This podcast is an exploration for Christians and spiritual searchers about where God is at work, including his messages in unexpected places. As we find God on the highways, behind the cash registers, at the diners, in the coffeehouses, on the radio dial, on the silver screen and in the ones and zeroes of the ubiquitous small screens of our culture, we will document His presence on this podcast. May we learn what it means to live barefoot lives that dance on the holy ground of everywhere.
Episode 24 - Chicago, Train Dreams, & Wake Up Dead Man
In this episode, Danny Wright and Drew Thurman explore themes of God in a variety of cultural and pop culture areas, from wandering road trips to the book "Orbital." In the last section, they take a deep dive and look at finding God in the newest Knives Out movie, "Wake Up Dead Man."
4 Aug 2025
Episode 23 - Tulsa Time, F1 The Movie, & A Deep Dive into Shrinking
In this episode, Danny Wright and Drew Thurman explore themes of God in a variety of cultural and pop culture areas, from wandering road trips to F1 The Movie. In the last section, they take a deep dive and look at finding God in the show Shrinking.
Some of the art referenced:
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Begin Again
Brett Goldstein (Wild Card Podcast with Rachel Martin)
Shrinking on Apple TV
F1 The Movie
13 Jun 2025
Episode 22 - A Whole Life in Twelve Movies
A special episode of Finding God in Culture, inspired by the book A Whole Life in Twelve Movies by Kathleen Norris & Gareth Higgins. In this episode, Danny and Drew create their own list of twelve movies that makes a life with spiritual themes that cover a wide range of issues in life, death, pain, faith, and struggle.
Danny's List:
"No Country For Old Men" (Topic - Hope)
"La La Land" (Topic - Life is good)
"Past Lives" (Topic - Love matters)
"Silver Linings Playbook" (Topic - Be alive)
"Calvary " (Topic - Live the story)
"Whiplash" (Topic - Commitment/Tenacity)
"Stranger Than Fiction" (Topic - Sacrifice)
"Gran Torino" (Topic - Transformation)
"Ghost Town" (Topic - Don't be a jerk)
"Devil" (Topic - Forgiveness)
"Lars & The Real Girl" (Topic - Community)
"Truman Show" (See Beyond, Look for More)
Drew's List:
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (Theme - Vocation)
"The Way, Way Back" (Theme - Personhood)
"The Way" (Theme - Friendship/Communal Faith)
"Finding Forrester" (Theme - Power of Connection)
"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (Theme - Forgiveness)
"CODA" (Theme - Meaning)
"We Bought a Zoo" (Theme - Death and Loss)
"The Holdovers" (Theme - Redemption)
"Stuck in Love" (Theme - Second Chances)
"A Hidden Life" (Theme - Conscience)
"The Peanut Butter Falcon" (Theme - Inclusion)
"A Good Year" (Theme - Priorities)
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
11
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
71
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