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Guest Daniel Nayeri joins Jessica to talk about their shared love for Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. In the discussion, a theory is posited that as we move towards a more and more visual culture (i.e., graphic novels, prestige television, and YouTube), Calvin & Hobbes marks the ascendancy of that visual medium and the decline of the traditional novel.
The Theology of Calvin and Hobbes by Richard Beck
Alan Paton's novel is widely regarded as a source of hope and endurance amid pain and significant suffering. As The Scandal of Reading continues season 3's theme about the Fruits of the Spirit, Claude Atcho interviews author S.D. Smith, who arrived in South Africa when Mandela was released from prison and left when he became president. S.D. Smith shares his perspective on Paton's work having firsthand experience of life in...
The search — what is it and why does it matter? Claude and Austin tackle this important theme from Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer
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To start this new season of Lit Pulpit, Claude and Austin recap lessons from James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain, look back at important themes in the novel, discuss and interpret John’s conversion experience, and announce the next book for Lit Pulpit.
About the Host Claude Atcho:
Claude is the Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA. Previously, Claude live...
This week's Fruit of the Spirit is Love. This week's guest author is medievalist, Grace Hamman. The two discuss the work of Jesus through Medieval Eyes by Julian of Norwich.
Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich
Jesus through Medieval Eyes, by Grace Hamman
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Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and ...
The Fruits of the Spirit theme continues for Season 3 with acclaimed author Phillip Yancey. Together host Jennifer, the duo discuss the devotionals of John Donne (1571 - 1631 A.D.), a cleric in the Church of England and the exhibited virtue of patience.
Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Phillip Yancey
Information on the Host:
Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal...
Shemiah Gonzales talks with Jessica to kick off Season 3 of The Scandal of Reading to discuss the edited collection of Joy: 100 Poems. Shemiah is working on her own book called, Undaunted Joy and the pair discuss the constant debate on how to define "joy" that eludes the academic and the lay person.
Joy: 100 Poems, edited by Christian Wiman
Information on the Host:
Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, ...
After 400 episodes, we've reached the end. But before we go, Kevin and Sarah have a conversation about their ethos of faithful movie criticism, bringing the podcast full circle to a conversation Kevin and Wade had with Josh Larsen (Think Christian, Filmspotting, Fear Not!) in the earliest days of the podcast.
This is our final weekly podcast episode. Thank you for listening. We're not packing up our critical gear entirely: ...
Kevin and Sarah retire to the drawing room, where they'll be getting to the bottom of the mystery of both this week's movies. First up is Kenneth Branagh's A Haunting in Venice, Kenneth Branagh's third installment playing and directing a Hercule Poirot mystery. For the Watchlist, Kevin chooses Robert Altman's 2001 murder mystery of manners, Gosford Park.
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This week, Sarah and Kevin review Bottoms, the latest from director Emma Seligman about a pair of high school seniors (Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri) who start a fight club to try to impress girls. For the Watchlist, Sarah introduces Kevin to Howard Hawks's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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Kevin and Sarah catch up with an indie movie they missed earlier this spring, Laurel Parmet's The Starling Girl. For the Watchlist, Kevin introduces Sarah to Guillermo Del Toro's 2001 ghost story The Devil's Backbone.
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Sarah and Kevin explore a dystopian sci-fi story in the form of Landscape with Invisible Hand, the latest movie from Cory Finley adapted from an M.T. Anderson novel of the same name, about a pair of teens who live under a vaguely benevolent alien occupation that's drained the planet of its jobs and resources. For the Watchlist, Sarah and Kevin talk about another story that has to do with finding love in a hopeless economy:...
Sarah and Kevin vs. Dracula...on a boat. This week, they review The Last Voyage of the Demeter, an adaptation of a chapter from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. For the Watchlist, Kevin continues the theme of "danger on a boat" with his choice of Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film Das Boot.
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Kevin and Sarah dive into the sewers with the titular teens from the new animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Then, Sarah and Kevin enter the magical world of Miyazaki's 2004 film Howl's Moving Castle.
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Mad science is afoot in this week's double feature. First up, Sarah and Kevin get to the bottom of the new Netflix mystery/comedy/science fiction thriller They Cloned Tyrone, starring John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx as a trio investigating strange goings-on in their neighborhood. For the Watchlist, Kevin introduces Sarah to one of his favorite horror movies, Eyes Without a Face.
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The heat of summer is here. Kevin and Sarah brave forest fires as they review Christian Petzold's latest movie Afire, about a writer who can't seem to finish his latest manuscript while on vacation. Then, they take on a listener Patreon pick by reviewing the 2022 Irish Best International Feature Oscar nominee, The Quiet Girl.
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Barbenheimer is upon us. Sarah and Kevin review two new releases this week: Christopher Nolan's biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer, followed by Greta Gerwig's romp about a Barbie having an existential crisis.
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Sarah and Kevin's mission, which they chose to accept, is to review the latest entry in the Mission: Impossible series. Will Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie pull it off once again? For the Watchlist, Kevin and Sarah square off over differing interpretations of Satoshi Kon's dreamlike movie Paprika.
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Kevin and Sarah don their adventuring gear and go exploring with Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny...but does this franchise belong in a museum? For the Watchlist, Sarah and Kevin discuss Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 film The Last Picture Show.
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Alien-invasion movies are perfect for exploring the question of who humanity is when they're at their worst. First up, Kevin and Sarah review Wes Anderson's latest movie Asteroid City, which juxtaposes lonely humans against an even lonelier universe as they try to make a connection with the unknown. For the Watchlist, Kevin introduces Sarah to the Steven Spielberg adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel of the same name, War of th...
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