Welcome to Unreeled — a podcast where Jeremy and Caitlin dive deep into the stories shaping today’s culture. From blockbuster movies to tv shows, we explore the messages behind what we watch and how those stories influence our families and faith. Join us as we “unreel” pop culture through a biblical lens and learn to see truth in a world full of story.
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Intro/outro music courtesy of Jakob Pietras, The Grand Adventure
This week on Unreeled, Caitlin and Jeremy delve into Fountain of Youth starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman. What begins as an adventurous search for the legendary source of immortality quickly turns into a deeper conversation about humanity’s longing to outrun death.
Would living forever actually be a gift? Or does mortality itself give life meaning, urgency, and beauty?
In this episode, we explore the moral and spiritual questions beneath the film’s action-packed surface, including the cost of immortality, why humans fear death, and whether our desire for “forever” points to something deeper.
🎙️ Spoiler-light discussion with some deeper themes explored throughout.
11 May 2026
19. Can Mercy Be Calculated?
In this episode of Unreeled, we delve into the central idea behind Mercy—a near-future world where justice is no longer decided by people, but by an AI-run “Mercy Court” designed to eliminate bias and deliver perfect fairness.
But can mercy actually be calculated?
As we unpack the film, we explore the tension between justice and humanity, whether true mercy can exist without relationship or empathy, and what might be lost when judgment becomes purely mechanical. We also discuss the growing role of AI in our real world and why the film’s questions feel closer to reality than science fiction.
Can a machine ever truly understand human nature?
And if justice becomes perfectly efficient… would we actually want it to?
30 Mar 2026
18. Wait... Did Judy Ever Apologize?
This week on Unreeled, we’re delving into Zootopia and Zootopia 2—two films that are fun, clever, and full of meaningful themes… but left us with a question we couldn’t ignore: did Judy ever actually apologize?
As we revisit both stories, we talk about what these movies get right, where they fall short, and the subtle pattern we noticed around growth, responsibility, and what it really means to make things right in a relationship.
This episode isn’t just about animated films—it’s about the messages we’re taking in (and passing on to our kids) when it comes to saying “I was wrong” versus truly seeking reconciliation.
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