Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) wish you a happy Thanksgiving as we cover the 2022 holiday slasher Thanksgiving! We talk about the horrors of the holiday, capitalism, and how sin connects to everything. CW: discussion of genocide of first nations people and body horror Media mentioned: -A Queer Lectionary: (Im)proper Readings from the Margin…

Pace (they/them), Emily (they/them), and Suzannah (she/her) cover the classic film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Defeat fascism with witchcraft and queer chosen family! Also, congrats to our pet costume contest winners Dr. Popper and Gizmo! CW: discussions of facism, sexism, and queerphobia Media Referenced: -Fairest: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Me…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) cover the 1998 DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) Halloweentown! Is this movie the first one this season to pass the HNAC Test? Is the movie really just a big allegory for queerness and acceptance? And, how much of Emily's love of this film is nostalgia versus it actually being a good movie? Find out all of …

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into John Brown, Paul in his letter to Philemon, and Kira Nerys for our 7th episode in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular Season! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The biblical hero, Paul’s letter to Philemon, comes up in the lectionary for Proper …

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Qira Clarenbach (fae/faer) of Stone Circle Wicca to talk about the 1960 film Black Sunday. Is this a witch movie or vampire movie? Why even are we here covering this? Who knows! We talk about real world paganism versus how it's depicted in Hollywood and pop culture and so much more. Media referen…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into our Villain Era! We’ve got the Weather Underground and the Earth Liberation Front, Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze, and Adam and Eve for our 6th episode in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular Season! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The biblical her…

Pace (they/them), Emily (they/them), and Suzannah (she/her) follow the yellow brick road, dodging everything from asbestos to super heated movie sets to bring you our episode on The Wizard of Oz (1939). We talk about the film's queer legacy, chosen family, and the God behind the curtain. I'd tell you more but I'm a Christian woman, y'all. Don't for…

Pace (they/them), Emily (they/them) and Suzannah (she/her) look at the 1922 silent film Häxan. We talk about the Malleus Maleficarum, the history of witchcraft, sexism, poverty, and so much more! Also, what is the weird obsession medieval monks have with anuses? And, don't forget to submit your pet (or plant or rock or stuffed animal) to our 4th An…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Lamya H (she/they), author of Hijab Butch Blues, to dive into Malala Yousafzai, Kamala Khan (AKA: Ms. Marvel), and Esther and Asiya for episode 5 in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular Season! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The biblical…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into Spider-Man, Daniel, and Njinga Mbandi for episode 4 in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular Season! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Find out more about Njinga Mbandi and other Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade. Also, check out the PBS vide…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) introduce Season 7, all about witches! We start off with a speed dating round of questions before getting into all the movies and shows we will be covering. Suzannah (she/her), our Wild Magic Tech Genius, also shares some book and tv show recommendations. What themes do we anticipate coming up this season? Wha…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into Jesus (biblical, historical, and pop cultural!) for episode 3 in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular Season! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Although the story of Jesus comes up in the Lectionary on every day except Pentecost (but also kind o…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into the Daughters of Zelophehad (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah), Wilma Mankiller, Echo, and collective power for our 2nd episode in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular season! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more about Wilma Mankil…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Pace Warfield (they or none) to dive into Superman, Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez, Ruth, and the impact of immigrants and their families on communities for our 1st episode in our Nerds At Church Superhero Spectacular season!Find Pace on FB and on Bluesky! The scripture w…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into Season 5: Superhero Spectacular, and all that we've got in store for you! We'll be releasing on Wednesdays here and wherever you catch your podcasts! Dig into our grounding scripture for this season here. Tune into our caption and stimming YouTube versions of the whole season. …

