Stories Are Soul Food

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67: When Good Themes Make Bad Stories Apr 11, 2022

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Nate and Brian discuss whether it's possible to write a good story based on a truth you wanted to communicate. This is a key question for Christian writers / artists / movie-makers, and misunderstanding it is what makes so much Christian art bad. To be honest, misunderstanding this is also what makes so much far-left woke creative projects terrible as well. Basically, you can't write a story "top-down." Plus, the guys get into a discussion of hidden themes and Easter eggs in N.D. Wilson's works... any of the rest of you besides Ryan notice the Ruth-Boaz allusion in Ashtown?

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66: Pixar's Existential Dread Mar 30, 2022

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The guys are back after a long spring break to discuss Pixar—and this episode is the cheerful story of the decline of a creative giant. You'll learn what "heart-forward" content is, why Pixar's approach won parents and kids alike, and why Cars is their most profitable and worst movie (okay, worst is too strong). You'll also track the existential dread in Pixar's films, and see how that dread gradually overtook everything...at least until Disney days, because now Pixar is just a sticker to slap on content.

#TurningRed #MonstersInc #FindingNemo #TheIncredibles #Pixar #StoriesAreSoulFood #SASF

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66: Pixar's Existential Dread Mar 30, 2022

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#TurningRed #MonstersInc #FindingNemo #TheIncredibles #Pixar #StoriesAreSoulFood #SASF

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65: Patronize Somebody Mar 15, 2022

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65: Patronize Somebody Mar 14, 2022

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64: LOTR The Rings of Power Feb 28, 2022

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Today: How to spend as much on a TV show as Russia’s GDP and end up with garbage.
The guys react to the LOTR trailer. But first…
Crazy ideas aren’t funny until they become reality. ND tells a story about a skeezy business.
Sneak peek at Nate’s new video project he’s working on.

#SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #LOTR #RingsofPower

64: LOTR The Rings of Power Feb 28, 2022

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Today: How to spend as much on a TV show as Russia’s GDP and end up with garbage.
The guys react to the LOTR trailer. But first…
Crazy ideas aren’t funny until they become reality. ND tells a story about a skeezy business.
Sneak peek at Nate’s new video project he’s working on.

#SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #LOTR #RingsofPower

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

63: How to Watch a Movie Feb 21, 2022

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63: How to Watch a Movie Feb 21, 2022

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IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

62: Sheltering Mercy (feat. Ryan Whitaker Smith) Feb 14, 2022

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- Are you shaped by the Psalms? SASF welcomes filmmaker and author Ryan Whitaker Smith (son of Michael W. Smith) to discuss this soul food.

- They discuss the gutsiness of Ryan's new book: "Sheltering Mercy" is free verse renderings of the Psalms, through a messianic lens.

- You also get a sneak preview of Ryan's directing work on the upcoming film, "Surprised by Oxford."

#SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #SurprisedbyOxford #ShelteringMercy

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