Fantastical Truth

Fantastical Truth


Latest Episodes

89. What Are the Most Dangerous Dragons Infesting YA Fantasy? | with James R. Hannibal and Marian Jacobs
November 30, 2021

Three storytellers wield faith over fear to battle YA fantasy fiends, in this special encore feature of a Realm Makers livestream event.

88. Can We Positively Engage Culture in a Negative World? | with Bethel McGrew, aka Esther O'Reilly
November 16, 2021

The world has changed. We feel it in the earth. We smell it in the air. It's no longer positive or neutral, but negative toward Christianity.

87. How Can We Best Enjoy Newfound Fandoms Like the Book and Movie ‘Dune’?
November 09, 2021

New fandoms can bring us into exciting desert frontiers, yet also bristle with dangers slithering below the sands.

86. How Can Christians Fight Halloween’s Deathly Flippancy and Dark Magic?
November 02, 2021

Halloween can promote good gifts like fall and fandom, yet its decor can also make light of serious death, suffering, or dark magic.

85. What If You Joined a Quest to Defeat Goblins, Trolls, and Ancient Invaders? | Wolf Soldier with James R. Hannibal
October 26, 2021

James R. Hannibal rests from military spycraft and dragon-slaying to explore fantastic worlds, Scripture memory, and Christlike figures in fiction.

84. How Did Bestselling Christian Novels Build Evangelical Culture? | Reading Evangelicals with Daniel Silliman
October 19, 2021

Christianity Today news editor Daniel Silliman explores why fans loved top Christian fiction, including This Present Darkness, Left Behind, and The Shack.

83. How Can Fans Heal from Stories That ‘Wreck’ Us? | with Marian Jacobs
October 12, 2021

Some authors brag they want to "wreck you, the reader," yet Christ promises a happy end that redeems all our harms.

82. What If Your Nightmares Came to Life and Haunted Your Day? | That Pale Host with L. G. McCary
October 05, 2021

That Pale Host ushers us into familiar haunted spaces: personal conflict, trauma versus responsibility, and mental health for Christ's people.

81. Should Christians Use 'Clean Fiction' to Fight a Dirty World?
September 28, 2021

"Clean fiction" may leave out nasty elements about sex and self-worship, but poses other risks for Christians.

80. What if Satan is Planning Alien Conspiracies for the End Times? | The Jake Muller Adventures with Darby Kern
September 21, 2021

Our world's final end-times trials could include a literal tribulation, Antichrist, even a raptureand possibly also UFO deceptions.