The Fascinating Podcast

Rick Lee James returns to the StoryMen to give us the scoop on his latest work. "The Invitation" is a communion song that invites everyone to the table. We talk about communion, worship and - since R…

Katherine Sanchez of BUT WHY THO? joins the StoryMen to disect that very bad first season of IRON FIST. What, exactly, went so wrong?

It's that time of year again! We return with our FOURTH annual Pop Culture Bracketology! Who made the list this year? And who will win the final game? The vote is YOURS!

The StoryMen reflect on the 2017 Oscars and make our predictions, complain about what got snubbed and the worst films of 2017. PLUS: What's new at Norville, an update on our refugee family and how Cl…

The StoryMen welcome journalist Tom Krattenmaker back to the show. Tom's provocative new book, Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower, is all about why someone who doesn't believe in God wants to fo…

Andrew Baron, co-founder and CEO of Humanwire gives us an inside look at the global refugee crisis. Humanwire is his innovative solution to connect real people on both sides - those who want to help …

Artist, activist and scholar Dr. Su'ad joins the StoryMen to discuss her new book, MUSLIM COOL. She explains how Islam and hip hop are challenging and changing the American identity. Plus: we run dow…

Our 150th episode is dedicated to Susako Endo's masterful novel SILENCE. In honor of the new film from Martin Scorsese, we interview an array of artists, theologians and historians about the themes o…

The StoryMen look back at their favorite TV, Books, Film and Comics from 2016. What were your favorites?

On the Sixth Day of Christmas, the StoryMen give you a whole episode dedicated to the smash Netflix hit LUKE CAGE! Our all-star panel includes hip hop theology scholar Daniel White Hodge, religion an…

Randal Rauser returns to the StoryMen, bringing his friend, co-author and atheologian Justin Schieber with him. They show us how an athiest and a Christian can engage in kind, respectful and profitab…

The StoryMen welcome Rabbi Eliyahu Fink and Reverend Tara Thomas Smith to discuss the latest HBO sensation WESTWORLD. We dive deep into the show's theology through the plot and characters, so listen …

Thomas Jay Oord returns to the podcast to reflect on a year with his landmark book The Uncontrolling Love of God. How has he navigated the criticism and praise surrounding the book? And what's next?

Hip Hop artist Da MAC returns to the StoryMen to give us the behind-the-scenes scoop on his new album JOURNEY. From conceptualization to songwriting to recording and production, learn how an independ…

Author Lorie Langdon returns to the StoryMen! She reflects on how it feels to wrap up her 4-novel DOON series, then puts our geek credentials to shame. And finally, Lorie gives us the scoop on her bu…

Jake Kerr returns to the StoryMen to tell us why he started his own publishing house.

The StoryMen finally welcome Tom Fuerst to the podcast. Tom tells us why we should be fascinated by Jesus' genealogy. Then we dive into the story of Tamar, where Tom explains how righteous prostituti…

The StoryMen welcome Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan to talk about Good Christian Sex, the subject of her new book. Why are the Church's conversations about sexuality so confused? How can we move toward a…

The StoryMen welcome author and self-proclaimed Wild One Shannon Wilson. After comparing travel notes with Matt, Shannon tells us who these Wild Ones are. Why hasn't the Church embraced them? And how…

Dr. Emily Friedman joins us to put our geek credentials to shame, then share about her work in the history of smell. Why is something so essential to understanding our world so easily ignored?