Where we discuss our thoughts on whatever books, movies, comics, TV shows, or other story we’ve come across.
Many modern stories hit the ground running, throwing the reader or viewer into a whirlwind of names, places, situations, and conflicts. This can be exciting. No trudging through useless exposition, no waiting for the action to pick up. However, not all set-up is bad. As hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden discuss, good, strategic story…
Read MoreNearly every long-running series has at least a few episodes that seem to be “killing time.” Sometimes they are unique one-off stories. Sometimes they are humorous character studies. And sometimes they are just plain weird. How are we to react to these filler episodes? To dig into this question, hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden…
Read MoreIt is true that the stories we consume can affect the sort of people we are. In this episode, however, hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden examine the truth of the reverse. Do a culture’s stories reflect the sort of people we already are–both our virtues and our vices? In a wide-ranging discussion, they attempt…
Read MoreOther possible titles for this episode: Food and Fiction. Scumptious Stories. Delectable Dramas. Mouth-watering Myths. Belly-satisfying Books. Yummy Yarns. You get the idea. We all eat. Most of us every day, even several times a day. It’s understandable, then, that food shows up in the stories we consume (pun intended). But what is the role…
Read MoreIn Episode 132, Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden discuss the dark side of comedy and share their annual summer movie (and streaming) review.
Read MorePOW! WHAM! The hero slugs the bad guy. Unconscious henchmen lay sprawled everywhere. The city is saved! All in a day’s work for an average action-adventure protagonist. BUT–is there another way? Why do we enjoy violent endings and are there satisfying no
Read MoreIf it’s the end of the world, or the end of a way of life, or even just the end of a really bad day, mightn’t a person turn toward God? But that option doesn’t present itself in most modern stories. Hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden examine the unconscio
Read MoreSuperman. Captain America. Wolverine. You’ve heard of these superheroes, and most everyone has held a comic from Marvel or DC in their hands. But there is an entire world of independent comics waiting for curious readers beyond the shadow of these two com
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