Episodes

Dec. 20, 2024

Faithspotting "Emilia Perez"

Co-hosts Kenny and MIke review and faithspot the Palme d' Or winning musical drama starring Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez and directed by Jacques Audiard. Emilie Perez tells the story of two women seeking the freedom to live...

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Dec. 7, 2024

Faithspotting "Conclave"

Mike and Kenny discuss the psychological, political, and spiritual thrilling film starring Ralph Fiennes and directed by Edward Berger. The film is a drama showing all the personal and ecclesiatical drama as the College of Cardinals Conclave to select...

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Nov. 28, 2024

Faithspotting "The Substance"

Kenny and Mike discuss The Substance and spot faith issues reflected in the body horror genre film starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat who won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2024 Cannes Film...

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Nov. 21, 2024

Faithspotting "Disclaimer"

Faithspotting Hosts Mike Hatch and Kenny Dickson discuss and spot faith reflected in the AppleTV+ series Directed by Alphonso Cuarón and starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline.

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Oct. 23, 2024

Faithspotting "Exhibiting Forgiveness"

Mike and Kenny discuss the wonderful film and spot faith elements reflected in Titus Kaphar's feature length directorial and screenwriting debut. Included is great conversation with Titus Kaphar.

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Sept. 25, 2024

Faithspotting "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"

Kenny and Mike discuss Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton's sequel to his 1988 classic horror conference Beetlejuice. Michael Keaton returns as Betelgeuse, the bio-exorcist along with Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara who reprise their roles as Lydia...

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Sept. 2, 2024

Faithspotting ClassiX: "Almost Famous"K

Kenny and Mike talk and spot faith elements in the popular 2000 fim Almost Famous, written / directed by Cameron Crowe, and starring Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Frances McDormand, Phiip Seymour Hoffman, and Anna Paquin. Crowe won an...

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July 18, 2024

Faithspotting "Sing Sing"

Kenny and Mike review and spot faith elements presented in the powerful A24 film Sing Sing, The film is based on the true story of John Divine G Whitfield (Colman Domingo) who was falsely convicted and spent 25 years in …

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July 8, 2024

Faithspotting Celebrating 100 Episodes

Hosts Mike and Kenny celebrate 7 seasons, 4 years and 100 episodes of talking film and spotting faith on the Faithspotting podcast. Listen as they discuss and reflect on their favorite moments, episodes, and play some of their favorite...

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June 27, 2024

Faithspotting "Inside Out 2"

Kenny and Mike begin the seventh season of Faithspotting by discussing and spotting faith reflected in the newest Pixar film, Inside Out 2. Considering how much Mike and Kenny enjoyed and thought the message of Inside Out, that all emotions …

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March 2, 2024

Faithspotting 2024 Oscars

One of our favorite episodes, Kenny and Mike are joined by our good friend and regular Faithspotting contributor Dr. Ryan Parker for the annual Oscars preview episode. whe

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Feb. 23, 2024

Faithspotting "Rustin"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in the biopic film about civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.

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Feb. 9, 2024

Faithspotting "Past Lives"

Hosts Mike and Kenny review and spot faith elements reflected in the Academy Award nominated film by Celine Song.

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Feb. 1, 2024

Faithspotting "Anatomy of a Fall"

Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith issues reflected in the Academy Award Best Picture nominated and Palme d' Or winning film by writer/director Justine Triet. Anatomy of a Fall is a French legal drama surrounding the suspicious death of...

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Jan. 12, 2024

Faithspotting "The Holdovers"

Hosts Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith reflected in Alxander Payne's and Paul Giamatti's latest collaboration (Sideways). Set in a northeastern boarding school in 1970, the film portrays a dishovled and grumpy classics teacher Paul Hunham...

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Dec. 30, 2023

Faithspotting "MAESTRO"

Mike and Kenny discuss MAESTRO and faith reflected in the Bradley Cooper directed film about the life and career of composer / conductor Leonard Bernstein and his marriage to Felicia Montealegre. Cooper also co-wrote the screenplay and co-stars with...

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Dec. 25, 2023

Faithspotting "The Iron Claw"

Kenny and Mike interview director Sean Durkin and review his latest film The Iron Claw. The film chronicles lives, careers and tragedies of professional wrestling's Von Erich family.

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Dec. 8, 2023

Faithspotting "The Mission"

Hosts Kenny and Mike interview interview Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, the Emmy Award winning directors of the documentary film The Mission which presents the story of missionary John Chau, who set out to evangelize the residents on the remote …

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Nov. 2, 2023

Faithspotting "Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story

Kenny and Mike have an extended interview with Paul Michael Angell, the director of the film Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story. The film documents the amazing life and mission of Stan Brock, founder of Remote Area Medical.

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Oct. 25, 2023

Faithspotting "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Faithspotting hosts Kenny and Mike review and spot faith reflected in Martin Scorsese's latest film, "Killers of the Flower Moon." The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, and tells the true story of the "reign of...

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Sept. 20, 2023

Faithspotting "Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Pt.1"

Hosts Kenny and Mike discuss and spot faith reflected in the lastest Mission Impossible film, Dead Reckoning. Starring Tom Cruise and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team must track down a device that threatens...

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Aug. 20, 2023

Faithspotting "Oppenheimer"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in Chrisopher Nolan's latest film, a biography of physist and "father of the atomic bomb" J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Morton Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon,...

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July 30, 2023

Faithspotting "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith in the biography film "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie." Directed by Davis Guggenheim and available for streaming on Apple tv+, "Still" presents Michael J. Fox's journey into acting, and at 29, his …

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July 20, 2023

Faithspotting " Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets

Hosts Kenny and Mike welcome two guests for this edition of Faithspotting. Rev. Eric Folkerth and Rev. Melissa Hatch are clergy colleagues of Kenny and Melissa is Mike's marrital colleague.

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