Best Lorehaven Podcasts (2025)

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The Good, The Bad, and the Exciting!! 2:37

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Send us a text The episode says basically everything that needs to be said: - The next episode will actually be next month, since Morgan's computer is basically crippled right now, and he cannot produce or edit the recording. - The Second Wind will post August 6th. - We are on Instagram and X now, so find and follow us there! - Look forward to a gr…

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268. What are Fantastical Parables? | The Road to Kaeluma 46:32

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Jesus told many parables, some even fantastical. Yet some Christians presume these parables are simple allegories. Is this really the point of parables? Or do they reflect biblical truths in more meaningful ways? We’re inviting Cru ministry creatives who’ve made a new audio drama, inspired by the parable of the prodigal son, called The Road to Kael…

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267. What If a Bad Father Fought to Be a Hero? | The Hole-Man with Dan Daetz 1:07:55

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Aircraft pilots see a lot of amazing sights, above the Earth in planes and even spaceships. But men who do this challenging work often confront the nastier sides of these hard jobs, struggling to stay good in a gritty world. For pilot and new sci-fi novelist Dan Daetz, these realities rocket into a cosmic setting when one man, with the ugliest job …

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266. How Do You Assemble a New Expo for Christian Fandoms? | with Scott Minor 1:25:34

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Realm Makers started in 2013 with a Christian-led speculative fiction writers’ conference. Now it’s a 24/7 organization to train aspiring authors, a traveling bookstore, and cousin to a stationary bookstore. This summer the conference levels up with the Realm Makers Expo, a crossover fan-centered event with many other Christian groups and fantastic…

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Second Wind: Rainbows, Rainbows, and More ...Spiders 35:48

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Send us a text Following up our lengthy discussions on what just might be Dungeons and Dragon's closest Planes to Christianity's own Heaven and Hell, here are the Chaos Beast tangents, wandering, and musings. We all really enjoyed this set of Planes, and we hope you listeners do, too. Join us in two weeks for Arborea and The Nine Hells!…

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265. How Can We Shine the Gospel at the Realm Makers Expo? 1:02:35

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264. Which Stories Will Last Forever in New Earth? 1:14:26

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Books will last after Jesus’s return. That’s clear from Revelation 20:12, which refers to human life record books used for judging the dead. What then about other kinds of books, especially fantastical novels? Will amazing stories made by Christians, including those we explore at Lorehaven, last forever? Can we enjoy new stories? And what about gre…

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263. What is Time-Travel Romance? | Every Hour Until Then with Gabrielle Meyer 52:21

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Kathryn needs no magical stone, slingshots around the sun, or fantastic phone box. She can time travel quite naturally, falling asleep in Victorian London only to wake up in the World War II era. Now she’s caught up in a quest to save her sister from Jack the Ripper and choose only one timeline by her 25th birthday. Every Hour Until Then author Gab…

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Lorehaven Hearth - 9. Mt. Celestia and The Abyss 1:18:16

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Send us a text At Lorehaven Hearth, we will be completing a Grand Tour of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, two Planes at a time. From the Material Plane, to the Elemental Planes; and from the Heavens to the Hells, we'll discuss the denizens, environment, creatures, and lore to be found. And with Celina's help, we'll discuss Pathfinder's Planes …

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262. How Do Great Stories Train Students to Follow Jesus as Adults? | with Dr. Robert Sloan 1:05:38

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‘Tis the season for graduations. Right now some students are happy to leave their textbooks behind. But what sorts of books should faithful readers want to take with them, not just in their childhood and teenage years, but into their lives as Christ-following grown-ups? Today’s guest has given many a graduation speech, and he’s also the author of m…

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261. Why Do We Love The Magician’s Nephew? 47:11

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“This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child. It is a very important story because it shows how all the comings and goings between our own world and the land of Narnia first began.” Seventy years after its publication on May 2, 1955, why do we still love Lewis’s sixth Chronicles of Narnia book, The Magic…

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260. How Do Great Stories Show Both Law and Grace? 1:14:25

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This week, we’re still in Resurrection Sunday mood.[1. Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash.] So let’s consider a big biblical idea. It’s so important that all stories reflect this—the big idea that the Law of God should lead us to the grace of God. But how many stories get these concepts out of balance? When do they swerve too far toward “l…

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259. What is Biblical Fiction? 1:12:06

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Guess what’s big at the box office and the streaming-service menu, boys? It’s biblical fiction! From the giant-smash hit House of David on Amazon Prime, to The Chosen and its planned Bibleverse, to the new King of Kings animated Jesus movie and even more adaptations from Old and New Testaments, these creations are winning millions of fans but also …

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Deck of Mini Things 2 - Bros Night! 1:09:29

