The Break with Father Roderick Fr. Roderick Vonhögen

What did you think of the Doctor’s return in the first 60th anniversary special? I share my spoiler-free review of “The Star Beast”! Also in this episode of my podcast The Break:



* Why 2024 is going to be a BIG year for Star Wars fans

* Tolkien’s lore in the upcoming Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria videogame

* The anime series Shangri-la Frontier and the new Squid Games Reality show on Netflix



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* Ridley Scott’s Napolean movie and Egyptian archeology

* Why I installed the public Beta of iOS 17.2 on my iPhone

* A sneak peak of Apple Vision Pro Digital Environments



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* Annelise Baer on TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@annelisethearchaeologist

* Apple Vision Pro Digital Environments: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/new-apple-vision-pro-video-gives-us-a-taste-of-escaping-to-its-virtual-worlds

This year’s Thanksgiving Day also marks the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who. I look back on how this science fiction series impacted my youth and why the Doctor keeps inspiring me.

I also talk about the big interview about the future of Star Wars in Vanity Fair with Dave Filoni, Rosario Dawson and other people involved in the franchise.

I discuss the cancellation of the TV series based on Leigh Bardugo’s ‘Shadow and Bones‘ saga and I look at what we know about Rings of Power Season 2.

I also talk about more fascinating historical events in the Anime series ‘Vinland Saga‘.

In the premium version of the show for my patrons, I share what I learned about certain ADHD quirks I experience, I discuss what may be the ultimate ‘killer app’ for the Apple Vision Pro headset and I do a dramatic reading of scenes from the Lord of the Rings and A New Hope if they had been written and directed by Michael Bay.

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What do we know about Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie? I react to a recent interview with the busy writer/director. Also, I review two of my favorite episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine so far with an unexpected relevancy for our times. And I explain how an anime series called Fullmetal Alchemist addresses surprisingly deep philosophical and theological themes.

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With both Marvel and Star Wars franchises at a turning point, will MCU’s mastermind Kevin Feige take over and save Star Wars? Or is something else necessary to safeguard the future of these storytelling universes? Plus, why you should read the audiobook of the Silmarillion read by Andy Serkis. And how historically correct is the story of Vinland Saga? Some surprising moments in the anime series point at deeper layers of the story.

Psychology in Star Trek: my review of the book “Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier” by Paul Boehmer and Natasha Soudek. Affliate link: https://amzn.to/3ssvZAk

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Season 2 of Marvel’s Loki has one major quality that makes it relatable even if you can’t follow all the multiverse stuff going on; Star Wars: The Acolyte looks very promising; The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim expands Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth presence; Vinland Saga continues to surprise me.

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What is the difference between the Zombie Night Troopers in Star Wars Ahsoka and Rey’s return from the dead in The Rise of Skywalker? In this special ‘All Hallows’ episode of The Break, I talk about the Afterlife in Star Wars, in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and in a couple of scary Anime series.

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Travel Tip: Minimalia Design in London

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