Podcasts about Endor

La Órbita de Endor hoy dedica un especial entero al cómic V DE VENDETTA, con guión de Alan Moore y dibujo de David Lloyd. Será el Volumen 1 dedicado a V de Vendetta, pues a este monográfico le seguirá un segundo volumen donde hablaremos sólo de la película. Aquí analizaremos no sólo el modo en que fue concebido, sino su historia editorial, con suspensiones en el tiempo que dejaron la obra a medio hacer hasta que se regresó para concluirla, amén de toda la carga ideológica de sus tramas y de personajes que merecen un sesudo estudio. Y qué tramas, amigos, hoy vamos a ponernos profundos de verdad. Hoy, junto al Coronel Kurtz, Rafa Pajis, Paco Garrido y Antonio Runa vamos a exprimir al máximo todo el meollo y la enjundia de este pedazo de cómic. Hoy debemos faltar a la ortografía para daros la Vienvenida a la totalidad de la audiencia. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

En nuestro spin off Endor´s Cut hablamos de actualidad en pocas palabras y con audios breves. Hoy hay que hablar F1: LA PELÍCULA, la ambiciosa producción que, con Brad Pitt al frente, ha procurado traer el mayor espectáculo de la Fórmula 1 a las grandes pantallas. ¿Merece la pena? ¿Gustará a los NO-Fans de la Fórmula 1? Esta reseña particular se realizará escrupulosamente SIN SPOILERS. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

# Miracles Week 4: Exploring the Spiritual Realm In this week's sermon, we delve into the mysterious and often misunderstood realm of miracles and spirituality as depicted in the Bible. The discussion is centered around **1 Samuel 28:3-25**, which recounts the story of Saul and the Witch of Endor. This passage provides a vivid illustration of the spiritual battles and the reality of the unseen world. ## Key Themes ### The Yearning for the Spiritual - Throughout human history, there has been a persistent yearning for the spiritual dimension, a longing for something beyond the material world. This desire is rooted in the belief that God has placed eternity in our hearts, as mentioned in **Ecclesiastes 3:11**.- This spiritual yearning is universal, transcending religious boundaries, and is evident even in secular societies where materialism often dominates. ### Different Approaches to Spirituality - People can be categorized into four groups based on their approach to spirituality: 1. **Monotheists**: Those who seek spiritual direction within the framework of classical monotheism, including Jews, Muslims, and Christians. 2. **Atheists**: Individuals who reject the spiritual realm altogether, viewing it as a product of imagination. 3. **New Age Spiritualists**: Those who embrace spirituality but reject monotheism, often engaging in practices like mysticism and the occult. 4. **Syncretists**: People who blend traditional monotheism with New Age beliefs, despite their inherent contradictions. ### The Reality of the Spiritual Realm - The sermon emphasizes the reality of both divine and demonic forces. **Ephesians 6:12** reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of evil.- The story of Saul seeking the Witch of Endor highlights the dangers of turning to forbidden spiritual practices. Saul's desperation led him to consult a medium, defying God's commands as outlined in **Leviticus 19:31**. ### Lessons from Saul's Experience - Saul's story serves as a warning against disobedience and the consequences of seeking guidance outside of God's will. His failure to listen to God resulted in God withdrawing His guidance, as noted in **Proverbs 1:28-33**.- The Bible teaches that when we stop listening to God, He stops speaking to us. Saul's tragic end underscores the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God's revealed word. ### The Victory in Christ - Despite the reality of spiritual warfare, believers are assured of victory through Jesus Christ. **1 Peter 5:8** urges us to be alert and of sober mind, recognizing the enemy's schemes.- The ultimate victory was secured through Jesus' death and resurrection, offering believers abundant life and the promise of eternal peace. ## Conclusion This sermon challenges us to acknowledge the reality of the spiritual realm and to remain vigilant in our faith. By aligning ourselves with God's word and being alert to the enemy's tactics, we can walk in the victory that Jesus has already won for us. Let us be encouraged to seek God earnestly, trusting in His guidance and protection as we navigate the spiritual battles of life. --- For those seeking more information or needing prayer, the church offers support and guidance to help navigate these spiritual truths. Join us in worship and fellowship as we continue to explore the wonders of God's word.

La Órbita de Endor trae hoy un programa con mucho misterio, parapsicología y fantasmas. La película LOS OTROS de Alejandro Amenábar se estrenó con el hándicap enorme de que su giro final le había sido pisado por El Sexto Sentido no hacía demasiados meses de su estreno y eso lastró su trayectoria comercial y puede que cultural; sin embargo, la película sigue siendo un trallazo monumental en términos de cine de terror, ambientación, puesta en escena y atmósfera, por no hablar del excelente trabajo interpretativo de un casting magnífico encabezado por una excelsa Nicole Kidman. Junto a Mario García, Lord Pelayo y Antonio Runa vamos a ahondar en los pormenores de su producción, los temas que aborda dentro del espiritismo y un análisis completo de su trama. Será un programa digno de ser escuchado tanto en el mundo de los vivos como en el más allá. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor trae hoy un programa con mucho misterio, parapsicología y fantasmas. La película LOS OTROS de Alejandro Amenábar se estrenó con el hándicap enorme de que su giro final le había sido pisado por El Sexto Sentido un año antes de su estreno y eso lastró su trayectoria comercial y puede que cultural; sin embargo, la película sigue siendo un trallazo monumental en términos de cine de terror, ambientación, puesta en escena y atmósfera, por no hablar del excelente trabajo interpretativo de un casting magnífico encabezado por una excelsa Nicole Kidman. Junto a Mario García, Lord Pelayo y Antonio Runa vamos a ahondar en los pormenores de su producción, los temas que aborda dentro del espiritismo y un análisis completo de su trama. Será un programa digno de ser escuchado tanto en el mundo de los vivos como en el más allá. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Tim Lings speaks to us on the strange story of King Saul and the Witch of Endor. He shows us how instead of trying to speak to the dead we can know the God of the living through Jesus…

Today's Scripture passages are Psalm 73 | 1 Samuel 28 | Luke 16:19 - 17:10.Read by Ekemini Uwan.Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and the Bible version is the New English Translation, used by permission.SPECIAL OFFER | As a listener of this podcast, use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode at ivpress.com.Additional Credits:Song production: Seaux ChillSong lyrics written by: Seaux Chill, Ekemini Uwan, and Christina EdmondsonPodcast art: Kate LillardPhotography: Shelly EveBible consultant: JM SmithSound engineering: Podastery StudiosCreative producers: Ekemini Uwan and Christina EdmondsonAssistant producer: Christine Pelliccio MeloExecutive producer: Helen LeeDisclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

We dive into more Admiral Ackbar this week with his history in the Galactic Civil War. We talk about everything he did during the Battle of Hoth and the lead up to the Battle of Endor. Make sure to follow us on Twitter at @SWHoloHistories. Want to suggest a future topic for us on the show? Email us at holocronhistories@gmail.com Live every Tuesday at 8pm est/5pm pst on Twitch @BenofTemeria Robot Radio Network Discord: https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb The Cups Podcast and More Discord: https://discord.gg/wYhxAfvT Ben and Friends Podcasting Discord: https://discord.gg/DmPZ2NHhFx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holocronhistories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you leading a cybersecurity sales team aiming for responsible, accelerated growth—but unsure how to scale without just adding headcount? Do you struggle to shift your messaging above the noise and communicate true business outcomes? Are you balancing highly technical sales cycles with the need to engage business buyers? If any of this sounds familiar, this episode is for you.In this conversation we discuss: 

La Órbita de Endor hoy se enzarza en una película simpática que goza del cariño de muchos seguidores y que más tarde o temprano tenía que pasarse por aquí. Dirigida por el siempre eficaz (y, a veces, magistral) John McTiernan y protagonizada por Antonio Banderas, el film EL GUERRERO Nº 13 nos muestra una historia de vikingos nada convencional, basada en la obra de Michael Crichton «Devoradores de Cadáveres», que se reseñará antes de abordar todo el entresijo de la producción y el análisis de las tramas. Con Jaime Angulo, Lord Pelayo, Abel Rodríguez y Antonio Runa, enrólate a nuestro drakkar y disponte a saquear, matar o morir. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor hoy se enzarza en una película simpática que goza del cariño de muchos seguidores y que más tarde o temprano tenía que pasarse por aquí. Dirigida por el siempre eficaz (y, a veces, magistral) John McTiernan y protagonizada por Antonio Banderas, el film EL GUERRERO Nº 13 nos muestra una historia de vikingos nada convencional, basada en la obra de Michael Crichton «Devoradores de Cadáveres», que se reseñará antes de abordar todo el entresijo de la producción y el análisis de las tramas. Con Jaime Angulo, Lord Pelayo, Abel Rodríguez y Antonio Runa, enrólate a nuestro drakkar y disponte a saquear, matar o morir. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor analiza la última novela de Antonio Runa, la novela de fantasía épica adulta EL FOSO DE LOS OLVIDADOS. Una historia llena de intrigas palaciegas, acción a raudales, giros argumentales, escenas de gran impacto con personajes memorables. Aquí se contarán cosas que no se han contado en ninguna entrevista o participación en otros canales, amén de un resumen único y análisis de cada trama de la novela. Con la participación de Jaime Angulo, Paco Garrido, Lord Pelayo y Vicenç Sanz, atrévete a profundizar en la mejor obra, hasta el momento, del director de nuestro podcast. SIN spoilers durante los primeros 90 minutos y destripando todo a partir de entonces, el audio incluirá fragmentos del futuro audiolibro de la novela con edición especial que incluirá música y mayor épica. ¡GRACIAS!

