Story Men - March 25, 2014
True Detective featuring Scott Poole

From Series: "Extras"
StoryMen Extras are shorter, more focused episodes. Think of them like appetizers to our main courses!
We wonder what it means to be be a Christian. How do you decide where the boundary markers are? From Hawaiian religion to Scientology to Islam and Mormonism to the Gospel Coalition, we ask some tough questions. And perhaps the toughest of all: does any of it really matter?
1:30 – The Boys are Back Together!
4:00 – Matt and Hawaiian Religion
11:00 – Gary Marshall and Giveaway Winner!
13:00 – Clay and the Church of Scientology
25:30 – Billy Corgan and Christian Rock
33:00 – Who’s In? Who’s Out? How do we tell?
50:30 – Piper, Keller, Lewis and MacDonald
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CloseThe StoryMen welcome professor of American History Scott Poole. Scott's an expert in the sociology of horror, so he dives in with us to discuss the groundbreaking first season of HBO's True Detective. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – Scott Poole and the Horror of True Detective 10:00 – The High Cost of Horror: Lovecraft, Carcosa and the King in Yellow 18:00 – True Detective is Just Plain Gorgeous 22:30 – SPOILERS 29:00 – Russ, Pessimism and that Ending 38:00 – Is TRUE DETECTIVE anti-female, anti-Southern, or anti-Christian? 50:00 – Favorite moments in the show
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