The Subtext

Just listened to the America Reads the Bible episode. I love it when Lee gets fired up! Every word is pure GOLD!

Every week, I look forward to what Savannah and Lee are going to discuss next. Their conversations are thoughtful, in-depth, and honestly, refreshing! I think someone dubbed them to a “Mr. Rogers for adults” and wow, that’s so true. It’s like grabbing coffee with friends, where I know I’m going to learn and have something new to ponder. The episode on Noah Kahan’s new album was so fun—hope they dive into more albums!

Thank you, Lee and Savannah, for the slow and thoughtful conversations even in the midst of silliness. At the risk of sounding curmudgeonly, I found the intentional dumbing down of Netflix disconcerting. It reminds me of Fahrenheit 451, which my 15 year old and I are reading now. One of the firemen is relating the history of media to Montag, the main character, and says, “Classics cut to fit the fifteen-minute radio shows, then cut again to fill a two-minute book column…Out of the nursery into college and back to the nursery; there’s your intellectual pattern pattern for the past five centuries… the centrifuge flings off all unnecessary, time-wasting thought!” How can we maintain a human connection with curiosity and critical thinking without becoming Luddites?

Surprise surprise! U2 does it again and drops Easter Lilly EP on Good Friday. Please do another episode taking us through this new album. Lee’s explanation of proleptic from the previous U2 episode is still shaping my theological imagination and my enjoyment of the Days of Ash album. Savannah you said rightly that he’d be a great music critic… put him to work!! Love the show!