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October 08, 2024069: Friends in Low Places - Christian Themes in Secular Media Sometimes secular media gets very close to the gospel. The RxS guys discuss how you can think about and enjoy secular media in light of the gospel. Tune in for a load of spicy questions: Will we watch The Godfather in heaven? Are replicants human? Would you love me if I had a xenomorph on my face? Find out (or not) on Rebel x Saint!
- Featured: Asteroid City, Pig, Plato, Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche, Perelandra, Brian Godawa
- Links/Sources: Regardless of whether Planet Narnia or Pugast was the correct source of the "baptism" thought, you can find a whole lot of good content on C.S. Lewis in the Pugcast series recorded in Oxford: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNfoJi7Ph5IO6oGXC5hbOJH7YgiLg9j3t
- Editor's Notes: To complete the quote from Matthew 5:10, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake." | The "Unmoved Mover" is credited to Aristotle, not Plato. | "The law is written on their hearts" is found in Romans 2:15
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...more October 01, 2024068: Cringe-CCM-Dating-Jesus Energy Plug in your headphones for some autumn-flavored jams, courtesy of our September 2024 album swap—featuring The Oh Hellos, Jason Morant, Beirut, and a healthy dose of mid-2000s Christian culture.
- Featured: Dear Wormwood by The Oh Hellos, Open by Jason Morant, Beirut
- Links: RxS2: Did it Make the Playlist?, RxS: Fan Song Suggestions
- Editor's Notes: Oviedo is a city in Spain. Ted Dekker isn't Catholic, but he's pretty coy about his theology. We'll forgive Alex for this one.
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...more September 24, 2024067: This Episode Is a MacGuffin We're so back. RxS kicks off the season with our favorite segment, What Movies Have You Watched? Afterward, the guys get to the meat and potatoes of the episode—cutting loose on beloved fans, Disney remakes, and summer movie news. Remember, kids: in 100% of nostalgia-related incidents, the victim is the person with nostalgia.
- Featured: Napoleon Dynamite, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Labyrinth, The Instigators, Deadpool & Wolverine, Big Night
- Links/Sources: Tubi | Mary Kate Carr, Pixar, struggling for a new strategy, predictably turns to reboots, sequels, and "mass appeal," AV Club, May 30, 2024 (I linked to this because the original bloomberg story is behind a paywall) | Rebel X Saint on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rebelxsaint/
- Editor's Notes: Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros came out in 1942 and 1944, respectively—well before The Jungle Book released in 1967.
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...more July 23, 2024066: AI Is Coming for Your Feelings Time to bring things full circle with an episode that ties up our recent dialogues about poetry, postmodern AI, and putting your feelings into art. Featuring your daily serving of C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, and everyone's favorite dystopian media. What a time to be alive.
- Notable Mentions: Dall-E 2, The Matrix, That Hideous Strength, I, Robot, The Abolition of Man, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Fahrenheit 451
- Links/Sources: Proverbs 6:10-11, 24:30-34 | The steak scene from The Matrix ("Ignorance is bliss"). You're welcome—and spoiler warning. | @giannis_daras, "DALLE-2 has a secret language." X, https://x.com/giannis_daras/status/1531693096458592256, May 31, 2022 |
ProZD, "Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash," YouTube, Dec 20, 2017 (dubbing the original story by Botnik Studios: https://botnik.org/content/harry-potter.html) | Angela Yang and Daniele Hamamdjian, "AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics," NBC News, June 13, 2024 | G. K. Chesterton, "The Ethics of Elfland," Chesterton's Gateway: 14 Essays to Get You Hooked on Chesterton, ed. Ethan Nicolle- Editor's Notes: This episode references the following Rebel x Saint episodes: "064: AI Is Coming for Your Playlist" and "065: Art & Soul" | Credit to Alex: Dall-E is, in fact, named after both WALL-E and Salvador Dali. | The concept of simulacra, as discussed by Baudrillard in Simulacra and Simulation, directly influenced The Matrix. The more you know.
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...more July 16, 2024065: Art and Soul Enjoy an episode all about feelings, art, and feelings about art. This message brought to you by the J. R. R. Tolkien Gang.
- Notable Mentions: GoldenEye (1997) (Slappers Only!); Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Up, Church People, Avatar, The Grizzled, The Bear, That Hideous Strength, Leaf by Niggle
- Links/Sources: J. R. R. Tolkien, "On Fairy Stories," Tales from the Perilous Realm; J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;
John Ryan Lister and Thomas Joseph Terry,Images and Idols: Creativity for the Christian Life (Reclaiming Creativity); C. S. Lewis Apologist: An Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath : The Theology Pugcast Episode 294, The Theology Pugcast, June 24, 2024Find Alex and Andrew here: https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saint
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...more July 09, 2024064: AI Is Coming for Your Playlists Postmoderns hate him! The gang digs into what it means to have AI-generated art in a postmodern world, then find themselves in the weeds of a feud involving a few. Brought to you by 104.5 The SÆNT!
