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S5E5 The Bullet That Saved the World
This is such a pivotal episode of the season that pretty much sets the tone and the direction of the rest of the season, and we are so excited to be joined by frequent feedbacker Erin this week to...
Haunted and Hunted
Guilt has a way of finding you, no matter how far you run or how loudly you laugh it off. That is the dark thread binding our two episodes together this month, as we dig into a pair of Twilight Zone...
SILY 695- Sweetness is Coming
When he was only 16 years old, C.S. Lewis had his first vision of what would become the land of Narnia. Just a mental image. A faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. That's it....
TSTP 86- Welcome to Hawkins, New Kid
Hawkins, Indiana never stays quiet for long, and in the dead of winter 1985, it's already getting weird again. Darrell and Addi are diving headfirst into Stranger Things: Tales From '85, the...
SILY 694- The Third Mind
In October of 1883, a boy was born in a one-room cabin in southwest Virginia. His mother died when he was just nine years old. By thirteen, he was writing for his father's newspaper. At twenty-five,...
S5E4 The Recordist
Although Chris didn’t join us this week (he had some behind-the-scenes undercover work to do with Anil), Darrell and repeat guest and frequent feedbacker ShelkyBean are here to share their thoughts...
SILY 693- Make the Call
I’ve made it no secret on this podcast that I am a super fan of the TV show LOST. I love the mysteries, and the beautiful setting. I love the way the character stories interweave, I love the lore...
SILY 692- Burying Your Best
I love that the audience of this podcast is filled with many of those who consider themselves Christians and many of those who do not. Regardless of where you fall within those two categories,...
S5E3 In Absentia
Join us this week as we, along with special guest Danielle (DillyDilly), discuss “In Absentia” - an episode that shows us somewhat of a dark turn for Etta as she captures and tortures a Loyalist. We...
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TSTP 89- The Confession
Secrets have a short shelf life in Hawkins, and Chapter Four of Stranger Things: Tales From '85 puts that truth front and center. A rattled Mike decides it is time to come clean to Hopper, setting...
S5E6 An Origin Story
We are joined by Cory for this episode as we unpack yet another phenomenal, game-changing episode of Fringe! We talk about how much we love how emotionally poignant this aftermath of an episode is...
SILY 697- The Summer That Changed Everything
Sometimes the most important moment of your life doesn't feel like a moment at all. For me, it was a phone call I wasn't even on, made by two people who simply noticed a kid who needed someone to...
TSTP 88- Evolution
Something is changing in Hawkins, and the gang is starting to realize the threat they are facing is bigger than anything they have dealt with before. Chapter Three of Stranger Things: Tales From...
SILY 696- Is the Bible Reliable
I remember exactly where I was. I remember the room. I remember the chairs. I remember the silence in the room. It was a Tuesday morning in the fall of 2001. Mike, our guitarist, walked into the...
TSTP 87- Bad Harvest
Hawkins, Indiana has a way of turning even the most ordinary things sinister, and this time, the darkness is taking root at a farm. Picking up right where the premiere left off, Chapter Two...
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TSTP 90- The Weekly Watcher
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A secret photo, a tabloid newspaper, and an unknown monster lurking beneath Hawkins. This week’s episode of Tales from ’85 is packed with tension, teamwork, and an settling final reveal. In “The Weekly Watcher” (Chapter Five), Darrell and Addi break down one of the season’s funnest episodes yet, where the Hawkins Investigators Club finds themselves in a race against the press after a polaroid photo of one of their Upside Down encounters lands in the hands of a tabloid editor.

SILY 698- The Silent Exit
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A few years ago I was faced with a decision I knew was important. It consumed me. I spent weeks thinking about it. I consulted friends, colleagues, and professionals. I knew the stakes and I didn’t want to mess it up. Finally, after carefully weighing the situation, I made my decision. And it didn’t take long to realize that despite all my best efforts, I’d made the wrong choice. Fortunately, a voice emerged that became the lighthouse I desperately needed.

TSTP 89- The Confession
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Secrets have a short shelf life in Hawkins, and Chapter Four of Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 puts that truth front and center. A rattled Mike decides it is time to come clean to Hopper, setting off a chain of events that builds into a tense, action-packed race against something monstrous.

S5E6 An Origin Story
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We are joined by Cory for this episode as we unpack yet another phenomenal, game-changing episode of Fringe! We talk about how much we love how emotionally poignant this aftermath of an episode is and how it is a great character study not only of the classic Fringe theme of what lengths someone will go to for love but also how people can experience the same tragedy but then react and grieve differently.

SILY 697- The Summer That Changed Everything
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Sometimes the most important moment of your life doesn’t feel like a moment at all. For me, it was a phone call I wasn’t even on, made by two people who simply noticed a kid who needed someone to show up. This is the story of the summer that changed everything.






















