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In episode twenty-two of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle interview Dr. Strange director Scott Derrickson in reverse time. They discuss real cinema VS. not-real cinema, progressive Christianity, the horror genre, the spiritual themes of Dr. Strange, and much more.
Scott Derrickson is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He co-wrote and directed The Exorcism of Emily Rose, directed The Day the Earth Stood Still starring Keanu Reeves, teamed up with producer Jason Blum to write and direct Sinister, Directed Deliver Us From Evil, Derrickson next co-wrote and directed the film Doctor Strange. Derrickson will direct the Doctor Strange sequel entitled Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with a planned May 2021 release.
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Stories Of The Week
Story 1 - Progressive Utopia Of California Becomes First State To Eliminate Electricity Entirely
Story 2 - Always Appeals To Men With Pads Featuring Pictures Of Monster Trucks, Pro Wrestlers
Story 3 - Motorcyclist Who Identifies As Bicyclist Sets Cycling World RecordInterview: Scott Derrickson (Part one)
Hate Mail / Q&A
Paid-subscriber portion - Scott Derrickson (Part two)
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In the twenty-first episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle are joined by Brian Godawa to talk about horror movies. Are they evil? Does God hate horror? Brian, often called “The Horror Apologist,” weighs in. While some may think the timing is a little strange—it being the Devil’s holiday and all—rest assured this is our fall harvest episode that only happens to fall on the same day as pagan-pumpkin-demon day.
Brian Godawa is an award-winning Hollywood screenwriter (To End All Wars), a movie and culture blogger specializing in God, Movies, and Worldviews (www.Godawa.com), author of a textbook, Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment as well as an Amazon best-selling author of Biblical fiction (Chronicles of the Nephilim/Chronicles of the Apocalypse). Follow Brian on Twitter.
Movies/Horror genres discussed
The Rules of Horror
Scream
The Wicker Man
Zombie
28 Days Later franchise
Shaun of the Dead
The Walking Dead
Vampires
The Addiction
I am Legend
Twilight
Serial killers (the modern vampires)
Seven
Brian Godawa’s Short Film Cruel Logic
Dexter
Subscriber-Only Portion
Midsommar
It
Deliver Us From Evil
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
The Exorcist
The Blair Witch Project
Paranormal
[Rec]
The Last Exorcism
Also Mentioned: Third Eagle Of The Apocalypse Doom And Gloom
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In the twentieth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle interview Ben Howe about being a dirty #NeverTrumper, and convince him to render unto Trump. Ben is an author, columnist, podcaster, television writer, filmmaker and award-winning political ad producer. His new book is Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power Over Christian Values. He can be heard weekly on his podcast The Fifth Estate.
Ben Howe is on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
Get Ethan's new children's novel, Brave Ollie Possum. Order directly from the publisher or on Amazon.
Stories Of The Week
Story 1 - Keith And Kristyn Getty Struggling To Come Up With Word That Rhymes With 'Substitutionary Atonement'
They actually made one.
Story 2 - RNC Raising Money To Help Democrats Televise Five Debates A Week
Story 3 - Satan Endorses Paula White's New Book
Interview: Ben Howe (part 1)
Hate Mail
Paid-subscriber portion: Ben Howe (part 2)
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In the nineteenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle interview the Babylon Bee's creator, founder, and part-owner, the elusive Adam Ford. Adam is also known for his comics at Adam4D.com, and as the founder of the new news site Disrn.com and the Adam Ford Newsletter. Many readers have claimed the Babylon Bee changed after Adam sold the Babylon Bee. Adam absolutely destroys Kyle and Ethan, reads hate mail, talks about how he came to faith, as well as what he is up to these days. This is Adam's first podcast interview ever, so buckle up and get ready to be part of history.
Show outline with links...
Story 1 - In Reboot Film, Bibleman Goes Back In Time To Stop Satan From Planting Dinosaur Fossils In The Earth
Story 2 - Ellen Outed As Conservative After She Treats Others With Respect
Adam Ford Interview
Hate mail is included in the interview
Subscriber exclusive portion - Kyle and Ethan discuss some classic Babylon Bee stories
Story 4 - Holy Spirit Unable To Move Through Congregation As Fog Machine Breaks
The first article Kyle ever sent to Adam.
