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

Star Wars: Outlaws, Star Wars premiere dates announced, the Reddit controversy

In this episode of my podcast: My overal review of Succession My review of ā€˜Darkest Hourā€™ Star Wars: Outlaws and the toxic ā€˜fansā€™ Vivien Blair wants to play princess Leia again The Dawn of the Jedi movie My opinion...
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Star Wars on the Apple Vision Pro, exciting new Lego Sets, The Marvels

In this episode of my podcast ā€˜The Breakā€™: Why did Bob Iger demo Star Wars content for the Apple Vision Pro? Why I canā€™t stop watching the show ā€˜Taskmasterā€™ My reaction to the teaser trailer for The Marvels Can...
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Recasting Luke Skywalker? Transformers and Barbies; the Lego Mars Rover

In this weekā€™s episode of my podcast ā€˜The Breakā€™: Recasting Luke Skywalker; Trailer reactions: Transformers and the Barbie Movie; Parish renewal; the Lego Mars Rover Perseverance; Size Matters Not review; upgrading...
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Return of the Jedi ā€“ Has It Really Been 40 Years?

In this episode, I talk about the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, I review the TV-series Willow after binge-watching it on Disney Plus, I share what I learned from a book about commandos and I look...
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Disney Plus Removing Willow? The Creator Trailer, Crusade in Jeans, LEGO 2K Drive, Why Frankincense?

In this episode of my podcast ā€˜The Breakā€™: ? Cooking Lembas with the Elves ? My reaction to the trailer for Gareth Edwardsā€™ movie The Creator ? Only a few days left to watch the Willow TV series ? Why do we still use...
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The Week of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

In this episode of my podcast ā€˜The Breakā€™: ? How I ended up as a presenter at a Dutch Star Wars convention (Echobase) ? My reaction to the trailer for Dune ā€“ Part 2 ? The religious undertones of the TV-series ā€˜Siloā€™...
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The Future of Star Wars & Babylon 5

In this episode of my podcast ā€˜The Breakā€™: The Coronation of King Charles III The future of Star Wars: expanding the timeline Star Wars Visions Season 2 impressions The surprise announcement of a new animated Babylon...
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The Secret of Sesame Street

In this episode of my podcast The Break: Upcoming adventures & travel plans Star Trek Picard, the secret of Sesame Street and the Silmarillion The real reason the church doesnā€™t like esoteric practices Review of...
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There Is More To The Mandalorians

In this weekā€™s episode of my podcast ā€˜The Breakā€™, I talk about the finale of season 3 of The Mandalorian (spoiler-free), and about the biblical stories that seem to have inspired the plight of the Mandalorian tribes....
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From London to Rotterdam

In this special episode of The Break I take you on a journey from London to Rotterdam, recorded on the streets, in the underground, on the train, in the car and on the boat! Like this podcast? Support my work with a...
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Live From London: The Star Wars Celebration 2023!

In this special live episode of The Break, I take you on a tour of the convention floor at the Star Wars Celebration 2023! Like this podcast? Support my work with a small monthly donation via...
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This Is The Way

In this episode of The Break I talk about two major events converging this upcoming week: Holy Week and the Star Wars Celebration in London. Like this podcast? Support my work with a small monthly donation via...
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