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Generations Community ChurchFreedom, Limits, and Authority - AudioIn life, you either have authority or you don't. And if you need to tell people that you're in charge, you probably don't have the authority you think you do. And no matter how old you get, you NEVER outgrow authority or authority structures. (The IRS can make you pay taxes, and the Kentucky State Police can make you stay under the speed limit - or, watch out!) In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why ALL authority is God's authority - and that, because God speaks through the Bible, we should listen (and obey).
2025-08-1726 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 9: Terpening Terrace: Where Every Day Feels Like Coming HomeIn this heartfelt episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This, host Angela Vanderpool sits down with Kim Stokes, General Manager, and Kimberly Richards, Marketing Director of Terpening Terrace. Together, they share how their senior living community creates an atmosphere that truly feels like home—where residents are known, valued, and celebrated every single day.From personalized care to activities that spark joy, Kim and Kimberly offer a behind-the-scenes look at what makes Terpening Terrace a special place for seniors and their families. You’ll hear inspiring stories, learn about their approach to compassionate living, and disc...
2025-08-0826 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 8: Where the Wind Whispers Home: A New Chapter in Senior LivingIn this heartfelt and insightful episode, Angela Vanderpool sits down with Carrie Kasch, General Manager, and Shannon Bennett, Assistant Manager, of Whispering Winds Retirement to explore what truly makes a senior community feel like home.With nearly 20 years at Whispering Winds, Carrie Kasch leads with heart, honoring the deep sense of family between residents, loved ones, and staff. Her long-standing dedication offers a rare window into what consistency, compassion, and connection can mean in the world of senior living.Joining her is Shannon Bennett, a community-driven leader whose passion for seniors and remarkable background in...
2025-07-2515 min
The HittMobb PodcastNO INTERNET JUST SWEAT #11: Coming up in the Golden Era of Hip HopJoin legendary producers Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool and Paul "Baby Paul" Hendricks—two veterans who helped shape the sound of classic hip hop—as they take you back to a time when hustle, talent, and tape decks ruled the game. Special guest DJ Beetle adds his own raw insights and memories as the trio discusses what it was really like coming up during the golden era.🔥 In this episode, we dive deep into:Their early struggles and breakthroughs in the music industryThe grind and creative process before the internet changed everything
2025-07-2141 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 7: Fountain Plaza: A Legacy of Heart, Home & HopeIn this deeply heartfelt episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This, host Angela Vanderpool sits down with Charmagne Blackaby and James Denner of Fountain Plaza—a senior living community that has quietly and powerfully shaped the lives of seniors in Southern Oregon for over 30 years.Charmagne and James share the passion and legacy behind Fountain Plaza, their commitment to dignity and compassion, and the powerful impact of their income-qualified program—a program designed to ensure that no one is left behind. From heartwarming stories to essential insights into what makes a senior community feel like home...
2025-07-1132 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 6: Why We Keep Showing Up: Love, Legacy, and Horton PlazaIn this heartfelt episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This, host Angela Vanderpool sits down with Danielle Stovall, General Manager, and Erin Osuna, Personal Care Director of Horton Plaza Retirement 🏡.Together, they share the deep sense of purpose that fuels their caregiving journey—and the powerful stories behind the legacy of Horton Plaza. From quiet moments of connection 🤝 to their unwavering commitment to dignified, joyful aging 🎉, Danielle and Erin offer a beautiful glimpse into what makes a senior living community feel like home. ❤️Whether you’re exploring senior care options or just need a dose of co...
2025-06-2726 min
Generations Community ChurchGod Speaks through Desires - AudioGod is actively involved in our lives, and God speaks to us through our desires. It's NOT our fleeting wants - things like that "doo-hickey" we see at Sam's Club and think to ourselves, “Oh, I want that.” But it's the deep, core desires of our heart. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why our truest desires reflect God’s desires in us and for us - and that God speaks to us through our deepest longings.
2025-06-2230 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 5: Grief Doesn't Wear a Party HatIn this heart-honest solo episode, Angela Vanderpool pulls back the curtain on a topic many try to avoid—grief. But not the kind that shows up only at funerals or after big goodbyes. We're talking about the quiet grief that creeps into birthdays, holidays, and family dinners when someone you love is no longer there—or no longer themselves.Angela shares personal insight from her 17+ years in senior living and her training as an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist to explore the invisible layers of grief that come with caregiving, dementia, and the slow goodbyes of aging. From...
2025-06-1312 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 4: Where Do We Even Start Understanding Senior Living?Welcome back to Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This, the podcast that gets real about aging, caregiving, and figuring things out when life throws you into a world you weren’t ready for.In Episode 4, host Angela Vanderpool dives into one of the biggest questions adult children face: “Where do we even start with senior living?” If you’ve ever felt confused, overwhelmed, or totally lost trying to understand the different options for your aging parent—this episode is for you.Angela shares simple explanations, relatable stories, and practical advice that break down what senior liv...
2025-05-2315 minGenerations Community ChurchThe Disguised God - AudioGod parted the Red Sea. Jesus fed the 5,000. Big stuff. Big miracles. Clear and unmistakable. But even though God can and does do "big stuff" from time to time, he actually PREFERS to come to us in disguise - in a way we don't immediately recognize. You could almost say that there is something delightfully playful about God and the way he speaks to us. It's wry. It's coy. And it means we need to be patient with ourselves (and our ability to hear and discern his voice). In this message, Max Vanderpool returns to Luke 24 with an admonition on...
2025-05-1826 minGenerations Community ChurchThe Language of God's Heart - AudioPharisees. Got to love 'em, right? They were absolutely CONVINCED that they had God all figured out. They just knew exactly what God loved and what God hated, what God would (or wouldn't) do in a particular set of circumstances, and what everyone else should and shouldn't do. But when God in the flesh (Jesus) shows up on the scene - the Pharisees aren't congratulated. They're challenged. How could they get so many important things wrong? In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks how to hear God's voice - where it's the clearest - and why Americans are the new Pharisees...
2025-05-1126 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 3: We Have to Talk About ThisIn Episode 3 of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This, host Angela Vanderpool gets real about the conversations we often avoid—but desperately need to have—when it comes to aging parents. Whether it's about moving into assisted living, taking away the car keys, or navigating tough medical decisions, this episode tackles the uncomfortable truths with compassion, clarity, and a touch of humor.Angela shares personal insights and practical tips for how to approach these topics before a crisis hits. If you've ever thought, “How do I even bring this up?”—this episode is your starting point.Get r...
