Podcast appearances and mentions of nathan pyle

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Nathan Pyle, creator of the massively followed Strange Planet webcomic on Instagram which features blue aliens having very matter-of-fact conversations. He shares his journey from zero to six million followers and turning the webcomic into t-shirts, plushies, a book, and even a TV series for Apple TV+. Tune in to Ibele and Pyle to hear: *How Pyle teamed up with Dan Harmon to produce the Strange Planet TV show *Which monetization routes are best for internet artists *The number one thing that will grow your following online Social Links: *Follow Strange Planet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanwpylestrangeplanet/ *Watch Strange Planet on Apple TV+: https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/strange-planet/

Today's guest is illustrator and artist Nathan Pyle. I was first introduced to him through an Instagram post that was shared with me. It showed some real life pigeons walking around on the street, but Nathan had added captions and stickers to it to create a story. I don't remember exactly what was happening but I remember loving it. I followed him on Instagram and my life was forever changed. Nathan Pyle is the creator of the wildly popular comic strip 'Strange Planet.' It's turned into 3 different books and now into a TV series for Apple TV+. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Nathan where we discuss parenthood, how he transitioned from teaching Theology to art and watching his work being turned into a TV series.

“I moved to New York fifteen years ago. Didn't really have much interest in drawing at that time—vaguely interested, but when I found Threadless, this whole community of artists on the internet who help each other and bounce ideas off each other, and it was a way to make money,” says Nathan Pyle. In many of the episodes in Dan Harmon's show Community, the character Abed is actually wearing a graphic tee from Threadless, a Chicago-based design company who crowdsource unique graphic tee shirt ideas. At the time, the company paid about $2,500 for beloved designs. “It took me a long time. I think I did 100 submissions, at least, before I got my first license. Before anyone purchased anything. But, in those 100 submissions, I was learning a lot, I was making friends. That was me creating, doing something at night, while I worked another job in the day.” Over time, Pyle learned more and more about designing. Eventually, this hobby helped pay about 20 percent of his income. Eventually, it completely took over and in 2021, Pyle teamed up with Dan Harmon to create Strange Planet for Apple TV. Want more? Steal my first book, Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend as we're giving away 100,000 copies this year. It's based on over 400 interviews here at Creative Principles. Enjoy! If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60-seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom on your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this totally '80s installment marks my 89th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. This installment, titled "Forever Freestyle," celebrates probably the broadest timeline covered by my classic and current collections, featuring material from every decade between 1930 and 2020. My Fuzzy Feature highlights the 1980s miniseries, network series and the 2009 reboot of "V," including a contemporary clip from my "TV is the New Reading" podcast. I track some Cross Connections through the casts of the original and the reboot such as Jossverse connections to Morena Baccarin, Alan Tudyk and Gina Torres and original series connections through Michael Mantell and Richard T. Jones. A flashback episode of "My Name is Earl" featured an appearance by long-acknowledged Golden Thread Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey. And several arterial connections showed up in "Mercy" including Michelle Trachtenberg, Jane Mulgrew and Elisabeth Moss; "Boston Legal" including Jane Lynch, Megan Mullally and Prime Connector Stephen Tobolowsky with William Shatner, Rene Auberjonois and Armin Shimerman. In my Classic Collection, cataloging discs 1476 through 1500, I encountered an ad for a two-disc set packed with '80s dance hits called "Forever Freestyle." You can see the ad here: https://youtu.be/ZDNlUl706Ls Based on finding it in my collection I added the songs in that compilation to my music collection. Also, I found one of two German-language episodes of "Monty Python's Fliegende Zirkus," the Bravo rebroadcast of "Six Feet Under" episode "Eat a Peach," and a Lexus ad featuring some brilliant stage-management tagged "The safest accident is the one that never happens." You can see that one here: https://youtu.be/Xw3-hOE3l8M Plus comments on "Hamlet 2," "The Prisoner," "The Ninth Gate," "CATS," "The Riches," "Fringe," Ellen hosting the Oscars, a documentary on the 2008 presidential election called "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" and the 1952 movie "Desk Set." In my Current Collection I talk about the "BoJack Horseman" finale and connections between that and the final season of "Six Feet Under." Also, comments on "Quantumania," "Soup to Nuts," "Michael Shayne, Private Eye" and the third season premiere of "Only Murders in the Building." In What I've Been Watching, comments on "Elemental," "Barbie" and "Grace & Frankie," as well as "Project Runway" and "Crime Scene Kitchen." And in my streaming selections, I took in the series premiere of Nathan Pyle's "Strange Planet" on Apple TV. Fun show! TOP ELEVEN: Here's a "Top Eleven" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about. Enjoy! 

