"The Facade" (by Michael Heiser) Book Review|Plus writing what you know with Stephen King|BP ep.20|

Goodness is treated very differently by George RR Martin than it is by Tolkien. This dichotomy is most apparent in the characters of Ned Stark and Aragorn. In this episode, Daniel will explore how tha...

16 Apr 38min

Two of the most prominent fantasy series have very different views of cosmology and spiritual power. Why is that? What is it about what the authors believe that gives rise to these different ways of l...

11 Mars 57min

George R.R. Martin has said that, as much as he respects Tolkien for basically creating the modern Epic Fantasy Genre, he has intentionally done things that go against his way of storytelling. Why? Be...

13 Jan 51min

At the start of a new series, Daniel will be exploring the work of two prolific Fantasy writers: 1. JRR Tolkien. 2. George RR Martin. Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings have had a distinct cult...

13 Jan 39min

As more details are coming out regarding Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Narnia for Netflix, it continues to look like a very different story from the one Lewis told. Here, Daniel outlines more reasons t...

13 Jan 16min

As a fan of Lewis, and especially in understanding the story of fairy tales, it is hard to say how important something like Narnia can be. In this episode, Daniel explores 5 reasons he sees as possibl...

13 Jan 17min

In the second episode, reacting to the Peterson/Jenkins conversation, Daniel honed in on how the show depicts Jesus. Jenkins gives his philosophy of art and filmmaking and how he is attempting to "tak...

13 Jan 50min

Some Christians call "The Chosen" the best show about Jesus. Others claim it is heretical and needs to be avoided. But many of these conversations miss the kind of art "The Chosen" is aiming at being....

27 Juli 202545min