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- S2 E14 - A Halloween Story
This week I share a story I wrote and performed with the help of Seattle band Mount Savage. This is a Halloween story that I shared at an event at Hotel Albatross last week. I've never shared a fiction piece on here so this is a first. I hope you enjoy!
22 min - S2 E13: Matt Johnson on Roadside Monument, Tooth and Nail, and Seattle in the 90's
This week my guest is Matt Johnson. He is a drummer who has been in bands like Roadside Monument, Blenderhead, 90 Pound Wuss, and many more. We discuss underground punk rock music in Seattle in the 90's and how times have changed since then. I am so proud to have him as a guest!
1 hr 41 min - S2 E12: Psalm 23 and Deconstructed Bible Stories
This is my first installment of an idea I have wanted to do for a while: a deconstruction of a famous Bible story. In this case it's Psalm 23. I go through the text looking at the original language and searching for other possible readings. Keep an open mind as you listen!
53 min - S2 E11: SPECSWIZARD on The Shining, An American Werewolf in London, Religion, the Nature of Evil, and The Need to Check Yourself
Seattle artist SPECSWIZARD is my guest on this episode where we discuss the movies The Shining and An American Werewolf in London. From there we vamp into talks on religion, the nature of evil, judgment culture, and the importance of checking yourself. Listen to his music at https://specswizard.bandcamp.com.
1 hr 44 min - S2 E10: "Before Sunrise" and Keith Green, Amy Grant, and The Joker with Sam Sundquist
On this episode of The Trace we look at Richard Linklater's 1995 romantic drama "Before Sunrise". This gives us a chance to talk about being seen, falling in love, commitment, and the nature of desire. Plus we touch on Keith Green, Amy Grant, and The Joker at the end.
1 hr 42 min - S2 E9: Coming Home, The 1975, The VMA's, Taylor Swift, Andrew Luck, SNL, and Greenland with Sam Sundquist
We discuss Hal Ashby's "Coming Home" along with current headlines like the new 1975 song "People", SNL, Taylor Swift, the VMA's, and Trump's desire to buy Greenland.
50 min - S1 E8: Brett Hamil, comedy, politics, Seattle, homelessness, proximity, and local government.
Brett Hamil is my guest this week. He is a comedian and political voice in Seattle. We talk about comedy, Seattle, politics, local news, and street papers like Real Change. Wonderful conversation!
54 min - S2 E7: Blue Velvet, #MeToo, Shadow Work, Meditation, Violence in Movies, Evil and Goodness with Hannah Haddix and Sam Sundquist
David Lynch explored the depths of mysterious beauty and ugliness in his 1986 film "Blue Velvet". Hannah Haddix and Sam Sundquist are my guests as we discuss themes related to the movie like #MeToo, shadow work, meditation, 80's America, and violence in the movies. Heavy stuff but necessary conversations.
1 hr 37 min - S2 E6: Joe Versus the Volcano and the Impossible
This week Sam Sundquist and I used the 1990 bizzarro rom-com "Joe Versus the Volcano" to talk about some serious existential issues. Themes covered are: What would you do if you found out you had 5 months to live? When have you realized that there was more possible for you then you previously knew? Are people generally "good" or "bad"? We also admitted to some embarassing stuff from our youth.
1 hr 43 min - S2 E5: First Reformed and Looking for Hope
This week Hannah Haddix, Sam Sundquist, and I discuss themes of despair, living in a world of injustice, and hope. We use the movie "First Reformed" as a case study for the backdrop of these issues. We get in some debates on how to react to climate change, our understandings of political responsibility, and even bring some references to "The Red Shoe Diaries" at the end!
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This is the Trace. Here you will hear conversations with a wide variety of guests about religion, politics, movies, music, and more. We get into the personal and the political here so beware; all of…
those things that we are told not to talk about are on the table here. Who is it that doesn't want us talking about sex, politics, class, and religion anyways? Here we will talk openly about all of those topics and more. I am Andrew Hackett. Welcome to The Trace.