Today: How to spend as much on a TV show as Russia’s GDP and end up with garbage. The guys react to the LOTR trailer. But first… Crazy ideas aren’t funny until they become reality. ND tells a story about a skeezy business.  Sneak peek at Nate’s new video project he’s working on. #SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #LOTR #RingsofPower

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- Are you shaped by the Psalms? SASF welcomes filmmaker and author Ryan Whitaker Smith (son of Michael W. Smith) to discuss this soul food. - They discuss the gutsiness of Ryan's new book: "Sheltering Mercy" is free verse renderings of the Psalms, through a messianic lens. - You also get a sneak preview of Ryan's directing work on the upcoming film, "Surprised by Oxford." #SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #SurprisedbyOxford #ShelteringMercy

- The people have asked again and again... so the guys return to HARRY POTTER. Please drop your thoughts in the comments! - ND compliments JK Rowling and thanks her for restoring their shared genre, MG adventure. - Then Brian and Nate drill down... How good are the Harry Potter characters? world-building? Quidditch? - And of course, they revisit the notorious wish-fulfillment question. #SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #HarryPotter

- This week has something for everyone:- Discussion of the fountain of youth and large turtles;- Publishing insider baseball about the release of "The Door Before";- How to blend worlds with very different flavors in writing. Enjoy! #Storiesaresoulfood #SASF #DoorBefore Get your signed copy of The Door Before: https://canonpress.com/products/the-door-before-100-cupboards-prequel/ 

- Last week you got a movie with major problems; this week you get a good one: American Underdog - God plays harder with His characters than human creators are allowed to. - Nate explains the "Kathy challenge" facing Christian filmmakers in America. - He also casts a vision for what kind of movies he wants to see more of. #SASF #storiesaresoulfood #AmericanUnderdog Check out more robust Christian stories on Canon Plus: https://mycanonplus.com/ 

- What did you think of Spider-Man: No Way Home? - This episode touches on key problems with big Marvel films that you need to know: bathos, McGuffins, pathos, guilt, villains, and much much more. - The guys devote a whole episode to this as Spiderman is one of their favorite superheroes... - ...so Brian quizzes Nate about this 1.5 BILLION dollar movie to find out why it's so poor. #SASF #Spiderman #Storiesaresoulfood Check out the Canonball Kids channel on Canon Plus: https://mycanonplus.com/tabs/discover/pages/canonball-kids 

- We forgot to post that we're baaaa-aaaack. Did you miss us?? - This episode has great story content but more importantly, it's your one-stop shop for Brian and Christy's new baby announcement and the Killers. - So, do you think that "Till We Have Faces" is Lewis's best novel? - Or do you agree with Nate that it may be great -- but deeply flawed? Let us know in the comments... #storiesaresoulfood #SASF #ndwilson #bestnovel Check out the Lewis Lectures on Canon Plus: https://mycanonplus.com/ 

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- The SASF guys are big fans of Advent—but not Advent as a penitential season, Advent as time when make your kids eat MORE chocolate than usual. Also, ND is shocked by Brian's eggnog confession. - This is because all of human history leads up to Christmas. And all of human history since Christ's birth has happened in the glow of the first Christmas. - Every December is an opportunity to show your kids how the obscure parts of the Bible are about Jesus. - And that leads us to... the awful, gruesome story of the Levite and his murdered concubine. We'll leave the explanation to ND, but GET READY for an epic Christmas rant. #SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #NDWilson #Christmas #Advent Check out God Rest Ye Merry: https://canonpress.com/products/god-rest-ye-merry/