And When I Say... I Mean...

This week Adrian and Austin talk about memories and how they effect how we live and treat people. Austin tells us about "The Buried Giant" by Kazuo Ishiguro and how memories drive the character actions and decisions and discuss if the internet is allowing us to remember too easily. Finally, we ask the question if social media allows us to remember in helpful or harmful ways.

Why do we keep talking about super heroes? In this episode, Adrian and Austin talk about how super hero movies are the modern myths, yet the miss a large part of what makes a myth a myth. We talk about Superman and why he does good when he has unlimited power. Finally, we discuss why super heroes have the morals they do and how we, as the viewers, need to finish the stories.

In this episode Adrian finally talks to Austin about First Reformed. First, we give a brief synopsis of the movie and discuss our understanding of the ending. We talk about how Reverend Toller is focused on the question, "will God forgive us?" and doesn't answer the question if Toller will forgive himself. Finally, we talk about how to embrace grace and allow that to effect how we live and how we interact with others.

Do you know your neighbors? This week Adrian and Austin dive into the question of how do we love our neighbor. First, we look at how do online communities effect our interactions with our actual communities. Next, our family is really important to us but can it get in the way of meeting our neighbors. And finally we talk about how do we actually love our neighbors. Here is the video mentioned in this episode.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gz4Bagg-vw

What if Jesus was in a comic book? This week Austin shares about a potential comic where Jesus is a sidekick to a superhero. We talk about how in these comics and movies it's about who can punch harder and how that conflicts with Jesus and the way he is victorious. Finally, we look at how the morals displayed by superheros effects our cultural morality.

With the Academy Awards this weekend, Adrian and Austin talk about if we should care about what they have to say. We look into what the Academy is trying to do and say and what direction they should go. We dive into what makes a good movie and are the movies up for best picturing doing the things good movies do. Finally, we answer the question if we should watch movies nominated for best picture or make our own decisions.

If we forget our history are we doomed to repeat it? Adrian and Austin look to answer this question and do we as humans actually learn from history. First, we look at what this famous quote is actually getting at and how it has been proven or disproved in history. Finally, we try to answer the question, "does history, not experience by us personally, help keep us from repeating those same mistakes, or do we only learn from personal experience?"