God Friended Me

Previously on "God Friended me"...

I appreciate you not mentioning

the whole God Account thing.

Yeah, you know, it was never my story to tell.

Lester and the board requested

that I come to Harlem Episcopal to replace you.

I'm being pushed out? Is that it?

Arthur, they're nominating you

to become Bishop of New York.

I've been looking for someone like you, Rakesh.

Someone who could kind of be my right hand.

You said it from the beginning, Miles.

You weren't chosen at random.

You just need to find the connection

between you and Simon Hayes.

Come on, you have to kiss her. It's bad luck.

So FreeVerse only hosts 11 shows, but 2 of them

made iTunes top 100, so who knows?

Maybe after this meeting The Millennial Prophet

will make that list, too.

- What? - Who are you?

Bro, the Miles I know would be worried about everything

that could go wrong and prepare himself for,

like, disappointment.

Okay, well, what can I say?

I am in a positive state of mind.

- Really? - Yeah.

Even after your disaster of a date with Cara?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, who said it was ever a disaster?

Uh, you did, unless I'm missing something.

Well, you know, my friend,

a gentleman never kisses and tells.

You kissed?

Miles, this is huge! Miles, that's great!

Okay, yes, yes, we kissed, but we're...

we're taking our time, okay? Seeing what happens.

Okay, you've been taking your time for a couple months now.

I suggest speeding things up a little.

You know what? I know, we should go, like,

on a double date when Jaya comes back.

One step at a time, Rakesh. I gotta go.

I'm meeting the head of FreeVerse here.

All right-y, good luck, man.

I apologize for not getting back to you sooner.

We get hundreds of podcast submissions every month,

and I listen to all of them.

Wow, that is dedication.

I think FreeVerse can put

The Millennial Prophet on the map.

Just like Serial did for This American Life.

Well, that sounds great.

But there's just one thing.

Look, I've been down this road before,

okay, and I know that at a certain point

someone's gonna ask me to change my message.

I won't.

You've got lightning in a bottle, Miles.

We can't pay you much, and you'd have to record from home.

But the upside is, no one is looking over your shoulder.

The only thing we ask for in return is that we maintain

exclusive rights to our shows and content.

We wouldn't want anyone else talking about The God Account.

Other than that, you run your show.

I, um...

I... I don't know what to say.

Say you'll think about it.

"That's Amore." I love that song.

Didn't know it was a make-out song.

Okay, we didn't make out. What are you, like, 12?

In times like this I tend to revert back.

- I need details. - Like, what?

Like, how was the kiss?

Are you going out again? How was the kiss?

Okay, all right. The kiss was...

Pretty great.

And, yes, we're going out again,

but we both just feel like this is something special

and we don't see the upside in rushing into anything.

Okay...

This is a nice office. Quaint.

Mr. Hughes.

- So nice to meet you. I'm... - Cara Bloom. Yes, I know.

Did you think I walked in here by mistake?

Well, I thought it was a possibility.

It wasn't.

I've been meaning to swing by to meet the journalist

who turned down the big job in features.

Not a bad way to catch the boss's eye.

Thank you?

- We should talk. - Y... yeah, do you wanna...

No, I meant lunch.

- Tomorrow. - Sure.

Do you mind telling me what this is about?

Ah, what fun would that be?

My assistant, Lydia, will be in touch

with the details. See you then.

Uh, the editor-in-chief of "Catapult"

just asked you to lunch.

Yeah, question is why?

They have an area for the Civil War

and all the uniforms.

- They have a planetarium. - What?

And they have a whole wing just for dinosaurs.

Wow.

The only problem is, the field trip costs $40.

I... I don't need to go.

Know what? You're gonna go.

It's a lot of money.

Well, it's a good thing that, uh,

I got the job interview tomorrow.

And once you get the job we can move into our castle

and raise our flag.

Assuming we make it out of here in one piece.

Did you hear that?

Dragons. Don't worry.

The king must be protected!

I am the dragon slayer!

- Oh, man, that was close. - Sorry about that.

No, no, they don't usually come down here.

How do you know?

I, too, am a dragon slayer.

But shh. Don't tell anyone.

I have to keep my identity a secret.

Hey, this is our stop, buddy.

How about you and I go to Metro Diner.

Celebrate my interview.

- Yes! - Yeah?

- All right. - And don't worry.

Your secret's safe with me.

I appreciate it.

Oh, hey. Good luck tomorrow.

Thank you!

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Congratulations again, Arthur.

We couldn't be prouder of your nomination for bishop.

Thank you.

Like any election, Arthur,

there's a political side in all of this.

Which is why Lester asked me to come in and talk to you.

You know, hoping my PR experience

might help to avoid any pitfalls.

I admit, this is all

very new to me so any advice is appreciated.

During the walkabouts you'll be meeting

and answering questions with parishioners

from every voting parish in the city.

I look forward to the challenge.

Good.

But there are sensitive topics.

Topics you want to, uh,

pivot away from if they come up.

Uh-huh.

I see.

You mean, uh,

my son who is an atheist and my daughter who is gay.

Are these the pitfalls we're talking about?

We're talking about concentrating

on all the wonderful things you've done here

at Harlem Episcopal.

Making sure that's what people take away from your candidacy.

I understand, but a lot of the work that I've done here

is to make the church more inclusive

to everyone.

I assumed that that was a big part

of why the diocese chose me.

It is.

And if you become bishop,

think of how much more you can do.

Mm-hmm.

I mean, they seem really happy.

Any idea why the God Account sent you his name?

Nope. All I know so far

is that he has a job interview tomorrow

that he seems pretty excited about.

Okay, so maybe we're supposed to help him with his interview?

Maybe.

Speaking of interviews,

how did your meeting with FreeVerse go?

They love my podcast and they don't want to change a thing.

That's great.

See, I knew it was just a matter of time

before someone realized how amazing you are.

Um...

There is one thing.

They want exclusivity.

Well, I write about the people we help,

not the God Account.

That's the deal. Nothing's changed.

- I just wanted to make sure. - Okay.

So did you say yes?

Not yet, but I think I'm going to?

All right, so dinner and drinks to celebrate?

Wait, you mean, like, a second date?

Yeah, exactly.

Oh, uh,

I actually might have some news of my own.

Um, I got invited to lunch

with the editor-in-chief of "Catapult."

Way to bury the lead.

Actually, the lead is, I have no idea what it's about.