Podcast appearances and mentions of James Duke

Everyone wants to know how to make money, how to lose weight, how to make friends and influence people. But before all that, more importantly, the first thing we got to know is how to think -- and as people who live our lives before God -- specifically, it is knowing how to think theologically.Hi, my name is Terence and I'm your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you. Today I review “How to Think Theologically” by Howard W. Stone and James O. Duke. 142 pages, published by Fortress Press in 2006. 2006 is the second edition. The fourth edition, published in 2023 is available in Amazon Kindle for USD14.99.Reviewing the 2nd not the 4th EditionWhy am I reviewing the 2nd edition and not the 4th edition? Because I got the 2nd edition for free. Even though I was not reviewing books for the past 6 months, I still made sure to get the Logos free book of the month. For June, the free book was “How to Think Theologically”.You might be wondering whether it's worth listening to a review of the second edition when, if you do read the book you would get the latest edition. In any case, my review is still helpful in your buying, reading, decision.First, whatever is good in the 2nd edition will be in the 4th edition. That is why there is a 4th edition.Second, when you hear all the good things I have to say about today's book, you might resolve, like I have, to never miss a free book deal. And if you did get the Logos free book for June, this review might just persuade you to read it.I Could Not Help You... Until TodayThe book resonates with me because it describes the one thing I have been trying to excel in all these years.When I was a young Christian I did not know what thinking theologically meant. I knew it was imperative for us to think biblically but what does that mean?I only understood after I read books like Don Carson's “Showing the Spirit”, a commentary on 1 Corinthian 12-14. That book fundamentally transformed my thinking process.Now, many good books later, I try to bring the Bible to bear in everything, to understand God and his work in myself, the people around me and the world across space and time.If you ask me, “Terence, I want to learn how to think theologically too, can you help? Can you do what you do best and recommend a book?”A few weeks ago, my answer would be, “I wish I had a simple guide for you. Everything I practise, I learnt it the hard way through many books, by many writers, on many diverse issues, over many years. You could read Don Carson's book but you would learn by observing the master. The master is not explaining what or why or how. He is busy doing the thinking through the Bible on the topic. In Don Carson's case, thinking through 1 Cor 12-14 on the topic of the Holy Spirit. I wish I have that one book to recommend to you.”And today, I have!Buy this book. Read this book: “How to Think Theologically” by Howard W. Stone and James O. Duke.Dynamic DuoHoward Stone is a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, theologian ,and professor emeritus at Texas Christian University. James Duke is Professor of the History of Christianity and the History of Christian Thought at Brite Divinity School.They have put together this concise how-to guide for Christians who never knew they were theologians and don't know where to start.So let me share my thoughts on the book.Embedded vs. DeliberativeFirst, I found the distinction between embedded theology and deliberative theology to be immensely helpful.This is the way I understand it. Embedded theology is what you grew up with in church; it's the air you breath. It's instinct, reflex, it's how you do the faith.Deliberative theology is questioning your growing up years; it's putting the air you breath into a mass spectrometer. It's inquisitive, reflective, it's asking why you do faith in this way and not that.Deliberative theology is the theology I tend to force unto the people around me. Embedded theology is what they wish we could all do instead.When we make a distinction, we are drawing a line, we are pointing out differences. Sometimes, often times, that leads to quarrels. Other times, making that distinction helps people to reconcile.We recognise that embedded theology is what everyone practises and it is good enough until it isn't. And then deliberative theology becomes necessary. Christians who are able to do deliberative theology within the faith are less likely to deconstruct themselves out of the faith.They are more equipped to handle crisis. In this book, the authors use many real world examples. But two stick out the most.First is the Great Hymnal Controversy. The church wrestles with whether to buy new and different hymnbooks to replace the ones falling to pieces. You can replace this controversy with the one you have in your church.The second crisis moves away from the religious assembly to the personal home. Tom's mother has terminal cancer and the doctor suggests removing life support. Tom doesn't know what is the right thing to do. All of us have faced devastating dilemmas before. And if you have not, you will.Do you know what to do? Do you know how to think theologically?The Reason You Read This Book: How-ToStone and Duke are here to help. They will teach us in a systematic way.The first three chapters of the book sets up the motivation and principles. Then the next four chapters show us how to do it, and lastly the final two chapters describes how thinking theologically works in the Christian community and in spiritual formation.When we come to the how-to chapters, the authors give us a template to work from. Three sets of diagnostic exercises covering three areas: The Gospel, the Human Condition and Vocation.I quote:Each question in turn (though not necessarily in order) can be applied to every issue that calls for our theological deliberation. The exercises surely will not cover all that could be said about the meaning of the Christian message of God. But they strike near the very heart of the concerns of Christian faith. In exploring these questions, something is disclosed of the breadth and depth of the Christian message. They provide a staging area for later, more complete, reflection.Let's look at the questions in the first set, the Gospel set.What is the gospel?How does the gospel reach the people?How do people receive the gospel and its benefits?Hmm... the questions are not ground-breaking. A bit basic. And that's the point, to go back to basics and re-evaluate our situation in light of the basics, the gospel!This is how it works, I quote:For the church council debating the purchase of new hymnals, a clearer understanding of the church's role in promulgating the gospel might have facilitated the discussion. Tom, who is already searching the Scriptures on his own for help in dealing with his mother's imminent death, might be prompted to seek more help from the church: as a companion to the Scripture in making the gospel of Jesus known and as a potential source of guidance and strength in making his hard decision regarding life-support removal.We now turn to the chapter on Human Condition. The questions are:What is the basic problem with the human condition? (What is Sin?)What is the resolution to that problem in the human condition? (What is Salvation?)How is the problem resolved? (What is the means of Salvation?)This chapter reminds me of another book I read, “Gospel Fluency” by Jeff Vanderstelt. Vanderstelt makes this audacious claim: “For every problem, the gospel is the solution.”When I first heard it, I thought, "That couldn't possibly be true."But as Vanderstelt explains, I begin to realise that, indeed, underlying every quarrel, addiction, fear and anger, is sin. And once I saw the True Enemy, it was easier to see The Solution, because there is only one solution to Sin, and that is Jesus Christ.So far we have only looked at two sets of questions. You can do so much with these questions.Find a quiet place to sit. Reflect on the questions that Stone and Duke ask in their book. Don't give the Sunday School answers. See the issue as a Christian.And when you do some reflections, you can be surprised at how an incidental reading leads to unexpected assurance.That was what I got.What is Sin is Not IncidentalIt all started when someone told me, “Nobody is born with a sin nature. We are all born as a blank slate.” In theology, this means a denial of Original Sin.I believe we are all born with Sin. But I went back to study why I believe so. Along the way, I read Augustine's Anti-Pelagian writing, which became a podcast review. I searched for Christian books that deny Original Sin, I couldn't find any. There are books that deny Original Sin, but they were not within the broad spectrum of the Christian faith.But the biggest pushback I faced seems to not be whether to affirm or deny Original Sin, but whether it even matters. The issue is not veracity, but practicality or necessity.Some say: “Why don't we accept both interpretations as equally valid? After all, many Christians hold different interpretations on many parts of Scripture and have learnt to look past these differences to unite on the main thing, the Gospel.”So I have