In this episode, Michael & Ned discuss Fredrik Backman, several of his novels and the prevalent themes in his books. 

This podcast is the entryway into our discussion of Backman's popular book, A Man Called Ove. 

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At Liminal, we love books, films, and music!

We just finished what we are calling Cycle #1, which included reading The Moviegoerby Walker Percy, watching Jojo Rabbit, and listening to Taylor Swift's Folklore & Evermore albums. 

In this week's podcast, Sara and I recap the first Cycle and announce our next book!

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Catilyn & Michael finish the discussion of Folklore and leave a sneak peek of next month's book!

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In this episode, Michael & Bianca talk about the Evermore album! Don't miss our discussion on Bianca's Fun Fact, our favorite songs, the pain of grief and need for friendship, Taylor Swift's "chapters", and more!

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In this week's episode, Michael & Catilyn discuss the Folklore album. (This is part 1 of a 2-part episode.) 

Why does Catilyn love Taylor Swift? What are our favorite songs? Why does the theme of 'being exiled' have such a deep resonance with our lives?

Check out the Folklore documentary on Disney+:
https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/folklore-the-long-pond-studio-sessions/3Xlc0EjKtKpp

If you missed it, here is that Drew Holcomb Ted talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pocyxlNOxdw

For more thoughts on how Exile works as a theme in the Bible, check out this other podcast:
https://bibleproject.com/podcast/series/exile-series/

Or, if you don't have time for another podcast, they have some 5-10 minute videos on exile I enjoyed:
https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/exile
https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/the-way-of-the-exile

This week, Tony & Michael talk about the process of making music. 

How does co-writing work? What is the role of the producer? Who is Max Martin? 

We discuss Tony's favorite artists, touring experiences, perspective on the effect co-writing has on an artist's authenticity, and more!

Some links we promise on this episode:

Drew Holcomb, Your Dreams Don't Belong To You (TED Talk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pocyxlNOxdw

This Is Max Martin playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWXDAhqlN7e6W?si=g1NynDVhS62oTDozvkIvCw

Taylor Swift, 1989
https://open.spotify.com/album/2QJmrSgbdM35R67eoGQo4j?si=qjHDyzWqRFeP22myxHqXeg

Ryan Adams, 1989
https://open.spotify.com/album/0MVK1j7wrUkBZ09ZuMURJA?si=LF-wCELxSGaTuyarr40OpQ

Dave & Michael discuss the way music shapes us, especially in the Liminal space of adolescence. We finish by introducing the Liminal album(s) for this month: Taylor Swift's Folklore & Evermore.

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In Part 3 of the three-part Jojo Rabbit series, Jess and Michael talk about Caging Skies, the book that inspired Taika Waititi's film, Jojo Rabbit.

After reading the book, we both...had some strong feelings about this book! We discuss the similarities, contrasts, and why Waititi won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay!

We are not just a podcast! Liminal is a community that meets to discuss books, music, and films. Saturday night (3/6), we will meet via Zoom to talk about Jojo Rabbit. If you're free, join us! Sign up for our newsletter to get the Zoom link.

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In Part 2 of the three-part Jojo Rabbit series, Brady and Michael talk about the movie!

After watching the movie, we immediately recorded this podcast! We touch on the excellent acting of the cast, major spoilers (listener beware!), Waititi's themes, and personal takeaways from the movie.

The Socially-Distanced Watch Party is this Saturday night (2/27) @ 7:30pm! Follow then DM us on our new Instagram to reserve your spot.

In this episode, Brady and Michael sit down for Part 1 of a 3 part discussion of Jojo Rabbit.

After eating some delicious street Mexican food, we discuss Brady's favorite metal band, Taika Watiti's bio, unique style, and the way we see those in his films.

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