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The Pilgrim's Podcast
by Allan Long, Hannah Long, C.S. Lewis
A father, a daughter, and an Irish ghost discuss movies, spirituality, and politics. We're the home of the permanent spoiler, so make sure you've seen the film before listening!
Episodes
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Episode 49: To Infinity War and Beyond...
In this episode: The Patriarch thinks about opening a restaurant, we talk about the 10-year history of the MCU, who we ship with Captain America, false advertising, the Thor Detour, the lack of humanity in superhero movies, and why Hulk loses to Thanos.
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Episode 48: Best of 2017
In the first episode written by the Patriarch, we talk about our favorite movies we saw in 2017 and whether Hugh Jackman is planning to indoctrinate us all.
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Episode 47: We're Back!
What we did on our summer break, Washington D.C., what's going on now, and a bit of talking about North by Northwest and what makes a Hitchcock movie a Hitchcock movie.
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Episode 46 - Blah Blah Land
The long-awaited return of the Pilgrim's Podcast! This week, we're talking about La La Land, dreams, love, and what's up with the Long family. Also joining us: special guest, Smudge.
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Episode 45 - Best of 2016
We run through our Top 5 film picks for 2016.
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Episode 44: Lord, Help Me Get One More
After a brief discussion of politics and Batman, we jump into a review of Mel Gibson's new film Hacksaw Ridge and how it handles pacifism, conscience, violence, and point of view.
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Episode 43: To Make Sport for Our Neighbors
The Pilgrim's Podcast takes to the road to discuss zombies, violence in movies, Jane Austen, and the art of adaptation.
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Episode 42: On Law and Order (feat. Scott Ott)
We talk about Trump and Hillary, constitutionalism, Christianity, Hamilton, A Tale of Two Cities, and scary movies - featuring our first guest, Scott Ott of BillWhittle.com.
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Episode 41: Button, Gump, and Fjelsted
We talk about Forrest Gump, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Adam’s Apples (Adams æbler), as well as wish fulfillment, holy fools, the decline of Stars, platitudes, and immortality.
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Episode 40: Austentatious
"The heroine of many a modern novel writhes and reels her way through the story, chews and flings away fifty half-smoked cigarettes...goading every mood to the verge of madness...dashing to the druggist and then collapsing on the doorstep of the psycho-analyst; and all the time congratulating...
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Episode 39: Civil War!
CIVIL WAR! The entire family joins in to talk about the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Captain America: Civil War. Find out who's #TeamCap or #TeamIronman, why Tony Stark needs to give up his super-suit, what makes Spiderman the awesomest, as well as discussion on force and law...
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Episode 38: Giving the Devil Benefit of Law
We talk about one of my all-time favorite films: A Man for All Seasons, the imminent end of PJTV's Trifecta (one of our favorite things), gay weddings, religious freedom, the need for belief, and Taken.
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Episode 37: Mr. Hanks Goes to East Berlin
This week, we talk about Merle Haggard, cussing, Rogue One, communism, John Adams, the law, and Bridge of Spies.
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Episode 36: Casing the Joint
We talk about Raffles, Waking Ned Devine, Catch Me If You Can, Raising Arizona, and other heist films. Also: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
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Episode 35: Is the Truth Out There?
We chat about The X-Files, monsters, aliens on TV, government conspiracies, belief, fairies, favorite episodes, and our true HQ.
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Episode 34: The Pilgrim's Podcast: The Musical
In what may be our strangest episode yet, we sing Gilbert and Sullivan, talk about the history of American musicals including Singin' in the Rain, Fiddler on the Roof, The Phantom of the Opera, and Hamilton, speculate about which modern movies would make good musicals, and talk about the…
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Episode 33: May the Nostalgia Be With You
We talk The Force Awakens, nostalgia, CGI, and whether Star Wars is over forever. Has the Force been asleep? How do the new cast perform? Is The Force Awakens' mimicry of A New Hope an homage or simply lazy storytelling? All the answers and more in this episode of The Pilgrim's Podcast.
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Episode 32: Red Ryder Contra Mundum
We talk about A Christmas Story, guns in movies, Star Wars (no spoilers!), movie families, commercialism, God in Home Alone, childhood, and Christmas.
