The Break

The Break

Hosted by: Fr. Roderick Vonhƶgen

A weekly show about faith and culture, with movie/tv reviews, questions and answers about faith, books, cooking, technology and video games.

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Episodes

The Rings of Power Teaser Trailer looks stunning

In this episode, I react to the teaser trailer for The Rings of Power. Also in this episode: prayer, poodles, stars and iPhones! ============================================================ ?Stay up to date and join...
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The Break is Back; Stranger Things 4, Free Will in Strange New Worlds; Shadow of the Sith

? News: Reworking the YouTube channels and renaming the podcast! ? Movies/TV: Stranger Things 4 ? Faith: Determinism and Free will in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ? Books: Shadow of the Sith audiobook ? Science: The...
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R.I.P. Arturo; Lego Masters; do animals go to heaven? 007 diaries; electric cars and Appleā€™s AR glasses

? News: Arturo died ? Movies/TV: Lego Masters; Masterchef Australia ? Faith: Do cats go to heaven? ? Books: The 007 diaries; The happiest man on earth ? Science: Are electric cars ā€˜greenā€™?...
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A Murder Mystery Dinner; Obi-wan series review; is the Pope resigning? The Office BFFs; Science and Drought

? News: The most unusual neomist party ever ? Movies/TV: TV Time app (Tvtime.com); Obi-Wan Kenobi review; Documentary series: Keep sweet, pray and obey ? Faith: Is the pope going to resign? ? Books: The Office BFFs:...
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Will Obi-Wan Kenobi get another season? What to read/watch/play; Writing Tips; Interstellar Travel; DaVinci Resolve

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Star Wars Celebration, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Editing Star Wars, Nasa revisits Venus, WWDC 2022

? News:Ā US Trip recap ? Movies/TV:Ā Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ā€“ the illuminati ? Faith: Ā Liturgy and simplicity ā€“ how you reacted to my liturgical penguins ā€“ many parishes donā€™t have the means to have...
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Star Wars: the Sequels, Writing a Book, Bible Reading, Sports and Mortality

? News: Writing a book ? Movies/TV: Star Wars ā€“ The Sequels ? Faith: How to get something out of any Bible reading ? Books: Lifeā€™s too short to go so f*ing slow ? Science: Crimes in Space:...
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Star Wars: the Prequels, Liturgical Music and Penguins, Worst Book Ever, Billionairs in Space

? News: Why I travel ? Movies/TV: Star Wars ā€“ The Prequels; the hype and the disappointment, lack of chemistry, bad villains. ? Faith: Bad liturgical music and what I do in my mind ? Books: The Perks of Being a...
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Star Wars: the Original Trilogy, Vatican Liturgy, the Tao of Feeling, Tech and Lemonade

? News: US trip & Star Wars celebration ? Movies/TV: Star Wars ā€“ The Original Trilogy; imagination, hope, friends, good villains ? Faith:Ā  What I donā€™t like about Vatican liturgy (choral music, concelebration,...
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Rome, The Adam Project, Faith and Art, Horror movies and Twitter alternatives

In this weekā€™s episode: Ā  ? News: Filming in Rome ? Movies/TV: The Adam Project ? Faith: Finding faith in Anime ? Books: How to survive a horror movie ā€“ Seth Grahame-Smith ? Science: Perseverance helicopter takes...
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Japanese Anime, Fallen Angels, The Wall, MacBook experiences

? News: ā€¢ Filming at Elfia ā€“ found my format ? Movies/TV: ā€¢ Neon Genesis Evangelion ? Faith: ā€¢ What I think of Satanism? ? Books: ā€¢ The Wall ? Science: ā€¢ Perseverance helicopter takes picture of debris:...
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Turning Red, Old Manā€™s War, Swimming Dinosaurs, Descript Voice Synthesis

? News After Elfia, getting ready for a month of travel. Join me as a patron or individually. ? Movies/TV Turning Red ? Faith: What to think about violent games, esoteric stories, or Zumba? ? Books: Old Manā€™s...
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