Best Jeff Mansfield Podcasts (2025)

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The City & the City by China Miéville: Seeing What We've Been Taught to Unsee 1:09:45

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In this episode, we explore The City & the City by China Miéville as a powerful metaphor for cognitive blind spots, social conditioning, and spiritual perception. Drawing on Miéville’s layered, dual-city setting—where citizens are trained to “unsee” an overlapping world—we reflect on what it means to overlook not just people and places, but also in…

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Spiritual Direction (in a Shattered World) 1:18:12

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What is spiritual direction, really? In this episode, Jeff and Michael explore the practice not as a professional technique or spiritual luxury, but as a vital response to living in a fragmented, disenchanted world. Drawing on their own experiences as directors and directees, they talk about the invisible agreements that shape the space, the role o…

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Ask Us Anything—Live! 1:28:30

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Welcome to our very first live AMA episode—unscripted and full of spirit. Listeners showed up with real questions about prayer, mystical experience, cryptids, and the strange space where the psychological meets the spiritual. We talked about what it means to pray when God no longer fits, how to trust the knowledge of the heart, why some people enco…

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Jumping on the Bridge of Faith with Emma Mcilroy 59:07

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In this powerful and personal episode, we sit down with Emma Mcilroy—queer feminist, immigrant, entrepreneur, and CEO of Wildfang—for a conversation that dives deep into faith, identity, capitalism, and surviving life's darkest valleys. Emma shares her journey of reconciling her sexuality with her faith, the near-death experience surrounding the bi…

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When You Make the Two One: Gnosis & Healing the Duality 1:04:52

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What if the path to salvation isn’t belief—but integration? Building off our last episode, Jeff and Michael unpack a mysterious saying from the Gospel of Thomas about making “the two one,” and explore how ancient Gnostic wisdom speaks to our divided modern selves. Jeff shares a concluding dream that becomes a portal into the deeper meaning of inner…

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When You Know Yourself: Gnostic Revelations from Nag Hammadi 1:12:00

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What if the spiritual texts we grew up with only told part of the story? In this episode, Jeff and Michael explore the discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library—a collection of ancient, long-buried texts that include radically different teachings attributed to Jesus, including the enigmatic Gospel of Thomas. These writings challenge many assumptions of …

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Knowledge Must Bow to Spirit: A Journey with George Inness 47:46

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What if a long-dead painter could reach across time to guide your spiritual awakening? In this episode, Jeff shares the astonishing true story of how George Inness—a 19th-century landscape artist and mystic—emerged as a living spirit guide in his life. From a chance encounter at a museum to a series of visionary dreams filled with barns, handprints…

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Waking Up: Dreams, Enlightenment, and the Space Between 1:07:13

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What if waking up isn’t a single breakthrough moment—but a layered, looping journey through insight, fear, wonder, and mystery? In this episode, we explore the complex terrain of spiritual awakening through dreams, false awakenings, mystical encounters, and moments of terrifying clarity. From Michael’s lucid Spirit Train dream to Jeff’s powerful vi…

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Searching for a God We Will Never Find with John Hamilton 1:12:51

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What happens when the walls of traditional religion crumble, and all that’s left is raw, unfiltered awe? In this episode we sit down with John Hamilton—UCC minister, musician, and author of the excellent theological memoir Honest to God. Guided by the book, the three of us dive into the chaos and beauty of spiritual awakening in an era of collapsin…

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The Homa & the Chapel Perilous 1:15:11

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What happens when you call on Jesus in an ancient Vedic fire ritual? Will he show up? How? In this episode, Michael shares his experience with Homa, a Vedic fire ceremony, and what happened when he decided to dedicate it to Jesus. The result was an unfolding series of synchronicities—stretching across years, continents, and eventually even into the…

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Awaken in the Dream with Paul Levy 1:25:08

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What if everything we’ve been taught to believe about reality is wrong? What if we’re not just living in the world, but dreaming it—and the dream is sick? In this episode of the Gospel of Direct Experience, we welcome Paul Levy, a writer, mystic, and self-described “wounded healer,” who has spent decades exposing the insidious mind-virus known as W…

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All Aboard the Spirit Train: Dreams, Discernment, and Anxiety 1:01:32

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What if your anxieties weren’t obstacles but doorways? What if your dreams aren’t nonsense, but portals to deeper wisdom, hidden truths, and paths yet unseen? What if the very fears that keep you up at night are the same forces trying to wake you up? In this episode Michael recounts a dream of cosmic proportions—one that begins in the disorienting …

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Black Audio Dramas for your Ears, the Sequel 3:46

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Send us a text In honor of Black History Month, "The Coach" writer, creator, producer, and narrator, Eric McKeever and the Jeffs are back to share two more Black Audio Dramas you should check out. Music: Soulicious by Dyalla, The Challengers and Losing your Marbles both by the Soundlings. FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/cha…

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Star Wars, Hidden Histories, and the Stories That Shape Us with AJ Musewe 1:04:25