2025-05-0910 minGenerations Community ChurchHearing God through Prophecy - AudioWhen we Americans hear the word PROPHET, we tend to think of a fortune teller or someone who can predict the future. But predicting the future is only a SMALL part of what prophecy is in both the Old and New Testaments. Much of what prophets did, particularly in the Old Testament, is speak on God's behalf to remind God's people of the covenant (and the promises) they made with God. Some people want to believe that prophecy died out in the first century of the church. Since we have the Bible, they say, we have all we need. But...
2025-04-2727 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 2: Hey Mom, This is Why We Do ItIn this heart-opening second episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This, host Angela Vanderpool invites you into a deeply personal and powerful reflection on why we choose to show up—every single day—for the ones we love.This episode is for every adult child who’s ever had a moment of doubt, exhaustion, or even guilt in their caregiving journey. Angela shares real-life stories, compassionate insight, and the emotional truths behind the "why" of caregiving. Whether you’re caring for a parent with dementia, navigating the world of assisted living, or just trying to find pea...
2025-04-2408 min
Generations Community ChurchIndifference Is a Sin - AudioYou fall in love. You're captivated. You date, court, propose, and marry. You're IN love. Everything is passionate and real and authentic and natural. But over time, things change. Life happens. And some married people find that their love hasn't been sustained, hasn't deepened. Instead of being in love with their spouse, they're indifference - or worse, find that they've grown to resent or hate them. What's TRUE of married couples is TRUE of all of us when it comes to our relationship with God. Over time, we can become INDIFFERENT, bored, fatigued, and distracted. That's not only a problem...
2025-04-1329 min
Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For ThisEpisode 1: Navigating the Challenges of Caring for Loved OnesWelcome to the very first episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This! 🎉 Hosted by Angela Vanderpool, a senior living expert with over 17 years in the field and an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, this episode lays the foundation for everything this podcast is about—supporting adult children and caregivers who find themselves suddenly navigating the world of aging parents.In this heartfelt solo episode, Angela opens up about her own caregiving journey—one that began with her own father and inspired the entire podcast. She shares the raw, real emotions of what it's like to feel un...
2025-04-0912 minGenerations Community ChurchWhen You See a Body - AudioThere's always some politician or someone at the office who is simply lusting after power. And then there's that moment when someone blurts out: “I’m lusting after some dark chocolate right now.” Lust. Lusting. We use that phrase to describe wanting something. So is lust just a longing or hankering for something? And why would THAT be a sin? And if sex is something good and a gift from God - how is LUST different from good sex (the kind experienced in a loving marriage between a husband and a wife)? In this message, Max Vanderpool wades into sex (the ac...
2025-03-1626 minGenerations Community ChurchSpitting Fire - AudioDid you grow up with at least one brother or sister? Can you recall a time when you got so angry with them that you could SPIT FIRE? Of course, you can! There's nothing like an annoying little brother or sister or stuck-up older brother or sister to bring out the fire in you! Unfortunately for us Americans, we are living in a "wrathogenic environment," one in which our social media algorithms are designed to feed us content that makes us MAD and ANGRY and fuming at someone or something. In this message, Max Vanderpool tackles the deadly sin of "...
2025-03-1032 min
Goodbye Guilt & ShameDiscovering Identity: The Unraveled Roots Journey with Restored NationThis podcast episode features a profound dialogue concerning the Unraveled Roots groups, an initiative established by Support After Abortion, designed to assist individuals in navigating the emotional complexities stemming from past traumas. Our esteemed guests, Tracie Tandy, Dan Layne, and Julia Salanoa, who lead these groups, along with participant DJ Vanderpool, share their invaluable insights and experiences regarding the transformative power of these sessions. The discussion elucidates the significance of identifying and addressing the root causes of negative life cycles, thereby fostering a supportive environment conducive to healing and growth. With a focus on both men and women, the...
2025-03-051h 05Generations Community ChurchStatus Anxiety - AudioKnow someone who makes more money than you do? Go to school with someone who’s smarter? More attractive? Better at sports? If you’re single, do you know anyone with a husband or wife totally "in love?" If you feel stuck in a marriage, do you know anyone who’s single and care-free? Have you struggled with infertility and know someone who’s having kids, one after another? Do you have kids, but know someone who has passive, compliant ones? Know anyone who has more square footage than you? Maybe even a garage – that they don’t even use for cars?
Of...
2025-02-2331 minGenerations Community ChurchThey Don't Need That - AudioWhen a pastor is wearing a $2,000 sweater or a $4,000 pair of shoes in an Instagram post, there's a problem. Most folks would say that pastor is crossing a line. But what's true of pastors is true of everyone else. There's a line between a need and a want. There's a line between what's reasonable and what's excessive or extravagant. And that line is virtually impossible for us to see when it comes to our lives and our decisions. In this message, Max Vanderpool tackles the sin of greed and why we don't like greedy people.
2025-02-1731 minGenerations Community ChurchYou Don't Understand - AudioThe way we talk about sin today is not helpful. A calorie-packed dessert is something truly sinful. But the way we USED to talk about sin (back in the 1970s and 1980s) isn't particularly helpful, either. Lots of people who needed Jesus steered clear of church, because they felt condemned enough already. So how do we talk about sin in way that makes sense to us (as Americans living in the 21st century) but that also reflects the reality of sin we read about in Scripture? In this message, Max Vanderpool introduces our winter teaching series on the 7 Deadly Sins...
2025-01-2629 min
The HittMobb PodcastHittMobb Episode #2 - "Origins"Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool (formerly of Bad Boy Records Hitmen Producers) and Paul "Baby Paul" Hendricks (formerly of Da Beatminerz) both discuss their backgrounds, where they are originally from and how their careers started in the music business..
2024-12-1432 min
Behind the BusinessBehind the Business of Boxing by Syd Vanderpool (with Syd Vanderpool)Champion boxer (super middleweight) and certified coach and trainer, Syd “The Jewel” Vanderpool brings more than 13 years of professional boxing and training experience to his members. Syd has extensively trained with some of the world’s finest trainers including the legendary Emanuel Stewart, Goody Petronelli, John Davenport, Alrick Dougherty and Roberta Snider.Syd’s unique abilities in and out of the ring make him both a motivational coach as well as a highly sought-after sports trainer. His experience training with world renowned athletes such as Lennox Lewis, Zab Judah and Hector Camacho has given him unique insight into the...
2024-12-0532 min
The HittMobb PodcastHitt Mobb Podcast Trailer"Welcome to HittMobb, the podcast where beats meet brilliance! Join us as we dive deep into the world of hip-hop production—exploring the stories, skills, and secrets behind the music & hits you love. From some the biggest names in the music business. From Jay-Z, Nas and The Notorious B.I.G and etc.From legendary music producers Daven (Prestige) Vanderpool & Paul (Baby Paul) Hendricks. We’re breaking down the craft, the gear, and the hustle it takes to make music that moves the culture.Whether you’re a beatmaker, a music fan, or just curious about...
