Ep 34 - Strange New Worlds s2: Moral Storytelling and Strange New Gimmicks
Jeffrey Thayne and Mike Barnhill join our intrepid crew for this episode. Our continuing mission? To dissect the moral universe of Star...
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Jun 8, 2023
Ep 30 - The Mandalorian S3: Excommunication and Return
Join us as we delve into season three of Disney's The Mandalorian and Din Djarin's quest to be redeemed from his apostacy. Jacob Hess and...
May 25, 2023
Ep 29 - Bluey: Realistic Kids, Idealized Parents
Join us as we dive into Bluey, the super popular children's television show from Australia. Bluey superfan Cassandra Hedelius explains...
Feb 16, 2023
Ep 22 - (Re)Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: Mormon Perspectives on the Chosen
In this episode, we dive into everyone's favorite show starring Jesus, The Chosen. With guests Dallin Crump and poet Merrijane Rice, we...
Feb 2, 2023
Ep 21 - Black Mirror: Hated in the Nation #deathtosocialmedia
Normally hashtags are not lethal, but you can always expect the worst of technology in the dystopian world of Black Mirror. This episode...
Dec 15, 2022
Ep 20 - The Rings of Power: The World is Round and It's Your Fault!
Rounding out our first season is our discussion of Amazon's Rings of Power series. We do some buy-or-sell discussion on the various...
Oct 27, 2022
Ep 16 - Midnight Mass: Who Among Us Hasn't Started a Supernatural Cult?
Join us for our Halloween special as we discuss horror director Mike Flanagan's 7-part miniseries about the small fishing town of Crockett.
Sep 29, 2022
Ep 14 - Strange New Worlds: Star Trek is Back
Fire up your warp drive and order some Postum from the replicator! It's time for a super nerdy, super Mormon discussion of Star Trek:...
Aug 18, 2022
Ep 11 - Stranger Things 4: Elevated Horror and Perfect Mormon Representation
You might have guessed from the title, but we loved Stranger Things season 4. Not only did we get a nearly perfect representation of the...
Jun 16, 2022
Ep 9 - Under the Banner of Heaven: Ex-Mormon Fan Fiction?
We promise that this is more than just an hour of Mormons complaining about the bad representation in Under the Banner of Heaven, though...
Apr 28, 2022
Ep 6 - Star Trek: Therapy (Discovery, Season 4)
We discuss the most recent season of Paramount+'s new Star Trek flagship show, Discovery. Though several of us have fond memories of...
Mar 1, 2022
Ep 2 - The Wheel of Time: Taking Fantasy Religion Seriously
In this episode, we discuss the first season of Amazon's Wheel of Time series, including some narrative missteps in the show, the thread...
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