Persuasion
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsA podcast where fine ladies, rational minds, and the best kind of company gather to discuss all sorts of ideas and issues.
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Episode 181 | A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 31, 2019 16:16 - 33 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson wrap up their mini-series called A Persuasion Christmas. Each episode features conversation about a specific way pop culture is shaping our mindset and approach to celebrating the season. The first two episodes—A Hallmark Christmas and A Die Hard Christmas—cover all things merry and scary, yet in unrealistic narratives. This installment cuts through the make believe to reveal some truths about our current culture that couldn’t be ...
Episode 180 | A Die Hard Christmas
December 17, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutesEvery holiday season, a heated debate renews over the validity of calling the 1988 movie Die Hard a “Christmas movie.” The action-thriller is about a terrorist plot that takes place on Christmas Eve and is foiled by its hero, played by Bruce Willis. Technically, since the story takes place on Christmas Eve, it is a Christmas movie. The pushback is that it doesn’t have the typical seasonal elements viewers associate with Christmas: no magical/fantastical North Pole, no Santa and reindeer, no k...
Episode 179 | A Hallmark Christmas
December 10, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutesChristmas cards, gift wrap, ornaments, decor—Hallmark certainly has a corner on Christmas. But in the past few years, Hallmark has practically owned the Christmas romance space. Its annual Countdown to Christmas begins in late October, when a new film rolls out each day for 40 days and previously released films play 24/7. Hallmark Christmas movies are extremely popular to watch—and to mock for their formulaic, saccharine-sweet plot lines. Even fans readily admit the stories are predictable. B...
Episode 178 | Processing Creative Tensions
November 20, 2019 17:54 - 38 minutesPursuing the creative life in the digital age offers plenty of new opportunities and its fair share of challenges. The ease with which digital platforms allow us to reach our audience and share our work breaks down entry barriers that used to keep creators and makers isolated and unnoticed. But that easy access goes both ways—artists are now forced to install security measures for personal safety and carve out quiet spaces for proper development of their craft Learn more about your ad choices...
Episode 177 | Processing Reach & Impact, with Erik Lokkesmoe
November 13, 2019 09:00 - 43 minutesA common struggle among artists of every genre is finding a way to connect their work with the a wider audience. Finding a way to increase reach and impact is often associated with knowing the right people and having enough funding… and neither of these are a given, even for the most talented creatives among us. The digital age gives us greater access to markets and outlets, but that doesn’t mean the right people will find us or take notice. In this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Han...
Persuasion 176 | Processing Productivity, with Mike Cosper
November 05, 2019 15:09In this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah continue The Creative Process series with Mike Cosper talking about productivity in creative work.
Episode 176 | Processing Productivity, with Mike Cosper
November 05, 2019 09:00 - 39 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson continue their series called The Creative Process by inviting Mike Cosper to a conversation about productivity in creative work. Mike is a writer, speaker, and podcaster who has been quite successful in producing a body of work (and organizations). His productivity has been steady over the years, leaving many wondering how he’s gotten it done. Since many artists struggle to get their ideas from ideation to completion, we wanted Mi...
Persuasion 175 | Processing Authenticity, with Sara Groves
October 22, 2019 08:00Persuasion has a guest! Sara Groves joins us for a conversation about the role and importance of authenticity as part of our series The Creative Process.
Persuasion 174 | Processing Voice & Platform Development, with Helen Lee
October 15, 2019 11:22Persuasion has a guest! Helen Lee joins us for a conversation about voice development, reaching your audience, and handling rejection as part of our series The Creative Process.
Persuasion 173 | Processing Art’s Temporal Nature, with Kendall Vanderslice
October 08, 2019 08:00Persuasion has a guest! Kendall Vanderslice joins us for a conversation about time constraints, consumption, and investing the hours needed to hone your craft as part of our series The Creative Process.
