Podcasts
A Good Story is Hard to Find
A Catholic podcast about popular books and movies. A podcast where Julie Davis and I discuss books and movies we love as well as themes of belief, faith, and the “one reality” below the surface.
The Shelf Wear Podcast
A podcast I ran for about a year on this site where I invited friends to participate in book and story discussions. I enjoyed every episode! Click the graphic above to get to the episodes.And occasionally I’m a guest on:
The SFFaudio Podcast
The Reading Envy Podcast-
“The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises toward ever wider horizons!”
— St. Pope John Paul IIThe cartoon icon of Saint Pope John Paul II was created by Micah at Thy Geekdom Come.
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Catching Up on Good Story
I’ve got some A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast episodes to catch up on… In Episode 286, Julie and talked about Lagaan, an Indian movie from 2001 starring Aamir Khan. There’s cricket! Episode 287 had us in space … Continue reading
Good Story 285: Lonesome Dove
In the latest episode of the A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast, Julie and I took on Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, and, keeping the podcast to an hour, left a LOT on the table. This was my … Continue reading
Desert Island Books
I had a great time as a guest on Shawn D. Standfast’s YouTube channel: Desert Island Books, Episode 2: With Scott Danielson.
Good Story 281-284
Catching up on the happenings over at the Good Story podcast: In episode 281, Julie and I talked about Anne McCaffrey’s first Pern novel, Dragonflight. In the next episode we watched the remarkable movie Sunset Blvd from 1950, which Julie … Continue reading
Sunday, June 19: The Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Saviour, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise … Continue reading
Good Story 280: The Iron Giant (1999)
Julie and I talked about Brad Bird’s terrific animated movie The Iron Giant in Episode 280 of the A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast. I think I’ve seen everything Brad Bird has directed to date and it’s safe … Continue reading
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Why Science Fiction and Fantasy?
Every now and then I feel the urge to branch out of science fiction and fantasy more. I generally do that for a bit, but I always return. I am inspired by thoughts generated after reading Vandana Singh’s “A Speculative … Continue reading
Good Story 279: One Corpse Too Many
For episode 279 of the A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast, Julie picked One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters. This was my first Brother Cadfael novel, and it won’t be my last! I thoroughly enjoyed the 12th … Continue reading
Anne McCaffrey
Here is the fourth episode of Time Out of Mind, a 1979 BBC2 series on science fiction. The featured author is Anne McCaffrey.
Meanwhile, over at Good Story…
March was Silent Movie month over at the A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast! In episode 277, Julie and I talked about my silent movie picks: Buster Keaton’s The General and Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger. And in episode … Continue reading
Reading: March 7, 2022
A couple of short stories this time. One of them is an old favorite, first published in 1991: “A Walk in the Sun” by Geoffrey A. Landis. Luckily, Trish Mulligan is alive after a crash landing on the moon. Unluckily, … Continue reading
Capitol Reef National Park
Here are some pics from Capitol Reef National Park: