The Origins of Happiness and Beauty and the Beast

Dissecting Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, Deeper Podcast discusses the messages of the movie. Where does happiness originate and where does love fall into that equation? An obvious agenda of the movie was fighting stereotypes, but is the movie’s most innocent character guilty of stereotyping? Enjoy french accents, singing, …

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Are Emojis the New Hieroglyphics?

Have you ever thought about communicating using pictures?  We do it all the time with emojis. We wondered if there were similarities between emojis and hieroglyphs. So we decided to bring on an expert who can read hieroglyphs. Links to things mentioned in the show: Egyptian hieroglyphs Domino’s Pizza – …

Understanding Theological Duality with Stranger Things

Netflix’s Stranger Things exudes mystery, fantasy, and excitement through the lense of 80’s nostalgia. We dive into the plot of Stranger Things to discuss who the real monsters are and how children being main characters changes the dynamic of the show. From the uninhibited trust to theological duality, we have …

Doing Good Through Evil with Dr. Strange

Should Dr. Strange consider his devastating car accident a gift since it led him to be more powerful than he was before? In the movie, The Ancient One used the forces of evil for good. Does God do the same with Satan in the book of Job?  Listen to find …

Growing Numb to Violence by The Walking Dead

Is violence in our entertainment making us numb to violence in our world?  The team at Deeper dive into this question by looking at the AMC smash hit The Walking Dead. Lex, David, and Payton are all avid Walking Dead fans. So they are not here to say all media …

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