been questioning myself over and over again, whether am I being unnecessarily difficult. Yet, over and over again, as I study Scripture, I cannot see how one church can hold two opposing interpretations on what Sin means.Stone and Duke's chapter on the Human Condition just reinforces my conviction that this matter is of critical importance.To be clear, this is not a book written to affirm or deny Original Sin. But I note that one of the questions they ask is: What is the basic problem with the human condition? In other words, What is Sin?How you answer this question affects how you understand salvation. What did Jesus do? He saved us from our sins. But what is Sin?And as the book makes clear, answering these questions affects how we live life. The authors do not see Sin as something out there, something that lives in the books of dead theologians to be dissected by theologians who have too much time in their hands.Sin is the basic problem with the human condition. Just this fact demands our every effort to get what it is right. We should not just sweep distinctions aside and claim all interpretations leads to Jesus.Not Just a Series of QuestionsI have only discussed two sets of the diagnostic exercises. The third set covers Vocation. The questions are:What deeds are Christians called to do?What are the reasons for performing a service or action?Why is one course of action the most fitting in a given situation?You could say, "If I knew how to answer those questions in the first place, I wouldn't be in a dilemma!"That is why we have to understand, the book is not just a series of questions. If it was, it would be two pages long and not 142 pages.There is more to the practise of theological reflection and the authors do a good job explaining them. Except when they don't.More Explanations Would Be BetterSome parts could be better explained.In chapter 3, the authors quote theologian David Kelsey. Kelsey lists four ways theologians draw biblical texts into theological reflections. According to Kelsey, the Word of God is identified in:Propositions about divine truthSymbolic expressions of faith experiencesRecitals of God's identityInvitations to existential possibilities for new lifeThen without further explanation the authors challenge the reader, I quote:Try listening for Kelsey's categories in the next sermon you hear. When the minister quotes Scripture, ask yourself: What is this speaker using the Bible to ask me to do? Or, put the same question to a sermon or lesson that you deliver: What are you asking your hearers to do when you quote the Bible?Challenge not accepted. I don't understand what Kelsey means by those four ways. I could guess but I should not have to.In chapter 8, the authors ask us to think critically using a process that includes description, analysis, framing a view, judgment and response.They explain what description means. They explain what analysis means. But they explain framing a view by describing how a camera frames the subject. I like photography. I know how to frame a subject. But I don't know how to transfer my photography skills into theological thinking.What is the difference between analysis and framing a view? The authors do not explain. I could guess but I should not have to.I appreciate how the authors want to keep the book short. They succeeded in doing that. But I wish they could have a few more extra pages so that they can explain things properly. And I guess many other readers thought so too because the 4th edition has 40 more pages. The book must be good if people want more of it right?Two Starting Points and One CorrectionHowever there was one part of the book that I felt needed correction.In the authors' introduction to the theological method, they describe two starting points. I quote:Christian theology is reflection on the faith in the Christian message of God in Jesus Christ. The connection between faith and God's message is an invitation to reflect either on the human side of the connection (faith) or on its divine side (God's message).These two tracks have given rise to a distinction between theologies with an anthropological or human starting point and those that begin with divine revelation.They then proceed to explain the merits and risks of each starting point. They give the impression that both are equally valid starting points. I disagree. I believe we should always start with divine revelation.When preparing for a sermon or bible study, we must start with the text. We mustn't allow the congregation's felt needs direct where the text wants us to go.When a preacher is doing a book series, preaching verse by verse, how much more amazing it is when we hear how the Word of God speak to the people's needs without the preacher ever knowing about them.The problem with the church today is our tendency to put us, our wants and needs, first and not God. We think we know better, but we don't. I could rant about this for hours but let's just skip to the part where I changed my mind.As I was preparing for this book review, I read up on the authors. Stone describes himself as psychologist, marriage and family therapist first, then theologian. So I started thinking from his perspective.And I realised I was framing the discussion wrongly. I was interpreting the two approaches strictly from a preaching or bible study point of view.In preaching, I still hold strongly to everything I just said. We start with the text.But when it comes to counselling, if I have Tom in front of me, and he has all these questions. If he agrees to the medical experts to withdraw life support for his mother, is it euthanasia or is it allow nature to carry its course? Is he honouring God or participating in the culture of death?As I listen to him, obviously my starting point is him. I would be scrambling to pick from my mind anything from Scripture that deals with his issue. So in counselling, the Word of God is responding to the believer's confusion, pain, doubts and fears.Then when I zoom out, reframe this conversation I am having with myself, I remind myself that the point of the book, is for everyone to think theologically about all parts of life. I was so zealous to establish divine revelation's primacy that I had tunnel vision.So instead of correcting the authors, I found myself corrected. And this is good. That means I am growing.Every Christian should experience correction. If a Christian never finds himself or herself corrected in the Christian walk, then humanity has just found the next perfect person after Jesus Christ.The People Who Should Read This Book and Don'tSpeaking of correction, I can think of many categories of people who should read this book but won't.Those who think theology is for overly-intellectual people. That is not true, the authors refute that from the get go.On the other extreme, those who think they already know how to think theologically. They are seasoned fighters in theological MMA. Bashing people online over doctrine is not theological thinking. You should read this.In an ideal world, everybody would read this book. In an ideal world, this book would be required reading to graduate from elementary school. Okay that's a bit exaggerated. Required reading to graduate from high school.This is because theology needs to be done in community. I quote:[Indeed,] theological reflection is insufficient if it is done in isolation. Theological reflection occurs in the context of community. Because it is communal, it is also collaborative and dialogical. Even though we eventually come up with our own unique operational theology, its formation occurs in testing, sharing, talking, and listening to others.If you and I both read this book, when we have a dispute, maybe over hymnbooks or something else, then if we say let's look at this biblically. We understand each other. Naturally, we each want to prove that we are right, but we now engage in a process of exploration and discovery.Even if I totally disagree with you, it is edifying for me that we looked at the issue through the Gospel, the Human Condition and Vocation, and went further from there. Although we have different answers to the questions, I could, in the years to come, reflect on your answers and eventually it might make sense to me and the process leads to my correction.So the experience is not of two warriors grappling in the octagon, trying to bash the other senseless, but it is of two seekers continually exploring the divine landscape in search of truth. Sharing what they have found in hopes that the other will join them on the correct path.OutroIn conclusion, this book is not the only way to learn how to think theologically. But it might be the most concise and practical guide for all Christians in that process.This is a Reading and Reader's review of “How to Think Theologically” by Howard W. Stone and James O. Duke. 142 pages, published by Fortress Press in 2006, which is the second edition. The fourth edition, published in 2023 is available in Amazon Kindle for USD14.99.For more book reviews and contact details, you can visit readingandreaders.com. Thanks for listening. Bye bye.Book ListHow to Think Theologically by Howard W. Stone and James O. Duke. Amazon 4th Ed. Logos 2nd Ed.

