Category: Podcast
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Christmas Movie Trilogy of Terror (Polar Express, The Santa Clause, & How the Grinch Stole Christmas) – SA297
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThree movies. Three podcast hosts. One holiday. All three are beloved to some, and on Evan’s list of favorites! Two of them are hated by Ben. And one of them is described as “harmless.” It’s a lively discussion as they take on the good, the bad, and the…
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AQUAMAN Road Trip! – SA296
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan take a road trip with Ben’s son to see Aquaman. Aquaman. On the big screen. It happened! Who thought it was a perfect movie and one of the best of the year? And who thought it was a fun, ok movie? Find out here! Part…
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Advent Week 3: JOY – SA295
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 3 of Advent: JOY Joy is something we take the time…
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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Review – SA294
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan talk about one of the best movies of the year, one of the best animated superhero movies, one of the best Marvel movies, and one of the best superhero movies. And they are all the same movie: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse!
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Advent Week 2: FAITH – SA293
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 2 of Advent: FAITH Faith and hope are very similar, faith…
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“Pride” (Part Seven of the Seven Deadly Sins) – 292
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn the seventh and final episode of our Seven Deadly Sins series, Evan, Steve, and Ben dive into what pride is, some examples from pop culture, what pride looks like in our own lives and, of course, what Dante, C.S. Lewis, and the Bible have to say on…
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Advent Week 1: HOPE – SA291
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 1 of Advent: HOPE We’ve all felt that anticipation as we’ve…
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RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Road Trip! – SA290
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan fire up the van and head out to see Ralph Breaks the Internet! NOTE: First, there is a discussion on the drive to the theater. After the movie, there is a brief non-spoiler conversation, and then on the drive home a spoiler-filled discussion. NOTE TWO:…
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OVERLORD Roadtrip! – SA289
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen checks out the newest sci-fi horror movie from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot — OVERLORD!!! He starts out thinking it’s a Cloverfield franchise movie . . . but in the end, it’s a stand alone weird World War II tale. What does Ben think as he takes a…
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Twilight Zone, The Prestige, the Rich Man, and Lazarus – SA288
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes a look at one of Jesus’ parables, exploring how it lines up with the storytelling patterns of The Twilight Zone and The Prestige.
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VENOM Road Trip – SA287
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan take a road trip to see VENOM. Their standard? Is is better than Spider-Man 3? Is it better than Fantastic Four? Is it as good as an MCU movie?
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Disney Animation Retrospective Pt. 2 – SA286
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe continue our Disney animation retrospective by looking at the Disney movies from The Little Mermaid to today! You can find part one here!
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Disney Animation Retrospective Pt. 1 – SA285
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s another animation retrospective! This time, we discuss the first half of the Walt Disney Studios Animation feature films…
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POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE (Retro Movie Mission 6) – SA284
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn Retro Movie Missions the Retronauts fire the Retro-rockets on their Retro-starship to take a look back at some retro-movies! Will they discover something new? Will they retroactively change their opinion? Join Captain Ben, Sergeant Steve, and Ensign Evan as they explore the feature film 90s kids were clamoring…
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“Envy” (Part Six of the Seven Deadly Sins) – 283
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn the sixth episode of our Seven Deadly Sins series, Evan, Steve, and Ben dive into what envy is, some examples from pop culture, what envy looks like in our own lives and, of course, what Dante, C.S. Lewis, and the Bible have to say on the matter.…
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SUMMER 2018 ANIMATION ROUND UP – SA282
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan (with a slight cameo from Steve) discuss some of the movies this summer that we didn’t get a chance to do a road trip to: DC Animated’s DEATH OF SUPERMAN Disney/PIXAR’s INCREDIBLES 2 Netflix and Toho’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE DC’s TEEN…
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Lessons from San Diego Comic Con – SA281
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe weekend of San Diego Comic Con has come and gone, and with it there were some interesting news items and some less exciting news items. There were some fantastic trailers and some less than stellar trailers. In this episode we explore three “lessons” to be learned from…
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Legend of Zelda Round Table – SA280
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEvan, his siblings, and some guests talk about the Legend of Zelda series as a whole, and it’s newest entry, the Breath of the Wild.
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ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Road Trip – SA279
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJoin Ben and Evan and four of Ben’s kids on a road trip as they drive to the theater to see Ant-Man and the Wasp, and then as they drive home after seeing the movie! Was it good? Bad? Ugly? How does it tie into Infinity War? Is…
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Netflix’s THE HOLLOW – SA278
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan visit THE HOLLOW with Evan’s sister Corinn. What is The Hollow? Who are the people that inhabit this series? What’s going on in this animated Netflix show? Join us as we explore the show that Evan called “an animated Lost”! (First half of the episode…