On this week's podcast, Alex and Mike discuss Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and it's depiction of patriotism and heroism. This leads into a discussion of Nolan's Agnostic morality and how it may differ from Atheist morality. Later we talk about Robert Jeffress' comments about Trump's wartime powers and the role of sovereign in the enactment of justice.

This week, Mike and Alex discuss the impact of Harry Potter and how it compares to Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. After that, they discuss Phillip Yancey's article blaming the internet and social media for a lack of deep reading. We discuss the impact of technology on reading habits, the purpose of reading, and what books we read multiple times.

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Mike and Alex discuss Ross Douthat's article "Should Tyler Cowen Believe in God," along the way discussing agnosticism, atheism, and morality.

On this week's podcast, Alex and Mike discuss Biblical typology, the current state of superhero movies (whether they're dumb fun or something more), and Walker Percy's prophetic pessimism and his understanding of the Eucharist.

Alex and Mike finish their top 5/bottom 5 lists. We extol Community's approach to difference in general, discuss how we ruin television for our wives, Mike tries to deescalate Alex's Jed Bartlett vitriol, and do our best Saturday morning cartoon theme song impressions.

Alex and Mike unveil their best and worst portrayals of Christians on TV. In part 1, we look at #5-#3, we discuss our definitions of good portrayals, Alex gets super obscure and literary with his #3 pick, Mike extols the virtues of gullibility in his #4 pick, and we discover that we need to devote a whole podcast to Mad Men.

This week, Alex and Mike critique S-Town, Serial and the post-modern documentary, talk about how the films of Errol Morris are better examinations of the human experience, and how the church can be a place that overcomes cultural bubbles. Also, we're inviting listeners to submit their suggestions for our next podcast on the best and worst portrayals of Christians on television.

Mike and Alex talk over Alex's recent interview with Rod Dreher and what they think of the whole Benedict Option business and they opine on the future of the country and evangelical Christians under the leadership of Donald Trump.

Mike and Alex talk over what Silence (the book and the movie) has to say about mission work, what the new installment in the Legend of Zelda series of video games has to say about God's plan for your life, and Mike shares what he's reading.

Mike and Alex talk about why the Oscars is more like a church service than an awards show, why the Best Picture nominated sci-fi Arrival is both a good movie and also accidentally Pro-Life (be advised: SPOILERS from 19:00 to 29:00.) Also, why Eugene Peterson is typically thought of as a bland popularizer instead of what he is: a sharp, incisive essayist and essential voice for pastors wanting to keep their integrity.