The Bookening

Support us here! In this episode our heroes attempt to do another fun little trial episode to close out their Harry Potter series, and somehow it turns into a weightier late night discussion. At the end, nothing is decided but everyone is still friends (spoilers). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're still doing our HP books vs movies next week! Meanwhile, our heroes take on detective author Robert Galbriath aka ... J. K. Rowling, with a little help from their good pal Dani M. (support the McNeilly ministry here so Dani can afford food for little Moses). Brandon is away buying his wife a car, but he manages to roll in at the very end to help with Donor Shout Outs. Support The Bookening here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes answer some listener mail and continue their discussion of the morality of Harry Potter. Plus our good friends Ben and Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaia help with donor shout-outs for some reason. Support us here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode our heroes discuss the morality of the Harry Potter universe, or lack thereof?????????? Support our heroes here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Support our heroes here! At long last, our heroes actually talk about the book series Harry Potter in their Harry Potter series. Yay! There's a lot to unpack about Potter, and our heroes do it with their customary wit and wisdom. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Support us here! Should Christians read Harry Potter? Last week, our heroes did their best to argue that no, they should not. This week they do their best to argue it's mostly fine. Will they succeed or will this series end here?????????????? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Support The Bookening here! Should Christians read Harry Potter? Our heroes make a decent case today that they should not. But hopefully that's not the last word on the subject or we will have to cancel this series. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Yes, it's our 100th episode. Thanks to everyone who listens and everyone who supports. Couldn't do it without ya! To celebrate, our heroes are doing the most requested book (series), about the boy who lived himself, Harry Potter. Brandon gets to context in under 3 minutes, and our heroes begin what promises to be a lively discussion about all things Potter with Brandon waving his magic wand of context and filling us in on Rowling, school stories, myth, and more. Support our heroes here! Next week: SHOULD CHRISTIANS READ HARRY POTTER??????????? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes don't have a good track record with movies. In fact, they've never liked one in a completely unqualified manner. But now they're watching a stone cold classic, Howard Hawks's The Big Sleep. Will this break the Bookening movie curse???????????????? 00:01 Nathan forgets to introduce us 03:53 We watched The Big Sleep! 05:11 Nathan gives some context 10:00 Nathan continues to rant 15:26 Dead bug on Brandon's shoulder 16:00 Sexiness of Bogart 18:30 American manliness 22:00 Old movieness 26:12 Where was the grit? 28:28 Just add sex 30:18 Why does grit help the morals? 36:30 Movie Vivian vs. Book Vivian 37:49 Don't get excited about Faulkner 40:13 Coveted LSOA 42:47 Donor shout-outs! 46:15 Nathan introduces us! 48:00 The show continues for some reason ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This time it's personal. No, really. It is. Yep, Nathan has a relationship with this one. You'll hear all about it. Also donor shout-outs come at the very end. So that's a thing. Support our heroes here, and experience the joy of the following chapters: 00:01 General awesomeness 02:50 Baggage 09:45 Nathan doesn't want to talk about Chandler 12:09 Succeeding in a formula 15:44 Modern poetry 18:04 Marlowe 20:12 Depraved characters 24:16 Old grittiness 26:55 Jake proves definitively that Chandler is better than Flannery O'Connor 35:00 Too racy? 40:59 Donor shout-outs! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★