Best ESO Network Podcasts (2025)

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Looking Back, Looking Forward 49:49

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Episode 42: Looking Back, Looking Forward Subtitle: From Boxing Day Chaos to Big 2026 Plans In this episode, we hit pause on the year and take a look back before charging ahead. We are looking back, looking forward! We kick things off with Christmas. Specifically, the kind with too much food, loud games, and a Boxing Day party packed with friends. …

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Ancient Evil, English Villages & the Fifth Doctor: “The Awakening” Review | Earth Station Who 1:13:19

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This week on Earth Station Who, the crew heads back to the Fifth Doctor era to review “The Awakening,” a Doctor Who story that proves nothing good ever comes from ancient legends, spooky English villages, or people saying, “It’s only a myth.” The Awakening mixes history, folklore, and alien mischief as fear itself becomes the ultimate weapon. We br…

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Grafted Together Ep 27: Spiritual Formation Network Wrap-up: ESOs & Assessment 59:58

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Douglas Campbell hosts an episode with three major contributors to ACSI's Spiritual Formation Network meetings: Laurie LaFon, Sean Englert, and Sam Farinacci. HOST BIOS: Laurie LaFon received her bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and has been part of the Lucas Christian Academy community for over 22 years, with three of her four children …

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The Omen 1976 | Episode 496 46:35

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Jim reflects on one of the top-grossing films of 1976 and a real horror game-changer – “The Omen,” starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Spencer Stephens, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Leo McKern, and Holly Palance. This classic film centers around a small boy who might be the Antichrist. The movie opened the door for many o…

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Flopcast 712: Another Stupid Year 32:19

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Flopcast episode 712! For our final show of 2025, we’re just relaxing and reflecting on another year of this, the most popular podcast in the world (if you don’t count every other podcast). So we’re looking back at Flopcast subjects, segments, and guests, as well as concerts, conventions, and whatever other weird junk kept us occupied all year. We …

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To a new world of gods & monsters | Earth Station Boo 1:12:48

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This week on Earth Station Boo, we travel back to the golden age of horror with a celebration of the Classic Universal Monsters. These legendary films helped shape the horror genre and continue to influence it today. We revisit the gothic dread of Dracula, the tragic horror of Frankenstein, the chilling howls of The Wolf Man, and the eerie depths o…

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BONUS: Infinite Realities of Star Trek LIVE! – Earth Station Trek 55:55

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The cast and crew of Earth Station Trek Podcast appeared at Infinite Realities: Comics, Games & More to do a LIVE podcast recording and book signing! The topic of the show, appropriately enough, was “The Infinite Realities of Star Trek“. The topic covered everything from parallel worlds to alternate dimensions to mirror universes! Recorded live on …

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The Watch-A-Thon of Rassilon: Episode 193: Voyage of the Damned (Will Be Wilf) 42:50

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Joe and Toni discuss Time Crash & Angels and Robots in the Doctor Who episode Voyage of the Damned. If you’re interested in being a Friend of Rassilon, click here. Download • YouTube • RSS • Patreon • iTunes • Google Play • ESO Network The post The Watch-A-Thon of Rassilon: Episode 193: Voyage of the Damned (Will Be Wilf) appeared first on The ESO …

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BatChums Episode 86 – Batman Displays His Knowledge 41:49

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Batman ’66 S2 Ep50 – Batman Displays His Knowledge Catwoman goes ahead with her scheme to steal several Batagonian Cat’s Eye opals, but she has trouble finding someone to fence them since such rare stones would be easily spotted. With little recourse left, she decides to turn them in for the reward money. It seems like the perfect job for her acqua…

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Flopcast 711: Everybody Knows a Turkey 41:33

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Flopcast episode 711! It’s our annual holiday spectacular! And once again we’re talking about old Christmas cartoons, because that’s all we care about. But this time, we’re looking at a couple of cartoons we’ve never discussed on the show before, and they’re both based on classic comic strips. (They’re also both on YouTube, if you want to play alon…

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Cosmic Pizza Podcast Episode 103 – Christmas 2025 Style 1:22:38

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The Cosmic Pizza Podcast brings you Episode 103: Christmas 2025 Style This episode we discuss a Christmassy fact, the reveal our plans for Christmas. But what makes a great Christmas? Do we have any new traditions? Dan and Shawn regale us with their new purchase of the Lego Enterprise D and the gang try to explain Pantomimes! And finally Dan has a …

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Cigar Nerds Podcast: Alien Earth 1:32:25

