Nerds At Church

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into books for our final episode in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about all of our episodes this season, which you can find wherever you catch your podcasts!  You can find the vast majority of the books that we talked about in our bookshop.org booklist for this season.  Kay mentioned this website with a great reading list to dive deeper into Zoroastrianism.  Check out Astrology by Carole Taylore.  Dive into Tipikawi Tisik by Wilfred Buck. Check out more information on the movie Don’t Look Up.  Get the Scouting Guide to Hiking here.  Explore Paradox Perfect here. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Kristin Rice (she/they) (pupper parent to Blessing) to dive into space programs for episode 10 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Kay mentioned this interview with Richard Feynman, the brother of astronomer Joan Feynman, after the Challenger disaster.  Check out NASA’s current missions.  Of course we couldn’t leave out this glorious song by Marcia Belsky in honor of Sally Ride and NASA’s incompetent scientists.  Check out our Bookshop.org booklist for this season to look at (and buy?) the books we mentioned. CN: brief conversation about space program involved deaths To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jeremy Cobb (he/him) of Three Black Halflings to dive into space travel in pop culture for episode 9 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned episode 5 of this season on astrophysics with Dr. Katie Mack.  Emily also mentioned the Horror Nerds at Church episode on Everything Everywhere All at Once.  Jeremy mentioned the songs Slippery People by Talking Heads and 39 by Queen.  Jeremy also mentioned this video about the Frankfurt School from YouTuber Kyle Kallgren and the way that popular art reflects the culture of the time.   If you’re interested in more Paradox Perfect, check out their itch.io page, which lets you download the game and has links to all the times Jeremy’s publicly GMed the game.  Jeremy also mentioned this 3BH episode where he GMs Paradox Perfect with guest Brennan Lee Mulligan.  Jeremy also GMed Paradox Perfect with Not Another D&D Podcast on 3BH in part 1, and with NADDPod on 3BH part 2.  Also, we were slightly off on our information. The Pathfinder Ancestry Jeremy mentioned is basically a stuffed animal, but they're actually called Poppets and you can find them here. CN: we talk about the rise of Nazis and child dismemberment and danger when discussing the deep dive.Don’t forget to check out the books we’re mentioning at bookshop.org/shop/NerdsAtChurch. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into geography and celestial navigation for episode 8 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Learn more about Dark Sky places from DarkSky International.  The Smithsonian has a great site focusing on mostly European time and navigation.  Find out more about ancient Minoan navigation here.  National Geographic gives a good overview of navigation. For a list of books from this season, from guests, and from Pastor Emily and Pastor Kay’s own favorites, check out our bookshop.org affiliate link!  To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into male astronomers for episode 7 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomers.  We mentioned our episode on the Solar System (#TeamPluto).  We mentioned our episode on Astrophysics with Dr. Katie Mack. Check out this awesome LEGO set of pioneers in science at NASA, including Nancy Grace Roman, who we mention in this episode.  Check out more on the controversy around Johannes Kepler’s scientific acumen.  Find more on the future for Maunakea’s stewardship (though it is from 2022). Check out our new bookshop.org shop here. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into astronomers for episode 6 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomy with Katie Mack.  Check out the Museum of the Bible exhibit on Scripture and Science.  We always love to share the wonderful song about Sally Ride and the male scientists who clearly did not know science well enough. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Katie Mack (she) to dive into astrophysics for episode 5 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode (plus Isaiah including the missing parts) can be found here.  We mentioned our Cosmology episode from this season. We mentioned last season’s episode on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, diving into forgiveness with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg.  If you want the full article “Gravitational Effects of and on Vacuum Decay” (Coleman and De Luccia, 1980), check it out here.  Here’s the link to Katie’s website with How to Become an Astrophysicist. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into our solar system for episode 4 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned our Astrology episode with Emily Ann Garcia.  There’s lots of great info and links on NASA’s website.  Emily mentioned Stefanie’s Zine where she shares fun facts on Jupiter’s moon, Io on p. 10-12.  Learn more about Quaoar and Weywot here.  Kay mentioned Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” full suite.  Emily mentioned the electromagnetic spectrum recordings of the planets, which have been recorded in the audible range of the human ear. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Emily Ann Garcia (they/she) to dive into astrology for episode 3 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about Genesis 1, which we mentioned in the first episode of this season. Find your star chart and more for free at the Astrolabe site Emily G. mentioned.  Emily G. also recommended the Chani Nicholas site.  The books Emily G. mentioned using are: You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas (for values) and Astrology by Carol Taylor (for vocab). Emily G. recommended the podcast Anzalduing It.  To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into the Magi and Zoroastrianism for episode 2 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For more on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, check out last season’s episode with Rev. Colette Broady Grund.  For more on the magi gifts, check out our second season’s Epiphany episode with Jessica Davis.  Emily talked about their #ADVENTures photo series from AdventMasPhany 2020. Learn more about Zoroastrianism from this great article. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into cosmology throughout history and pop culture for our first episode in our own Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about our episode diving into the Big Bang for Christmas 2 in season 1 with Dr. David Kordahl.  We mentioned Genesis 1, which we cover in our Baptism of Jesus episode in season 1.  We mentioned our deep dive into Woman Wisdom for Holy Trinity in season 2. For more about African cosmologies, check out this encyclopedia article.  Learn more about the cultures Black Panther was based on in this article. Learn more about Native American cosmologies in this encyclopedia article or this Dædalus article. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into Season 4: Epiphany, and all that we've got in store for you! We'll be releasing on Wednesdays here and wherever you catch your podcasts! Don't forget to check out our Season 2 Epiphany episode with Jessica Davis and our Season 3 Christmas 1 episode of the Feast of the Holy Innocents with Rev. Collette Broady Grund to dig into today (and its fallout) in more detail. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.   If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

