BONUS: Schmigadoon – Season 2!

2023-05-08

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Schmigadoon is back on Apple TV! The second season takes us in a slightly different direction, and today we explore the theology of the musicals being lovingly spoofed by "Schmicago" and wonder what it means that "every day can be a happy beginning." (By the way... if you missed our episode on Schmigadoon Season 1, you can listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts!) ________________________________ We talk about: – The power of parables, and how stories can (and can’t) transform us. – The theology of the Broad...

(By the way... if you missed our episode on Schmigadoon Season 1, you can listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts!)

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We talk about:

– The power of parables, and how stories can (and can’t) transform us.

– The theology of the Broadway musicals of the 60s & 70s, steeped in sex & nihilism, and how Schmicago navigates – and ultimately rejects – that theology.

– The show’s ending, and what kind of theology is implicit in the final number.

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You’ll hear: Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristen Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Tituss Burgess, Dove Cameron, Aaron Tveit and the cast of Schmigadoon Season 2.

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