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Why do Star Wars, Harry Potter, and other sci-fi/fantasy stories resonate so deeply with us? What do they reveal about power, identity, and spirituality? In this episode of we sit down with historian and educator AJ Musewe to explore the power of myth, the narratives we inherit, and how reclaiming lost stories shapes our understanding of ourselves …

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Black Audio Dramas for your Ears 3:58

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Send us a text It's Black History Month and I (and the Jeffs) want to share two fantastic audio dramas you should be listening to. #blackaudiodramasexist #blackhistoryourway #celebrate BLACK FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHk9-R00vn7RDoxd_mdnSA THREADS: @the.coachaudiopodcast INSTAGRAM: @the.coachaudiopodcast WEB…

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Consciousness & the Cross (D.B.Y.D. Pt. 2) 53:19

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Is the self an illusion—or something real and necessary? If we must die before we die, what is it that actually dies? In this follow-up to Dying Before You Die, hosts Michael Ellick and Jeff Mansfield wrestle with the paradox of selfhood, consciousness, and crucifixion. Does awakening mean dissolving the ego, or is there something essential about o…

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Dying Before You Die (Part 1) 1:08:02

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Have you ever felt like every path you turn down leads to hell? In this episode, we explore the idea of dying before you die, a concept central to many of the world's religions and mystery traditions. Is it possible to face the terror of our own fragility and emerge transformed? What if the self you cling to is the very thing keeping you from true …

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Rewilding the Soul: Wilderness, Apocalypse, Practice 1:15:57

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What if our deepest spiritual experiences aren't found in churches or meditation halls, but in lonely wilderness and abandoned subway tunnels? In this week's episode, Michael and Jeff explore how their earliest encounters with the divine came through wandering in the woods, which later developed into seeking out the "in-between spaces" of disused u…

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Happy New Year 1:48

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Send us a text We've got some exciting news to share! https://podcast.feedspot.com/comedy_fiction_podcasts/ FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHk9-R00vn7RDoxd_mdnSA THREADS: @the.coachaudiopodcast INSTAGRAM: @the.coachaudiopodcast WEBSITE: https://www.coachpodcast.us/…

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Introducing the Gospel of Direct Experience 1:13:59

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An invitation to my new podcast. www.gospelofdirectexperience.com

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Abducted by Direct Experience 53:03

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Is it possible to encounter something beyond the boundaries of our everyday reality? From mysterious UFO phenomena to encounters with supernatural beings, this episode explores the uncanny, the unexplained, and the power of the paranormal to transform us. What do these experiences mean, and what happens when they disrupt our tidy worldviews and saf…

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The Gospel of Direct Experience 1:12:55

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Episode Summary What happens when orthodoxy meets heresy, when mystery collides with gnosis, and when the physical and psychic worlds intertwine? In this inaugural episode of The Gospel of Direct Experience, we explore the transformative power of direct spiritual encounter. Through stories of our own life-altering moments—both mystical and terrifyi…

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Teaser (What Is This Podcast Like?) 11:48

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By Michael Ellick & Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 178 Learn to Survive with Horror Movie Survival Camp (Dave F'n Powell and 1:25:18

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Hey Listener, it’s been a minute, but What Ya Into? Is back...at least for this week. Dave F’n Powell and Caitlin McWethy return to the show to talk about Home Movie Survival Camp, their weekly horror movie series at The Overlook Lodge in Pleasant Ridge (Cincinnati, Ohio). Topics this week include: Mystery Science Michael Winslow. Running far and c…

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My Greatest Landscaping Achievement (and Other Lessons in Love) 18:18

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Farewell, Glen Ridge Congregational Church! Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, September 8, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Mark 7:24–37By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Loving God with the Body 16:39

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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, September 1, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Song of Songs 2:8–13By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Resurrection: Physical & Spiritual 12:54

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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 25, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church 1 Corinthians 15:35–50By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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We Long to Be More Than We Can Be on Our Own 19:05

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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 18, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Matthew 5:1–12By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 176 Springfield Calling with Sean Jaundice and Lauren Bishop 1:08:40

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Hey Listener, report to Sector 7-G, because this week’s episode is all about The Simpsons. Sean Jaundice from Voodoo Monkey Tattoos , Church and State and Lavorté, and my why-fife Lauren Bishop sit down with me in a downtown Cleveland Air BnB to discuss one of our favorite television series of all time. Topics this week include: Being the front man…

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Love Always Wins 13:48

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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 11, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Matthew 22:33–40By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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The Beginning Is Near 11:17

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 4, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Mark 1:14–20By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 175 Vampire Hunter B with Bryce Oquaye and Justin Stewart 1:13:18

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Hey Listener, grab your sunglasses and get ready to wear them at night because Bryce Oquaye and Justin Stewart and are back to talk about the Blade Trilogy. Topics include: Wu-Tang Clan. Go check out Justin’s new free comic book Slaughter Market Sweep and help the Kickstarter for the Kentucky Kaiju Hardcover. The first good Marvel movie and the bad…