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Cigar Nerds Podcast Alien Earth. Its Christmas week but we couldn’t find any new holiday movies we liked to we are talking about season one of Alien Earth. Get a nice Christmas face hug. In science we discuss color changing space suits, sleeping on it, laughing gas, and Chernobyl problems. In Nerd News we talk about Super Girl, Resident Evil, 40th …

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Brazil | Episode 495 1:12:06

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Mark Maddox joins Jim for a reflection on a classic Terry Gilliam Cult Film – “Brazil,” starring Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughn, Sheila Reid, and Derek OConnor. Gilliam’s look at a dystopian society obsessed with government bureaucracy and machines st…

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The 42cast Episode 266: Darefleck Begins (Screen Reads 2)

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Screen Reads is back to discuss another film and compare it to the comics that form its roots. In this installment we delve into the 2003 movie Daredevil and compare it to issues 173-184 of the Daredevil comic as well as the director’s cut of the film. We talk about the differences between the director’s cut and theatrical editions and what we thou…

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Student Leadership & Learning Ep 24: The Gift of Presence - Rediscovering Stillness in a Noisy Season 10:25

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Emily Pigott shares how to lead with presence to remind students that peace is not the absence of chaos, it's the awareness of Christ in that chaos. Isaiah 9:6 calls Jesus the Prince of Peace; your stillness reflects Him. -- Do you read the quarterly Student Leadership & Learning newsletters? Subscribe at www.acsi.org/subscribe The Student Leadersh…

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The 42cast Episode 265: We Live Again

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Gargoyles debuted in 1994 as part of the Disney Afternoon – a programming block of Disney Animation aimed at children just getting out of school. The series provided complex multi-episode stories with complex characters that was rare for children’s animation. In this episode we take a look back at Gargoyles from a female perspective. We discuss the…

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Aha Leader Series Ep 2: Resistance to Feedback (Flourishing Journey Podcast) 11:11

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Rachael Jones sits down with Dr. Edward Bunn to discuss strategies for receiving and implementing healthy feedback as leaders. The Flourishing Journey podcast explores strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application. The show is hosted by Dr. Edward Bunn, ACSI's Director of Professional Development. The …

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The 42cast Episode 264: Let’s Make a Deal

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Ironheart was the final installment of Marvel’s Phase Five. Delayed and extended by Covid as well as the writer’s and actor’s strikes, Phase Five of Marvel felt like it took significantly longer to complete than the previous phases. In this episode we review the character of Ironheart. We talk about what we each knew about the character before this…

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Stronger Together Ep 9: Catalyst, Apologetics, and Asheville Christian Academy's Recovery 15:00

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This episode features Dr. Chad McNatt, Superintendent at Seattle Christian School (WA), on the topic of apologetics and students asking tough questions. We also hear from Heath Nivens, Head of School at McKinney Christian Academy (TX) at the Catalyst Conference, and return to Asheville Christian Academy (NC) to hear about their recovery from Hurric…

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The 42cast Episode 263: Is Doctor Who Sexist?

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Doctor Who continues to light up our television screens after sixty-two years. In all those years there have been periodic discussions within fandom over whether a particular story or time period within the series is sexist or even if Doctor Who as a whole has sexist undertones. In recent years, the charge has come that Doctor Who’s classic decades…

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Earth Station Who Reviews “Snare” & “The Last Days of the Powell Estate” – Ninth Doctor & Rose Big Finish Adventures 1:23:09

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Join the Earth Station Who crew—along with special guest Ciarán Moffatt—as they dive into two powerful Big Finish Doctor Who audio adventures, “Snare” and “The Last Days of The Powell Estate.” In this episode, we explore the dynamic between the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler, the emotional depth of these stories, and how they expand the Doctor Who aud…

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Grafted Together Ep 26: Trickle-Down Spiritual Formation and Worldview, with Dr. Jeff Lawrence 1:13:48

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Jerry Nelson and Dr. Jeff Lawrence talk through building spiritual formation in schools from the top down, including defining a biblical worldview and practical steps leaders can take for spiritual formation in Christian schools. Jeff Lawrence is the Director of Spiritual Development at Foundation Academy (FL). He is a writer, teacher, and cultural…

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The 42cast Episode 262: I Am Spartacus

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The film, Spartacus, is an epic story released in 1960. Starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick, the film boasts a star-studded cast and beautifully filmed scenes in Super Technirama 70, which recorded 6K of resolution and making it ideal for display on the modern Ultra High Definition (4K) TV’s that we have today. In this episode we …

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Student Leadership & Learning Ep 23: Equipping a Generation for Courageous Influence, Pt. 3 21:57

