Best Lorehaven Podcasts (2025)

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Second Wind: Holes. So many Holes 40:43

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Send us a text The longer Seth and Celina sit together, podcasting, the easier they fall for a chaos beast tangent. Holy Ophanim!! But, it just means more fun content for you. Sorry it's a day late; enjoy anyway Oh! Speaking of Ophanim, here's the link Seth mentioned, to an AI generated video of what biblically accurate angels would look like: http…

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279. Which Top Three ‘Cage Stages’ Trap Christian Creators? 1:03:14

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To become a hero following your God-given destiny, you’d best stay out of jail.[1. Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash.] Yet some Christian heroes do get caught in bad habits that keep them pacing in their tiny cells rather than practicing wise discipline as they go on adventures. How do Christian creators, in particular, fall into the traps of “cag…

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278. When Christian Heroes Die, How Can We Debate and Honor Their Work? 1:00:54

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Here in the U.S., we just had Labor Day, meant to mark the actions of hard-working Americans. And right now many Christian families honor the work of Christian heroes who are now at rest, such as pastor John MacArthur and Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson. Many fantastical stories wouldn’t be here without faithful Christians. When they p…

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277. Isn’t Physical Book Collection a Waste of Resources? 56:54

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So many books, so little time, space, and money. Many fans love collecting physical copies of their favorite stories, often so much that they run out of bookshelf space. (Stephen and Zack are in this situation!) Now that we have audiobook and digital copies, isn’t book collection a waste of resources? Episode sponsors Oasis Family Media presents “1…

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Lorehaven Hearth - 10. Arborea and the Nine Hells 1:24:45

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Send us a text Here is episode "10", if anyone is actually keeping track of the pattern we're "following" around the Great Wheel. Here are Lorehaven Hearth, we discuss to rich, storied lore of Dungeons and Dragons - and occasionally Pathfinder. While we're are it, we examine it from a Christian perspective, and look for ways to redeem the TTRPG gen…

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276. How Can Parents Find Books That Aren’t Just ‘Not Woke’ But Are Actually Good? 46:19

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Over summer and school seasons alike, many Christian parents want books for their kids that don’t have things like “Agenda” or “Wokeness.”[1. Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash.] But in our zeal to keep bad, poisonous content out of books, might we miss our children’s more important need to enjoy good, nutritious content in our fantastical fiction?…

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275. Why Do Fans Debate Light Stories vs. Heavy Stories? 1:07:14

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We’ve just seen the end of this year’s summer blockbuster movie season, such as it was. Most of the drama was about the movies rather than in the movies. Fans debate whether stories should be lighter, focusing on “fun” with simple virtues, as opposed to heavier stories with “serious” ideas. Right now it seems Team Light Stories is winning over Team…

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274. Why Shouldn’t AI-Generated Content Replace Human Stories? 1:09:40

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Last month at the Realm Makers Expo, we met many skilled Christian creators who are making amazing stories in books, games, and the visual arts. Yet some people believe all this stuff is pointless or outdated and will soon be replaced by so-called “AI art.” Are they right? Will computer-generated content outpace art made by humans? And is such a be…

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273. Could Jesus Redeem 2D Animated Films? | Light of the World with Tom and Tony Bancroft 1:12:46

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As we’ve often heard, some modern films may feel difficult to enjoy! Yet today we celebrate famed animated tales of yore, including the artists behind classic characters like Cogsworth, Iago, Pumbaa, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Kronk … and now, coming this fall, the greatest Hero of all. Famed animators and twin brothers Tony and Tom Bancroft bring thei…

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272. Can We Save Cinema from Sloppy Stories? 1:05:42

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Last week, Zackary Russell and E. Stephen Burnett celebrated the Realm Makers Expo![1. Photo by Felix Mooneeram on Unsplash.] That means this episode is another Stephen solo show. This one reveals a shocking truth: these days Stephen finds a lot more joy in books than he sees at the movie houses. Can fans, including Christians, help save the cinema…

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Lorehaven Hearth - 11. Bytopia and Carceri 1:14:48

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Send us a text Yes, This one is being numbered as 11, even though it is coming to you 10th. There has been a pattern to our madness of going around the Great Wheel Model, but with our Producer's computer failures, this is the episode we have ready this month. So when you inevitably listen to the whole season again, listen in numerical order, albeit…

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271. How Do Christians Serve in Video Game Mission Fields? | with Brock Henderson 48:15

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Christian missionaries have traveled oceans to strange new lands.[1. “Clayfire” game concept art is courtesy The Salvation Poem Project.] They’ve smuggled Bibles into hostile territory. Someday they will even journey to space settlements. But what about today’s virtual mission fields in digital spaces, like gaming platforms and communities? Develop…

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270. How Did C. S. Lewis Fight for Living and Learning in Wartime? 51:32

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Today it appears cooler heads have cancelled the apocalypse.[1. Photo by Emanuel Kypreos on Unsplash.] But were we ever really in that level of danger? This sense of dread feels new. But as C. S. Lewis once wrote, we must practice timeless wisdom when we’re living in an atomic age: “If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bo…

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269. How Can Fantasy Fans Dispel Occult Darkness? | On Magic and Miracles with Marian A. Jacobs 59:30

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Christian fans often hear warnings about fantasy stories' temptations, but Scripture shows differences between real occult and fictional spellcraft.By Lorehaven

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

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Inspired by Jesus's parable of the two sons, Perry Wilson and Landon Hawley have created this new audio adventure from the Christian ministry Cru.By Lorehaven

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

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Men may defend their families and nations by flying amazing airships, yet struggle with the temptations and tough decisions of earthly callings.By Lorehaven

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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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Hear the backstory of Realm Makers, from its 2013 origin as a fantastical writers conference to the new 2025 Realm Makers Expo coming this July to Grand Rapids.By Lorehaven

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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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Christian-led conferences attract saints as well as nonbelievers who like wholesome stories, making them fantastic fields for creative missions.By Lorehaven

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

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God likes the physical world He created, and that’s why He will redeem human subcreations for eternity, including fantastical novels we enjoy for His glory.By Lorehaven

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

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Some heroines need no machines or solar slingshots to awaken in a romantic past and discover true love or deeper truths about the Lord.By Lorehaven

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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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Just in time for graduation season, the Houston Christian University president tells of stories that really matter to children and students.By Lorehaven

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

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Seventy years after C. S. Lewis’s sixth Chronicle of Narnia released, we recall the reasons we love this tale of magic rings and other worlds.By Lorehaven

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

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Shallow fictions insult the work of Christ by implying we can cheapen the law to make ourselves better, or cheapen grace to save others.By Lorehaven

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

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Christian critics toss tomatoes at this newly popular genre. But biblical fiction isn't meant to preach, only to illustrate the Scripture we honor.By Lorehaven

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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