Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) continue our quest for brains by covering the classic Romero flick Night of the Living Dead.

CW: discussion mentions racism, lynching, and sexual assault

Media Referenced in Episode:

-Emily's art project on insta

-The Free People's Village by Sim Kern 

-On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg

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Pace and Emily cover the first zombie movie, White Zombie.

CN: racism, colonialism, film's depiction of blackface

Books mentioned in episode:

-On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg

-The Magic Island by William Seabrook

-The Black Guy Dies First by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris

-Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by River Cook Needham (she/fae) to cover the 1999 classic sharksploitation film, Deep Blue Sea.

CW: Suicide mention

Books referenced in episode:

-Q Rag Zine by Pace Warfield

-Currents in Theology and Mission Vol. 48 N. 3, co-edited by River Cook Needham and Pace Warfield

-On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg

-Chance, Necessity, Love: An Evolutionary Theology of Cancer by Leonard M. Hummel & Gayle E. Woloschak

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Pace and Emily sit down with horror authors Sara Larner, Alan Baxter, and Callum Rowland to discus the upcoming horror short story anthology This Way Lies Madness: Short Stories from the Edge of Darkness, edited by Lee Murray and Dave Jeffrey, and published by Flame Tree Publishing. Pre-order your copy now!

CW: discussion of suicide and mental health regarding their connections to some of the short stories

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Pace and Emily are joined by Peter Marra, author of Queer Slashers, to talk about the iconic 90s film Serial Mom.

CW: discussions of queer and transphobia, fatphobia, and misogyny 

Links to media: 

-Queer Slashers by Peter Marra

-You Must Take Part in Revolution by Badiucao and Melissa Chan

-Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds

-Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

-Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray 

-More information about Artauldian Style

-Q Rag Zine by Pace 

-A Queer Lectionary edited by Peter Carlson

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Join us as we wrap up the season, talk about our favorite movies, and all the witch things going on.

Suzannah gets into the attacks of the Trump administration against Habeas Corpus and suggests supporting the ACLU.

Emily, Suzannah, and Pace cover the 2024 film Wicked. Like and subscribe! 

Media referenced this episode:

-There Is a Door in This Darkness by Kristin Cashore

-Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray

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Here is our third minisode, Politics Nerds at Church, where we talk about JD Vance's feud with (and possible contribution to the death of) Pope Francis, the illegal ICE kidnapping of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and scripts you can use with your legislator.

Pope Francis' Letter to US Bishops

Script for calling a legislator:

State your name, say that you are a member of the legislator's constituency, state that as a person of faith you are concerned about the particular policy, ask what they are doing to support/oppose the policy; thank them if they are doing the work

Emily, Suzannah, and Pace cover the 2016 film The Love Witch. Like and subscribe! 

Media referenced in episode: 

-Nerds at Church podcast episode on spirituality and organized religion 

-ContraPoints YouTube Channel

-The Monkey (2025) directed by Osgood Perkins

-Stardew Valley video game by ConcernedApe

-Hell of a Summer (2025) directed by Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk

-Ghosts (2021-present) television series 

CW: mention of domestic violence 
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