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Faithspotting

The mission of the Faithspotting Podcast is to spot and explore faith as reflected in popular film, TV, streaming programing, and music. 

May 1, 2023

Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith reflected in the popular HBO Series The Last of Us. Based on the popular Playstation Video Game, The Last of Us follows Joel and Ellie as they journey through a post-apocolyptic United States and world that is divided into zombies, persons who were infected with an aggressive mold...


Feb 25, 2023

Co-hosts Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith issues reflected in the Best Film Oscar nominee Triangle of Sadness directed by Ruben Ostlund. The film stars Charlbi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Dolly De Leon,Zlatko Buric, Vicki Berlin, and Woody Harrelson

Faith Issues Spotted:

Identity of all persons as children of God and...


Dec 26, 2022

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in the latest film from Academy Award winning Writer / Director Martin McDonagh that reunites him with Colin Farrell and Brendan Glessan. Set in 1923 on an island of the coast of Ireland, The Banshees of Inisherin is a dark comdedy that examines the impact on two men and...


May 10, 2022

Mike and Kenny conclude the first Faithspotting, Christ Figure Series with the 2014, John Michael McDonagh film Calvary, starring Brendan Gleeson as Father James. In the opening scene, as he is hearing confession, Fr James's life is threatened by a parishioner in retribution for years of sexual abuse committed...


Nov 13, 2020

Mike and Kenny discuss the film and faith issues in the important Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. The film is a documentary addressing the addictive and destructive elements of social media. Former early executives of social media platforms discuss the manipulative tactics and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)...