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- 032: Going Public with a Musical Segment
Alex the Rebel can barely contain his excitement for a brand new RxS segment, “Did You Add It to the Playlist?” Tune in for Andrew’s first impressions of Going Public by the Newsboys and Alex’s reaction to Atlas: Volume 1 by Sleeping at Last. But wait, there’s more! Hang around until the end for thoughts on personality types and Christians celebrating holidays with discretion.
- Featured Albums: Going Public (1994) by Newsboys / Atlas: Volume 1 (2004) by Sleeping at Last
- Notable Mentions: Jesus Freak (1995) by DC Talk, Shine: The Hits (2000) by Newsboys
- Links: Listen along on our official RxS Recommendations Playlist! | Yes, the California Raisins Holiday Special is real. | Nostalgic bonus: Review of Going Public from jesusfreakhideout.com.
- Editor's Notes: “Elle G” is a pun on elegy, get it nyeheheheheheh | Unbeknownst to us, Kickstarter has been running a “Witchstarter” in October 2023 with a focus on “all Magic & Divination projects.” | Tolkien does use magical concepts in his work (see spells, enchanted items, and Luthien’s escape from Hírilorn), but this is distinct from the evil forms of magic and occult practices forbidden in Scripture. Werewolves, vampires, spiders, and necromancers (Sauron) are strictly villains in the legendarium, whereas the wizards are something like angels. -Andrew
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1 hr 1 min - 031: Worst Side Story, Best Side Story
In this week's episode, Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint go head to head on West Side Story. Hear the week's hottest takes on classic musicals and get a definitive answer on which version of the movie is the RxS Approved Best Version.™
- Notable Mentions: What We Do in the Shadows, Puss in Boots, All the President's Men, Game Night, Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Haunted Mansion (2023), Love at First Sight, Ready Player One, In the Heights, Carman: The Champion, The Fabelmans, Star Wars: A New Hope, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, La La Land
- Links: Andrew's reviews for West Side Story (1961) and West Side Story (2021) | Ready Player One reviews by James Schaffrillas (Oct 06, 2023) and Lisa the Beauty Queen (Mar 29, 2018) | Why the Music in Les Miserables (2012) Is Worse Than You Thought by Sideways
- Editor's Notes: The Artful Dodger is from Oliver!, not the Disney animated film, Oliver and Company. Fiddler on the Roof delays the Overture until after the opening number (Alex, please take note). The song from The Sound of Music is called "Something Good." Relient K sang "Must Have Done Something Right."
Find Alex and Andrew here: https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saint
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REBEL OUT. SAINT OUT. WE ALL OUT.
1 hr - 030: 'Tis the Season for Hot Takes
In this week's episode, Alex "Mariah Carey" the Rebel pretends that Los Angeles has seasons. How early is too early to start watching Christmas movies? And when is it too late to watch Christmas films? Whatever the real answer is, Alex has definitely crossed the line. Tune in for movie recommendations, holiday hacks, new traditions, and more!
- Notable mentions: Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie Brown Christmas, Home Alone (1 and 2), Elf, The Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, Muppet Christmas Carol, The Grinch (the original animation & the abominable Jim Carrey one), The Holiday, Serendipity
- Links: Alex's Halloween Movie List: https://boxd.it/pvEMW | Alex's Christmas Movie List: https://boxd.it/j189u
- Editor's notes: Alex forgot to mention Over the Garden Wall for Halloween and Klaus for his holiday films. The Christmas season actually starts the day after Thanksgiving and ends with the start of the New Year. Sorry to disappoint everyone! -Andrew "the Ghost of Podcast Present"
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16 min - 029: Unbelievable: The Gang Has Premarital Switchfoot
In this week's episode, Alex the Rebel and Andrew "the Hobbit" the Saint discuss music with Phil the Apparent Third Host. Learn why you, a God-fearing listener, should care about Switchfoot, the official favorite band of RxS. Plus, cringe at Andrew's "second job," witness the gang's Christian music testimonies, listen in horror as podcast degenerates into R&B, and more!
- Notable mentions: Caroline Cobb (find her Psalms playlist here), Psalm 37: He Fades Away by Brian Sauvé, La Roux, The Cranberries, Relient K, Michael W. Smith, "A Walk to Remember," Jon Foreman, Fiction Family, and Noah Gunderson.
- Links: "Unbelievable"—2004 cover of EMF's 1991 hit, now with 100% cleaner lyrics! | Andrew's music hoard | David Cook's "Dare You to Move" on American Idol
- Editor’s notes: Psalm 136 mentions "his love endures forever;" Oh! Gravity released on Dec. 26, 2006; "Equally Skilled" draws from Micah 7.
- Podcaster's Remorse: Andrew regrets recommending Nothing Is Sound as a first album and not listing Where the Light Shines Through as the worst; Alex regrets not listening to Vice Verses before recording this episode; Phil Regrets not trusting his knowledge of Chem 6A.