You heard our coverage of The Forest Moon Festival 2025 last week, so this week, we're telling you all of the stories. Celebrating the original Endor shooting locations from RETURN OF THE JEDI in the redwoods region, this annual event is not to be missed. Fanboys director Kyle Newman was there as well and he's back on RFR to share his experience. We recap all of the tales from behind-the-scenes and listen to the full Fanboys Q&A from the event. Plus, listener feedback, “Star Wars in Pop Culture” and more, delivered to you this week with an extra dose of "Endor Pride"!

Matt Slick Live (Live Broadcast of 06-12-2025) is a production of the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM). Matt answers questions on topics such as: The Bible, Apologetics, Theology, World Religions, Atheism, and other issues! You can also email questions to Matt using: info@carm.org, Put "Radio Show Question" in the Subject line! Answers will be discussed in a future show. Topics Include:Are Demons Entities, and Do They Have Personalities?/ Matt Discusses Events Surrounding Current Social Demonstrations: What is Really Behind All of This?/ Were Those Benjamites That Tried to Assault The Two Angels in Sodom?/ Who Wrote The Gospel of Matthew, and Why Do Some Roman Catholics Question it/Why Do Some EO Adherents Talk About The Witch of Endor in 1 Samuel 28/Did People Go To Heaven Before Christ Ascended?/Answering an EO Fallacy About The Scriptures and Tradition/ Will We Recognize People in Heaven?/ June 12, 2025

Matt Slick Live (Live Broadcast of 06-12-2025) is a production of the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM). Matt answers questions on topics such as: The Bible, Apologetics, Theology, World Religions, Atheism, and other issues! You can also email questions to Matt using: info@carm.org, Put "Radio Show Question" in the Subject line! Answers will be discussed in a future show. Topics Include: Are Demons Entities, and Do They Have Personalities?/ Matt Discusses Events Surrounding Current Social Demonstrations: What is Really Behind All of This?/ Were Those Benjamites That Tried to Assault The Two Angels in Sodom?/ Who Wrote The Gospel of Matthew, and Why Do Some Roman Catholics Question it/Why Do Some EO Adherents Talk About The Witch of Endor in 1 Samuel 28/Did People Go To Heaven Before Christ Ascended?/Answering an EO Fallacy About The Scriptures and Tradition/ Will We Recognize People in Heaven?/ June 12, 2025

Matt Slick Live (Live Broadcast of 06-12-2025) is a production of the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM). Matt answers questions on topics such as: The Bible, Apologetics, Theology, World Religions, Atheism, and other issues! You can also email questions to Matt using: info@carm.org, Put "Radio Show Question" in the Subject line! Answers will be discussed in a future show. Topics Include:Are Demons Entities, and Do They Have Personalities?/ Matt Discusses Events Surrounding Current Social Demonstrations: What is Really Behind All of This?/ Were Those Benjamites That Tried to Assault The Two Angels in Sodom?/ Who Wrote The Gospel of Matthew, and Why Do Some Roman Catholics Question it/Why Do Some EO Adherents Talk About The Witch of Endor in 1 Samuel 28/Did People Go To Heaven Before Christ Ascended?/Answering an EO Fallacy About The Scriptures and Tradition/ Will We Recognize People in Heaven?/ June 12, 2025

La Órbita de Endor analiza la última novela de Antonio Runa, la novela de fantasía épica adulta EL FOSO DE LOS OLVIDADOS. Una historia llena de intrigas palaciegas, acción a raudales, giros argumentales, escenas de gran impacto con personajes memorables. Aquí se contarán cosas que no se han contado en ninguna entrevista o participación en otros canales, amén de un resumen único y análisis de cada trama de la novela. Con la participación de Jaime Angulo, Paco Garrido, Lord Pelayo y Vicenç Sanz, atrévete a profundizar en la mejor obra, hasta el momento, del director de nuestro podcast. SIN spoilers durante los primeros 90 minutos y destripando todo a partir de entonces, el audio incluirá fragmentos del futuro audiolibro de la novela con edición especial que incluirá música y mayor épica. ¡GRACIAS! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor analiza la última novela de Antonio Runa, la novela de fantasía épica adulta EL FOSO DE LOS OLVIDADOS. Una historia llena de intrigas palaciegas, acción a raudales, giros argumentales, escenas de gran impacto con personajes memorables. Aquí se contarán cosas que no se han contado en ninguna entrevista o participación en otros canales, amén de un resumen único y análisis de cada trama de la novela. Con la participación de Jaime Angulo, Paco Garrido, Lord Pelayo y Vicenç Sanz, atrévete a profundizar en la mejor obra, hasta el momento, del director de nuestro podcast. SIN spoilers durante los primeros 90 minutos y destripando todo a partir de entonces, el audio incluirá fragmentos del futuro audiolibro de la novela con edición especial que incluirá música y mayor épica. ¡GRACIAS! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor analiza la última novela de Antonio Runa, la novela de fantasía épica adulta EL FOSO DE LOS OLVIDADOS. Una historia llena de intrigas palaciegas, acción a raudales, giros argumentales, escenas de gran impacto con personajes memorables. Aquí se contarán cosas que no se han contado en ninguna entrevista o participación en otros canales, amén de un resumen único y análisis de cada trama de la novela. Con la participación de Jaime Angulo, Paco Garrido, Lord Pelayo y Vicenç Sanz, atrévete a profundizar en la mejor obra, hasta el momento, del director de nuestro podcast. SIN spoilers durante los primeros 90 minutos y destripando todo a partir de entonces, el audio incluirá fragmentos del futuro audiolibro de la novela con edición especial que incluirá música y mayor épica. ¡GRACIAS!

RFR made the journey out to the beautiful redwood forests of California for The Forest Moon Festival celebrating the Endor shooting locations from RETURN OF THE JEDI. From Del Norte County to Humboldt County, we were part of a “caravan of courage” traveling up and down the Pacific Northwest to podcast at various event locations. Joining us were original ROTJ Ewok Kevin Thompson and our pal, FANBOYS director Kyle Newman. We talk to fans, cosplayers, artists, musicians, and locals who share their pride for living in a region that served as the Forest Moon home of the Ewoks. Hear from those who remember when Jedi was being filmed and contributed, along with those who celebrate the legacy. We even find out which “Jedi” cast member got pulled over for speeding! "Magical" was a word that couldn't be overused throughout the weekend. This week, you can hear what we did. Next week, we'll tell you the stories. Yub Nub!  Thank you:  Redwood Region Museum of Film Grizzly Creek State Park Crescent City's Beachfront Park Arcata Farmer's Market Sequoia Park Zoo The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission Special thanks to Cassandra Hesseltine, Tracy Boyd, Tiffany Miller, and Anibal Polanco. Love you guys!

The SciFi Diner Podcast Ep 491 – Revisiting Star Wars Ewoks: Battle for Endor

The SciFi Diner Podcast Ep 491 – Revisiting Star Wars Ewoks: Battle for Endor

In 1935, RAF pilot Victor Goddard flew through a mysterious storm only to emerge over an airfield that wouldn't exist for another four years — complete with yellow aircraft, blue-uniformed mechanics, and a chilling sense that he had become invisible to time itself.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: A university apartment is filled with ghostly voices, shadows and footsteps. *** The playful spirit of a child haunts a home in Canterbury, England. *** A woman hears footsteps in an empty bedroom. *** The biblical story of the witch of Endor. Just a story, or was she a real woman with supernatural powers? *** Did a British Air Force pilot somehow slip into a time portal and fly into the past? *** 87 years ago a fire broke out at the Ohio State Penitentiary – yet somehow, souls still linger there. *** AND MORE!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…(Sorry, but this information has been lost over time.)SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Haunted University Apartment Filled With Ghostly Voices, Shadows, and Footsteps”: (link no longer available)“The Playful Child Spirit of Canterbury England”: (link no longer available)“Footsteps In An Empty Room”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8s3ftj“Mystery of the Witch of Endor”: (link no longer available)“Pilot's Mysterious Time Slip Into The Future”: (link no longer available)“Where The Dead Still Linger – History And Hauntings a the Ohio State Penitentiary” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr3e7uup“Granny's Last Visit”: (link no longer available)“The Girl Genius Who Vanished”: (link no longer available)“Taken By Gypsies” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8cpd4j=====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: November 03, 2018NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. (AI Policy)EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/GoddardFlight