Story 5 - Police Calm Millennial Protesters By Handing Out Participation Trophies
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In the eighteenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle interview stand-up comedian Kellen Erskine. Kellen has been featured on other lesser-known shows such as Conan, Jimmy Kimmel, and America’s Got Talent. He was also one of the comedians featured on the Amazon Prime docu-series Inside Jokes. They talk about the stigma of “clean comedy,” navigating a commonly profane profession as a Latter-Day-Saint, and Kellen shares some of his showbiz horror stories and moments of inspirational triumph.
Kellen's special Composed, on Amazon Prime
Also check out the new audiobook from Babylon Bee writer Frank Fleming, Hellbender
Show outline with links...
Story 1 - Kanye West Joins The Newsboys
Story 2 - Media Horrified By Lack Of Violence At Joker Screenings
Story 3 - Media Warns Excessive Forgiveness Could Set Back Outrage Narrative Hundreds Of Years
Interview: Comedian Kellen Erskine
Hate Mail
Paid-subscriber portion:
Kellen talks about bombing on Jimmy Kimmel and in front of Robin Williams. Ethan tells the story of his miserable attempt at an open-mic night. Ethan and Kyle answer a subscriber question about how satire is not always necessarily meant to be funny.
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In the seventeenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle interview lib-owner-in-chief Candace Owens. They talk about her recent run-in on C-Span, children being used as political props, marriage advice, and more. At one point in the interview, Owens is left literally speechless. Kyle and Ethan also go over recent news stories in front of their first live studio audience: A guy named Joe.
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Enter the promotional code NOPETOSNOPES for your two-week free trial.Stories of the week:
Story 1 - Evangelical Leaders Ask Trump Which One Of Them Will Betray Him During Impeachment Proceedings
Story 2 - Prodigal Son Kicked Back Out After Old Tweets Surface
Also referenced: Homeless man reject charity after searching Twitter historyInterview: Candace Owens
Referenced video of Candace at white supremacy hearing on C-Span
Love mail: podcast reviews! Please, leave us your own review on iTunes!
Paid-subscriber portion: Ethan tells his disgusting ear-drop story, then Kyle and Ethan read unused or yet-to-be-published headlines
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In the sixteenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle are joined by graphic novelist Doug TenNapel, creator of the legendary videogame Earthworm Jim, the artist of the famous Five Iron Frenzy album covers, and writer/artist of several graphic novels. Doug is one of the most outspoken Christians in videogames and comics. He and his old team are bringing back Earthworm Jim in a new videogame and Doug has a new Earthworm Him comic book in the works. Check out his record-breaking Indiegogo Campaign before it ends on September 27th!
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Check out Doug's YouTube channel
Listen to Doug and Ethan's other podcast, Audio Mullet
(3:38) Disaster At Union Seminary As Giant, Angry Carnivorous Plant Does Not Accept Students' Apologies
(9:59) Saudi Arabia Closes Down New Chick-Fil-A Location For Disappointing Lack Of Homophobia
(13:42) Liberals Clarify Their Racism Is Actually Democratic Racist
(16:58) Interview: Doug TenNapel talks about Earthworm Jim, the Five Iron Frenzy covers and more...
(35:50) Hate Mail: People think Trump window at Liberty University is real. Referenced story: Liberty University Criticized After Unveiling Stained Glass Window Depicting Donald Trump
(45:05) Subscriber Exclusive Portion: Doug tells his Carman story and talks about experiences working in the PC climate of Hollywood animation industry.
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In the fifteenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle are joined by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay, of the famed "Grievance Studies Affair" who submitted hoax studies to academic journals and got three of them accepted. Peter and James are self-proclaimed atheists who are politically liberal, but their work exposing how certain areas of academia prioritize narrative above truth is not only important but hilarious. They also care a lot about having meaningful disagreements and are actively fighting "cancel culture." We talk to them about the Grievance Studies Affair as well as their new book, How To Have Impossible Conversations. They also have a new project for facilitating impossible conversations called New Discourses.
As usual, Kyle and Ethan also get into a few news stories including John Bolton the walrus, vaping AR-15's, and Monopoly for Christian women. They extend the conversation with Peter and James in the subscriber-exclusive portion of the episode.
