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Beneath the Tangles Podcast Network
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Join our podcast team as we geek out about anime, manga, visual and light novels, gaming, conventions, and cosplay. As we share our experiences and insight, we hope to build bridges across the otaku community, and highlight the meaningful things in life—love, community, and faith.
New episodes air twice a month on Wednesdays.
New episodes air twice a month on Wednesdays.
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We’re several weeks now into the fall, and that means football, falling leaves, and more One Piece. Huh? Well, One Piece is an anime for ALL seasons, so we hope you enjoy Mike’s dive into the series and how it demonstrates a need for us to be humble enough to ask for help. Plus Con… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 31: Accepting Help Like Luffy
Mike drops a very different episode this time around. Take a listen as he addresses the current climate around us and looks to My Hero Academia characters like Bakugou, Dabi, Spinner, Shouji, and Deku to discuss how anger can go wrong—and how we ought to treat our enemies. Call to Action As Mike says, let’s… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 30: Justifying Anger and Fighting Enemies in My Hero Academia
As always, we start this episode of the podcast with football. Wait…what? Yes, college football is on Mike’s brain as he talks about what’s going on in his life before giving this week’s anime recommendation and diving into the 15th anniversary for Beneath the Tangles and what it has to do with One Piece and… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 29: BtT’s Birthday, the Straw Hat Pirates, and Christian Unity
A Clue revival, Mike’s annual wing-a-thon, a classic anime where the couple gets together early in the series, and more! Mike shares about the goings-on in life and turns to horse girls and the story of Mary and Martha to share about how sometimes good things can distract us from, well, good things! All that… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 28: Gold Ship, Uma Musume, and Innocent Distractions
Sometimes social media can feel like an episode of Demon Slayer, which people headbutting you and calling you names, like Inosuke does Tanjirou. But in those moments, are we replying in a godly way? Are we controlling our anger like Tanjirou or acting as a poor witness? Mike talks about self-control in a rage-baiting world… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 27: Inosuke’s Rage Bait and Tanjirou’s Self-Control
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…our man Mike! The Power of God and Anime podcast starts with, you guessed it, his thoughts on the new Superman movie! Mike also covers plenty more, including his expansive selection for this episode’s anime recommendation and a discussion about the depths of God’s grace, using I Left My… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 26: Good Enough for Yuke Feldio (and Good Enough for God)
Mike is back from his short break! He shares more con experiences, gives his anime recommendation, and concludes his series on Job. This episode, he looks to Spy x Family’s Yuri Briar and his “I know better” attitude about his sister, Yor, in explaining how Job and his friends react to God—and how we and… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 25: Yuri Briar Doesn’t Know Best (Job Series, Part 3)
The award-winning (congratulations!) Mike returns with the second episode of a special series on Job! But first, he tells you all about said award as well as about his very positive experience at Anime North this year. Then, Mike jumps in to why we might look for the bad in people, turning toward Sakuta in… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 24: Rascal Does Not Dream of Looking at the Evidence (Job Series, Part 2)
Mike returns with the first episode of a special series on Job! He looks to The Rising of the Shield Hero‘s Naofumi as an example of how many blame God for evil when the Book of Job explains where it really comes from. Join him today as he discusses the problem of evil, recommends a… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 23: Naofumi’s Blame and Job’s Godly Perspective (Job Series, Part 1)
Judge not lest ye be judged? Hold your horses, friends. Should Christians never judge others? Or are there instances when they should? And just as importantly—what’s the best way to do so? On this episode of The Power of God and Anime podcast, Mike looks to Naruto’s relationship with Iruka-sensei, recent examples in the vtuber… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 22: Judging Naruto
On this “very special episode” of The Power of God and Anime podcast, Mike chats with a really cool and unique artist: Shadow Fire! The two talk about her work as an ASMRist and voice actress, as well as about her testimony, appreciation for My Hero Academia, and what it’s like to be a believer… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 21: Interview with ASMRtist and VA, Shadow Fire!
Hello, friends! On today’s episode, Mike takes on a more modern anime in my recommendation, talks about his Anime North plans, and looks to a classic shounen anime and one of its main characters (Bleach and Ishida Uryu) to explain how God’s offer of salvation is gift that we choose to reject or receive. All… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 20: Ishida Uryū and the Gift of Salvation
Mike is back and feeling well! And he’s charging forward this week with thoughts on generosity, starting with that muscular (and extremely kind) lug, Goku! But it doesn’t stop with Dragon Ball Z—generosity should be part of who we are and what the church is. So buckle up and listen as Mike dives into the… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 19: Generosity of Goku, the Church, and You
How do you forgive people who have done something terrible to you? Does forgiveness—as God demands it—require trusting that person again and rebuilding the relationship? Mike digs into this pertinent and challenging topic today through the example of Nami and Hachi on episode 18 of The Power of God and Anime podcast! He also drops… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 18: Nami and Hachi, Forgiveness and Trust
Ah, Valentine’s Day—one of the most beloved and hated holidays of the year! We get emotional as the day draws near and that messes with our minds, even with we have a solid foundation of what love means. Today, Mike looks to Judges and Ephesians for advice in love—and to that irascible ninja Naruto—in our… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 17: Naruto’s Perspective on Love
Why do you do what you do? Is it to be good and to please God or are there other reasons? A You’re Under Arrest episode featuring the unrelenting Chie helps us examine our motivation for helping others. Mike also chats about Anime North, sings a song from Vintage Worship, and asks about monster foreign… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 16: You’re Under Arrest (For Your Motivations)
Disagreements going public, Mike going back to the beginning, Keitaro’s fated Todai love, and Christian ASMR? Mike covers all that and more in this episode of The Power of God and Anime podcast! Listen for all the fun and his deep dive into how Christians should handle our arguments, taking All Might and Sir Nighteye… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 15: All Might, Sir Nighteye, and Dealing With Disagreements
Happy New Year! Join Mike this week as he recounts his own holidays, shares his latest old anime recommendation, and looks at reasons why we may struggle to trust God as he compares trust with Him to trust among the Bebop crew in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie on this episode of The Power of God… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 14: Trust God Like the Bebop Crew Trusts Spike
It’s the crossover episode! Today, Mike joins the 12 Days of Christmas Anime countdown by discussing kindness and caring through a Christmas episode of Happy Lesson. But before he gets to that, Mike tlks about his birthday celebration, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and the upcoming winter anime season, and… Read More The Power of God and Anime (Ep. 13) x The 12 Days of Christmas Anime (Day 6): Happy Lesson
In Beast Tamer, the priestess Mina treats the titular character like he’s God himself. Maybe that’s not too far removed from how we treat money, celebrities, and even anime. Join Mike this week as he looks at idolatry and also shares other goings-on his life on this episode of The Power of God and Anime… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 12: Making Idols of Anime, Celebrities, and Beast Tamers