Les Miserables – Derailed Trains of Thought

Episode 15 – Nothing New Beneath the Sun

July 19, 2011 00:52:04 0 Comments

Have we got an original for you! What do you get when you mix 20+ minutes of philosophical merry-go-round on the need for creativity; some regular dashes of Star Wars and Jim Henson; a healthy dose of dead French author, serial killer-obsessed writer, and

Episode 57 – And the Moral of the Story Is…

July 22, 2015 01:12:26 0 Comments

Art communicates truth. That’s a given. But we all know stories *cough* FernGully *cough* that shove the meaning down our throats. They have an agenda–and you shall comply! Or at least feel angry and/or guilty when you leave the theater. But where is tha

Episode 69 – Do You Hear the Story Sing?

September 6, 2016 01:12:41 0 Comments

Books and movies are not merely entertainment. At their best (and too rarely), they draw us out of ourselves and touch us in deep places, sometimes in a way almost spiritual. Your faithful hosts, Tim and Nick, have decided to take some time to examine thi

Episode 71 – Get Lost Already!

November 30, 2016 00:58:59 0 Comments

We read all sorts of things everyday–tweets, emails, menus, Cracked articles, etc. But not all reading is equal. This episode Nick and Tim discuss “deep reading,” the act of engaging in a text (or, similarly, in a visual story) in a real and immersive wa