In this bonus episode, Ashley discusses her feelings about the 2016 election results. She revisits her college essay about religion as a way to reflect on how we can communicate across difference.
Ep. 5 The Evil Inside Us, Religion in Horror Films
Why are we drawn to the malevolent and the evil? And….most curiously, what is evil? In this extra long Halloween episode, Sophie Day and Ashley explore religion in horror movies. They talk about the psychology of horror and the idea of the profane and the sacred. To facilitate they’re discussion, Ashley and Sophie watched The…
Ep. 4 Virtual Reality, Can it take us to church?
Is virtual reality a good medium for religion journalism? KC McGinnis, a visual journalist based in Iowa, joins me to explore this question. From empathy to artifice, we examine the pros and cons of virtual reality media. Ashley and KC examine the New York Times’ various VR stories and discuss the idea of immersive journalism….
Ep. 3 (Un)Conventional Religion
What can we learn about religion in partisan politics from the national party conventions? The 2016 political conventions to nominate Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump revealed more about the U.S. than just each party’s political drama. The Conventions displayed how each party engages religion. In this episode, Jim Wallace joins Ashley in discussing the relationship…
Ep. 2 Comic Book Religion
In this episode, Jeremy and Ashley explore the world of comic books and how they represent religion. Religion seeps into pop culture at every turn and can be found in comic books from Thor to Preacher. In this episode, Jeremy and Ashley explore how comic books wrestle with faith and spirituality. This episode looks at…
Ep. 1 “Religious” Movies for the Masses
In episode 1, Jeremy and Ashley challenge the category “religious film.” We discuss everything from the Ten Commandments…. To The Conjuring. #ReligionNerdMoment Ashley gets the bright idea for a zombie Jesus film from a casual walk home from work.
(w)Holy Media Trailer
Here is a preview of what our new project (w)Holy Media will be like: Ashley and I will discuss one topic per episode that will be released about every other week. We will crack open a beer and tackle the political, historical, and cultural implications of the theme we’ve chosen. We purposefully define “religion” and…
The What of (w)Holy Media
Imagine this—a cold beer, good conversation, dark wood paneled walls, and one idea. Ashley walked up to Jeremy that evening in 2015, interrupting some nerdy conversation, and stated matter-of-factly, “We should have a podcast.” And that is how the idea for (w)Holy Media was born one warm, sticky evening in June. Jeremy and Ashley have…