Tradition! Tradition!
Words like "rules" and "tradition" tend to make us squirm We're creative! Aren't we supposed to break free of the ordinary? Join the roundta...
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Anselm Society
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20 of 315 episodesWanted: Obscurity, Dead or Alive
Some artists find fame while they're living . . . and may wind up forgotten once they're gone. For others, that script is flipped. Join the...
Food Is Fuel . . . Or Is It?
Our modern culture seems to struggle with how to treat food. Sometimes it's a nuisance to choke down that protein bowl so we can get back to...
Have We Become Too Ironic?
Our culture has become terribly serious about not taking anything seriously. From satire and postmodernism to the internet's endless layers...
Ancient Paths Made New
It's not easy to feel grounded in our busy, 21st century lifestyles. Our spiritual journeys can feel truncated, stale, or simply seem anothe...
Look for the Story: Storytelling in Visual Art
Join Mandy's conversation with oil painter Nicole Beck and road trip photographer Isaac Hans — both members of the Anselm Society Arts Guild...
The Art of King Arthur's Court
How much Arthurian art have you seen? Chances are, it's more than you think. From medieval illuminated manuscripts to seemingly vague romant...
The Once and (Always) King: Arthur Legends through the Centuries
For more than a thousand years, the legends of King Arthur have been retold, expanded, and reinvented. In this episode, we trace the remarka...
Why Phantastes Still Matters
What did C.S. Lewis mean when he said that George MacDonald's Phantastes "baptized my imagination"? Meredith Finch is the writer of the new...
Who Continues the Lore?
Dovetailing with last week's episode on the ownership of stories, Matt, Mandy, and Sarah discuss the mysterious and oft-maligned world of fa...
Who Owns the Lore?
For most of human history, nobody "owned" the great stories. Nobody owned Achilles, Beowulf, or King Arthur. These tales belonged to civiliz...
The Other Inklings
What if we've misunderstood the Inklings? When most of us think of the Inklings, we picture C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien: two brilliant min...
The Theology of Vampires and Zombies
We love a good vampire yarn, or speculating about how we would react to a zombie apocalypse. Pop culture loves them too: vampires sexy, zomb...
Peculiar Purpose
It's human to want to fit in. And it's human to fail at fitting in. What if our peculiarities aren't necessarily weaknesses to be overcome,...
The Case for Toilet Humor
Why do our greatest stories—Chaucer, Shakespeare, and even the Bible—include moments that feel . . . a little crude? In this episode, we mak...
The Saints As Stand-Up Comedians
Stand-up comedy has become one of our culture's most important artistic forms. And that sounds strange. How can something as simple as a sin...
Jim vs. The Future
Theoretical physicists are debating whether the multiverse is plausible or bonkers. But regardless of the math, the idea of multiple realiti...
Writing Music for Video Games (And Movies. And TV.)
Video game music has come a long way. Simple electronic beeps have evolved into some of today's most ambitious musical scores. In this episo...
The Bible Is a Story About Dragons
Throughout church history, having a Christian imagination meant telling stories about dragons. If that sounds a bit strong, then look at you...
Truth Is Stranger . . .
Is it possible to stumble into the Upside Down and come back with a handful of transcendent truths? Join Mandy, Christina, and Matt at the p...