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Ready Player One with Eliyahu Fink

Ready Player One is Steven Spielberg’s most successful film in nearly a decade. But is it good? Rabbi Eliyahu Fink returns to debate the film with JR. They reflect on the real world, religion and the dangers of nostalgia.

Ready Player One is Steven Spielberg’s most successful film in nearly a decade. But is it good? Rabbi Eliyahu Fink returns to debate the film with JR. They reflect on the real world, religion and the dangers of nostalgia.

Story Men - March 14, 2014

BURNing Questions for Julianna Baggott

BURNing Questions for Julianna Baggott

The StoryMen welcome back fan-favorite Julianna Baggott to discuss the controversial finale to BURN, the final installment in her outstanding YA trilogy. We spend plenty of time talking in generalities before we SPOIL EVERYTHING. So pull up a chair and listen in! IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – Clay's Gone, Julianna's Back! 5:00 – How does it feel to finish a trilogy? 11:00 – The Writing Process: Plotter or Pants-er? 17:00 – The StoryMen Spoil BURN 24:00 – The Dome 30:00 – The Passion of El Capitan 33:30 – How do you deal with negative reactions to the finale? 36:00 - What's next for Julianna? 40:00 – Is Pure coming to the screen?

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By JR. Forasteros

JR. lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Amanda. In addition to exploring the wonders that are the Lone Star state, JR. is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Community Church, a writer and blogger. His book, Empathy for the Devil, is available from InterVarsity Press. He's haunted by the Batman, who is in turn haunted by the myth of redemptive violence.