最佳Glenn Boothe播客 (2024)

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The Natural (1984) Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, & Kim Basinger 1:08:12

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Book Vs. Movie: The Natural The 1952 Novel Vs. the 1984 Movie "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud and its 1984 movie adaptation directed by Barry Levinson offers different experiences despite sharing the same storyline. The book delves deeper into the psychological aspects of the protagonist and explores themes of fate, ambition, and the corrupting in…

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The 4B Movement, Misandry, and Anti-Natalism 1:02:54

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In this episode, the guys talk about the 4B movement that originated in Korea and is getting some buzz in America. The 4Bs (in Korean) are no dating, no sex, no marriage, and no children. It’s partly responsible for the collapsing birthrate in Korea. The guys discuss the roots and implications of the movement with a tangent into ecology and forest …

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The Philadelphia Story (1940) Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart & George Cukor 53:53

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Book Vs. Movie: The Philadelphia Story The 1939 Play Vs. the 1940 Movie "The Philadelphia Story" is a romantic comedy play by Philip Barry that became a successful film. Directed by George Cukor, it follows Tracy Lord (played to perfection by Katherine Hepburn,) a wealthy socialite about to marry for the second time. Her ex-husband, Dexter (Cary Gr…

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Men & Social Status, Women & College Debt, Hypergamy, and More! 1:01:47

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Today Chris takes the Pugs into the dark recesses of social status and asks questions few are willing to ask. For example: Why do so many women who apply to rent Chris's apartments have so much student loan debt, and such low credit scores? Why do young men in the trades with no debt and good income still lose out to flashy guys with tons of debt w…

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Paddington (2014) Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, and Julie Walters 41:55

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Book Vs. Movie: Paddington The 1958 Children’s Book Vs. the 2014 Movie The Margos are feeling very British in this episode! English author Michael Bond created Paddington Bear, who first appeared in Bond's 1958 book A Bear Called Paddington and has since become a beloved character in numerous books, television series, and films. Paddington is a pol…

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Creation, Theophany, and Transcendence 1:00:43

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Today’s show builds on the conversation about imagination and C. S. Lewis last week. Tom and the guys continue the interaction with Lewis’ rich sacramental vision and its implications for how our human created natures are enriched and helped to come into their own principally by the vertical, our relation to God, but secondarily by the good gift of…

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Mean Girls 20th Anniversary Celebration (From the Vaults of Book Vs Movie!) Lindsay Lohan 1:00:38

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Book Vs. Movie: Mean Girls The 2002 Book vs. the 2004 Movie (20th Anniversary Replay Celebration!) "Mean Girls" is a teen comedy film released in 2004 that follows Cady Heron, a high school student who navigates the social hierarchy and mean girls. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert. "Queen Bees and Wan…

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Imagination and Meaning 1:02:56

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C.S. Lewis said, “Reason is the natural organ of understanding, but imagination is the organ of meaning.” "Working off Holly Ordway's book "Apologetics and the Christian Imagination," the guys discuss what imagination is, how it connects to meaning, and how it is foundational to reason. They also discuss the role of imagination in Lewis’s conversio…

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RENT (2005) Jonathan Larson, Anthony Rapp, Taye Diggs & Puccini's La Boheme 1:02:20

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Book Vs. Movie: Rent The 1896 Opera Vs. the 2005 Movie (Based on the 1996 Play) "Rent" is a modern adaptation of Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Bohème." It tells the story of a group of struggling artists living in New York City's East Village during the late 1980s and early 1990s, dealing with poverty, love, and the AIDS epidemic. The late Jonathan L…

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Bonus Q&A: Anthony of the Desert and Defeating the Demons of Our Time 15:10

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Listen in for a short Q&A session following our previous episode. Support the Pugcast in Oxford on Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-pugcast-goes-to-oxford/x/6893861#/ Support the Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 The Theology Pugcast i…

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Anthony of the Desert and Defeating the Demons of Our Time 1:12:13

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It's Chris's show today and he returns to a theme he's addressed a number of times--how can we resist the inhuman forces of the new totalitarianism? We're up against a Borg-like globalist cabal that uses artificial intelligence, surveillance technology, and psyops to manipulate us. Surprisingly, Chris suggests Saint Anthony of the Desert as a guide…

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Matilda: The Musical (2022) Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Roald Dahl, & Tim Minchin 57:28