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Send us a text It's a Deck of "Mini" Things! seth and Morgan sit down to briefly discuss a few topics that wouldn't quite fill out a full episode, or that don't fit in the current season theme, but that have been requested by you, the listeners. In this edition of the Deck, we cover several magic items; two very well-known and fun ones, and two - o…

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258. How Would We Restore Disney Film Franchises? 1:09:11

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After fractured fairy-stales, flippant super-capers, and “Stalled” Wars, here's how we could rebuild the fallen castles of this media Babylon.By Lorehaven

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257. By Aslan’s Mane, is Netflix Really Casting a Lady as the Lion? 52:10

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Second Wind: Ysgard and Acheron, ft. guest David Barndt 14:24

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Send us a text Sto-vo-kor and squirrels! Here are the chaos monster trails from the Ysgard and Acheron episode, ft. guest David Barndt.By Seth Burnham

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256. When Have Newer Christian Authors Explored Mars? 31:38

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From a wheelchair-wielding robo-pioneer to the Ares 10 mission and other astronauts, many faithful storytellers settled on our sister planet.By Lorehaven

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255. What Are Space Westerns? | After Moses with Michael F. Kane 1:10:39

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After the first age of rocketry, some cowboy heroes traded their six-shooters for rayguns and rode beyond Earth to settle a new genre frontier.By Lorehaven

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Lorehaven Hearth - 8. Ysgard and Acheron, ft. guest David Barndt 1:00:17

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Send us a text At Lorehaven Hearth, we will be completing a Grand Tour of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, two Planes at a time. From the Material Plane, to the Elemental Planes; and from the Heavens to the Hells, we'll discuss the denizens, environment, creatures, and lore to be found. And with Celina's help, we'll discuss Pathfinder's Planes …

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254. Who Would Win in a Fight Between Spaceships and Dragons? | Embergold with Rachelle Nelson 1:06:34

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Fantasy has magical beasts while science fiction has fantastical vehicles, and both have their biblical redemptive qualities. Now, let them fight.By Lorehaven

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253. How Do Classic Sci-Fi Novels Explore the Planet Mars? 1:06:39

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Earth’s neighbor is a frozen desert, but it has inspired many fantastical stories—from adventures to big ideas, hard science, and human nature.By Lorehaven

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Second Wind: Arcadia and Pandemonium 40:23

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Send us a text As usual now, here's the tangents from the discussion Celina and Seth, and Morgan, had about Arcadia and Pandemonium. Want to know which of Celina's sisters is her favorite? Listen to find out!By Seth Burnham

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252. What if Space Missionaries Fought the Secular State? | Above the Circle of Earth with E. Stephen Burnett 1:07:37

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Stephen and Zack explore the Christian heroes, challenging ideas, and speculative science of this possible future when oversheltered believers resist a one-world CAUSE.By Lorehaven

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251. Could a Cultural ‘Vibe Shift’ Advance Christian-Made Fiction? 1:23:02

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Storytellers who hope for gospel witness to the world must discern today's rising audience of cultural conservatives who like some biblical ideas.By Lorehaven

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Lorehaven Hearth - 7. Arcadia and Pandemonium 1:06:47

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Send us a text At Lorehaven Hearth, we will be completing a Grand Tour of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, one or two Planes at a time. From the Material Plane, to the Elemental Planes; and from the Heavens to the Hells, we'll discuss the denizens, environment, creatures, and lore to be found. And with Celina's help, we'll discuss Pathfinder's …

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250. How Does Scripture Reveal the God of Story? | with Daniel Schwabauer 1:10:44

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When readers treat the Bible as a resource for carving out doctrine-blocks or extracting shiny morals, we miss the Hero and true gospel Story of the Scripture.By Lorehaven

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249. What is ‘Romantasy’? | with Parker J. Cole 1:19:06

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Though all their friends thought them enemies, fantasy and romance have grown into lovers, and now bear the new ship name of "romantasy."By Lorehaven

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Legend Lore at Lorehaven: Gith War 6:43

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Send us a text These d6th episodes are basically becoming a thing! Here's a fully sound-scaped narration of the Gith War; a different take on one of the topics from our Deck of Mini Things Episode last month.By Seth Burnham

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248. What Are Fairy-Tale Retellings? | with Kendra E. Ardnek 1:00:08

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For centuries readers have loved to re-read, retell, or research the classic stories of magical lands where Christlike good defeats evil.By Lorehaven

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247. How Does Lorehaven Curate Christian Fantastical Fiction? 1:15:29

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Since 2018, Lorehaven.com creators have explored fantastical stories for God’s glory, and now we’ve upgraded our Library book search.By Lorehaven

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246. What is Soft Science Fiction? | Echo Nova with Clint Hall 1:13:52

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Some harder sci-fi treats humans as spectators to science, while softer sci-fi may use "handwavium" to explain tech while focusing on heroes.By Lorehaven

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Gith Wars and Orcus and Games; Oh My! - Deck of Mini Things 1 46:02

