Insights from recent episode analysis
Audience Interest
Podcast Focus
Publishing Consistency
Platform Reach
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
Brands & references
Est. Listeners
Insufficient chart data. Estimates will improve as the show charts.
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
N/A🎙 ~2x weekly·300 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
N/A - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
N/A
Market Insights
Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
Total Followers
—
Total Plays
—
Total Reviews
—
* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.
On the show
From 10 epsHost
Recent guests
Recent episodes
Why Phantastes Still Matters
Jun 25, 2026
Unknown duration
Who Continues the Lore?
Jun 2, 2026
Unknown duration
Who Owns the Lore?
May 26, 2026
Unknown duration
The Other Inklings
May 12, 2026
Unknown duration
The Theology of Vampires and Zombies
May 5, 2026
Unknown duration
Social Links & Contact
Official channels & resources
Official Website
Login
RSS Feed
Login
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/25/26 | Why Phantastes Still Matters | What did C.S. Lewis mean when he said that George MacDonald's Phantastes "baptized my imagination"? Meredith Finch is the writer of the new graphic novel adaptation of Phantastes from Cave Pictures Publishing. We discuss the unique challenge of adapting a dreamlike and deeply symbolic novel into a visual medium, the meaning behind some of MacDonald's most memorable images and episodes, and why this strange fairy tale still speaks to modern readers. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | Who Continues the Lore? | Dovetailing with last week's episode on the ownership of stories, Matt, Mandy, and Sarah discuss the mysterious and oft-maligned world of fanfiction. Is it a silly way for mostly young women to get validation and fix the problems they see in other stories? Or is it a low-stakes environment to hone skills and experiment with identity? What is fanfiction's appeal and value, and what can it show us about its subjects? Join the digital pub table to learn more about fanfiction and its purpose in continuing the conversation with the works it pays homage to. | — | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | Who Owns the Lore? | For most of human history, nobody "owned" the great stories. Nobody owned Achilles, Beowulf, or King Arthur. These tales belonged to civilization itself—passed down, expanded, and reinterpreted generation after generation. Every age added something new, and every storyteller helped keep the stories alive. In many ways, the old myths survived precisely because people kept taking up the tale. But today, our greatest myths are often locked behind copyright law and corporate canon. Spider-Man, Darth Vader, and even Middle-earth exist as carefully controlled intellectual property guarded by massive entertainment companies and teams of lawyers. So which approach creates healthier culture? Are stories better protected as private property, or shared as a cultural inheritance? At the digital pub table, we explore the history of intellectual property, the evolution of mythology and fan fiction, and how Christians should think about storytelling, creativity, and what it really means to "own" a story. | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() The Other Inklings | What if we've misunderstood the Inklings? When most of us think of the Inklings, we picture C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien: two brilliant minds meeting in an Oxford pub and changing literature forever. But that's only one part of a much bigger story. G. Connor Salter joins the Anselm Digital Pub table to discuss his new book, The Other Inklings. It explores the often-overlooked members of the Inklings, and how they shaped Lewis, Tolkien, and the Christian imagination. What emerges is a powerful idea--great stories don't come from isolated geniuses. They come from communities. | — | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | The Theology of Vampires and Zombies | We love a good vampire yarn, or speculating about how we would react to a zombie apocalypse. Pop culture loves them too: vampires sexy, zombies scary. But what is the value in telling these kinds of stories? Is there more to it than just Hollywood trying to make more money? Dr. Amy Hughes, a theology professor, scholar, and author joins the pub table to discuss our favorite supernatural creatures and what they have to say about humanity and God. OnScript podcast, Dr. Hughes' two books: Christian Women in the Patristic World, and the just-released Gregory of Nyssa on the Resurrected Life. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | Peculiar Purpose | It's human to want to fit in. And it's human to fail at fitting in. What if our peculiarities aren't necessarily weaknesses to be overcome, but gifts from God that He wants us to use? Join us at the virtual pub table as we discuss the pain of feeling like a weirdo, and the joy of finding our purpose (among our fellow weirdos). | — | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | ![]() The Case for Toilet Humor✨ | toilet humorstorytelling+3 | — | BibleJudges | — | ChaucerShakespeare+3 | — | 56m 05s | |
| 4/14/26 | The Saints As Stand-Up Comedians✨ | stand-up comedyChristianity+2 | Jason Crawford | God's Fools: Saints, Prophets, Martyrs, and the Making of Modern ComedyNetflix+2 | — | comedianscultural issues+2 | — | 41m 10s | |
| 3/18/26 | Jim vs. The Future✨ | multiversetheoretical physics+3 | Joseph Holmes | Jim vs. The Future | — | responsibilitychoice+3 | — | 32m 48s | |
| 3/10/26 | Writing Music for Video Games (And Movies. And TV.)✨ | video game musicstorytelling+3 | Vinicius Barbosa Pippa | Anselm Society Digital Pub | — | music scoresvisual media+1 | — | 31m 09s | |
