Star Wars on the Apple Vision Pro, exciting new Lego Sets, The Marvels

In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’:

  • Why did Bob Iger demo Star Wars content for the Apple Vision Pro?
  • Why I can’t stop watching the show ‘Taskmaster’
  • My reaction to the teaser trailer for The Marvels
  • Can protestants receive Communion?
  • New Lego Sets: Hogwarts Castle and Grounds; Jaws
  • Review of ‘Mother Nature is Not Trying to Kill You – A Bushcraft Survival Guide’ by Rob Nelson
  • Why I’m excited about the Apple Vision Pro despite its hefty price tag

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Recasting Luke Skywalker? Transformers and Barbies; the Lego Mars Rover

In this week’s episode of my podcast ‘The Break’: Recasting Luke Skywalker; Trailer reactions: Transformers and the Barbie Movie; Parish renewal; the Lego Mars Rover Perseverance; Size Matters Not review; upgrading old tech.

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Return of the Jedi – Has It Really Been 40 Years?

In this episode, I talk about the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, I review the TV-series Willow after binge-watching it on Disney Plus, I share what I learned from a book about commandos and I look ahead at Apple’s WWDC.

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Disney Plus Removing Willow? The Creator Trailer, Crusade in Jeans, LEGO 2K Drive, Why Frankincense?

In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’:

๐Ÿ”น Cooking Lembas with the Elves
๐Ÿ”น My reaction to the trailer for Gareth Edwards’ movie The Creator
๐Ÿ”น Only a few days left to watch the Willow TV series
๐Ÿ”น Why do we still use Frankincense in church?
๐Ÿ”น Thea Beckman’s Crusade in Jeans
๐Ÿ”น My thoughts on LEGO 2K Drive
๐Ÿ”น Meta’s Twitter alternative

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The Week of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’:

๐Ÿ”น How I ended up as a presenter at a Dutch Star Wars convention (Echobase)
๐Ÿ”น My reaction to the trailer for Dune – Part 2
๐Ÿ”น The religious undertones of the TV-series ‘Silo’ on Apple TV Plus
๐Ÿ”น What do superheroes and the apostles have in common?
๐Ÿ”น My review of the book ‘Legends and Lattes’ by Travis Baldree
๐Ÿ”น My thoughts on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
๐Ÿ”น Why I love the anime series ‘Vinland Saga’
๐Ÿ”น My reaction to the upcoming LEGO Ninjago City Markets set
๐Ÿ”น What struck me during Google I/O 2023

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The Future of Star Wars & Babylon 5

In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’:

  • The Coronation of King Charles III
  • The future of Star Wars: expanding the timeline
  • Star Wars Visions Season 2 impressions
  • The surprise announcement of a new animated Babylon 5 movie
  • The Writers’ Strike
  • The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
  • Book reviews: Song of Spider-man; Storytelling in 12 Steps; The Silmarillion
  • The Pixel Fold and the Pixel Tablet
  • Beauty and the Elves

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The Secret of Sesame Street

In this episode of my podcast The Break:

  • Upcoming adventures & travel plans
  • Star Trek Picard, the secret of Sesame Street and the Silmarillion
  • The real reason the church doesn’t like esoteric practices
  • Review of J.R.R. Tolkien’s recording of ‘The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
  • Physical, emotional and mental health
  • Why Apple’s Reality headset might be revolutionary
  • Let’s read The Silmarillion together!

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There Is More To The Mandalorians

In this week’s episode of my podcast ‘The Break’, I talk about the finale of season 3 of The Mandalorian (spoiler-free), and about the biblical stories that seem to have inspired the plight of the Mandalorian tribes. I also talk about my visit to the Kingdom of Elfia, about the reason why Easter Time lasts for 50 days, about the TV series ‘Succession’, I review the books I’ve recently read, I share my thoughts on fries & vinegar and I discuss the lessons learned from filming in the UK.

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Tolkien, the Ring and The Annunciation

In this episode of my podcast The Break I talk about my upcoming trip to the UK for Star Wars Celebration 2023. I explain why March 25 is #tolkienreadingday and why J.R.R. Tolkien chose this specific day for the destruction of the Ring of Power. I also review what I’ve read so far of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Trilogy, I talk about mood control through music and about generative AI. And of course, I share my thoughts on the TikTok hearing in the US and the possible future ban of the app in some countries.

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Will The Star Wars Celebration Surprise Us With Big News?

In this week’s episode of my podcast The Break I talk about the upcoming Star Wars Celebration, I discuss the success of Everything, Everywhere, All At Once at The Oscars, I look back on the 10 year anniversary of pope Francisโ€™ papacy, I review the books โ€˜Dryโ€™ and โ€˜Mistborn – The Last Kingdomโ€™ and I talk about TikTok, Meta, Twitter and data privacy.

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Why Wakanda Forever Didn’t Work

In this episode, I talk about why Wakanda Forever didn’t work, what the future will bring for Star Wars and the DCU, why pilgrimages may be more important than you think and what I thought about Blake Crouch’s book Recursion.

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The Mandalorian Is Back With Even More Religious Symbolism

I discuss religious symbolism in the first episode of the new season of The Mandalorian, I review ‘Dark Matter’ by Blake Crouch, I share my 2 ingredient Bagel recipe and talk about the Meta Quest 3 and Apple’s Reality headset.

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Hello Tomorrow! Review

My spoiler-free review of the first episodes of the retro futuristic TV show ‘Hello Tomorrow!’; The reason we celebrate Lent; Dark Matter and other books I’ve read this week; Valve’s SteamDeck – first impressions.

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Star Trek Picard Season 3 – My Spoiler-free Review!

In this week’s episode of The Break I share my enthusiasm about season 3 of Star Trek Picard, I talk about Ash Wednesday and Lent, I review ‘The Butterfly Assassin’, and I talk about my love-hate relationship with carrots.

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James Gunn’s DC Universe Plans: My Thoughts

In this weekโ€™s podcast, I talk about James Gunnโ€™s reboot of the DCU, about Hogwarts Legacy and the controversy that surrounds it, Iโ€™ll share my thoughts on the shocking report about lโ€™Archeโ€™s founder Jean Vanier and the abuse he kept hidden for decades. And of course I talk about the LEGO Lord of the Rings Rivendell set that was revealed this week!

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Shrinking On Apple TV Plus Is Amazing

In this episode of The Break: my review of Shrinking on Apple TV Plus, Attack on Titan, Faith and Science, Pillars of the Earth, Bami Goreng, transitioning back to the Apple ecosystem.

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Why Picard Brings Back His Old Crew

In this episode of The Break: Picard and The Bad Batch, why do some Catholics only receive the host and not the chalice during communion? What I thought of The Witcher – The Last Wish; Pumpkin soup and Apple News.

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