Did the heiress murder her friend? And, did the butler murder her?! The historically wealthiest families in the United States may sound familiar to you. Consider the Rockefellers, the Vanderbilts, the Waltons, the Hearsts... But, you probably don't immediately consider the Duke family, who pioneered the Tobacco industry. James Duke's only daughter Doris Duke was a woman wrought with scandal throughout her life, and today on Found Objects, we will tackle all that AND the mysterious death of Doris' long-time friend and employee, Eduardo Tirella. This was either the biggest murder cover up of the 1960s, or the most unfortunate case of the wrong place at the wrong time… Follow us on Instagram:instagram.com/foundobjectspodcastSources:“6 Most Frequently Asked Questions about Doris Duke.” Newport Restoration Foundation, 24 Jan. 2024, www.newportrestoration.org/6-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-doris-duke/.Amore, Samson. “How America's Most Famous Heiress Got Away with Killing Her Gay Confidant.” Advocate.Com, Advocate.com, 24 Jan. 2024, www.advocate.com/crime/doris-duke-eduardo-tirella#toggle-gdpr.Colacello, Bob. “Doris Duke's Final Mystery: Vanity Fair.” Vanity Fair | The Complete Archive, Vanity Fair, 1 Mar. 1994, archive.vanityfair.com/article/1994/3/doris-dukes-final-mystery.“Doris Duke - Facts, Death & Mansion.” Biography.Com, 2024, www.biography.com/celebrities/doris-duke.“Duke University's Endowment and the Duke Endowment.” Giving To Duke, Duke University, 12 Nov. 2020, giving.duke.edu/endowment/duke-universitys-endowment-and-the-duke-endowment/.The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “James Buchanan Duke.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 2024, www.britannica.com/money/James-Buchanan-Duke.Lance, Peter. “The Doris Duke Cold Case Reopens: The Only Known Eyewitness Speaks.” Vanity Fair, 5 Aug. 2021, www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/the-doris-duke-cold-case-reopens-eyewitness-speaks. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

American writer, advocate and commentator, James Duke Mason is the only grandchild of British actor, James Mason and media personality, Pamela Mason. He is also the only child of American singer Belinda Carlisle and movie producer/White House official, Morgan Mason. James tells us how the influences of his parents, living in Europe as a child, and being part of the LGTBQ+ community allowed him to create a successful path in politics, and as a writer for various publications (Huffington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, OUT Magazine and many more), and a queer advocate. Instagram - @jamesdukemason Facebook - @JamesDukeMason Twitter - @JamesDukeMason

Front Row Classics is celebrating one of the most respected actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood. March 15th marks the birthday of James Mason. Brandon is happy to welcome Mason's grandson, James Duke Mason to the show. Duke is a writer, commentator and advocate. We discuss his experiences living in both LA and Europe as well as his life in both show business and politics. Brandon and Duke also pay tribute to many of his grandfather's best performances. The best James Mason impersonators are also discussed. 

