Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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SUPER MARIO BROS. and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Road Trip Double Feature – S&A 404
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes a road trip to see Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, but also takes the opportunity to talk about another gaming movie (albeit a different kind of gaming): The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Which one gets a thumbs up? Which one gets a thumbs down? Does…
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NEW CONTEST! Enter to win a copy of C.S. Lewis’s SPACE TRILOGY!
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Picard Season 3 w/ Special Guest Adam David Collings – SA403
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPicard season 3 has come and gone . . . and if you’ve seen it you probably have opinions! So does Ben and his guest host, sci-fi writer Adam David Collings. Join them as they explore season three’s ups and downs and ups and more ups . .…
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Streaming Sci-Fi on Peacock & Review of The Ark – SA402
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA few years ago, Ben subscribed to Peacock but it wasn’t until a few months ago that he discovered that the streaming service is actually a pretty strong source for old Sci-Fi TV . . . and when he started watching the OLD stuff, he found a new…
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STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan and William Shatner Live – SA401
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSRecently, Ben joined his friends William and Nathan Marchand to see a theatrical showing of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which also had William Shatner do a live stage performance that was sort of a Q&A session. But it was really just an excuse for Shatner…
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“Sci-Fi Vs. Fantasy”: Revisiting Episode 7 – SA400
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEpisode 400 is here, and to celebrate this milestone we’re taking a look backwards at an early episode featuring Ben, Steve, and Dr. Jayce! It’s a fun conversation that serves as a nice time capsule to a time before the MCU dominated everything. A conversation just exploring the…
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AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Road Trip Review – SA399
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s a ROAD TRIP! Ben thought he would have a chance to talk to Evan about AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, but things didn’t go their way. Evan got sick . . . and then went on vacation. But on a lark, Ben decided to record his solo…
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“Thanos, Bison, and God’s Words to Moses (and You!)”: SCI-FI DEVOS (Weak Connections)
So what in the WORLD could Street Fighter (the movie) have to do with Moses? So what does Thanos have to do with God’s message from the burning bush? Probably not much . . . BUT they did get Ben thinking. Thinking about his own thoughts. Thinking about God’s words. And thinking about God’s thoughts.…
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2022 in Review – SA398
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSit’s that time again! Time to talk about last year’s pop culture releases! Taking our cues from Evan’s ranked list of movies from the year, we talk about our viewing experiences from 2022 as we step into the year 2023! The first half of 2022 was covered in…
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You Should Follow These Christian/Geeky Youtubers and Podcasters!
Here are SIX podcasters/Youtubers who engage Christianity and pop culture! Their work is fun, encouraging, and full of a love for pop culture, Jesus, and their viewers/listeners. These people are not part of this list because I’m trading promotional time with them – I genuinely like them and their content, and I genuinely think you…
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SHADOW and SUBSTANCE 3 – A TWILIGHT ZONE CHRISTMAS QUARTET: “The Night of the Meek”, “Five Characters in Search of an Exit”, “The Changing of the Guard”, and A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS – SA397
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe continue our series about THE TWILIGHT ZONE (which only has two episodes, but that’s actually not too shabby) by covering three Christmas themed episodes of the show (“The Night of the Meek”, “Five Characters in Search of an Exit”, and “The Changing of the Guard”), plus A…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL – SA396
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSInspired by re-reading the book and watching the new movie on Netflix, Ben, Stephen, and Evan take to the microphones to appreciate the spiritual themes and fantastical ideas of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. From time travel to redeemed lives, from movies to radio to books, from…
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THE FORCE OF STAR WARS: Is It Worth Reading? – SA395
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSTwo options for this episode: You can listen to the audio above OR watch the video below! Ben takes a look at a book that has been in his library for over forty years: Frank Allnutt’s THE FORCE OF STAR WARS. This book is special to him for…
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Interview w/ BLACK BLOSSOM Creator Evan David – SA394
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEvan’s new comic book BLACK BLOSSOM is now part of a KickStarter campaign to collect and publish the first 6 issues (plus an annual) into a graphic novel. Ben interviews Evan about the superhero sci-fi tale. The links mentioned in the episode: KICKSTARTER: inked.pub/blackblossomPATREON: patreon.com/evandavidcomicsINSTRAGRAM: instagram.com/blackblossomcomic And here…
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DICK TRACY: Post-Batman Pulp Hero Movies Pt. 1 – SA393
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen is joined by John Harju for the first part of a multi-part series rewatching some superhero movies that came in the wake of 1989’s Batman! We are starting with DICK TRACY, which entered production before Batman hit theaters, but it was still influenced by the superhero juggernaut…
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BLACK ADAM – SA392
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan went to see BLACK ADAM! This episode opens with a spoiler-free discussion of the movie and then, after the spoiler warning, they talk about spoiler-y things. Things like:The big thing everyone is talking aboutHow Ben liked almost all the superheroes who are not The Rock…
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Unboxing C.S. LEWIS ON WRITING (AND WRITERS)
It’s another unboxing video, and as Ben unboxes two books he has been very excited about – C.S. Lewis on Writing (and Writers) and Surrender by Bono – he also talks a little bit about NaNoWriMo (keep him accountable!) and some of the videos he intends to make in the future (keep him accountable!). Buy…
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Watching SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES with John Harju – SA391
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and John Harju team up again for an October spooky movie! The movie: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES! Along the way they talk about:Ben’s love for Ray BradburyJohn’s dislike for Ray BradburyBoth of their like for this movieArt and messagingGood and evilTwo Stephen King books they were…
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THE ABOLITION OF MAN by C.S. Lewis and an A.I. Art Generator
What do you get when you take C.S. Lewis’s essay “The Abolition of Man” and feed it into an articifial intelligence art generator? A comic book. You get a comic book. A comic book with some disturbing imagery. A comic book by Carson Grubaugh, published by Living the Line. In this video, Ben takes a…
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“Know Where Your Towel Is”: SCI-FI DEVOS (Weak Connections)
Ben was traveling to a conference and speaker talked about an event in Jesus’ life and the tool Jesus used, which caused Ben to think about a book that made a big deal about the same tool, which caused Ben to think about . . . a WEAK CONNECTION . . . From John 13…
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