La Órbita de Endor se despide de la franquicia MISIÓN IMPOSIBLE con este especial de la película SENTENCIA FINAL que sirve para cerrar un ciclo de films de acción inolvidables y con una nota media altísima. Analizaremos todo lo que ocurre en la película, hablaremos de cómo se consiguieron las escenas de acción más espectaculares, con las proezas físicas de Tom Cruise, diferentes datos de producción y un repaso a cada trama. Una misión efectuada por Albert PR17, Coronel Kurtz, Abel Rodríguez y Antonio Runa, en un audio que no se destruirá a las cinco horas, si decidís aceptar escucharlo. ¡Hasta siempre, Ethan Hunt! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor se despide de la franquicia MISIÓN IMPOSIBLE con este especial de la película SENTENCIA FINAL que sirve para cerrar un ciclo de films de acción inolvidables y con una nota media altísima. Analizaremos todo lo que ocurre en la película, hablaremos de cómo se consiguieron las escenas de acción más espectaculares, con las proezas físicas de Tom Cruise, diferentes datos de producción y un repaso a cada trama. Una misión efectuada por Albert PR17, Coronel Kurtz, Abel Rodríguez y Antonio Runa, en un audio que no se destruirá a las cinco horas, si decidís aceptar escucharlo. ¡Hasta siempre, Ethan Hunt! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor se enfrasca a muerte a analizar la segunda temporada de la serie de televisión THE LAST OF US. Hay mucho por esclarecer y bastante por examinar en una serie con muchos matices, componente humano y dilemas morales importantes, todo ellos, las diferencias con respecto al videojuego y sus datos de producción en una infección en audio contagiada por Manu Beltrán, Paco Garrido y Antonio Runa. ¡Gracias por escucharnos! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor se enfrasca a muerte a analizar la segunda temporada de la serie de televisión THE LAST OF US. Hay mucho por esclarecer y bastante por examinar en una serie con muchos matices, componente humano y dilemas morales importantes, todo ellos, las diferencias con respecto al videojuego y sus datos de producción en una infección en audio contagiada por Manu Beltrán, Paco Garrido y Antonio Runa. ¡Gracias por escucharnos! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Remember,: Andor is a person. Endor is a moon.“Andor” episodes watched for this F&L:*S1E1 - Kassa*S2E12 - Jedha, Kyber, ErsoMake show suggestions or tell us what the best story in the Star Wars universe is... and why it's Shadows of the Empire.WEBSITE: https://anchor.fm/fandlpodcastEMAIL: FandLpodcast@gmail.comTWITTER: https://twitter.com/FandLpodcastINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fandlpodcastFACEBOOK: https://faceboo

En nuestro spin off Endor´s Cut hablamos de actualidad en pocas palabras y con audios breves. Hoy hay que hablar MISIÓN IMPOSIBLE: SENTENCIA FINAL, la última película de una franquicia maravillosa que nos entusiasma y que elevó el nivel del cine de acción a niveles estratosféricos, con un Tom Cruise implicadísimo que se jugó la vida en todos los rodajes. ¿Merece la pena verla? Para ello, hace falta contextualizar un poco de dónde se venía y qué pretende cerrar esta película; nada menos que el fin de una era. Esta reseña particular se realizará escrupulosamente SIN SPOILERS. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

