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The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaPop Culture Pastors Hour! Superman (2025)What an absolute joy this conversation was! Edward Goode and I were so thrilled to be joined by writer, theologian, and artist Phuc Luu, Ph.D. for this episode, in which we talked immigration, identity, family, and cultural legacies. In addition, Phuc wrote a great post this morning about the movie:Learn more about Phuc’s books, coaching work, and more here. (Ed gives high praise to his first book, Jesus of the East, and his latest, Jesus and Buddha Talk: About Desire, Suffering, and Happiness comes out in paperback in a few days!) ...2025-07-2358 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaPop Culture Pastors Hour! Check-in and Preview of Coming AttractionsIt’s summer and it’s HOT. We all need things to look forward to, eh? Today Edward Goode and I check in, share what we’re reading/watching, and preview what’s to come this summer.First, we’ll be talking about the 2006 film Stranger Than Fiction next Wednesday July 2 at 1 p.m. EDT, giving you more than a week to watch this deep and delightful movie starring Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah, and Dustin Hoffman. Here’s the link, so you can get it on your calendar!Then later in the summer—o...2025-06-2319 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaPop Culture Pastors Hour! Andor Season 2 Episodes 10-12Thanks to everyone who joined Edward Goode and me for our fourth conversation about Andor. We talked about the power and perils of a human-driven movement; disease, disgust and the rhetoric of dehumanization; the fate of our heroes; and the impact of one small word: TRY. Spoilers for all of Andor, Rogue One, and The Last Jedi.Follow Ed at Imago Scriptura.Here’s the article I mentioned from Sojourners, We Have What We Need to Fix This. And here’s the quote I read:Plugging into national organizations is always an o...2025-05-2656 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaPop Culture Pastors Hour! Andor Season 2 Episodes 7-9Thanks to everyone who joined Edward Goode and me for our third conversation about Andor. We drew some historical and scriptural parallels to the show, talked about the communal nature of calling, explored the power of prophetic speech, and lifted up the nature of resistance, full of small moves and tag-team efforts. And much more! This was a meaty episode—fitting for some of the best television we’ve ever seen (just because I’m prone to hyperbole doesn’t mean it’s not true).Spoilers for all of Andor season 1, plus season 2 episodes 1-9 and the movie Rogu...2025-05-141h 00
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaPop Culture Pastors Hour! Andor Season 2 Episodes 4-6Thanks to everyone who joined Edward Goode and me for our second conversation about Andor. We talked about the benefits and pitfalls of episodic storytelling, the strength and frailty of human beings, the perils of building a movement, and more.Spoilers for all of Andor season 1, plus season 2 episodes 1-6, the movie Rogue One, and The Last Jedi.Here’s the book I mentioned: Preaching in Hitler’s Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich. And don’t miss Ed’s charming story of adventure for Grogu on May the Fourth! See yo...2025-05-0746 min
The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben DanaPop Culture Pastors Hour! Andor Season 2, Episodes 1-3What a blast. Thanks to everyone who joined Edward Goode and me for our first of four (or more?) conversations about Andor. We talked about gender, power and privilege; the “cost of discipleship”; accelerationism as faithful strategy (or not?); and more. Spoilers for all of Andor season 1, plus season 2 episodes 1-3, and the movie Rogue One, and a brief reference to The Last Jedi. See you next week. Between now and then, May the Fourth (and the Force) be with you. Get full access to The Blue Room with MaryAnn McKibben Dana at m...2025-04-3040 min