Episode 173 | Processing Art's Temporal Nature, with Kendall Vanderslice
October 08, 2019 04:28 - 32 minutesErin and Hannah continue their new series called The Creative Process by inviting baker and theologian (and Christ and Pop Culture staff writer!) Kendall Vanderslice to a conversation about art’s temporal nature. Kendall shares about her work that is made only to be consumed and how she frames the temporal nature of her work. Such constraints are important in today’s world, as we all are creating work that is in some sense “consumed” and temporary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Persuasion 172 | Processing Creative Space, with Michelle Radford
October 01, 2019 12:16How do you make space for creative work? Artist Michelle Radford joins Erin and Hannah for a conversation about making room for the creative life in this episode of The Creative Process series.
Persuasion 171 | The Creative Life
September 24, 2019 13:59Persuasion is back! Erin and Hannah kick off a new series of episodes called The Creative Process.
Episode 171 | The Creative Process
September 24, 2019 13:59 - 33 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson kick off a new series called The Creative Process, exploring how the emergence of the gig economy is shaping our creative pursuits. For example, digital platforms allow anyone to become someone through the power of social media. This access is wonderful, but it’s not without it’s disadvantages, especially when we sacrifice quality output to meet platform and audience demands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
Persuasion 170 | A Titanic Podcast Season Finale
June 25, 2019 08:00Titanic is in the hot seat for Persuasion's Never Seen series finale.
Episode 170 | A Titanic Season Finale
June 25, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson wrap their Never Seen series with a thorough discussion of Titanic—a film on Hannah’s Never Seen list and one that Erin saw on the big screen almost 22 years ago. They offer gut reactions and hot takes as they peel apart this story that oozes with class divides and stereotypes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 169 | Podcasts of Fire
June 11, 2019 12:59 - 38 minutesErin and Hannah discuss Chariots of Fire, a film on the Never Seen list for them both. Erin was familiar with the film due to her background in running, while Hannah knew of it from the faith community angle. Both were surprised by its gentle, quiet retelling of two amazingly talented runners vying for Olympic Gold in 1924. Eric Liddell is a Christian whose faith frames his quest as part of his life goal of serving God. Harold Abrahams is Jewish, driven to prove his worth through his running ...
Persuasion 169 | Podcasts of Fire
June 11, 2019 12:58How did a deeply faith-filled movie like Chariots of Fire win over the critics to receive such acclaim? Hannah and Erin discuss it for this installment of their Never Seen series.
Episode 168 | Describing The Breakfast Club Ruckus
June 04, 2019 15:41 - 47 minutesErin Straza and Hannah Anderson pack the Persuasion house with two guests to discuss The Breakfast Club: Wade Bearden and Kevin McLenithan, who host the Christ and Pop Culture film podcast Seeing and Believing. Only Erin had seen The Breakfast Club before, so this was a Never Seen for Hannah, Wade, and Kevin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Persuasion 168 | Describing The Breakfast Club Ruckus, with Wade Bearden & Kevin McLenithan
June 04, 2019 15:36Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson pack the Persuasion house with Seeing and Believing hosts Wade Bearden and Kevin McLenithan to discuss The Breakfast Club.
Episode 167 | Podcastin' in the Rain, with Gina Dalfonzo
May 30, 2019 16:39 - 34 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson discuss Singin’ in the Rain after watching it for the first time ever. To help with the analysis, classic movie enthusiast and Christ and Pop Culture staff writer Gina Dalfonzo joins the conversation. If this movie is on your Never Seen List, you’ll be convicted to watch it just from Gina’s summary alone! Her passion for the film is stirring and her knowledge of the genre as a whole is a tremendous help in understanding this class...
Persuasion 167 | Podcastin’ in the Rain, with Gina Dalfonzo
May 30, 2019 16:27Gina Dalfonzo joins Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson to discuss Singin' in the Rain and the cultural narratives it tells.
Episode 166 | Get in, Losers. We're Talking Mean Girls.
May 23, 2019 18:53 - 36 minutesErin and Hannah continue their Never Seen series with Mean Girls—a film never seen by either. After watching this 2004 film for the first time, conversation begins with gut reactions, favorite lines, and memorable scenes (some quite cringeworthy!). Then Erin and Hannah hash out the messages that Mean Girls tells. How have these messages shaped our narratives around social interactions? Or are these merely reflective of society? Key to the discussion is what makes us who we are. Learn more abo...