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Episode 31: Indiana Jones and the Escape From the Retirement Home
We talk about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Nazis, aging action stars, MacGuffins, great villains, and what the movie should actually be called. Featuring the Matriarch, Dennis (a.k.a. Tacitus a.k.a. Samuel Long), Dodgson (a.k.a. Forest Newberry), and (briefly) Sarah Long....
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Episode 30: Things Deeper and Higher
We talk about the role of fate or chance in The Return of the King, symbols and sacraments, life and death, and the role of loss (of innocence, greatness, and inheritance) in the story.
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Episode 29: Worth Fighting For
We discuss The Two Towers, two big Pilgrim's Podcast Family revelations (one of which we reveal), the Progeny describes an identity crisis in Chinese, 1970s music, the true identity of Episode 12's Tacitus, and more in this episode of The Pilgrim's Podcast.
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Episode 28: There's Some Good in This World
We come up with a name for a rock band and talk about the Patriarch's history as a Parrot Head. Also, we discuss The Two Towers, the Enlightenment, dehumanizing language, Islamic terrorism, WWI and cultural disintegration, what The Lord of the Rings has to say about foreign policy,...
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Episode 27: One Does Not Simply...
We talk about Ahmed's clock, The Fellowship of the Ring, on-screen violence, the importance of cohesive artistic vision, CGI vs. storytelling, allegory vs. myth, the dangers of urban dictionary, and (of course) whether or not the ring symbolizes Donald Trump.
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Episode 26: Lies Breathed Through Silver
We talk about how much The Lord of the Rings has meant to us over the years. Also: small towns, myth, holiness, the corrosive influence of power, and rebellion against God. What does the Ring symbolize? Is there a divine agency in the story?
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Episode 25: Fun With Gnosticism
We talk about Gnosticism, Thomas Aquinas, Christian Humanism, how modern society views the human body, transgenderism, Designer Babies, and the importance of the Incarnation in community.
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Episode 24: Life, Death, and All that Jazz
We get a bit pretentious and talk about how society justifies the value of human life apart from the imago Dei, human exceptionalism, joy, sehnsucht, the Patriarch's rap career, and how That Hideous Strength is coming true.
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Episode 23: Possession is 9/10s of the Law
We talk the cast of Rogue One, Possession (2002), historical mystery, the Republican debate, whether women should be in politics, how romance has changed throughout history, and the duty of journalists. Additionally: we act out a scene from our movie of the week, and C.S. Lewis chooses his…
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Episode 22: Mission Accomplished
We talk Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, action movies, the incredible stunts, James Bond vs. Jason Bourne vs. Ethan Hunt, and the trend towards the grim in today's film world.
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Episode 21: Delete the Adjectives and You'll Have the Facts
“Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts.” ~To Kill a Mockingbird We talk about stereotypes, Civil Rights movies, the White Savior trope, the importance of the rule of law, problems with the American justice system, and Go Set a Watchman.
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Episode 20: Life Finds a Way
We're back! Nosotros somos aquí! And we've finally seen Jurassic World, which means we'll be talking dinosaurs, genetic engineering, Bryce Dallas Howards' high heels, Guatemala, Trump, Chris Pratt, and more! Additionally, C.S. Lewis's thoughts on Donald Trump. This week we're joined by the...
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Episode 19: Putting the Odd in Podcast
We talk The Intouchables, ISIS recruiting tactics, the sudden popularity of courtship, whether Christians should be cremated, and planning the Patriarch's funeral (it involves Matthew Perryman Jones).
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Episode 18: Stories for Children
"I hadn't really thought about it before, but that might be the problem with our whole entire civilization! Walt Disney!" ~The Patriarch We talk about The Lord of the Rings, Redwall, Watership Down, Narnia, mythology, Harry Potter, the Freddy the pig books, danger in children's stories, and the...
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Episode 17: Holy Pilgrim's Podcast, Batman!
We talk about the history of superheroes, American exceptionalism, why we should bring back dueling, the importance of Penny Dreadfuls, the disintegration of heroism, the title of the Patriarch's hypothetical biopic, Dr. Strange director Scott Derrickson, and human beings' desire for a righteous...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A father, a daughter, and an Irish ghost discuss movies, spirituality, and politics. We're the home of the permanent spoiler, so make sure you've seen the film before listening!
HOSTED BY
Allan Long, Hannah Long, C.S. Lewis
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A father, a daughter, and an Irish ghost discuss movies, spirituality, and politics. We're the home of the permanent spoiler, so make sure you've seen the film before listening!
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