Sam talks with Carol in this episode, who has been on before, but is now introduced because Sam failed to keep his studio entropically consistent. We talk about Christian fiction! Where it is awesome, where it is terrible, and where it is terriblawesome.
Suggestions
- Yes: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell — According to Dave, this may not actually be a Christian novel
- Maybe Not Yes: This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti — Peretti also plays the banjo, which is pretty awesome
Other Fiction Mentioned
- C. S. Lewis
- J. R. R. Tolkein
- Cool Hand Luke
- The Matrix Trilogy, specifically the third one (sorry)
- Estus Pirkle, “If the Footmen Tire You, What Will The Horses Do?“
- The Family Circus
- Mac Bolan
- Jan Karon‘s Mitford Novels
- Ted Dekker, specifically Thr3e
Music Referenced By Sam
- Christianity is Stupid — Negativland
- What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? — The Mothers of Invention