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Send us a text It's a Deck of "Mini" Things! Celina and Morgan sit down to briefly discuss a few topics that wouldn't quite fill out a full episode, or that don't fit in the current season theme, but that have been requested by you, the listeners. The Gith War was mentioned during the Limbo discussion; Orcus will come up in the Pandemonium discussi…

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245. What is Medieval Fantasy? | Squire of Truth with Jill Williamson 1:04:42

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Castles with knights and wild lands full of creatures remind us of real-life European history, often with one added fantastical ingredient of magic.By Lorehaven

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244. How Did Speculative Faith Lead to the Lorehaven Mission? 1:00:46

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As we launch our 2025 podcast season, we celebrate legacies of the original website that boosted many authors and Lorehaven itself.By Lorehaven

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Second Wind: Mechanus and Limbo 47:46

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Send us a text With Seth and Celina getting more comfortable in their podcasting relationship ...the rambling is going up. No, no, that's a good thing! Really! Cuz that means you listeners get even more, and more, and more content! Enjoy these side quests and chaos tangents!By Seth Burnham

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243. What Were Your Favorite 2024 Lorehaven Articles and Podcast Episodes? 1:16:09

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After a Christmas break, we return with our first New Year’s Eve special to review last year’s top features, from fantasy apologetics to false “liberation.”By Lorehaven

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Lorehaven Hearth - 6. Mechanus and Limbo 1:01:09

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Send us a text At Lorehaven Hearth, we will be completing a Grand Tour of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, one or two Planes at a time. From the Material Plane, to the Elemental Planes; and from the Heavens to the Hells, we'll discuss the denizens, environment, creatures, and lore to be found. And with Celina's help, we'll discuss Pathfinder's …

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242. Should Christians Read Lewis and Tolkien But No Newer Fantasy? 1:08:14

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These classic authors are fantastic, but they also enjoyed new stories across many genres and would recommend today’s readers do the same.By Lorehaven

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241. What Are the Best and Worst Fantastical Christmas Stories? 1:10:27

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In this holiday special about versions of the Nativity, Santa, and more, let’s open the spiced eggnog to celebrate the best and boo the rest.By Lorehaven

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Second Wind: Elemental Planes of Fire and Earth 26:55

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Send us a text With Seth and Celina getting more comfortable in their podcasting relationship ...the rambling is going up. No, no, that's a good thing! Really! Cuz that means you listeners get even more, and more, and more content! Enjoy these side quests and chaos tangents!By Seth Burnham

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240. How Could We Adapt C. S. Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy for the Screen? 1:21:22

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Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength would pose unique challenges for even the most Christ-exalting filmmakers.By Lorehaven

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Lorehaven Hearth - 5. Elemental Planes, Pt. 2 - Fire and Earth 58:14

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Send us a text At Lorehaven Hearth, we will be completing a Grand Tour of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, one or two Planes at a time. From the Material Plane, to the Elemental Planes; and from the Heavens to the Hells, we'll discuss the denizens, environment, creatures, and lore to be found. And with Celina's help, we'll discuss Pathfinder's …

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239. Do You Prefer ‘Literary’ or ‘Genre’ Fantastical Fiction? 51:30

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Complex tales share layers of language and symbols, while basic stories usually get straight to the point—and both offer benefits to readers.By Lorehaven

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238. Do Christians Need Dystopian Fiction? 1:04:15

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Stories about bad governments and struggling subjects can prepare us to confront real problems, while helping us beware the darkness within.By Lorehaven

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Second Wind: Elemental Planes of Water and Air 30:50

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Send us a text This is extra content from Pt. 1 of the Elemental Planes, for everyone to listen to and enjoy!By Seth Burnham

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237. How Has ‘The Chosen’ Become The World’s Top Christian-Made Fandom? | with Ryan Swanson 1:28:33

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The cowriter of "The Chosen" and "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!" joins our early Thanksgiving to celebrate the growth of Christian film.By Lorehaven

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236. How Can Scary Stories Expose Human Sin? | Christian Horror with Mike Duran 1:16:42

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Horror fiction may have hazards and sinful subgenres, but frightening fiction can also serve us by exposing the unfruitful works of darkness.By Lorehaven

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235. What Are the Scariest Stories About Aliens Among Us? 1:01:50

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These fictional space creatures can stalk humans like other horror monsters, but armies of aliens also destroy cities and demon-like beings attack human nature.By Lorehaven

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Lorehaven Hearth - 4. Elemental Planes, Pt. 1: Water and Air 1:01:09

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Send us a text At Lorehaven Hearth, we will be completing a Grand Tour of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, one or two Planes at a time. From the Material Plane, to the Elemental Planes; and from the Heavens to the Hells, we'll discuss the denizens, environment, creatures, and lore to be found. And with Celina's help, we'll discuss Pathfinder's …