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Top Story Tonight!
We are at a critical moment in history, where the 24/7 news cycle no longer just covers the story. It influences the story. Sometimes it IS the story. Do you love history and find the media maddening? #MeToo! “Top Story Tonight!” revisits great moments in history as if the modern media existed at t...
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Easter! Part 4 - It is Finished
Journalists from around the Roman world descend on Jerusalem to cover the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, but then some really weird things start ha...
Podcast extra: Meet Mary (and Mary Magdalene) - actor Tanis Parenteau
Many actors in this podcast are not Christians--it certainly was not required! But Tanis Parenteau has a very compelling story behind her reason for n...
Easter! Part 3 - Smoke a lotta weed?
Time is running out. Jesus is arrested and goes on trial, while the women in his life defend him on talk TV. Then one disciple storms out of the "The...
Podcast extra: Lotsa Matzo
The actors in this amazing podcast always surprise me with their adlibs. Frankly, the adlibs are the best part. I asked Sheron Bellio to play "Abby,"...
Easter! Part 2 - Temple Tantrum
Jesus is profiled on a 1st Century version of Sports Center, while Jairus' daughter is an annoying preteen on Instagram talking about her own death. T...
Meet "Jesus" - actor Jason Grasl
How does one find the right person to play Jesus? Finding actor Jason Grasl was an unusual journey, and his background surprised me. https://www.imdb....
Easter! Part 1 - Who the hell is Jesus?
A carpenter from some nowhere town up north has turned Jerusalem upside down, and no one can figure out what his deal is. A Roman soldier wants Jesus'...
Trailer for Easter!
We are back with "BREAKING NEWS" about Jesus of Nazareth! It's Easter covered through social media and "fake news," as we meet the adult Jesus enterin...
Podcast extra: Mary's consent
Prepare yourself for something shocking. Well, it shocked me. Some biblical interpreters wonder if Mary agreed to her pregnancy, or if it happened wit...
Podcast extra: The Non-Trump King Herod backup plan
This is a second version of the King Herod scene with a different actor who intentionally did not do a Trump parody. I recorded it in case--God forbid...
Podcast extra: Why a business reporter made a Jesus podcast
I never intended to create a podcast about Jesus. I was more interested in the Old Testament. Less controversial. Plus, I was told by some top podcast...
Podcast extra: John Beard outtakes
A short, fun behind-the-scenes listen as veteran journalist John Beard (who plays Blandus) tries to get through his lines, but there are a lot of page...
Top Story Tonight: Jesus! Christmas part 2 - A star is born, and a king declares "fake news."
As shepherds livestream angels appearing to announce good news of a King born in a stable, King Herod declares "fake news" while holding a disastrous...
Top Story Tonight: Jesus! Christmas part 1 - The road to Bethlehem
We have breaking news coverage as Judea is on the move in the 1st Century for the great Census! TMZ hounds a pregnant teenager from Nazareth who shows...
Top Story Tonight: Jesus! The trailer
A pregnant teenager and her fiancé travel 100 miles for a government census, and the locals call them illegal aliens. Their king tweets “Fake News” at...
The Bible! Genesis Chapter 1
When God decides to create the heavens and the earth (and Man), the media is there! Confused reporters do their best to explain the unexplainable!
The Mayflower! The Finale: Giving thanks...??
In the finale, the Pilgrims make peace with other local tribes after responding to threats with a brutal display of force. Meantime, stock market trad...
The Mayflower! Part 5: A Love Story
If “The Bacherlorette” existed in 1620 in New England, a young woman would not have many choices. Listen as the teenage Priscilla Mullens tries to cho...
The Mayflower! Part 4: Indigenous Indignation
As Captain Myles Standish starts to build out the Plymouth Colony, the Pilgrims have yet to meet any native peoples. That suddenly changes when a tall...
The Mayflower! Part 3: Pilgrims' Progress
Finally, they get off the ship! They also have their first encounter with the Native Americans. It does not go well. At least the Pilgrims have chosen...
The Mayflower! Part 2: A Bad Rap
The Pilgrims have arrived to the New World, but they have yet to get off the ship. There is mayhem on the Mayflower, as the “Separatists” are at odds...
The Mayflower! Part 1: Voyage of the Damned
It’s July, 1620, and the Puritan “Separatists” are a group of Christians on the lam from the British crown hiding out in Holland. They decide it’s tim...
The Mayflower! Trailer for Season 1
They say history repeats itself. But would history repeat itself if every moment was tweeted, covered by cable news, dissected by conspiracy websites?...