Happy Birthday James Mason! Front Row Classics is celebrating one of the most respected actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood. March 15th marks the birthday of James Mason. Brandon is happy to welcome Mason’s grandson, James Duke Mason to the show. Duke is a writer, commentator and advocate. We discuss his experiences living in … Continue reading Ep. 212- Celebrating James Mason with James Duke Mason →

Today's Show we have a quadruple dose of “5 Questions With…” as I bring back my 5 guests and 4 interviews from last week to get on the hot seat with five more silly and fun questions for my wonderful friends. First up is James ‘Duke' Mason, Duke is a huge advocate and activist for lgbtq rights, democracy as a political insider, and a great journalist with a substack newsletter on important issues of the day. Coming back soon is his Duke Downloads, which are great interviews with news makers, celebrities and personalities of interest to our lgbtq community. Next up are the handsome, engaged couple from the current season 35 of The Amazing Race. Joe Moskowitz and Ian Todd were already extreme travelers and adventure guys, and they make the perfect couple as they travel the globe with other racers this season. Both are also very successful in business and are smart, fun and it was so great getting to know both of them. Third on the hot seat is the very handsome and multi-talented Stewart Taylor. Stewart is an actor, singer, songwriter, dancer and model who moved from the East Coast to make his mark in entertainment in Los Angeles, and whose boyfriend he left behind to pursue those dreams, gave Stewart the idea of his newest hit song, “Favorite Ex.” I always love talking to Stewart who has worked with some of the biggest names in music and continues to impress me with his talent. Finally up is one of my favorite returning guests, Brandon Stansell has a new song out also based on love, his boyfriend whom he had to take his time courting before wondering what it would take to make it official. Brandon has a million dollar smile and wears his heart on his sleeve in both his music and emotions. Be sure to listen to his newest single, “That's What I Feel About You.” Be sure to check out my guest's Website at: jamesdukemason.substack.com stewarttaylorofficial.com and brandonstansell.com. Also you can find them on Social Media: @jamesdukemason @joemosk @ian_a_wanderer @imstewarttaylor and @brandonstansell Thank you for listening to the Left of Str8 Radio Network, hosted by Scott Fullerton. The Left of Str8 Radio Network was created for the LGBTQ Community and our Straight Allies and we talk to and about, celebrities and personalities from the worlds of Entertainment, Foodies, Music, Books, and Advocacy. We post our weekly lgbtq news show, The Rainbow Rundown on Mondays, Our Left of Str8 Interviews post on Thursdays and Fridays, and we post our bonus "5 Questions With...." our Interviewee's on Tuesdays. Our newest show, "Bears of a Certain Age," airs on its own YouTube Channel in our partnership with The Queer Centric every Wednesday. Please share with your friends and follow us on social media @leftofstr8 on Instagram, @leftofstr8radio on Twitter (X), and Left of Str8 Show on Facebook. If you like us, please give our episodes a 5 star rating so more people will find them in the Algorithm. Go to our website at www.leftofstr8radio.com to listen to all shows, enter contests, write questions to the show for Scott or Guests, and if you want to be a guest or host on the network. You can find the video podcast of each episode on YouTube and Spotify, and the audio podcast is available at all major distributors including: iTunes, iHeart Radio, GoodPods, Amazon Music, Audible, Google Podcasts and more. You can support the show on our Patreon Page for as little as $3 a month, $8 a month, or $13 a month, to help cover show expenses and other costs. you can find us over at www.patreon.com/leftofstr8 .............Thanks, Scott

Football analyst Duke Ellingson joins The Drive to relive a wild Saturday at TD Place, where this comeback ranks in franchise history, Dustin Crum's longevity as a starter, where the CFL game stands as a whole, and what makes a great coach.

In this podcast we explore the time period of the English Republic with Historian Anna Keay, author of the book "The Restless Republic: Britain without a Crown." This time period is often reduced to the time of Oliver Cromwell, but there are many other players and ordinary people who were affected by this tumultuous period. It was a time of great hopes that were never quite realized and a time of extraordinary violence. Dr. Anna Keay is the Director of the Landmark Trust; a British Non-Profit whose mission is to rescue buildings of historic and architectural significance. Dr. Keay is the former curator for the Historic Royal Palaces, she has a PhD from the University of London. In addition to her latest work on the "Restless Republic" she is also the author of "The Last Royal Rebel: the Life and Death of James Duke of Monmouth." 

James Duke is an accomplished guitarist who has played with some of your favorite Artists including Micheal W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, John Mark McMillan, A Silent Film, and various others. It was super nice to catch up with James and talk about the past, present and future. Thanks so much for tuning in. https://open.spotify.com/track/2MKKzKLEQovVnVPT9jmZ2Q?si=6af4d5c1245d40b6 Produced by Brian Jerin @jerinkid Music by Brian Jerin @jerinkid Artwork by Brian Trummell Host : Jeremy Alan Gould

Duke talks Week 17 in the NFL, who looks good heading into the playoffs, and what to expect next for Derek Carr and the Raiders, and Russell Wilson and the Broncos

Mack Brock and Josh Baldwin are coming in hot with the first episode of the Good At Sports podcast. They break down their favorite storylines of the 2022 NFL season, division winners… and losers. Then they are joined with guitarist and mixed martial arts expert James Duke to discuss UFC 279 and why Khamzat is the scariest fighter right now. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodatsportspodcast/support