Want analysis for the episodes below?Free for Pro Submit a request, we'll have your selected episodes analyzed within an hour. Free, at no cost to you, for Pro users. | |||||||||
| 3/4/26 | The Bible Is a Story About Dragons✨ | dragonsChristian imagination+2 | Laurie Christine | Dragon Slayer Bible SeriesBible+4 | — | Christianitymythology+2 | — | 37m 29s | |
| 2/26/26 | Truth Is Stranger . . .✨ | Stranger Thingstranscendent truths+3 | — | Truth Is StrangerStranger Things | the Upside Down | Upside Downspoiler-filled | — | 1h 07m 32s | |
| 2/17/26 | On Birds and Grief and Hope -- Courtney Ellis✨ | birdsgrief+2 | Courtney Ellis | courtneybellis.com | — | featheredwonder+1 | — | 37m 54s | |
| 2/10/26 | When Bad People Make Good Art✨ | artmorality+2 | — | — | — | bad artistsgood art+2 | — | 1h 06m 35s | |
| 2/3/26 | Our Stories Need "Undaunted Joy"✨ | joystorytelling+2 | Shemaiah Gonzales | Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating DelightUndaunted Joy | — | material prosperityculture+2 | — | 39m 29s | |
| 1/27/26 | Why Should We Care About Jane Austen's Bookshelf?✨ | Jane Austenliterary canon+2 | — | Jane Austen's Bookshelf | — | Rebecca RomneyJane Austen's Bookshelf+1 | — | 56m 26s | |
| 1/20/26 | Shakespeare and the Dallas Cowboys | Even people who don't follow sports know about the Dallas Cowboys. They're "America's Team." Giant stadiums and superstar players and Super Bowl victories. The team that's always in the news because of drama with their owner. But here's the thing: the Cowboys haven't been to a Super Bowl in 30 years. The images we have about the Cowboys' greatness come from a four-year run between 1992 and 1995. How could such a powerful story emerge from such a short span of winning? Matt invites Luke Moja—his friend and resident 90s sports expert—to the digital pub table to discuss the enduring myth-making and real-life Shakespearean drama that is the Dallas Cowboys. | — | ||||||
| 1/13/26 | Do Audiobooks Count As Reading? | For many people, audiobooks are the primary way they engage with novels. Other people view audiobooks as something lesser that doesn't really "count" as reading. What are the benefits (and drawbacks) of audiobooks? Of e-readers? Of old-fashioned paper books? The cohosts debate all this and more during this roundtable. | — | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | Daughters of Bronze--Ashlee Cowles | Ashlee Cowles returns to the digital pub table. She's both an Arts Guild member and one half of the AD Rhine writing duo. Their latest novel, Daughters of Bronze, concludes their retelling of the Trojan War from the viewpoint of four Trojan women. Cowles discusses the ways she grounded the novel in history, and how she was able to find hope—even in the doom of Troy. | — | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | BEST OF Believe to See: Is It a Christmas Movie? | To celebrate the holidays, Believe to See is re-airing episodes from past Christmases. Or should we say from Christmas Past? "Is It a Christmas Movie?" first aired on December 3, 2022. | — | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | BEST OF Believe to See: 12 Days of Christmas Carol | To Celebrate the week of Christmas, Believe to See is re-airing episodes from past Christmases . . . Should we say from Christmas Past? "12 Days of Christmas Carol" first aired on December 29, 2020. | — | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | Are Today's Literary Novels Only for Women? | The clear majority of literary novels are read by women. The clear majority are written by women, too. Women also dominate the publishing industry around these books. As a result, more and more men are feeling alienated by this new literary landscape. What's led to this shift in the literary world? Is the development good, bad, or neutral? Matt, Mandy, and Christina delve into this multi-faceted issue. | — | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | From Rend Collective to Children's Author | Ali Gilkeson is a founding member of Rend Collective. She's also a best-selling children's author. Her latest book, "Keeping the Light," is newly-published from WaterBrook Multnomah. Gilkeson joins the digital pub table to discuss how her background with Rend Collective has influenced her writing. She also explores the enduring symbolic power of the lighthouse. https://www.aligilkeson.com/ | — | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Harry Potter in 500 Years | How will people in the future, say 500 years from now, view today's art? What are the novels, movies, and songs that will still be relevant and important to people in the year 2525? Each of the co-hosts offers their best guess. | — | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | Why the Hammered Dulcimer Is the Greatest Instrument You've (Probably) Never Heard Of | When most of us hear " dulcimer," we think of Irish peasants in the Middle Ages. Or maybe that "damsel with a dulcimer" in the poem "Kubla Khan." The actual hammered dulcimer, however, is something else entirely. It's a unique blend of percussion and stringed instruments with ancient roots across the world. And it's capable of creating gorgeous music. Musician and composer Joshua Messick joins the table to discuss all things hammered dulcimer. He's composed ten albums of hammered dulcimer music, and played for the soundtracks of major movies and video games. He explains the hammered dulcimer's unique ability to tell a story through its music. | — | ||||||
Showing 25 of 306
Pitch Fit is a Pro feature
See how bookable this show is for guests, which brands already advertise, the per-episode ad value, and the best-fit guest and sponsor profile. The numbers are blurred on the free plan.
How readily this show books outside guests like you.
How proven this show is for host-read sponsorships.
For Guests
ProFor Advertisers
ProUpgrade to Pro to unlock guest cadence, sponsor categories, fit scores, and per-episode ad value for this show.


