#15 Dr Nathan Jacobs - The Real Reason Movies Go Wrong

Thomas Thorogood interviews Dr Nathan Jacobs about his work on the Amazon series 'House of David', the principles of writing a good story, the role of storytelling in theology and some mind-bending quick-fire questions. Opening music is 'Keep Climbing' by The Soundings.

• The Nathan Jacobs Podcast on YouTube:⁠https://youtube.com/@TheNathanJacobsPodcast?si=eeVQhaVEBEtu0Voc⁠
• Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS⁠
• Apple Podcast: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast⁠
• Support the East West Series: ⁠http://theeastwestseries.com/⁠
• The Theological Letters (Substack): ⁠https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/⁠

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00:00 Trailer
• 00:01:29 House of David
• 00:17:28 What Makes a Good Story?
• 00:31:28 The Writing Process
• 00:46:18 The Role of Storytelling in Theology
• 00:57:16 Storytelling Approaches to the Problem of Evil
• 01:12:11 Quick-Fire Questions
• 01:12:28 What are Ghosts?
• 01:15:42 What does Nathan Like/Dislike About Protestantism?
• 01:23:04 What are UFOs?
• 01:31:43 What is Remote Viewing and is it Dangerous?

• 01:42:30 Keeping Up With Nathan's Work