In this week's episode, I take a look at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook versions of my anthologies at my Payhip store: JUNE25 The coupon code is valid through June 17, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 252 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is May 23rd, 2025, and today we are looking at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. We missed doing an episode last week for the simple reason that the day before I wanted to record, we had a bad thunderstorm that knocked down large portions of my fence, so my recording time was instead spent on emergency fence repair. However, the situation is under control, so hopefully we'll be back to weekly episodes for the immediate future. And now before we get to our main topics, let's have Coupon of the Week and then a progress update on my current writing projects.   So first up, Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook version of all my short story anthologies at my Payhip store and that is JUNE25. As always, the coupon code and links will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through June the 17th, 2025, so if you need a new ebook for this summer, we have got you covered.   And now an update on my current writing projects. Ghost in the Corruption is finished. It is publishing right now. In fact, I paused the publishing process to record this and so by the time this episode goes live, hopefully Ghost in the Corruption should be available at all ebook stores. My next main project now that Ghost in the Corruption is done will be Shield of Power and as of this recording I am 15,000 words into it. My secondary projects will be Stealth and Spells Online: Final Quest and I'm 97,000 words into that, so hopefully that will come out very shortly after Shield of Power and I'll also be starting Ghost in the Siege, the final book in the Ghost Armor series as another secondary project and I'm currently zero words into that. So that is where I'm at with my current writing projects.   In audiobook news, Ghost in the Assembly (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) is now out and should be available at all the usual audiobook stores so you can listen to that if you are traveling for the summer. Recording of Shield of Battle (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) is underway soon. I believe he's starting it this week, so hopefully we will have another audiobook in the Shield War series for you before too much longer. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects.   00:02:17 Main Topic: Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup   And now let's move on, without any further ado, to our main topic. Summer is almost upon us, which means it's time for my Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup. As usual, the movies and streaming shows are listed in order for my least favorite to my most favorite. The grades are based upon my own thoughts and opinions and are therefore wholly subjective. With all of that said, let's get to the movies and our first entry is MacGruber, which came out in 2010 and in all honesty, this might be objectively the worst movie I have ever seen. The Saturday Night Live MacGruber sketches are a parody of the old MacGyver action show from the ‘80s. And so the movie is essentially the sketch stretched out to make a parody of an ‘80s action movie. It is aggressively dumb and crude. Its only redeeming feature is that the movie knows it's quite stupid and so leans into the stupidity hard. I'll say this in its favor, MacGruber has no pretensions that is a good movie and does not take itself seriously and then runs away hard with that fact. For that he gets a plus, but nothing else. Overall grade: F+   Next up is Down Periscope, which came out in 1996. Now the fundamental question of any movie is the one Russell Crowe shouted at the audience in Gladiator: “Are you not entertained?” Sadly, I was not entertained with Down Periscope. This wanted to be a parody of Cold War era submarine thrillers like The Hunt for Red October, I say wanted because it didn't really succeed. Kelsey Grammer plays Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge, an unorthodox US Navy officer who wants command of his own nuclear sub, but he's alienated a few admirals, which is not traditionally a path to career advancement in the military. Dodge gets his chance in a Navy wargame where he has to command a diesel sub against nuclear subs. Sometimes parodies are so good that they become an example of the thing they are parodying (Hot Fuzz and Star Trek: Lower Decks are excellent examples of this phenomenon). The trouble is that the movie takes itself too seriously and just isn't all that funny. A few funny bits, true, but not enough of them. In the end, this was dumb funny but didn't resonate with me the way other dumb funny movies like Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder did. Overall grade: D   Next up is Deadpool and Wolverine, which came out in 2024. Unlike Down Periscope, I was entertained with this movie, though both movies reside on the dumb funny spectrum. Deadpool and Wolverine is basically one long meta in-joke/love letter for the last 30 years of superhero movies. If you've seen enough of those movies, you'll find those movies funny, if occasionally rather tasteless. If you haven't seen enough of those movies, Deadpool and Wolverine will just be incomprehensible. The plot is that Wade Wilson AKA Deadpool gets pulled into some Marvel style multiverse nonsense. To save his universe from destruction, he needs to recruit a Wolverine since in his universe, Wolverine died heroically.   In the process, Deadpool stumbles across the worst Wolverine in the multiverse. Together they have to overcome their mutual dislike and attempt to save Deadpool's universe from destruction at the hands of a rogue branch of the Time Variance Authority. This means the movie can bring in a lot of cameos from past Marvel films. Hugh Jackman's performance really carries the movie on its back. Like I said, this movie is essentially one very long Marvel in-joke. I thought it was funny. I definitely think it can't stand on its own without having seen a sufficient number of the other Marvel movies. Overall grade: C   Our next movie is the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which came out in 2024. This is very loosely (with an emphasis on “very”) based on Operation Postmaster during World War II, when British Special Forces seized some Italian ships that had been supplying parts for German U-boats. It was entertaining to watch but it couldn't quite make up its mind tonally if it was a war thriller or a heist movie about Western desperados recruited into a crew. It kind of tried to do both at the same time, which killed the momentum. Like, the first parts of the movie where the protagonists take out a Nazi patrol boat and then free a prisoner from a base were good thriller stuff, but then the plot fused with the heist stuff and really slowed down through the middle forty percent or so. It was also oddly stylized with a lot of spaghetti western-style music that seemed out of place and some stuff just didn't make sense, like at the end after pulling off the mission, the protagonists were all arrested. That just seems bizarre since if anything, Winston Churchill and a lot of the British wartime leadership were enthusiastic about special operations and probably had too much confidence in the effectiveness of covert operations. So I did enjoy watching this, but I can see why it didn't make a lot of money at the box office. Overall Grade: C   Next up is The Gorge, which came out in 2025. This was a peculiar mix of science fiction, romance, and horror. For the romance part, perhaps shooting zombies together is a good idea for a first date. Before I dig into the movie, a brief rant. In one scene, a character is using a chainsaw with no protective gear whatsoever and she's not fighting zombies or anything in a situation where she has to pick up a chainsaw without preparing first. She's trimming branches to pass time. If you're using a chainsaw, at a minimum you want protective eyewear and headphones. Ideally you'd want chainsaw pants as well to reduce the chance of serious injury if you slip and swing the saw into your leg. Since I became a homeowner, I've used a chainsaw a number of times and believe me, you definitely want good eye and ear protection. This has been your public safety announcement for this movie review.   Anyway, loner former sniper Levi is approached by a high ranking intelligence officer giving him a mysterious job. He needs to guard a tower overlooking a mysterious mist-filled gorge for one year. On the other side of the gorge is another tower, guarded by an elite Lithuanian sniper named Drasa. Like Levi, Drasa has a fair bit of emotional damage and they're officially forbidden to communicate. However, they're both lonely and they soon start communicating over the gorge using telescopes and whiteboard messages. Eventually Levi gets emotionally close enough to Drasa to rig a zipline to cross the gorge and speak with her in person.   Unfortunately, it turns out the gorge is full of twisted creatures that storm out and attack and the job of the two snipers is to keep them contained. If Levi and Drasa want to save their lives, they'll need to unravel the dark secret within the gorge. This movie was interesting and I enjoyed watching it, but it falls apart if you think about it too much (or at all). Like the chainsaw thing I ranted about above. The entire movie runs on that sort of logic. That said, I appreciate how the filmmakers were trying something new instead of something like Deadpool and Wolverine. Additionally, this was an Apple+ movie and it's interesting how Apple's approach to streaming is to just make a whole bunch of random stuff that's totally distinct, from Ted Lasso to Mythic Quest to Severance to The Gorge. It's like, “we have more money than most countries, so we're going to make Ted Lasso because we feel like it.” Then again, Apple+ is apparently losing a billion dollars every year, so maybe they'll eventually change their minds about that approach. Overall Grade: B-   Next up is Click, which came out in 2006. Cross It's a Wonderful Life with A Christmas Carol and the comedic style of Adam Sandler and you end up with Click. Basically Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic architect with a demanding boss and increasingly strained relationship with his wife and children due to his workload. In a fit of exasperation with his situation, he goes to Bed Bath and Beyond, where he encounters an eccentric employee named Morty (played entertainingly by Christopher Walken). Morty gives him a remote control that lets him fast forward through time, which Michael then uses to skip the boring and tedious parts of his life, but he overuses the remote and goes too far into the future and sees the disastrous results of his current life choices. Definitely a story used in A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life but effectively told and I was entertained (rather on the crude side, though). Overall Grade: B- Next up is Mr. Deeds, which came out in 2002. This was actually one of Adam Sandler's better movies, in my opinion. It was a remake of the ‘30s movie Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. In this new version, Sandler plays Longfellow Deeds, a popular pizzeria owner in a small New Hampshire town. Unbeknownst to Deeds, his uncle is the owner of a major media mega corporation and when he dies, Deeds is his legal heir. When the company's CEO and chief lawyer arrive at the pizzeria to inform him of this fact, Deeds goes to New York and soon finds himself involved in the CEO's sinister machinations. Yet he happens to rescue an attractive woman from a mugger, but there is more to her than meets the eye. The movie was funny and not as crude, well, not quite as crude as some of Sandler's other stuff. It had good story structure and several great lines, my favorite of which was “he was weak and cowardly and wore far too much cologne.”   Sandler's movies, in a strange way, are often very medieval. Like various medieval fables had a savvy peasant outwitting pompous lords, greedy merchants, and corrupt clergymen. The best Adam Sandler protagonist tends to be a good natured everyman who defeats the modern equivalent of medieval authority figures- evil CEOs, arrogant star athletes, sinister bureaucrats and so forth. Overall Grade: B     Next up is House of David, which came out in 2025 and this is basically the story of King David from the Bible told in the format of an epic fantasy TV series. Like if someone wanted to do an epic fantasy series about Conan the Barbarian, it could follow the same stylistic format as this show. And of course Conan and David followed a similar path from adventurer to king. Anyway, if one were to pick a part of the Bible from which to make a movie or TV series, the story of David would be an excellent choice because David's life was so dramatic that it would hardly require any embellishments in the adaptation. The story is in the Books of First and Second Samuel. King Saul is ruling over the Israelites around 1000 BC or so, but has grown arrogant. Consequently, God instructs the prophet Samuel to inform Saul that the kingdom will be taken away from him and given to another. God then dispatches Samuel to anoint David as the new king of Israel. David is a humble shepherd but then enters Saul's service and undertakes feats of daring, starting with defeating the giant Goliath and leading Saul's troops to victory and battle against Israel's numerous enemies. (The Iron Age Middle East was even less peaceful than it is now.) Eventually, Saul's paranoia and madness gets the best of him and he turns on David, who flees into exile. After Saul and his sons are killed in battle with the Philistines. David returns and becomes the acknowledged king after a short civil war with Saul's surviving sons and followers.   If Saul's fatal flaw was his arrogance of pride, David's seems to have been women. While the story of David and Bathsheba is well known, David nonetheless had eight wives (most of them at the same time) and an unknown but undoubtedly large number of concubines. Naturally David's children from his various wives and concubines did not get along and David was almost deposed due to the conflicts between his children. Unlike Saul and later David's son Solomon, David was willing to repent when a prophet of God informed him of wrongdoing and to be fair to David, monogamy was generally not practiced among Early Iron Age Middle Eastern monarchies and dynastic struggles between brothers from different mothers to seize their father's kingdoms were quite common, but enough historical digression.   Back to the show, which covered David's life up to the death of Goliath. I thought it was quite well done. Good performances, good cinematography, excellent battles, good set design and costuming, and a strong soundtrack. All the actors were good, but I really think the standout performances were Stephen Lang as Samuel, Ali Sulaman is King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Saul's wife Queen Ahinoam, and Davood Ghadami as David's jerkish (but exasperated and well-intentioned) eldest brother Eliab. Martyn Ford just looks extremely formidable as Goliath. You definitely believe no one in their right mind want to fight this guy.   Making fiction of any kind based on sacred religious texts is often tricky because no matter what you do, someone's going to get mad at you. The show has an extensive disclaimer at the beginning of each episode saying that it is fiction inspired by the Bible. That said, House of David doesn't really alter or deviate from the Biblical account, though it expands upon some things for the sake of storytelling. Queen Ahinoam is only mentioned once in the Bible as the wife of Saul, but she has an expanded role in the show and is shown as the one who essentially introduces Saul to the Witch of Endor. Goliath also gets backstory as one of the “Anakim,” a race of giants that lived in Canaan in ancient times, which is something that is only mentioned in passing in the Old Testament. Overall, I enjoyed the show and I hope it gets a second season.   