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Superman Legacy Cast Gets a Little More Super According to reports, James Gunn's Superman Legacy continues to fill out it's cast with three new notable additions: Nathan Fillion will portray Green Lantern, Guy Gardner; Isabela Merced, most known for Dora and the Lost City of Gold is set to appear as Hawkgirl, and X-Men: First Class's Edi Gathegi joins the fray as Mister Terrific. That's a lot of super-powered folk for David Corenswet's burgeoning Supes to contend with! Oppenheimer truly dropped the bomb? Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan confirmed that the soon-to-be-released film has zero CGI shots. Seems disturbing when you think the movie is about the atomic bomb, but Nolan wants scenes to feel seamless so he used old school movie magic with new technology for IMAX, using forced perspective to film the recreation of the Trinity test, the first-ever test explosion of a nuclear bomb in 1945. It's time to suit up, bub. Deadpool 3 actor, writer, and producer Ryan Reynolds broke the internet on Monday revealing a first look of Hugh Jackman's yellow, comics-accurate Wolverine suit on the set of the upcoming movie. The yellow Wolverine suit has been referred to and joked about for years in other X-Men-related movies, but it seems it will finally be donned by Wolvie himself. And in more Deadpool 3 news, Jennifer Garner is set to return to her role of Elektra after nearly 20 years. Trailer Park! Ahsoka Star Wars released a two-minute trailer for Ahsoka the Disney+ show starring Rosario Dawson that drops next month. It will start with a two episode premiere which is becoming a trend for Star Wars, with mostly positive reaction from fans. Blue Beetle DC dropped its final trailer for Blue Beetle, releasing in theaters on August 18. The trailer shows an extended look at the Scarab AI that selects Jaime Reyes as its host and shows us more of the film's villain. Bob Marley: One Love Secret Invasion star Kingsley Ben-Adir who plays Gravick will play Reggae icon Bob Marley in the biopic, One Love, coming to theaters on January 12, 2024. Napoleon The first trailer for Ridley Scott's next epic war film, Napoleon, has debuted. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby and has a theatrical release date of November 22. The Nun The ninth film in The Conjuring franchise, The Nun 2, has a new trailer to horrify audiences. The film is set to premiere on September 8. Bestselling graphic novel and webcomic creator Nathan Pyle will see his creations come to life on AppleTV+ with the debut of Strange Planet in August. Rick and Morty and Community co-creator Dan Harmon serves as executive producer for the 10 episode adult animated series. Shang-Chi star Simu Liu confirmed on Meta's new Twitter competitor Threads that the highly-anticipated sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been delayed saying, “Was told it would follow Avengers, but that keeps pushing back due to circumstances beyond my control.” It was another disappointing week in the box office, with Insidious the Red Door opening to a $32.7 million dollar domestic box office, taking the top spot away from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which only brought in $26.5 million domestically in its second weekend. The faith-based movie about child sex trafficking, The Sound of Freedom, made headlines after earning $40 million in its first week of release and placing 3rd at the domestic box office, despite high profile, big budget competition, and controversy surrounding statements from its lead Jim Caviezel. A deleted scene confirming the High Evoluationary's fate was released, showing that the widely-hated villain is indeed alive if not 100% well. This is a different ending than most of Marvel's villains receive.