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(7:12) John Bolton Waves Goodbye, Returns To Sea To Be Walrus Again
(15:56) More E-Cigs Being Disguised As AR-15s To Avoid Ban
(19:43) Interview: The Grievance Studies Affair and How To Have Impossible Conversations with Peter Boghossian & James Lindsay
(56:57) Hate Mail
(1:00:51) Paid Subscriber-Exclusive: Continuing the conversation with Peter and James about the insanity of academia, the ridiculous things their papers endorsed, and how social justice is like a cult (and also Gremlins)
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In the fourteenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle are joined by Red State's editor-at-large Kira Davis. Kira joins for the entire episode to discuss current news stories and then get into the main topic: race. How do we handle it as a society and as individuals? What should the conversation be like? What is the Christian response to the race issue? How does the concept of grace fit into an issue so weighed down by history? We dig into these heavy topics and more.
Follow Kira Davis on Twitter
Listen to Kira on Smart Girl Politics, and Just Listen To Yourself
Stories of the Week
(15:48) White Girl Turned Into Pillar Of Pumpkin Spice After Looking Back At Starbucks
(33:02) Main Topic: Race and grace
(1:16:06) Hate Mail
(1:24:08) Paid Subscriber Portion: Kira talks about that time she was on Dr. Phil, the time she was kicked out of the 2010 Democratic National Convention, and her experience with drive-by shootings.
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In the thirteenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle are joined by Bridget Phetasy. Bridget is a writer and comedian who became known across the Twitter-verse when she started challenging the woke narrative of other liberals and comedians and not towing the approved political line. Her recent article, The Battlecry Of The Politically Homeless, is the subject of discussion this week. Bridget joins us for the entire show.
You can follow Bridget on Twitter (Please be warned that her feed can be R-rated, both in words and pictures) and check out her podcast Walk-Ins Welcome. She also has a new show on YouTube called the Weekly Dumpster Fire.
The Babylon Bee podcast hosts a wide range of guests, both Christian and non-Christian. We believe it's important to hear from a variety of perspectives, even ones we may disagree with. Please note that we do not necessarily endorse every position or statement made by our guests. We encourage you to listen to and consider their viewpoints respectfully.
Stories of the Week
(3:49) Snopes Rates Biden's Claim That 2+2=5 As 'Mostly True'
The referenced Snopes story: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-war-hero-story/
(10:52) Lego Introduces New Sharper Bricks That Instantly Kill You When You Step On Them
(17:55) Liberals Clarify They Only Want Black Voices To Be Heard When They're Saying Liberal Things
(32:26) Main Topic: Being Politically Homeless
Bridget's article: The Battlecry For The Politically Homeless
(1:00:11) Hate Mail
(1:05:52) Paid Subscriber-Exclusive Portion: Bridget talks about her experience spending three weeks in an Australian offshoot of the Rajneesh cult.
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In the twelfth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle talk about the strange world of church camp, both sharing their own experiences as well as stories that were sent in by readers. As usual, a few news stories are covered and hate mail is dramatically reenacted by Dave.
Stories of the Week and relevant timestamps:
7:47 Chick-Fil-A Installs Confessionals So You Can Repent From Eating At Popeyes
(Also includes Judas Isacriot Eats Popeyes and the Trumpets stories)
(13:46) CNN: 'Our Ratings Are Only Tanking Because Trump Is Killing Off Viewers By The Millions'
(17:25) Jesus Ratioed On Twitter For Saying 'Love Your Enemies'
(23:02) Main Topic: Church Camp Horror Stories
(1:00:23) Hate Mail!
(1:06:00) Paid Subscriber-Exclusive Portion: More church camp horror stories
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Kyle and Ethan are joined by Brian Godawa for their first all-movie episode. They dig into the worldviews of various films and talk about how story is used to convey messages, sometimes more Christian than expected, and sometimes blatantly anti-Christian.
Guest Brian Godawa is a screenwriter and novelist. He has spent a lot of time dissecting the worldviews and themes of film. For more Brian Godawa:
Brian Godawa’s website (where you can find everything)
Brian Godawa’s Blog "Thus Spake Godawa”
Dive into Brian’s novels:
Brian’s book on worldviews in film
Movies of the Week!
