Ontologically Ambiguous

Ontologically Ambiguous

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Ontologically Ambiguous episodes

  • Episode 9: Marvel Madness: WANDAVISION Episodes 1-5 Discussion
    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! Welcome back to another episode in our segment "Marvel Madness." In this podcast, Marshall is joined by his friend from college Peter to discuss the first five episodes of Marvel's hit Disney + series entitled "WandaVision."
    In this conversation, Peter first shares his experiences with the Marvel Cinematic Universe before they launch into gushing over this creative show. Peter and Marshall both love the show's exploration of Wanda and Vision's rich character dynamics and romantic relationship. They discuss how the series draws inspirations from famous Marvel comics such as "House of M" and how those stories may impact the show's remaining installments. In talking over the sitcom style, they question how Wanda ever chose sitcoms in the first place? How did her tragic reality begin? Theories about Agnes' actions and true identity and Vision's fate run wild. They end by discussing what they're looking forward to in Marvel's upcoming slate of films and Disney + shows.
    Special music in this podcast is from "WandaVision" as composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com.
    Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    34 min
  • Once Upon A Time

    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! The new year means new podcast episodes all about the media Marshall and his friends love. Today, Marshall is joined by his good friend Grace O'Brien to discuss one of his favorite television shows of all time... Once Upon A Time.  

    Once Upon A Time, created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, aired on ABC from October 23, 2011 until May 18, 2018. The series centers on Emma Swan, a woman who discovers she's a part of a whole new fairytale world. Marshall absolutely loved this show as it aired and was shocked and so pleased to discover that Grace began to watch it during college. After giving a brief overview of the series, Marshall and Grace talk about their favorite storylines (Yes, we liked the Frozen arc), characters (Grace LOVES Hook), romantic relationship (#CaptainSwan vs. #SwanFire), and the show's powerful themes of hope, personal growth, and knocking down walls. 

     We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com. Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 8: Once Upon A Time
    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! The new year means new podcast episodes all about the media Marshall and his friends love. Today, Marshall is joined by his good friend Grace O'Brien to discuss one of his favorite television shows of all time... Once Upon A Time.
    Once Upon A Time, created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, aired on ABC from October 23, 2011 until May 18, 2018. The series centers on Emma Swan, a woman who discovers she's a part of a whole new fairytale world. Marshall absolutely loved this show as it aired and was shocked and so pleased to discover that Grace began to watch it during college. After giving a brief overview of the series, Marshall and Grace talk about their favorite storylines (Yes, we liked the Frozen arc), characters (Grace LOVES Hook), romantic relationship (#CaptainSwan vs. #SwanFire), and the show's powerful themes of hope, personal growth, and knocking down walls.
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com. Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 8: Once Upon A Time
    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! The new year means new podcast episodes all about the media Marshall and his friends love. Today, Marshall is joined by his good friend Grace O'Brien to discuss one of his favorite television shows of all time... Once Upon A Time.
    Once Upon A Time, created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, aired on ABC from October 23, 2011 until May 18, 2018. The series centers on Emma Swan, a woman who discovers she's a part of a whole new fairytale world. Marshall absolutely loved this show as it aired and was shocked and so pleased to discover that Grace began to watch it during college. After giving a brief overview of the series, Marshall and Grace talk about their favorite storylines (Yes, we liked the Frozen arc), characters (Grace LOVES Hook), romantic relationship (#CaptainSwan vs. #SwanFire), and the show's powerful themes of hope, personal growth, and knocking down walls.
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com. Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    1 hr 5 min
  • Happy New Year & House of Anubis

    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! After being on hiatus since September, the podcast is back in action! We're very excited to begin producing new episodes again in the new year of 2021.  

    In this episode, Marshall flies solo to reflect on 2020 and discuss one of his favorite shows, "House of Anubis." 2020 was a very rough year for many reasons, but there were still some moments and memories that shine through the darkness. Through the miserable days of quarantine and the pandemic, Marshall talks about how much he's learned about himself and the nature of true friendships. 2020 also brought a national conversation about racism to center stage in the United States, providing many lessons and calls to actions to conquer systematic racism and recognize implicit bias.  

    After the 2020 discussion, Marshall launches into rambling about "House of Anubis," a Nickelodeon TV series that ran from 2011 until 2013 centering on students living in a boarding school with relationship drama while uncovering an ancient Egyptian mystery. Marshall raves about the series' creative storylines and characters that reveal a deeper theme of the importance of true, compassionate friendship.  

    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com. Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!

