Episodes

March 2, 2024

Faithspotting 2024 Oscars

One of our favorite episodes, Kenny and Mike are joined by our good friend and regular Faithspotting contributor Dr. Ryan Parker for the annual Oscars preview episode. whe

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Feb. 23, 2024

Faithspotting "Rustin"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in the biopic film about civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.

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Feb. 9, 2024

Faithspotting "Past Lives"

Hosts Mike and Kenny review and spot faith elements reflected in the Academy Award nominated film by Celine Song.

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Feb. 1, 2024

Faithspotting "Anatomy of a Fall"

Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith issues reflected in the Academy Award Best Picture nominated and Palme d' Or winning film by writer/director Justine Triet. Anatomy of a Fall is a French legal drama surrounding the suspicious death of...

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Jan. 12, 2024

Faithspotting "The Holdovers"

Hosts Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith reflected in Alxander Payne's and Paul Giamatti's latest collaboration (Sideways). Set in a northeastern boarding school in 1970, the film portrays a dishovled and grumpy classics teacher Paul Hunham...

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Dec. 30, 2023

Faithspotting "MAESTRO"

Mike and Kenny discuss MAESTRO and faith reflected in the Bradley Cooper directed film about the life and career of composer / conductor Leonard Bernstein and his marriage to Felicia Montealegre. Cooper also co-wrote the screenplay and co-stars with...

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Dec. 25, 2023

Faithspotting "The Iron Claw"

Kenny and Mike interview director Sean Durkin and review his latest film The Iron Claw. The film chronicles lives, careers and tragedies of professional wrestling's Von Erich family.

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Dec. 8, 2023

Faithspotting "The Mission"

Hosts Kenny and Mike interview interview Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, the Emmy Award winning directors of the documentary film The Mission which presents the story of missionary John Chau, who set out to evangelize the residents on the remote …

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Nov. 2, 2023

Faithspotting "Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story

Kenny and Mike have an extended interview with Paul Michael Angell, the director of the film Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story. The film documents the amazing life and mission of Stan Brock, founder of Remote Area Medical.

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Oct. 25, 2023

Faithspotting "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Faithspotting hosts Kenny and Mike review and spot faith reflected in Martin Scorsese's latest film, "Killers of the Flower Moon." The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, and tells the true story of the "reign of...

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Sept. 20, 2023

Faithspotting "Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Pt.1"

Hosts Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith reflected in the lastest Mission Impossible film, Dead Reckoning. Starring Tom Cruise and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team must track down a device that threatens...

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Aug. 20, 2023

Faithspotting "Oppenheimer"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in Chrisopher Nolan's latest film, a biography of physist and "father of the atomic bomb" J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Morton Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon,...

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July 30, 2023

Faithspotting "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith in the biography film "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie." Directed by Davis Guggenheim and available for streaming on Apple tv+, "Still" presents Michael J. Fox's journey into acting, and at 29, his …

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July 20, 2023

Faithspotting " Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets

Hosts Kenny and Mike welcome two guests for this edition of Faithspotting. Rev. Eric Folkerth and Rev. Melissa Hatch are clergy colleagues of Kenny and Melissa is Mike's marrital colleague.

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June 16, 2023

Faithspotting "To Kill A Mockingbird"

Hosts Kenny and Mike discuss the stage and film adaptations of Harper Lee's novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" as well as the faith elements reflected in the productions.

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May 1, 2023

Faithspotting "The Last of Us"

Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith reflected in the popular HBO Series The Last of Us. Based on the popular Playstation Video Game, The Last of Us follows Joel and Ellie as they journey through a post-apocolyptic United States …

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April 22, 2023

Faithspotting "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret."

Mike and Kenny discuss the 2023 film based on the 1970 novel by Judy Blume. Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig and starring Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Kathy Bates and Benny Safdie, Are You There God? It's Me …

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March 4, 2023

Faithspotting "Everything Everywhere, All At Once"

Hosts Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith elements in the multi award winning and multiple Oscar winning film by directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schneinert.

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March 4, 2023

Faithspotting Oscar Picks and Predictions

Mike ard Kenny set aside spotting faith and discuss the 95th Academy Award nominations and discuss their picks and predictions for the Oscars. Films and performances featured in previous Faithspotting episodes include: All Quiet on the Western...

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Feb. 25, 2023

Faithspotting "Triangle of Sadness"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith issues reflected in the Best Film Oscar nominee "Triangle of Sadness" directed by Ruben Ostlund. The satirical, black comedy film highlights the differences between social classes and what happens when such structures are …

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Feb. 12, 2023

Faithspotting "She Says"

Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith elements reflected in the Maria Schrader film "She Said." Carey Mulligan (Megan Twohey) and Zoe Kazan (Jodi Kantor) star as New York TImes investigative reporters who broke the story of Mira Max producer …

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Feb. 1, 2023

Faithspotting "Tar"

Kenny and Mike discuss the and spot faith reflected in the Todd Field film Tar starring Best Actress nominee Cate Blanchett.

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Jan. 14, 2023

Faithspotting "The Whale"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in the latest Darren Arononfsky film, The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser. The film tells the story of Charlie, a 600 lb man who teaches virtul writing classes. Struggling with the health challenges...

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Dec. 26, 2022

Faithspotting "The Banshees of Inisherin

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in the latest film from Academy Award winning Writer / Director Martin McDonagh that reunites him with Colin Farrell and Brendan Glessan. Set in 1923 on an island of the coast of …

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