Welcome to Episode 186 of the Worship Leader Probs Podcast! Buckle up - This is an episode jam-packed with conversations that are sure to entertain, encourage, and equip you in your ministry! Brian and Jen answer a key question in the segment, Sliding Into The DMs, that you, our followers, submitted. Then, they share their incredible conversation with James Duke, a phenomenal electric guitar player who plays on many of today's prominent worship tracks. Check it out - and like, comment, subscribe, and share with a friend! Learn more and stay connected with >>> Worship Leader Probs (instagram.com/worshipleaderprobs) // Brian Tabor (instagram.com/briantabor) // Jen Smale (instagram.com/jensmale) // James Duke (@thejamesduke) Special thank you to our friends at Maven Media Productions for editing the podcast [Follow @mavenmediaproductions and visit www.mavenmediaproductions.com], and our great friend Scott Hoke for the voiceover intro [Visit www.scotthokevoice.com].

Hello listeners and welcome back to World Forge! This week we're fresh off a wild weekend (finally) catching Hadestown and The Tallest Man on Earth live! In honor of this lovely weekend, we decided we'd take inspiration from our inspirations by combining things we love into fun new creations! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we decided to just fully give up on being able to come up with names for characters ourselves and decided to build characters based on random names of prescription drugs, which all sound like made up fantasy words anyway. This weeks rec room is to go and check out the Cuphead Show! If you liked the game or are just looking for something short and easily digestible on netflix we definitely hope you take a look! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

S2_E26 – Special Episode: Zena Highlights the Crucial Role of the Storyteller in Culture as a Guest on the Act One Podcast with James DukeRecently, I had the honor of being invited to be a guest on the Act One Podcast with James Duke, where I was encouraged to give my unfiltered opinions on anything related to art and Christianity. I trust I did not disappoint! While this special episode is considerably longer than our normal episode length, James and  I  discuss some major issues facing artists today that every Christian writer ought to be aware of as they endeavor to write their own projects. May you be challenged, encouraged, enlightened, and inspired by the ideas discussed in this special episode.DOWNLOAD FULL TRANSCRIPTS FOR FREE at www.thestorytellersmission.com. WHAT'S NEXT? Join us next Thursday for another exciting episode, whatever that may be! NEED HELP? The Storyteller's Mission online platform is your go-to place for help with all your writing needs. Sign up for one-on-one COACHING, get a SCRIPT CRITIQUE, or register for one of our  ADVANCED CLASSES ON WRITING today!TOPIC REQUESTS?  If you have a question or a specific writing related topic that you would like Zena to consider addressing in a future podcast, SEND AN EMAIL to info@thestorytellersmission.com. We'd love to hear from you!SPECIAL THANKSto CARLA PATULLO for the original music used in the intro and outro of this podcast. To find out more about this amazing talent, go to  www.carlapatullo.comSupport the show (https://paypal.me/missionranchfilms?locale.x=en_US)

Welcome back listeners to another episoede of World Forge! This week Piper and I are continuing our discussion of the custom world building prompts we cooked up for each other. We also may have accidentally included the first episode of our Hadestown fancast somewhere in the middle there. This weeks rec room is once again Pipers new podcast Eyre Buds! Each week Piper and friend of the podcast, Lillian Cotter, dissect a different adaptation of the classic novel Jane Eyre! Some are great, some are terrifying, but all are fun! Give them a follow HERE and wherever fine pods are cast! We also have to recommend you go and listen to Hadestown if you haven't yet. Not only is it one of our favorite pieces of media EVER but it also was clear inspiration for a lot of what we worked on in this episode! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Hello listeners and welcome back yet again! We've taken a bit of an unexpected holiday hiatus but now we are back with a real humdinger of an episode. This is part one of a 2 part series of episodes where Piper and I created prompts for each other to build upon. This time Piper lays the foundation for a fascinating world of political intrigue and forbidden magic, next episode it's my turn! We also have to recommend you go and check out Pipers new podcast Eyre Buds! Each week Piper and friend of the podcast Lillian Cotter dissect a different adaptation of the classic novel Jane Eyre! Some are great, some are terrifying, but all are fun! Give them a follow HERE and wherever fine pods are cast! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Guest co-host James Duke returns to the show with this fresh serving of air pop from Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Siberry.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we're going international as we are joined by our friends from Pigmavision from way down in Chile! Please go and check them out, they are wonderful people, podcasters, and supporters of the show! They can be found on twitter @pigmavision and on all major podcasting platforms! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Welcome back listeners to another episode of World Forge! This week we're taking on TWO topics for the price of one! First we spend some time talking about our experience creating episodic adventures and finding ways to accommodate players with inconsistent availability. We also take on a listener topic from our dear friend Angus who asks us to explore the idea of civilizations that predate known history! We had a lot of fun with these ones and we hope you will as well! We also recommend you go and check out Arcane on Netflix it's... just so good. As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Welcome back listeners to another episode of World Forge! This week we've got another episode about creating characters of a VERY PARTICULAR CLASS! We're talking about bards, probably for the first time, but honestly we're not sure. We also recommend you go and check out two of our favorite youtube channels: Sideways and Breadsword! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Welcome back listeners to another episode of World Forge! This week we're talking about the power of curses and haunted places. We explore the various forms a curse or hex can take, and how to build interesting stories and adventures around them. As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! How are your games going, and do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Welcome back listeners to WORLD FORGE SEASON 2! Yes finally we return from the dead to bring you a very exciting episode about... returning from the dead! That's right we're talking zombies, ghouls, vampires, and some rather unorthodox examples of creatures and characters that have been given a second chance at life. We're so glad to be back, and we have some really fun plans for new segments and topics this season, but mostly we really just missed you all! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! Where is your Big Bad Evil Guy currently living? Do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Welcome to the PCA NextGen Podcast! In this episode Willis & Morgan introduce themselves and share why PCA NextGen exists! Subscribe and share this with your family and friends. Connect with us at www.pcacdm.org. Morgan Cline, joined the youth staff at Mitchell Road in August 2019 after finishing a two year internship at a church in Knoxville, TN where she graduated from the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!). She loves watching college football and will remain a VFL (Vol For Life) no matter what the scoreboard says. Morgan loves any moment she gets to be with her family, especially her niece. Willis Weatherford is married to Mary, and he has three kids named Judah, Juniper, and James Duke. He is the Pastor to Students at Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Houston, TX – go ‘Stros! Besides that, he loves coffee, food, the outdoors, sports, running, and reading. We hope that you enjoy this episode! Thank you for listening.