- Notable Mentions: Nightshade and Glaze, Mike Mignola, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Poor Bishop Hooper, "Moon at Dawn" by Blind Pilot, "Anywhere" by The Gray Havens, Stomp, The Everglow by Mae, The Lumineers, "Death of the Phone Call" by Whatever, Dad, "Vacation" by Crying, Closure in Moscow
- Links/Sources: "AI is a 'checkmate' to the postmodernist..." @Reddit_lies, X, Jan 4, 2023
Kevin Rorse, "An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy." New York Times, Sep 2, 2022Find Alex and Andrew here: https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saint
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...more July 02, 2024063: The Gang vs. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil The RxS Gang's monthly movie rundown, headlined by the heartful "homedy"Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. Come for the movies, stay for the friendly neighborhood mockingbird! And remember: bros don't let bros watch Garfield by themselves.
- Notable Mentions: The Accountant, Rookie of the Year, Godzilla Minus One, Clue, Shutter Island, Inside Out 2, dc Talk, The Garfield Movie, Braveheart, Gladiator, Signs, Mask of Zorro, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Glass Onion, Midsommar, One Cut of the Dead, Scavengers Reign
- Links/Sources: Philippians 4:4-7 | I quoted Brian Godawa from Babylon Bee Episode 21: Harvest Horror Episode (That Coincidentally Falls On October 31st), YouTube, October 31, 2019. For more of his thoughts on film, see his blogs, e.g., "The Walking Dead: Zombies, God, and What Makes us Human," Thus Spake Godawa, September 16, 2023; and his interview with Desiring God: "Do You Get 'It?'," Tony Reinke, desiringGod.org, September 21, 2017 - Andrew
- Editor's Notes: Let the reader understand that "Puss in Boots" will henceforth and forevermore refer to "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" unless we specify otherwise.
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...more June 25, 2024062: Phil Learns Poetry The RxS Gang talks a whole lotta capdog about making poems and how to get better. Get a taste of A. E. Housman and find out how you can improve your love letter game—all on Rebel x Saint!
- Notable Mentions: A. E. Housman, G. K. Chesterton, "Here Comes the Weekend" and "Buffalo Bill" by Eminem, "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams
- Links/Sources: Dan Thurot’s Space-Biff! | Jackie Droujko, “why you need to understand the ART IMPROVEMENT CYCLE,” YouTube, May 23, 2024 | A.E. Housman, "The Name and Nature of Poetry," in A Shropshire Lad and Other Poems | The Frost quote in question can be found here: Patrick Gillespie, Interpreting Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods”, PoemShape, July 18, 2009 (which quotes from Robert Frost: an Introduction: Poems, Reviews, Criticism, edited by Robert A. Greenberg and James G. Hepburn)
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...more June 17, 2024061: Album Swap: Athlete, Austin Wintory, and Fan Favorites Alex and Andrew do another album swap: Beyond the Neighbourhood by Athlete and Journey by Austin Wintory. Plus, the guys share their thoughts on some fan recommendations.
- Links/Sources: Find all of our recommendations on this playlist: RxS: Did It Make the Playlist?
- Editor's Note: Coldplay’s album is called Ghost Stories. It features the song “Midnight."
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...more June 11, 2024060: BYOBG (Bring Your Own Board Games) First-ever guest Briggs returns to talk board games with The RxS Gang! It's nerdy, it's theological, it's 2 Smash 2 Furious—only on Rebel x Saint!
- Notable Mentions: Coup, Smashup, King of Tokyo, Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, Catan, Azul, Secret Hitler, Sheriff of Nottingham, Telestrations, Backgammon, War of the Ring, Bohnanza, Viva Java, Splendor, Codenames, The Crew, Colt Express, Survive: Escape from Atlantis, Keyforge, Chariots of Fire
- Links/Sources: "King Me:" A Defense of King-Making in Board Game Design, Cole Wehrle, GDC, Nov 2, 2021 | The Acts of the Evangelists is about writing the Gospels. It's out of print, but you can buy a print-and-play version on the Belltower Games website. | 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Romans 12:10
- Editor's Notes: Ancient Egyptians played Senet; Vikings played Hnefatafl; the ancient Chinese game I should have mentioned is Go. I am sorry for my crimes against board game history. | Shem Phillips, designer of Ezra and Nehemiah, is a professing Christian from NZ. | You actually *can* stream board games on sites like Board Game Arena. -Andrew
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