zach delve into the fruit of formalism, the dumb lie of the Old Man, and giants that need slaying.

S2 Ep 12Pilgrims' Roundtable #1
Zach, Alex, Ricky, and Caleb answer listener questions and discuss Part 1 of The Pilgrim's Progress

S2 Ep 11Pt 2 Ch 6 | For Staggering and for Stable
TC & Valliant for Truth take a wrong turn. Christiana's party follows their new guide into dangerous territory.

S2 Ep 51#5.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: One Last Indulgence
Zach and Alex discuss the road from the Interpreter's House to the macabre bodies of Simple, Sloth, and Presumption.

S2 Ep 9Pt 2 Ch 5 | Word and Deed
Christiana's party reaches the Place of Deliverance...and beyond. Old dangers resurface.

S2 Ep 8#4.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: Lean Not
Zach and Alex go all Charles Spurgeon and discuss the early journey of Tender Conscience.

S2 Ep 7Pt 2 Ch 4 | The Tale of Tender Conscience
A young pilgrim leaves the town of Vain-Delights, only to face every sort of difficulty and scheme of the enemy, trying to hold him back from the Holy Hill.

S2 Ep 6#3.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: To Stand Still Is to Go Back
Alex and Zach explore the Interpreter's House together.

S2 Ep 5Pt 2 Ch 3 | Of Spiders, Hens, and Muck-Rakes
An injured pilgrim regains his strength; Christiana's party meets the Interpreter; Valiant for Truth faces a difficult decision.

S2 Ep 5#2.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: You Filthy Cur
Alex and Zach discuss Season 2, Chapter 2.

S2 Ep 4Pt 2 Ch2 | Hand to Plow
Revelry hurries to the cross, while dark forces threaten to cut short Christiana's pilgrimage before it even begins.

S2 Ep 3#1.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: Dumpish and Unneighborly
Zach and Alex begin discussing season 2 of the Pilgrim's Progress

S2 Ep 2Chapter 1 | The Bitter and the Sweet
A new adventure begins in the City of Destruction.

Season 2 Trailer
trailerReleasing now on patreon.com/pilgrimsprogress. Coming this fall to this feed.

S1 Ep 50The Pilgrims Digress | The Prince and the Tinker
Zach and Mr. Sagacity are joined by Spurgeon scholar Dr. Ed Romine, to discuss the Prince of Preachers and his enduring love of The Pilgrim's Progress.

S1 Ep 49#23.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: The Celestial City
Zach and Mr. Sagacity discuss the pilgrims' arrival at the Celestial City.

S1 Ep 48Chapter 23 | Destination
Christian and Hopeful (and Ignorance) arrive at the gate of the Celestial City.

S1 Ep 47#22.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: Enchantment
Mr. Sagacity and Zach stay awake on the Enchanted Ground.

S1 Ep 46Chapter 22 | Enchantment
The pilgrims cross the threshold to a new and dazzling land.

S1 Ep 45#21.5 | The Pilgrims Digress: ch. 21
Zach and Mr. Sagacity talk Atheist, Ignorance, and staying awake