In recent years, TikTok has exploded onto the social media scene, dominating the attention span of the youth set. TikTok's users now spend more time each month watching content than YouTube users. Songs routinely surpass a billion video views and according to the company, 100 songs have racked up over 50 billion views on over 125 million creations. Five of these reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. In this episode we are joined by Nathan Pyle from Nashville, Tennessee. Nathan is General Manager of Songfluencer, a music tech startup that uses data-driven technology to earn music success on TikTok. Nathan walks us through the TikTok phenomenon, its impact on the music ecosystem and how artists are using TikTok to amplify their audience. Check out Songfluencer at songfluencer.com and get in touch with Nathan at nathan@songfluencer.com ... Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/ Learn more: beatseeker.fm Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

"What is Songfluencer and how do they help artists?" "What can artists with small budgets do to set themselves up for success?" "How important is context when it comes to making content?" --- Nathan Pyle, the General Manager of Songfluencer, was the guest on this week's episode of the unsigned podcast. For those that don't know, Songfluencer is a marketing agency that helps labels and artists to top influencers across social media with a strong focus on TikTok. In this episode, Nathan dives into his background a little bit before giving a full breakdown of what influencer marketing is, how Songfluencer works, and that you don't need any money to get things going yourself! More Studio Talk: How To Get Playlisted in 30 Days (online course) Monday Morning Manager Newsletter Blog Instagram Youtube Twitter #BlackLivesMatter, please support in any way you can. List of resources: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/

Nos adentramos en el mundo de los reacondicionados con un par de consejos. Hablamos del nuevo trailer de Fundación y los Beats Studio Buds Patrocinador: El purificador de aire Dyson Purifier es tu mejor aliado https://www.dyson.es/es para este verano. Es un potente ventilador que proyecta aire purificado y fresco por toda la estancia para que puedas respirar un aire más limpio. Un ventilador silencioso https://www.dyson.es/es para poder dormir en las noches más calurosas de verano. Nos adentramos en el mundo de los reacondicionados con un par de consejos para todos vosotros, repasamos todas las ventajas de los nuevos Beats Studio Buds, y nos quedamos con muchas ganas de ver Fundación que por fin tenemos un trailer completo. Fundación (novela) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundaci%C3%B3n_%28novela%29 Serie Fundación: El tráiler de la adaptación de Asimov es un escándalo https://www.lavanguardia.com/series/20210628/7563104/fundacion-serie-apple-tv-trailer.html Beats Studio Buds vs. AirPods and AirPods Pro - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/25/beats-studio-buds-vs-airpods/ Watch Apple Refurb deals and save up to 40% - Refurb Tracker https://refurb-tracker.com/ Apple TV orders 'Strange Planet' adaptation from Nathan Pyle and 'Rick and Morty' creator Dan Harmon - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/23/apple-tv-strange-planet-rick-and-morty-dan-harmon/ Apple avisa a varios filtradores con una recomendación legal: su trabajo “puede confundir a los consumidores” https://www.applesfera.com/rumores/apple-avisa-a-varios-filtradores-recomendacion-legal-su-trabajo-puede-confundir-a-consumidores Puedes ponerte en contacto con nosotros por correo en: alex@barredo.es Suscríbete al boletín de información diario en https://newsletter.mixx.io Escucha el podcast diario de información tecnológica en https://podcast.mixx.io Nuestro grupo de Telegram: https://t.me/mixxiocomunidad

This episode contains: We recorded early because of the 4th of July! We talk birthdays, board games and BBQs. Homo what?!: 'Dragon man' fossil may replace Neanderthals as our closest relative. Homo longi may have been adapted for harsh environments, allowing them to disperse throughout Asia. Somehow a comic book taught Steven about Neanderthals, but not really. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210625120419.htm What's cooler and being cool?: Physicists bring human-scale object to near standstill, reaching a quantum state. How still is still? On the quantum level, nothing is still. We talk about how this experiment even worked, and question it's dubious math. Still cool though. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210617143625.htm Science Fiction: LOKI. LOKI. LOKI. We talk about episodes 2-4, The Variant, Lamentis, and The Nexus Event. We discuss, in a non-violent way, whether or not there is a multiverse in the MCU. We question the intent of the TVA, and what happens when Loki stops being a Loki. We also talk about the first two episodes of the 5th season of Rick and Morty! Super awesome episodes, but we are still bummed that there's not an easy streaming way to watch it. We talk about and look forward to the unholy union of Dan Harmon and Nathan Pyle. Ben watched Infinite and gives an amazing synopsis that is punctuated with his not-so-amazing review.

