What role does religion play in science fiction and fantasy? What do we read into and what do we read *out* of a book written by an author of a known religious bent (think Orson Scott Card, C.S. Lewis, or Tolkien), or which features characters of a religious bent (think Mary Doria Russell or Tristan Palmgren)? Religion is something we can't get away from in 2018, whether we're talking about contemporary politics or science fiction or our own personal histories.

Get ready for some serious baggage inspection, folks: Kend is here with some rants on growing up religious, while Tony is here to be calm and the kind of emotional anchor we all need in our lives in 2018. What more could you want out of a podcast?

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