2024-11-1700 min
Generations Community ChurchFight for us - AudioIn the Bible, you encounter stories about Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Rahab, David, Esther, Mary, Peter, John the Baptist, Paul, Cornelius. These people certainly had faith - a LOT of it. And, when you're reading or hearing these stories, you might be tempted to think: “I’m not like that. I could never have that kind of faith.” Maybe so. Maybe you're NO Moses or NO Esther. But did these people really accomplish anything because they had lots of faith? Is that how faith works? In this message, Max Vanderpool tackles the issue of faith and the fact that God will f...
2024-11-1029 min
The HittMobb PodcastHittMobb Episode #1 - "Introduction" with guest host Jason (J-Hatch) HadshianDaven (Prestige) Vanderpool (formerly of Bad Boy Records Hitmen Producers) and Paul (Baby Paul) Hendricks (formerly of Da Beatminerz) are legendary Hip Hop music producers in their own respective careers.HittMobb Episode #1 introduces the content series with special guest host, Jason Hadshian of Creative Space Events discussing their career experiences with popular music artists, selected highlights of their music production resumes and important aspects of the music business..(R.I.P. - Jay Hatch)
2024-11-0757 minGenerations Community ChurchThe Real Enemy - AudioYour biggest enemy is never who you think it is. It's nearly NEVER your ex-husband, ex-wife, mother-in-law, mom or dad, other kid in band, or the girl whose Instagram account gets so much more traction than yours. Nope. It almost NEVER is. Your biggest enemy is nearly always in your head (thinking) or in your heart (feelings) - and may, in fact, be the devil, himself. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches on the fall of Jericho (when the walls came tumbling down) and what we can learn about God, about ourselves, and about our true enemies.
2024-10-2024 minGenerations Community ChurchWonders Among You - AudioWhat do you do where there is a great barrier between you and where you think you are going? Because you're going to face them. And sometimes you'll break through the barrier. And sometimes you won't. So what do you do? In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches from Joshua 3 and how Jesus is a better Joshua - and how God can and will help us safely across. At the end of the day, it's not WHAT God says that's the issue. It's that we're not sure we can TRUST Him. Of course, it's not like anyone else who's life is...
2024-09-2927 minGenerations Community ChurchBeyond God's Reach - AudioAll of us know someone we might consider to be "beyond God's reach." It's the family member who obstinately REFUSES to have anything to do with "organized religion" and who claims to be more "enlightened" than the rest of the family. It's the co-worker who grew up in church but is the first one to name the hypocrisy and politicization of church as a reason to "stay clear." Is it possible to be too far gone for God's compassion and mercy? Can any of us get to a point where it's no longer possible to hear God's voice? In this...
2024-09-1525 minGenerations Community ChurchStrong & Courageous - AudioHow do you handle it when you're about to DO something you've NEVER done before? Is there a part of you that's anxious or afraid or uncertain? And how do you handle it when you're about to GO somewhere you've never been before? What questions run through YOUR mind? Will I succeed? Or will I fail? Will things work out? Or will I get crushed? Will these people like me? Will I fit it? Can I figure things out? It's a LOT to shoulder. But here's the thing about God and faith. If you follow God for any length of...
2024-09-0824 min
Generations Community ChurchDo You Want God to Speak? - AudioWilliam Tyndale was on to something when he translated the Bible into English, so that ordinary people could hear it, read it, and understand it in their native language. The Bible is meant to be heard, read, and understood. And yet, familiarity can breed contempt - or, at the very least, indifference. In this message, Max Vanderpool looks at a moment when God's people were MOVED by hearing God's Word and asks, "Do we really want God to speak?"
2024-07-2827 minGenerations Community ChurchWorking Alone - Audio“Ugh. This would be so much easier (or better) if I did it myself.” Have you ever muttered those words? Have you ever had those thoughts? Accepting help (from others) can be incredibly difficult. Face it, those class projects in school sure didn't help. Unfortunately, that thinking isn't healthy and isn't biblical. That's because ONE is too small a number to accomplish anything of significance. In this message, Max Vanderpool tackles our inclination to do things alone - and to resist offers of help from other people. He should know. He spend the first half of pastoral ministry doing that very...
2024-06-3023 minGenerations Community ChurchPushback - AudioThis sermon is not an admonishment to “be like Nehemiah.” However, LIKE Nehemiah, when you name what is broken and insist on changing it – you’re going to face PUSHBACK. Count on it. Expect it. It’s going to happen. But know that God deals with the truth (way things ARE) – and it’s much easier to fix or address anything in the light. In this message, Max Vanderpool continues our summer series on the Book of Nehemiah - and the idea that you can never go home again.
2024-06-2324 minGenerations Community ChurchThere's Something to Waiting - AudioOften, you find yourself in circumstances you did NOT choose. And, for Americans (who LOVE choice and freedom), this is tough. Because there is so much to your life you do NOT get to choose. Nehemiah faced that. But what if you find yourself in circumstances you didn't choose and that don't feel like they are taking you anywhere? What then? What do you do when it feels like nothing is happening? You wait. In this message, Max Vanderpool talks about the waiting we ALL experience in life - and what to expect from God when you're waiting.
2024-06-1624 min
Generations Community ChurchThe Story We Live Under - AudioHistorian Noah Harari says that "nations are built on stories." As Americans, we know this to be true. Think of George Washington and the cherry tree or Paul Revere and his ride through towns shouting, "The British are coming." And just as nations are built on stories, so are God's people (Israel and now the Church) and so are we as individuals. So what is the dominant story of YOUR life? What story do you live under? And what kinds of emotions does this story tend to evoke out of you? In this message, Max Vanderpool traces the ways in...
2024-05-1924 minGenerations Community ChurchI Don't See Jesus - AudioYou are going to have MOMENTS and SEASONS of your life when you are on the Road to Emmaus, when you don’t SEE Jesus on the road you're traveling. And you're going to be tempted to say that faith no longer works or that God isn't who you thought (loving, involved, etc.). So what do you? What do you do when you can’t see (or recognize) Jesus on the road? In this message, Max Vanderpool shares his journey of early 2024 - and what NOT to do when you can't see Jesus.
2024-05-1221 min
Generations Community Church(Really) Love Me! - AudioIf you've been part of Generations Community Church for ANY length of time, you've heard Max Vanderpool (our pastor) preach and teach on LOVE. So what does it REALLY mean to love someone? Today's message features several sections (cut here for brevity) where the congregation was invited to think about and discuss the following questions: (1) What does it mean to really love someone? (2) How can you tell when people are truly loving? (3) What are the traits of churches and families that are built on God's love? (4) When was the last time you were amazed by someone's love for you? Why...