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Something from Nothing? 14:31

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 28, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church John 6:1–21By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 174 The King of Consoles: Playstation 2 Part IV with Jeff Rickels and Justin Tyler 1:23:23

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Hey Listener, Jeff Rickels and Justin Tyler return for round 4 of talking about the biggest selling system of all time, The PlayStation 2. Topics this week include: We want new SSX and EA Street games now. The world is a safer place without New Jack in it (RIP to a real one). Reliving Tony Hawk Soundtracks beyond 1 and 2. Will Alex the Terrible get…

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Look at Me! 14:54

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 21, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Mark 6:30-34, 53-56By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 174 The King of Consoles: Playstation 2 Part III with Jeff Rickels and Justin Tyler 1:21:33

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Hey Listener, Jeff Rickels from Newport Secret Six and Justin Tyler from Cupful Podcast return for round 3 of talking about the biggest selling system of all time, The PlayStation 2. Topics this week include: shredding on plastic guitars. Please EA give us more Street games. Trying to understand the lore of Kingdom Hearts. We’re talking confusing? …

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Transcending Politics 11:42

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 14, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational ChurchBy Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Look Up 14:00

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 7, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Mark 6:1–13By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 173 A Place for the Dead with Amanda Frietsch 1:50:06

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Hey Listener, grab something black to wear because Amanda Frietsch is back on the show. What starts out as a Cincinnati History podcast quickly becomes solely focused on Cincinnati cemeteries with a lot of talk of Spring Grove Cemetery. Don’t worry, she’ll come back to talk general Cincinnati history on a later episode. Topics this week include: Bu…

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The Holy Interruption 14:14

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, June 30, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Mark 5:21–43By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 172: Monday Night's Alright for Wrestling with Ben Frietsch 2:19:54

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Hey Listener, grab your spandex and get ready to time travel back to the early 90s, because this week Ben Frietsch returns to the show to talk about rewatching WWE’s RAW from the first episode. Ben is also rewatching WCW’s Monday Nitro. Topics this week include: Faux physical media video games. That was your host’s phone alarm, not yours. What is W…

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The Unexpected Possibility 11:27

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, June 16, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Mark 4:26–34By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 171 The Other Side of the Record with Brad Schadler from Sessions Vinyl Room and Luke Effler. 1:49:49

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Hey Listener, what’s old is new again, as we’re back in the world of vinyl with a twist. Brad Schadler from Sessions Vinyl Room and WYI?’s record expert Luke Effler. Topics this week include: Dungeons and Dragon is OKish. People that take karaoke to seriously. Using as many senses as possible to enjoy an album. Are we returning to the world of sing…

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Episode 170 Sex, Drugs, and Paying A Lot of Money to Sleep on the Ground for 3 Days with Alicia and Billy DeVore 1:54:00

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Hey Listener, grab some sunscreen, water, and ear plugs because this week Alicia DeVore and Billy DeVore from The New Nasty Boys podcast are back on the show to talk about Music Festivals. Topics this week include: Billy can’t breathe. Adding sex to everything. Billy DeVore has a new Comedy Special coming out soon. The delicious foods that exist in…

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Freedom of Speech 15:15

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Second Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, June 2, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church James 1:19–20 Romans 14:1–3By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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One, Two, Three...? 12:34

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Trinity Sunday Sunday, May 26, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church 2 Corinthians 3:17–18 John 14:16–17By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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What Ya Into? Episode 169 The King of Consoles: Playstation 2 Part II with Jeff Rickels and Justin Tyler 1:38:47

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Hey Listener, grab your dual shock controllers because this week on What Ya Into? Jeff Rickels from Newport Secret 6 and Justin Tyler from Cupful Podcast are on the show to talk about the Playstation 2. This is the second in a multi-part series about the Playstation 2. Topics this week include: Pulling back the curtain. The House that Rockstar buil…

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Episode 169 The King of Consoles: Playstation 2 Part I with Jeff Rickels and Justin Tyler 50:06

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Hey Listener, grab your memory cards because this week on What Ya Into? Jeff Rickels from Newport Secret 6 and Justin Tyler from Cupful Podcast are on the show to talk about the Playstation 2. This is the first in a multi-part series about the Playstation 2. Topics this week include: How old were you in life when you played a PS2. Sony continues to…

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Don't Look Up 11:23

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Ascension Sunday Sunday, May 12, 2024 Glen Ridge Congregational Church Acts 1:1–11By Rev. Jeff Mansfield

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Episode 168 The Movie Festival Game with Jaimie Filer, Ian Schiefer and Andy Simpson 2:16:50

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Hey Listener, get some popcorn because this week Illustrator/Comic Artist Jaimie Filer and Ian Schiefer and Andy Simpson from Secret Base Cinema are here to talk about creating your own film festival. Topics this week include: The Return to the Basement starts with animal jiu jistu and getting cut off in Florida. The Movie Festival Game. Deathmatch…