The Patron Saints of Pop-Culture

The Patron Saints of Pop-Culture

The intersection of Moral Philosophy and Pop Culture. A married couple discusses the finer points of pop culture through the lens of Moral Philosophy. We will cover a wide variety of topics such as the Walking dead, to the Fallout game series, to Black Mirror. We'd love to hear from you too! Add your perspective and join in the conversation. No judgement, Just conversation!

Episodes

October 14, 2021 18 mins
This episode I discuss "Midnight Mass". This is Mike Flanagan's 3 series on Netflix. I discuss Forgiveness, Church Trauma, and Catharsis. Don't forget to join the Conversation!
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January 30, 2021 10 mins
This month we talk about The Mandalorian Season 2. This month I talk about transition and dogma vs tradition. I also share saints of show.
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January 5, 2021 30 mins
This is a special episode trying something new. I really disliked the writing of WW84. I felt it could have been better, so I decided that I would try and fix it in Patron Saint's style. Let me know if you enjoy this and maybe I'll do more rewrites!
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December 19, 2020 22 mins
This month we jump through a sketchy portal in the wall made by an equally sketchy machine built by a racist wizard and get into "Lovecraft Country". This month we discuss diversity and inclusion in our stories, blind spots, and the importance of naming yourself. I will also share our saints of show!
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This month I discuss "The Haunting of Bly Manor". I give my meanings for the ghosts, we talk about interpersonal relationships, and signposts instead of stop signs. We give the saints of show. Do yourself a favor, have a listen!
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October 23, 2020 19 mins
The Patron Saints are back! This month we discuss the Netflix original limited series "Hollywood". Have some big announcements for you! So don't miss this episode.
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March 25, 2020 38 mins
This week we discuss the movie Doctor Sleep. We talk about Recovery. We talk about it taking a village. We also experimented again with doing it while live streaming on Facebook.
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This week we did a Facebook live recording of our podcast. We talked about how stories shape our community. We talked about how some fandoms do good things! We answered some questions as well. If you'd like to watch the record you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/PatronSaintsOfPopCulture/videos/vb.1727452140913791/654487218645052/?type=2&theater¬if_t=page_post_reaction¬if_id=1584751463452504
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March 9, 2020 40 mins
This week we discuss the Netflix series "The Witcher" for the initial surprisingly good season! We discuss destiny and lies. We discuss the monsters we create. We also give our saints of the season! Don't forget to review and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
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This week we discuss the Disney Plus Series "The Mandalorian" Season 1. We talk about Honor and the old west. We talk about Children being our Future, We also give our Saints of Season!
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This week we discuss the third season of the Amazon Prime Show "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel". We discuss knowing yourself. We also discuss that you do not own anyone. Let us know what your saint of show was for season 3.
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February 10, 2020 43 mins
This week we talk about how Pop Culture has shaped our views of romance. We talk about the Manic Pixie Dream Relationship. We talk about how you don't need a romantic relationship to be whole. We also give a few good examples of real relationships from pop culture.
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February 3, 2020 41 mins
This week we discuss Frozen 2. We talk about You are enough. We talk about fixing what our ancestors broke. We also give our saints of show!
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January 27, 2020 36 mins
This week we talk about It Chapter 2 (2019). We discuss forgetting yourself. How fear can control you. We give our Saints of Show, and how you can join the conversation!
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January 20, 2020 42 mins
This week we talk about Season 4 of the SyFy Series "The Magicians". We talk about breaking the wheel. We discuss secrets. We also give you the saints of season 4. Who was your saint of season 4, and why?
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January 13, 2020 11 mins
We discuss what is coming up for season 4 of our show! We are really looking forward to talking to all of you soon!
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November 13, 2019 30 mins
In our Season 3 finale we talk about our favorite clips from season 3! See you in season 4 coming out in January! Let us know what you want to hear us talk about.
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October 29, 2019 40 mins
This week we discuss the Australian Zom-Rom-Com "Little Monsters" 2019 available on Hulu. We talk about the Zombification of Society. We talk about growing the "F" up.
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October 21, 2019 38 mins
This week we talk about Netflix's "In The Tall Grass". We talk about Breaking the cycle. We talk about Isolation and Solitary Confinement. We also try very hard to keep Miguel from going into the tall grass of talking about Dark Tower references.
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