2024-02-1815 min
Gilbert ConnectSafety and Security and Gilbert CSDOn the 18th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, Director of Technology Jason Holtan joins the program to talk about safety and security throughout our district. Mr. Holtan and co-host Vic Vanderpool took the lead on a Safety and Security grant the district recently received. Run time is approximately 29 minutes.
2024-02-0528 minGenerations Community ChurchListen to Me! - AudioMuch of what takes place in our society is “Here’s why WE are right and YOU are wrong.” People don't need that. People don't need advice. People don't want to be told what they "need to do." People need to be HEARD. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why listening matters. It matters - because often there’s a question behind the question, the issue behind the issue. And what most people need in not an expert but as friend with open ears.
2024-01-2824 min
Generations Community ChurchJesus Is a Better Human - AudioMost American Christians don’t appreciate how big, how important, how all-encompassing Jesus is through Scripture. They camp out in the "red letters" and some of Paul's letters, but ignore everything else. It ALL points to Jesus. In this message, Max Vanderpool, makes a case for why Jesus is the true and better human. The only way to recover your full humanity is through Jesus. You won’t get there through self-help. You won’t get there by trying harder. You won’t get there by trying to obey all the stuff in the Bible. Jesus is the true and better h
2023-11-1922 min
Generations Community ChurchHow to Help Friends through Tough Times - AudioUnlike Job's friends, Jesus knows how to be a good friend for those experiencing pain & suffering, for those enduring loss, for the woman caught in adultery, and for the thief on the cross. Jesus is a better friend. In this recording, Amanda Duke shares the Biblical pattern of lament, Max Vanderpool shares how to be a good friend to someone who is going through and tough time, and Danita LaSage and Dawn Tippey share their experience of loss - and where they found Jesus.
2023-10-3033 min
Generations Community ChurchRefrigerator Rights - AudioFriendship requires that we make and keep promises, even though we will break them and need forgiveness. That's because true friends, good friends, are peole who have committed to stand by you and with you - people who will not run away, bail or dump you simply because they get mad or hurt or offended. We all need these kinds of friends. So what does it take to get there? In this message, Max Vanderpool explains the power of refrigerator rights.
2023-10-0825 min
Generations Community ChurchEliminate Hurry - AudioCorrie ten Boom once said that if the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy. If the devil can't make you sin, he'll make you busy. Huh? How is that again? That's because both sin and busyness have the exact same effect—they cut off your connection to God, to other people, and even to your own soul. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case why you should eliminate hurry from your life.
2023-08-2735 minGenerations Community ChurchPeople over Streaming - AudioIn 2023, far too many of us are choosing streaming over people. We go home, and we're tired. We've been with people all day at school or work, and those people have been extremely "people-ly," and so we stream something. But here's the thing about streaming or gaming: It will not energize you, it will not calm your mind or allow you to hear your heart or God's voice. We need each other, and we need to be together. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case why you should choose people over streaming more often than not.
2023-08-2028 minGenerations Community ChurchScripture before Phone - AudioWe BECOME what or who we reflect. We BECOME what we pay attention to, and far too many of us are paying way too much attention to our phones – which means we are not hearing God’s voice: “You are my beloved child – and you are becoming like me!” In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why putting Scripture before phone will better position you to hear God's voice and experience the Fruit of the Spirit in your life.
2023-08-1325 min
Generations Community ChurchYour Testimony, My Testimony, Our Testimony - AudioIf someone we KNOW & TRUST gives us a testimonial, we generally accept it, whether that's for an InstaPot, a lawn service, or a church. But if a stranger gives us a testimonial, we hold it as suspect, dubious. So why do we trust all these strangers on Amazon & Google? We ASSUME that because there are SO MANY of them, the truth must be in there. And we also ASSUME that every single review is legitimate (and written by an actual person). We assume a lot, don’t we?
In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case that people talk MOST ab...
2023-07-1622 minGenerations Community ChurchLovers Aren't Haters - AudioYou are going to encounter people who CLAIM to be on Team Jesus, but who are selfish, mean, and hateful. In fact, the more you get the know them, the less gracious, kind, loving, or forgiving they are. Instead, they are angry, spiteful, and hateful. Despite their claims of religiosity, despite their insistence that they follow Jesus, they are lying to you and to themselves. The Apostle John will have NONE of this. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the most important characteristic of someone who is walking in the way of Jesus.
2023-07-0929 min
Generations Community ChurchThe Temptation to Perform, Impress, and Possess - AudioIn 2009, Tim Keller told his congregation in New York City, “We want to feel beautiful. We want to feel loved. We want to feel significant. And that’s why we’re working so hard.” And those people “had lived their whole lives with parents, music teachers, coaches, professors, and bosses telling them to do better, be better, try harder.” In America (like ancient Rome), we applaud and celebrate the achievers, the rich, and the beautiful. Is it any wonder so many people labor to obtain:
• Enough success
• Enough popularity
• Enough stuff
To convince themselves and everyone else that THEY ARE SOMEBODY. In this...
2023-05-2128 minGilbert ConnectThe Evolution of Gilbert CSD CommunicationsIn the 12th installment of the Gilbert Connect podcast, the tables are turned on co-host Troy Banning. Co-host Vic Vanderpool, Dr. Christine Trujillo, and Jen Schnormeier interview Gilbert's Director of Community Engagement on the evolution of communications throughout the district. A look at how the position came about and a discussion of the many ways that Gilbert communicates with the public. Run time is approximately 38 minutes.
2023-05-0337 minGenerations Community ChurchSafe, Wanted, Accepted, and Seen - AudioWe've all known people like Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent who have been marked with a curse or marked with a blessing. And in our community, their stories have been shared in two places: (1) In our county jail – one STORY after ANOTHER - of men addicted to drugs, because they are trying to mask the pain of their upbringing and lack, and (2) At Asbury’s outpouring – one STORY after ANOTHER – of men and women who, often in spite of or instead of – are now redeemed, forgiven, beloved, treasured, and set apart for God’s work. In this message, Max Vanderpool maps out fiv...
2023-04-3024 minGenerations Community ChurchThe Sirens of Identity - AudioUnlike traditional cultures, we tell people in America to find certain dreams, feelings, or intuitions they have (on the inside) and assert them, express them, follow them, and MAKE them HAPPEN! Don’t let anyone (else) tell you what to do (or how to live your life)! Especially your parents. But this way of identity formation nearly always leads to comparison, anxiety, and condemnation. In this message, Max Vanderpool identifies the PRIMARY way we go about identity formation in American and why it (simply) doesn't work.
