NeveroddoreveN: Faith and Fiction

A brilliant conversation  about Myth, Exegesis, culture and narrative. All wrapped up in the Rules of Acquisition. and enjoyable extension to at TNG episode, and a special guest as well.

The crew discuss A plots and B plots this episode as the two compete. The back Story of Tom Paris gets a work out as does the origins of the Doctor. An explicit word is dropped as the good Samaritan story is told provocatively. 

Justice is high on the topic list this week as well as the purpose of incarceration. Captain Raine-way surprises us all by expressing a desire that the Voyager crew become more involved in the internal affairs of another world, "sticking their nose in". and the nostalgic Trek Nerds cast their minds back to TNG with quotes from Tasha Yar and Picard.

A great podcast with my three Sons of whom I am very proud, we explore the connection between fathers and sons and delve into the effects of loss and separation. Thanks to Charlie, Elliot and Praxis for once again supporting NeveroddoreveN

With a reminiscent flash back to the old series we get to welcome some old friends such as Sulu, Rand and Kang. the Voyjourn crew discuss memory, magic and science. 

Deep Faith Nine is Back with Season 4:The Way of the Warrior and out first guest of the year is Professor James Mcgrath from the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New-testament Language and Literature at Butler University and is known for his work on Early Christianity, Mandaeism, criticism of the Christ Myth theory, and the analysis of religion in Science Fiction. This episode we get to talk about Wor...

VoyJourn Returns for a third season, after months of waiting we finally get to explore all the comfortably predictable outcomes of this to be continued episode. Lies and truth get unpacked as well as the difficult process of atonement for problematic people. Lindsay looses the plot in a temporal anomaly, Will cant breath and Captain Raine-way calls for a return to sanity. 

the exciting conclusion to the WandaVsion series as all our old questions are answered and many new ones are raised. Sandy and Julie continue to unpack the complex issued of grief with Will as this love story comes to an end and new beginnings emerge.

A movie review of the 2021 release of the Dune movie by Michelle Eastwood, Gwendolen Jayne, and Will Nicholas exploring themes of faith, politics and ecology. Some first impressions of the move from across the generations are also included.

In preparation for the release of the New Dune movie Michelle Eastwood, Gwendolen Jayne and Phillip Menzies and Will Nicholas explore the complex universe that is Frank Herbert's Dune. The multilayered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion are all in tension through this larger than life narrative.

The back story of Agatha is revealed and Wanda is taken on a journey through her life trauma. The team work through the layers of sorrow that have formed Wanda and explore how such formation is crucial to counseling and healing.

It was Agatha all along! and what is Hayward's agenda? Wanda spirals into depression and Visions seeks answers at the edge of his reality.

A season final packed with action and intrigue. Our intrepid crew explore fanaticism, complimentarianism and leadership. want even more from Never odd or even consider becoming a patron https://patreon.com/NeveroddoreveNMedia

The tension is high with unresolved conflicts cooling into smoldering truces, at this point in the series it is hard to discern who knows what and agendas are visible but unclear. Vision tries to escape but Wanda enlarges her illusion to try to keep control

Romance is in the air this year as the Captain and the First Officer become the only people on new earth. Mean while back on the ship Captain Tuvok wrestles with the burden of command. the Journey crew discover who are the romantics are as we have the time of our lives!

so much to explore this week as a number of mysteries are resolved issues of gaslighting, domestic violence and self harm are discussed https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/Find-Help/Help-Lines https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

The ethical dilemmas fly about as the crew is forced to address the great question Tuvix or not Tuvix! Is a person more the the sum of thier parts? How Can God fit into Jesus? and is Elizabeth on her own when it comes to the Trinity? Will also shaves the beard and begins to grow a mow for Movember https://movember.com/m/willnicholas?mc=1

This week so many mysteries are revealed and our team gets to talk about memory censorship, community othering, and mind mapping.

Fear... and emotion powerful and motivating pervades this episode as it is personified, join the crew as they explore this emotion an discover how it relates to fear of God and personal decision making. Micheal McKean gives an amazing performance as the Fear Clown in this very poetic bottle episode, thanks to Spinal tap for our ending song cups and cakes. how could we possible go past reference to...

Now in Colour we explore the little traumas of every day life, new relationships, birth death and how this white noise of life can pile up. The team also take a look at social change in the 80's and the ways the fences of suburbia illustrate independence and isolation.

Music, logic, knowledge and conspiracy are all on the table this week as Tuvok sings us all off the sleep. Will agrees with Elizabeth about exploration leaving Lindsay alone in this eagerness to exploit the galaxy for personal curiosity.

Don't touch that dial! this week time slides forward and we enter those 60's sitcoms. Themes around mental health and its effects on community, resetting difficult scenes and Easter eggs

An epic episode of Sci-Fi this week with another death for Harry Kim, the birth of Baby Wildman and the destruction of Voyager.

In conjunction with the Bethel Centre join Julie McDonald, Sandy Brodine and Will Nicholas as they explore Disney+ WandaVision over nine episodes. Themes of grief, truama and community are all unpacked through this series which follows Wanda Maximovs journey post Infinity War.

This weeks podcast follows the new podcast on voyager. This very meta podcast about a podcast about a series explores betrayal, redemption and journalism. Patreon members will also have already enjoy the special bonus material going deeper into the the subject which you can find on https://www.patreon.com/NeveroddoreveNMedia