The Chaplain America Story Hour

A short break in the story

Just a quick catch up or fill-in for what's been going on and why there hasn't been an episode for many months. But never fear: will be returning soon with full episodes

In Which Our Intrepid Explorers Go Deeper into the World of Fantasy

Come along with our heroes as they go down rivers, waterfalls, and rabbit holes into the dangerous land of fairy. Spelled In anyway or sad by any other name, is both bitter and sweet. See for yourselves! But beware: here dwell dragons and monsters! on Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien Timestamps episode 9: Min:Sec 03:07 - Back to Essay on Fairy 06:11 - Tolkien Set the Bar 08:48 - Tolkien on Fairy Story 12:50 - Philo Sophia 18:00 - Teach others to teach yourself 25:06 - Vitamin F: F is for Fantasy 30:23 - The Three Mirrors of Life 33:38 - The Value of Fairy Tales 35:52 - The Turing Test 40:28 - The Difference between Magic and Science

Book one chapter 8 - In Which Our Heroes Walk the Shadowy Road to Fairyland

Our brave heroes walk down the road covered in shadows, moving through time and space into a World of imagination. Timestamp podcast 8 Min:Sec 01:22 - ADHD lazer blast 03:18 - Bill Bloom Arts 04:45 - SHADOW 15:00 - Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine 17:54 - Gene Wolfe 19:47 - Speculative Fiction 31:33 - The Road to Fairy Land 39:00 - Arriving at The Land of Fairy 49:25 - The Rings of Power 1:00:00 - The Fact, Fairy, Fantasy & Science 1:13:00 - Its Okay to not Understand

Book one chapter 7 – in which our heroes encounter other heroes and villains, with tongues firmly in cheek

Our intrepid travelers, Rudra and Steve journey down many different roads, two-lane blacktops and Route 66 to find the essence of humor, encounter blind swordsman, masters of archery from hundreds of years ago, many different Batmen, Italian gangsters and cops and assassins with a baby carriage among many others. Return with us again to those thrilling days of yesteryear, today and THE WORLD OF TOMORROW! Timestamps: Min:Sec 01:23 - Deadpool says that… 03:41 - The Humor of Marx Brothers 09:20 - The Two Kind of Jokes 11:50 - Timing is Everything 15:40 - Two-Lane Blacktop and Route 66 21:17 - Music in Movies & Skorcing 28:00 - Zatoichi 32:50 - Convoy Busters 37:35 - Brand of Empire 39:00 - The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood 44:33 - Batman Beyond 50:00 - Other Stuff 53:56 - Lord of Light Show notes: Min:Sec 01:23 - Deadpool and genre (And difference between genre and form) 03:41 - The Humor of Marx Brothers (And Steve's favorite bits from Marx brothers movies) Duck Soup: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023969/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Chico Marx as Ravelli in Marx brothers Animal Crackers: You couldn't afford it...Heh...you see, if we don't rehearse, we don't play...And, if we don't play...That runs into money. https://youtu.be/vhaDA7TneL4 "He really is an idiot." https://youtu.be/xsOf0TZPPWY https://www.marx-brothers.org/whyaduck/info/movies/scenes/ravelli.htm https://youtu.be/Zz1xUbJprCw Groucho's best insults mix: https://youtu.be/4Bqm_xWUxPg 09:20 - Two Kind of Jokes – "Bits” versus "jokes" Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?” Just the routine: https://youtu.be/sYOUFGfK4bU Reaction video to the routine: https://youtu.be/5G9x2Uu19Sw 11:50 - Timing is Everything 15:40 - Two-Lane Blacktop movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067893/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk and Route 66 TV show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053534/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 21:17 - Music in Movies: Scoring vs “Scourse-ing” (Scoring using preexisting source music material) Example: Baby Driver https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3890160/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 28:00 - Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman and criterion collection Blu-ray and DVD additions Zatoichi: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056714/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Criterion collection website: https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse?popular=new-releases Zatoichi box it: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1012-zatoichi-the-blind-swordsman Criterion articles on Zatoichi: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2971-on-the-road-with-zatoichi https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4219-tony-rayns-on-the-meaning-of-zatoichi 32:50 - Convoy Busters, Mike Malloy and Eurocrime documentary Convoy Busters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152018/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk https://youtu.be/7ySak04-Q2o https://www.cauldron-films.com/products/convoy-busters-limited-blu-ray-w-slipcase https://diabolikdvd.com/product/convoy-busters-cauldron-films-le-slipcase-blu-ray-preorder/ https://www.amazon.com/Convoy-Busters-Special-Blu-ray-Karlatos/dp/B0BSCCDF9X Mike Malloy: https://www.youtube.com/@toughandgritty “Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015367/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 39:00 - The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood the continuing evolution of a classic hero over hundreds of years 41:00 the many versions of Batman Gotham by Gaslight: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7167630/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 44:33 - Batman Beyond - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147746/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 50:00 - Other Stuff Lone Wolf and cub – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068815/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Shogun assassin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081506/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 53:56 - Lord of Light written by Roger Zelazny https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Lord-of-Light/dp/B09PFBPW2B/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3525HXT6VEEBY&keywords=lord+of+light+Roger+Zelazny&qid=1682623079&s=instant-video&sprefix=lord+of+light+roger+zelazny%2Cinstant-video%2C152&sr=1-1 contact: chaplainamericapodcast@use.startmail.com

Book 1 chapter 6 – Journey into the Darkness

Our heroes journey into dark times to find the light. They manage to find multiple sources and get solace from the solstice. Timestamps Min:Sec 02:04 - Christmas Week 02:20 "There was evening and there was morning, one day" 05:48 - 12 days of Christmas 09:37 - The TRUTH in the MYTH and visa versa 15:46 - don't stand under the Mistletoe with anyone else but me 19:40 - Origins of Holidays? Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa & Festivus 25:47 - A Festival for The Rest of Us 28:40 the genetic fallacy & A Canticle for Leibowitz  A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction] social science fiction [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science_fiction] novel by American writer Walter M. Miller Jr. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Miller_Jr.], first published in 1959 31:03 - Saint Sanity Claus (" you can't fool me! There ain't no such thing as a Sanity Claus") 33:57 - Santa, Robin Hood and have mythology, lore and story grows 38:15 - Violent Night 46:27 - Santa Like Never Before 50:42 - Cultural appropriation vs Myths & Stories Tags: #holidays, #mythology #comedy #folktales #SantaClaus #politicalcorrectness #culture #religion #doctrine #dogma #actionmovies #Christmas #Hanukkah contact us: chaplainamericapodcast@use.startmail.com