2023-04-1627 min
Generations Community ChurchReborn - AudioAdults and students alike are plagued with social media feeds of everyone else's best moments and highlights, perfectly cut and curtailed to LOOK amazing. As you scroll through, you wonder why YOU have to struggle so much when it seems like everyone else is flying. But this way of living is fragile and exhausting...and it's NOT the Gospel way. In this message, Max Vanderpool, explores what it means to be BORN AGAIN and how it's more than just going to heaven when you die.
2023-04-0925 min
Generations Community ChurchAn Armored Life Together - AudioFor the past several decades, pastors, church leaders, and Christian conferences have told folks to get up early in the morning. Read your Bible (alone). Pray (alone). Journal and reflect on your life, your life issues, and where God might be at work in your life and the world around you (alone). So when Americans READ or HEAR Ephesians 6 and the Apostle Paul's admonition to put on the armor of God, they think, "Oh, yeah, I should do that. I should have done that this morning...when I was alone." But is that what Paul meant? In this message, Max...
2023-03-2627 minGenerations Community ChurchWhere the Love Is - AudioOn the one hand, the Church (with a capital "C") has sinned and erred and hurt and (at many different times) born a bad witness for Jesus. On the OTHER hand, how it is even possible to talk about experiencing God's LOVE apart from His Body? In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why the most profound experiences of God's love are found in relationship and communion with other believers who are often very different from you.
2023-03-1231 minGenerations Community ChurchThe Powers That Be - AudioAre demons real? Are angels? Chances are, your religious background (or lack thereof) has affected HOW you answer those questions. And are demons and angels like what we see on television or in movies? In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches on the Apostle Paul's use of powers and authorities and what Paul meant by them. Their influence can be seen, not just in individuals, but also in societal, political, cultural, and religious systems.
2023-02-1925 minGenerations Community ChurchGifts with Strings - AudioAmericans believe that the PERFECT gift is both spontaneous AND something given with no strings attached (and no obligation of reciprocity). And so when we read that salvation is God's GIFT to us, that's HOW we tend to see it. But throughout the ancient world (the Hebrew world, the Persian world, the Babylonian world, the Roman world, the Jewish world), gifts were nearly always given with the expectation of reciprocity...because a gift was often given to initiate a relationship. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches from Ephesians 2:8-9 and explains what's behind Paul's understanding of this gift of God.
2023-02-1226 minGenerations Community ChurchThe Future Is Now (Sort of) - AudioHow you think about the future matters, because how you think about the future affects the decisions that you make (today) and the feelings and attitudes you have. Among theologians, this is called ESCHATOLOGY. But make no mistake, the way in which the American church has tended to see the future (the world's going to burn, etc.) has affected how American Christians live out their faith. But what if the way we've tended to think about it or see it is NOT how the Bible presents it? What if the Apostle Paul, Jesus, and God's people of the Old Testament...
2023-01-3023 minGenerations Community ChurchThe Mystery Revealed - AudioPaul's letter to the Ephesians hits on many BIG themes like salvation, the nature of family, belonging, reconciliation, identity, powers, and holiness. And at the heart of this letter is Paul's insistence that, when what's been hidden gets revealed, it can change EVERYTHING. In this first message on Ephesians, Max Vanderpool attempts to allow Paul to speak to us today - and will be making a case that Paul simply taught Jesus 101 - putting into letter form the bigger things that Jesus taught and lived.
2023-01-1527 min
Because You Watched Starcrash2022 Gory-Hole Special - Because You Watched Starcrash“You don’t need a stretcher up there – you need a mop!”
Just in time for the very most spookiest part of the year, your favorite Distinguished Professors discuss the films that established the slasher movie genre – Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street – in their offensively-named named Goryhole Special! Topics covered include Psycho’s origination of the slasher genre, Halloween’s great main theme, Robert Englund’s thinly-disguised role as folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand in Urban Legend, our brief windows of attractiveness, the anti-sex message of these movies and whether they actually discourage people from having...
2022-10-261h 17
Generations Community ChurchOne Click to Rule Them All - AudioAmericans walk away from freedom click by click, decision by decision, decade by decade, so much so that by the time they’re 40-45 years old, they’re stuck in a job they hate (but can’t leave), because they’re making payments: house, student loans, cars, credit cards. And coincidentally, our smartphones and smartwatches and smart-devices are accelerating these steps away from freedom through the use of "one-click." In this message, Max Vanderpool tackles how to handle debt and why it might be wise to turn off those "one-click" settings.
2022-10-2327 minGilbert ConnectWelcome to Gilbert ConnectWelcome to the Gilbert Connect Podcast, a production of the Gilbert Community School District in Gilbert, IA, with hosts Troy Banning and Vic Vanderpool. Gilbert Connect is our chance to tell the story of Gilbert Schools with our students, our staff, and our community as we strive to meet our motto of Every Student, Every Day.
2022-10-2153 minGenerations Community ChurchProportional Trust - AudioWhy is it that some people are extraordinarily generous while others are exceedingly stingy? Why does the world have the likes of a Ronald Read and Sylvia Bloom and (also) the likes of a Montgomery Burns and Mr. Krabs? What does it mean to actually TRUST God with everything? And why is it that LOVE always involves a form of risk? In this message, Max Vanderpool, revisits the larger ideas of scarcity and abundance as they connect to trusting God.
2022-10-1628 minGenerations Community Church(I'm) Valuable (and Not Comparing Myself to Others) - AudioSocial media has become social comparison, and we do it ALL the time. You take a family vacation to see family. Your Instagram friend takes a Disney cruise and goes snorkeling. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, because it isn't healthy. Your Instagram friend gets engaged and announces a destination wedding. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You move into an apartment/house and think, "this could work." Your Instagram friend does a major home renovation. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. In this message, Max Vanderpool...
2022-09-2526 min
Because You Watched StarcrashTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 (1993) - Because You Watched Starcrash“Big mistake, dude!”
Your Distinguished Professors tackle a movie that temporarily killed a franchise and that isn’t X-Men 3! We suffered through the joyless simulation of a movie that is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, so now you have to listen to us chat about it! It’s only fair! Topics discussed include the confusing proliferation of TMNT media, a plug for The Toys That Made Us, Corey Feldman’s hacky voice acting, an interminable attempt to project our group dynamic onto the turtles, the bad targeting of the jokes for the adults, the degeneration of the turtle eff...
