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Lightwise
Tune in to Lightwise every other Tuesday to dive into the themes and subject matter of stories in film, TV, and other art to mine them for light—both education and inspiration. This podcast, produced by Angel Studios, explores the substance of stories: culture, history, science, religion, philosophy, etc.
Episodes
18 episodes
#018 | Stories That Amplify Light | Season One's Guests Speak
The story is there are innumerable ways to categorize art and entertainment—by genre; by era; fiction or nonfiction; art created as propaganda, or art as escape—and over the course of our first season of Lightwise, we’ve touched on all of these...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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31:35
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017 | Lightwise #017 | The Realities and Possibilities of Cinema as Therapy with The Cinema Therapy Guys
The story is we know people often intentionally write or CREATE art for therapy, but how often are we CONSUMING art for therapeutic purposes—and is it effective? And how often are we unintentionally consuming messages, for better or worse, that...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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42:25
#016 | How A.I. is Threatening the Arts with Tech Entreprenuer Austin Craig
The story is good artists copy, but great artists steal. And now omputer systems are disrupting industries everywhere, doing things once believed only possible by humans: dealing with uncertainty; learning from experience; making predictions; i...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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47:58
#015 | The Peculiar Super Powers of Animation with J. Chris Wall
The story is every medium has its unique strengths: Sculpture is different from painting; poetry from prose; ballet from theater. One is not better than the other, but its unique characteristics make it suited for certain kinds of experiences, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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42:20
#014 | The Unique Challenges and Opportunities in Making a Movie That Moves with Jaime Hernandez of "Sound of Freedom"
The story is some films possess more than the power to entertain. Some start a movement or change lives.Jaime Hernandez is a film producer whose most recent film Sound of Freedom was released by Angel Studios in July 2023.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:21
013 | Part 2 of 2: The Challenges of Portraying Evil with Actor Elijah Alexander of "The Chosen"
The story is there’s a difference between flawed, imperfect people and evil people. But is that a difference of degree or kind? And how do you tell stories that portray evil convincingly and in a way that doesn’t turn off audiences? Today, we d...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:20
012 | Part 1 of 2: The Challenges of Portraying Holiness with Actor Nicolas Mouawad of His Only Son
The story is every once in a while a member of the human race achieves another level of Divinity. Whether they’re called saints, prophets, or popes, the Messiah or the Dalai Lama—they are revered by huge populations as being Holy—having the qua...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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44:15
011 | The Resurrection of Quality Christian Content with Jesus Revolution Director Jon Erwin
The story is almost one third of the world’s population is Christian, nearly two-thirds of the US population, yet for decades now Hollywood has had an aversion to explicitly Christian films, leaving this audience under-served or suffering with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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48:18
010 | Shining a Light on the Darkness of Human Trafficking with Jessica Mass from O.U.R.
Be warned, what follows is important, but disturbing.The story is human trafficking is a problem for other people in other countries, but the truth is it is a growing problem here in the United States, even as awareness increa...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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52:04
009 | Quality of Courage in Film and in Life with Jim Caviezel from Sound of Freedom
The story is the film industry tells stories which support all matter of causes, yet there are some stories which they seem to steer away from, including the life of Christ, and on the other end of the spectrum, exposing the evils of human-t...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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45:10
008 | Revealing Light in a Dark Story with director Alejendro Monteverde
The story is stories of substance frequently ask us to explore worlds that challenge us and are uncomfortable. But is there a way to tell a true tale about the disturbing world of child-trafficking that can also inspire hope? Today, we discu...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:38
#007 | The Crises (and Creator) Behind the Time-Traveling Twins
The story is that those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it. That’s why two children, twins by birth, and surnamed Tuttle, travel throughout time and space to learn from the giants of history principles of freedom, econom...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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43:54
#006 | Dying For Laughs: An Interview with Comedian Jeff Allen
The story is that laughter is the best medicine, but this intangible tonic is often the byproduct of the suffering of its developers—comedians dealing with personal demons. Today, along with DryBar comedian Jeff Allen, we explore how these h...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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44:53
#005 | Being a Scientist and a Believer with Michael Behe
The story is that science and religion are at odds—that they are incompatible, or at least, that they rely on distinct methods of knowing, and ne’er the twain shall meet. Yet throughout history, and still today, many scientists ARE believers...
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Episode 3
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50:38
#004 | The Underrated Value of Comedy
The story is that comedy is a second class art form, not that it doesn’t require great skill, but that it is not as “important” as dramatic, “serious” works. And while what tugs our heartstrings remains mostly constant over the millenia, wha...
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Episode 4
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45:59
#003 | Capturing Stories of Courage: A Conversation with Director Matt Whitaker
The story is that when most Germans were falling for Hitler’s lies, or were too afraid to fight against them, a sixteen-year old boy recognized the truth, and began a peaceful resistance to shed light on the gross sins of Hitler and the Nazi...
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Episode 2
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46:00
#002 | Why Abaraham's Trial Still Matters with Director David Helling
The story is that about 4,000 years ago, early in the second millennium BC, God spoke to the prophet Abraham and asked him to sacrifice his son Isaac as a burnt offering in the mountains of Moriah. According to the scriptural account, Abraha...
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36:08
#001 | Sci-Fi and Religion: A Complicated Relationship
The story is that there are a few big questions: who are we? Where did we come from and why are we here? And what is coming? Science and religion have different approaches to answering these questions, with science often abstaining from prog...
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Episode 1
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43:10