Story Secrets

Story Secrets

Hosted by: Fr. Roderick Vonhögen

Fr. Roderick Vonhögen explores the deeper layers of the stories that you love.

All Episodes

Episodes

Middle-earth and the Beloved Amazon

In this episode: Paladins of the West Kingdom board game; Star Trek Picard; Clone Wars; Ghibli Studios on Netflix: my neighbor Totoro, Tales from Earthsea (2006). Also, The Amazon Synod exhortation Querida Amazonia....
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Stan Lee, McDonalds, Pandemic and Childhood’s End

News: The Oscars Movies/TV: Reviews of ‘The Founder’ and ‘Pandemic’ on Netflix Peculiar Bunch: Fr. Roderick and videogames. Books: Review of ‘Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir’ – Stan Lee. Scifi: Review...
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Disney Town Hall, Messiah Season 1 and the Oculus Quest

In this episode: Disney Town Hall, translating Scotland, Messiah S01, Stories about Steve Jobs, Winter Soldier WandaVision and Loki on Disney Plus and the Oculus Quest. The post Disney Town Hall, Messiah Season 1 and...
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Star Trek Picard; Obi-Wan series on hold and the Oculus Quest

News: Speaking at Disney's Town Hall meeting Movies/TV: My reaction to ST Picard. Worth a subscription to Prime or CBS All access? Peculiar Bunch: the retreat - how I've changed Books: Review: the Ride of a Lifetime...
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The Witcher, The celibacy book controversy, how to read one book per week

In this episode, I review the Netflix series ‘The Witcher’, I discuss the controversy about cardinal Sarah’s book about celibacy and I tell you how I manage to read one book per week for the rest of the year!...
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The Irishman, Church closure, R5-D4, YouTube and Podcasting Plans for 2020

Mentioned in this episode: From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) Subscribe to the podcast feed via RSS | iTunes | Google Play. Follow Trideo on YouTube | Facebook | Twitter. This show is brought to you free of...
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Plex Television review, Successful Aging, Saint Nicolas and setting up a 4K TV

In this episode of my weekly podcast, I talk about the Saint Nicholas tradition in the Netherlands, I review the new Plex TV content, I review a book about successful aging and I share my experience of installing a...
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Living With Yourself, Our Planet, Advent resolutions, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

In this episode: Documentary making; Reviewing The Mandalorian; Living with yourself (Netflix); Our Planet Behind the Scenes (Netflix). Plus, My Advent resolutions regarding work/life balance and much more! The post...
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The Imagineering Story; Winter Feasts and the poor; Half-Life: Alyx

In this episode: trying to clear the way to Christmas; reviewing The Imagineering Story and film preservation; winter Feasts for the poor; the Hero's Journey in The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell...
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Disney+: Christmas Morning in November!

News: recording a Late Night show... Movies/TV: Disney+ new shows; The Good Place; for all Mankind; Outlander Peculiar Bunch: private revelations in the Catholic Church. Read this article by Jimmy Akin: Nine Things...
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Joker vs. Star Wars, For All Mankind, Faith & Science, Fantastic Beasts III and Google buys Fitbit

In this show: For all Mankind on Apple TV+ early review; Faith and Science; Yes Please by Amy Poehler; Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray; Fantastic Beasts III; Joker vs. Star Wars; Google buys Fitbit. The post...
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All Hallows & Saints, my ‘Joker’ review, vlogging mishap, Star Wars in trouble?

In this episode: Back from Scotland and Rome; my 'Joker' review; Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls Day; Becoming Superman by Michael Straczynski (ongoing review); Game of Thrones showrunners exit Star Wars project;...
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