The Greater Story Podcast
Hosted by Mikey and Heidi Tai, ‘The Greater Story’ is a podcast that discusses how the stories on the silver screen are an echo of the greater gospel story. You can connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify or Anchor.
Episode 22: Everything Everywhere & First Love
In this episode, we share how the story of “Everywhere Everywhere All At Once” and “First Love” pointed us to the good news of the gospel. We explore the themes of nihilism, escapism, nostalgia and happily ever afters. Listen here.
In this episode, we share how intergenerational trauma has caused dysfunction in the Madrigal family and how their struggles with worthiness, perfectionism and insecurity points us to the gospel of grace. Listen here.
In this episode, we explore Marvel’s latest flick, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”. We discuss the themes of power, love, acceptance and family, and how we can find all of these things in God and the gospel. Listen here.
Born brilliant, bad and a little bit mad, ‘Cruella’ is a villain’s origin story, based off the character of Cruella de Vil of ‘101 Dalmatians’. Is Cruella a cruel villain or a misunderstood victim and how does the story point us to the gospel? Tune in to find out what we think! Listen here.
In this episode we drop some exciting life news and review Disney’s WandaVision, a short series that tells the story of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) after the events the Avengers: Infinity Saga. Listen along as we discuss how the themes of power, love and grief point us the greater story in the gospel. Listen here.
We’re ending the year with a review of The Queen’s Gambit, a drama mini-series starring Anya Taylor-Joy and her love for chess. This series took us by surprise and you certainly don’t need to be a chess fan to enjoy the show. Listen along as we discuss how the themes of control, abandonment, acceptance, and community point us the greater story in the gospel! Listen here.
Episode 16: The Social Dilemma
In ‘The Social Dilemma’, tech experts come together to expose the dangers behind social media usage. Tune in to hear our thoughts on social media and its impact on knowledge, truth and relational authenticity, as well as how the gospel satisfies our longing for such things. We end the episode sharing how social media has benefited us and how it can be used for good. Listen here.
Episode 15: Hamilton with Eunice Kiem
In this review and reflection of Broadway’s Hamilton, we chat to our good friend (and #1 Hamilton fan), Eunice Kiem, who shares how the themes of identity and significance play such a big role in Hamilton’s life and how Jesus is the answer to such longings. Listen here.
Episode 14: American Gospel: Christ Alone
We changed it up this episode and simply reviewed a documentary about the gospel which we highly recommend everyone to watch! American Gospel: Christ Alone gives a clear outline of the Christian faith regarding what the Bible does say, and what it doesn’t, about salvation in Christ alone. Listen here.
We’re back with episode 13 and a discussion about The Good Place available on Netflix! In this episode we tackle the topics of human improvement, morality and whether heaven is really a place with forever love, puppies and buckets of KFC…What makes us “good enough” for the Good Place? Who gets to call the shots on what is “good” or not? What makes the Good Place “good” for eternity? Listen here.
Episode 12: The Last Dance with Joel Deacon
In episode 12 we’re joined with special guest, Joel Deacon, to discuss how this doco-series on Michael Jordan 🏀 points us to the gospel! Listen along to how his quest for glory and what he pursues leads us to the glory that we ultimately see in Jesus. Listen here.
There really is no better way to describe the docu-series except by the subtitle: “Murder, Mayhem and Madness”! But how does all the craziness that happens in the lives of these zookeepers point us to the greater story of the gospel? Warning: the Netflix series is intended for mature audiences and viewer discretion is strongly advised. Listen here.
What better way to celebrate our tenth episode than to review the movie that DOMINATED the Oscars this year: Parasite! In this episode, we explore the disparity between rich and poor, light and darkness, freedoms and privilege, and why Jesus being “Light of the World” is the greater story that our darkened world needs! Listen here.
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