Post-Mormon at the Movies

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018 - Tangled May 09, 2021

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Happy Mother's Day! Join Nick, Dan, and special guest Stephanie from My Great and Spacious World as they discuss Disney's Tangled and its connections to life in and out of the LDS Church. After the episode, we invite all mothers to remain seated as the young men and women hand out a small gift from the bishopric.
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Mentioned in this episode:
1. Friday Night Lights
2. M. Russell Ballard's 2014 general conference talk "Stay in the Boat and Hold On!"
3. M. Russell Ballard's 2016 general conference talk "To Whom Shall We Go?"
4. "No One Is Alone" from Into the Woods
Extra Resources:
1. Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women's Local Impact by Neylan McBaine
2. "Dear Mormon Man, tell me what you would do." by Amy McPhie Allebest (and her interview on Mormon Stories)
3. "30 Questions Nobody Asks My Husband at Church" by Dr. Julie Hanks (and her interview on Mormon Stories)
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017 - 2021 Academy Awards Preview Apr 23, 2021

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Put on your tuxes and dresses, it's time for the Oscars! Nick and Dan discuss the Academy Awards and this year's nominees.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. List of 2021 Academy Award nominees
2. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. #OscarsSoWhite
4. Eligibility rules for films
5. Auteur Theory
6. How a Film Wins the Oscar for Best Picture, Explained (Vanity Fair)
Extras:
1. A Brief History of the Oscars (ABC News)
2. How Are Oscar Nominees Chosen? (Mental Floss)
3. Honest Trailers | The Oscars (2021)
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016 - Knives Out Apr 09, 2021

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"The complexity and the gray lie not in the truth but what you do with the truth once you have it."
Nick and Dan are on the case! Join them as they investigate the hit 2019 mystery Knives Out.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Netflix buys Knives Out sequels
2. Rian Johnson
3. Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper, Breaking Bad, and The Last Jedi
4. Dialect coach talks movie accents
5. Daniel Craig and Chris Evans
Extras:
1. Director Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene from 'Knives Out' (Vanity Fair)
2. Therapist Reacts to KNIVES OUT (Cinema Therapy)
3. How I Wrote Knives Out - Writing Advice from Rian Johnson (Behind the Curtain)
4. Rian Johnson Breaks Down 'Knives Out' in 55-Minute Q&A (Collider Interviews)
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015 - The Prince of Egypt Mar 27, 2021

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In honor of Passover, this episode's discussion centers on The Prince of Egypt. Join Nick and Dan as they discuss Moses and the Exodus story.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. The Ten Commandments
2. Jeffrey Katzenberg and DreamWorks
3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
4. Hans Zimmer and Stephen Schwartz
5. Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin, and Martin Short
6. Passover
Extras:
1. "Through Heaven's Eyes" and "When You Believe" by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
2. "When You Believe" (official Whitney Houston/Mariah Carey music video)
3. Commentary by Cinema Therapy
4. Commentary by Upon Friar Review
5. Video essay by Josh Keefe
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014 - Doctor Strange Mar 13, 2021

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Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend! As you're turning your clocks ahead, slow down to listen to Nick and Dan discuss the time-turning Doctor Strange.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers
2. Batman: The Animated Series and Batman
3. Spider-Man and X-Men
4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
5. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Daredevil
6. Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame
7. Black Panther and Ant-Man
8. The Fellowship of the Ring
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013 - Get Out Feb 27, 2021

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In honor of Black History Month, this episode's discussion is focused on Get Out. Nick and Dan are joined by special guest host Robert Martin, who shares some of his experience as a Black member of the LDS Church.
Robert is on Instagram and Twitter.
DISCLAIMER: Our goal is to make this podcast appeal to current and former members of the LDS Church, regardless of belief. As such, we try to talk about things in a way that will feel approachable to everyone. In this episode, we got into some discussions that might be uncomfortable for believing members to hear. We hope you'll listen, because we think these conversations are important to create understanding and unity.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Jordan Peele, Key & Peele, and MADtv
2. Bradley Whitford and The West Wing
3. LDS Gospel Topics essay on Race and the Priesthood
4. Jordan Peele's tweet on 'The Sunken Place'
5. Spike Lee
6. 2018 satirical/fake LDS Church apology for racism
Additional resources:
1. Discussion of Get Out and parallels with the LDS Church (Thinker of Thoughts)
2. Jordan Peele on Get Out fan theories
3. Response to fake LDS Church apology for racism (Sistas in Zion)
4. Black people and Mormonism (Wikipedia)
5. Black people and Mormon priesthood (Wikipedia)
6. Vox article on Get Out and benevolent racism
7. Robert and his wife Melissa's interview on the podcast Making Love Today
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012 - Fiddler on the Roof Feb 12, 2021

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In this episode we discuss a tight-knit group of people who are devoted to their faith traditions and the importance of marriage—and due to religious persecution, they're forced to leave their homes pulling their possessions in handcarts. Do you think Mormons can relate? Join Nick and Dan as they discuss Fiddler on the Roof and the majesty of the name 'Lazar Wolf.'
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Sholem Aleichem
2. Fiddler on the Roof, the stage musical
3. Bane sounds like Tevye
4. A Musical Theatre Podcast and the Fiddler episode
5. Russell M. Nelson's talk "Divine Love"
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011 - The Matrix Jan 29, 2021

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Nick and Dan have a simulating—I mean, stimulating—conversation about The Matrix and why it's such a popular movie among post-Mormons.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Morpheus meme
2. Inception
3. Avatar
4. Red pill vs. blue pill
5. The Truman Show and the PM@M episode
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010 - Soul Jan 15, 2021

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Join Nick and Dan as they review Pixar's newest film Soul and discuss how it relates to Mormon beliefs.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Coco, Inside Out, and The Incredibles
2. Pete Docter
3. Popcorn Theology
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009 - The Muppet Christmas Carol Dec 18, 2020

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Merry Christmas! For PM@M's holiday special, Nick and Dan talk about why they love The Muppet Christmas Carol. They also discuss how they approach Christmas from a post-Mormon perspective.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Muppet Treasure Island
2. Michael Caine and Tim Curry
3. Thomas S. Monson's 2011 First Presidency Christmas Devotional talk "Because He Came"
4. The "missing song" ("When Love Is Gone")
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