http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/CaPC_Digest_90.mp3 Each week Drew Dixon and Tyler Burns interview a CaPC writer about a recent article they have authored in order to go deeper into the subject matter. This week Derek Hiebert joins the duo to talk about his article, Ready Player Oneand the Escape From Reality. What are the practical considerations…

http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/CaPC_Digest_89.mp3 Drew Dixon is joined by Abby Perry and Kathryn Watson to discuss the conflicting ideas of “manhood” in evangelicalism from their co-authored article, Rearing Boys to Be Peacemakers in a World Bent on War. Written as a response to the Federalist’s Jesse Kelly’s article Why A Good Father Prepares H…

http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/88_The_CaPC_Digest_88_-_Figure_Skating_Double_Standards_and_Sports_Fandom_with_Gina_Dalfonzo.mp3 Drew and Tyler chat with Gina Dalfonzo about her recent article “I, Ashley: We’re Still Imposing the Harding-Kerrigan Narrative on Young Female Skaters.” We discuss the double standard present in sports fandom with rega…

http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/87_The_CaPC_Digest_87_-_Lady_Bird_and_Cultural_Homesickness_with_Hal_Koss.mp3 Drew and Tyler chat with Hal Koss about his recent article “Lady Bird Offers Us an Antidote for Our Cultural Homesickness.” We discuss the ultimately hopeful message of Lady Bird. We also chat about the impact our places of origin have ha…

http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/86_The_CaPC_Digest_86_-_The_Longing_of_Stranger_Things_and_This_Is_Us_with_Justin_Cloyd.mp3 Drew and Tyler are back in 2018 with CaPC writer Justin Cloyd to chat about his recent article “The Relatable Longings of Stranger Things and This is Us“. The discussion covers the concept of longing in both shows while the …

http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/85_The_CaPC_Digest_85__The_Atypical_Representation_of_Love_with_Val_Dunham.mp3 Special guest Val Dunham returns to the show to talk about the atypical representation of love in the Netflix Original Atypical. There is phrase used in the community of autistic parents and family members, “If you know one person who ha…

Drew Dixon and Tyler Burns host returning guest Luke T. Harrington to talk how to navigate an outrage culture. Following up on Luke’s article, “Be Offended and Do Not Sin,” the trio talk about the phenomena of wearing outrage and offense as a mark of identity and pride. “If you are offended at the right things, then you are certainly a good Christi…

20 years later Radiohead’s album OK Computer still manages to feel fresh and relevant to today’s social media, quick to react culture. The new “I Promise” track from the album that has languished in the unreleased catalog of the band, was released with a new music video. This week Drew and Tyler are back with special guest, CaPC writer Cameron McAl…

Tyler Burns is out this week leaving Drew alone in the darkness of the scary video game world with guest Jonathan Clauson. Drew and Jonathan, who both share a love for video games through their work at GameChurch and CaPC, talk about Jonathan’s article ‘Horror Games: They Aren’t All Bad‘ and how the darkness isn’t something to be ignored or afraid …

Drew and Tyler chat with Rebecca Calhoun about her recent article, Moving Past the Purity Movement. We discuss our personal experiences with the purity movement and the lessons we have learned since then. We discuss the importance of making sure our teaching is marked by grace as well as how to encourage honest yet gracious conversations about sex …

Drew and Tyler chat with Jonathan Edwards about his recent article The Tragedy of Family ‘Fences.’ We discuss the recent Viola Davis and Denzel Washington film and its depiction of fatherhood. We discuss the film’s take on the destructive and deceptive power of sin. We also discuss how the gospel changes our perspective on family, even our family m…

Tyler and Drew chat Jen Pollock Michel about her recent article “For the Love of S Town” in which she reflects on the popular new podcast S-Town about a complex individual from a small rural town in Alabama and his complex relationship with his town. We discuss the importance of taking steps to actively love and empathize with people from places we…

How does one be “a good man?” Tyler and Drew chat with Brad Williams about his recent article Stop Trying to Be a Man and Start Trying to Be a Good Man. We discuss some of the extra biblical definitions of manhood that are floating around the church as well as how we might encourage Christian men who might not fit the stereotype. Finally, Brad chal…

In this episode of the CaPC Digest, Drew and last minute co-host Jonathan Clauson are joined by CaPC writer Val Dunham. The discussion centers around Val’s article, Solidarity, BBC Dad and her own reflections on the social media phenomenon. The conversation includes a recap of the video itself followed by a breakdown of the different corners of the…

Tyler and Drew chat with Chad Ashby about his recent article Dave Eggers’s The Circle: A Social Media Dystopia. We discuss the importance of privacy and our need to be truly known. We also discuss our investment in social media, Facebook in particular, and how we might navigate that space more responsibly and Christianly. Listen to The CaPC Digest …

