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Why We Feast

Why We Feast

In this episode, Sarah, Brian and Christina delve into fantastical realms to find a healed relationship with food—and reveal how eating can literally change how we do Christianity.

Superheroes and the Science of the Imagination

Superheroes and the Science of the Imagination

Meredith Davis, author of the Amazing Adventures of Noah Minor series, joins the pub table to discuss how her stories use superheroes to explore themes of friendship, integrity, and self-control. 

Navigating the Nonfiction Market

Navigating the Nonfiction Market

Will Parker Anderson, a senior editor and writing coach, discusses how to navigate the often fraught waters of the Christian nonfiction market, and how we can all help support work that is excellent and edifying.

Sharing Is Caring

Sharing Is Caring

Join the hosts at the roundtable as they talk about their favorite obsessions: the art and artists they love so much, they want the world to love them too. What does this impulse say about the impact of art on our hearts? How can shared (or not shared) affinities shape community?

The Language of Creation

The Language of Creation

Join us as we consider, through C.S. Lewis’s disenchanted Narnia, what it means to participate in creation as an act of worship.

Should Novels Have Architecture?

Should Novels Have Architecture?

Whether you’re a new novelist, an experienced novelist, or not a novelist at all, there’s something to learn from the intricacies of story structure. Author Elisa Lambert joins the table to discuss it.

How to Make a Video Game

How to Make a Video Game

Bryan Engram, co-founder of Brazen Animation, explains the building blocks of effective  gameplay and how to use those blocks to create a compelling story.

Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books

Join us as Matt and Mandy battle it out to determine which book is better -- The Great Gatsby, or To Kill a Mockingbird.

Distraction and Mastery

Distraction and Mastery

From the decision fatigue of modern life to the machine expectations we place on ourselves, this conversation unpacks why we struggle to be present and offers practical wisdom for reclaiming the art of attention.

Stories Tell the Truth

Stories Tell the Truth

Author Jennifer Layte is a firm believer in the power of story to draw us closer to Jesus and closer to an understanding of who we are. Join Mandy and Jenn at the pub table as they discuss story, nicknames, and Jenn's latest book, Follower: How Getting Close to Jesus Brings You to Yourself.

When Art Gets the Blues

When Art Gets the Blues

Mandy asks her cohosts to consider: why do some of us gravitate toward sad art when we're already sad? What is the purpose and value of art that's a little bit (or very much) heartbreaking?

Man Behind The Mythmakers

Man Behind The Mythmakers

John Hendrix creates graphic novels that beautifully blend prose and illustrations to tell complex stories. His latest work, The Mythmakers, delves into a subject near and dear to the heart of the Anselm Society: the friendship of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien.

The Enduring Appeal of YA

The Enduring Appeal of YA

Sarah Hendricks is the author of a new YA fantasy novel called Ella. What’s encompassed by the term “YA Fantasy”? What are its different niches and sub-genres? And why does it have such enduring popularity with so many readers? Sarah Hendricks has the answers.

Sirens Everywhere! Not the Singing Kind

Sirens Everywhere! Not the Singing Kind

We know there's "nothing new under the sun," but must there be so many TV shows with a first responder, life-or-death, emergency services premise? Why are writers and viewers drawn to these stories--and what differentiates those worth saving from those that ought to be DOA?

The Green Ember Video Game

The Green Ember Video Game

SD Smith has recently announced a Green Ember video game. He joins the digital pub table to discuss this exciting new project.

Planting Trees

Planting Trees

What does it mean to “practice resurrection,” as Wendell Berry put it?