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

My Favorite TV Shows Of 2022

In this last episode of The Break in 2022, I list my favorite TV shows of the year, I explain why Catholics confess to a priest, which books I loved reading, how I improved on Taco Bell and which videogames I liked...
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What Are The Best Christmas Movies For Geeks?

In this Christmas Episode of The Break: the best Christmas movies for geeks; why bad things happen to good people; my favorite books of the year and tech upgrades that greatly improved my life. Merry Christmas!...
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Superman and James Gunn – What Happens Now?

I talk about the fate of Superman in the DC Universe, I wonder what direction Star Wars will take after Andor, I explain how faith and raison can go together, I review some books, learn to cook in Dreamlight Valley...
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Wednesday is a Netflix Hit – But Why?

This week in The Break: my spoiler-free review of the Netflix Series Wednesday: it’s a massive hit, but why? Should we believe in Ghost Stories? What we should learn from history; DIY microwave chips: to good to be...
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Remember Pong?

In this episode of The Break: For All Mankind and the Andor finale, Advent and the second coming of Christ, Marvel Unlimited, Pigs in blanket & Toad in the hole; Atari’s Pong. Support me on...
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Why Back To The Future Is So Iconic

Back To The Future II hit theaters 33 years ago. What made those movies so iconic? The meaning of Advent explained My review of ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died‘ by Jennette McCurdy Amazon losing big on Alexa Dutch Comic Con...
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Heading For The Moon!

This week on The Break: The launch of Artemis, For All Mankind, Purgatory explained, My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper, what I cook for guests, Niantic’s AR headset. Links: My Squirrel Days: Tales from the Star of...
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The Fall of NĂșmenor

I talk about Tolkien’s The Fall of NĂșmenor, about the TV series ‘The Bear’, Money and Liturgy, Midjourney and pizza! Get ‘The Fall of NĂșmenor’ here (affiliate link) Information about Midjourney version 4 ?- Stay up to...
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The Mastodon Move

I talk about the tumultuous changes at Twitter and about my first experiences after moving my conversations to Mastodon. I also review the TV show ‘The Offer’ and talk about the Catechism of the Catholic Church,...
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I Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghost!

In this episode I talk about the connection between Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. I also review Strange New Worlds, Stephen King’s book ‘Carrie’ and the new versions of Apple’s operating systems. And...
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The Devil and Demons: What’s The Difference?

In this episode of my podcast The Break, I’ll answer a question from one of my TikTok followers regarding a video I did about the anime series Chainsaw Man: ‘what is the difference between devils and demons’? I also...
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What Bible Readers Can Learn From She-Hulk

The She-Hulk finale did something that upset some fans, but actually can teach us something about the way that we read the Bible. I’ll explain! Also in this episode: – my ‘book book’ haul – Crunchyroll – Crispy Tofu –...
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