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Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss and analyze the fifth episode of the 10th Season of Doctor Who entitled “Oxygen”. As the 70s ban Sweet sang, “Your love is like oxygen.” We discuss space zombies, a nagging Nardole, Bill’s first true jeopardy, and a call back by the Doctor all the way to the very First Doctor’s time. Also, we look ahead to the Pope, Missy, and the reveal of what’s in the vault.
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Fr. Cory Sticha, Dom Bettinelli, and Jimmy Akin discuss and analyze the fourth episode of the 10th Season of Doctor Who entitled “Knock, Knock”. Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Yes, he is. Our panel discusses this haunted house story and come up with insights and little-known facts that not only bear on this episode, but start to put together the broader picture of the rest of the season.
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Jimmy Akin, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Dom Bettinelli discuss and analyze the third episode of the 10th Season of Doctor Who entitled “Thin Ice”.
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Fr. Cory Sticha, Dom Bettinelli, and Jimmy Akin discuss and analyze the second episode of the 10 Season of Doctor Who entitled “Smile”.
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Jimmy Akin, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Dom Bettinelli discuss and analyze the first episode of the 10th season of Doctor Who entitled “The Pilot”.
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In this episode, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Cory Sticha and Stephanie Zimmer talk about the hidden layers in 2016’s Christmas Special “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”.
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Caution: This episode contains spoilers!
Fr. Roderick Vonhögen and Domenico Bettinelli analyze Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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There is a stark contrast between the calm, peaceful atmosphere of the Shire and Rivendell, and the grim, noisy world of Saruman’s war industry. If you want to live like a Hobbit, how can you diminish the amount of noise and ugliness in your life?
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It’s in the darkest moments, when Bilbo faces the most dangerous monsters, that he grows the most. What can his encounters with goblins, spiders and Smaug teach us about facing the dangers in our own life? And what is the biggest threat to middle-earth that also often endangers our own world?
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Beth, Dom and Fr. Roderick discuss season 1 of the Netflix hit-series ‘Stranger Things’.
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In this episode, we follow Bilbo Baggins and learn from his encounter with the trolls. How can we deal with the trolls in our own lives?
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Father Roderick talks with Deborah Schaben about her experiences walking the Camino de Santiago twice. How did that pilgrimage impact her? And the Catholic Traveler, Mountain Butorac, calls in from Rome and talks to us about his work leading pilgrimages to Europe and the Holy Land.
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Fr. Roderick talks with Secrets of Once Upon a Time co-host Shelly Kelly about hope, the possibility of change, magic and transformation, Belle and the Beast, Prom Dresses and Cinderella, Once Upon a Time, forgiveness and Disney music!
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What would you do if one day a wizard knocked on your door, looking for someone to go on an adventure? Would you jump up and leave, or would you politely refuse the invitation and stay where you are? Are you a Baggins or more like a Took? How can we follow in Bilbo’s footsteps?
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Father Roderick analyses the narrative structure of the second and final theatrical trailer for the upcoming movie ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ and highlights its mythological and biblical themes.
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In this episode, Fr. Roderick talks with Deborah Schaben about life lessons from Disney World and Peter Pan.
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Who wouldn’t want to trade their busy, noisy and stressful world for a life in the Shire? It all starts with what is perhaps the most important characteristic of a Hobbit lifestyle: contentment.
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In this episode, Cliff Ravenscraft, Riley Blanton and Fr. Roderick talk about getting fit and share their failures and successes.
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In the first episode, Fr. Roderick talks with Kathy Kelly about important life lessons in the movies Dumbo and Finding Nemo. Disclaimer: ‘Everything I Learned From Disney’ is an unofficial Disney fan podcast and not affiliated or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company.
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