2022-09-251h 00Generations Community ChurchEyeballs and Fearmongering - Audio85% of Americans own and use a smartphone, and the "smart" part of smartphone means that it's really a hand-held computer that can also make phone calls. And we use these smartphones. A LOT. While driving, while using the bathroom, and before going to bed (and some of us sleep with our phones). But what if these devices are actually ramping UP our fears? In this message, Max Vanderpool walks through two passages from Matthew and why faith and fear tend to move in opposite directions. WARNING: Listening to this message may cause you to change the settings on your smartphone.
2022-09-1830 min
Because You Watched StarcrashFrequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) - Because You Watched Starcrash“Time travel. It’ll turn your brain into spaghetti if you let it. Best not to think about it.”
This week your Distinguished Professors grab some pints and go full-on Imagineer with the British science fiction comedy epic Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel! So let’s all call Hollywood sh*t and talk about Clink’s Carson routine, Berres’s inability to remember that Bonnie Tyler wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” a comparison with Joker regarding the eternal horror of being a fired mascot, musings about how you actually create a good movie, Vanderpool’s film career, the c...
2022-07-181h 06
Generations Community ChurchA Thin Place - AudioCeltic Christians had a word to describe places where the boundary between heaven and earth had been collapsed. They called it "a thin place." Thin places are those places and spaces where it's EASIER to encounter God, EASIER to hear His voice, EASIER to sense the leading of God's Spirit. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the broader meaning behind the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) and why it matters that we regularly visit thin places.
2022-07-1724 min
Because You Watched StarcrashMazes and Monsters (1982) - Because You Watch Starcrash“Beware of the sacrilege!”
This week your Distinguished Professors enjoy a film with Tom Hanks, fresh off his days of bosoming and buddying and on the cusp of a noteworthy acting career: the D&D-sploitation movie Mazes and Monsters! Roll for initiative as we discuss the sad fact that two-thirds of this podcast can’t drink a man’s beverage, the “real-life” roots of this story, a series of tragic hat choices, the 80s backlash against Dungeons and Dragons, a bit about D&D’s popularity, the Maze Controller, Clink’s uncle Tom Harvey is in this (!!!), a comparison wit...
2022-07-0353 minGenerations Community ChurchPure Happiness - AudioI'll be happy when...
I'll be happy when I'm finally finished with school. I'll be happy when we have a bigger apartment/house. I'll be happy when the kids are older and not so much work. And the list goes ON. Americans spend incredible amounts of time and energy trying to get happy or make themselves happy. And it often ends in disaster. Why? Because pursuing happiness NEVER results in being happy. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why the Psalmist exclaims "Happy is the man who..."
2022-06-1923 min
Generations Community ChurchFight Cleanly - AudioChristians often confuse peace-MAKING with peace-KEEPING. Jesus was a peace-MAKER. That means that he didn't ignore tensions or differences. In fact, Jesus wasn't afraid to disagree with people. Peace-KEEPERS, on the other hand, tend to appease, avoid, and defer to others when tensions arise. True peace will NEVER come by pretending what is wrong is right. In this message (taken from Peter & Geri Scazzero's Emotionally Healthy Relationships), Max Vanderpool will spell out what it does and does not mean to fight cleanly.
2022-05-2228 minGenerations Community ChurchListen Incarnationally - AudioWhen was the last time you were with a family member, friend, or co-worker and felt like they weren't listening to you? What were the clues? How did you KNOW they just weren't getting you or getting it? Listening is linked to CARING, which is why it's critical for Christians (followers of Jesus) to learn the art of incarnational listening. Jesus was a good listener, and the world would see his followers (Christians) VERY DIFFERENTLY if they were known for being good listeners. Imagine someone saying, "I know they claim Jesus rose from the dead on the third day, which...
2022-05-1528 minGenerations Community ChurchBecome (Emotionally) Self-Aware - AudioIn life, there is a continuum of emotionally compromised people. Some lean toward OVER-regulating their emotions, pushing negative feelings deep down into their heart and soul, hoping that those highly charged and highly negative emotions will simply disappear or fade away over time. Others lean toward UNDER-regulating their emotions, expressing EVERY passing feeling they have with robust intensity. BOTH ends of the continuum are unhealthy. BOTH ends of the continuum will hamstring your relationships. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why becoming more like Jesus means becoming more emotionally self-aware.
2022-05-0827 min
Generations Community ChurchI Am the Door - AudioWe live in a world marked by chaos, ugliness, and scarcity - and that makes us afraid, so we try to mitigate our fears by exerting control. But NO amount of control will ensure our safety or guarantee that we have what we need. Which is why, time and time again in the Bible, we're implored to have faith, to put our trust in God and NOT in ourselves or in what we can control. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks Jesus's statement, "I am the door" and what it means to trust God for protection and provision.
2022-03-2729 min
Generations Community ChurchHelp. My friend is about to do something stupid. - AudioIt's difficult to deal with a family member, close co-worker, or friend who's making BAD decisions. Why? Because it eats you up on the inside! And it eats you up on the inside, because (more often than not) YOU don't say anything to that friend...for fear you ruin the friendship or because it's really none of your business. It's absolutely CRAZY that we would tell the WORLD about a potentially stupid decision or pattern but NEVER tell the person it will negatively impact. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaching on what it really means to speak the truth in...
2022-02-2729 minGenerations Community ChurchHelp! I'm dealing with emotional vampires. - AudioYou're going to have people in your life (from time to time) who expect YOU to fix THEIR problems...their money problems, their relationship problems, or their emotional problems. And if you're not careful, you'll walk right into this trap of trying to fix (or rescue) people. Whether you consider them "extra grace required" people or emotional vampires, one's things certain: there's GOT to be a better way. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaching on how to love people without rescuing them (from Paul's admonitions to the Christians living in Galatia).
2022-02-2024 minGenerations Community ChurchHelp! I'm dealing with inconsiderate people. - AudioYou're going to encounter difficult people. People who push your buttons. People who interrupt. People who never shut up. People who violate your personal space. People who do not seem to possess the ability to see ANYTHING past the end of their nose. So what do you do? What do you do with the non-listener? The one-upper? The gossip-er? The curmudgeon? In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches on the "wisdom from above" when it comes to dealing with inconsiderate people.
2022-02-1326 min
Generations Community ChurchTrading Places - AudioMany of us have encountered a sudden reversal of fortune in life...a deadline that got moved or a tax refund that increased when the paperwork was finished. At the heart of the Gospel is a similar sudden reversal of fortune for humanity. In this message, Max Vanderpool explains the heart of the Gospel - from Romans 3 - that has a perfect illustration from Polish history.
