Fantastical Truth

Fantastical Truth


Latest Episodes

159. What If Your Genius Math Skills Got You in Trouble with the Mob? | Calculated with Nova McBee
April 25, 2023

Nova McBee pilots into our studio to share inspirations for Calculated plus its sequels and a movie in development.

158. Can a Man-Made Lifeform Reflect God’s Glory? | Synapse with Steven James
April 18, 2023

While real programmers pursue artificial intelligence, one sci-fi creator explores what happens if robotic lifeforms find religious belief.

157. Will We Get Superpowers After the Resurrection?
April 11, 2023

On the New Earth, resurrected saints will be perfectly human. But do we get to fly? Or apparate from place to place? Or dive underwater for hours?

156. Why Does Sexualityism Threaten Christian Fiction? | with Bethel McGrew
April 04, 2023

Today's fast-growing false religion of Sexualityism worships human sexual identities, and could begin to creep into Christian-made fantasy.

155. How Might Sentimentalism Threaten Christian Fiction?
March 28, 2023

Sentimentalism weakens old and new stories by insisting that humans are basically good, the Fall wasn't that bad, and Jesus Christ is merely optional.

154. What If You Had to Fake Being Genetically Modified? | Enhanced with Candace Kade
March 21, 2023

Candace Kade rides into the studio to share her own social credit points plus Enhanced, her debut novel set in a cyberpunk dystopian world.

153. When Can Deconstructionism Threaten Christian Fiction? | with Michael Young aka ‘Wokal Distance’
March 14, 2023

Every Christian may struggle with doubt, but demolition activists want you to imagine postmodern fantasies beyond the biblical gospel.

152. How Can Christian Fantasy Fans Heal from Church Trauma? | with Marian Jacobs and L. G. McCary
March 07, 2023

Fantastical foes may smuggle false religions into some novels, but these may look like heroes to readers who suffer real harm in Gods house.

151. How Can Fantastical Satire Sharpen Our Theology? | The Pilgrim’s Progress Reloaded with David Umstattd
February 28, 2023

This new version of Bunyans classic shares comic relief for serious purpose, complete with robots, space marines, and talking platypuses.

150. Is the U.S. Government Covering Up Spy Balloons or Alien Spaceships? | with James R. Hannibal
February 21, 2023

Even when investigators seem to solve aerial mysteries, we can't help suspecting more secrets about enemy ships or alien secrets.