The StoryMen welcome Emily Maynard back to the show to tell us about her Barna Frame on Relational Realism. We imagine how the Church can escape the American Dream script for relationships and find a bigger picture of God in the process. Episode Links Vote for Emily here! Emily’s blog Emily on Twitter Emily on […]
What On Earth Do We Know About Heaven is a fun, challenging and provocative read. Well worth your time.
Catching Fire has already shattered November box office records. The sequel to 2011’s The Hunger Games is not only a better book adaptation, it improves in every way over its predecessor. The actors seem more settled in their roles (or perhaps their roles are better written, or both). Despite a richer, more complex source material, […]
Stories are the most fundamental human activity. — Stephen R. Donaldson The StoryMen welcome JR.’s favorite author of all time, Stephen R. Donaldson. Steve is the author of the best-selling fantasy series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, as well as several more series. We discuss the religious power of stories, what it’s like to publish […]
The StoryMen welcome JR.’s tattoo artist and friend Lars Van Zandt to talk about the world of tattooing. We discuss the history of tattooing, how the industry has changed and what they’re all about. Plus, Pixar’s Grand Unified Theory, just because we can. In this Episode: 0:00 – Where in the World is Matt Mikalatos? […]
I’m about to make a BIG statement. The 1972 film What’s Up, Doc? may be the greatest comedy ever made. Now from what I can tell, most people will say “huh?” For one, a lot of people don’t know any movies older than the 80s or 90s. If that’s the time frame I am confidant […]
Thor: The Dark World (hereafter Thor 2) is Marvel’s second post-Avengers solo-super-hero film, and it proves that Iron Man 3‘s success was no fluke. Marvel has indeed figured out how to make great films that don’t have 5 all-star headliners. Thor 2 improves on its predecessor (Thor, not The Avengers) in every way. The scope is bigger, the stakes are higher, the […]
a Rafflecopter giveaway In this Episode: 0:00 – Clay and JR.’s real-life horror film 07:30 – Gene Luen Yang 12:30 – American Born Chinese 24:30 – Boxers & Saints 29:30 – It’s More Complicated than That… 44:00 – Negotiating American Identity 50:00 – Favorite Saints Episode Links Gene’s Books: Boxers and Saints on Amazon American Born Chinese on Amazon […]
One year after JR., Matt and myself met we found ourselves back together again, live and in person, to record a special anniversary show. Lots of laughs in this episode as we: Reveal our REAL names and how we actually all have the same initials by birth. Tell the origin story of the StoryMen, a […]
If you’re gonna talk about classic movies at Halloween time, the most obvious choices are Frankenstein or Dracula or The Mummy or The Birds. So Melissa Tagg and I didn’t choose any of those. Instead, we had fun with a different sort of Halloween tale from Hollywood’s Golden Age–Arsenic and Old Lace. This movie is […]