Sacred Realms: Exploring the Nexus of Religion, Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Sacred Realms - Season 2, Episode 4: Superman

In this episode of Sacred Realms, Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone, Pastor Travis McKee and Dr. Matthew Umbarger talk about spend some time talking about the recent James Gunn film Superman. You can contact us with any questions, comments or suggestions at sacredrealmspodcast@gmail.com

Sacred Realms - What is happening in the Realms? (July 2025(

In this episode of What’s Happening in the Realm, Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone, Pastor Travis McKee and Dr. Matthew Umbarger talk about sci-fi, fantasy and religion. We begin with this month’s She’lah / The Question of the Month: What food would you take to an Apocalypse. Then on to what we have been watching or reading lately, including catching up on our Marvel shows and movies, Murderbot, The Last of Us and Paradise. And after the News from the Realms, we pull out some material From the Genzia: The City of Ember series. You can contact us with any questions, comments or suggestions at sacredrealmspodcast@gmail.com

Sacred Realms - What's happening in the Realms? (June 2025)

In this episode of What’s Happening in the Realm, our hosts, Andrew, Travis and Matthews address a question about inner turmoil, talk about what we have been watching or reading lately, which includes Andor, The Last of Us, Thunderbolts, Murberbot, Captain America: New World Order, and Black Mirror. Then, Mattew pulls out of the Geniza The Dragon King Trilogy. You can contact us with any questions, comments or suggestions at sacredrealmspodcast@gmail.com.

Sacred Realms: Changes in the Realms and Revenge of the Sith

In this episode of Sacred Realms, Changes in the Realms, we meet our two new co- hosts, Pastor Travis Smith McKee and Professor Matthew Umbarger, discuss our new format, and talk about expanding the podcast to be an ongoing multi-faith conversation. Then we talk about Revenge of the Sith, which came out 20 years ago this May.

Sacred Realms - Announcing Changes to the Podcast

It's been over a year since we have uploaded any episodes to the podcast. This short episode is all about changes coming to the podcast, which is on track to begin productions again this summer.. New format. New hosts. New orientation. Look for new episodes this summer!