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Happy Anniversary, StoryMen!

The StoryMen are back together exactly one year since they all met! We review our year of friendship and podcasting, reveal our true identities, our secret origin and dream about the next year of StoryMen! In this Episode: 01:30 – The StoryMen’s True Identities Revealed! 7:30 – The StoryMen’s Secret Origin! 16:00 – A Year of Podcasting in Review […]

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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

The title of this post is one of those questions that probably makes people roll there eyes. I don’t mean physically removing their eyes and rolling them around on the ground. That would be gross. And painful. And not a very effective way to show frustration. What I’m saying is, a lot of people might […]

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American History Movies

If Only Mr. Smith Could Still Get to Washington

So, the American government RIGHT? Oy. What a mess. As someone who teaches all things U.S. politics and government I will at least say how good these crazy political times are for in class discussion and case studies on dysfunctional government. It is what it is though, so what can you do? Well, Melissa Tagg […]

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Trick or Treason?

M. S. Corley becomes the first ever returning co-host. We talk all things Halloween: where did it come from, should Christians celebrate it or not, and what is up with Reformation Day? In this Episode: 0:00 – The Return of M. S. Corley (or: JR. is bad at Halloween) 06:00 – Halloween Stories 14:00 – […]

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Gravity

The StoryMen welcome StoryMen producer Aaron Kretzmann to the other side of the mic to talk about Alfonzo Cuaron’s new film GRAVITY. What did the film do well? What could’ve been better? And why do you need to see it on the big screen? In This Episode 0:00 – Meet StoryMan Aaron Kretzmann 5:00 – […]

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Knox McCoy on the State of Pop Culture and Tennessee

This week the StoryMen are talking all things pop culture with author, podcaster, and legendary Tennessean Knox McCoy. Basically when Knox talks about any subject it becomes instantly more interesting. We cover a range of fun topics and specifically discuss the state of television, the return of AMC’s The Walking Dead, and How to Not […]

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American History Movies

Is Citizen Kane the Greatest Movie Ever?

For as long as I can remember, film critics and aficionados have considered Citizen Kane to be the greatest movie ever made. For years I just snubbed my nose at the thought without ever asking why. When I finally did become curious during college, the only adults around simply muttered their version of “whatevs” and […]

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Is Knox McCoy the Greatest Tennessean?

a Rafflecopter giveaway The StoryMen welcome blogger, author and veteran podcaster Knox McCoy. Knox may be the King of Pop Culture. Either that or Frank Pitt, Brad’s smarmy little brother. Listen up as we talk fall television, the fall of film, and the return of Walking Dead! In this Episode: 0:00 – The New Question: […]

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How Social Is Our Media?

This month’s featured podcast is our StoryMen episode on what exactly social media does to us. After answering some questions from the Storyverse, we use Louis CK’s rant on cell phones to springboard into a discussion of social media. Is the price we pay for connectivity worth it? How social, exactly, is our media? The […]

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Gravity and the Meaning of Life

“Meaninglessness is the plague of our time.” Ravi Zacharias Remember the first time you saw something on the big screen so magical that possibility stretched in new ways? Gravity–a film as deep as space–puts the magic back in movies. After watching hundreds or thousands of movies most of them blur into a forgettable swirl of entertainment. […]