The Break

The Break

Hosted by: Fr. Roderick Vonhögen

A weekly show about faith and culture, with movie/tv reviews, questions and answers about faith, books, cooking, technology and video games.

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Episodes

The Break: A Musical Journey From Middle-earth to Galaxy’s Edge

In this week’s podcast, I take you on a musical journey from Middle-earth to Galaxy’s Edge as I talk about the power of music to change our lives. ? Like this podcast? Support my work with a monthly donation via...
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Back To The Shire

In this episode of my podcast, on the occasion of Bilbo’s and Frodo’s birthday on September 22, I take you with me down memory lane to the Shire and reflect on the importance of hopes and dreams. ? Like this podcast?...
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Why I Want To Become A Storm Trooper

I tell you how a trip to my local Apple Dealer to order an iPhone 15 led to my first steps towards joining the ranks of the 501st Legion as a Storm Trooper! ? Like this podcast? Support my work with a monthly donation...
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Sirius Black And Other Father Figures

In this episode of my podcast, I reflect on the impact of various father figures in my life and in the stories that I love. ? Like this podcast? Support my work with a monthly donation via...
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Luke Skywalker in France

In this episode of The Break, I share a story of my vacation in Brittany about the great importance of small things in the universe. ? Like this podcast? Support my work with a monthly donation via...
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How Star Wars Rebels Inspired Me To Bring My Podcast To The Next Level

In this episode of The Break I explain how Star Wars Rebels inspired me to bring this podcast to the next level! ? Like this podcast? Support my work with a monthly donation via https://Patreon.com/FatherRoderick. All...
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Lando’s Future, Secret Invasion Review, World Youth Day

In this episode I talk about the news about a Lando TV series on Disney Plus; I give my review of Marvel’s Secret Invasion, I explain the origin of World Youth Day, I review this week’s books and I react to the...
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Babylon 5 Finally on Blu-ray, Spock’s Humanity; Creativity and the Streaming Crisis

In this week’s episode of The Break: Why I skipped this year’s Walk of the World Star Trek’s funniest episode Mission Impossible Babylon 5 coming to Blu-ray Protestants and the Virgin Mary This week’s book reviews: We...
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Fubar, Hillsong, the Emmy Awards, thoughts on ‘manifesting’, Quidditch and Mac OS Sonoma

In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’: Why I skip this year’s Walk of the World Record summer temperatures Movies/TV: The Actors’ strike The Emmy nominations Fubar with Arnold Schwarzenegger Uncharted review...
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The Week of Threads; The Last Airbender: Quest for Balance; Star Wars Rebels Rewatch

In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’: Adventures in Amsterdam Indiana Jones and the comfortable bed Star Wars Rebels Season 4 (re)watch For All Mankind Season 2 What is a consistory? Book reviews: It’s not about...
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Tolkien’s Unlikely Heroes, Silo Season 1 Review, Twitter and Reddit

In this episode of The Break, I explore why JRR Tolkien picked Hobbits as the heroes of his books, I review Season 1 Silo on Apple TV Plus, I review the books I read this week and I discuss the latest developments...
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The End of Star Trek Prodigy, Secret Invasion and Mission Impossible

In this episode of my podcast The Break, I talk about the end of Star Trek Prodigy, about Strange New Worlds Season 2, Secret Invasion and Mission Impossible. I comment on the submarine and the refugee boat stories...
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