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In this series, a christian and an atheist take a funny sideways look into the best that cinema and TV has to offer in search of parallels with the gospel or any other Bible stories. We have deep dives with guests who are professors, film critics, super fans and even an exorcist! Give us a listen.
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Friday Nov 03, 2023
Fireman Sam - We need to talk about Norman...
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
For this very special Bonfire night episode, we’re gonna be looking at Fireman Sam, the seminal children’s cartoon that started in 1987 and was revived in the early 2000s. We look at the origins of Fireman Sam, the allegorical parallels of man's temptation to cream cakes, and we need to talk about Norman. Plus a very special guest...
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 11:52.
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Bonus: Taylor Swift - What does Miss Swift believe?
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
For this very special bonus episode, we’re focusing on the works of one Taylor Alison Swift. We start with her 2020 documentary ‘Miss Americana’ and look at her songs. Going aaaaalllll the way back to the start of her career and finishing at her Midnights 3am tracks. We’re joined by fellow dyed in the wool Swiftie, Kat Bullock from Finger Guns in order to fully geek out about one of the greatest song writers of our time.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 9:32
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
For this very special episode from our Patreon vaults, we’re going to mix up our format a little bit. We’re going to look at the best that mainstream music has to offer and see if we can find any parallels with the gospel, or any other Bible stories. We're joined by our very own, Wakandan Ambassador, Sefa Ahiaku-Aggrey as we look through, pop, rock, country, and hiphop to find the songs that have something to say about God.
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Oppenheimer - What were the ethics behind dropping the bomb?
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
For this episode Giles is joined by RS teacher, Natalie Minaker to try and tackle ‘Oppenheimer’ directed by Christopher Nolan. Unlike most episodes, this one will be about trying to process the massive moral quandary that is the atomic bomb. We’re joined by History teacher, Tim Cloke (from MrClokeHistory on Youtube and @drywipehistory on instagram) who takes us through the alternatives to dropping the bomb and why they were not chosen. We look at utilitarianism, the trolley problem and Fletcher’s Situation Ethics. Why not give us a listen?
Finding the Faith in the film begins at 27:41.
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Taylor Swift Bonus episode: What does Ms Swift believe? - TEASER
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
God in Film Trailer
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - What do our funeral rituals say about us?
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
In this episode, we're joined by guest co-host Louisa Jane Smith from The RE Podcast and our special guest Dr Sefa Ahiaku-Aggrey. We learn about the origins of Namor, Shuri and Siri Williams in Matt's Facts and Sefa tells us about Ghanaian funeral rituals, the connection between death and deconstruction, and how Shuri is like Job.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 11:33
Monday May 22, 2023
Watchmen TV series - Why God is a massive nerd.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
For our penultimate episode of the series, we're looking at HBO's Watchmen, the sequel to the classic graphic novel from the 1980s. We're joined by writer and RS Teacher Natalie Austin and hearing from Matt's Facts. We'll be looking at an atheist's view of Eden, how Dr Manhattan was still very human, and how God Almighty is basically a massive nerd.
Finding the Faith in the film begins at 12:35.
Monday May 15, 2023
Avengers: Infinity War - Did Christianity inspire the snap?
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Avengers: Infinity War is the focus of this episode. Giles is joined by librarian and Geek Queen, Julia Hall to discuss the snap and its similarity to one particular end times prophecy. We'll dive into the comic book roots of Infinity War in Matt's Facts and Empire's Jordan King gives us an insight into how the Marvel studios machine works.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 25:11.
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Thor: Ragnarok + Love & Thunder - What do Greek myths have to do with God?
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
For this episode, we’ll be looking at Thor: Ragnarok and Love & Thunder. We’ll be asking what do the Greeks have to do with how we see God and what does it mean to let someone go? We're joined by author and podcaster, Nick Page from 'The Mid-Faith Crisis' podcast.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 9:45.