The Greater Story Podcast
Welcome to the Greater Story, a podcast discussing film and tv and how they echo the greater story that we know in the gospel. I'm Mikey Tai, pastor of a church called Providence in Brisbane, Aus. I'm joined with Heidi who writes and shares her insights about life, culture and faith at heiditai.com.… read more
All Episodes
Ep 22 - 2022 Wrapped! Everything Everywhere All At Once & First Love
December 31st, 2022
Join us on the Greater Story as we wrap up 2022 with "Everything Everywhere All At Once" starring Michelle Yeoh and the hit Japanese drama, "First Love" on Netflix!
Ep 21 - Encanto
March 9th, 2022
Tune into our latest episode on Disney's Encanto with original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and explore with us the themes of intergenerational trauma and how that points us to the greater story we have in the gospel!
Ep 20 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
October 5th, 2021
We're back! And we're excited to share with you how the latest Marvel flick Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings points us to the Greater Story in Jesus! We're going to see how the need for power and acceptance is …
Ep 19 - Cruella
June 24th, 2021
In this episode, Mikey and Heidi review the Disney film Cruella starring Emma Stone and discuss the themes of revenge and identity as Disney retells and redeems the "brilliant and bad" character of Cruella. Enjoy!
Ep 18 - WandaVision
March 22nd, 2021
In this episode, Mikey & Heidi review WandaVision, a short series on DisneyPlus that tells the story of Wanda Maximoff (played by Elizabeth Olsen) after the events of the Avengers Infinity Saga.
Listen along as …
Ep 17 - The Queen's Gambit
December 7th, 2020
In this episode, Mikey & Heidi review The Queen's Gambit, a drama mini-series starring Anya Taylor-Joy about chess!
Listen along as we discuss …
Ep 16 - The Social Dilemma
October 30th, 2020
Welcome to The Greater Story with Mikey & Heidi! In this episode we review The Social Dilemma streaming on Netflix, a documentary that hears from tech experts on the dangers of social media and our use of it. Listen …
Ep 15 - Hamilton (with Eunice Kiem)
August 29th, 2020
In this episode, Mikey & Heidi interview good friend and guest Eunice Kiem on how the broadway musical "Hamilton" points us to the greater story in the gospel! Have a listen to how the themes of identity and …
Ep 14 - American Gospel: Christ Alone
July 30th, 2020
Welcome to the Greater Story podcast! We changed it up this episode and simply reviewed a documentary we highly recommend everyone to watch! It gives a clear outline of the Christian faith regarding what the Bible does …
Ep 13 - The Good Place
June 30th, 2020
In our 13th episode, we take a look at the very funny and very witty comedy, The Good Place. What we'll discover in the gospel is that the Good Place isn't good because we get what our hearts desire, but it's good …
Ep 12 - The Last Dance (with Joel Deacon)
May 20th, 2020
Another Netflix documentary to get you through lockdown! Here's a review on the latest Netflix hit miniseries, The Last Dance, a documentary …
Ep 11 - Tiger King
April 29th, 2020
Hey all you cool cats and kittens! We've got a special pandemic episode for you this April as we take a look at the very popular Netflix docu-series, …
Ep 10 - Parasite
March 19th, 2020
In this episode of the Greater Story, we reviewed Parasite by Director Bong Joon-Ho. It reigned at the Oscars wining Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Direct and Best Foreign Film so we had to do a review of …
Ep 9 - 1917
February 11th, 2020
Welcome to the Greater Story Podcast! In this episode, we review the Oscar-nominated film 1917! We aren't big into war movies, but we felt this one deserved a review as we saw themes like perseverance and promise play …
Ep 8 - Frozen II
January 2nd, 2020
Happy New Year! We're back from holidays and we're welcoming in 2020 with a fresh instalment of the Greater Story reviewing Disney's Frozen 2!
We took …
Ep 7 - Joker
November 7th, 2019
Welcome back to our monthly instalment of the Greater Story Podcast! In this episode, Mikey & Heidi review Todd Phillips' latest movie Joker - a film based on the comicbook villain. The movie was deep, sad and …
Ep 6 - The Farewell
October 8th, 2019
Welcome to the Greater Story with Mikey & Heidi!
We review the anticipated movie, the Farewell by Lulu Wang starring the talented Awkwafina which …
Ep 5 - The Bachelor (Reality TV)
September 25th, 2019
Welcome back to the Greater Story Podcast with Mikey & Heidi Tai.
In this short episode, we take a break from the movies and Netflix to review a reality TV show that has 'captivated' audiences around the world. …
Ep 4 - Stranger Things s3 (part 2)
September 10th, 2019
Welcome to the Greater Story Podcast with Mikey & Heidi! In this episode we're doing part 2 of everyone's favourite Netflix series - Stranger …
Ep 3 - Stranger Things s3 (part 1)
September 2nd, 2019
Welcome back to the Greater Story with Mikey & Heidi! In this episode we thought we'd chat about everyone's favourite Netflix series - Stranger Things! There were so many themes that resonated with us in this TV …
Ep 2 - Spiderman: Far From Home
August 20th, 2019
Welcome to the Greater Story with Mikey & Heidi Tai.In this episode, we review Spiderman: Far From Home and discuss what not being 'good' enough looks like and the greater story in Jesus that it points us …
Ep 1 - Pilot - The Lion King
August 10th, 2019
Welcome to the Greater Story, a podcast discussing film and tv and how they echo the greater story that we know in the gospel.In our first episode we talk about a favourite childhood flick, the Lion King (the remake!), …
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