Seeing and Believing 392 | Afire & The Quiet Girl

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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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The heat of summer is here. Kevin and Sarah brave forest fires as they review Christian Petzold's latest movie Afire, about a writer who can't seem to finish his latest manuscript while on vacation. Then, they take on a listener Patreon pick by reviewing the 2022 Irish Best International Feature Oscar nominee, The Quiet Girl.

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Guest Daniel Nayeri joins Jessica to talk about their shared love for Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. In the discussion, a theory is posited that as we move towards a more and more visual culture (i.e., graphic novels, prestige television, and YouTube), Calvin & Hobbes marks the ascendancy of that visual medium and the decline of the traditional novel. The Theology of Calvin and Hobbes by Richard Beck The Complete Calvin and Hobbes , by Bill Watterson Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints , Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before , and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O’Connor and The Brothers Karamazov . Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson . Information on Daniel Nayeri Daniel was born in Iran and spent some years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of several books for young readers, including Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) , winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, the Christopher Medal, and the Middle Eastern Book Award. He lives in the US with his wife and son. Learn more about Daniel Nayeri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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This week's Fruit of the Spirit is Love. This week's guest author is medievalist, Grace Hamman. The two discuss the work of Jesus through Medieval Eyes by Julian of Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love , by Julian of Norwich Jesus through Medieval Eyes , by Grace Hamman Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints , Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before , and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O’Connor and The Brothers Karamazov . Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson . Information on Grace Hamman: Grace is the author of Jesus through Medieval Eyes, host of the Old Books with Grace podcast, as well as a medievalist, and wife and mom of three young kids. Learn more about Grace Hamman at her Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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The Scandal of Reading 29 | Phillip Yancey on John Donne 53:23

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Seeing and Believing 400 | An Ethos of Faithful Filmgoing 1:29:35

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Seeing and Believing 396 | Landscape with Invisible Hand & Modern Times 1:04:52

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Seeing and Believing 395 | The Last Voyage of the Demeter & Das Boot 1:04:51

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Sarah and Kevin vs. Dracula...on a boat. This week, they review The Last Voyage of the Demeter , an adaptation of a chapter from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula . For the Watchlist, Kevin continues the theme of "danger on a boat" with his choice of Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film Das Boot . Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Seeing and Believing 394 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem & Howl's Moving Castle 1:08:21

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Seeing and Believing 393 | They Cloned Tyrone & Eyes Without a Face 1:04:40

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