Story Men - May 9, 2014
Romancing the Church with Melissa Tag
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From Series: "StoryMen Season 3"
The StoryMen return under the NorvilleRogers banner! We've got better guests, bigger shows and - quite possibly - more potato chip challenges!
Christy Blanch, professor of the SUPERMooc talks how she’s innovating in the classroom using popculture and comics, plus what it’s like to write for Thrillbent!
In this Episode:
0:00 – Where’s Matt?
4:00 – Meet Christy Blanch
10:00 – Using Comics to Teach
23:00 – The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood
38:00 – SuperMOOC: Teaching with Comics in the Digital World
47:00 – Teaching Gender with Comics
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CloseThe StoryMen welcome author, blogger and romantic comedy expert Melissa Tagg. We evaluate the respective merits of Jack Bauer, Chris Hemsworth, the 1980s. We debate the difference between Romantic Comedies and Chick Flicks, and pick apart what makes a great Romantic Comedy great. Melissa walks us through how she writes a Romantic Comedy and what it looks like to romance the Church. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Melissa Tag vs. Matt Mikalatos 03:00 - Who Loves Jack Bauer? 09:30 - Who Loves Chris Hemsworth? 12:30 - Melissa vs. the 1980s 18:30 - Clay Hates the Sound of Music 20:30 - The Anatomy of the Romantic Comedy 28:30 - Our Favorite Romantic Comedies 39:30 - Writing Christian Romance 43:30 - When the Church idolizes Marriage 48:30 - Here to Stay 53:00 - GIVEAWAY!
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