Persuasion 101: Marital Bliss Begins with Discipleship, with BJ Thompson

Erin Straza, Hannah Anderson, and BJ Thompson discuss the building blocks for strong marriages and how marriage itself is the backdrop for discipleship.

The Island: A Longing to Be Real in a World of Inequality

Superstore is asking us to consider what it means to live in a divided country, to stop pretending like we can ever be all the same.

Rurouni Kenshin and Reverse-Blade Apologetics

In Rurouni Kenshin, the reverse-blade sword is a sign to those who know him that Kenshin is different: a counter-cultural man of principle with a higher purpose.

The History of Pews Is Just as Terrible and Embarrassing as You’d Imagine

Despite the advent of stadium-style seating and auditorium-like worship halls, the simple, ancient pew endures.

Seeing and Believing Episode 111: Interview with Director David Lowery and a Review of It Comes at Night

Director David Lowery joins the show today to discuss his anticipated new film A Ghost Story. Then Wade and Kevin discuss the thriller It Comes at Night.

Daniel Tiger’s Rhythms of Grace

The songs of Daniel Tiger have become little liturgies that shape my daughter’s days.

Horror Games: They Aren’t All Bad

Yes, it is possible for horror video games to have redeeming qualities.

Persuasion: Celebrating 100 Episodes of Persuasion

Today we are celebrating 100 episodes of Persuasion! Erin and Hannah look back and share the origins, challenges, and goofs of podcasting.

Willing to Wait for It

When we find ourselves in a period of limbo, needing to wait, we may reframe our situations to make us feel in control, but the truth is, we’re powerless.

Stunt Food and the Desire for Perpetual Novelty

Stunt food, pursued in the name of novelty, turns out to be more of the same old, same old.

Seeing and Believing 110: An Interview with Josh Larsen and a Review of Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman

This week, Wade and Kevin review the hotly anticipated Wonder Woman to see whether Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot can right the ship for the DC Cinematic Universe.

The CaPC 25 for 2017 Episode 11: The Nintendo Switch, A Crow Looked at Me, and Underground Railroad

This week the Nintendo Switch, music album ‘A Crow Looked at Me’, and the fiction novel ‘Underground Railroad’ vie for a place on the CaPC25 for 2017.

Missing the Point: Anne with an E Is Something Else

A sense of who Anne is and a certain integrity about her portrayal is necessary if she is to matter at all.

On DAMN., Kendrick Wrestles Without Resolution

Kendrick’s latest album offers less resolution for his fans. And that’s okay.

Persuasion 99: Next Door Strangers

Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson dissect how modern life has changed the way we interact with those we might call our next door strangers.

Tearing Down the Statue of Liberty

Politically, I came of age in the mid-90s, and I have never forgotten the horror of Rwanda.