Good Story 173: 3 Godfathers (1948)

Julie and Scott go for a day trip in the desert. With no water. And no horses. With this sort of talent for planning you'd think seven years of podcasts would be impossible. Somehow they pulled it off! 3 Godfathers (1948) is the subject of Episode 173.


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Good Story 172: Leviathan Wakes

Scott heard some "facts" from Dan Brown about how things really work. He immediately broadcasted that info to everyone. Julie picked up the Catechism and a bottle to go deliver some hard truths. Sometimes reminders come from unexpected places, like James S. A. Corey's Leviathan Wakes, the subject of Episode 172.

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Good Story 171: Rocky (1976)

Julie and Scott just spent hours filming a pre-podcast training montage. Highlights include Scott's one armed editing and Julie's flawless pronounciation of the director's name. Episode 171, Rocky (1976).


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Good Story 170: Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

After a few harvest ales, Julie chased a headless horseman and Scott danced in a manner pleasing to St. Vitus himself. Join them for a flagon of Rip Van Winkle and a hearty mug of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Episode 170.

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Find Julie's reading of Rip Van Winkle here: Forgotten Classics, Episode 337: Rip Van Winkle

Good Story 169: Colossal

Julie and Scott are thinking about cleaning up and opening the unused back room of the Good Story Studios. It's decorated in an 80s Disco motif. Episode 169, Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, directed by Nacho Vigalondo.


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Good Story 168: Dracula by Bram Stoker

Julie and Scott have been warned away from a business meeting with Dracula at his castle. They won't shirk their duty no matter how many rosaries the locals give them. And man... this pasta has a LOT of garlic in it.

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Good Story 167: Hamlet (1990)

To podcast, or not to podcast. That is the question. Scott says yes. Julie says no. After they talk about it, they change sides. Still no decisions get made. But, somehow, the podcast did! Hamlet (1990) - starring several famous people and directed by Franco Zeffirelli.


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Good Story 166: The Inklings

Julie and Scott decide to record the podcast while hiking, but between Julie stopping to look at the interesting trees (they were all interesting, apparently) and Scott stopping at every pub (thirsty), it didn't come together. Once recovered, they recorded Episode 166 in the normal way. The Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter was the subject.



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Good Story 165: Tootsie

Julie and Scott don't like it when people come up to them after a podcast and say, "I really dug your message, man." They like it when people come up to them the next day, or a week later, and say, "I listened to your podcast. What happened?" Episode 165, Tootsie (1982) starring Dustin Hoffman.


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Good Story 164: Ender's Game

Under the door, a new set of orders. Julie and Scott have to record yet another podcast, this time against insurmountable odds. Episode 164: Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game.



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Good Story 163: Silence (2016)

Julie is excited about going to Japan. Scott breaks the news that it won't be a vacation and asks how she feels about sleeping in caves. Julie said nothing. This is not about that kind of silence, Scott said. In Episode 163, they discuss Silence (2016), directed by Martin Scorcese.


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Good Story 162: FlanneryCast 2017

Julie and Scott get staggered by a statue, straightened by the Holy Ghost, and stabbed in the heart by Jesus. And that's just three Flannery O'Connor stories. Episode 162 is their third Flannery O'Connor podcast! We discuss The Artificial Nigger, Greenleaf, and The Enduring Chill.



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Stephen Colbert reading The Enduring Chill. (This file is practically impossible to find so I hope this link keeps working for a while!)

Good Story 161: Monsoon Wedding

Julie and Scott attend a wedding in India. It took 1 hr and 54 minutes, exactly and approximately.
Episode 161: Monsoon Wedding (2001), directed by Mira Nair.


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Good Story 160: A Tale of Two Cities

Julie rips out Scott's knitting even though he swears he is not knitting in the names of the enemies of the podcast.

Scott finds this very frustrating. It's no way to conduct a revolution.

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Episode 160.


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Good Story 159: Inherit the Wind

Scott's Skype unexpectedly updates. Julie is furious - that Old Time Skype was good enough for her! Inherit the Wind (1960) is the subject of Episode 158.


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Good Story 158: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Julie finds Marvin amusing, which depresses him even more. Scott begins working on a Jupiter-sized computer to replace the Earth. Grab your towels and join them for Episode 158, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.


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Good Story 157: Spinning Plates

Julie hopes she can make her fried chicken last through Scott's 25 courses. Scott argues that a giblet is NOT a course. Episode 157, Spinning Plates, a documentary written and directed by Joseph Levy.


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Julie's post about Saint Martha.


In this episode, Scott and Julie mentioned a DVD extra that had Brad Bird and Thomas Keller in it. Here it is:

Julie Davis on Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life

In this short Interview Extra, Scott sits down with Julie to discuss her new book Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life: Prayers and Reflections for Getting Closer.

Amazon Link: Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life by Julie Davis

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Good Story 156: The Daughter of Time

After a bizarre podcasting accident leaves Julie and Scott in the hospital, the nurses confiscate their copies of The Daughter of Time to stop them arguing about Richard III. It doesn't work. Episode 156.


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Good Story 155: Arrival

Julie's coffee stained napkin insults the aliens. Luckily Scott knew she was going to do that and was prepared to dazzle them with Calculus and Mah Jongg. Rose dons a full hazmat suit to join them in a discussion of the film Arrival (2016), directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Eric Heisserer, based on the story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang.


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In this episode,

Good Story 11: Stories of Your Life and Others

Good Story 154: Flowers for Algernon

While Scott runs through a frustrating maze, Julie marvels at her ability to find Karl Urban in every inkblot she sees. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is the subject of Episode 154.


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Good Story 153: Hell or High Water

Julie comes up with a foolproof heist plan. Scott tells her to rewatch Hell or High Water. They were about to try it anyway, but called it off once they realized Jeff Bridges would be coming after them. Hell or High Water (2016), directed by David Mackenzie, written by Taylor Sheridan.


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Good Story 152: The Little World of Don Camillo

Just when Julie and Scott were ready to start breaking candles over some heads, Christ got a word in. "Just one," he said. "Just one." The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi.


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Good Story 151: Signs

Scott and Julie lose the signal, but their bad housekeeping pays off. There are glasses of water everywhere. And a bat. Lucky! Or not? Episode 151, Signs directed by M. Night Shyamalan.


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Good Story 150: The Last Pagan

Julie and Scott try to claim the reward for Julian's death, even though they were nowhere near the place. Mike Aquilina stops talking to Basil the Great just long enough to clear their names.


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