Episodes

Faithspotting "Joker"
Oct. 30, 2020

Faithspotting "Joker"

Kenny and Mike discuss the film and faith elements found in Joaquin Phoenix's Academy Award winning performance in Todd Phillips's film Joker.            Spoiler Alert! As with all Faithspotting episodes, we hope the...

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Favorite Halloween Films
Oct. 26, 2020

Favorite Halloween Films

Join Kenny and Mike for this Halloween Special as they share their top 5 films for Halloween, and share their memories, stories, and connections to these films.  What are your favorites and Why?  Come for the films; stay for the stories.

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Faithspotting A Ghost Story
Oct. 16, 2020

Faithspotting A Ghost Story

Kenny and Mike discuss the film and faith elements spotted in David Lowery's A Ghost Story, which stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. Both Mike and Kenny enjoyed the film and found it to be an organic film that does not resort to artificial devices...

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Faithspotting "Enola Holmes"
Oct. 9, 2020

Faithspotting "Enola Holmes"

Kenny and Mike discuss Enola Holmes and spot the faith elements on the Netflix film starring and produced by Millie Bobby Brown. Enola Holmes is the 16 year old sister of the famous London detective Sherlock Holmes and their older brother Mycroft....

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Faithspotting "Tenet" Part 2
Oct. 1, 2020

Faithspotting "Tenet" Part 2

Back to the Theater, Church, and Communal Experience.

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Faithspotting "Tenet" Part 1
Sept. 25, 2020

Faithspotting "Tenet" Part 1

Mike and Kenny discuss the film and faith elements spotted in Christopher Nolan's Tenet. While Tenet is a very complex film that may require a second viewing to more fully understand the complexity, it is also a film that is worthy of a second...

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Faithspotting Boys State
Sept. 18, 2020

Faithspotting Boys State

Kenny and Mike discuss the film and faith elements spotted in the documentary film Boys State. Directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, Boys State documents the 2018 Texas Boys State gathering. Boys State is a national program dedicated to building...

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Faithspotting "Won't You Be My Neighbor"
Sept. 11, 2020

Faithspotting "Won't You Be My Neighbor"

Kenny Dickson and Mike Hatch discuss the cinematic and faith elements reflected in the Fred Rogers Documentary Film Won't You Be My Neighbor. While not a catorgorized as a "Faith Film" it is one of the most powerful and effective films in depicting discipleship.

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Faithspotting The Banker
Sept. 4, 2020

Faithspotting The Banker

Mike and Kenny discuss the film and faith elements in The Banker, starring Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson and directed by George Nolfi.  The Banker tells the story of two of America's most successful Black business men in the 1950's and...

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Faithspotting "Da 5 Bloods
Aug. 28, 2020

Faithspotting "Da 5 Bloods

Kenny and Mike discuss the film and faith spotted in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods, a film vast in imagery, characters, and story and flush with social and theological reflection. Spoiler Alert for those planning to watch the film. Those not planning to...

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Faithspotting Greyhound
Aug. 21, 2020

Faithspotting Greyhound

Hosts Kenny Dickson and Mike Hatch look at the Apple TV+ film Greyhound and discuss the faith elements spotted in the World War II, Tom Hanks screenplay.  Based on the novel, "The Good Shepherd" by C. S. Forester, Tom Hanks stars as Navy Cmdr....

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Faithspotting Hamilton
Aug. 14, 2020

Faithspotting Hamilton

Hosts Kenny Dickson and Mike Hatch talk films and faith spotted in films. In this first episode Kenny and Mike discuss the film and faith elements in the Disney+ film and cultural phenomenon Hamilton. The film was recorded over several performances at...

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Introducing Faithspotting
July 20, 2020

Introducing Faithspotting

Introducing Faithspotting - a brand new podcast where we will spot and share issues of life, faith, and theology presented in film, television, and music, then empower you to use these stories as tools to strengthen and apply faith in your everyday...

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