2022-01-3026 minGenerations Community ChurchHow to Support Friends through Loss - AudioOur church family has endured some loss (of late). Lost groups & gatherings (due to Covid). Lost people. Lost marriages. And lost pregnancies. But Americans (for better or worse) aren't very good at supporting people through loss. We tend to say the darndest things. If you've ever struggled with what to say to a friend who's grieving or how to support a friend who's experienced loss, you're not alone. It isn't easy or intuitive to know what to say or what to do. In this message, Max Vanderpool, maps out some practical ways you can support a friend or family member...
2022-01-0927 min
Generations Community ChurchHaving Fun - AudioWeddings are typically a lot of fun, except when you get stuck at the pastor's table. Why is it that people assume pastors and "serious" followers of Jesus are NO FUN AT ALL? In some ways, it goes all the way back to Puritan New England, but it's a myth perpetuated today by well-intentioned believers. So why did Jesus go to so many weddings, dinners, banquets, celebrations, and parties? BECAUSE HE WAS INVITED! In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks our value "have fun" and why it's so desperately needed today.
2021-10-3127 min
Generations Community ChurchActivate Your Tribe - AudioResearchers have determined that there is ONE difference between the happiest and unhappiest people. And that difference isn't money, social status, physical appearance, I.Q., or possessions. It's the presence of joy-producing, life-giving relationships. That's right...people! Flourishing isn't just about connecting to God (and being connected to God), it's about connecting to God's people. In this message, Max Vanderpool offers some practical steps to activate your tribe.
2021-06-2719 min
Because You Watched StarcrashThe Gay Deceivers (1969) - Because You Watched Starcrash“I just think it’s a bit much.”
The Distinguished Professors celebrate Pride Month by watching The Gay Deceivers, released mere months after Stonewall. Topics covered include Flatrock Distillery, Ted Nugent’s plan to avoid Vietnam, Elliot’s status as a gigolo, Michael Greer’s role in saving this movie, the weird collapsing of cross-dressing and pedophilia into homosexuality, the status of gay marriage at this point, the Woodman article {“Why Don’t Your Take Your Dress Off and Fight Like A Man”), the mostly sympathetic portrayal of gay folk, Elliot’s experience of gay stigma, excessive reaction shots when E...
2021-06-211h 11Generations Community ChurchFinding Your Footing - AudioIn the American church, we've pushed the idea of a quiet time - something a believer does in the morning (by themselves) when the read the Bible (by themselves), pray (by themselves), and perhaps even journal (by themselves). But this ONE SIZE FITS ALL approach to connecting to God doesn't work (for many) and doesn't accurately reflect the diversity of personalities and temperaments that God made. In this message, Max Vanderpool cautions us not to wear someone else's armor.
2021-06-2020 minBecause You Watched StarcrashShe (1984) - Because You Watched Starcrash“I have mastered your god! Accept me! Now!”
This week your favorite Distinguished Professors confront the Italian 1984 Sandahl Bergman vehicle and H. Rider Haggard re-envisioning She! Discussion topics include the distinct lack of Haggard’s version of She in this version, the racism and colonialism of the original, similarity to Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, the glory days of Skinemax and USA Up All Night, the necessity for more boobs, a quick intervention for Vanderpool, the fusion of barbarian Renaissance Faire and Western garb, Hercules/ Ercole/ Machiste connection, video game similarities, the rockin’ Rick Wakeman...
2021-05-231h 54Because You Watched StarcrashZardoz (1974) - Because You Watched Starcrash“The monster is a mirror, and when we look at him, we look into our own hidden faces.”
Today the Distinguished Professors do that which all lovers of movies of questionable quality must do: we watched Zardoz, the movie that made the world endure Sean Connery’s excessive hairiness spilling out of a red leather diaper. Topics discussed include the toilet-esque nature of our signature “whoosh,” the highmalarky ratio, comparison with 2001, the pointless floating-head narrator, the androgyny of the Eternals, the future is yet again saved by a hypermasculine dude, the goodness of the gun and the badness of...
2021-05-111h 12Because You Watched StarcrashZack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) – Part 2“Everyone, this is Alfred. I work for him.”
Welcome back to Because You Watched Starcrash’s extended exploration of Zack Snyder’s really long movie! You demanded it, and fanboys, you’re gonna get it. Topics covered include Vanderpool’s inability to use anything resembling human grammar to open the show, the intense awfulness of Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor, Thanos and Deadpool as Marvel ripping off DC, Luthor’s puppet master role in Batman v. Superman, the weirdness of being a voice actor, Luthor’s origins in the comics and changes over time into a corporate villain, Patrick Dempsey an...
2021-04-271h 11Because You Watched StarcrashNatural Born Killers (1994) - Because You Watched Starcrash“Whole world’s comin’ to an end, Mal.”
The Distinguished Professors give into fate and face off against Oliver Stone’s crazed take on the Bonnie and Clyde story, Natural Born Killers. Topics include the mystery of Owen, the symbolic end of our world and the beginning of a new one, apocalypse as revelation, John Milton’s love of Satan, our inability to say “apocalyptic” or “cinematography,” Woody Harrelson’s heel turn from Cheers, Juliette Lewis getting typecast, Rodney Dangerfield’s even more horrifying heel turn, Wayne Gale as our viewpoint character, Charles Starkweather and Charles Whitman and Charles Manson, the c...
2021-03-311h 13Because You Watched StarcrashTurbo Kid (2015) - Because You Watched StarcrashFollow us on Facebook!
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Turbo Kid – 2015
“This is my weapon! This is my gnome stick!”
Fresh off of Mad Max, the Distinguished Professors (and their producer) dive into the totes-80s Quebecois awesomeness of Turbo Kid. It’s the far future of 1997, and everyone is BMX-biking everywhere! Topics include Clink looking as old as the rest of us, the limits of surprising post-apocalyptic plots, Dr. Berres still hasn’t watched Community, parallels with Rey’s life as a scavenger in The Force Awakens, diegetic sound, Apple as a parody o...
2021-03-1457 minBecause You Watched StarcrashDragnet (1987) - Because You Watched StarcrashR.I.P. The Emperor, aka Christopher Plummer.
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this bonus episode where Dr. Allen Berres, Michael Clink, and Mike Vanderpool discussed the 1987 masterpiece - Dragnet!
“We believe bad sex and good drugs are the cornerstones of a great democracy.”
In honor of our fallen spiritual spacebrother Christopher Plummer, we decided to veer away from our scheduled programming and watch 1987’s Dragnet!
Topics covered include the legendary Onion AV Club interview with Plummer, actors who love to work, Vanderpool’s assertion that this is a per...
2021-03-0648 minBecause You Watched StarcrashMad Max (1979) - Because You Watched StarcrashMad Max – 1979
“Larger than life and twice as ugly!”