This week—new leaks give us our best look yet at iPhone 13! We got details and pics to share. Plus: Apple has a stunningly new retail location, and we review their most beautiful retail stores, and we review the dizzying number of new original shows and movies coming to Apple TV+—it might finally be worth the price! Get 2-3 episodes of CultCast Off Topic each and every week for just $6! Off Topic is a new weekly variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah and friends, decidated to tech, gaming, culture, and more. Join Cult Support, good friend! This episode supported by Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CarryCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace New iPhone 13 dummies and renders show incremental changes Leaker Sonny Dickson showed off iPhone 13 dummies Wednesday of four possible models that could be released this fall, in addition to case renders and video of a case, included below. They all suggest a handful of tweaks to iPhone 12 that may be forthcoming in the new models. iPhone 13 will come with new, improved batteries and faster 5G for many users The next-gen iPhone will boast “more flexible SiP battery modules and LCP antenna modules,” backing up previous rumors that it will come with a new, improved battery and bring new ultra-speedy mmWave 5G to new countries. 1 in 5 customers say they'd skip iPhone 13 due to superstition A massive 74% of people surveyed think Apple's next iPhone should be called something other than “iPhone 13.” And triskaidekaphobia — aka fear of the number 13 — could stop one in five Apple users from buying the next-gen smartphone if it bears that name. Apple's new Tower Theatre store in LA looks preposterously beautiful Apple previewed its newest retail location at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday. The company announced the store's Thursday opening in conjunction with the launch of the Today at Apple Creative Studios global mentorship initiative for young creatives. Here's when Foundation and other big shows hit Apple TV+ The free Apple TV+ trial offered when the service debuted runs out at the end of June, and the iPhone-maker is trying to build excitement for upcoming series by announcing their debut dates. Apple TV+ prepares a visit to Nathan Pyle's whimsical Strange Planet Dan Harmon will reportedly turn Nathan Pyle's humorous Strange Planet webcomic into an Apple TV+ animated series. This will combine a comic that's already become a series of best-selling graphic novels with the creator/writer of Rick and Morty.

Peacock is finally coming to Amazon Fire TV and tablets; Apple will produce an animated series based on Nathan Pyle's 'Strange Planet' webcomic

Peacock is finally coming to Amazon Fire TV and tablets; Apple will produce an animated series based on Nathan Pyle's 'Strange Planet' webcomic

Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby!

Today we sit down with Nathan Pyle the general manager of Songfluencer, an influencer marketing agency in Nashville that operates within the Music Industry. We talk about his journey to get to where he is now, how songfluencer helps artists get their music discovered and more. Find out more about PLA Media and how we can help you move forward in your career by visiting our website. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

La primavera è iniziata e fermarla ormai è impossibile, la cosa più straordinaria che possiamo concederci è l'immaginazione che non ci ha abbandonato. Oggi a Bookcrossing parliamo di fughe e di quanto sarebbe bello scappare giusto per il tempo di tornare a respirare un po'!Buon ascolto e buone letture!

Bret and Eric Weinstein have been on a mission to save the world. As we've seen in the last two videos they want to save humanity which is itself the cause of our crisis. After the Cold War Francis Fukuyama imagined that from then on out it would be Democratic capitalism that brought in the eschaton, but no such luck. The Intellectual Dark Web, or what's left of it after the recession of the first Jordan Peterson wave is trying to have a religious conversation while trying to avoid religion and it isn't working. Religion is the longest continuous conversation on the planet. What might the prophet Isaiah have to say in this? A lot. Weinstein and Schmachtenberger Grope towards Eschatology https://youtu.be/EsvG3zbKGa4 Weinstein and Schmachtenberger Search for Fullness Beyond Status and Pleasure https://youtu.be/4bzwv7mzzCc Portal 27 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kast-media-2/the-portal-2/e/68383234 GK Chesterton Heretics https://amzn.to/3aNvmTG McGrath and Bret Weinstein Unbelievable https://youtu.be/kRx2uNMJFnU Rod Dreher Pilgrims vs Tourists https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/pilgrims-vs-tourists-zygmunt-bauman/ Christine Hayes and the Metadivine Realm https://youtu.be/wRPqtGywkCw God #1 and #2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/12aGC_PjUWIDegMKZ1UYOwB4XTja90CTkO8lR2UBUsCM Kate Bowler on Twitter https://twitter.com/KatecBowler/status/1247545818992857091 NYTimes piece https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/kate-bowler-cancer-coronavirus.html Nathan Pyle https://twitter.com/nathanwpyle Glen Scrivener and Tom Holland https://youtu.be/a0xCs2EfiXA Jordan Peterson Choose Your Sacrifice https://youtu.be/ZjI7vqizTRc Death https://youtu.be/_m3f79PvBXU Click here to meetup with other channel viewers for conversation https://discord.gg/2uUhZBK The link will prompt you to download the software for this free group messaging service. This link updates every 100 users so look for the most recent videos if this link doesn't work. If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://paulvanderklay.me/2019/08/06/converzations-with-pvk/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos. To support this channel/podcast on Paypal: https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin (BTC): 37TSN79RXewX8Js7CDMDRzvgMrFftutbPo To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) qr3amdmj3n2u83eqefsdft9vatnj9na0dqlzhnx80h To support this channel/podcast with Ethereum (ETH): 0xd3F649C3403a4789466c246F32430036DADf6c62 Blockchain backup on Lbry https://lbry.tv/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Join the Sacramento JBP Meetup https://www.meetup.com/Sacramento-Jordan-Peterson-Meetup/ Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A  

