Wicked, The Princess Bride, and Why Fairy Tales Still Matter - The Golden Thread Podcast - Episode 7

Prometheus, the Odyssey, and the Descent into Our Past - The Golden Thread Podcast - Episode 9

The story of Odysseus's mythic voyage home has been one of the foundational narratives of western civilization for millennia. What can this story still teach us about the hero's descent into the underworld in search of identity? Descend with Tim Holmes into our own history of struggle with the gods in Episode 9 of the Golden Thread. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kXqTxTfOYhgAknZUK42Lo?si=fc2S7rBpR42Y16GFnVeAjA&nd=1&dlsi=d273428b12074f0eListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-golden-thread-monsters-myths-and-the-modern-world/id1883385484Music:Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Who Was the American Prometheus? - Golden Thread Podcast - Episode 8 Segment

In this segment from Episode 9 Tim Holmes recounts the ancient myth of Prometheus, how it relates to the discoveries of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Albert Einstein, and the scientific revolution.Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kXqTxTfOYhgAknZUK42Lo?si=fc2S7rBpR42Y16GFnVeAjA&nd=1&dlsi=d273428b12074f0eListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-golden-thread-monsters-myths-and-the-modern-world/id1883385484Music:Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spirituality, Howl's Moving Castle, and How Stories Show the Way - Golden Thread Podcast - Episode 8

What role do faith and spirituality play in a scientific and technological world? Could it be that we're beginning to rediscover the true value of focused attention, belief, and the spiritual nature of the world that we inhabit? Tim Holmes and Spiritual Formation Pastor Christian Edwards sit down to discuss art, faith, the meaning crisis and how the parables of Christ can help us rediscover what it is to be truly human. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kXqTxTfOYhgAknZUK42Lo?si=fc2S7rBpR42Y16GFnVeAjA&nd=1&dlsi=d273428b12074f0eListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-golden-thread-monsters-myths-and-the-modern-world/id1883385484Music:Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Could Faith Be the Secret to Freedom from Anxiety - The Golden Thread Podcast - Episode 8 Segment

In this segment from Episode 8 Tim Holmes and guest Christian Edwards discuss the relationship between Faith and Attention and how a restoration of these formational practices can begin to lead us up and out of the spiral of anxiety, distraction, confusion and distrust.Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kXqTxTfOYhgAknZUK42Lo?si=fc2S7rBpR42Y16GFnVeAjA&nd=1&dlsi=d273428b12074f0eListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-golden-thread-monsters-myths-and-the-modern-world/id1883385484Music:Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wicked, The Princess Bride, and Why Fairy Tales Still Matter - The Golden Thread Podcast - Episode 7

Modern retellings of classic fairy tales such as Wicked, Into the Woods and the Princess Bride still pack theaters on Broadway and local cinemas with fans of all ages. Why do these stories told primarily for children still speak to us as adults? Follow the yellow brick with Tim Holmes in quest of the meaning of these magical stories in Episode 7 of the Golden Thread. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qdiBAZngvPcMusic:Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/