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Welcome to Pop Culture on the Apricot Tree, a podcast dedicated to discussing pop culture from a Latter-day Saint perspective. (More about us)
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Sep 26, 2024
Ep 45 - Inside Out 2: Anxiety and Agency
Join us as we dive into Pixar's Inside Out 2, discussing the new emotions, Riley's evolving sense of self, and how the movie aligns with...
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Apr 18, 2024
Ep 42 - Short: The Most Reluctant Convert
After two seasons of being snuck into almost every episode, CS Lewis finally takes center stage as we discuss the 2021 film The Most...
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Mar 6, 2024
Ep 40 - Short: Self
We delve into the Pixar SparkShort "Self," exploring themes of self-acceptance and identity through a wooden doll's journey in a world of...
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Jan 25, 2024
Ep 38 - Short: The Mission
Our first shorter-form episode explores a documentary about missionary work in the evangelical world, The Mission, available on Disney+....
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Jun 29, 2023
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...
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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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Mar 16, 2023
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...
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Nov 10, 2022
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...
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Mar 1, 2022
Ep 1 - Encanto: We Don't Talk About Expressive Individualism
We open our podcast with an episode on Disney's 2021 family musical, Encanto. And we actually mostly don't talk about Bruno. Listen for...
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