Persuasion 223 | What We Make of Our Time
Ambition sways and fools us into believing that our motives for success are pure.
Lorde’s Solar Power Is an Embodiment of the Spiritual-but-Not-Religious Age
Even as Solar Power knocks at the hollow of everything that we seem to live for, these are questions that, even at the end, remain unanswered.
Seeing and Believing 306 | Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia
Wade and Kevin probe the depths of Paul Thomas Anderson’ Magnolia’s spiritual undertones and discuss the film’s controversial ending.
Look to the Survivors: 9/11: One Day in America
Certainly grief fatigue is real and present with so many of us right now, but even in the midst of ongoing, present tragedy, we must pause when we can to remember why life is sacred at all.
Persuasion 222 | What We Make of Ourselves: A Read-Along Series
Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson dig into what we’ve gotten wrong about Frankenstein and how the author’s life shaped the work.
Seeing and Believing 305 | Michael Showalter’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” stars Jessica Chastain in the title role of Tammy Faye Bakker and follows her steps to infamous evangelist.
Persuasion 221 | Imposter Syndrome (but with books)
If you’ve ever felt like an imposter when it comes to be well-read, this conversation is for you.
Seeing and Believing 304 | Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Destin Daniel Cretton goes from indie dramas to the biggest blockbuster franchise, with “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
Shang-Chi and the Mythopoeic East Asian Superhero Story
Shang-Chi’s actualization into an MCU superhero gives us a hero who comes from a culture that is more we-focused than me-focused, and I see that as a good thing.
Seeing and Believing 303 | Leos Carax’s “Annette”
Interested in a rock opera starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard and a wooden puppet representing their child?
