Mystics & Mulder

20/02/2023

Long overdue, it’s our Theology of Hozier episode! Sarah and Maeve discuss our favorite forest creature’s discography, literary and musical themes, and music videos. We touch on how Hozier portrays death, despair, hope, radical joy, and more.

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09/12/2022

Join Mystics and Mulder and guest Kristen this advent season as we explore the Stranger Things and the Problem of Evil! Listen wherever you find podcasts!

17/10/2022

Mystics & Mulder is back with two new episodes! Learn more about taking a pilgrimage to Taizé, an ecumenical worshiping community in France, in our Taizé episode. Join us and our special guest Nicole for a long-awaited discussion on the history, spiritual and contemplative practices, and pop culture representations of tarot decks and readings in our Tarot episode. Send us your thoughts, and listen wherever you find podcasts! https://open.spotify.com/show/1YxpAE3xUiy4VTqbLcyUS2?si=4qvH8dm0TUKXehS8Gy0X2A

28/12/2021

It’s the happiest episode on earth! Tune in for Disney theology as we discuss Lilo & Stitch, The Princess and the Frog, and Mulan.

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25/12/2021

Merry Christmas from Mystics and Mulder!

21/12/2021

Check out our interview on Tales from the Hart! Thank you Caroline Phan for featuring us!

https://talesfromthehart829675177.wordpress.com/2021/12/14/welcome-the-holiday-spooky-season-with-sarah-maeve/

I had the pleasure of interviewing two friends from Davidson (and fellow Hispanic Studies groupies) to discuss their podcast Mystics & Mulder, a dynamic show that explores the intersection betw…

26/10/2021

It's a Mystics & Mulder Halloween special! Sarah and Maeve debate the best Halloween movie of all time. Which movie will be victorious? Listen now to find out!

13/09/2021

What if the real treasure at the end was the friends we made along the way? We discuss representations of sacred friendship and relationship anarchy with BFFs Caroline and Elizabeth, writers for the blog . Favorite friendships in literature and pop culture? Booksmart, Ruth and Naomi, Yoko Ogawa’s “The Professor and the Housekeeper,” “Betsy-Tacy'' series by Maud Hart Lovelace, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman’s “Big Friendship,” and Brooklyn 99’s Jake Peralta and Charles Boyle. Be a friend of the show and wherever you find podcasts!

21/08/2021

All aboard! We're going way down to Hadestown and discussing the musical’s big emotions, casting choices, and theology with special guest and theatre extraordinaire Sophie. Yes, we do now own the rights to Hadestown 2, a musical set in Eurydice and Persephone’s anti-capitalist speakeasy starring Sufjan Stevens as Orpheus.

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05/08/2021

Are you there, Johnny? It’s us, Sarah and Maeve. We discuss the music and theology of actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and potential Dumpster-diver Johnny Flynn.

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28/07/2021

Brace yourself, sisters! Sarah and Maeve chat about Sister Act with our dear friend, talented musician, and PK, Clara! Topics include hymnal adaptations, ministry revitalization, appropriation, and denominational differences in music and worship. Come for Whoopi, stay for the early 2000s Christian rock.

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20/07/2021

Sarah & Maeve chat with Vanessa Zoltan, chaplain and author of the new book "Praying With Jane Eyre." We discuss sacred reading, literature, & our favorite novel, "Jane Eyre."

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09/05/2021

Your favorite Presbyterians and our favorite Catholic (Brody!) reunite to chat about Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell in this two-parter! The first episode focuses mostly on JCS, and the second has our Godspell musings.
(Cw: racism, police/military violence, death, clowns, and death by su***de.)

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08/03/2021

It’s Lent season! Sarah, Maeve, and special guest Haley discuss the history and theology of Lent, contemporary spiritual discipleship and fasting, and our own Lenten journeys. Listen wherever you find your podcasts!

CW: disordered eating and eating disorders, diet culture, fasting, food

30/01/2021

New Episode!! Sarah and Maeve talk about sabbaths, rest, and taking a break from screens and media. Tangents include driving through school zones and that rainbow parachute from second grade.

https://anchor.fm/mystics--mulder/episodes/Tech-Sabbath-epm3cj?fbclid=IwAR3MsVpOrPHOEKvJKb0CRGqaBy_KoZ1NWEaVWgymJKZS_A4rp_MJ93R-A9A

25/12/2020

A very merry Christmas from this corner of the internet to you!

