UFOs and aliens are in the news... again. Reports of aliens are nothing new. They go back at least to the second century, with the satirical work called "True History" by Lucian of Samosata. Since H.G. Well's "The War of the Worlds" we as a society have seemed to have been obsessed with alien stories ever since. Matt, Evangeline, and Christina talk about how alien stories have captured the modern imagination and (according to Matt, at least) fall into 3 different categories.

 
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Impactful Art from Childhood
Impactful Art from Childhood

Mandy, Matt, and Christina discuss impressions made on them as children by different forms of art, why they made an impression on them, and how it impacts them to today.

Loving Our Neighbors Through Our Art
Loving Our Neighbors Through Our Art

Christina, Mandy, and Matt discuss the question, “How do we love other people with our art?”

Interview with Rachel Shinnick
Interview with Rachel Shinnick

Matt interviews Rachel Shinnick, author of YA Fiction novel Moon Thief, discussing what led Rachel to writing her first novel, how she saw God working in the process, and the various trials of getting published for the first time.

Interview with Sylvie Vanhoozer
Interview with Sylvie Vanhoozer

Matt interviews author Sylvie Vanhoozer.

Literature Remixes
Literature Remixes

What makes a good literature remix? What makes a bad one? And what is it about some classic stories that compel us to keep remixing and retelling them over and over?

Disney Reboots
Disney Reboots

Matt, Mandy, and Christina discuss Disney movie live-action reboots and whether any (or perhaps some) of the reboots are justified.

Yearning in the Lives of Christians: Interview with Amy Lee
Yearning in the Lives of Christians: Interview with Amy Lee

Matt and his wife, Danielle, interview fellow Anselm Arts Guild member Amy Lee and discuss Amy's new book "This Homeward Ache" and discuss what it means that God has set eternity in the hearts of man and how longing influences our lives.

Limitations as Artists
Limitations as Artists

Matt, Christina, and Evangeline discuss the concept of limitations as artists. While limitless possibilities may seem like what is needed to create, perhaps the best way to create is not boundless possibilities, but limits.

Interview with Brandy Vallance: Symbols and Symbolic Language
Interview with Brandy Vallance: Symbols and Symbolic Language

Evangeline and her brother Dr. John Case Tompkins sit down with Brandy Vallance to discuss symbols and symbolic language and their relationship with the Christian imagination.

Interview with G Connor Salter
Interview with G Connor Salter

Matt talks with writer G Connor Salter about his recent article on the classic book and movie The Princess Bride.


Believe to See Podcast

A podcast of the Anselm Society Arts Guild. Join host Matt Mellema and a rotation of guests at the digital pub table to explore how art and storytelling matter for faith and to connect our stories, great stories, and the Great Story.

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