Man Finds Tape with drectors Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman
In this episode of Horror Joy, hosts Jeff and Brian sit down with Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, directors of the upcoming found footage horror film ‘Man Finds Tape,’ releasing on December 5th. The conversation covers the joy to be found in horror, the directors’ backgrounds, the creative processes behind their projects, and the unique […]
SWAJ Rewind: Give Thanks
This week Dan talks about the popular praise and worship song, “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart.” What is the message of this song? Written as a song of solace and hope, how does it also express an attitude that denies the reality of the things about this world and our places in it that should change? […]
Weekly Roundup: Kristi Noem Implicated, Erika Kirk’s Love Language, and Bill McKibben on the Tragedy of American Christianity
Brad and Dan are back from the American Academy of Religion conference in Boston and kick off this episode with some love for the folks they met there before diving into a wild week in American politics and religion. They start with the viral moment between Erika Kirk and JD Vance at a TPUSA event, […]
040: The Court Case That Could Blow the Roof Off Political Spending
There’s so much to cover. Andrew dives into Trump threatening the lives of Democratic lawmakers and veterans; Trump’s awful, piggish misogyny and the White House coverup; and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s apologies tour. But that’s not even the biggest news because a court is hearing a case that could blow a hole in American democracy bigger […]
Pulitzer Winner on How the End of the Cold War Created MAGA Populism
Brad Onishi sits down with Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Starr to dig into his new book, American Contradiction, and the idea that the United States is less a shining city on a hill and more a city built on a fault line. Starr traces how the nation’s promise of liberty has always coexisted with exclusion, […]
Gwendoly Kiste on Meet Your Maker
In this episode of Horror Joy, hosts Brian and Jeff welcome acclaimed author Gwendolyn Kiste, a multiple Bram Stoker Award winner, to discuss her novel ‘The Haunting of Velkwood.’ They explore the synergistic relationship between horror and joy, emphasizing the cathartic and self-discovery elements inherent in the genre. Kiste shares her journey from a young […]
Short Weekly Roundup: Donald Trump is the Anti-Christian President
In this episode of ‘Straight White American, Jesus,’ Brad Oishi discusses the Trump administration’s paradoxical treatment of Christianity. Highlighting the arrest of Christian clergy during a protest at the Broadview immigration facility, Oishi critiques the administration’s selective support for certain Christian ideologies while persecuting others. He explores the historical prominence of Evangelical Christianity in American […]
It’s in the Code ep 170: “Order, Chaos, and Evil”
[CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to, and discussion of, death by suicide]. In this episode, Dan begins exploring what Josh Hawley calls “a man’s battle.” Hawley argues that what defines men, what gives them purpose, is fighting and confronting evil, and maintaining order in the face of chaos. But what exactly does this mean? […]
Is Marriage Equality Safe? + Megyn Kelly Defends Epstein’s Assault on Underage Girls
Marriage equality is safe for now. Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith sounds off on Christian Nationalism and sounds like a man who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Trump is helping his allies get rich off DOJ investigations. And, of course, Epstein email and Megyn Kelly Indiana’s Lieutenant Gov. gets everything wrong Subscribe for $5.99 […]
ICE is Detaining Holocaust Survivors
Brad takes listeners through two heartbreaking stories that reveal how religion, immigration policy, and selective notions of freedom collide in today’s political climate. He first looks at the attempted deportation of a Holocaust survivor born in a refugee camp after World War Two who has lived in the United States for decades. Brad shares details […]