Podcast #040 - The Book of Ruth

"The Book of Ruth: An Original Graphic Novel"

Alan and Em discuss the original graphic novel The Book of Ruth, by Meredith Finch & Colin Dyer. The book retells the Old Testament story in the context of the Dust Bowl era. The discussion includes a deep dive into atonement theology, but somehow they manage to reference Babylon 5, Leverage ... and more!

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Link: The Book of Ruth Kickstarter
Link: Meredith Finch on Twitter
Link: The Harry Whodunit Collection
Link: Tomato Bird's Tumblr

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Podcast #039 - Quarantine Conversation

"A Quarantine Conversation"

Alan and Em discuss how they are handling their isolation situations ... and they talk about their emotions, their jobs, church, games, books, music ... and more!


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Link: Hoopla Digital app
Link: Libby / Overdrive
Link: Sara Castro's Etsy store

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Podcast #038 - Reviews, Recos and a Rant

"Reviews, Recos, and a Rant"

Alan and Em discuss some pop culture items they've consumed recently ... TV shows, movies, books, music and more!


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Link: Purchase "daydreamer," by Formerly Bodies
Link: The Book of Ruth graphic novel
Link: Coyote Kid on YouTube
Link: St. Kateri Conservation Center

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Podcast #037 - Christmas Eve and Other Stories

"Christmas Eve and Other Stories"

Alan and Em discuss their Christmas 2019 holiday seasons -- church services, family travels, Trans-Siberian Orchestra concerts, Muppets movies ... and more!


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Opening Song: "My Dear" by Sara & Marco Castro

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Podcast #036 - Harry Whodunit #2!

"Harry Whodunit: The Mystery of the Spitball Ghost"

Start the New Year right with this Harry Whodunit mystery audio adventure!

Back in Episode 31, we mentioned Harry Whodunit as one of our favorite little-known bits of Evangelical pop culture. And in Episode 32, we played a digitized version of one of the two cassette sets we own.

And here is the second (and last) one ... with maybe not the best results in digitization from a 20+ year old audio cassette ... we present "The Mystery of the Spitball Ghost."

Photos of the cards that came with the cassette can be found here. 

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Podcast #035 - Blue Christmas 2019

"Blue Christmas"

Alan and Em are not discussing the Elvis song in this episode. Instead, they are talking about the growing trend of "Blue Christmas" services, in which churches make space for people who aren't quite ready to celebrate the season, but are instead dealing with loss, grief, discouragement, and the general stresses of modern life.

Merry Christmas, seasons greetings, happy holidays, and we wish all out listeners a blessed 2020.

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Link to Opening Song: "Veni Veni Emmanuel" by Heather Dale


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Podcast #034 -- Babylon 5: Monks in Space

"Religion in Sci-Fi: Babylon 5"

Alan and Em are joined by their podcasting buddy Chris Tyler from The Two True Freaks network to discuss the TV show Babylon 5.They talk about how well creator J Michael Straczynski did handling religious themes and content on the show. Special attention is given to the Season 3 episode "Passing Through Gethsemane," guest starring Brad Dourif.

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Link: The Babylon 5 Lurkers Guide
Link: Chris Tyler's"Vault of Startling Monster Horror Tales of Terror" podcast
Link: JMS' memoir "Becoming Superman"


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