Podcasts
A Good Story is Hard to Find
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
Category Archives: Posts
From Decision Points by George W. Bush
I re-read some of this book (published in 2010) this weekend, and am reminded of the perspective of President Bush during the time following 9/11. He describes being given the badge of someone who died when the towers fell, and … Continue reading
Happy Catholic by Julie Davis, An Appreciation
This is not so much a review of my friend Julie’s book, but an appreciation, for her book is exactly my kind of thing, and appreciate it I do. As I re-embraced Catholicism years ago, there were stumbling blocks. One … Continue reading
Charles van Doren and Science Fiction
Julie and I talked about the movie Quiz Show in our last Good Story podcast, and I brought up how Charles van Doren was connected to Thomas Merton and Mortimer Adler. What I did not know was that Charles van … Continue reading
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
I learned a couple of important things from Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch. First, I’m a lightweight when it comes to sports fanaticism. And second, I need to suffer a lot more before I’m allowed to complain about Liverpool. The first … Continue reading