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1 hr 1 min - 028: Diversity Dialogue: Can White People Fix the DCU?In this week’s episode, Alex “I’m Batman” the Rebel and sidekick Andrew “Red Hood” the Saint discuss James Gunn twice over: his surprising Marvel finale, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and his first DCU reboot film, Blue Beetle. Alex proceeds to get triggered over Rachel Zegler’s Snow White. Are Latino movies Alex’s blind spot? Will Andrew ever watch anything by Zack “Jack” Snyder? Why do people watch the MCU and not the DCU? Will the guys ever buy new sound equipment? Find these answers and more on Rebel X Saint!•Movies We Have Watched: 500 Days of Summer, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Puss in Boots: the Last Wish, My Neighbor Totoro, Edward Scissorhands.•Notable mentions: Westside Story (both versions), the Spiderverse franchise, Shang Chi (and Marvel Snap?!), Cobra Kai, the DCU/Snyderverse, Coco, Gloomhaven•Editor’s notes: Chukwudi Iwuji is Nigerian-British; Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros cover South America; DCU villains are, in fact, the worst.Our Links:https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saintFind all of the media we talk about here:https://benable.com/RebelDigital/e470ebedd95578a3ab351 hr
- 027: The Gang Roasts Your MomRebel X Saint welcomes their first guest and movie club member, Phil Batty! Phil and Andrew offend all their A-list fans (if you’re reading this, please contact Alex) and the guys unpack what it means to glorify God through your art. Plus, in this edition of What Movies Have You Watched, learn how Andrew ruined Across the Spider-Verse for his friends who love their moms.Featured guest: Phil Batty•Movies We Have Watched: Across the Spider-Verse, Bronx Tale, Megamind, Mitchells vs. the Machines, Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem•Notable Roasts: Your mom, Disney, Maya Rudolph, Fireproof, Church People, James Cameron, the Oscars, Driving Miss Daisy, Moonlight, Snow White, Cleopatra•Is Alex actually a continuationist?•Bonus mentions: The Chronicles of Narnia, Eric Liddell (Chariots of Fire), Esther, RuthOur Links:https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saintFind all of the media we talk about here:https://benable.com/RebelDigital/e470ebedd95578a3ab3558 min
- 026: [Un]natural Talent (Art & Fear, Part 2)In a follow-up to last week’s conversation about the struggle to create art (influenced by Bayles and Orland’s Art & Fear),Alex and Andrew discuss natural gifting and artistic drive—and accidentally discover that they are both poets. Learn about the importance of honest feedback, creative habits, crises of talent, the 80-20 Rule, and why you should keep on creating art. Plus, Andrew gives a free lesson about poetic meter.Notes and Links:•Discover Alex’s knack for music and Andrew’s not-so-secret writing habits.•Alex spoils Rudy! Andrew horrifies and baffles Alex with the revelation that Rocky is slow and boring! Andrew discovers that Phil Collins plays the drums?! Perfect art is trash?!•David Bayles and Ted Orland, "Art & Fear"•Draftsmen S04E3, “Reilly Method and Advanced Fundamentals with Jeff Watts” (May 12, 2023)•Sarah C. Andersen, “You Should Redraw It” (Jan 21, 2015)•The Board Game Design Lab “310. How to Design Fun Games with James Earnest” (Jul 30, 2023)•James Laughlin, “My Muse” (Sorry, I can’t find any other information on this one outside of a I saved back in college, but my best guess is it’s included in his collection, “The Man in the Wall.” -Andrew)•Additional shoutouts: Jake Parker, Stan Prokpenko (Proko.com), Scott Robertson, Robert Laszlo Kiss, Scott Flanders, Ethan Becker, Kim Jung Gi, Bill Watterson, Charles SchulzOur Links:https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saintFind all of the media we talk about here:https://benable.com/RebelDigital/e470ebedd95578a3ab351 hr 1 min
- 025: Impostor Syndrome (Art & Fear, Part 1)Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint return with everyone’s favorite (and only) segment, What Movies Have You Watched? Andrew jumps on a soapbox to discuss cosmic horror and Alex talks about the Jesus Revolution before they wind their way to the main topic: an honest look at their personal struggles with making art.Notes and Links:Movies: The Mario Brothers Movie, The Thing, Jesus Revolution, Kubo and the Two StringsStory: The Enigma of Amigara Fault by Junji ItoArt & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland https://amzn.to/448EjlxThe War of Art by Steven Pressfield https://amzn.to/3OTlVIWBonus: art by two inspiring artists who started late: “On Melancholy Hill” by Frank Watkinson https://youtu.be/8OvCAeWS7WA and Guitar pick art by Blake Gore: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsCol-YrgAq/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Our Links:https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saintFind all of the media we talk about here:https://benable.com/RebelDigital/e470ebedd95578a3ab351 hr 1 min
- 024: AI and Creatives and Inclusivity, Oh My!AI isn’t human, but is it helpful? In a follow-up to last week’s episode, Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint take a look at how AI is impacting the creative industry right now, plus Alex goes off the rails to rant on Disney’s “inclusive” changes to their upcoming Snow White remake.Topics in this episode:The connection between AI and the writers/actors strikeA rant about Greta Gerwig and Snow WhiteWhat AI means for artIs this the time for Indie creators to make a big splash?Y mucho, mucho másAlex the Rebel: Follow for more 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saintAndrew the Saint: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼IG: https://instagram.com/graphite_rain?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=https://linktr.ee/graphite_rain?fbclid=PAAaZ5dKN40T7iHQOa_DhKhQlvU4IXhHevl_tElUex94MFVqOKAW30l8YXD1MLetterboxd (handle: Preasured)https://letterboxd.com/preasured/1 hr
- 023: Ai in CinemaAlex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint get into these topics with their usual bantering:•What movies have you watched?•Andrew’s hot take on a new Nolan movie 👀•How do movies handle the Ai subject?•Y mucho mas!!!So as always, come enjoy this super fun and sci-fi induced episode!!!Alex the Rebel linksFollow for more 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saintAndrew’s links 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼IG: https://instagram.com/graphite_rain?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=https://linktr.ee/graphite_rain?fbclid=PAAaZ5dKN40T7iHQOa_DhKhQlvU4IXhHevl_tElUex94MFVqOKAW30l8YXD1MLetterboxd Name: Preasuredhttps://letterboxd.com/preasured/#rebelxsaint #Jesus #God #gospel #godlyvibes #simuljustusetpeccator #podcast #christian #thinkdifferent #culture #cinema #movies #comics #anime #manga #contentcreator #jointherebellion #theologywithfeet #scifi #ai1 hr
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