What's interesting, from a larger perspective, is to see how the wheel of history keeps turning. In the 1950s and the 1960s, Biblical epics were a major film genre. The 10 Commandments and Ben Hur with Charlton Heston are probably the ones best remembered today. Eventually, the genre just sort of ran out of gas, much the way superhero movies were in vogue for about 20 years and began running out of steam around 2023 or so. Like, I enjoyed Thunderbolts (which we're going to talk about in a little bit), but it's not going to make a billion dollars the way Marvel stuff often did in the 2010s. The wheel just keeps turning and perhaps has come back around to the popularity of Biblical epics once more. Overall Grade: A   Next up is Chef, which came out in 2014. I actually saw this back in 2021, but I watched it again recently to refresh my memory and here are my thoughts. I quite liked it. It's about a chef named Carl Casper, who's increasingly unhappy with his work after he gets fired over a Twitter war with a writer who criticized his cooking. Carl is out of options and so he starts a food truck and has to both rediscover his love of cooking and reconnect with his ex-wife and 10-year-old son. In Storytelling: How to Write a Novel (my book about writing), I talked about different kinds of conflict. Carl's conflict is an excellent example of an entirely internal conflict. The critic is an external enemy, but he's basically the inciting incident.   Carl's real enemy is his own internal conflict about art versus commerce and a strained relationship with his son. I recommend the movie. It was rated R for bad language, but there's no nudity or explicit sexual content and honestly, if you've ever worked in a restaurant kitchen or a warehouse, you've heard much worse in terms of language. The movie also has an extremely valuable lesson: stay off social media when you're angry. Overall Grade: A     Next up is Thunderbolts, which came out in 2025 and I thought this was pretty good, both very dark and yet with quite a lot of humor to balance the darkness. Former assassin Yelena Belova has been working as a mercenary for the sinister director of the CIA, Valentina de Fontaine (now there's a villain name if there ever was one). Yelena has grown disillusioned with her life and career and is suffering from increasing depression since she never really dealt with the death of her sister. Valentina promises her one last job, only for Yelena to realize that Valentina decided to dispose of all her freelance contractors at once, which includes US Agent and Ghost (previously seen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Antman and the Wasp). In the process of escaping Valentina's trap, Yelena stumbles across a mysterious man who identifies himself as Bob, who has no memory of how he got there, but shows increasingly unusual abilities. Yelena wants to deal with Valentina's betrayal, but it turns out one of Valentina's science projects has gotten out of control and is threatening the world. The movie was well constructed enough that it didn't rely too heavily on previous Marvel continuity. It was there, but you probably wouldn't be lost without it. It almost feels like Marvel looked at the stuff they did the last couple of years and said, okay, a lot of this didn't work, but makes great raw material for new things. It helped that the central conflict was in the end, very human and about the characters, not stopping a generic villain from getting a generic doomsday device. Overall Grade: A   Next up is The Hound of the Baskervilles, which came out in 1988. This is a movie length episode of The Return of Sherlock Holmes television series, which had Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. The plot deals with Sir Henry Baskerville, the American heir to an English manor set in the Windswept moors of Dartmoor. Apparently there's an ancestral curse laid over the Baskerville estate that manifests in the form of a spectral hound. Local rumors hold that the previous holder of the manor, Sir Charles Baskerville, was killed by the ghostly hound and many of the local people fear it. The local physician, Dr. Mortimer, is so worried about the hound that he comes to Sherlock Holmes for help. Holmes, of course, is skeptical of any supernatural explanation and soon becomes worried that an extremely subtle and sinister murderer is stalking Sir Henry.   Jeremy Brett's version of Holmes is, in my opinion, the best portrayal of the character and Edward Hardwicke's version of Watson is a calm, reliable man of action who sensibly takes a very large revolver with him when going into danger. Definitely worth watching, Overall grade: A   Next up is Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which came out in 2024. The 2020s have been a downer of a decade in many ways, but on the plus side, between Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog, people have finally figured out how to make good video game movies, so we've got that going for us. Sonic 3 was an excellent kids movie, as were the first two in the trilogy. In this one Sonic is living with Knuckles and Tails under the care of their human friends Tom and Maddy, but then a dark secret emerges. The government has been keeping a Superpowered hedgehog named Shadow in stasis and Shadow has broken out. It's up to Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails to save the day.   Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik is in a funk after his defeat at Sonic's hands in the last movie, but then his long lost grandfather, Gerald Robotnik returns seeking the younger Dr. Robotnik's help in his own sinister plans. Keanu Reeves was great as Shadow (think John Wick if he was a superpowered space hedgehog in a kid's movie). Jim Carrey famously said he would retire from acting unless a golden script came along and apparently that golden script was playing Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his evil grandfather Gerald. To be fair, both the Robotniks were hilarious.   It is amusing that Sonic only exists because in the 1990s, Sega wanted a flagship video game character that won't get them sued by either Nintendo or Disney. It is also amusing that the overall message of the Sonic movies seems to be not to trust the government. Overall Grade: A   Next up is Paddington in Peru, which came out in 2024. This is also an excellent kids' movie. In this installment, Paddington has settled into London with the Brown family and officially become a UK citizen. However, he receives a letter from Peru that his Aunt Lucy has mysteriously disappeared into the jungle. Distraught, Paddington and the Browns set off for Peru at once. Adventures ensue involving mysterious lost treasure, a crazy boat captain, and an order of singing nuns who might not quite be what they appear. Anyway, it's a good kids' movie. I think Paddington 2 was only slightly better because Hugh Grant as the chief villain, crazy actor Phoenix Buchanan, was one of those lightning in the bottle things like Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight. Overall Grade: A   Now for the two best things I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. The first of them is Andor Season Two, which came out in 2025. Star Wars kind of has an age range the way Marvel stuff does now. What do I mean by that? In the Marvel comics and some of the TV series like Jessica Jones, they get into some really dark and heavy stuff, very mature themes. The MCU movies can have some darkness to them, but not as much because they're aiming at sort of escapist adventures for the general audience. Then there are kid shows like Spidey and Friends that a relative of mine just loved when he was three. You wouldn't at all feel comfortable showing a 3-year-old Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Spidey and Friends is just fine.   Star Wars now kind of has that age range to its stuff and there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes you want to see a dark meditation upon human nature. Sometimes you need something kid friendly to occupy the kids you're babysitting and sometimes you just want to relax and watch Mando and Baby Yoda mow down some space pirates or something. All that said, Andor Season Two is some of the darkest and the best stuff that Star Wars has ever done. It successfully shifts genres from Escapist Pulp Space Fantasy to a gritty Political/Espionage Thriller. We in the audience know that the emperor is a Sith Lord who can use Evil Space Magic and wants to make himself immortal, but that fact is totally irrelevant to the characters. Even though some of the characters are high ranking in their respective organizations, this is essentially a “ground's eye” view of the Rebellion and life under the Empire.   In some ways, this is like Star Wars' version of Wolf Hall (which we're going to talk about shortly), in that we know how it ends already, but the dramatic tension comes from the harrowing emotional journey the characters undertake on the way to their inevitable destinations. Cassian Andor is now working for the nascent Rebellion under the direction of ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael. Mon Mothma is in the Imperial Senate, covertly funneling money to the Rebellion and realizing just how much the Rebellion will require of her before the end. Syril Karn, the ineffective corporate cop from Season One, has fallen in love with the ruthless secret police supervisor Dedra Meero, but he's unaware that Director Krennic has ordered Meero to manufacture a false flag incident on the planet Gorman so the planet can be strip-mined for resources to build the Death Star and Dedra has decided to use Syril to help accomplish it. All the actors do amazing jobs with their roles. Seriously, this series as actors really should get at least one Emmy. Speaking of Director Krennic, Ben Mendelson returns as Orson Krennic, who is one of my favorite least favorite characters, if you get my drift. Krennic is the oily, treacherous middle manager we've all had to deal with or work for at some point in our lives, and Mendelson plays him excellently. He's a great villain, the sort who is ruthless to his underlings and thinks he can manipulate his superiors right up until Darth Vader starts telekinetically choking him. By contrast, the villain Major Partagaz (played by Anton Lesser) is the middle manager we wish we all had - stern but entirely fair, reasonable, and prizes efficiency and good work while despising office drama. Unfortunately, he works for the Empire's secret police, so all those good qualities are in the service of evil and therefore come to naught. Finally, Episode Eight is one of the most astonishing episodes of TV I've ever seen. It successfully captures the horror of an episode of mass violence and simultaneously has several character arcs reach their tumultuous climax and manages to be shockingly graphic without showing in a lot of actual blood. Andor was originally supposed to be five seasons, but then Peak Streaming collapsed, and so the remaining four seasons were compressed down to one. I think that was actually to the show's benefit because it generates some amazing tension and there's not a wasted moment. Overall Grade: A+   Now for the second of my two favorite things I saw, and that would be Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, which came out in 2024, but I actually saw it in 2025. This is a dramatization of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall novels about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, who is King Henry VIII's chief lieutenant during the key years of the English Reformation. The first series came out in 2015, but the nine year gap between this and between the second series and the first series actually works quite well since Thomas Cromwell looks like he ages nine years in a single year (which may be what actually happened given how stressful working for someone like Henry VIII must have been). Anyway, in The Mirror and the Light, Cromwell has successfully arranged the downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry's previous queen. Though Cromwell is haunted by his actions, Henry still needs a queen to give him a male heir, so he marries Jane Seymour. Cromwell must navigate the deadly politics of the Tudor Court while trying to push his Protestant views of religion, serve his capricious master Henry, fend off rivals for the King's favor, and keep his own head attached to his shoulders in the process. Since Cromwell's mental state is deteriorating due to guilt over Anne's death and the downfall of his former master Cardinal Wolsey and Henry's a fickle and dangerous master at the best of times, this is an enterprise that is doomed to fail. Of course, if you're at all familiar with the history of Henry's reign and the English reformation, you know that Cromwell's story does not have a happy ending. Rather, Wolf Hall is a tragedy about a talented man who didn't walk away from his power until it was too late and he was trapped. Anyway, in my opinion, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light was just excellent. All the performances were superb. Mark Rylance is great as Cromwell and has some excellent “WTF/I'm SO screwed” expressions as Cromwell's situation grows worse and worse. Bernard Hill played the Duke of Norfolk in the first series, but sadly died before Series Two, so Timothy Spall steps in and he does an excellent job of channeling Hill's portrayal of the Duke as an ambitious, crude-humored thug.   Damien Lewis is amazing as Henry VIII and his performance captures Henry's mixture of charisma, extreme vindictiveness, and astonishing self-absorption. The real Henry was known for being extremely charming even to the end of his life, but the charm was mixed with a volcanic temper that worsened as Henry aged and may have been exacerbated by a severe head injury. Lewis's performance can shift from that charm to the deadly fury in a heartbeat. The show rather cleverly portrays Henry's growing obesity and deteriorating health by having Lewis wear a lot of big puffy coats and limp with an impressively regal walking stick.   Overall, I would say this and Andor were the best thing I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. I wouldn't say that Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is an accurate historical reputation. In real life, Cromwell was rather more thuggish and grasping (though far more competent than his rivals and his master) and of necessity the plot simplifies historical events, but it's just a superb historical drama. Overall Grade: A+ As a final note, I should say that of all the 2024 and 2025 movies mentioned here, the only one that actually saw in the theater was Thunderbolts, and I hadn't actually planned to see it in theaters, but a family member unexpectedly bought tickets for it, so I went along. Which I suppose is the movie industry's biggest problem right now. The home viewing experience is often vastly superior to going to the theater. The theater has the big screen and snacks, but at home you can have a pretty nice setup and you can pause whatever you want, go to the bathroom, and you can get snacks for much more cheaply. That's just much more comfortable than the movie theater.   Additionally, going to the theater has the same serious problem as booking a flight in that you're an enclosed space with complete strangers for several hours, which means you're potentially in a trust fall with idiots. All it takes is one person behaving badly or trying to bring their fake service dog to ruin or even cancel a flight, and the theater experience has much of the same problem, especially since the standards for acceptable public behavior have dropped so much from a combination of widespread smartphone adoption and COVID. The difference between the movie industry and the airline industry is that if you absolutely have to get from New York to Los Angeles in a single day, you have no choice but to book a flight and hope for the best. But if you want to see a movie and are willing to exercise some patience, you just have to wait a few months for it to turn up on streaming. I'm not sure how the movie industry can battle that, but sadly, it is much easier to identify problems than to solve them.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe, stay healthy, and see you all next week.

