STH001: Where to Begin?
Podcast: Download
How will Peter Jackson integrate Frodo and other characters of The Lord of the Rings into the narrative framework of The Hobbit?
Listen Now
SME011: The Rangers of Esteldin
Podcast: Download
https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME011.mp3Podcast: Download We meet the rangers of Esteldin and travel to the perilous ruins of Fornost. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
Listen Now
SME010: The Bitter Stair
Podcast: Download
https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME010.mp3Podcast: Download We explore the North-Western part of the Misty Mountains and climb the Bitter Stair to get a glimpse of Helegrod. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
Listen Now
VIDEO: Secrets of Middle-earth #10 part 2
We explore the North-Western part of the Misty Mountains and climb the Bitter Stair to get a glimpse of Helegrod.
Listen Now
VIDEO: Secrets of Middle-earth #10 part 1
We explore the North-Western part of the Misty Mountains and climb the Bitter Stair to get a glimpse of Helegrod.
Listen Now
SST010: Vulcan Rituals
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers take a listener suggestion and discuss Leonard Nimoy’s comments at a convention about working on the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie, inventing the Vulcan culture, and how he incorporated some of his Jewish background into it.
Listen Now
SST009: Holodeck Relationships
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers discuss the holodeck and virtual vs. real relationships, especially as found in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Listen Now
SST008: The Other Side of Technology
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, Mike Kuypers, and Mark De Vries continue their discussion of technology in Star Trek, but this time approach the topic from the perspective of technology that is used for evil or that otherwise goes wrong.
Listen Now
SST007: Star Trek Technology
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, Maria Johnson, Mike Kuypers, and Mark De Vries discuss technology on Star Trek, how much of the tech from early Trek has become reality, and what we can expect in the future.
Listen Now
SST006: Star Trek Mothers
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers discuss motherhood on Star Trek, especially on Star trek: Voyager and Next Generation.
Listen Now
SST005: Parenthood
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Mark DeVries, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers discuss family and parenthood in Star Trek, especially on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Listen Now
SST004: Social Justice and the Prime Directive
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, Maria Johnson, and Mike Kuypers discuss the concept of social justice in Star Trek and the Prime Directive, especially as found in Star Trek: Voyager, and how often those two ideas are in conflict.
Listen Now
SST003: Past, Present, and Future
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, Mike Kuypers discuss the common science fiction theme of explorers lost in deep space that keeps cropping up, including in Voyager, as well other old and new Star Trek that they’ve been watching.
Listen Now
SME009: The Misty Mountains
Podcast: Download
https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME009.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we travel to the perilous Misty Mountains to explore the Western Bruinen Source, the High Crag and the Giant Halls while trying to avoid trolls, evil dwarves and giants. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
Listen Now
VIDEO: Secrets of Middle-earth #9
In this episode we travel to the perilous Misty Mountains to explore the Western Bruinen Source, the High Crag and the Giant Halls while trying to avoid trolls, evil dwarves and giants.
Listen Now
SST002: Death and Resurrection
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick, Mike Kuypers, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson and Mark De Vries discuss the concepts of death and resurrection in Star Trek.
Listen Now
SST001: Leadership in Star trek
Podcast: Download
Fr. Roderick, Mike, Maria, Mark and Steve embark on a new voyage to explore Star Trek and begin their journey by looking at leadership in Star Trek and how it is expressed by the various starship captains we encounter.
Listen Now
SME008: Arwen and Aragorn
Podcast: Download
https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME008.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we talk about the complex relations between elves and humans and we discuss how the books and the movies portray the romantic relationship of Arwen and Aragorn. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
Listen Now
VIDEO: Secrets of Middle-earth #8
In this episode we talk about the complex relations between elves and humans and we discuss how the books and the movies portray the romantic relationship of Arwen and Aragorn.
Listen Now
VIDEO: Secrets of Middle-earth #7
In this episode we walk around in Rivendell and we continue our discussion about the elves in Middle-earth.
Listen Now