The 25 Episode 17: ‘The Lobster’, Ross Macdonald’s Three Novels, and Bill...
Special guest John Wilson from Books and Culture joins Jonathan, Sarah and returning guest Kevin McLenithan in the 17th episode of the season. The nominations for inclusion on the prestigious #25...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest: The Needed Moral Conviction of Baylor with Val Dunham
Tyler Burns is running the show with special guest Val Dunham as they talk about her article on Christ and Pop Culture, “Baylor’s Need for a Lingering Repentance.” The duo talk about the situation at...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing Episode 66: ‘O.J.: Made in America’ And ‘The Conjuring 2′
The guys take a trip back to the ’90s with their look at the remarkable five-part documentary series from ESPN, O.J.: Made In America. Two decades since the trial of the century, is hindsight 20/20?...
View ArticlePersuasion: What’s NOT on the Conference Website
Conferences provide attendees with all kinds of information on sessions, lodging, dining, and the like. But when Erin and Hannah attended a national women’s conference, they observed plenty that wasn’t...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest: The Obama Family Values with Rachel Horner Starke
The Obama family values are the topic of discussion as Tyler and Drew chat with Rachel Horner Starke about her recent article, “Obama, Cosby, and America’s Black Family.” The trio discuss Obama’s...
View ArticleSeeing And Believing: ‘BFG’ And ‘The Black Stallion’
Wade and Kevin travel to the land of fantasy with Disney’s BFG from director Steven Spielberg. The duo share their thoughts on the presentation of the live action and CG merged picture including the...
View ArticlePersuasion: Insensitive Small Talk Packs a Painful Punch
You’ve heard it said that polite conversation avoids religion and politics. But those aren’t the only subjects that produce awkward conversations. Many small talk topics are actually emotional...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: ‘The Office’s’ 15th Anniversary And A Tribute to Abbas...
The Office celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Wade and Kevin reminisce on the past fifteen years and how Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant first brought The Office to British television and...
View ArticleThe 25 Episode 18: Jesse Williams, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’, and ‘Pokémon Go’
The CaPC 25 is back after a two week hiatus to fill the 19th slot on the ever growing list. This week find’s Jesse Williams BET Awards speech pitted agains J.D. Vance’s book Hillbilly Elegy, and...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest: Wild Kratts and Love of the Creature with Geoffrey Reiter
Tyler and Drew chat with Reiter about the kids show Wild Kratts and our responsibility as Christians to care for all creatures. We chat about the churches attitude toward conservation, the priority of...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: Staying Cool with A Humphrey Bogart Retro Review
The show’s retro summer continues with a Humphrey Bogart retro review. Wade and Kevin take a break from the heat of the summer to talk about how cool Humphrey Bogart is. From Casablanca to Sabrina,...
View ArticlePersuasion: Shame Is the Elephant in the Room with Heather Davis Nelson
Whether you know it or not, shame is in the house. It is the silent fiend that steals our peace and joy and prompts us to question our place in this world and in relation to everyone else. Despite its...
View ArticleThe 25 Episode 19: ‘Genius’, ‘Zootopia’, and Pokémon Go
A coup has been staged against the establishment as Hannah returns for the second week in a row to take the reigns from Jonathan as he again plays the role of ordinary guy. Special guests Gina Dalfonzo...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest: Pokemon Go in a Broken, Hurting World
Tyler and Drew chat with Luke T. Harrington about his recent article, “Summer Shootings, Pokémon Go: Rebuilding Community in the Wake of Destruction.” We about pain, injustice, and brokenness we’ve all...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: ‘Swiss Army Man’ And ‘The Innocents’
Swiss Army Man starts with a man making friends with a talking corpse played by Harry Potter, and it only gets weirder from there. Wade and Kevin discuss A24’s latest indie offering, which stars Paul...
View ArticlePersuasion: An Exercise In Empathy
Erin and Hannah play devil’s advocate in an exercise in empathy on this episode of Persuasion. In a follow up episode to their topic of uncomfortable social conversations, the duo try to put themselves...
View ArticleThe 25 Episode 20: ‘The Great British Bakeoff’, ‘Erased’, and ‘Stranger Things’
Sarah and Jonathan are reunited this week with special guests Jason Moorhead from Opus.fm and managing editor Tyler Glodjo. Sarah is hoping to spice up The 25 for 2016 with The Great British Bakeoff,...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest: The Ark Park and the Gospel
Drew chats with E. Stephen Burnett about his recent article: AiG’s Ark Encounter Is a Model for Christians Engaging Popular Culture. We discuss what we can learn about engaging pop culture from AiG,...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: Top 3 Films And TV Shows of 2016 So Far
What are the top 3 films of 2016 so far? Kevin is joined by special guests Alissa Wilkinson and Jeffrey Overstreet at the Glen Workshop in New Mexico for a discussion of the best films and television...
View ArticlePersuasion: Turn That Frown… Into Creative Genius?
Many creative geniuses have been known to struggle with debilitating depression and overwhelming emotions. Are those emotional depths the source of the creative brilliance? A research study in Denmark...
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