    53 min
  • Episode 7: Happy New Year & House of Anubis
    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! After being on hiatus since September, the podcast is back in action! We're very excited to begin producing new episodes again in the new year of 2021.
    In this episode, Marshall flies solo to reflect on 2020 and discuss one of his favorite shows, "House of Anubis." 2020 was a very rough year for many reasons, but there were still some moments and memories that shine through the darkness. Through the miserable days of quarantine and the pandemic, Marshall talks about how much he's learned about himself and the nature of true friendships. 2020 also brought a national conversation about racism to center stage in the United States, providing many lessons and calls to actions to conquer systematic racism and recognize implicit bias.
    After the 2020 discussion, Marshall launches into rambling about "House of Anubis," a Nickelodeon TV series that ran from 2011 until 2013 centering on students living in a boarding school with relationship drama while uncovering an ancient Egyptian mystery. Marshall raves about the series' creative storylines and characters that reveal a deeper theme of the importance of true, compassionate friendship.
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com. Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    53 min
  • Episode 7: Happy New Year & House of Anubis
    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! After being on hiatus since September, the podcast is back in action! We're very excited to begin producing new episodes again in the new year of 2021.
    In this episode, Marshall flies solo to reflect on 2020 and discuss one of his favorite shows, "House of Anubis." 2020 was a very rough year for many reasons, but there were still some moments and memories that shine through the darkness. Through the miserable days of quarantine and the pandemic, Marshall talks about how much he's learned about himself and the nature of true friendships. 2020 also brought a national conversation about racism to center stage in the United States, providing many lessons and calls to actions to conquer systematic racism and recognize implicit bias.
    After the 2020 discussion, Marshall launches into rambling about "House of Anubis," a Nickelodeon TV series that ran from 2011 until 2013 centering on students living in a boarding school with relationship drama while uncovering an ancient Egyptian mystery. Marshall raves about the series' creative storylines and characters that reveal a deeper theme of the importance of true, compassionate friendship.
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com. Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    53 min
  • Force Friends: Music of Star Wars
    Thank you for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! In this week's episode to end the summer, Marshall is joined once again by his friend David Scheerer for another installment of "Force Friends."
    In this Star Wars discussion, Marshall and David focus on a vital element of what makes Star Wars wonderful: the music. Both hosts reveal their top five Star Wars musical themes, leitmotifs, or moments as composed by John Williams. Through their long conversation, the two discuss the universal truths and emotions of music, character growth as indicated by leitmotif development, the importance of chorus, and John William's ability to tell grand stories with both large, bombastic statements and subtle, subdued themes.
    Special shout out to Frank Lehman and his Complete Catalog of the Musical Themes of Star Wars, accessed here: https://franklehman.com/starwars/. All special music used in this episode was composed by John Williams and falls under fair use.
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com.
    Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    1 hr 29 min
  • Faith & Life: Questions of Faith
    Thanks so much for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! Bringing this podcast to you all so far has proved an absolute joy. This week, Marshall welcome his very good friend Justin Scheerer to the podcast to converse about Christianity and faith in a new segment entitled "Faith & Life."
    Justin and Marshall's thoughtful discussion flies in numerous different directions. For context, they describe their faith background and upbringing before diving into the question of what is faith? They discuss their different ways of understanding God through creation and scientific thinking. Questions touched on include does God have a plan for us? What are the merits of prayer? What about faith can make us angry? How does God influence our world? AND how do we live into Jesus' radical teachings?
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com.
    Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    1 hr 21 min
  • Backstage Banter: High School Theatre & Favorite Musicals
    "If you want to throw THE HAMMER for your country, you have to stay inside the circle all the time!" - Miss Trunchbull, Matilda the Musical
    Thanks for listening to Mystery, Science, Marshall! This week our topic is musical theatre in a new segment called Backstage Banter! Marshall is joined by his good high school friend Sydney Ziemer. The two have acted in shows together.
    Sydney and Marshall begin their fun discussion by reviewing and sharing stories from the two musicals they acted together in: "The Addams Family" and "Matilda: the Musical." Both shows were performed at the Sheldon Theatre in downtown Red Wing, Minnesota, an historic place riddled memories and ghost stories.
    The second half of the show consists of Sydney and Marshall talking about some of their favorite and least favorite musical, including The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, Cats (and its biblical storytelling), Love Never Dies, Little Shop of Horrors, Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hanson, and Hadestown!
    Musical numbers played in this podcast episode belong to their respective owners and are used under Fair Use. The ending song is "When I Grow Up" from "Matilda: The Musical" Broadway cast recording.
    We're so excited that you've chosen to listen to this podcast! New episodes will be released each week on Friday afternoons. You can follow Marshall on social media @marshall_films on Instagram, @MarshallFilms1 on Twitter, and MarshallFilm123 on YouTube. View the podcast website at mysterysciencemarshall.com.
    Remember to love what you love, who you love, love yourself, and keep feelin' groovy!
    56 min

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