Welcome back to another (rewind) episode of World Forge! We're traveling this week and weren't able to get an episode out in time for release so we hope you enjoy this look back into another classic episode of the show. This time we're talking about creating interesting evil lairs and bad guy hideouts. The place you conduct your business out of says a lot about you as a supervillain, so we want to help make sure all you villains out there are fully equipped to carry out your dark deeds in style! We talk about some of our favorite evil hideouts, and then go on to create some of our own including: a speakeasy for creatures of the night, and a magical baseball stadium/casino! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! Where is your Big Bad Evil Guy currently living? Do you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations? If so we can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! We're always excited to hear from our listeners, and if you send us something really interesting we may just share it on air! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

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Welcome back listeners to another episode of World Forge! This week we're talking about how we translate our characters into real world... stuff. Are cons real world? Idk they're real to us. We also appeared recently/are about to appear on our dear friend Ben from We Speak Common's podcast... We Speak Common! Go and check them out on all major podcasting platforms or on twitter at @wespeakcommon As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

Welcome back listeners to another episode of World Forge! This week we're telling stories based on a real life drunken purchase we made on the 4th of July. Yep the limits of our inspiration know no bounds. We also appeared recently/are about to appear on our dear friend Ben from We Speak Common's podcast... We Speak Common! Go and check them out on all major podcasting platforms or on twitter at @wespeakcommon As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

Hello Listeners! As you may have noticed we've been on a bit of an extended hiatus these last few weeks. Life has gotten the better of us and unfortunately we've had to push our upcoming episode back a bit. Don't you worry, more World Forge is coming soon, we just needed some time to rest and recharge, next week we'll be back with a full update on the state of the show as well as a fantastic guest episode with our friends from All My Fantasy Children! In the meantime please enjoy the rerun of a favorite episode of ours, based on our own and listener submitted dreams! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!

Welcome back listeners to another episode of World Forge! We're on the right side of episode 100 this week and we're quite pleased to be joined by our friends Zach and Chris from the Knights of the Rolled Table Podcast! This week we're plying our patented random prompt technology to building eccentric shopkeepers, and talking about the kinds of quests and adventures they can help provide us with. We hope you find some of these useful, fun, and informative :) Our lovely guests can be found on twitter at @rolledtable and @dungeonheads, please consider reaching out to them and supporting their work if you enjoyed their insight here! As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

It's Episode 100, what more is there to say! Thank you so much to all of you for your support and friendship these past 2 years, it truly means the world to us. As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

Hello again dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we are yet again taking a swing at helping one of our dear listeners add some spice to their world! Thanks so much to @kerfliggle on twitter for honoring us with the privilege of mucking about in your world for ~an hour and a half! Mostly we talk about dwarves, the blood of elves, and fountains of youth this week, but I think in general there's a lot here that could be fun to incorporate into ANY world in need of a few good adventures, so please let us know if you find ways to use any of our nonsense in your games! And not to keep going on about it or anything but we've got episode 100 coming up holy cats! We have a lot of exciting plans for that but mostly we want to be able to include your random prompts and questions live on air! So if there's anything you've been dying to know about us, or anything you want us to cover, please send in your questions, comments, and prompts to us on twitter @worldforgepod, or via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! If you send us a short (~1 minute) clip we'll do our best to listen to it live on air and respond! We're really excited to see all the awesome prompts you send our way, and can't wait to see what the future holds for World Forge :) As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

Hello listeners and welcome back to another very exciting episode of World Forge! This week we're coming to you from... well all over the place! We took a road trip over the weekend and decided to try and tell stories from the road, from the top of a mountain, and from a rained out tent. We had a lot of fun this weekend and we really hope you enjoy the change in format. If you did please let us know and we can do more like this in the future! Speaking of the future... we've got episode 100 coming up holy cats! We have a lot of exciting plans for that but mostly we want to be able to include your random prompts and questions live on air! So if there's anything you've been dying to know about us, or anything you want us to cover, please send in your questions, comments, and prompts to us on twitter @worldforgepod, or via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! If you send us a short (~1 minute) clip we'll do our best to listen to it live on air and respond! We're really excited to see all the awesome prompts you send our way, and can't wait to see what the future holds for World Forge :) As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

Hello listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week has us exploring the wildest of melee classes: the barbarian! Thanks Kara from twitter for recommending this topic, we LOVE getting to do these class based episodes and we hope that this scratches the barbaric itch you've been suffering from (you might want to see a doctor about that btw) As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

