Nerdy Folks Podcast
209 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 18 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA conversation about the nerdy things we love and the things that matter most. If you love sci-fi, fantasy, comics, the MCU, the DCU, Star Wars and Star Trek, you'll probably like this show.
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Episodes
Episode 9: Is There A Heart Of Gold In The 2016 Election
August 27, 2016 04:45 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBI was thinking about the old song "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young recently. As people, we are always looking for someone to believe in, and we are wanting to believe in ourselves. People are flocking to this year's election because they are looking for someone to believe in. Interestingly, people flocked to John the Baptist during a similar time when people to believe in were hard to come by.
Episode 8: Star Trek, Terrorism, and Forgiveness
July 30, 2016 13:22 - 18 minutes - 20.6 MBIt's tempting to believe that a future world, where religion has gone the way of dial-up internet, will be a place of complete peace. Matt makes the case that un-forgiveness is central to much of today's unrest.
Episode 7: Running and Spandex as Spiritual Metaphors
July 09, 2016 22:08 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBThis episode explores the world of running. It touches on some of the common and some of the lesser known injuries that are common for marathoners, pokes fun at spandex and runner's high. On the spiritual side, spandex is compared to baptism. The main takeaway from the episode is that running takes commitment and sustained determination. Life in general and our spiritual lives in particular require the same type of grit.
Episode 6: Truth!
July 01, 2016 03:04 - 11 minutes - 13.2 MBMatt talks about his days as a slacker in Junior High Band. He also discusses Jesus' encounter with Pontious Pilate, where Jesus said that everyone on the side of truth listened to His voice. The meaning of this is that the search for truth begins with a willingness to listen. Finally, Matt asks the question, "can we live as if there is no absolute truth."
Episode 5: Vigilantism
June 15, 2016 20:59 - 16 minutes - 18.7 MBFrom the president of the Philippines encouraging citizens to shoot drug dealers to average joes donning homemade superhero costumes to fight crime, vigilantism is on the rise. The Telescope Podcast looks at culture through the spyglass of faith. It's light and funny. It's also very real and pertinent.
Episode 4: Online Polls Gone Wrong
June 01, 2016 04:51 - 14 minutes - 16.9 MBThe internet allows brands and celebrities to connect with people like never before. However, there are times when this connection has unintended consequences.
Episode 3: Star Wars Day
May 04, 2016 14:01 - 26 minutes - 29.8 MBMay 4th is known as Star Wars Day and is celebrated by fans all over the world. This episode dives into Star Wars Day, the state of the Star Wars Universe, and the philosophy of Star Wars.
Episode 2: The National Day of Prayer
April 28, 2016 16:15 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MBThis episode gives some of the background of the National Day of Prayer, the First and Second Great Awakenings, and even dives in the world of sports.
Captain America Civil War
April 15, 2016 16:58 - 18 minutes - 21.6 MBThis is the maiden voyage for the podcast! On this episode, Matthew discusses the new Captain America movie, election year politics, and Christian involvement in politics.