The Fascinating Podcast

JR. welcomes Blake Atwood, author of "The Gospel According to Breaking Bad". They talk about why two good Christian guys are watching such a dark show, and how to discern the good in Breaking Bad.

IN THIS EPISODE:

2:00 – Blake Atwood and The Gospel According to Breaking Bad

6:00 – Is Breaking Bad an anti-morality play?

14:00 – When did Walt Break Bad?

18:30 – Can Walter White be Redeemed?

24:00 – Hating Skyler White: Breaking Bad and Gender

33:00 – Choosing to Self-Publish

37:00 – GIVEAWAY: How will Breaking Bad end?

Author, blogger and ironic mom Leanne Shirtliffe joins us to share stories of the hilarious things adults say when they deal with kids. Plus, JR. and Clay lament Matt's absence as we recount our summer travels.

In this Episode:

2:00 – Clay and Matt shaped holes, sun tans and BBQ

15:00 – Meet Ironic Mom Leanne Shirtliffe

21:00 – Can Lorie fire JR.?!

26:30 - Don't Lick the Mnivan!

34:30 - Kids in Church

46:00 – GIVEAWAY!!

Author Lorie Langdon joins the StoryMen to tell us about her new book, the contemporary young adult fairy tale DOON.

2:00 – Where's Clay?

4:00 – Lorie Langdon and Doon

8:00 – The journey toward Doon

16:00 – Teling a modern day fairy tale

21:00 – Can Lorie fire JR.?!

26:30 - The spirituality of Doon

33:00 - Gender in Doon

45:00 – GIVEAWAY!!

Jeff Goins joins us to talk about his new book The In-Between. Plus we dissect what exactly is wrong with Millennials these days.

In this Episode:

0:00 – New StoryMen in the Storyverse!

9:30 – What's Wrong with Millennials?!

30:00 – Jeff Goins and The In-Between

43:00 – No pasa nada

1:00:00 – GIVEAWAY!!

The StoryMen review what we've been reading and watching, then dive into a discussion of worship spaces: who are they for? What do we do there?

0:00 – You Too! and Fruitvale Station

9:30 – What We've Been Reading

18:00 – Should You See Pacific Rim?

22:30 – What are Worship Spaces?

34:00 – The Language of our Liturgies

49:00 – The Holy Spirit in our Worship Spaces

56:00 - The Birthright Winner

Christy Blanch, professor of the SUPERMooc talks how she's innovating in the classroom using popculture and comics, plus what it's like to write for Thrillbent!

In this Episode:

0:00 – Where’s Matt?

4:00 – Meet Christy Blanch

10:00 – Using Comics to Teach

23:00 – The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood

38:00 – SuperMOOC: Teaching with Comics in the Digital World

47:00 – Teaching Gender with Comics

For the Seson 2 debut, the StoryMen welcome John W. Otte, author of the Failstate books. We talk superheroes, Christianity and what those award shows are like!

0:00 – Welcome to Season 2!

3:00 – Maybe we shouldn't be dorks

7:00 – Stories We're Working On

19:00 – Author John W. Otte and Life in the Twin Cities, and Geek-Dad-dom

24:00 - The World of Failstate

29:00 - Nominated for a Christy Award

40:00 - John Otte on Making Christian Art

49:00 - Win a copy of Failstate!

The StoryMen review the summer blockbuster World War Z. Was it a good zombie film? Was it a good film? What do you think?

The StoryMen welcome comics legend Mark Waid to tell us how he tells stories. We talk Superman, his current work on Daredevil and Hulk, and how his site Thrillbent.com is changing the future of comics!

0:00 – StoryMen of Steel save the Cat

7:30 – What did we like about Man of Steel?

12:00 – Does Man of Steel work as a Superhero movie?

22:30 – Spoiling Man of Steel: Minor Characters, Lois, Ma and Pa Kent

32:00 – Is Man of Steel actually a Superman film?

49:00 – Where does Superman go next?