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April 30, 2014 Q Part 2
Part 2 of our double-sized Episode 50! The StoryMen come to you live from the Q2014 Conference held in Nashville, TN, where they're joined by English professor and story expert Sarah-Jane Murray. In Part 2, we review the second day of Q, working through our favorite speakers, some problematic discussions of gender, some great discussions of gender, and what we thought of Day 2. Also it was super-late when we recorded, so we're a bit slap-happy.
In this Episode:
00:00 - It's Late and our Brains are Full
03:00 - Q Brings the Tension
06:30 - Sarah-Jane's Favorites
09:30 - Clay's Favorites
12:00 - Matt's Favorites
14:00 - The most problematic talk
17:00 - Matt and JR. got in a fight
28:00 - Closing thoughts from Tripp Crosby
31 min
April 25, 2014 Q Part 1 with Sarah-Jane Murray
The StoryMen welcome professor and story expert Sarah-Jane Murray to debrief the first day of Q 2014 in Nashville. We review our highlights and share our thoughts on the conference takeaways.
In this Episode:
00:00 - Meet Sarah-Jane Murray
03:00 - What is the Q Conference?
08:00 - Public Broadcasting and the Arts
14:00 - Q So Far
21:00 - Andy Crouch's "Religious Freedom", Good Manners and Christina Cleveland
31:00 - Donna Freitas and the HookUp Culture
42:00 - The best of the rest
57 min
April 18, 2014 Summer Movie Preview, Spring Easter Plans
The StoryMen look ahead at the summer of 2014. We each pick three films we're excited for, a guilty pleasure and one we're punishing each other by requiring them to see. We also talk about Easter - why it's on such a crazy schedule, our Easter traditions and what this weekend looks like for us this year.
In this Episode:
00:00 - FROZEN and the Top Box Office of All Time
05:00 - What films are you most anticipating this summer?
23:00 - What film will you see this summer that you're pre-ashamed of?
28:00 - What film must the other StoryMen see as punishment?
37:00 - Easter: Why does it move around so much?
1 hr 1 min
April 11, 2014 Chronology and Holy Week featuring Rob Shep
The StoryMen welcome back pastor and pop culture junkie Rob Shepherd. We talk about Captain America, spring TV and Clay introduces us to a new game: CHRONOLOGY! Last but not least, we talk about our plans for Holy Week and give a sneak preview of the latest Page CXVI album "Good Friday to Easter".
In this Episode:
00:00 - Pop Culture Bracketology Final Round
06:00 - Goonies Sequel, Winter Soldier and TV: Turn and Game of Thrones
25:00 - A New Game: CHRONOLOGY
36:00 - Holy Week Traditions
50:00 - Preview Page CXVI's "Roll Away the Stone" from Good Friday to Easter
59 min
April 09, 2014 NOAH and Ecology - Extras
The StoryMen welcome back Rabbi Eliyahu Fink and Reel World Theology Podcast host Mikey Fissel to chew on Darren Aronofsky's new film NOAH some more. We consider whether NOAH is left-wing, pro-Environmental propaganda. We also consider how persons of faith ought to engage films about sacred texts.
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Welcome back Rabbi Eliyahu Fink and Mikey Fissel
02:00 – Is the Pro-Ecology Message in NOAH bad?
17:00 – Faith, Hollywood and People of Faith
36 min
April 04, 2014 NOAH with Rabbi Eliyahu Fink and Mikey Fissel of Reel World Theology
The StoryMen welcome Rabbi Eliyahu Fink and Mikey Fissel (of the Reel World Theology podcast) to discuss Darren Aronofsky's new film NOAH.
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Special Guests: Rabbi Eliyahu Fink and Mikey Fissel
05:00 – First Impressions of NOAH
07:00 – The Difference between Jewish and Christian approaches to the Bible
18:00 – Overall thoughts on NOAH
20:30 – Matt Drops In
21:30 – SPOILERS for NOAH
22:30 – NOAH and Gnosticism
27:30 – Rock Monsters, Methuselah and Subverting God’s Will!
35:30 – Favorite Scenes
45:00 – Connect with our Guests
49 min
March 28, 2014 The Books that Shape Us with Emily Maynard
The StoryMen welcome back Emily Maynard. We discuss the books that have most profoundly shaped us... and why they left such a lasting impact.
In this Episode:
0:00 – Welcome Back Emily!
03:00 – What Books Have Shaped Us? (First Books)
17:00 – Second Books
31:00 – Third Books
44:00 – Which Shapes Us More: Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Find links to al the books in the shownotes!
52 min
March 25, 2014 True Detective featuring Scott Poole - Extras
The StoryMen welcome professor of American History Scott Poole. Scott's an expert in the sociology of horror, so he dives in with us to discuss the groundbreaking first season of HBO's True Detective.
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Scott Poole and the Horror of True Detective
10:00 – The High Cost of Horror: Lovecraft, Carcosa and the King in Yellow
18:00 – True Detective is Just Plain Gorgeous
22:30 – SPOILERS
29:00 – Russ, Pessimism and that Ending
38:00 – Is TRUE DETECTIVE anti-female, anti-Southern, or anti-Christian?
50:00 – Favorite moments in the show
57 min
March 21, 2014 Pop Culture Bracketology
In honor of March Madness, the StoryMen create their own Pop Culture Bracket, and battle it down to the Final Four. Who will win? IT'S UP TO YOU, Listeners! Vote on Facebook, or on StoryMen.us!
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – March Madness!
4:00 – The StoryMen 2014 Pop Culture Tournament: Round 1
43:30 – Round 2
50:00 – Round 3
54:00 – FINAL FOUR: You Choose
57 min
March 14, 2014 BURNing Questions for Julianna Baggott
The StoryMen welcome back fan-favorite Julianna Baggott to discuss the controversial finale to BURN, the final installment in her outstanding YA trilogy. We spend plenty of time talking in generalities before we SPOIL EVERYTHING. So pull up a chair and listen in!
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Clay's Gone, Julianna's Back!
5:00 – How does it feel to finish a trilogy?
11:00 – The Writing Process: Plotter or Pants-er?
17:00 – The StoryMen Spoil BURN
24:00 – The Dome
30:00 – The Passion of El Capitan
33:30 – How do you deal with negative reactions to the finale?
36:00 - What's next for Julianna?
40:00 – Is Pure coming to the screen?
47 min