In this podventure, we discuss the episde “Monty’s Christmas,” in which Whit’s daughter and grandkids continue to enjoy Christmas in Odyssey. However, not everyone is getting into the Christmas spirit, and as tensions rise between Janna and Monty, it may take an outsider’s perspective to give Monty the clarity he needs over his mother’s behavior and his own feelings towards his absent father. Also, childhood trauma, a genderqueer snowperson, Emilee’s superpower, and Tatjana’s quotable wisdom.

Editor’s Note: Apologies for the occasional audio clicks and glitches. We don’t know what’s going on with our microphones.

In this podventure, we discuss the episode “The Reluctant Rival,” in which Whit’s daughter and grandkids come to Odyssey for Christmas. His granddaughter Jenny, a bit of a whiz kid, joins the Odyssey children’s orchestra just in time for the Christmas concert and accidentally snatches the violin solo from a local girl. Drama. Chaos. Semiconductors. Also, storybreaking orchestra conductor fanfiction, fixing an almost good episode, and the age old debate: hard work vs. innate talent, answered once and for all.

In this podventure, we discuss the episode “The Very Best of Friends,” in which Donna is forced to face her grief over Karen’s passing as the fall festival draws nearer and Jimmy puts on a silly little play with Oscar. Also, British culture in American schools, gender in the theater, and some hard-hitting discussion questions about death. There were kids playing Shakespeare in this episode.

In this podventure, we discuss the episode “Isaac the Insecure,” in which Isaac, a self-identified "boring" kid, idolizes fellow middle schooler Jack Davis for being “cool.” A group project forces them together, sowing seeds of miscommunication, disappointment, and… friendship? Also, the weirdest character comparison, the least dramatic mid-episode break, and a deep dive into dealing with heavy emotions. We didn’t think we’d go there, but we did.

Welcome to another Album Art Review, in which we discuss the original cover art on the album we just finished. In this review, we cover art from many episodes in this album, but mostly The Treasure of LeMonde. And also there is no art from the two episodes that were missing from this album but present in the app. You can follow along with photos on our reddit as we discuss the ways one can misinterpret an image, whether horses really are just big doggos, and extrapolate what parts are missing from images that are covered up by other things.

In this podventure, we discuss the episode “The Treasure of LeMonde,” in which Whit and crew discover a hidden room at Whit's End which hides a larger secret. Also, Robyn has a brush with obsessive greed, nonlinear historical events, getting into the mindset of a French prankster missionary, and the introduction of a new podventure character (?) maybe.

Pardon the bad French.

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In this podventure, we discuss the episode “Operation Digout,” in which a visit from a mysterious British man prompts Whit to tell Connie a story from his time in the South Pacific during WWII. Could the mysterious visitor possibly be Reginald Duffield? We’ll find out at Trickle Lake. Also, millennial technology talk, relationships that end naturally, and Christians writing non-Christians. We’ve got nothing else to say besides just the same.

In this podventure, we discuss the episode “Rescue from Manatugo Point,” in which Whit receives a mysterious letter and reminisces about his experience as a signalman in WWII, when a young Whit embarked on a mission to rescue the coast watcher Lieutenant Reginald Duffield from an island in the South Pacific. Also, Connie’s curiosity, steaming letters open, tea caves, and sad dog movies.

AUDIO QUALITY ALERT! Someone (me, Tats) forgot to turn the mixer on when we recorded this one. As a result, the audio isn’t as crisp as usual. Apologies, and audio will be back to normal next time!

In this podventure, we discuss the episode “The Ill-Gotten Deed,” in which Whit reads a Wild West short story to a kid who is fed up with his little brother’s schemes. It’s a Jacob and Esau parable about the origin of the town of Odyssey itself! It’s a lot of fun and a lot of problematic. Let’s get into it! Also, City Boy/Country Boy tropes, voice actors having a ball, and the portrayal of Native Americans in the Wild West setting.

In this podventure, we discuss the episode “A Mission for Jimmy,” in which Jimmy Barclay experiences a major paradigm shift after discovering the truth behind missionary work through an adventure with Dan Isidro in the jungles of Nicaragua. Also, doing things even when you don’t want to, the messiness of missions history, and dreaming in foreign languages. Can you dream in perfect Spanish if you don’t know how to speak it?

Author’s Note: The book which Emilee references is called Christianity Rediscovered by Vincent Donovan.