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Ep 55 - Sketch: Trauma through Crayons
Are you the worst things that you've done or the best things you aspire to? We explore these questions with Theric Jepson as we discuss the movie Sketch. The episode had some scheduling snafus, but through the magic of editing, we bring you our conversation about this dark family horror/comedy about grief, anger, and drawings coming to life. Best Books: Liz - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower Carl - The Word and the Void trilogy by Terry Brooks ; Predator
24 hours ago
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Ep 54 - Fairy Tale Tropes & the Gospel of Cinderella
In this episode, we explore the history of film and television adaptations of Cinderella with guests Chanel Earl and Jill Terry Rudy. We talk about how this perhaps most popular of fairy tales intersects with Latter-day Saint themes and chat about various versions from early cinema to classic Disney to modern takes, discussing how kindness, redemption, and overcoming adversity resonate with our faith. Best Books: Liz - The Just City by Jo Walton Carl - Divine Cities Trilogy b
Sep 18, 2025
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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 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.
Oct 27, 2022
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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...
Mar 1, 2022
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