En nuestro spin off Endor´s Cut hablamos de actualidad en pocas palabras y con audios breves. Hoy hay que hablar MISIÓN IMPOSIBLE: SENTENCIA FINAL, la última película de una franquicia maravillosa que nos entusiasma y que elevó el nivel del cine de acción a niveles estratosféricos, con un Tom Cruise implicadísimo que se jugó la vida en todos los rodajes. ¿Merece la pena verla? Para ello, hace falta contextualizar un poco de dónde se venía y qué pretende cerrar esta película; nada menos que el fin de una era. Esta reseña particular se realizará escrupulosamente SIN SPOILERS. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

En nuestro spin off Endor´s Cut hablamos de actualidad en pocas palabras y con audios breves. Hoy hay que hablar MISIÓN IMPOSIBLE: SENTENCIA FINAL, la última película de una franquicia maravillosa que nos entusiasma y que elevó el nivel del cine de acción a niveles estratosféricos, con un Tom Cruise implicadísimo que se jugó la vida en todos los rodajes. ¿Merece la pena verla? Para ello, hace falta contextualizar un poco de dónde se venía y qué pretende cerrar esta película; nada menos que el fin de una era. Esta reseña particular se realizará escrupulosamente SIN SPOILERS.

It's another episode of Guys of a Certain Age*, soon to be known across the continents (or at least Antarctica) as The Old Offenders.  The studio could hardly contain all the excitement as The Void released Robbie, Art, and Jay long enough not just to go to the movie together, and not just talk about said movie together in a podcast episode, but to pay even less for said movie than the seasoned citizen rate.  Triple win.   Ditto with the Geeks of the Week: Robbie expands the Andor universe for all, Jay takes an imaginary joy ride through the forests of Endor, and Art contemplates the director of the next Thor movie, “Love and Thunderbolts*"  Then it's time to go to the movie.  It's time to grab the popcorn and the super serum and watch The New Avengers Formerly Known As Thunderbolts*.  The Guys agreed that Marvel is getting its groove back.  Strong characters (though largely unknown and apparently not actual comic Thunderbolts), meaningful plot dealing with actual current issues, plenty of action, a little darkness, and just enough humor.  Listen for all the details and spoilers and name changes (and it's not just the new pope.)

In this episode, we're joined by writer, podcaster, and Judaic Studies teacher at Jewish Leadership Academy in Miami, Olivia Friedman for a deep-dive review of the hit Amazon Prime series House of David. Going character by character, we explore what the show gets right—and where it diverges—from the biblical narrative, paying close attention to the scriptural peshat, Midrash, and Talmudic interpretations. We examine how key figures like David, Saul, Michal, Samuel, Doeg, and the Witch of Endor are portrayed, and where those portrayals align with or stray from the text. Olivia helps unpack why certain liberties were likely taken—from narrative pacing to character development—and how the show weaves in motifs and echoes from elsewhere in Tanakh to fill dramatic or emotional gaps. Whether you're a fan of the show, a student of Tanakh, or just curious how biblical stories get adapted for the screen, this episode offers an honest, engaging look at the balance between staying true to the text and telling a compelling story.---*This episode is dedicated to the refua shelema of our dear friend Yaakov ben Haya Sarah Malakh---• Bio: Olivia Friedman is a Judaic Studies teacher at the Jewish Leadership Academy. She loves literary analysis, pop culture, and the Bible. Fascinated by the weekly Torah portion, she created the podcast Parsha for Kids so children can learn the weekly Torah section while commuting to and from school. A passionate reader, Olivia shares book reviews on Instagram at @thebookrave. She currently teaches Tanakh, Jewish Law, and Oral Thought, and serves as the Educational Technology Coordinator at Ida Crown Jewish Academy. She previously taught at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD. Olivia holds a Master's in Teacher Leadership with a concentration in Gifted Education from Northwestern University, a Master's in Bible from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, and a Bachelor's in English from Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women. Most recently, she completed the Matan Bellows Eshkolot Fellowship—and enjoyed an incredible tour of Israel as part of the program.---• Check out her podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parsha-for-kids/id1650704738• Welcome to JUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED: A PODCAST FOR THE PERPLEXED | Co-hosted by Benjy & Benzi | Thank you to...Super Patron: Jordan Karmily, Platinum Patron: Craig Gordon, Rod Ilian, Gold Patrons: Dovidchai Abramchayev, Lazer Cohen, Travis Krueger, Vasili Volkoff, Vasya, Silver Patrons: Ellen Fleischer, Daniel M., Rabbi Pinny Rosenthal, Fred & Antonio, Jeffrey Wasserman, and Jacob Winston! Please SUBSCRIBE to this YouTube Channel and hit the BELL so you can get alerted whenever new clips get posted, thank you for your support!

La Órbita de Endor regresa a nuestra especialidad, Star Wars, de la mano de la serie ANDOR, de la cual hoy hablaremos en profundidad de la temporada 2. Los doce episodios serán analizados en profundidad, con todo el lore, datos de producción a granel y con todas las tramas puestas a examen. Junto al Coronel Kurtz, Lord Pelayo y Antonio Runa, atrévete a meterte en la temporada final de la serie más adulta de toda la franquicia Star Wars que, precisamente por ello, no ha estado exenta de polémicas. Este programa es totalmente nuevo y no tiene nada que ver con nuestras transmisiones en directo a través del spin-off The Last of Andor. El especial de la temporada 1 de Andor lo encontrarás en el programa LODE 13x12. ¡Búscalo! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Read 1 Samuel 24 (See also a second similar experience in 1 Samuel 26); Romans 12:9-21 (See also Hebrews 10:30-31)David, pursued by a spiritually declining King Saul, who lost his throne because of disobedience to God (1 Samuel 15) hid with his small band of misfits in the cave of Adullam: In Chapter 26 a similar experience of pursuit is detailed where as in Chapter 24 by divine design Saul was given information as to David's general whereabouts: “The desert of Enged,” (24:1); yet not an exact location. In chapter 24 it is assured that God in His providence led Saul to David's exact cave, where he and his men were hiding. Saul entered this cave alone to relive himself. How convenient for David to be alone with Saul undetected in the cave. David was given by God a golden opportunity for revenge against his very real enemy and God's rebellious king; wouldn't he be doing himself and God a favor in killing him? And doesn't he have a biblical right, although he wasn't an official judge or jury, according to the Torah(e.g. Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20: Deuteronomy 19:21, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, wouldn't it be justice to enact his personal revenge? The answer according to David's Inaction (verses 3-7) and the N.T. (Matthew 5:38-48 and Romans 12:9-21, is No! According to the concept of progressive revelation and in the shadow of Jesus' revelation concerning His teachers against personal retribution: it's not allowed except for self-defense. Only God the creative sustainer and atoner remains the ultimate Judge. This is especially clear in the N.T. but not absent in O.T, for note David's “stricken conscience,”(24:5) and a God supported reaction of mercy again paralleling N.T. teaching on the topic of judgment (again note Romans 12:9-21). Saul was still King, although a very backslidden royal, was still the anointed of God and David respects that. David even regretted cutting off a small corner of Saul's robe, to demonstrate what he could have done to Saul. And it seems in Saul's reaction, what looked like the possible reconciliation between David and Saul; and through Saul's conciliatory words a possible peace between Him and God. But according to 24:16-24 Saul's words of seeming repentance lasted only a moment and not long lasting as to Saul's further behaviors in chapter 26 indicate and also 24:25, David was not counting on Saul's rehabilitation.Saul's further spiritual decline is recorded in his consultation with the medium/ witch of Endor, since God was no-longer speaking to him and Samuel was dead, in chapter 28; and his ignominious death, with his sons, even Jonathan, in chapter 31. But, what can we as N.T. believers be reminded of David's inaction?As answer to the question: If God chose David to replace Saul for valid reasons as King, why allow Saul to pursue David? He loves David, chose him and is almighty, could He not put an end to Saul before the pursuit?Possible answer: David was also being tested by God to learn something about himself: would he continue to trust God in this seeming paradoxical situation? Even Jesus, in His humanity was tested (Matthew 4, Luke 4) tempted and had to learn something about humanity, “yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15) James 1:2-4 underlines God's use of tests to further our growth in developing the mind of Christ.David as chosen king expressed the correct, divinely approved behavior in regards to Saul. But, David was far from perfect as the rest of his monarchy demonstrates(remember David and Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11; but he proved to be a great repenter not a rationalizer, see Psalm 51.)Since it was God, working behind the scenes that brought Saul to David's doorstep in Chapter 24 & 26, so that David could wax N.T. How can we know when God is orchestrating a personal test to gauge our trust in Him in paradoxical situations? The answer is, as in