Persuasion 166 | Get in, Losers. We’re Talking Mean Girls.
May 23, 2019 18:51Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson continue their Never Seen series discussing Mean Girls and the social narratives it tells.
Episode 165 | Here’s Looking at You, Casablanca
May 16, 2019 17:42 - 38 minutesErin and Hannah discuss Casablanca in all its silver screen glory. With its memorable lines and Hollywood glam, Casablanca has shaped our cultural narrative in countless ways. Casablanca is responsible—at least in part—for why we associate Paris with lovers and the feelings that stir when we hear the song “As Time Goes By.” Conversation covers Erin’s gut reaction to seeing this iconic film for the first time and why Hannah returns to the film again and again. Learn more about your ad choices....
Persuasion 165 | Here’s Looking at You, Casablanca
May 16, 2019 17:36Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson continue their Never Seen series discussing Casablanca in all its silver screen glory.
Persuasion 164 | Behind the Silver Screen, with Alissa Wilkinson
May 08, 2019 07:00Alissa Wilkinson joins Erin and Hannah to kick off a new series, Never Seen, exploring key movies your hosts have never seen and the role movies play in our lives.
Episode 164 | Behind the Silver Screen, with Alissa Wilkinson
May 08, 2019 03:14 - 35 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson kick off a new series titled Never Seen, exploring a collection of key movies that you might be surprised to learn have never been seen by your Persuasion hosts. To help with the series launch, Vox.com movie critic Alissa Wilkinson joins the conversation to help frame up the role movies play in our lives and the power these silver screen stories can have upon us individually and collectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Episode 163 |Holy Week 101, with Anne Kennedy
April 02, 2019 13:40 - 38 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson invite Anne Kennedy for a Holy Week Primer. Anne is a writer and serves in an Anglican church in New York with her husband who is the rector. First Anne gives an overview of Holy Week happenings, laced with her trademark wit. Conversation then turns to the push behind the recent interest in high church tradition and how (or if) these observances should be practiced individually.
Episode 163 | Holy Week 101, with Anne Kennedy
April 02, 2019 13:40 - 38 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson invite Anne Kennedy for a Holy Week Primer. Anne is a writer and serves in an Anglican church in New York with her husband who is the rector. First Anne gives an overview of Holy Week happenings, laced with her trademark wit. Conversation then turns to the push behind the recent interest in high church tradition and how (or if) these observances should be practiced individually. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...
Persuasion 163 | Holy Week 101, with Anne Kennedy
April 02, 2019 13:32Anne Kennedy joins Persuasion for an overview of Holy Week happenings and ways Christians can more meaningfully celebrate the resurrection.
Episode 162 | Renewed Thinking
March 19, 2019 16:00 - 36 minutesIn this episode Erin and Hannah wrap-up their Ready, Set, Think! series with a conversation about the way our brains can grow and change. And this is good news considering the frustration we can feel about our knee-jerk reactions and negative thought patterns. Because the way we think affects how we engage with our neighbors and cultivate grace in the world, Erin and Hannah passionately argue for Christians to explore the heart-level undercurrents that affect us unaware. Learn more about your...
Persuasion 162 | Renewed Thinking
March 19, 2019 13:42Our mental frames can lock us into patterns and ruts, but that doesn’t mean we are stuck with the same thinking for life.
Episode 161 | Hopeful Thinking
March 12, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series by inviting Laura Turner to the conversation. Laura is a freelance journalist for outlets such as BuzzFeed, the Atlantic, and Politico. Discussion for this episode covers the way that anxiety affects our thinking and decision making, how time scarcity infects our professional and personal pursuits, and why anxiety can actually be an entry point for God’s grace and power. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Persuasion 161 | Hopeful Thinking, with Laura Turner
March 12, 2019 15:54Guest Laura Turner joins Persuasion to discuss the challenge of hopeful thinking in this world of uncertainty.
Persuasion 160 | Thinking Together
March 06, 2019 08:00Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series discussing aspects of individual and collective thinking.