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This episode completes a three-part series on equipping students to make a courageous influence, with this episode focused on actionable steps to call students up to meet their potential. -- Do you read the quarterly Student Leadership & Learning newsletters? Subscribe at www.acsi.org/subscribe The Student Leadership & Learning Podcast aims to help…

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The 42cast Episode 261: Vaulting the Apocalypse

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Fallout is a TV series on Amazon Prime based on the video game series of the same name. Taking place in a post-apocalyptic future, Fallout tells the story of the world after a nuclear war through the interactions of the characters left within the wasteland left behind, the cities that are left, and the residents of vaults, which protected certain p…

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Aha Leader Series Ep 1: Ignoring Your Own Spiritual Formation (Flourishing Journey Podcast) 12:09

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Rachael Jones sits down with Dr. Edward Bunn to discuss ways to ensure that we as leaders intentionally focus on our own spiritual formation. The Flourishing Journey podcast explores strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application. The show is hosted by Dr. Edward Bunn, ACSI's Director of Professional De…

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Grafted Together Ep 25: Engaging Students at the Intersection of Christ & Culture, with Dan Stuart 42:49

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Every school is being discipled by culture. Often, it happens subconsciously. To discuss how to engage students where Christ & culture meet, Dan Stuart joins Jerry Nelson and shares about his role as the Director of the Christian Leadership Program and Institute for Christ & Culture at The King's Academy (FL). Dan Stuart has a diverse teaching hist…

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The 42cast Episode 260: Fiskal Policies

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Marvel’s Netflix series were extremely popular with the majority of the MCU fandom. Telling street level stories about characters more concerned with protecting everyday people they provided a window into a different angle of the MCU that other series were unable to provide. Due to the compound breakdown between Marvel and streamers due to the impe…

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Earth Station Who: The Seventh Doctor Faces the Silver Nemesis 1:10:41

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In this episode of The Earth Station Who Podcast, the crew travels back to the Seventh Doctor era to review the classic 1988 adventure, “Silver Nemesis.” Join us as we discuss the Doctor (played by Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) taking on the deadly Cybermen, a mysterious comet, and a royal connection that only Doctor Who could deliver! W…

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Stronger Together Ep 8: Student Leadership in Europe, Tim Shuman, and Leader Advice 13:30

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The recent Student Leadership Conference in Hungary was a major success. Hear updates on that event, from outgoing Senior Director of the International Division, Tim Shuman, and leadership advice from a head of school. -- The Stronger Together Podcast highlights member schools, educators, and important happenings in a 15-minute news magazine style …

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Grafted Together Ep 24: Stewarding your Circumstances as a Christian Educator, with Mark Senseman 37:31

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Jerry Nelson and Mark Senseman, Director of Business Development with Servant Solutions, discuss stewardship over finances, a biblical view of retirement, and other important topics that affect educators' lives in and out of the classroom. Mark serves as Director of Business Development at Servant Solutions. He develops, communicates, executes, and…

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The 42cast Episode 259: I Should Really Just Relax

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 was an experiment in entertainment that grew far beyond the wildest expectations of its creators. Featuring a host character and several puppeteered bots, the show purported to tell the story of an exiled spaceman forced to endure an experiment that tested the limits of the human mind subjected to the worst films of all…

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Grafted Together Ep 23: Measuring Spiritual Formation, with Paris Shewey 45:24

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How do we know if we're producing faithful followers of Jesus? Paris Shewey, campus pastor at King's Way Christian Schools (WA), joins the podcast to share his own story of salvation and a simple survey he uses to evaluate spiritual formation in his students. To see the faith survey, visit here. Paris Shewey has also served with the Fellowship of C…

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Grafted Together Ep 22: How to Tell the Story of Spiritual Formation at Your School, with Steve Dang 37:50

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Steve Dang joins the podcast to discuss spiritual formation, how to share the gospel based on varying school contexts. DOCS: An example of how to tell the story of Spiritual Formation at your school here. Spiritual Formation overview at VCS - see more here. Leveraging Social Media as a Storytelling tool: @vcs_faith Spiritual Formation links: https:…

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The 42cast Episode 258: Film Fest

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Man in the High Castle is a dark tale of an alternate Earth where the Axis powers won World War II. In this reality the United States has been occupied by both forces and split down the middle with Japanese states and Reich states. Hope seems lost for those who resist these powers until they start discovering films of what appears to be other Earth…

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Earth Station Who: Revisiting the Fourth Doctor Classic “Planet of Evil” 1:12:08

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In this episode of The Earth Station Who Podcast, the crew travels back to the Tom Baker era to review the Fourth Doctor classic, “Planet of Evil.” Joining the discussion are special guests Dave Chapman and Rob Levy, as they dive into the story’s eerie atmosphere, standout performances, and its place in Doctor Who history. Get ready for a fun and n…

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Student Leadership & Learning Ep 22: Equipping a Generation for Courageous Influence, Pt. 2 17:01

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Educators can help students understand their identity in Christ and foster genuine relationships in a digitally connected but lonely world. Learn more about equipping students to make a courageous influence, which continues a three-part series that began last episode. -- Do you read the quarterly Student Leadership & Learning newsletters? Subscribe…

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The 42cast Episode 257: What the–?!