(4:08) Science Fiction & AI
Some of the movies/series discussed:
Alita Battle Angel, Westworld, Better Than Us, Hunger Games
(20:37) The Walking Dead & Zombie Films
Some of the movies/series discussed:
The Walking Dead, Shaun Of The Dead, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
(38:10) Discussion of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
(46:31) Topic of the Week: Anti-Christian/Anti-Conservative bias in Hollywood
Some of the movies/series discussed:
The Boyz, Unplanned, Gosnell, Bohemian Rhapsody, Valkerie, Walk The Line, Tolkien, To End All Wars, Captain Marvel, Hidden Figures, Finest Hours, Unbroken, Room, Black Panther, Hacksaw Ridge, God’s Not Dead, Exodus, Noah, Paul, MadmenBrian’s The Boys Amazon Series analysis
(1:13:08) Hate Mail
(1:20:51) Paid Subscriber-exclusive portion: Marvel Universe discussion
Some of the movies/series discussed:
Captain America, Captain Marvel, Avengers, End Game, Daredevil, Antman, Spiderman, Hulk, Dr. StrangeBecome a paid subscriber at https://babylonbee.com/plans
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Referenced links with timestamp:
(5:02) CDC: People With Dirt On Clintons Have 843% Greater Risk Of Suicide
(10:28) Extremists On Left, Right Eliminate Each Other In Violent Clash, Nation's Problems Finally Over
(16:21) YouTube To Run All Potentially Offensive Content Past Easily Spooked Possum
(20:36) Topic of the Week: Civil Discourse
(40:51) Hate Mail: Android hate mail!
(49:59) Paid Subscriber Portion
(52:57) Husband Daycare Now Available At All Hobby Lobby Locations
(1:00:12) Hipster Church Introduces Vape Organ
(1:05:31) Do you ever feel despair over our current political and cultural situation?
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In the ninth episode of the Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle are joined by Kevin Max from DC Talk to discuss what people think when they find out you're a Jesus Freak, whether or not he still loves rap music, and who came up with the famous lyric "HAO HAO HAOOW!" They also discuss the Christian music industry, the odd world of Christian celebrity, and Kevin's prolific solo career.
Kyle and Ethan also discuss a few news stories and read some hate mail as usual.
Links we refer to in the show with relevant timestamp:
Stories of the Week
(5:16) Study Shows Leading Cause Of Gun Violence Is Those You Disagree With Politically
(15:57) Experts Warn We Have Only 12 Years Left Until They Change The Timeline On Global Warming Again
(21:25) Museum Of The Bible To Display Original Golden Tablets Containing 'Jesus Freak' Lyrics
(28:48) Interview: Kevin Max (part 1)
Ryan Tedder's Kevin Max Impersonation
Buy Kevin's Album Black Sheep Of The Fold
(51:36) Hate Mail
Paid Subscriber Portion
(56:05) Kevin Max Interview (Part 2)
(1:18:16) White Privilege Card Now Good For 10% Off At Whole Foods
(1:21:53) Unused headlines!
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Show Notes!
Kyle and Ethan are joined by Babylon Bee CEO, Seth Dillon to discuss the controversy surrounding Snopes and their recent and past coverage of the Babylon Bee.
Relevant links:
Seth Dillon appears on Fox News! https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1157352307408941056
(1:00) Introductory interview with Seth Dillon
Stories of the Week
(18:25) Democrats Demand Kavanaugh Submit To DNA Test To Prove He’s Not Actually Hitler
(27:15) Thanks To New Laws, VeggieTales Finally Introduces New Cannabis Character
(35:39) MAIN TOPIC: Snopes! (if you jump here, be warned that we cover this topic throughout the entire episode as well)
(51:16) Hate Mail
(1:00:36) Subscriber Exclusive Segment
(1:01:24) Facebook Hires Drax The Destroyer To Distinguish Between Satire, Fake News
(1:06:13) Trump Spends Afternoon Shouting From White House Balcony During Twitter Outage
(1:12:15) Subscriber update and what we are working on
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Guest: Michael Malice
Michael's book: The New Right “The definitive firsthand account of the movement that permanently broke the American political consensus.”