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Book Vs. Movie: Matilda The 1988 YA Novel Vs. the 2022 Musical Film "Matilda the Musical" (based on the 1988 Roald Dahl novel) tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a bright young girl with telekinetic powers. Neglected by her parents and bullied by the tyrannical headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, Matilda finds solace in books and bonds with her kind t…

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Immodesty and the Image of God 1:06:03

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As new forms of immodesty become fashionable and impact our everyday wolds in innumerable ways, dimensions of what is broken in us often remain what is 'hidden' or ignored. Tom and the guys engage this topic, especially from the insight that as image bearers we are imitative by nature, and when this is broken in us, we imitate badly, and also want …

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The Opposite Sex (1956) & The Women (1939) June Allyson, Joan Collins, Clare Booth Luce 52:49

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Book Vs. Movie: The Opposite Sex The 1936 Play V. the 1939 Film Vs. the 1956 Musical "The Opposite Sex" is a musical comedy film released in 1956. It is a remake of the 1939 film "The Women, " directed by David Miller, based on the play of the same name by Clare Boothe Luce. The story revolves around several women's romantic and social lives, with …

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How Civilizations Collapse 1:04:31

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In this episode, Glenn talks about four causes of civilizational collapse: mass migration combined with corrupt and ineffectual government; sexual license; loss of belief in society and its values, and massive deficit spending. The guys talk about each of these, and, given that they are all are in place in America right now, discuss how we should b…

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The ‘C. S. Lewis Option’ for Renewing Christendom 1:03:25

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Today we are joined by Annie Crawford, a cultural apologist, a classical educationalist, and home-school mom. Today we discuss the incredible C. S. Lewis, a Pugcast favorite, and the wealth of his contribution to preserving ancient wisdom as it was received and refashioned in accordance with the Christian faith, especially its sacramental vision of…

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Mean Girls (2024) Tina Fey, Renee Rapp, Angourie Rice, Auli'i Cravalho, and Avantika 46:00

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Book Vs. Movie: Mean Girls The 2002 Book vs. the 2004 Movie vs. the 2018 Musical vs. the 2024 Movie "Mean Girls" is a teen comedy film released in 2004 that follows Cady Heron, a high school student who navigates the social hierarchy and mean girls. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert. "Queen Bees and Wa…

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Begging the Question of Christ and Culture 1:01:52

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Richard Niebuhr's classic, Christ and Culture has shaped the way we understand the relationship of the church and culture by assuming that what we mean by "Christ" when we discuss Christ and culture is Christian ethics. But is that the right place to start? Shouldn't ontology be the starting place since all things were created by Christ and for him…

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TOMMY (1975) The Who, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, Tina Turner, Elton John, Jack Nicholson, Pete Townshend and Ken Russell 54:30

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Book Vs. Movie: Tommy The 1969 Rock Opera Vs. The 1975 Movie“Musicals in March” "The Who's Tommy" is a rock opera written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who. It was first released as a double album in 1969 and later adapted into various stage productions, including a highly successful Broadway musical. The story revolv…

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The Color Purple (2023) Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, & Danielle Brooks 1:10:51

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Book Vs. Movie: The Color Purple The 1982 novel Vs. the 2023 movie musical "The Color Purple" is a novel by Alice Walker that tells the story of Celie, a young African American girl in the early 20th century. Celie writes letters to God, sharing her struggles with abuse from her father and later from her husband, referred to as "Mr."The novel tackl…

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The Diseased Defects and Effects of Popular Culture 1:02:28

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Culture, especially its charged symbolism. After unpacking insights from church fathers like Tertullian and Augustine, in their Christian critiques of Public Spectacle Events, the gang enters into important discussion about the impact, function, and role of current Celebrity, Popular Culture, and Spectacles like the Super Bowl, and ponder Christian…

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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) Cicely Tyson, Richard Dysart, Rod Perry, & Ernest J. Gaines 1:04:56

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Book Vs. Movie: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman The 1971 play Vs. the 1974 movie For Black History Month, the Margos visit "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." Ernest J. Gaines wrote this novel, which was first published in 1971. The book is a fictional autobiography that spans over 100 years of American history, narrated by Miss Jane P…

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Antisemitism in the Church 1:04:10

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Today’s episode was prompted by responses to an admittedly provocative post Glenn put up on Facebook that generated some virulently antisemitic remarks from Christians. The guys explore the problem of antisemitism, the common ground between the far right and the progressive left, group identity, and a range of related topics. Support the Pugcast on…