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Suzannah Porter (she/'her) to talk about all things Alien, Predtaor, AI and androids, and so much more. Find out how to make your own Predator's Blood cocktail by checking out this TikTok: https://shorturl.at/fCzuA Follow us on socials: Twitter and Bluesky: HNACPod Insta, YouTube and Facebook: Ho…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Slicer extraordinaire Suzannah Porter (she/her) to talk all things Star Wars movies. We rank the films and tv shows we've covered, trace our favorite characters throughout the franchise, and, if you stick around to the end, we share what movies are next for our upcoming Witch Season. Check out Pa…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) travel to Paradise… and then lost Paradise (see what we did there?) as they cover Alien: Covenant. We dive super deep this time, talking about gnostic cosmology, covenantal theology, and Pace's Ace Thoughts. Media referenced: -Nerds At Church episode on Covenants -Star Wars: The Living Force by John Jackson Mi…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) follow the hidden path of the Sith to the planet Exegol as they discuss the final film of the Skywalker saga: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. They talk about ancestors, comp-hetting, and so much more. CW: racism and genocide mentions in the deep diveMedia referenced in this episode: -Star Wars Epi…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) board the Prometheus on a journey to meet God. Along the way they talk about the 2012 film coincidentally called Prometheus, aliens, and the motives of the android ai David. Also, Pace talks about their obsession with long-term nuclear waste disposal signs. CW: racism, sexual assault, sexism, and abortion, all…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Brooke McLain (she/her) on a journey to Ahch-To, Canto Bite, and beyond as we discuss the film Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. We talk about the art of failure, hero worship, and the nature of hope. Also, is this the best Star Wars movie? -Nerds at Church's Pentecost episode on the Holy Sp…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) visit the small "midwestern" town of Gunnison, Colorado to witness the epic battle between the Predalien and the Predator. We talk about hospitals, requiems, and the military industrial complex. Also, where can we find some of that dissolving blue glue? Media referenced: -Stefanie Kaylor's Zine article -The Re…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) decide the garbage will do and jump into the Millennium Falcon to talk about Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. We talk about requels, the religion of the First Order, and fear as politics. Media referenced: -Nerds at Church's episode about male astronomers, including Neil DeGrasse Tyson -Nerds at Churc…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) visit Antarctica where all you need is a light jacket to talk about the film Alien vs Predator. We talk about how the real villain is capitalism, the religion and ritual of the predators, and the racism of the "aliens built the pyramids" theory. Who are you rooting for? Media referenced: -HNAC's first guest ap…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) visit ithe Galactic Senate on Coruscant just in time to watch the republic fall with thunderous applause as they cover Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. We get into misogyny, tragedy, and horror. Also, is this the beginning of R2-D2 and C-3P0's love affair? CW: discussions of misogyny, disability, an…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Jeremy Cobb of the 3 Black Halflings Podcast as they travel aboard the interstellar military frigate and battle toxic masculinities and human-Xenomorph hybrids, covering the film Alien Resurrection. We talk about motherhood, resurrection, cloning, and so much more. CW: discussion of sexism, racis…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into books for our final episode in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about all of our episodes this season, which you can find wherever you catch your podcasts! You can find the vast majority of the books…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) travel to Kamino to discover the clone army, made in secret! We talk about who we would marry, boink, and unalive, Padme's fleeting moments of clarity, the large polycule web of relationships around Anakin and Obi-Wan, and get into some theological discussions around cloning. CW: Discussions of sexism, murder,…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) track down the special edition of Alien 3 to watch the Assembly Cut--almost an entirely different film than the theatrical version. You do not need to watch the Assembly Cut to follow along, we talk about the differences between the two versions. We get into nihilism, religion in times of trial and death, and …

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Kristin Rice (she/they) (pupper parent to Blessing) to dive into space programs for episode 10 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Kay mentioned this interview with Richard Feynman, the brother of as…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) strap into our N-1 Starfighters to confront the trade federation as we cover Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. We talk about duality, pod racing, and whatever the hell midiclorians are supposed to be. CW: discussion of racism and sexism as related to the films Media referenced: -Nerds at Church episode …

