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Girls' Club

Girls' Club

A new book, and a preview of conversations with admirable women on the topic of friendship.

Ep. 41: I'm Sorry, Dylan Thomas

Ep. 41: I'm Sorry, Dylan Thomas

As winter begins, Marcus and Matt talk about works of art they used to love. Matt also hands out his first annual "Ralphie Awards" for the (too) many Christmas specials he watched this year.

Advent 4: The Light

Advent 4: The Light

The final installation of our advent series meditating on these three truths: God is light, God sent His light into the world through Christ, we are called to walk as children of the light.

Ep. 40: Desert Island Challenge

Ep. 40: Desert Island Challenge

If you were stranded on a desert island, what books or movies would you bring with you? And why do people always ask that?

Advent 3: The Shepherd

Advent 3: The Shepherd

This week, we await the promised shepherd through Isaiah, Hind’s Feet on High Places, Handel's Messiah, and Manchester by the Sea

Advent 2: The Mother

Advent 2: The Mother

Mary, the God-bearer, shows us what it looks like to receive Christ. This week we meditate on the Magnificat, the Consolation of Eve, and Thomas Tallis' Magnificat setting.

Ep. 39: Is the Book Always Better?

Ep. 39: Is the Book Always Better?

Anselm novelist Mandy Houk joins the pod to talk movie adaptations: what makes a good one, and why she thinks the Narnia ones missed the cut.

Advent 1: The Coming

Advent 1: The Coming

Joy explains the history of Advent, the theme of Advent, and some ways you can celebrate it, all through the lens of beautiful art.

Fasting and Feasting

Fasting and Feasting

An episode on Babette's Feast and the spiritual profundity of feasting, cohosted with David Bennet. 

The Celtic Way

The Celtic Way

Joy and guest Sarah Clarkson explain their love of Celtic music, art, and prayers. 

Ep. 38: Welcome, Great Pumpkin

Ep. 38: Welcome, Great Pumpkin

In which Matt and Marcus pick their favorite Halloween books and movies, and show the Great Pumpkin that their podcast is the most sincere.

Disappointment

Disappointment

How do we move past disappointment? How do we live with it? The 1975, Ladies in Lavendar, and Hannah Coulter help us figure out how to live well when disappointment strikes. 

Ep. 37: Book Girl

Ep. 37: Book Girl

Author Sarah Clarkson shares the blessings of a reading life from her new book, “Book Girl,” and convinces Matt and Marcus that they should be book girls too.

Decent Men in Indecent Times

Decent Men in Indecent Times

Why are there so many books and movies about World War Two? It has something to do with evil, bravery, and the hope that people can still be good even in impossible times.

The Wisdom of Whimsy

The Wisdom of Whimsy

We have to love what is good before we're brave enough fight for it (feat. Chesterton, Beatrix Potter, and Regina Spektor).

The Art of Lament

The Art of Lament

Ken Robertson explores the art of lament as a response to grief…and as a way to walk with God through darkness.

Ep. 36: Outliner's Revenge

Ep. 36: Outliner's Revenge

Should artists outline their work ahead of time, or let their creativity carry them as they go?

Heroes and Anti-Heroes

Heroes and Anti-Heroes

The difference between them, and what anti-heroes in modern films say about us as a culture.