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Fences(2016) Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, & August Wilson 1:04:11

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Book Vs. Movie: Fences The 1987 play Vs. the 2016 movie For Black History Month, the Margos revisit playwright August Wilson (we covered Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom last year.) Fences premiered on Broadway in 1987 and is a part of Wilson's acclaimed Pittsburgh Cycle, also known as the Century Cycle, a series of ten plays that chronicle the African Ame…

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Political Theology with Timon Cline! 1:03:48

3M ago1:03:48

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Today the Pugs are joined by the Executive Editor of American Reformer, Timon Cline. Timon is a lawyer, and a writer, and a deep thinker about the political implications of the Christian faith. Political theology might be a new term for you, and if you had a public school education--and even a certain form of Christian education--the term might eve…

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The Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age: An Interview with Rosaria Butterfield 1:02:21

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Today the Pugs are a little short-handed--Tom isn't feeling well. But we do have Rosaria Butterfield with us to discuss her new book, Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age. It was a wonderful and free-ranging discussion that touched on many things, among them the subject of what time it is. And while it was a sober assessment on the sorry state of Bi…

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Ethan Frome (1993)Liam Neeson, Patricia Arquette, Joan Allen, Tate Donovan & Edith Wharton 1:03:58

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Book Vs. Movie: Ethan Frome The 1911 book Vs. the 1993 movie The Margos have decided to cover a proper novel-to-movie adaptation after a few weeks of pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a "book" on their show. Edith Wharton's 1911 novel Ethan Frome tells the story of a sickly man who lives in Starkfield, Massachusetts, with his wife and her …

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Everything You Know about Plato is Wrong! (An Interview with David Talcott) 1:05:56

3M ago1:05:56

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Today the Pugcast welcomes Dr. David Talcott, professor of philosophy at New Saint Andrews College and all around good guy to the show. David has a new book on Plato published by Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing. Today on the show we ask David to clear up a number of falsehoods people believe about Plato. It was an enjoyable conversation and we…

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Gone Girl (2014) Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, David Fincher, & Gillian Flynn (2020 replay) 58:16

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Book Vs. Movie: Gone Girl The 2012 book Vs. the 2014 movie(From the Book Vs. Movie Vaults!) The Margos take an oldie but a goodie out of the vaults this week!! Gone Girl is a thriller by Gillian Flynn. The story follows the disappearance of Amy Dunne, a woman who goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary. As the investigation unfolds, the story…

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Forbidden Knowledge! 1:03:30

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Today Chris shares some fascinating passages from a book entitled: Intellectual Appetite--A Theological Grammar by Paul J. Griffiths. In the book Griffiths contrasts two forms of intellectual appetite: "curiositas" and "studiositas" and why one form of knowledge enriches the soul while the other degrades it. Join us as we discuss forbidden knowledg…

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JAWS (1975) From our vaults! Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, & Steven Spielberg 1:01:38

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Book Vs. Movie: Jaws The 1974 book Vs. the 1975 movie (From the Book Vs. Movie Vaults!) The Margos take an oldie but a goodie out of the vaults this week!! "Jaws" is a classic thriller that originated from Peter Benchley's novel and was later transformed into a blockbuster film directed by Steven Spielberg. The novel was published in 1974, and unfo…

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The Golden Age of Islam? 1:02:48

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In this episode, Glenn gives a quick history of Islam’s Golden Age in Spain and its role in spreading Greek thought into Europe. The guys talk about the impact of Aristotelian texts coming out of Spain, the roots of nominalism and voluntarism in Islamic thought, and the end of the Hellenistic Islam of the Golden Age due to a resurgence of conservat…

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Priscilla (2023) Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny, and Jacob Elordi. Based on the Priscilla Presley 1985 book 1:03:14

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Book Vs. Movie: Priscilla The 1985 Memoir Elvis & Me Vs. the 2023 Sofia Coppola Adaptation The Margos covered Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, pairing it with the 1988 TV movie starring Susan Walters and Dale Midkiff. We loved the fact that she was able to share her truth despite the long-standing canonization of her ex-husband, who di…

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The Betrayal of the Evangelical Elites 1:02:31

4M ago1:02:31

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Have you ever wondered why evangelical elites when they get a platform in The New York Times, or The Atlantic Monthly never have anything good to say about their fellow evangelicals? We have too. Turns out Andrew T. Walker, Opinions Page Editor at World Magazine is wondering why too. So, he wrote about it in National Review. Andrew is one of the ed…

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