Steph and Cam discuss a (somewhat) recent controversy sparked by a Tweet made on webcomic artist Nathan Pyle’s Twitter about the march for life and “pro-life” movement in general back in 2017. It raised some questions and concerns amongst progressive fans about whether or not this creator is anti-abortion. Cam and Steph talk about how it seems that he has left it up to interpretation with a half-baked answer following the backlash. Also, this episode has a handful of those infamous poOoOoOlarizing opinions, so…be warned. Like whatchur hearing? Please consider supporting us! Subscribe and turn on notifications for our YouTube Channel here: bit.ly/dacvids! Music by Jonathan Stutz: stutzmusic.bandcamp.com ♥THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!♥ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drunk-art-chat/support

This week on Thought Cops we're joined by Lars and Joe of The First Podcast. We were also on an episode of theirs that has yet to come out, but in the meantime check out the Officer Grant solo episode. Support the show on Patreon Show Notes IF YOU'RE IN OR AROUND CHICAGO AUGUST 22ND, make sure to buy tickets for the Boomer vs. Zoomer tour, featuring former guests of Thought Cops Asterios Kokkinos, Mumkey Jones, and Sriracha. We'll be opening for them. Get your tickets now! We've also got a beef with Tinder trying to pull an April Fool's Day joke IN FUCKING MARCH. Hope nothing in TINDER headquarters is FLAMMABLE, if you know what I mean. This episode we also poke holes in the problematic "consent condoms," and discover that despite his clear disdain for humanity by plaguing humanity with terrible comics, Nathan Pyle is somehow "pro-life." Turns out I'm technically "pro-choice" now, because I'll terminate my own life if he keeps making comics. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Program Support the show on Patreon Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick.

In this episode of Greenhouse Rants, Tyler Thrasher goes full force on the rant side of things. A good chunk of the episode is dedicated to those who've lost their sense of compassion- social media terrorists who power jerk to their ability to ruin someone's life in split second. Tyler Thrasher also rants about those who leave living creatures in his lab and parents who don't look after their horrible HORRIBLE children at parks. This is all followed by some pleasant question answering and wraps up with an electronic track by yours truly titled, "It Woke Me Up" from his Polymer EP.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tylerthrasher)

Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking shop! Dave dives in on his full experience at ECCC this year, including some wonderful critters he met and his interaction with a rep from Nickelodeon. Dave answers the burning question — Did he do well enough to justify going back next year? Following this, Brad shares his thoughts on the recent success of Nathan "Strange Planet" Pyle. Next, the guys answer the questions on options in going digital. BUT FIRST, Dave tells us about his lovely ECCC roomie, Inktober's Jake Parker. 00:00 — ECCC Rooming with Jake Parker 04:40 — Dave’s ECCC recap — will he go back next year? 33:59 — Shaking dogs and bird poo 35:45 — Nickelodeon lady faux pas 40:33 — Stretch Break! 41:23 — Smooth Move 43:18 — Nathan Pyle’s “Strange Planet” proves Guigar’s Law of Worthless Ideas 52:00 — "Calvin & Hobbes" ... the audiobook 55:29 — Going digital — buy big now or buy small and work upwards? 01:04:30 — Digital originals 01:10:29 — I love my day job Great rewards when you support ComicLab on Patreon $2 — support the show $5 — submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast $10 — record an audio question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast $50 — Sponsor the show! We’ll read a brief promo for your comic/product and read it twice during the show AND you get the exclusive ProTips podcast Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