Welcome back to Season 3 of Because You Watched (woooosh!) Starcrash! This season, mirroring the collapse of whole damn world, is focused on apocalypse movies! Joining the Distinguished Professors is JC Shirley, our new producer and a podcaster in his own right (The Stuff Podcast with CJ and JC). We’re starting off by tackling the blueprint for the modern pre-/ post-apocalyptic movie, 1979’s Mad Max!
Topics covered include a questionable rendition of the Welcome Back, Kotter theme, the budget of $300,000 (did I mention this was shot f...
2021-03-0252 minBecause You Watched StarcrashThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - Because You Watched StarcrashMichael Clink recommended this movie whose name is way too long! To conserve oxygen, we'll just call it Buckaroo Banzai! Dr. Allen Berres and Michael Vanderpool join Mr. Clink in exploring the theory that Jeff Goldbloom makes everything better!
Mentioned in this podcast:
Jean Gray
Ms. Marvel
Emma Frost
W.D. Richter
Peter Weller
Robocop
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
The Venture Bros.
Johnny Quest
Jeff Goldblum
Brazil
Dune
The Outsiders
H.G. Wells
The War of The Worlds
Galaxy Lords
Johnny Lewis
Back to The Future
Christopher Lloyd
Ike Turner
Tina Turner
Bill Haley...
2021-02-161h 05Because You Watched StarcrashJustice League of America (1997) - Because You Watched StarcrashWhat Dr. Allen Berres identifies as a "painful watch," daresay the most horrible film we have watched so far - the TV movie spectacular Justice League of America! Let's see if Michael Vanderpool and Michael Clink agree!
Mentioned in this episode:
Friday - The Movie
Batman
Justice League of America (1997)
Velocipastor
Kitty Pryde
X-Men
X-Men - Animated Series circa 1990’s
Incredible Hulk - Pilot
Spiderman - Pilot
Pumaman
Batwoman
The Flash
The Santa Clause
Picard
Band of Brothers
Miguel Ferrer
The Detroit Boys
Clueless
Absent
The Martian Manhunter
The Falcon
Ant-Man
The Avengers
Deadpool
David Ogden St...
2021-02-1554 minBecause You Watched StarcrashDarkman (1990) - Because You Watched StarcrashDr. Allen Berres subjects us to the Sam Rami "Spider-Man prequel"! He is joined by Michael Vanderpool and Michael Clink into Liam Neeson's foray into superhero stardom!
Mentioned in this podcast:
Liam Neeson
Sigourney Weaver
Darkman
Sam Raimi
Spider-Man
Tim Burton
Batman
Danny Elfman
Tobey MacGuire
The Phantom of the Opera
Quasimodo
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Frankenstein
Deadpool
The Simpsons
Liam Neeson
The Joker
Conrad Veidt
The Man Who Laughs
Metropolis
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Nicolas Cage
Mission Impossible
Tom Cruise
The Count of Monte Cristo
Thomas James
The Punisher
Garth Ennis
John Travolta
Star...
2021-02-141h 00Because You Watched StarcrashBlack Scorpion (1995) - Because You Watched StarcrashIn this episode, Michael Vanderpool, Michael Clink, and Dr. Allen Berres discuss the 1995 Roger Corman production - Black Scorpion. Join our dynamic trio in the superhero spectacular a person in a mask and a black suit fights crime in a dark and dingy city. And no, it's not Batman!
Mentioned in this episode:
Black Scorpion
Black Scorpion TV Show
Roger Corman
Supergirl
Batman
Batman II
Back to The Future
Three O'Clock High
Robin Bougie
Catwoman
Jane Severance
Scarlett Johansson
Blake Snyder
Save the Cat!
Top Gun
Val Kilmer
Robocop
Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
Foster Brooks
...
2021-02-131h 01Because You Watched StarcrashBlankman (1994) - Because You Watched StarcrashWelcome to Season 2 of Because You Watched (woooosh!) Starcrash! This is the Superhero Season, where the Intrepid Explorers Mike Vanderpool, Allen Berres, and Michael “Clinker” Clink watch some classic and not-so-classic superhero movies. This episode is about the not-so-classic superhero movie Blankman. If you were hoping for a dissection and analysis of this movie, you’ve come to the wrong place! Strap in for a wild ride through one big, giant WTF moment!
Mentioned in this episode:
Blankman
Tiger King
Damon Waynes
David Alan Grier
Holly Robinson
Robin Givens
Head of The Class
Mike Tyson
Batman
Tobey M...
2020-10-1054 minBecause You Watched StarcrashZorro: The Gay Blade (1981) - Because You Watched StarcrashWelcome to Season 2 of Because You Watched (woooosh!) Starcrash! This is the Superhero Season, where the Intrepid Explorers Mike Vanderpool, Allen Berres, and Michael “Clinker” Clink watch some classic and not-so-classic superhero movies. In this episode, they cover Zorro: The Gay Blade, and discuss if wearing a gold, shiny outfit and having a name like Bunny Wigglesworth are qualifications to be a superhero! This whole movie (and episode) is filled with WTF moments, so strap in, and get ready!
Mentioned in this episode:
Zorro: The Gay Blade
Supergirl
Galaxy Lords
George Hamilton
Kids in The Hall
Scott...
2020-10-0951 minBecause You Watched StarcrashPumaman (1980) - Because You Watched Starcrash"Dinosaurs died out because they forgot how to love each other."
Welcome back to another episode of Because You Watched (woooosh!) Starcrash! This episode focuses on the movie Pumaman, and really shows us the value of a good soundtrack. There were no “WTF” moments in this episode, but never fear, for the Intrepid Explorers Mike Vanderpool, Michael “Clinker” Clink and Allen Berres lead us to the end of the movie and leave us with some very important life lessons.
Mentioned in this episode:
Wolverine - Comic Book
Bob Ross
Pumaman
Greatest American Hero
Kobras
Donald P...
2020-10-0443 minBecause You Watched StarcrashFlash Gordon (1980) - Because You Watched StarcrashWelcome to Because You Watched Starcrash! In today’s episode, the intrepid explorers Mike Vanderpool, Allen Berres and Michael “Clinker” Clink reflect on their experience watching the 1980’s movie Flash Gordon. They summarize the movie, recall their trademark “WTF” moments, favorite quotes, and all the other weirdness.
Mentioned in this episode:
Community
Pulp Fiction
Jennifer Connelly
VelociPastor
Queen
Flash Gordon -1980
Flash Gordon Comics
Star Wars Saga
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
X-Men Comics -1970’s era
The Fiddler on the Roof
Star Wars- The Rise of Skywalker
The Beatles
Star Trek - Original Series
Rocky IV
Deep Roy
...
2020-10-0456 min