Horror Nerds at Church

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) travel to Kamino to discover the clone army, made in secret! We talk about who we would marry, boink, and unalive, Padme's fleeting moments of clarity, the large polycule web of relationships around Anakin and Obi-Wan, and get into some theological discussions around cloning.

CW: Discussions of sexism, murder, and abusive relationships

Media referenced:

--Attack of the Clones by R.A. Salvatore 

-Queen's Peril by E.K. Johnston

-Brotherhood by Mike Chen

-Dooku: Jedi Lost by Cavan Scott

-Path of Destruction (Darth Bane 1) by Drew Karpyshyn

-Padawan by Kiersten White 

-Jar Jar Sith Lord Theory

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) track down the special edition of Alien 3 to watch the Assembly Cut--almost an entirely different film than the theatrical version. You do not need to watch the Assembly Cut to follow along, we talk about the differences between the two versions. We get into nihilism, religion in times of trial and death, and end times prophecies. Also, is human Bishop actually human in this one?

CW: discussion of sexual assault, sexism, and queerphobia as depicted in the film

Media referenced:

-The Queer God by Marcella Althaus-Reid 

-Gay and Lesbian Theologies by Elizabeth Stuart

-Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) strap into our N-1 Starfighters to confront the trade federation as we cover Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. We talk about duality, pod racing, and whatever the hell midiclorians are supposed to be.

CW: discussion of racism and sexism as related to the films

Media referenced: 

-Nerds at Church episode on Jesus Christ Superstar and episode on prophecy

-The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes

-Ellie Engle Saves Herself! by Leah Johnson

-Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk

-Convulsing Bodies by Mark D. Jordan

-Mad for Foucault by Lynne Huffer

-Darth Jar Jar theory 

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her) to talk about Alien 3. We get into Ripley's butch shaved head, the religion of the inmates, and the absolute nihilism of this film.

CN: conversation about the carceral system and mental health

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) race speeders through the trees as we examine Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. We talk about temptation, clerics, and love. 

Media referenced in the episode: 

Lent 4 Nerds at Church Podcast Episode

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by James Kahn

On Writing by Stephen King

The Writing Life by Annie Dillard 

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi shot story collection

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) jump into our power work loaders to tackle the sci-fi action horror combo film Aliens (1986). We talk about Ripley's awesome hair cut, the themes of motherhood and religion, and just what is up with all the capitalism in space? 

CW: discussion of sexism, body horror, and anti-choice as related to the film

Media referenced in the episode: 

-John Oliver's chocolate episode

-Nerds at Church's solar system episode and astrophysics episode 

-I Was There Too episode with Jenette Goldstein

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Rev. Beth Wartick (she/her) to talk about The Empire Strikes Back. How weird is that kiss in the beginning? What does this film teach us about disability? And is this perhaps the best Star Wars film of all time?

CW: discussions around disability, sexism, and incest as related to the film

Media referenced: 

-HNAC's Newsletter (on Substack)

-How I Killed Pluto and Why it Had it Coming by Mike Brown

-The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

-"Seagulls! (Stop It Now)" by Bad Lip Reading 

-God's Holy Darkness by Sharei Green and Beckah Selnick, illustrated by Nikki Faison

-Star Wars the High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (first in the series)

-Cinder by Marissa Meyer (first in the Lunar Chronicles series) 

-Nerdforge on YouTube

-Beth Wartick on Living Lutheran, Working Preacher, and Resurrection Lutheran

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) continue their trek through space by watching the all-time horror sci-fi classic Alien. We talk about cats in space, the phallic design of the xenomorph, and the horrors of capitalism. Also, is Alien the first slasher in space?

CW: discussions around sex organs, human sexuality, and sexism

Media referenced in the episode: 

Alien novelization by Alan Dean Foster

Pace's Doctor Who in a Year Watchlist

Men, Women, and Chain Saws by Carol J. Clover

Articles on body horror and the trans experience: 

-"How Body Horror Helped Me Process Gender Dysphoria" by Nadine Smith

-"Body Horror and Growing Up Trans" by Cressa Maeve 

-"'I'm Becoming Brundlefly…': Body Horror, Gender Dysphoria, and David Cronenberg's 1986 sci-fi/horror The Fly" by Lexi Bowen

-Jude Ellison S. Doyle's essay in It Came from the Closet 

Emily's Tik-Tok handle is @rev_ewing and Diaknoia.Faith's Tik-Tok handle is @diakoniafaith

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Jennie and Josh of the Irreverent Bible Talk Podcast! We get into the religion of the Jedi, the sheer amount of sexism in space, adn why R2-D2 is the best character. Also, is this movie gay enough for Pace? 

CW: casual sanist language and conversations about sexism 

Media referenced:

-Sabbath Sips Hot Apple Toddy: https://youtu.be/YeYJvfBzdp8?si=4Gqmb4BPvsdQzI0b 

-Irreverent Bible Talk Episode 15 with Pace Warfield 

-Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces 

-George Lucas' Star Wars novelization

-From a Certain Point of View short story collection

-Anthony Daniels' I Am C-3P0: The Inside Story

-Obi-Wan has PTSD fan edit 

-Karen Traviss' Star Wars: The Clone Wars 

-Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games 

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) take on the second collection of short stories in the Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View series: The Empire Strikes Back!

We talk about the book in general before taking a deep dive into "Hunger" by Mark Oshira, "The Dragonsnake Saves R2" by Katie Cook, "There is Always Another" by Mackenzi Lee, "Faith in an Old Friend" by Brittany N. Williams, and "Right-Hand Man" by Lydia Kang.

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