Sound of Sanity Archives

A rambling podcast about a good book OR IS IT???!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Yeah. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A great book, a great author, a great discussion. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Edward Eager's Half Magic is a whimsical homage to Edith Nesbit's classic children's fantasy. It's fun. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode of our Beyond the Wardrobe series, we talk about The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Part Edwardian comedy of manners, part rhapsody on the beauty of nature, part slapstick caper, total classic. With a big dash of neopaganism to be on guard against. But we enjoyed this one thoroughly. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We talk about Edith Nesbit, who arguably invented modern children's fantasy. Her book Five Children and It is about, yep, five children who find a Puddlegum-ish "sand fairy." He grants wishes that go very wrong, and the results make for a charming adventure. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode of our Beyond the Wardrobe series, we talk about the classic (?) modern fairy tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . It's a fun, episodic, tongue-in-cheek adventure story that kids will enjoy. Baum was an interesting guy and we talk about him too. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The first in our Beyond the Wardrobe series! We talk about Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. A widowed field mouse named Mrs. Frisby tries to cure her son. She'll need the help of some mysteriously intelligent rats. Dark, melancholy, and gripping, and a good book about the fragility of life. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nathan and Ben begin a series on children's fantasy books. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This show. Oh man. What a show. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Be sure to listen to the very end.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Your kids have already devoured Narnia and Lord of the Rings? Here are some other fantasy novels to edify, terrify, and amuse without pumping their minds full of garbage. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes discuss ice cream ninjas and detective novels, among other things. Plus how should Nathan introduce the other hosts? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Step into the chilling world of this gripping podcast that delves fearlessly into the depths of humanity's darkest deeds, exploring the sinister corners of the human psyche as you go on an unnerving journey, full of gruesome details! Will there be twisted motivations, intricate webs of deception, and the raw emotions? You bet. Will light be shed on the minds of monsters? An infinite amount. Yes. A...

We have a discussion about comedians for some reason. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's the classic Sound of Sanity episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's another edition of Sanityshelves, baby. What have our heroes been reading? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nathan and Ben say hello. The SoS crew has been busy with trips, and that's all we have to say, but... what's this? A quick take on the Super Mario Bros movie? That doesn't belong in this feed! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes discuss whether white evangelicals are the lone bulwark against moral insanity in American. (Nope). And how to be strategic about church as the world becomes increasingly nasty to Christianity. Or more properly, how not to be. And other things. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're talking vasectomies, elite breeding, alien radio signals, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're talking trauma, transgender pronouns, and the Bible Project, baby. Oh man oh man.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode covers the subjects of women voters, green funerals, trans activists! Just like the title says. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jake has read three books and we're gonna talk about all of them, baby!  Boundaries,  the classic book about, you guessed it, setting boundaries.  Outlive,  the book about, you guessed it, living a long time. And  The Unseen Realm,  the book about, you guessed it, the unseen realm. So we get to talk about the occult, and para-spiritual stuff, and boundaries, and science, and more! ★ Support this p...

Nathan once again inadvertently drew the wrath of an internet mob. Even J. K. Rowling made fun of him. But maybe it wasn't about the canceling. Maybe it was about the lessons we learned and the friends we made along the way.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Which is the name of a compelling book by Julie Salamon about the craziness (and evil) of Hollywood, and specifically an account of the production of Bonfire of the Vanities , which was a disaster. Nathan read it, and guess what? He also read Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner, which is about the CIA and its, shall we say, troubled history. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on...