Stories Are Soul Food

- 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/ 

- What about stories with bad endings? But enough about Nolan's Batman trilogy. - Seriously, what about stories with sad endings? What makes a tragedy well written? - ND Wilson and Brian Kohl discuss books with tearjerker endings, from Charlotte's Web to Agamemnon getting axed in his bathtub. - Real life is tragic if you zoom in. But if you zoom out far enough.... #SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #NDWilson #badendings #tragedy Check out N.D. Wilson's The River Thief: https://canonpress.com/products/river-thief-dvd-and-blu-ray/ 

Why are conservative Christians so worried about sex on the screen but not violence? Are they hypocrites? Or is violence virtuous.... The guys discuss violence in some favorite movies (and not so favorite movies). If you've seen John Wick or Nobody, pay attention. They also give some tips for watching violent movies with kids. Get Andrew of the Firedrake today: https://canonballbooks.com/products/andrew-and-the-firedrake/ 

Did you miss us? This episode is just a bit tardy to make sure you all cared! (emotional manipulation intensifies) This episode responds to a reader question, basically: if your daughters imitate Diana Boone, won't they be a bit...well... masculine, what with hunting rifle and leather jacket and all? The discussion takes the guys afield as they discuss heroines in the Bible, literature, and society... They also discuss the literary deceptions that are specially intended to lead female protagonists (and female readers) astray. Sorry, Thanksgiving is not mentioned, not even once. Make your own applications as appropriate, and enjoy your gratitude! Check out The Sinking City: https://canonpress.com/products/the-sinking-city/