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Ruminations is a new culture podcast from Chris and Steve, two Catholic twentysomethings who enjoy discussing movies, history, religion, and politics over a couple of drinks.

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    • Jan 8, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 22 EPISODES


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    Ruminations Episode XXII: Nosferatu New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 65:10


    Welcome to Year 6 of Ruminations! Chris and Steve begin 2025 with a discussion on Robert Eggers' acclaimed remake of Nosferatu, a look back at 2024, and what we're looking forward to in the new year.

    Ruminations Episode XXI: Disney Fun Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024


    Steve and Chris return to their roots: discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of Disney. This time around, it's mostly the Disney theme parks and their controversial changes of recent years, with a sprinkling of TV and movie talk. Which Disney landmark, according to Chris, is no longer safe? Did Steve ever finish The Acolyte? How did Steve not die while drinking (and eating cheese) Around the World last summer?

    Ruminations Episode XX: The EU

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 180:17


    Ruminations is back for the third and final episode of our Star Wars trilogy, and like the characters in Rogue One, we're going out with a bang!

    Ruminations Episode XIX: The Sequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 125:39


    Somehow, Ruminations returned… for a second Star Wars episode! This time around, Chris and Steve are joined by their old friend Frank for a look back at a trio of root canals put to celluloid: the ill-planned and ill-executed Disney sequel trilogy. Who hates the trilogy the most? Which of the three is the best […]

    Ruminations Episode XVIII: The Prequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 111:58


    A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! In the first of (at least) three episodes focused on a certain long-running space opera franchise, Chris and Steven discuss the goofy, lovable Star Wars prequels with a very special guest star: Diana, Steve’s wife of 9 months. Why do they love these movies so much? […]

    Ruminations Episode XVII: House of Power, Rings of the Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 68:54


    Ruminations is back for our seventeenth episode, this time to talk about the two prequels to juggernaut fantasy series that premiered in September, HBO's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon and Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

    Ruminations Episode XVI: Apocalypse Now Redrunks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 95:14


    In an episode two months in the making, Chris and Steve delve into the heart of darkness to explore five of the most famous Vietnam War movies made in the aftermath of the war in the 1970s and 80s. Which version of Apocalypse Now is best? Why is The Deer Hunter so dull? Which of us grew up thinking Full Metal Jacket was a comedy? Why does Vietnam have such a visceral place in our pop culture and collective memory? Stay to the end for a game of "Would You Rather?" and a glimpse into the first time we recorded this episode--yes, we liked this topic so much, we talked about it twice! (But only Chris remembers that.) Episode 16 is messy, a bit overlong, and has a dubious history reminiscent of its subject matter, but what else do you expect from this duo?

    Ruminations Episode XV: Squidnight Mass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 75:09


    Happy Halloween from Ruminations! For the first half of our 15th episode, we chat about the latest movies we’ve seen in theaters, from the ground-shaking sounds of Dune to the earth-shattering disappointment of The Many Saints of Newark. Then, for the main portion of the episode (28:00 on), we break down our experiences watching two […]

    Ruminations Episode XIV: On Her Majesty’s Secret Agent

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 58:28


    For Episode XIV, Chris and Steve discuss the ins and outs of the 59-year-old James Bond franchise, which just saw its 25th movie, and the fifth and last of Daniel Craig’s run as 007, No Time to Die,  premiere in theaters this month. Well, it’s less of a discussion and more of Steve talking about a […]

    Ruminations Episode XIII: The Podcast of the Rings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 127:39


    For Episode XIII, Chris and Steve discuss … not Star Wars for the 4th episode in a row! Instead, due to recent AMC 4K re-releases, they talk about their favorite piece of popular culture ever, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson’s seminal film adaptations, the first of which will be celebrating its […]

    Ruminations Episode XII: Christmas All the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 62:18


    Chris and Steve discuss a range of topics relating to Christmas movies with Lou, Ruminations’ second-ever guest host. Questions like: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Is Ron Howard’s Grinch movie worth its two-hour runtime? Why can’t Steve keep the Rankin/Bass movies straight? Will Mel Gibson’s Fatman become a perennial Christmas watch? How many times has Lou seen Jingle All the […]

    Ruminations Episode XI: Underrated Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 59:40


    Just in time for the strangest Halloween in memory, we're back to talk about three underrated horror movies we seem to revisit every year around this time: Wes Craven's Haiti-set The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), the '80s pastiche The House of the Devil (2009), and the Nicolas Cage mystery Pay the Ghost (2015). 

    Ruminations Episode X: Onward and Up-ward!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020


    In a companion piece to our first-ever episode, we rank the best and worst of Pixar Animation Studios, once the baby of Apple's Steve Jobs and now an integral part of Disney's galactic empire.

    Ruminations Episode IX: The 2010s

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019


    Happy New Year from Ruminations! To celebrate the start of 2020 and the end of the 2010s, we talk* about 10 of our favorite movies from a decade that wasn’t all that great when it came to cinema. (At least in our opinions, but our opinions are Correct.) Stick around for some honorable mentions and […]

    Ruminations Episode VIII: What an Excellent Day for an Exorcism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019


    For our Halloween-themed episode, the Ruminations team talks about the Catholic Rite of Exorcism and the movies that have made it famous. Learn the differences between demonic infestation, oppression, and possession, what it’s like to talk to a 90-year-old exorcist IRL, and why even modern Hollywood can sometimes treat Catholicism respectfully! (In order to get […]

    Ruminations Episode VII: A Pirate’s Life for Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019


    After what seems like an eternity, Rum-inations is back with our seventh episode! As promised at the end of Episode VI, this one is all about pirates and rum. To prepare for such an undertaking…we bought a whole bunch of rum and rewatched all 5 Pirates of the Caribbean movies with our friend Ruben, who […]

    Ruminations Episode VI: Urbs Aeterna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019


    Ruminations is back with its most historical episode yet! In Episode VI, Chris and Steve recount their April trip to Rome, highlighting the history and splendor of St. Peter's Basilica, the glory witnessing the Capitoline Wolf and Augustus of Prima Porta statues in person, an unexpected visit to an actual medieval castle, and more.

    Ruminations Episode V: Disappointment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019


    Everything is Terrible in Episode V of Ruminations! Chris and Steve discuss the sorry state of pop culture in Spring 2019, particularly the ending of Game of Thrones, Aladdin, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, and Star Wars. (Only Avenger: Endgame managed not to disappoint.)

    Ruminations Episode IV: Endgame of Thrones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019


    April 2019 saw the premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones and the culmination of 11 years' worth of MCU movies, Avengers: Endgame. Chris and Steve discuss both franchises and make predictions as the two behemoths draw to a conclusion.

    Ruminations Episode III: Catholic Films Through the Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019


    Thinking outside the box on this one, Chris and Steve discuss three historical eras of Catholicism through the movies Quo Vadis and Kingdom of Heaven, and the TV show The Young Pope.

    Ruminations Episode II: The Blah-scars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019


    Just in time for the 2019 Oscars ceremony, Chris and Steve tackle the lackluster bunch of movies nominated for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards.

    Ruminations Episode I: The Best and Worst of Disney

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019


    In the inaugural episode of a podcast 5 years in the making, co-hosts Chris and Steve discuss the 57 animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

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