Andor's second wraps up with some emotional moments in the final three episodes that make up the BBY 1 story arc. Episode 10 ("Make It Stop") was not something a child wants to watch when their loved one is undergoing heart and lung surgeries. Seeing Luthen, a father figure, on the bed like that and hearing and seeing the breathing apparatus move until Kleya releases him from his future of pain and suffering...Episode 11 was the response to the spy game Kleya just pulled off and the Empire wasn't far enough behind for her to get comfortable. The action wasn't as incredible as the Ghorman Massacre, but it didn't have to be. K-2SO got to be a hero for the rebellion for the first time and Melshi earned his keep as well. It's good to see some Imperials fell along the way because the ones we're seeing here had passed the point of an easy redemption.Episode 12 bridged the gap to Rogue One and despite what was being sold for weeks, a rewatch of the movie right after finishing the show didn't enhance or recontextualize things, at least for This is the Way Podcast's sensibilities. Rogue One is still more close to A New Hope than it is Andor...and there's more characters and story shared in the show. Why does it feel that way?There's room for another season or two or three. A lot happened while Luke, Leia, and Han were at the forefront of that story. Tony Gilroy might be the one to tell those side stories of the rebels behind the scenes setting the stage for the Force to be used in mighty ways. Could we sneak in Wilmon to the Endor assault team? Would Kleya and Vel be tasked to recruit some Bothans? Who might find out where Han was taken by Boba Fett? Would someone have to recruit more star systems to the rebellion? Does anyone discover, too late, that the Milllenium Falcon has a tracking device on it on arrival at Yavin? How about the move from Yavin to Hoth and the scouting and secrecy in constantly moving from base to base?None of that may ever come to fruition. Tony Gilroy has said he's done. The only way I think I'd be interested in hearing those stories is if someone took the care and time he did with Andor and only if they keep Luke, Leia, and Han out of the story completely or relegated to out of focus background. You can do Chewbacca, that's it. I've gotten a hug at Disney Hollywood Studios. That works. I don't want to see fake Lukes and Leias, though. R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewbacca, and our Andor characters. Want me to work on it Lucasfilm? I will. I'll put every ounce of my being into it.The full recap and discussion episodes will come later. Life events continue to wreak havoc on the This is the Way Podcast schedule. I will not guarantee that we'll finish with Andor in May. There's nothing new coming anyway. It's just news updates, Mandalorian and Grogu movie leaks, and Ahsoka season two production notes for the foreseeable future.If you have an episode specific comment, email it to the address we reveal in our podcasts. You've got time to interact with This is the Way Podcast via ⁠⁠⁠'X'⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ @ThisistheWayPod or on Facebook, YouTube⁠, and also on Spotify⁠⁠! May the Force be with us!

In this episode of the Servants of Grace Theology Segment, Dave Jenkins answers a listener's question:Who was the Witch of Endor, and what does this unusual passage in 1 Samuel 28 mean for Christians today?Dave explores what Scripture says about Saul's rebellion, God's judgment, and the ongoing danger of witchcraft and spiritual deception. This episode will help you think biblically about one of the most striking passages in the Old Testament and how it applies today.Who the Witch of Endor was and why Saul sought her outWhat this passage reveals about Saul's rebellion and God's judgmentWhether the spirit summoned was truly SamuelWhat the Bible teaches about necromancy and the occultWhy modern spiritualism and occultism still threaten the ChurchAudio Player:Watch Video Here:Scripture Referenced:1 Samuel 28:3–251 Chronicles 10:13Deuteronomy 18:10–131 Peter 5:8John 8:44Featured Quote:“They're not talking to a beloved departed family member or friend; they are consorting with the demons of hell.”Recommended Resources:The Word Explored by Dave JenkinsDominion and Dynasty by Stephen DempsterSubscribe and Share:Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform:Apple PodcastsSpotifyServants of Grace WebsiteThank you for listening or watching this episode of Servants of Grace.Frequently Asked Questions Was it really Samuel who appeared to Saul? The text in 1 Samuel 28:12–20 indicates that God permitted the spirit of Samuel to appear—not through the witch's power but as an act of judgment. The medium was shocked, meaning she did not conjure him by her own abilities. This was a sovereign act of God, not the result of occult power. What does the Bible say about consulting mediums or necromancers? Deuteronomy 18:10–13 strictly forbids consulting mediums, necromancers, or engaging with the occult. These practices are called abominations. Leviticus 20:6 also warns that those who turn to spiritists defile themselves and face God's judgment. These actions are associated with spiritual deception and rebellion against God. Why did Saul seek the Witch of Endor? Saul sought the Witch of Endor out of desperation after God stopped speaking to him through prophets and dreams (1 Samuel 28:6). Instead of repenting, he turned to forbidden practices. 1 Chronicles 10:13–14 confirms that Saul died for his unfaithfulness, including his decision to consult a medium rather than seek the Lord. Is witchcraft still dangerous today? Yes. Modern occult practices—though often masked as entertainment or “spirituality”—remain spiritually dangerous. Galatians 5:19–21 includes sorcery among the works of the flesh that lead to destruction. 1 Peter 5:8 reminds Christians to be vigilant because the devil seeks to devour. Believers are called to reject these lies and cling to the authority and sufficiency of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

In this episode of the Servants of Grace Theology Segment, Dave Jenkins answers a listener's question: Who was the Witch of Endor, and what does this unusual passage in 1 Samuel 28 mean for Christians today? Dave explores: • Who the Witch of Endor was and why Saul sought her out • What this passage reveals about Saul's rebellion and God's judgment • Whether the spirit summoned was truly Samuel • What the Bible teaches about witchcraft, necromancy, and spiritual deception • Why modern occultism—though often subtle—is still dangerous and forbidden by God This episode is a call to discernment, faithfulness to God's Word, and vigilance in a spiritually deceptive age. ________________________________________

La Órbita de Endor analiza hoy la saga principal de uno de los escritores de fantasía adulta actual más importantes: JOE ABERCROMBIE. Compuesta, por el momento, por dos trilogías en diferentes eras, varias novelas conclusivas y un buen puñado de relatos cortos, la saga de LA PRIMERA LEY será analizada al completo en un programa mastodóntico donde no nos vamos a dejar nada por decir. Tras una primera hora sin spoilers, para acercarle la obra al más profano, ahondaremos con todo tipo de destripes (por orden de publicación) en toda la saga. Un cosmos en el que todo fan de la fantasía épica debería meterse algún día. Hoy, junto a Vicenc Sanz, Jaime Angulo y Antonio Runa, viajaremos, exploraremos, conspiraremos, combatiremos y, menos morir, haremos de todo. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

In this Bible Story, David plays the part of loyal servant to Achish the Philistine king, but remains loyal to Israel. When the Amalekites raid David’s town and steal all their families, David’s heroic spirit is rekindled, and he mounts a rescue mission. This story is inspired by 1 Samuel 28. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is 1 Samuel 28:7 from the King James Version.Episode 94: Dark days were at hand for Israel and the Philistines, and battle after battle began to wear on the hearts of both nations. Saul was now without David, without Samuel, without God, and without peace. He begged God to speak to him, sought prophets, and waited for dreams but God was silent towards him. Desperate, he went to Endor and sought the medium that lived there in hopes of bringing the spirit of Samuel up from the dead. God allowed this to happen but instead of hearing words of hope, Samuel told Saul that tomorrow he and his sons would die in battle.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world’s greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#starwars #StarWarsLore #GalacticEmpireHave you ever wondered, "How in the heck did the Empire manage to survive after the Battle of Endor???" Have you ever asked how it was that good people could get so easily roped into doing terrible things, like working for a government that would call a space station the "Death Star" or "StarKILLER"?It's absolutely crazy to think how a despotic, tyrannical military force could survive a thirty year stint and still come back stronger and yet somehow dumber than ever. Join the WOTS crew as things go off the rails a little bit while John, Garrett, and Brian discuss how the Imperial remnant stayed in power for so long even after they lost control of the galaxy. #starwars #warofthestars #feastoffandoms #starwarspodcast #ImperialRemnant #GalacticEmpire #Rebellion #DeathsStar #StarkillerBase #StarWarsCanon #StarWarsLore ----------Connect with WOTS: warofthestars1@gmail.com IG: @war_of_the_stars1 X: @Warofthestars1 @War of the Stars: A Star Wars podcast Support WOTS: www.ko-fi.com/warofthestars https://www.spreadshirt.com/shop/war-...Connect with Garrett: IG/X: @gkj_publishing @GKJPublishing Connect with Brian: IG: @corrosis The Sith Library & Archives: https://shorturl.at/Su4HkFollow us on all social media platforms so you never miss any of our content! Stay updated on the latest news, sneak peeks, and exclusive content—join our community today!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Instagram:   / feastoffandoms  TikTok:   / feastoffandoms  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@feastoffandoms

Skype or no Skype, David Waldman and Greg Dworkin remain ready to entertain and inform us for another week or so, at least. What incomprehensibly stupid thing did Trump do or say this weekend? What incomprehensibly stupid thing didn't he say or do? Trump will make America great again by sending people to Alcatraz again, and by sending troops into Mexico, again. Trump announced 100% tariffs on Endor, Andor, and Xandar until they send all their greenscreens back to Burbank and Berea. Like a snowball disproves global warming, Wall Street stocks are proving tariff skeptics wrong. When nothing comes into port, however, nothing goes onto shelves. Donald could make a smart move in the Abrego Garcia case if he wanted to, but no one can make him. ICE will stop even ideas from crossing the border. Little Marco Rubio is now Team Trump's main man. All he had to do was lose a little of his attitude. Which Republican will have the courage to step forward?  That would suppose that there are any of them that aren't incomprehensibly stupid, wouldn't it? Around the world, fewer want to MAGA, the more they learn about it, while this administration eliminates our transnational crime unit before too many wise up.