Something Greater Awaits·      God is calling us to greater things. Why settle for mediocrity when we can do better?·      We procrastinate. Resolutions are just another form of procrastination.·      Procrastination is another form of fearLuke 5 New International Version (NIV)Jesus Calls His First Disciples5 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. It’s a new year. It’s nice because it can feel like a blank slate. We have 360 some odd days to fill with activities, accomplishments, failures, etc. Some of you have goals you want to accomplish this year and then some of you don’t. I saw this meme on Facebook around Christmas time that says: “I hate it when people ask me if I’m ready for Christmas. No, Susan, I’m not even ready for today.” Maybe this applies to some of you for the New Year. Maybe you haven’t really planned it out. Maybe you are simply just coasting along, and hoping for the best. If you look at social media at all and have enough people on your social media, you will see a plethora of posts talking about goals set and resolutions made for the new year. It is the beginning of a New Year and a lot of you have probably made resolutions. You’ve made resolutions for everything from losing weight to saving money to getting up earlier. The question I have to ask you is how is that working out for you? Unfortunately, most of those resolutions and goals fall by the wayside. If you’ve already relented on your resolution, you can take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. New Year’s resolutions are infamously difficult to stick with long-term and more than half of us give up on our resolutions long before January 31st. Why do we do this to ourselves? It only ends in guilt. I think the reason we make goals for the new year and set resolutions is because we know that we can do better. I think it is part of that divine spark in us that is calling us to something bigger. In the Scripture we read a few minutes ago, we see Jesus telling Simon Peter to put out into deep water and to let the nets down. Simon Peter responded with something like: “Well, we already tried that, but okay, since it’s you, I’ll try again.” Not only did they catch so many fish that their boats started to sink, but Jesus was saying that they were going to fish for more than just fish—they were going to fish for people!  Why settle for mediocrity when we can do better? We’ve all heard that saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” We can apply that everywhere from our toasters to our spiritual lives. If my current prayer life is working for me, why should I change? I’m going to church every Sunday. For the most part, I listen (or at least pretend to listen) to the message. I participate. I leave feeling pretty good about my life overall. Sounds good, right? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it… But what if it is broken and we just don’t have the insight to see that it is broken? What if God is calling us to more and through God, we would be able to do so much more if we didn’t have the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” attitude? There are no perfect systems or ways of doing things. There are only improvements we make over time. God is calling us to do this with our spiritual lives—with our relationship with God—our relationship with ourselves—and our relationship with others. As the church, we are called to be in all of these relationships as we are called to make disciples. But it is easier for us to settle for what we have right here and right now. It is easier for us to settle into the mundane—it is easier to settle for mediocrity.  It’s easier to say, “I kind of know God” or “I have been baptized; got my ticket punched—just have to wait for heaven now.” It is easier for us as a church to say, “Well, the pews are almost full.” And I believe that we really do want to do better. But we procrastinate. If we set New Year’s resolutions, we are buying into the false belief that delaying the start date of whatever it is we’re trying to accomplish will somehow help us. I love these cartoons by Nathan Pyle. It is about aliens living life. In this cartoon, one of the aliens basically says “I’m going to become a better person.” His friend asks, “When?” He responds, “In a few days.” His friend asks, “On the day we traditionally become better people?” “Yes—but until then, I’ll probably get worse so I look even better when I actually try to be better!” Don’t we do that? Say you set a time for a diet. Meanwhile, you have all this sweet stuff in your house. Well, it has to go somewhere… Wouldn’t want to waste it, right? Have to get all of that stuff out of the house somewhere. And the diet doesn’t start until tomorrow… but then tomorrow never really seems to get here. Setting times in the future for us to focus on our relationships with God, ourselves, and others is just like that. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that goes, “Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today?” But then sometimes when it comes to things in our faith, we flip it. “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?” The goals we fail to set and stick to today become the baggage we carry with us into the future. But the goals we set today and stick with become the reward we have in the future. Goal setting and keeping take intentionality. It takes living intentionally to accomplish anything. Most of the time, we are so unsuccessful with our New Year’s resolutions because we don’t have a clear plan to work toward them. What if we intentionally set time aside every day to pray or read Scripture so that every day we are worshiping instead of only on Sunday? What if we spoke with friends of family about what we read and about what we prayed about so we could intentionally share it with others? About halfway through the week, you could look at the Luke 5 passage again that we read this morning to see if you see something different when you read it—see how the Scripture speaks to you. What is holding us back from doing that? There might be something deeper to our procrastination. Oftentimes, we blame one another or ourselves for procrastinating—and we call it laziness. But I believe it goes deeper than laziness. I think it permeates our souls. I believe that the core reason for procrastination on most things is the fear that we won’t get it right—the fear that we won’t be good enough—or even the fear of the unknown. What if we go deeper with God? I think some of us have the fear of what will happen if we get closer to God. It seems like the closer one draws to the divine, the more likely they are to hear God’s call on their own lives. In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Mr. Beaver is talking with Susan about the lion, Aslan, who it was prophecied would come to free Narnia from the control of the witch. Susan asks of Aslan, “Is he quite safe?” Mr. Beaver responds with this perfect quote: “Safe? Who said anything about safe? Of course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” Sometimes, we don’t want to be called out of our hidey-holes. We like our comfort zones. Lots of people like the same comfortable pew they sit in every week and the same comfortable worship service and then to go back to their same comfortable homes. But what if God is calling us to more? What if God is telling us right now to lower our nets into the water? What if God is telling us that we are made for so much more than where we are right now? What if something greater awaits? I have many favorite quotes and this is one of them, “If it excites you and scares you at the same time, it probably means you should do it.”  I challenge you this week to look deeply at your life and your walk with God. Spend time in prayer. Ask God if He is calling you to something greater. If so, don’t be afraid. Don’t procrastinate. If God is calling you to greater things, you might be tempted to be afraid, because of course he isn’t safe. But one thing I can assure you, God is good. Amen.