Hello listeners and welcome back to another World Forge rerun! This week we were unfortunately unable to record, so we've decided to rerelease our mothers day episode from last year in the mean time. Enjoy! "This is an episode for all the moms out there listening! Also everyone else... ok so it's for everyone really but mostly it's for moms! This week we take a look at some inspiring leading ladies from reality and fiction, and try to come up with our own fantasy matriarchs! We cover a lot of cool examples and land on a badass coal momma that wants nothing more than to create a safe life for her daughter, and a spitfire airship captain out for revenge with a faithful squad of soldiers in tow! We also had some really fun recommendations for you this week! Above all we hope you gave your mom a call on mothers day, but besides that we recommend you go and listen to The Hazards of Love by the Decemberists! It's an amazing indie rock opera about a baby rescued by a vengeful forest queen, and her struggle to hide him away from the human world. We also want to thank @great_lawful on twitter this week for giving us a really kind shoutout. Please go check them out if you're looking for more fun DnD content :) As always, if you enjoyed this episode or want to share any feedback please consider reaching to us on on social media! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod. We're also available via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com. We love to hear about all the ways you use and improve upon our ideas, and if you show us something really interesting we may just share it on air! And if you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review is the best way to support this podcast for FREE, because it helps get our show in front of new listeners! We also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Thanks again listeners, we'll be back again next week!"

Hello listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we are joined by a very dear friend of the podcast... Jarred Bournigal from Monsters & Multiclass! Jarred comes to us this week with a humble request: to help him build upon the world he's set his players to exploring over the past few years. Are we up to the task? Only time will tell dear listeners! We had a lot of fun with this one, and if you want to hear more of Jarred please consider checking out Monsters & Multiclass on twitter @monsters_multi and on all major podcast platforms! If you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations we want to hear them! And if there's anything that YOU want us to help build please let us know! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Hello listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we bring you not only a listener requested episode, but a lovely guest to talk about the topic they requested! We've got AelxBomb here talking about how to create interesting pairings of adventurers and their pets... or pets and their adventurers? Please go and check out Alex on her twitch stream at twitch.tv/aelxbomb and tell her how wonderful she is! If you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations we want to hear them! And if there's anything that YOU want us to help build please let us know! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Hello listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! We're back this week talking about how to use feasts, banquets, and fancy dinner parties as a way to help tell better stories! We share some of our thoughts on how to develop these types of encounters both mechanically and from from a roleplay perspective! We also want to recommend you go and give our good friends at Monsters and Multiclass a listen! I was recently fortunate enough to record a lovely little guest episode with them where I share some details about one of my DnD worlds, and about my worldbuilding process! They can be reached on twitter @monsters_multi and are available wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! If you have any ideas about how to improve or expand upon our creations we want to hear them! And if there's anything that YOU want us to help build please let us know! We can be found on twitter @worldforgepod and via email at worldforgepod@gmail.com! If you're feeling particularly generous, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or your podcasting app of choice! Leaving us a review or sharing our show with a friend are the best ways to support this podcast completely for FREE, and really helps to get our show in front of new listeners! We of course want to thank you all for tuning in, and we also want to thank James Duke for our amazing theme music, he can be found at jamesduke.info! Talk to you again next week listeners!

