Saved by the City

Latest Episode

Eat the Rich! Jesus Had Something to Say About That + Malcolm Foley

May 22, 2026

Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.

Saved by the City

Saved by the City is an award-winning Religion News Service podcast from two Christian women working out the contours of faith in a complex world. Tackling topics as wide-ranging as celebrity pastors and childless cat ladies, as serious as Christian Nationalism and as absurd as Rapture trauma, Roxy Stone and Katelyn Beaty aim to make their listeners feel smarter, more informed and less alone. Since launching in 2021, they have hosted a range of impressive guests, from bishops to bartenders, from pop stars to NPR icons. They see the city (NYC, to be precise) as the place where they encounter a big world that enriches rather than threatens their faith. With equal parts smarts and sass, Katelyn and Roxy invite listeners to join them over metaphorical martinis as they reflect on the faith communities that raised them and envision a Christianity that thrives among neighbors of various faiths and perspectives.

Meet the Host

Katelyn Beaty

I’m a Midwest native, an eldest daughter, and an Enneagram 3w4 who for six years called New York City home, before recently returning to Ohio for new (and slightly more affordable) adventures.

I started my career in magazine publishing, serving as the youngest and first female managing editor of Christianity Today. It was at CT that I first met Roxy, when we both worked on a three-year documentary project on Christians pursuing the common good in six U.S. cities. That project helped inspire each of us to eventually relocate to New York.

When I’m not acquiring books for Brazos Press, where I’ve served as editorial director since 2018, I’m belting out Amy Grant’s “secular” songs at karaoke, birdwatching, reading The Hobbit to my nephew, exploring Columbus, Ohio, and writing at my Substack, The Beaty Beat.

Roxanne Stone

I guess I’m your quintessential small town girl at large in the big city. I grew up in a zero-stoplight, one-church town in rural Colorado. I definitely had a horse.

Since then, career (and life) adventures have taken me to Chicago, Orlando, New York City, San Diego, Cleveland and back again to NYC. I have worked in publishing for (gasp) more than 20 years, including as an editor at Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine and a long stint as a data nerd for the social research company, Barna Group.

Today, I’m the executive editor for Religion News Service. I live in Brooklyn with a husband, a roommate, a scruffy dog, and way too many books. I’ve known Katelyn since 2006, but our adventures together really started on an assignment in New York City in 2012, long before either of us ever imagined we’d one day live here!

Saved by the City

Meet the Host

Katelyn Beaty

Roxanne Stone

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