New Season, New Rhythms: Movies, Music, Books & Being Human in an AI Age
We’re back! In this season kickoff, we share a few updates—Elizabeth is stepping back from regular hosting to focus on her own excellent work (peek “Starting Place” podcast), Ty joins us from Virginia where he’s serving with The Hill Church, and Chelsea moves from behind-the-scenes into more on-mic hosting. Then we do what we love: trace the intersections of faith and culture through the summer’s movies, the books on our nightstands, the music in our earbuds, and a bigger conversation about AI, embodiment, and why deeply human art still matters. In This Episode 02:45 – Elizabeth’s transition & how to support her 04:40 – Ty’s move to Roanoke: joining The Hill Church & early glimpses of God at work 09:00 – Why we review cultural “artifacts” (movies, books, music) 09:25 – Summer movies: Superman , Fantastic Four , Jurassic Park (rewatch) 12:00 – Unexpected gems: Pharrell’s Piece by Piece (Lego biopic); content notes on Sinners (vampire genre) 18:20 – Family-friendly pick: Sketch (Angel Studios) 19:30 – Throwback classic: Chaplin’s The Great Dictator and that famous monologue 23:45 – What old films teach us about hope, moral clarity, and the West 24:50 – Books we’re reading: Hebrews, God Speaks Science , singleness, sports, and Project Hail Mary 28:00 – Music corner: Forrest Frank’s Child of God and why it resonates with families (and Gen Z) 33:30 – The AI curveball: “artists” that aren’t human, Spotify discovery, and why provenance matters 40:15 – Practices for resisting hurry, recovering attention, and choosing humane tech use 43:30 – Season preview, listener invitations, and credits Resources Mentioned Podcasts & People Starting Place — Elizabeth Woodson Films & TV Superman Fantastic Four Jurassic Park Piece by Piece (Pharrell Williams Lego biopic) Sinners — vampire-genre film (content cautions) Sketch (Angel Studios) — family-friendly note The Great Dictator (1940, dir./star Charlie Chaplin) — classic monologue reference The Diplomat — anticipation for Season 3 Books Hebrews (book of the Bible) God Speaks Science — John Van Sloten Single Ever After — Daniel Treweek Project Hail Mary — Andy Weir (audiobook recommended) Music Forrest Frank — Child of God (album) Follow Us! Instagram Youtube -- Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. If you would like to sponsor this show, email sponsor@thegoodpodcast.co