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May 12, 2022

Ep 7 - Free Guy: Living in the Simulation

We use the unexpectedly delightful movie Free Guy as a jumping off point to discuss all things video games. How do video games differ...

Apr 7, 2022

Ep 5 - Silence: Struggling for Faith, Come Hell or High Water

We dive into Martin Scorsese's 2016 film Silence , an adaptation of the novel by Shusaku Endo. The film explores the story of Jesuit...

Mar 24, 2022

Ep 4 - Turning Red: Crouching Tiger Mom, Twerking Panda

Pixar's 2022 coming-of-age film Turning Red has proved controversial, to say the least. It's a step away from the studio's usual all-ages...

Mar 9, 2022

Ep 3 - Noah: Interesting Interpretation or Stretching Scripture?

Did rock monsters really help Noah build the ark? How about Methuselah wielding the flaming sword? We discuss the 2014 film Noah, the...

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...