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The Writer's Lens — 100 episodes

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REVIEW - Project Hail Mary

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"Roofman" - Review

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Super Mario Galaxy - Review

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Shorts - "Those Who Would Take Advantage of Your Dreams"

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Shorts - "Should We Care If Someone Reads or Doesn't Read Our Book?"

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News and Storytelling

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Shorts - "Should the Goal of All Creatives Be Mainstream Recognition?"

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Reboots, Reboots and more Reboots....

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"TMNT" and a Tale of Two Households

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"Remember the Titans" and the Price of Leadership

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”How To Train Your Dragon” and Dating, Courtship and ’Seeing Each Other’

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”A Christmas Story” and the Bullies Who Would Take Our Joy

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”Godzilla” and the Monsters We Make

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”The Croods” and the Burden of Parenting

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”Super Mario” and From Man to Myth to Icon

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Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Dystopian Edition”

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Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Futurism Edition”

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Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Aliens Edition”

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End of Summer Comeback

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Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Dinosaurs”

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Why We Relate to Villains More Than Heroes

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It’s 2022 - Time for a Kick-Off Episode

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EP83: The Heroes and Villains Of Our Own Lives

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EP82: ”Terminator 2” and Great Father Figures

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EP81_”The Sword in the Stone” and Fate vs. Destiny

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EP80: ”101 Dalmatians” and the Dogs That Teach Us Human Things

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Interview: Clay Myatt and ”Echoes of the Gospel in Harry Potter”

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EP79: ”Pinocchio” and the Adoption of a Real Child

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EP78: How Do We Bring Value In Our Stories?

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Live Show: "I, Robot" and the Logic of the Heart

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Live Show: "Tenchi Muyo" and Delusions on Marriage

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Hindsight is 2020: Star Wars

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Hindsight is 2020: Jurassic Park

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Hindsight is 2020: The MonsterVerse

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Hindsight is 2020: The DC Extended Universe

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EP77: "Cain and Abel" and the Origins of Heroes and Villains

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EP76: "A Christmas Carol" and Whether God Blesses Us All

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EP75: "Terminator" and the Near-Extinct Macho Dad

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EP74: "TMNT" and the Fight Against Nihilism

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EP73: "Robin Hood" and the False Virtue of Stealing From the Rich

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EP72: "Perelandra" and Gender, As Told By C.S. Lewis

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EP71: "Tombstone" and The Necessity of Law and Order

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EP70: "Dark" and the Mystery of Original Sin

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EP69: "Forrest Gump" and the World as Our Villain

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Review: Netflix's "Bodyguard"

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E68: "Captain America" and the Freedom We All Want for Our Lives

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E67: "The Great Divorce" and Why We Don't Take Hell So Seriously

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Review: Tiger King...and Some Other Observations

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Is Art Valuable In a Time of Crisis?

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COVID-19 and What Story Do You Feel Is Being Told Right Now?

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Mulan and #MeToo

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Narrative Wars 12: Marriage: Real-Life Fairy Tale? Or Just a 1-in-2 Divorce?

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E66: "Bambi" and Initiating Boys Into Manhood

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Narrative Wars 11: Humans - Advanced Breed of Apes? Or Something Divine?

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Update 2020 (It's a Short One)

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E65: "Star Wars: A New Hope" and the Allure of Uncharted Space

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E64: "Rudolph" and the Bullies, the Misfits, and Life's Harsh Lessons

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Narrative Wars 10: Should We 'Bend the Knee' to Our Critics?

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E63: "The Fellowship of the Ring" and Finding Your Place in a Group

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Interview 18: Despite Popular Belief, "Story and THE Story Are Connected"

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E62: "It" and Fear Through the Lens of Children and Adults

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Interview 17: Sam Eldredge, author of "Killing Lions: A Guide Through the Trials Young Men Face"

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E61: "The Lion King" and What Redemption Looks Like

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E60: "Dark" and What If Time Travel Was Possible?

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The Writer's Lens - E59: The Exalting and Glorifying of Ideas

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Narrative Wars 09: Why Is It So Hard To Change People's Minds?

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The Writer's Lens - E58: Can Telling A Story Expose Something?

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Narrative Wars 08: What Is A Human Life Worth?

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The Writer's Lens Reviews: Stranger Things - Season 3

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The Writer's Lens - E57: How Do We Go About Exploring New Ideas?

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Narrative Wars 07: If We Buy Their Product, Are We Also Buying Their Narrative?

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The Writer's Lens - E56: Does Cursing Make a Story More Realistic?

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Narrative Wars 06: We Are Told We Can Change The World - Can We?

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Narrative Wars 05: How Do We Develop Our Worldviews?

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The Writer's Lens - E55: Pride Before The Fall, They Say

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The Writer's Lens - E54: Needing To Clarify Some Things About My First Two Books

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The Writer's Lens - E53: Sloth And Writing...When You Can't Adult

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The Writer's Lens - Interview 16: Jordan Raynor, "All Writers Are Entrepreneurs"

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Narrative Wars 04: When We Disagree With Big Narratives

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The Writer's Lens - E52: A Writer's Lust Is Not A Labor Of Love

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Narrative Wars 03: Who Is Responsible For The 'Big Narratives'?

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The Writer's Lens - E51: Wrath And Writing

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Narrative Wars 02: Your Life Is Part Of A Bigger Story

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The Writer's Lens - E50: Me? A Greedy Writer? Come On Now....

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Narrative Wars 01: What Is Your Life's Story?

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The Writer's Lens - E49: Can We Be 'Gluttons' For Our Writing?

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The Writer's Lens - Interview 15: Austin Gohn, "Discovering Rest In A Restless Age"

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The Writer's Lens - E48: How Can Envy Kill Our Creative Pursuits?

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The Writer's Lens - Interview 14: EG Graves, "A Mistaken Identity"

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The Writer's Lens - Interview 13: Brian Del Turco, "Your Digital Voice Matters"

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The Writer's Lens - E47: How Do We (Not) Handle Criticism And Feedback?

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The Writer's Lens - Interview 12: David Ramos, The Long Road To Authorship

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The Writer's Lens - Interview 11: Loren Reash-Henz, "Does Music Tell Stories? And How Do We Value Art?"

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The Writer's Lens - Interview 10: Willie Scott, aka FOLD

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The Writer's Lens - E46: A 2019 Confessional (With Goals)

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The "Pens of Steel" Group Discussion Special: Making A Digital Footprint

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The Writer's Lens - A "Best Of" Interview Compilation

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The Writer's Lens - Response Episode: "Is The Lord Of The Rings A 'Racist' Story?"

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The "Pens of Steel" Group Discussion Special: Competing In The Sea Of Voices

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The "Pens of Steel" Group Discussion Special: What Is A Digital Voice? PART 1