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jeremy Cobb (he/him) of Three Black Halflings to dive into space travel in pop culture for episode 9 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned episode 5 of this season on astrophysics with Dr. Kati…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her) to talk about Alien 3. We get into Ripley's butch shaved head, the religion of the inmates, and the absolute nihilism of this film. CN: conversation about the carceral system and mental health Support us on Patreon! Buy some merch! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, an…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into geography and celestial navigation for episode 8 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Learn more about Dark Sky places from DarkSky International. The Smithsonian has a great site focusing on mostly European ti…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) race speeders through the trees as we examine Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. We talk about temptation, clerics, and love. Media referenced in the episode: Lent 4 Nerds at Church Podcast Episode Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by James Kahn On Writing by Stephen King The Writing Life by Annie Dillard B…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into male astronomers for episode 7 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomers. We mentioned our episode on the Solar System (#TeamPluto). We mentioned our episode on Astrop…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) jump into our power work loaders to tackle the sci-fi action horror combo film Aliens (1986). We talk about Ripley's awesome hair cut, the themes of motherhood and religion, and just what is up with all the capitalism in space? CW: discussion of sexism, body horror, and anti-choice as related to the film Media…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into astronomers for episode 6 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomy with Katie Mack. Check out the Museum of the Bible exhibit on Scripture and Science. We always love t…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Rev. Beth Wartick (she/her) to talk about The Empire Strikes Back. How weird is that kiss in the beginning? What does this film teach us about disability? And is this perhaps the best Star Wars film of all time? CW: discussions around disability, sexism, and incest as related to the film Media re…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Katie Mack (she) to dive into astrophysics for episode 5 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode (plus Isaiah including the missing parts) can be found here. We mentioned our Cosmology episode from this season. We mentioned…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) continue their trek through space by watching the all-time horror sci-fi classic Alien. We talk about cats in space, the phallic design of the xenomorph, and the horrors of capitalism. Also, is Alien the first slasher in space? CW: discussions around sex organs, human sexuality, and sexism Media referenced in …

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into our solar system for episode 4 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned our Astrology episode with Emily Ann Garcia. There’s lots of great info and links on NASA’s website. Emily mentioned Stefanie’s Z…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Emily Ann Garcia (they/she) to dive into astrology for episode 3 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Genesis 1, which we mentioned in the first episode of this season. Find your star chart…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Jennie and Josh of the Irreverent Bible Talk Podcast! We get into the religion of the Jedi, the sheer amount of sexism in space, adn why R2-D2 is the best character. Also, is this movie gay enough for Pace? CW: casual sanist language and conversations about sexism Media referenced: -Sabbath Sips …

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) take on the second collection of short stories in the Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View series: The Empire Strikes Back! We talk about the book in general before taking a deep dive into "Hunger" by Mark Oshira, "The Dragonsnake Saves R2" by Katie Cook, "There is Always Another" by Mackenzi Lee, "Faith in…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into the Magi and Zoroastrianism for episode 2 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, check out last season’s episode with Rev. Colette Broady Grund. For more on the magi g…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into cosmology throughout history and pop culture for our first episode in our own Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about our episode diving into the Big Bang for Christmas 2 in season 1 with Dr. David Kordah…

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into Season 4: Epiphany, and all that we've got in store for you! We'll be releasing on Wednesdays here and wherever you catch your podcasts! Don't forget to check out our Season 2 Epiphany episode with Jessica Davis and our Season 3 Christmas 1 episode of the Feast of the Holy Inno…

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by horror author and Star Wars fan Ben Monroe (he/him) to tackle one of Star Wars' most infamous entries: the Holiday Special. We get into Life Day, Itchy's... brain evaporator viewing habits, and whether or not Droids have souls. Books Mentioned in Episode: The Seething By Ben Monroe From a Certain…

We love Muppets! Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the Muppets! For our special end of season minisode, we went for a Muppetsode! For more on how to make puppets like the muppets, check out Furri Fingers for many a puppet-y delight! For more on the controversy with Sesame Street and A…