In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In this episode, Jordan and Brendan travel to the misty moors of Devonshire with Sherlock Holmes and discuss making sense of the world, mystery formulas, wrestling with unsearchable things, seeking vs. speaking Truth, leaving room for mercy, and the bogginess of mushrooms.
What We’re Reading:
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Reading for the Love of God by Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Second Mountain by David Brooks
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Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry
Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
7 Sept 2026
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
In this episode, Jordan and Brendan pay a visit to Prince Edward Island and discuss the human need for beauty, the role of delight in an enchanted worldview, the scope for imagination, seeing through to what things could be, apprehension vs. comprehension, and Big Feelings.
What We’re Reading:
The Feast by Margaret Kennedy
The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer
A Burning in My Bones by Winn Collier
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Other Mentions:
After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre
“God’s Grandeur” and “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry
Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
3 Aug 2026
Summer Mail Bag
In this episode, Jordan and Brendan take some time to respond to listeners’ questions. They discuss the story of their own friendship, book recommendations for younger readers, the power of annotation, discerning helpful vs. harmful content in literature, whether Christian fiction is obligated to overtly evangelize, book vs. film adaptations, and whether you should make yourself read that super-long classic novel.
What We’re Reading:
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Red Harvest by Dashiel Hammett
Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
No Man is an Island by Thomas Merton
Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Young Reader Recommendations:
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Little Prince by Antoine de Sainte-Exupery
The Wind and the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Jordan & Brendan’s nostalgic middle grade books:
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Holes by Louis Sachar
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG by Roald Dahl
A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket
The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osbourne
Goosebumps series by RL Stein
Animorphs series by KA Applegate
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Have a question or comment? Send us an email at: REBCpodcast@gmail.com
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5.0 / 5
9 ratings
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