Podcasts by Reel Journeys

Reel Journeys

A devout Christian and a stubborn secular humanist and pantheist use themes from popular movies to inspire their own spiritual journeys. Using film classics, both old and new, the two find a spring-board from which to compare, contrast and grow their own disparate faiths, while inspiring others to explore the same.

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The Matrix from 2020-08-24T07:00

Philip and Ben are back with a slightly different format asking each other questions around signs, coincidences, limits, and impulses.

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The Shawshank Redemption from 2020-06-29T07:00

Discipline, Redemption and Hope are the three major themes that Ben and Philip pull from the 1994 prison drama, The Shawshank Redemption.

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The Truman Show from 2020-06-15T07:00

After viewing the 1998 hit, The Truman Show, Philip and Ben organize their thoughts around the topics: "Outside the box",  "Call to action", and "Fear and deceit".

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The Overnighters from 2020-06-01T07:00

Ben and Philip contemplate the themes Community, Migrants and Defending the Defenseless spurred by Jesse Moss' The Overnighters (2014)

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Amelie from 2020-05-18T07:00

Philip and Ben converse about Kindness, The Little Things, and Childhood after watching Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amelie (2001)

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Fight Club from 2020-05-04T07:00

Ben and Philip discuss their spiritual views of the topics: Asleep, Leadership, and The Battle Within, as they relate to David Fincher's Fight Club (1999) --- Send in a voice message: https://an...

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Noah from 2020-04-20T07:00

Philip and Ben ponder if God Speaks, God's Will, and the Sins of the World by discussing Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (2014)

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COVID-19 SPECIAL: Contagion from 2020-04-18T02:41:14

In this special edition of Reel Journeys, Philip and Ben explore Steven Soderbergh's 2011 film Contagion, reflecting on finding Fear, Evil, and Hope in a Pandemic.

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Psycho from 2020-04-06T07:00

Philip and Ben analyze themes of Ethics, Mental Health, and the Influence of Others drawing from Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho (1960)

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Fried Green Tomatoes from 2020-03-23T07:00

Philip and Ben work through the topics Deliver us From Evil, Keeping the Faith, and Our Impact on Others through the lens of Jon Avnet’s Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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Inception from 2020-03-05T21:58:12

Philip and Ben draw out major themes from the 2010 Sci-fi Thriller 'Inception', comparing their filmic depictions to their own spiritual belief systems. In this jam-packed premiere episode, the ...

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