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Episode 37a: with special guest Barlow Jacobs

27 Jan

In this episode, Tyler interviews actor and writer Barlow Jacobs.

Episode 36: Christmas 2010

21 Dec

In this episode, Tyler discusses the themes of various classic Christmas movies.

Episode 35: Winnebago Man

13 Dec

In this episode, Tyler discusses what we can learn from Ben Steinbauer’s Winnebago Man.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:42- Intro/Podcast Awards
00:02:00- Winnebago Man
00:20:25- The Browning Version
00:25:15- What we can learn from these films
00:34:20- Episode wrap-up

Episode 34: The Messenger

30 Nov

In this episode, Tyler discussed Oren Moverman’s The Messenger.

Episode 33: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

20 Oct

In this episode, Tyler discusses what we can learn from Andrew Dominik’s The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:45- Intro/Announcements
00:05:13- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
00:22:20- The King of Comedy
00:35:45- What we can learn from these films
00:55:17- Episode wrap-up

Episode 32: The Films of Woody Allen

4 Oct

In this episode, Tyler is joined by writer Robert Hornak to discuss the career of Woody Allen.

Episode 31- with special guests Peter Borrud and Jacob Kindberg

28 Aug


In this episode, Tyler is joined by filmmakers Peter Borrud and Jacob Kindberg to discuss the lessons they’ve learned from their involvement with an ill-fated Christian film.

Due to length, this episode has been split into two shorter installments.

Episode 30- Agora

18 Aug

In this episode, Tyler is joined by Meghan Witzke to discuss Alejandro Amenabar’s Agora.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:42- Intro/Corrections
00:03:25- Meghan Witzke
00:26:35- Agora
00:49:30- Inherit the Wind
01:01:05- Apologetics/Debate tips*
01:26:30- Episode wrap-up

*In this episode, I make reference to a blog I wrote called “How I Abused Apologetics.” It can be found here.

Episode 29- Toy Story 3

21 Jul

In this episode, Tyler discusses what we can learn from Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro
00:02:55- Toy Story 3
00:46:40- Falling Down
01:08:43- Episode wrap-up

*correction: Tyler incorrectly attributes the quote “Where’s your Messiah now?” to the film The Bible, when it is in fact from The Ten Commandments. We regret this error.

Episode 28- Happy-Go-Lucky

16 Jun

In this episode, Tyler is joined by actor Robert “Bobo” Chang to discuss what we can learn from Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:45- Intro
00:01:21- Bobo
00:31:34- Happy-Go-Lucky
01:10:00- Harvey
01:25:43- Episode wrap-up