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Master List
If you're new to the podcast and blog, it may be most helpful to listen to Episode 1: Introductions, and read the first articles, "The Salvation Story Pattern" and "Finding Christ in Fiction."
Besides the premiere, most episodes and essays stand independently, and so can be consumed in any order. Here is an ongoing alphabetical list of the stories we have covered and links to their episodes:
Star Wars and The Chosen in the same video?! Please and thank you!
Fun fact: Stephen Kent's erstwhile podcast Beltway Banthas and his book How the Force Can Fix the World both influenced the creation of Finding Faith in Fandoms. In this video, he talks about some of the topics our Star Wars Day 2025 episode touched on.
Today is an auspicious day for the One Piece fandom! And coincidentally, our new episode about the legendary manga/anime came out today! Give this a listen before the new season of the live-action show comes out in a week.
Explore mutual submission in Disney’s Tangled and how Rapunzel and Eugene model trust, partnership, and Christlike love through Ephesians 5.
Last year, our resident princess/fairy tale expert Amelia Smith was a guest in our Tangled episode. That discussion inspired her to write an article about the relationship between Rapunzel and Eugene, who both demonstrate Christlike love in their willingness to sacrifice for the other's good.
We are so proud to share that CBE International recognized Amelia's article in their 2025 Writing Contest, choosing her as the grand prize winner for the Pop Culture Commentary category. Congratulations Amelia!
If you missed our Tangled episode, you can listen it on YouTube or various podcast platforms!
Possible episode idea
Last night I was up late reading about Zootopia 2. It was still on my mind when I was heading to Mass this morning, and I told myself (as I often must), "Stop thinking about fictional characters, it's time to focus on God."
Then, because today is the Second Sunday of Advent, the first reading was from Isaiah 11, with all this imagery of animals--predators and prey--living in peace:
6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
This is what I call a God-incidence!
So ... does Zootopia have biblical undertones? Does this mean we should do a Zootopia episode in the future? Would this be a good way to address the idea of utopia in general?
A lot has been happening behind the scenes these last few months! Now, I can finally share some exciting news:
~ We have partnered with Beverly Community Access Media, or BevCam. This will allow us to record our podcast in a studio, which should help us produce better and more consistent audio quality. It also gives us the option of adding video to future episodes!
~ Our episodes are now available on BevCam's YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
~ We have released a new episode about "Frozen 2"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mDSwBOC2Qo...
We are still working out some technical issues. Some episodes were taken down from Spotify and we're working on having them restored; they are still available on the other podcast platforms.
Wishing all our patrons and collaborators a blessed Thanksgiving and a fruitful Advent and Christmas! See you in the new year!
For September and the start of fall, we decided to cover a school-related story. In this episode, drama therapist Brooke Dennis (from our "Hercules" episode) joins Jackie and Amelia for a discussion of the novel and musical Daddy Long Legs. (Spoiler alert: Jackie's theory, unsurprisingly, is that the whole story is an allegory for relationship with God.)
Happy Tuck Everlasting Day!
Since Tuck Everlasting takes place in the first days of August, here is our episode about the classic book and its musical adaptation.
We now have new cover art featuring Jackie and Amelia as Mae Tuck and Winnie Foster respectively!
Jackie and Amelia discuss the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, as well as its film and stage adaptations.Read more of Jackie's ana
It's our first anniversary!
I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I launched my podcast, Finding Faith in Fandoms!
This has been a passion project for me, bringing together my greatest loves: God, my friends, and stories. I’m so grateful to everyone who has supported and contributed to the podcast!
In just this first year, we were able to cover many of my favorite stories—some I grew up with, and some I only discovered in the past few years. Thanks to the flexibility and enthusiastic collaboration of my guests, we were able to release one episode per calendar month. I don’t know if we’ll be able to keep up that pace, but I do know this is only the beginning! I look forward to continuing this journey together!
If you have enjoyed listening to the podcast, please rate and review it on your listening platform, and share it with others! Please pray for us, and know of our prayers for you, our listeners. Thank you for being part of the fandom!
In honor of Pentecost, the birthday of the Church, Amelia and Kenny join Jackie to discuss Disney’s Encanto.References and RecommendationsDe
I knew I wanted to cover Encanto for Pentecost, because it's a story about receiving spiritual gifts and serving a community. But it seems even more relevant now, amidst the atmosphere of fear for immigrants in the U.S.A. The Church in America is largely made up of immigrants and their descendants, just like the Madrigal family and their community.
Freelance writer and filmmaker C.J. Williams joins Jackie for the first annual Star Wars Day episode, reviewing the Skywalker saga films (Ep
Presenting our first-ever Star Wars Day episode!
This is very special for me, because Star Wars has been so formative for me as a storyteller, and because listening to other people's Star Wars podcasts was part of my inspiration for starting my own!
@whattheforce and @allgirlsareprincesses receive special shout-outs here, along with authors like theologian Peter Kreeft and political commentator Stephen Kent. Thanks for all you do and create!
With Easter coming up, Jackie and Amelia discuss the Grimm fairy tale “Rapunzel,” its Disney adaptation Tangled, and their themes of truth,
Episode #11: "Rapunzel" and Tangled!
Although I saw Tangled when it was released 15 years ago, I only recently took the plunge into the fandom, and realized how beautiful the movie is and how profound its themes are.
Wishing a blessed Passover, Holy Week and/or Easter to everyone observing any of them in the coming days and weeks!
In honor of spring and St. Patrick’s Day, Jackie and Amelia discuss a little-known, original fairy tale musical, The Clockmaker’s Daughter b
Episode #10: The Clockmaker's Daughter!
This musical is criminally underrated. The music and lyrics are absolutely fantastic. I am very happy to contribute something to the show's small but passionate fandom!
Singer and actor Katie Broach shares her experience of playing the Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, and Jackie talks about her experienc
Episode #9: The Sound of Music!
Amelia and Kenny Smith join Jackie to talk about their mutual love of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë’s beloved Gothic coming-of-age romance. Am
Episode #8: Jane Eyre!
With Christmas coming up, Jackie and Amelia dig into the history of the Nutcracker, from E. T. A. Hoffman's novella to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikov
Episode #7: For Christmas, we took a deep dive into The Nutcracker!
Drama therapist Brooke Dennis joins Jackie for a discussion of Disney's movie and musical Hercules. Fangirling ensues.For more of Jackie's a
Episode #6: Hercules!
See also my two blog posts, "Human and Divine: Hercules as a Christ-Figure" and "True Heroism is True Love."