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Ep 43 - Dune: The Use and Abuse of Religion
The prophesied Dune episode has arrived! Along for the ride across the sands of Arrakis are Ivan Wolfe and Michael Haycock. Our intrepid...
May 9, 2024
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Ep 32 - Oppenheimer: Seeking Between Black and White
Who would have thought a biopic adaptation of a 1000-page tome would become a summer blockbuster? Author Daniela A. Mera and returning...
Aug 31, 2023
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Ep 31 - Les Misérables: The Triumph of Mercy Over Vocal Trauma
Can the message of a work triumph over poor artistic execution and a lack of understanding of genre? Jim Bennett and Joseph Addington...
Jun 29, 2023
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Ep 27 - Keep Your (Covenant) Oath: Latter-day Saints on D&D Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons and Dragons is a popular hobby among Latter-day Saints, so we rounded up some dungeon masters for this episode. Shannon Oler and...
Apr 27, 2023
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Ep 26 - Where the Crawdads Sing: Wading Through the Marshes of #metoo
Join us as we get our feet wet in the North Carolina marshes to discuss this adaptation of the popular novel. Guests Jamie Lewis Holt and...
Apr 13, 2023
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Ep 25 - The Whale: To Live A Celestial Life, Sometimes You Have to Stare Into the Abyss
Can you atone for years of hurt after a major breach of trust by asking forgiveness? And are people inherently awful to each other or are...
Mar 30, 2023
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Ep 24 - Arrival: In Heaven We Will All Speak Heptapod
Do we understand God as clearly as we think, or do we have to fight through as many difficulties as Louise does when conversing with the...
Mar 16, 2023
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Ep 23 - Dueling Pinocchios
Two Pinocchio films, one clear winner? Come compare these two 2022 adaptations of the classic story as we discover that you can buy...
Mar 2, 2023
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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...
Dec 15, 2022
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Ep 19 - Why Does Everybody Love A Christmas Carol?
For our Christmas episode, we discuss the perennial favorite Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol, and why it has been made and...
Dec 1, 2022
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Ep 17 - Howl's Moving Castle: The Heroism of Domesticity in a Weird World at War
Join us for a discussion about the weirdness that is Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle with William Morris, author of The Darkest...
Nov 10, 2022
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