Treyn of Thought

Trey Niesen
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Are you a mildly optimistic person who laments America's cultural trajectory? Do not despair! Join Catholic seminarian Trey Niesen as he delights in the subtle ways God uses modern culture for good.

  1. Jul 4

    Oscars 2026

    "I have a purpose. You don't. If you think that's some kind of blessing, it's not. It puts me at a huge life disadvantage. It means I have an obligation to see a very specific thing through. And with obligation comes sacrifice, okay?" -Marty Mouser (Marty Supreme) — Guest Host - Matthias Saiki

    Oscars 2026

  2. Mar 2

    The Fellowship of the Ring

    A HUGE THANKS to Caleb Kmiecik of Enough Gentleman for creating our new podcast intro! Find them on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2krGAISihZioWdzfWObat3?si=lwBpO50oTmOENSLse1pv4Q — “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -J.R.R. Tolkien — Guest Hosts: Matthias Saiki and Clayton Huck

    The Fellowship of the Ring

  3. Mar 2

    Modern Public Art

    A HUGE THANKS to Caleb Kmiecik of Enough Gentleman for creating our new podcast intro! Find them on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2krGAISihZioWdzfWObat3?si=lwBpO50oTmOENSLse1pv4Q — “What is now needed most is intensive imagination. I mean the power to turn our imaginations inwards, on the things we already have, and to make those things live. It is not merely seeking new experiences, which rapidly become old experiences. It is really learning how to experience our experiences. It is learning how to enjoy our enjoyments.” - G.K. Chesterton — Guest host: Matthias Saiki — The giant plug thing: https://www.slam.org/blog/electrifying-claes-oldenburg-sculpture-stuns-on-slams-front-lawn/ — Honey bear painting: https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/comments/fjk0v1/honey_bear_me_oil_on_panel_2020/ — Salvador Dalí painting: https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/comments/6hz98z/adolescence_salvador_dal%C3%AD_oil_on_canvas_1941/ — St. Louis statue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apotheosis_of_St._Louis — African American horse statue: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/25/878822835/rumors-of-war-in-richmond-marks-a-monumentally-unequal-america

    Modern Public Art

  4. Jan 16

    Backpacking and Unbroken

    “When he thought of his history, what resonated with him now was not all that he had suffered but the divine love that he believed had intervened to save him.” -Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken — Guest Host: Fr. Will Carey — [Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/the-parade ]

    Backpacking and Unbroken

  5. Jan 16

    Movie Review 2025

    "Excess is God's trademark in his creation." -Joseph Ratzinger — Guest Host: John Niesen — [Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/the-parade ]

    Movie Review 2025

  6. 10/04/2025

    DESPOILING Superman and Fantastic Four

    "A mother would move Heaven and Earth for her child." - Sue Storm — Guest Hosts: Jacob Knott and Matthias Saiki — [Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/the-parade ]

    DESPOILING Superman and Fantastic Four

  7. 09/05/2025

    DESPOILING "Copper Changes Color" by CAAMP

    "Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, ‘Do it again’; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony." - G.K. Chesterton — Guest Host: Luke Niesen — [Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/the-parade ]

    DESPOILING "Copper Changes Color" by CAAMP

  8. 08/08/2025

    DESPOILING "Can You Hear The Music" from Oppenheimer

    “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now...Come further up, come further in!” -C.S. Lewis, from "The Last Battle" — Guest Host: John Niesen — [Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/the-parade ]

    DESPOILING "Can You Hear The Music" from Oppenheimer
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Are you a mildly optimistic person who laments America's cultural trajectory? Do not despair! Join Catholic seminarian Trey Niesen as he delights in the subtle ways God uses modern culture for good.

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  • Creator
    Trey Niesen
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Treyn of Thought