Scott and John journey to the Old West on Popcorn Eschaton! First, they discover a conspiracy of murder, oil speculation, and land left in Joseph H. Lewis's 'Terror in a Texas Town,' starring a harpoon-wielding Sterling Hayden. Then they stretch the definition of "Western" a bit to discuss William Wyler's 1956 film 'Friendly Persuasion,' a story of deeply held spiritual and pacifist beliefs being put to the test in the crucible of the Civil War. This is the first in what will eventually be a series on Popcorn Eschaton in which we examine the Western genre with a spiritual and leftist lens.

The "Speak Truth to Power" pamphlet on non-violent solutions to national and international conflict mentioned in the episode can be found here:

https://quaker.org/legacy/sttp.html

Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/)

Theme music is "Sun Blood"

by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)