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Sep 28, 2023
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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