Episode 160 | Group Think
March 06, 2019 03:35 - 39 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson continue their Ready, Set, Think! series looking at the way our mental frames are shaped by the groups and systems we live within. Despite the way independent thinking is favored in our society, none of us are as detached and neutral as we presume ourselves to be. We do not arrive at any situation free from influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 159 | Thinking Creatively
February 19, 2019 17:00 - 38 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series with a conversation about taking a fresh look at how the status quo shapes our thinking. Things that have always been a certain way become the normal mode of thinking and living, a thought framework that operates in our subconscious and influences everything we see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Persuasion 159 | Thinking Creatively
February 19, 2019 15:31Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series with a conversation about taking a fresh look at how the status quo shapes our thinking.
Episode 158 | Good Thinking
February 12, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series with a conversation about the blocks that form the foundation of our thinking for good or for ill. Our bent to find the good or the bad in a situation is more than mere optimism or pessimism—more than a mere personality bent. The way our brains respond to life goes even deeper. It’s more about having the core of our perspective redeemed and aligned with what’s been true since God created the world and call...
Persuasion 158 | Good Thinking
February 12, 2019 14:56Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series with a conversation about the blocks that form the foundation of our thinking for good or for ill.
Episode 157 | Thinking Twice, with Jen Pollock Michel
February 05, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series by inviting Jen Pollock Michel to the conversation. Together, they explore the benefits of thinking twice about issues and ideas that deserve a second thought. Jen defines today’s context as an “Either-Or World,” one in which we run to the extremes and look for security in certitude. Try as we may, it’s impossible to eliminate the gray areas of daily life! Faith is required. Learn more about your ad choice...
Persuasion 157 | Thinking Twice, with Jen Pollock Michel
February 05, 2019 14:04Erin and Hannah invite Jen Pollock Michel to the conversation about the benefits of thinking twice about issues and ideas that deserve a second thought.
Episode 156 | Thinking It Through
January 29, 2019 17:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode, Erin and Hannah kick off a new series titled Ready, Set, Think! “Thinking It Through” is the first discussion, in which Erin and Hannah present a compelling case for rigorously analyzing the way we think about important matters. Discussion covers the way our brains stick to familiar thought patterns and ruts, why our emotional reactions to hot-button issues reveal our biases, and how we all come into situations predisposed to a certain perspective. Learn more about your ad ch...
Persuasion 156 | Thinking It Through
January 29, 2019 16:30We're kicking off a new series titled Ready, Set, Think! Each episode will explore how we arrive at our beloved stances and opinions and ways we can grow in processing information.
Episode 155 | Silent Night
December 18, 2018 17:00 - 32 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah wrap up their holiday mini-series, Lessons & Carols. Here in the finale, they dissect the tension between the peace we sing about and internal chaos we so often experience during Christmas. Can we learn to appreciate the message of Silent Night even when our reality is no match? Is a Silent Night even realistic? Is it possible we have unreasonable expectations for the season that magnify our need for the Prince of Peace? Learn more about your ad ...
Persuasion 155 | Silent Night
December 18, 2018 15:16There's a tension between the peace we sing about and internal chaos we so often experience during Christmas.
Episode 154 | All I Want for Christmas
December 11, 2018 17:00 - 38 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin and Hannah continue their holiday mini-series, Lessons & Carols. The first conversation covered the lessons we’ve learned about the way Christmas can meet the soul’s longing for connection and love. And in this installment, the conversation turns to the ways we attempt to buy our Christmas joy for others and even for ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Persuasion 154 | All I Want for Christmas
December 11, 2018 16:35Our culture has tied Christmas fulfillment to the amassing of stuff.
Episode 153 | Blue Christmas
December 05, 2018 17:00 - 32 minutesIn this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson kick off a holiday mini series called Lessons & Carols. This first conversation covers the lessons we’ve learned about the way Christmas can meet the soul’s longing for connection and love. From Hallmark Christmas specials to receiving the perfect gift from that perfect someone, we’ve all taken in ideals that lead our hearts to unavoidable disappointment. What we see in romance stories and jewelry commercials tells us we’re missin...