Podcast appearances and mentions of Gary T Mcdonald

28th episode of Packets and Bolts: The podcast about technology, life, philosophy, and everything in between. Tonight we talk to Gary T. McDonald, author of the book The Gospel of Thomas (The Younger): Gospel as Novel, Novel as Gospel. Interview begins at: 1:11:05 Gary T. McDonald is a fifth generation Texan who now lives in California. While studying at Southern Methodist University, his first play won the John Rosenfield Playwriting Contest which provided a scholarship for his graduate work there. His first film, OM-E, OM-I, was a finalist for the Student Film Oscar Nomination. On the basis of his work, he was selected to participate in a special summer-long intensive Method acting training program conducted by film director and star Dennis Hopper at his ranch in New Mexico. After graduating, he worked in television news for five years, then directed and produced award-winning documentary programs for PBS in association with the Criminal Justice Institute in Huntsville, Texas. https://gary-mcdonald-asj6.squarespace.com/ Grab a drink and let's dive into the Gnostic Gospels... *** Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

Gary T. McDonald is a practicing Buddhist and an award-winning playwright and filmmaker with a life-long interest in the origins of Christianity. His latest film is The Fourth Noble Truth (winner of the Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival). 'The Gospel of Thomas (the Younger)' is his first novel and is the basis for his forthcoming historical epic 'The Blood of Men and Angels..' Tina Rae Collins is an internationally known, award-winning author who has published twenty-three books, including a novel, nine juvenile novels, a fable, two poetry books, a religious book for women and one for children, a collection of religious articles, a doctrinal book about the end times (The Gathering in the Last Days), a biography of her deceased son Aaron (Aaron Collins Did That), her Masters thesis (Snow White: The Story of Eve's Redemption), her doctoral dissertation (We Are Emmanuel: How Man Became God), and, after leaving Christianity, her books The Judaeo-Christian Myth, Yahweh on Trial, and The Truth Is a Funny Thing (written for young people whose parents are atheist/agnostic). She received a bachelors degree in English from Pikeville College and a Masters degree in Theology and PhD in Biblical Studies from Northwestern Theological Seminary. She resides in Lexington, Kentucky, and spends her free time enjoying her two daughters and six grandchildren who live nearby and visiting her older son in China.

Cynthia Jeub was raised in a cult of sorts. She is the 3rd oldest of 16 kids and her parents believed God wanted them to avoid birth control of all kinds, and try to breed as much as possible. Cynthia was to marry young and become a baby-making handmaiden, after having been a sister-mom to her younger siblings since childhood. Her family was highlighted on the reality show "Kids By The Dozen".   Cynthia is now a freelance writer, blogger, and author. She writes about the deconstruction of faith, mental illness, abuse recovery, economic justice, and philosophy at cynthiajeub.com. She is working on a memoir about her childhood, Music in the Dream House, which is being sponsored through her Patreon.   Cynthia's website: www.cynthiajeub.com Cynthia's Twitter: @Cynthia Jeub  Cythina's Patreon (to support forthcoming book): Patreon.com/cynthiajeub   Gary T. McDonald Gary McDonald is a fifth generation Texan who now lives in California. A practicing Buddhist, Gary has had a lifelong interest in the origins of Christianity. These two strands culminated in his first book THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS (THE YOUNGER), a post-modern novel which is both a gospel and a novel that attempts to reboot the Jesus mythology. The Gospel of Thomas (The Younger), while telling a captivating story, also replaces a theology based on deity worship with a prescription for living a full and happy life. It offers a humanistic and secular view of Jesus and Christianity, if such a thing is possible. It shows how Christianity took a wrong turn early on and does its best to set it straight.   We taped this conversation on April 21, 2019. Thanks for listening and "Be a Yes-Sayer to What Is".   We interview people you don’t know, about a subject no one wants to talk about. We hope to encourage people in the process of deconstructing their faith and help curb the loneliness that accompanies it. We think the world is a better place when more people live by sight, not by faith. Please subscribe to our podcast, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, we offer these podcasts freely. And your support truly makes a difference. You can support us monetarily in two easy ways: you can pledge a monthly donation through Patreon. that’s www.patreon.com/eapodcast,  or leave a lump-sum donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com.   ​Produced by Cass Midgley and Marie D'Elephant Website: everyonesagnostic.com Facebook: fb.me/everyonesagnostic Twitter: @evry1sagnostic  Instagram: @everyonesagnostic Patreon: link D'Elephant: mariedelephant.com

Gary T. McDonald is a practicing Buddhist and an award-winning playwright and filmmaker with a life-long interest in the origins of Christianity. His latest film is The Fourth Noble Truth (winner of the Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival). 'The Gospel of Thomas (the Younger)' is his first novel and is the basis for his forthcoming historical epic 'The Blood of Men and Angels..'

Gary T. McDonald is a practicing Buddhist and an award-winning playwright and filmmaker with a life-long interest in the origins of Christianity. His latest film is The Fourth Noble Truth (winner of the Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival). 'The Gospel of Thomas (the Younger)' is his first novel and is the basis for his forthcoming historical epic 'The Blood of Men and Angels..' Peter Bolland is the humanities and philosophy department chair at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California where he teaches world religions, Asian philosophy, world mythology, and ethics. Bolland is also a columnist for Unity Magazine and the San Diego Troubadour, writing about the intersections between the world's wisdom traditions. He brings his philosophical and comparative religions expertise to a wide variety of community venues like The Chopra Center, The Osher Institute at San Diego State University, The San Diego Vedanta Monastery, San Diego Oasis, and many more. Bolland is also an award winning singer-songwriter and poet. Learn more at peterbolland.com.

Gary T. McDonald is a practicing Buddhist and an award-winning playwright and filmmaker with a life-long interest in the origins of Christianity. His latest film is The Fourth Noble Truth (winner of the Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival). 'The Gospel of Thomas (the Younger)' is his first novel and is the basis for his forthcoming historical epic 'The Blood of Men and Angels..' Lewis Shiner was born in 1950 and played in rock bands from high school on. Previous novels include Black & White, the award-winning Glimpses, and the cyberpunk classic Frontera. He's written about music for the Village Voice, Pulse, Crawdaddy, and others. His short fiction has been reprinted in a number of best-of-the-year anthologies, and his latest collection is 'Heroes and Villains: Three Short Novels and a Fable'. He lives in North Carolina.

Gary T. McDonald is a practicing Buddhist and an award-winning playwright and filmmaker with a life-long interest in the origins of Christianity. His latest film is The Fourth Noble Truth (winner of the Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival). The Gospel of Thomas (the Younger) is his first novel and is the basis for his forthcoming historical epic The Blood of Men and Angels. Ronald Colby began his career as a playwright and actor in New York City. Stolen away to Hollywood by director-writer Francis Ford Coppola, Ron began producing films and television. Always wanting to try his hand at a novel, he began writing Night Driver two decades ago, but the rigors of film work kept pulling him away and later to concentrate on writing and directing feature documentary films. After years of fitful starts, Ronald walked away from film and completed Night Driver.

David & Steve talk with Gary T. McDonald, the writer/director of "The Fourth Noble Truth," which is coming to theaters June 5.