Podcast Episodes
Back to Search141. Ten Years After ‘An Unexpected Journey,’ Must We Really Hate The Hobbit Films? | with Rilian of NarniaWeb
Some months ago, a certain other Lord of the Rings-ish TV show prompted some fans to say, “Now we’re really going to appreciate The Hobbit film trilo…
3 years, 7 months ago
140. When Should You Start Playing Christmas Music—the Best and Worst?
It’s the holiday season! So we would like to say a few words: Whoop-de-do. Also: hickory-dock. These inspiring words come from just exa-a-actly the w…
3 years, 7 months ago
139. What If You Could Win a Race and Change World Law? | The Chase Runner series with Bradley Caffee
Before our new season of Christmas Magic, let’s finish off our Dystopian Doom series with a whole other wicked government for you to rise up against.…
3 years, 7 months ago
138. What If the Government Made You Act Like An Android? | Aberration with Cathy McCrumb
Welcome to the world of the Consortium, which uses nanotech implants to turn people into hyper-logical beings. The young woman Recorder is one of the…
3 years, 7 months ago
137. Which Dystopian Doom Sounds Worse, Orwell’s ‘1984’ or Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’?
Just in time for Election Day, we’ve begun our new series: Dystopian Doom. That means we should start with the two most infamous dystopian novels eve…
3 years, 8 months ago
136. How Did Politics Become King of Evangelical Popular Culture?
Once upon a time, evangelical subcultures loved spiritual warfare books and prairie romances. We liked angel figurines and Amish novels. We shared ad…
3 years, 8 months ago
135. Why Are Some Christians So Curious About Nephilim?
You’ve heard about them in sermons. You’ve seen their name in dozens of Christian-made fantastical books’ back covers. And now, I’m not saying our ne…
3 years, 8 months ago
134. Why Do Mad Scientists Keep Trying to Make Monsters?
If it’s not one creepy critter, it’s another, here in Monster Month. Next to rise up moaning, not from the crypt but from the secret lab, it’s mad sc…
3 years, 8 months ago
133. How Are New Fans Discovering the Horror and Holiness of ‘Dracula’?
Listen to them, the new fans of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. What music they make! As we continue exploring the Count’s evil castle in this month’s L…
3 years, 9 months ago
132. Do Christians Really Need Horror? | Fiction’s Chief End, part 5
God reveals his truth to us through stories, especially the true stories and fictional parables in his word—and some of the stories he tells are scar…
3 years, 9 months ago