31/10/2020

Happy Halloween from Mystics and Mulder! Have a safe and non-appropriative Halloween! Share your 'stumes in the comments!

30/10/2020

Happy Halloween! In this silly, spooky episode, Sarah and Maeve discuss their favorite supernaturals: werewolves and vampires. Ft. Penny Dreadful, Teen Wolf, Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, Interview with the Vampire, Moonlight, What We Do In The Shadows, Parasol Protectorate, Jane Eyre, and...Grey Gardens?

09/10/2020

Sarah and Maeve interview Abolition Apostles leaders Sarah Pritchard and David Brazil about faith-based prison ministry and abolition and media representations of prison and criminal justice systems. Ft. a very cute baby. CW: incarceration, abuse, assault. Episode wherever you find podcasts.

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Gl5Qkvdvcs7OgLqp5SN2f?si=sxnlHEPORsWtWRGeJZTovA

04/09/2020

Sarah, Maeve, and Brent talk purity culture: s*x, drugs, Twilight, and Jerry Falwell.

CW: drugs, addiction, prison, s*x, queerphobia, abuse, trauma, food, fatphobia

28/08/2020

We also have a Patreon!

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28/08/2020

We've got a resource page where you can find many of our topics and sources!
https://mysticsmulder.com/resources

28/08/2020

We bring you a legendary episode of Mystics & Mulder! Your hosts and special guest Carlina discuss Orpheus and Eurydice, The Cannibal of Qemer, and The Táin's Queen Medb and Cú Chulainn. Ft. Woodchuck Todd, Maneater by Hall & Oates, and tears courtesy of Hadestown. Find us on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, etc.

25/07/2020

Our stickers spotted out in the wild!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDFIsgEB5GM/?igshid=hfgu6j4osw2w

17/07/2020

Yes, it's our longest episode to date, and, no, we're not sorry. Sarah, Maeve, Grace, and Will discuss the joy and complexity of fanfiction as a medium of representation and creativity. This episode is for novices and aFICionados alike. Find us on Anchor, Spotify, iTunes, etc.

16/07/2020

We've got a new sticker up on Redbubble!

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02/07/2020

Welcome! Everything is fine. Sarah, Maeve, and special guest Bethany discuss the philosophy and theology of The Good Place and how the beloved show breaks down impact vs. intent, promotes community care and collective goodness, and critiques social inaction. Listen on Anchor, Spotify, or wherever you find podcasts.

19/06/2020

Mystics & Mulder double feature! After a hiatus, Sarah, Maeve, and a few friends are back with two new episodes. To celebrate Juneteenth and honor Black Lives Matter, we focus on Black Theologians and Theologians of Color. We also discuss community, faith, and storytelling in Dungeons & Dragons. Listen here, https://anchor.fm/mystics--mulder, or wherever you find podcasts.

Mystics & Mulder is a comedy podcast at the intersection of pop culture and faith by Sarah and Maeve. Music by Moshun.

29/02/2020

!!! NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!

Sarah and Maeve discuss something most people don't really like talking about: death!

Check out our fifth episode, "Let's Talk About Death, Baby!" From attitudes towards death and dying in medieval Iberia to Caitlin Doughty's "Ask a Mortician," we discuss physical representations of death, Western cultural and religious taboos and traditions, and dying in/for the modern age.

Listen here and wherever you find your podcasts: https://anchor.fm/mystics--mulder/episodes/Lets-Talk-About-Death--Baby-eb5ios

Sarah and Maeve get into a topic that most people don’t really like talking about: death! From attitudes towards death and dying in medieval Iberia to Caitlin Doughty’s “Ask a Mortician,” we discuss physical representations of death and Death, Western cultural and religious taboos and tradit...

04/02/2020

Episode Four (A Psychic's Life for Me: Seances, Spiritualism & Mediums) is now up and running on Spotify, Anchor, or wherever you find your podcasts!