Act One Podcast - Episode 13 - Interview with Screenwriter and Comic Book Writer, Jim Krueger. Jim is an American comic book writer, novelist, and filmmaker. He is considered one of the top-rated writers currently working in American comics. In addition to creating his own comics properties such as The High Cost of Happily Ever After and The Runner, his projects include the prestigious X Trilogy from Marvel Comics, and Justice from DC Comics.The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Act One Podcast - Episode 12 - Interview with Screenwriter, Clare Sera.Clare Sera has written both live action and animated films for Disney, Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount, Universal and more. A few even got made including BLENDED with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, and the Warner Bros. animated film, SMALLFOOT. When she isn't writing movies, she helps to empower inner city gals with the world's greatest non-profit, WriteGirl.The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Act One Podcast - Episode 11 - Interview with Assistant Executive Director of the WGA West, Charles Slocum.Charles Slocum is an Assistant Executive Director at the Writer's Guild of America, West, and previously worked at Paramount Pictures as a financial analyst, NBC as a game show judge, and ABC as a Nielsen Ratings analyst. He has a BA from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in Theology and Film from Fuller Seminary where he wrote about the similarities between film and the Incarnation, and a ThM from Fuller looking at theology and culture. He is the former Board chair for Act One and now a Board member of MasterMedia International.The Act One Podcast is a weekly podcast that provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Act One Podcast - Episode 10 - Interview with music journalist and poet, Steve Turner.Steve Turner is an English music journalist, biographer, and poet, who has spent his career chronicling and interviewing people from the worlds of music, film, television, fashion, art, and literature. He regularly contributes to newspapers such as The Mail on Sunday and The Times and his many books include Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts, Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media and Entertainment, Hungry for Heaven: Rock and Roll and the Search for Redemption, U2: Rattle and Hum, Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now, and A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song. Originally from Northamptonshire, England, Turner's career as a journalist began as features editor of Beat Instrumental where he interviewed many of the prominent rock musicians of the 1970s. His articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, and the London Times, and he has also written several poetry books for both adults and children. He lives in London with his wife and two children. (From IVP website)The Act One Podcast is a weekly podcast that provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Act One Podcast - Episode 09 - Interview with author, Carrie Arcos. Carrie Arcos was born in Albany, NY. She studied English and Philosophy at Gordon College and received her teaching credential through Chapman University and her MA in Creative Writing from California State University Los Angeles. A teacher of high school and college students for years, she finally had the courage to pursue her own writing after the birth of her third child. It's never too late or the perfect time to chase after your dream. Her debut novel, Out of Reach, published to critical acclaim and ended up being a National Book Award finalist that year. Since then, she has continued to write books for young adults. Her latest novel, Skywatchers, is a thrilling, genre-bending mystery about the history of the Cold War and the UFO phenomenon. The book was recently optioned by a major production company to develop it into a feature film. Thank you to all the readers, librarians and booksellers that help get her books out into the world. Currently she lives in Los Angeles with her husband David and their three children. Learn more at www.carriearcos.com.The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Act One Podcast - Episode 07 - Interview with filmmaker and director of the new comedy film, Faith Based, Vince Masciale.Vincent Masciale is a director, producer, and co-founder of Lone Suspect, a production company based in Los Angeles. He has directed two feature films, television pilots, a digital series and comedy sketches for Funny or Die, and spent 10 years as an editor for companies like TMZ, National Geographic, Discovery, Fox, VH1, and MTV. Masciale has directed and worked with some amazingly talented actors over the years; Jason Alexander, Patton Oswalt, Jane Lynch, Daniel Stern, Tony Hale, Jon Heder, and Gary Cole, to name a few. His latest comedic feature, Faith Based, starring Alexander, Margaret Cho, David Koechner, and Lance Reddick was released on October 9th. Masciale's first feature Fear, Inc, a horror-comedy starring Abigail Breslin, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016.The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Act One Podcast - Episode 06 - Interview with television screenwriter, Jeremy Howe.Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jeremy moved to Los Angeles in 2002 for an internship at “The Young and The Restless.” After three long years in the CBS mail room, he was fortunate enough to get a Production Assistant job on the short- lived CBS sitcom “Out of Practice.” Following a season as a PA on The CW sitcom “The Game,” he was promoted to Writers' Assistant in 2007, where he was able to write his first freelance episode. After three seasons on The Game, Jeremy got another Writers' Assistant job in 2009 on the even shorter-lived sitcom “Hank,” starring Kelsey Grammer. When that show was cancelled, he chose to leave television to be a stay-at-home dad and turn his focus to writing movies. However, when he and his wife were both unemployed for a full year, he was able to join “The Big Bang Theory” as a Writers' Assistant in 2011, halfway through the fourth season. In 2013 he was promoted to Staff Writer and later Co-Executive Producer. Currently Jeremy is a Writer/Producer on “Young Sheldon.” Jeremy lives in Burbank with his wife and two children.The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Act One Podcast - Episode 05 - Interview with illusionist and author, Harris III. Harris III (“the third”) has almost 30 years of experimentation as a creative entrepreneur. Harris began his career at a young age, traveling the world as an award-winning, professional illusionist. He has performed for and spoken live to more than two million people in more than 30 countries on five continents. His performances have been televised to millions more on the Travel Channel and ABC Family. After traveling the globe and making a million dollars by the age of 21, only to go bankrupt a year later, Harris kick-started a decade-long journey to understand the stories we tell ourselves and how they drive all human behavior. Armed with a unique perspective, his career re-exploded as a world-renowned speaker, storyteller and entrepreneur.He is the creator of Transformation Theory and author of the book, The Wonder Switch. Tapping into his background as a professional magician and understanding the intersection of storytelling and wonder, Harris developed a structured process that can dramatically change a team's culture, or rapidly accelerate an individual's transformation, from the story they feel stuck in, to the life they want to live.In 2016, Harris founded the Istoria Collective, a consultancy and innovation lab. He is also the visionary entrepreneur and curator behind STORY, the world's premier gathering for artists, creators and storytellers. He is a sought after coach, creative consultant and experience designer, and a quiet producer behind a diverse slate of TV and film projects, backed by a 7-figure development fund. In 2019, he founded the STORY Foundation, a non-profit focused on raising up and empowering the next generation of storytellers to change the future.Through a diverse portfolio of projects, Harris is on a mission to help others find their way back to wonder, permitting them to change the untrue stories they tell themselves and begin to believe in magic again. He is succeeding at that mission, in ways only a magician who believes in real magic can.The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration about the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)

Recap episode! Kevin and Josh dive into some of their favorite soundbites from the first 20 episodes of FGI. This episode is a great refresher on what has been talked about and what FGI is intended to be, a weekly stream of information for all filmmakers to grow and learn about the business side of the industry. This episode highlights segments from Brandon Cox, James Duke, Mike D, Nick Matthews, Cat Sullivan, Andrew Ortoski, and more.

James Duke is an accomplished filmmaker, educator, and communicator. As an independent filmmaker, James has almost twenty years of experience in film, television, and video production. His credits include writing, producing and directing over a hundred award-winning short films, documentaries, and theatrical productions.

On today's podcast, Shelby Interviews Kayla Spencer who is a Clinical Herbal Practitioner with a deep love & understanding of plants. She shares her story growing up always feeling extremely connected to the earth and how the study of these healing herbs & plants has called to her from a young age. Kayla provides great insight into how she handles the plants & how everyone should; by sustainably growing and caring for them. These are highly intelligent living things that have the capability to work alongside the human body and heal it! Time to awaken to this fact and this episode will give you the resources & knowledge you need to do just that! Follow Kayla Spencer on IG @sagedfibers Book Recommendations: The Yoga Of Herbs By Dr. Vasant Lad Teachers: Rosemary Gladstar, James Duke, Matthew Wood, Thomas Easley, David Hoffman, JJ Pursell --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/panaceagoddess/message

Jeremiah and Courtenay Bowser discuss faith and its role in the decisions we make and the lives we live. They also highlight the release of their friend Christie Purifoy's new book "Roots and Sky - A Journey Home in Four Seasons!" This episode's music: "Faithful" - Jeremiah Bowser, James Duke