In this episode of my podcast The Break I talk about my upcoming trip to the UK for Star Wars Celebration 2023. I explain why March 25 is #tolkienreadingday and why J.R.R. Tolkien chose this specific day for the destruction of the Ring of Power. I also review what I’ve read so far of BrandonContinue reading "Tolkien, the Ring and The Annunciation"
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Tolkien, the Ring and The Annunciation

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This podcast episode was recorded at a local coffeehouse in my hometown during a break with coffee and apple pie.
I share my excitement about all the Tolkien-related news we got this week: the new trailer for Rings of Power Season 2, the announcement of a new Peter Jackson movie set in the world of the Lord of the Rings called 'The Hunt for Gollum', and the reveal of an amazing new Lord of the Rings LEGO set.
I also talk about my preferred learning process by which I quickly figured out how to use Notion for my creative work and for my coaching endeavors.

The Break: Rings of Power Season 2, The Hunt for Gollum and Mastering Notion

In this episode of The Break, I take you outside for a visit to my local Italian ice cream parlor. I talk about what happened after the real stalker whose story was used as an inspiration for the Netflix TV-series 'Baby Reindeer' came forward and agreed to an interview with Pierce Morgan. I also share how a couple of life-style changes allow me to play more video games while helping my health efforts at the same time, and how a new strategy might solve my problem of not having enough time to watch the Star Wars, fantasy and anime series that I use as the basis for my YouTube and TikTok channels. Finally, I discuss the fallout of the controversial new iPad Pro ad that enraged creators all over the internet.UPDATE: Apple has publicly apologized for its iPad Pro advertisement: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/09/tech/apple-apologizes-for-ipad-pro-ad/index.html

The Break: Baby Reindeer Gets Real; How Gaming Helps My Health; Apple's iPad Pro Misfire

In this episode of The Break I talk about Apple's new iPads, about Speechify and other text-to-speech technologies, I review the end of The Bad Batch and the beginning of Tales of the Empire, I talk about the Netflix show 'Baby Reindeer' and I explain why catholics celebrate the feast of the Ascension and why it matters.I also announce the next chapter in my podcasting adventures, bringing the best of The Walk and of The Break into one premium show for my patrons.

The Break: New iPads, the Ascension, Star Wars and Baby Reindeer

In this episode of the Break I discuss what Daisy Ridley says about reprising the role of Rey in the upcoming Star Wars movie; I talk about The Bad Batch, Fallout and Star Trek and I react to the trailers for Atlas, Transformers One and Twisters.
In the Premium part of the episode, available to my patrons, I talk about returning to reading and workout routines that made me happy, about intermittent fasting and cravings, about the best filming rig for my iPhone 15 Pro Max and about the recent news about the Apple Vision Pro and the about the Meta Horizon OS.
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The Break: Daisy Ridley's Return to Star Wars; Atlas, Transformers One and Twisters

This weekend, I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of my cosplaying friends again at Haarzuilens Castle during the Elfia Fantasy Festival. I vividly remember my first visit to this festival and how out of place I felt as a priest among thousands of people dressed in fantasy costumes. But I kept coming back year after year, and made lots of friends that shared so much of their lives with me.
I talk about it in this episode of The Break, and I also discuss X-Men 97, the Fallout TV show and recent developments in the Vatican. In the premium version of the show for my patrons, I talk about intermittent fasting, Spanish Tortilla, the theology of Diablo IV and more.

Tolkien, the Ring and The Annunciation

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