Chapter 9: Jane is feeling better. Mrs. Bennet and Kydia come to visit and determine that Jane isn't well enough to leave Netherfield. Mrs. Bennet and Darcy duke it out over the merits of country vs. town, among other things. Lydia requests a ball at Netherfield. Highlights include: we're still anti-Darcy, Lydia's age, dancing balls, and singing valentines.Chapter 10: Evening parlour time. DOES CAROLINE HAVE A CROOSH?? Bingley makes fun of Darcy for being a try hard. Darcy just stares at Lizzy. Caroline and Darcy go for a walk, and she tries to talk shit about Lizzy to him. Highlights include: Nathan Pyle, did you write Pride and Prejudice? Leanne, Molly's 7th grade history teacher, four-syllable words, the power of friendship, more Mean Girls references, and the danger of love.Chapter 11: Jane comes downstairs! Bingley attends only to her, while Caroline reads over Darcy's shoulder. They discuss the ball, and Caroline tries (and fails) to show off for Darcy. Lizzy wants to poke fun at him, but Darcy admits to his shortcomings. Highlights include: white soup, vanity vs. pride, and Fitzwilliam?!?Chapter 12: Lizzy begs her mom to let them come home, but Mrs. B won't have it. They plan instead to borrow Bingley's carriage the next day. Darcy changes tactics in a STUPID way. Mr. Bennet is happy his smart daughters are home. Highlights include: Waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought, useless and disappointing.Study Questions:Mrs. Bennet vs. Darcy: He's behaving like her punching bag. She's holding a grudge and not holding her tongue.Bingley and Jane: Lizzy approves. We've gotten a lot about how Bingley feels but not much about how Jane feels.Bingley's faults: He's soft, he's sweet, but he doesn't want to be affected by things. He doesn't want to feel too deeply or get attached to any place. He lacks a sense of self.Caroline's CROOSH: Maybe she thinks she's impressing him by being the worst.Darcy's CROOSH: Molly is prejudiced against Darcy because he's a rich, tall man who has trouble moving beyond social status.Funniest quote: "I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love."Question moving forward: The Bingley sisters are fucking shit up.  How will Caroline and Lizzy's relationship develop? What's next now that they're home?Who wins the chapters? Caroline loses so hard she wins.Open invitation to Lizzo to come on the show!For more, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!  If you like what you hear, consider donating to our Patreon! Got questions? You can email us at podandprejudice@gmail.com