La Órbita de Endor se enfanga, cámara en mano, en un conflicto bélico inventado que, por su credibilidad, no extrañaría a nadie que pudiera darse en cualquier momento en nuestro mundo real. La película de Alex Garland CIVIL WAR del año 2024 nos presentaba cómo los EEUU se venían abajo desde dentro y se sumía en el caos en el que nadie tenía claro cuántas facciones habían tomado el camino de las armas, contra quien disparaban o quién demonios les estaba acribillando a distancia. Una película que da para mucho contenido profundo, para pensar y nosotros vamos a sacarle todo el jugo, porque no sólo va de guerra, va de periodismo y nos invita a reflexiones muy interesantes. Incluso aunque la película no te guste, creemos que este LODE sí te gustará por los asuntos que aborda. Además de tocar todos los datos de producción y hacer análisis enjundiosos, se contará cierta anécdota donde al compañero Rafa Pajis estuvieron a punto de matarlo a tiros en Mauritania. ¡DISFRUTADLO! Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Our analysis of ANDOR season 2 continues with a collection of recent interview comments from Andor showrunner/writer Tony Gilroy who provides insider info about some of the important story beats thus far. We talk to the folks behind the Forest Moon Festival in California's redwood forests where the Endor scenes for RETURN OF THE JEDI were shot to get all the info about a very unique event for Star Wars fans happening later this month, and RFR will be there! Plus, highlights from a recent rare onstage appearance by George Lucas at the TCM Classic Film Festival where he discussed the inspiration behind Yoda's odd method of speaking. Listen, you will.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank explains why we need to pray even though God already knows what we need.Hank also answers the following questions:Can you explain the idea of being absent from the body, present with the Lord? Brandon - Oakland, CA (3:21)Do you know anything about the Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research? Rick - Springfield, MO (6:48)I have a hard time trying to understand the Trinity. Why can't I get an understanding from a church? Rick - Springfield, MO (8:37)Why did God permit Samuel to come back and speak to Saul when he went to the medium of Endor? Richard - Braselton, GA (15:12)Is listening to an audio Bible the same as reading the Bible? Roy - Concordia, KS (17:06)Why did the Jews stop temple sacrifices if they did not accept Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice? Rebecca - Oklahoma City, OK (20:37)What is your opinion of the books and ministry of Rick Joyner and Benny Hinn? Umbaga - Raleigh, NC (22:16)What are the distinctions of the Apostolic Church, Pentecostal Holiness Church, and Oneness Pentecostalism? Myron - Leland, NC (24:03)

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/25/25), Hank answers the following questions:What happens after death? Keith - Las Vegas, NV (1:14)When believers die, they are in the presence of the Lord. How does that relate to Jesus' ascension into heaven? Dan - Seattle, WA (4:59)Why did God permit Samuel to come back and speak to Saul when he went to the medium of Endor? Richard - Braselton, GA (15:12)Is listening to an audio Bible the same as reading the Bible? Roy - Concordia, KS (17:06)Why did the Jews stop temple sacrifices if they did not accept Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice? Rebecca - Oklahoma City, OK (20:37)What is your opinion of the books and ministry of Rick Joyner and Benny Hinn? Umbaga - Raleigh, NC (22:16)What are the distinctions of the Apostolic Church, Pentecostal Holiness Church, and Oneness Pentecostalism? Myron - Leland, NC (24:03)

This week, more choices in Galaxy's Edge, a new way to be Earth conscience, an interesting development in Toon Town, a new Starbucks tumbler surprise, ticket and hotel deals, we talk to Michael Holland from the “From Out of the Past Podcast,” and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: Star Wars Celebration Japan just wrapped up and there were some new details about changes coming to Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Starting on May 22, 2026, guests will have more control over their experience piloting the Millennium Falcon. Crews will be in charge of the destination that they travel to. New locations like Bespin, the wreckage of the second Death Star around Endor, or Coruscant will be options. The engineers will also be able to communicate with Grogu. These additions will coincide with the theatrical release of The Mandalorian and Grogu. – https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/the-mandalorian-grogu-and-new-crew-controls-coming-to-smugglers-run/ https://blogmickey.com/2025/04/new-locations-smugglers-run-mandalorian-update-2026/ April is Earth Month, and this year Disneyland is doing something unique. Guests are being encouraged to participate in the Food Scraps program. The program takes uneaten food and turns it into nutrient-rich feed for farm animals. Galactic Grill, Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, Cafe Daisy, Pym Test Kitchen, Flo's V8 Cafe, and Cozy Cone Motel are participating. Guests are given a green food scraps container to place leftover food into, which can then be emptied into a green food-only receptacle. – https://www.micechat.com/413577-disneyland-news-star-wars-updates-70th-anniversary-offers-guest-problems/ An unexpected, but fun activity appeared in Toon Town this week. Signs for a missing churro have been posted around the land, with a phone number to call. When called, Donald Duck picks up and talks about his missing churro. – https://www.micechat.com/413577-disneyland-news-star-wars-updates-70th-anniversary-offers-guest-problems/ Fans of the Disneyland Starbucks tumblers have a new variation. This tumbler comes with one of two mystery pins. The tumbler itself is brightly colored with graphics depicting Disneyland attractions like the Tiki Room, it's a small world, Haunted Mansion, and more! – https://www.micechat.com/413577-disneyland-news-star-wars-updates-70th-anniversary-offers-guest-problems/ https://disneypinsblog.com/starbucks-tumbler-with-mystery-pin-pouch-at-disney-parks/?srsltid=AfmBOopOzc7lOklM6rS3y2mYUX5rGfb_HfVZ_C2MA-l8dLMuGyn_ghAh With the recent uncertainty from international travelers from outside the United States, Disney has created some hotel and theme park ticket deals. Currently, there is a SoCal Resident Ticket offer through May 15th, and a Disneyland Anniversary 4-day Ticket valid from May 16th through August 14th from $100 per day. – https://www.micechat.com/413577-disneyland-news-star-wars-updates-70th-anniversary-offers-guest-problems/ The fires at the beginning of the year in the Southern California area were tragic, and impacted so many. Disney committed $15 million to the effort back in January. Disney has added “Disney Field Days” where they go and bring carnivals with characters, games, activities, and more to locations impacted. Recently, two schools in Brentwood, Disney cast members and VoluntEARS put on these events – to over 900 students. Two people who lost special items in the fires got a version of them back. One eight-year-old lost her giant stuffed Tigger in the fire, Disney replaced it with one that had traveled around Disney's Animal Kingdom. A teacher, who lost her Disney-themed classroom in the fire, including her collection of mouse ears, was presented with over 50 ears from Disney Parks, stores, and VoluntEARS. – https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/la-fire-relief-efforts-how-disney-helps-the-communities-we-call-home/ SnackChat: New Sweets – https://www.instagram.com/p/DIwawmMx3iH/?img_index=7 Discussion Topic: Michael Holland host of From Out of the Past Podcast https://www.instagram.com/fromoutofthepastpodcast/ https://linktr.ee/hollandimaginarium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK7GRiUhhB8 https://www.youtube.com/@AlextheHistorian

This week on Shat The Movies, Gene and Big D close out the original Star Wars trilogy with a deep dive into Return of the Jedi (1983). Fueled by nostalgia, Minute Maid and vodka cocktails, and the crushing realization that not all endings stick the landing, the hosts explore the Ewok invasion, Jabba's deadly circus act, Boba Fett's humiliating demise, and the absurdity of Imperial helmet design. From Luke's questionable Force skills to the Empire's laughable "elite troops," nothing escapes the Shat boys' critical eye. Along the way, they celebrate Carrie Fisher's iconic (if problematic) gold bikini moment, mourn for Ewoks lost in battle, and dream up a darker, deadlier version of Endor warfare. Was this the fitting finale Star Wars deserved—or an early warning of Lucas' merchandising empire run amok? Tune in to find out! Plot SummaryA year after Han Solo's capture, Luke Skywalker launches a risky mission to free his friend from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt. After a daring escape involving Sarlacc pits, lightsabers and a lot of questionable strategy, the Rebel Alliance turns its attention to the Empire's new and even deadlier Death Star. Luke confronts Darth Vader once more, hoping to save his father from the Emperor's grip, while Han, Leia, and a band of unlikely Ewok allies attempt to destroy the shield generator on Endor. The fate of the galaxy hinges on battles fought in the forest and the throne room—where redemption, betrayal, and tiny bear-like warriors collide. Subscribe Now Android: https://www.shatpod.com/android Apple/iTunes: https://www.shatpod.com/apple Help Support the Podcast Contact Us: https://www.shatpod.com/contact Commission Movie: https://www.shatpod.com/support Support with Paypal: https://www.shatpod.com/paypal Support With Venmo: https://www.shatpod.com/venmo Shop Merchandise: https://www.shatpod.com/shop Theme Song - Die Hard by Guyz Nite: https://www.facebook.com/guyznite