Top Story Tonight: Jesus!

Jane Wells
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It’s the greatest story ever told. Imagine trying to tell it with today’s media? We put everything from cable news to Instagram in a time machine and go back 2,000 years to Bethlehem. You’ll also learn some things you didn’t know...

  1. 03/25/2021

    Easter! Part 4 - It is Finished

    Journalists from around the Roman world descend on Jerusalem to cover the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, but then some really weird things start happening. Plus, we take a closer look at Pontius Pilate, and the podcast ends with a question.

    37 min
  2. Podcast extra: Meet Mary (and Mary Magdalene) - actor Tanis Parenteau

    03/22/2021

    Podcast extra: Meet Mary (and Mary Magdalene) - actor Tanis Parenteau

    Many actors in this podcast are not Christians--it certainly was not required! But Tanis Parenteau has a very compelling story behind her reason for not believing.

    7 min

  3. 03/18/2021

    Easter! Part 3 - Smoke a lotta weed?

    Time is running out. Jesus is arrested and goes on trial, while the women in his life defend him on talk TV. Then one disciple storms out of the "The Joe Roganus Experience," and Herod Antipas calls in.

    36 min
  4. Podcast extra: Lotsa Matzo

    03/15/2021

    Podcast extra: Lotsa Matzo

    The actors in this amazing podcast always surprise me with their adlibs. Frankly, the adlibs are the best part. I asked Sheron Bellio to play "Abby," a daytime talk host similar to Oprah who interviews "The Women of Jesus" in Easter part 3 (which posts later this week). First, though, Abby surprises her studio audience with free matzo for Passover. While reading her lines, Sheron proceeds to go off script, and I can't stop laughing at the results. Here, I pull back the curtain on working as a comedic voiceover artist by revealing the raw audio of all of her takes.

    4 min

  5. 03/11/2021

    Easter! Part 2 - Temple Tantrum

    Jesus is profiled on a 1st Century version of Sports Center, while Jairus' daughter is an annoying preteen on Instagram talking about her own death. Then Mary Magdalene debates Caiaphas on cable TV, while Jesus finally grants one interview - to Nicodemus.

    33 min
  6. Meet "Jesus" - actor Jason Grasl

    03/09/2021

    Meet "Jesus" - actor Jason Grasl

    How does one find the right person to play Jesus? Finding actor Jason Grasl was an unusual journey, and his background surprised me. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2759625/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

    9 min

  7. 03/04/2021

    Easter! Part 1 - Who the hell is Jesus?

    A carpenter from some nowhere town up north has turned Jerusalem upside down, and no one can figure out what his deal is. A Roman soldier wants Jesus' followers to shut up, the Devil goes on pirate radio to badmouth him, while investigative reporters examine his teachings (how could anyone ever say ANYTHING good about a Samaritan?).

    27 min

  8. 02/28/2021

    Trailer for Easter!

    We are back with "BREAKING NEWS" about Jesus of Nazareth! It's Easter covered through social media and "fake news," as we meet the adult Jesus entering Jerusalem for Passover. Over four new episodes we follow developments online and on air, as conflicting reports suggest the Galilean carpenter is God, or just crazy. Mary Magdalene tries to livestream, the Devil takes to pirate radio, and Peter storms out of an ancient Joe Rogan podcast. Within a week, Jesus is dead. And then a weird thing happens...stay tuned.

    2 min
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It’s the greatest story ever told. Imagine trying to tell it with today’s media? We put everything from cable news to Instagram in a time machine and go back 2,000 years to Bethlehem. You’ll also learn some things you didn’t know...

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  • Creator
    Jane Wells
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Jane Wells
  • Show Website
    Top Story Tonight: Jesus!