Follow Michael Malice on Twitter (FYI Malice is not a Christian and does use salty language at times, though not on THIS podcast. Also he's a literal anarchist. You've been warned!)
Warning: while there is no bad language in this episode we do get into more serious and sometimes uncomfortable topics.
(1:42) Introductory interview with Michael Malice
(11:32) Biden Vows To Return Nation To Era When Press Didn't Bother Reporting On President's Scandals
(18:28) Trump 2020 Campaign To Simply Air Unedited Footage Of Democrats Talking
(29:29) All Looney Tunes Shorts To Receive Epic Live-Action Remakes
(35:56) MAIN TOPIC: Comedy as a Weapon
(52:27) Hate Mail
(56:59) Subscriber Exclusive Segment
(57:24) Progressive Immediately Shouts 'White Supremacy!' At Every Image In Rorschach Test
(1:11:14) Plan To Put Women On The Moon Canceled After They Find Out How Cold It Gets
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Join editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle for the sixth-ever Babylon Bee podcast. This week's main topic is faith and politics.
(8:22) Impressed Military Drops Portland Antifa In Hostile ISIS Territory To Continue Doling Out Justice
(14:10) Christians Should Be More Like Jesus, Who Was Loved By Everybody And Never Divisive
(20:10) Women's Soccer Team Sues To Overturn Unjust Law Of Supply And Demand
(25:50) Topic of the Week: Faith & Politics
(39:09) Hate Mail
(45:33) Subscriber Exclusive Segment
(46:23) Genetically Engineered Dinosaurs Break Out Of Creation Museum, Live Peacefully With Humans
(51:15) Food Possessed By Demons After Family Forgets To Pray
(55:40) Unpublished Headline reading
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Join editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle for the fifth-ever Babylon Bee podcast. This week's main topic is youth groups.
(3:38) Trump Enraged As Immigrant Child Asks Him For More Gruel
(11:29) Story 2 Joe Biden Promises His Followers Eternal Life
(16:40) Churchgoer Takes A Knee In Protest As Newfangled Chorus Added To Classic Hymn
(24:46) Topic of the Week: Youth Group
(44:12) Hate Mail - With dramatic reading by Dave DeAndrea!
(49:12) Subscriber Exclusive Segment
(52:08) 'Why Doesn't Our Church Have More Programs?' Asks Family That Never Volunteers For Anything
(55:32) Crunched For Time, Pastor Pads Out Sermon With Random G.K. Chesterton Quotes
(1:02:15) Questions this week:
How do you deal with the issue that some people will think your stories are real? Why so many bass player jokes? Do you do satire of other religions? Who are the most easily offended in your experience? Conservatives? Progressives? Reformed folks? Prosperity?Become a paid subscriber! at https://babylonbee.com/plans
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Join editor-in-chief Kyle Mann, creative director Ethan Nicolle, and special guest host Frank Fleming for the fourth ever Babylon Bee podcast. And yes, it's that Frank.
Get Frank Fleming's Book, Heckbender (warning, H-E-double hockey sticks is in the actual title). Also, Sidequest is amazing.
(5:26) Trump Enters Konami Code, Gains Infinite Terms
(10:21) Kool-Aid Man Protests Wall
(13:12) Modern-Day Good Samaritan Tweets About Republicans
(20:03) Main topic: Behind the Babylon Bee headline submission process
(42:49) Hate Mail
Bonus Content (Paid Subscribers Only)
(48:14) Punching Grammar Nazis
(56:45) AOC On The Price Is Right
(1:03:02) Q&A
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- Join editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle for the third ever Babylon Bee podcast. Besides it being the historical number three episode, this is also the first ever interview, featuring conservative millennial Allie Beth Stuckey.
Here are the week's news stories with timestamp:
(7:06) Ocasio-Cortez Gets Head Stuck In Bucket
(14:00) Liberals Confused By New Medical Procedure
(22:48) Mother Seeks Emergency Surgery To Remove VBS Songs
(30:10) Interview w/ Allie Beth Stuckey
(55:53) Hate mail
(1:03:53) Bonus! (Subscribers Only)
(1:04:43) Church Employs Homeless Musician Thinking He Was New Youth Pastor
(1:12:00) Man Dies Of Old Age In Church Parking Lot
(1:16:26) Q&A
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