Ronda Rousey and failure are the two topics Drew and Tyler chat about with Cameron McAllister in regards to his recent article “A Question I Hope Ronda Rousey is Asking Right Now.” The trio chat about the MMA and Rousey’s recent failures and what we can learn about confronting our own fear of failure. We also discuss how the gospel shapes our think…

Tyler and Drew bring along Wade Bearden and Peter G. Epps to talk bout Silence, faith, and culture. Both Wade and Peter wrote articles about Martin Scorsese’s film Silence which you can find links to in the notes below. The quartet discuss the film’s depiction of faith and doubt, its handling of Japanese culture, and whether Christians should feel …

Tyler and Drew chat with Gina Dalfonzo about work, family, and calling in her recent article, “Gotta Dance: La La Land and Singing’ in the Rain Celebrate Calling and Creativity.” We discuss whether the film is as good as advertised and what it has to say about love, family, work, and creativity. We discuss the importance of work and how we can help…

Tyler and Drew chat with Matthew Loftus about Black Mirror, technology and the darkness of our hearts from his recent article “Nothing is New Under the Black Mirror.” We chat about the human tendency to use technology in destructive ways. We talk about what Black Mirror has to say about the state of discourse in our country as well as how we might …

Tyler and Drew chat with Collin Huber about eating to the glory of God while discussing his article, “Cooked, Slow Food, and the Allure of Beauty.” We discuss the recent Netflix Documentary series Cooked and the slow food movement. We also discuss the ethics of what we eat and how we cook. We chat about how food relates to us image bearers and how …

Drew and Tyler chat with Stephen Addcox about the hit HBO show Westworld. We discuss the ethical dilemmas the show brings up. We discuss its handling of suffering and love as well as the difficulties of a world where anything goes. Listen to The CaPC Digest Episode 70: http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/The_CaPC_Digest_Episode_70.mp3 Theme music by …

Tyler and Drew chat with Nana Dolce about her recent article Ava DuVernay’s 13th Explores the Troubling Roots of Mass Incarceration. We discuss the 13th, a recent documentary on our nation’s problem of mass incarceration and the systemic injustice at its roots. We discuss how we might pursue repentance, serve in our prison systems, and start produc…

Tyler and Drew chat with Daniel Motley about his recent article Proclaiming a Better Way: Christian Community After the Election. We discuss the divide in our country over the recent election and how we might strive to find common ground with those we disagree with politically as well as how we might speak the truth in love. We close out the podcas…

Jack T. Chick’s tracts of fear were a fairly well known product that many churches and Christians used. During his active time as a publisher, Chick published hundreds of different tracts that took on virtually anything that he deemed offensive to his particular brand of Christianity: Christian music, secular music, the Roman Catholic Church, and e…

Drew and Tyler chat with Arianne Benedetto about her recent article, “False Promises of the Security Gospel.” We talk about the roots of our fears as parents as well as the roots of our political fears. We discuss the risk that is inherent to living with the hope of the gospel in a fallen world and close out the podcast with some recommended resour…

Sharing emotion with dignity is the theme of Drew and Tyler’s chat with Abby Perry about her recent article, “This Is Us and the Dignity of Human Emotion.” The duo chat about NBC’s new drama “This Is Us” and its unique handling of human emotion. We chat the value of our emotions in relationship with our neighbor and with God. And we also talk about…

Drew and Tyler chat Gina Dalfonzo about her article, “Loving My Prodigal Country.” We chat about the Christian’s responsibility to country. We discuss how we can love our country without making it into an idol as well as the dangers of blind nationalism. We discuss these things in light of the recent protests sparked by Colin Kaepernick and the con…

Drew and Tyler chat with Blain Grimes about comics and his recent article “New Super-Man Reinvents the Superhero Redemption Story.” We discuss Gene Luen Yang’s new run of Superman, his unique approach to the superhero story arch, and the value of diverse voices in media. Listen to The CaPC Digest Episode 62: http://traffic.libsyn.com/capcpod/CaPC_D…

The supernatural side of the Christian faith is often times overlooked in favor of rational thought by conservative evangelical culture. The idea of a unexplainable supernatural occurrence can be scary and it was the reason Drew and Tyler chat with Liz Wann about her recent article “Stranger Things and Our Quest for the Extraordinary in the Ordinar…

Drew chats with E. Stephen Burnett about his recent article: AiG’s Ark Encounter Is a Model for Christians Engaging Popular Culture. We discuss what we can learn about engaging pop culture from AiG, the strengths and weaknesses we see in that ministry, the merits and challenges of building a replica of Noah’s ark, and gospel contextualization. List…