May 2, 202547 minS3
Video: https://youtu.be/QKxNVGMAKWY In which we explore the impact of the World of Code on stories and games… and speculate about its resultant impact on current concepts of identity and even parallel universes! I had a...
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Geek Orthodox
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Orthodox Christianity and geek subculture, hosted by Fr. Justin, an Orthodox priest and life-long book-, computer-, game-, sci-fi-, and fantasy-geek.
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What is Geek Orthodox about?
Orthodox Christianity and geek subculture, hosted by Fr. Justin, an Orthodox priest and life-long book-, computer-, game-, sci-fi-, and fantasy-geek.
What has Geek Orthodox covered recently?
Recent episodes include "World of Code: Stories, Games, Identity, and Parallel Universes" (2 May 2025, 47 minutes), "How Postmodernism and My Weirdest Essay Helped Me See the Truth of Orthodoxy" (9 April 2025, 34 minutes), and "This is Blasphemy" (4 April 2025, 13 minutes).
How often does Geek Orthodox publish?
Geek Orthodox publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 10 episodes.
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Recent episodes
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Apr 9, 202534 minS4Video: https://youtu.be/-lPHuWCbvKk It’s story-time! In this first episode of a new arc that I’m going to entitle “WordPlay”, I tell the story of my weirdest, most intertextual essay ever and how it and Postmodernism...
Episode #5
This is Blasphemy
Apr 4, 202513 minS1Let’s be clear about what this casting of a female Aslan really is. Video: https://youtu.be/2B1U-Lqn4xE
Episode #5
World of Code: Reviewing the Data
Mar 31, 202520 minS3Video: https://youtu.be/QKxNVGMAKWY In which we review the characteristics of the World of Code we’ve covered so far, add “data” into the mix, and examine – by applying this understanding to a single simple and personal...
Episode #4
World of Code: The “Embodiment” of Code
Feb 28, 202521 minS3Video: https://youtu.be/EcT4MqUTdKw To exist and to interact with the world around it, computer code needs to be “embodied” in (of course) computers, and, despite its virtually infinite extensibility (at least in...
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Feb 11, 202538 minS1What value can we find in video-games? My talk at Doxacon Seattle 2025 mines my experience as a gamer, focussing on Starflight, and as a Minecraft Server Administrator for theological and experiential insights.
- Jan 31, 202520 minS3
Video: https://youtu.be/Msl3uV1yhB4 In which we continue our consideration of computer code with conditional commands, reflecting on the implications of the consequent complexity
Episode #2
World of Code: Beginning with BASIC
Dec 6, 202427 minS3Video: https://youtu.be/k27vb6kybEo In which we begin in earnest our engagement with the World of Code by reflecting on the basic (pun intended) principles of computer programming
- Nov 9, 202434 minS3
In this introductory episode, we begin a second “season” of the Geek Orthodox podcast, “The World of Code”, with two new summaries of the first season: one generated by AI, the other by yours truly.
Episode #4
Biblical Echoes in Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Oct 26, 202446 minS1This guest-lecture at Simon Fraser University on Biblical intertextuality in fantasy and science fiction focuses on three excerpts from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Gandalf’s fight with the Balrog in The Lord of the...
Aug 23, 20241h 6mS1The keynote address I gave at Doxacon Seattle in 2019 on the trope of transformation in fantasy literature and its importance, alongside the importance of our embodiment, for our identity.
Episode #2
Religious Themes in the Princess Bride
Aug 10, 202418 minS1In which I read to you an essay I wrote long ago, in a faraway land called St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Source: The full text of the original essay can be found here, on ChristianFantasy.com Related: My favourite wedding...
Episode #5
Conclusion of The Deaths of Arthur
Jul 29, 202426 minS2In which I reflect on some of the echoes of Arthurian legend in Lewis and Tolkien, and on some of the influence and significance of the death of Arthur for me Show Notes: Tolkien: Lewis: “When the Pevensie children had...
Jun 1, 20241h 8mS2In which King Arthur and his death are presented in their most perfectly poetic and Christian form Show Notes: Date: AD 1859-1885 “The Last Tournament” Isolt tells Tristam her response to the news he was married:“‘I...
Episode #3
Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur
May 17, 202457 minS2In which we dive into the definitive English rendition of the legend of King Arthur to examine Sir Thomas Malory’s complex and nuanced handling of the causes and implications of King Arthur’s death Show Notes:
Apr 26, 202433 minS2In which we examine the transition from the treatment of Arthur as a primarily historical to a primarily literary figure in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain, and the resultant changes to the...
Geek Orthodox
Bel and the Dragon and The “Apocrypha”
Apr 19, 2024—S0In which we look at an X post about Bel and the Dragon as an opportunity to learn a bit more about the so-called Apocrypha
Episode #1
The Historical Deaths of Arthur
Apr 12, 202443 minS2In which we begin our in-depth engagement with “The Deaths of Arthur” by examining the historical context and sources for Arthur and the significance of his death. Show Notes: Historical Context: Roman Britain, AD 43 –...
Episode #1
Geek Orthodox: The Podcast
Mar 28, 202414 minS1In which I outline my intentions for the podcast. Show Notes: My introductory essay on Orthodox Christian “baptism of culture” and on my related intention for this site to be a point of Orthodox Christian engagement...
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