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The What If..? series was a surprise hit from Marvel. Distinguishing Marvel Animation in a way that the company had not managed previously, the series boasted high quality animation and intriguing storylines that pushed the boundaries of the MCU. In this episode we explore the third season of the series. We discuss the individual episodes and what …

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Flourishing Journey Ep 19: Leadership Development & Growth 14:09

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Rachael Jones, Assistant Director of Professional Development sits down with Dr. Edward Bunn, Director of Professional Development, to discuss Leadership Development and the newly redesigned Leadership University. The Flourishing Journey podcast explores strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application. T…

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The 42cast Episode 256: Welcome to the 21st

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Travelers is a Netflix original series about time travelers from a bleak future coming back to improve our world. The series broke with several conventions of the time travel sub-genre while mixing together other elements from various time travel series to create a unique experience that resonated with many fans. In this episode we discuss this ser…

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Doctor Who – The Second Doctor Adventures: James Robert McCrimmon 1:22:30

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Stronger Together Ep 7: PPA Summit, ACSI's New Board Chair, Accreditation, & a Student Revival 14:32

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Hear about the 2025 Public Policy & Advocacy Summit that just wrapped up in D.C., get to know ACSI's new Board Chair, Elisa Carlson, and enjoy a spotlight on an ACSI school seeing a revival in its student body. For more on ACSI accreditation, visit acsi.org/accreditation.By ACSI

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The 42cast Episode 255: Story Elements

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Avatar: The Last Airbender was a popular animated show on Nickolodeon in the mid-00’s. The series depicted a fantasy world based on a blend of European, Asian, and Native American influences inhabited by “benders” who could manipulate a single one of the four elements of earth, fire, water, and air. In every generation an Avatar is born who can ben…

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Grafted Together Ep 21: Pursuing Excellence and Righteousness in Sports, with Billy Sparacio 1:10:29

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Billy Sparacio brings nearly 30 years of experience in high school athletics, and he uses sports as a platform to mold young men and women for life beyond the game. Learn more about Spiritual Formation Network meetings: https://www.acsi.org/professional-development/connect-with-networking-groups The Grafted Together Podcast examines how biblical wo…

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The 42cast Episode 254: Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation

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The world was altered forever in 1987 when Star Trek: The Next Generation first hit the airwaves. Continuing the story of the original Star Trek, the show brought the series back for a new generation of viewers, updating the premises and effects and revitalizing Star Trek fandom into something that would last well into the 21st century. In this epi…

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Doctor Who Review: Daleks in Manhattan & Evolution of the Daleks | Earth Station Who 43:18

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The Earth Station Who crew takes a trip to the 30th century to unpack the Third Doctor serial The Mutants. From colonial politics and strange transformations to clever Time Lord antics, this episode celebrates Jon Pertwee’s action-packed era. Listen now for lively discussion, fan theories, and plenty of Whovian fun! Time Stamp 0:00 Show Opening 0:0…

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The 42cast Episode 253: Road Trip

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Student Leadership & Learning Ep 21: Equipping a Generation for Courageous Influence 16:11

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Even if students know they're meant to stand for truth, are they equipped to do so? Emily Pigott shares ways to equip students to actually follow through on their mission to impact their community with courageous influence. -- Do you read the quarterly Student Leadership & Learning newsletters? Subscribe at www.acsi.org/subscribe The Student Leader…

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The 42cast Episode 252: Pod People

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This week has pod-ception on The 42cast as we release a podcast episode about a TV show about a true crime podcast about true crime podcast fans solving true crimes. Of course we are talking about the comedy murder-mystery hit, Only Murders in the Building. In this episode we talk about the trio of Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez and w…

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Doctor Who Review: Daleks in Manhattan & Evolution of the Daleks 1:10:03

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On this episode of the Earth Station Who Podcast, the crew reviews the two-part Doctor Who story “Daleks in Manhattan” and “Evolution of the Daleks.” Join us as we dive into the Tenth Doctor’s adventures with Martha Jones in 1930s New York, exploring the Daleks’ sinister experiments, classic sci-fi themes, and the story’s place in Doctor Who histor…