We love Muppets! Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the Muppets!  For our special end of season minisode, we went for a Muppetsode!  For more on how to make puppets like the muppets, check out Furri Fingers for many a puppet-y delight!  For more on the controversy with Sesame Street and Austism Speaks, check out this article. Reminder: lectionary episodes from our first season can be found by scrolling back to the beginning of our podcast or on our diakonia.faith YouTube channel, which includes captions! To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reign of Christ, also known as Christ the Queen, which falls on November 26th this year, including our deep dive into year endings and beginnings!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned last year’s Maundy Thursday episode diving into Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum and last year’s Good Shepherd Sunday episode diving into shepherding with Polly Festa.  For more on New Year’s traditions around the world, check out this Glamour article or check out this NaTakallam article.  Check out the lost sheep video Kay mentioned!  Kay also mentioned the Lord Peter Wimsey books. ***For those who want to go back to the beginning and also be ready for our new content, you can subscribe to the diakonia.faith YouTube channel, and specifically, check out our Nerds At Church Revisited Playlist, where we’ll be posting beginning next week for Advent 1!*** To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 33 or Proper 28, which falls on November 19th this year, including our deep dive into currency!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned last year’s episode for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost diving deep into taxes, last week’s episode diving deep into lighting, this season’s 19th Sunday after Pentecost episode diving deep into vineyards, last season’s Maundy Thursday episode diving deep into Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum, and last year’s episode for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost diving deep into capitalism with Dr. Filipe Maia.   For more on the history of money, check out this article from Science News.  John Oliver dug into Argentina’s presidential election and financial situation in Episode 15, which aired October 29, 2023 (we couldn’t find a full clip, though it’s available on many streaming services).  To compare your own money and inflation, check out this inflation calculator.  To compare costs from 1973, check out this WishbookWeb 1973 Catalog. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 32 or Proper 27, which falls on November 12th this year, including our deep dive into lighting!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For more on the Big Bang, check out our first season episode for the 2nd Sunday of Christmas with Dr. David Kordahl. We also mentioned this year’s Holy Trinity episode on prisms!  For more on weddings, check out this year’s episode for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. Wikipedia has a great timeline of lighting technology and this site has a great article about the evolution of lighting!  Emily mentioned their article in Sojourners re-writing the Amos passage after the Uvalde shooting, EVN the bioethicist on tiktok, and diakonia.faith’s Pride Vigil (Suzannah’s part starts at 14:41). CN: we briefly mention a school shooting in the first reading. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Mother Jo Kershaw (she) of The College of the Resurrection in Mirfield to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 31 or Proper 26, which falls on the 5th of November this year, including our deep dive into Guy Fawkes Day!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Go here to read the full Act of Parliament that we referenced.  We also talked about the trans poet Jay Hulme and Billy Porter’s amazing memoir Unprotected (best in audiobook format). Please take our listener survey!! CN: we talk about torture, terrorism, and anti-Catholic discrimination when discussing the deep dive. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for All Saints Day, which falls on November 1st this and every year, though you may commemorate it on November 5th this year, including our deep dive into funerals!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For more on death, check out last year’s All Saints Day episode with Rev. Justin Thornburgh.  For more on cemeteries and graveyards, check out this year’s episode on the 5th Sunday in Lent.  For the real deep question of if Jesus was a zombie, check out our first season’s episode on the 3rd Sunday of Easter with Horror Nerds At Church.  Please take our listener survey!! CN: we talk about christian supremacy and miscarriage in the deep dive and miscarriage also in the Gospel reading. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Brooke McLain (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reformation Day, also known as Halloween or the last day in October, which falls on October 31st this and every year, though it may be commemorated the last Sunday in October, including our deep dive into coffee!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  To dive more into the Reformation, check out our first season’s episode with Luther Scholar, Pace Warfield, and last year’s episode on lesser-known impacts of the Reformation. Kay also shared this Coffee/Reformation Meme. Take our listener survey!! To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 30 or Proper 25, which falls on October 29th this year, including our deep dive into Pharisees and Sadducees!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We highly recommend the Jewish Annotated New Testament.  We talked about John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight episode on health care for those who are incarcerated.  Kay mentioned this Captain America’s PR Manager fanfic.  Emily mentioned the HNAC episode on Interview with the Vampire.  Take our listener survey!! CN: we talk about antisemitism when discussing the deep dive. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message