{"podcast":{"title":"Christ, Culture, and Cinema","slug":"christ-culture-and-cinema-3426140","podcast_index_feed_id":3426140,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4091248c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-skopak","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/10732539/10732539-1628876729949-7ce83155a944b.jpg","author":"Jeffrey Skopak","episode_count":272,"summary":"Jeffrey Skopak and Michael Popp explore the intersection of faith, cinema, and the contemporary context of American culture. Using both classic movies as well as new releases, Skopak and Popp discuss how the cultural collisions of the twenty-first century are reflected in the movies and how Scripture speaks faith, comfort, and direction for the follower of Jesus.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christ-culture-and-cinema-3426140"},"episode":{"title":"Goodfellas - Is it a Christmas Movie?","slug":"goodfellas-is-it-a-christmas-movie","published_at":"2025-12-19T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christ-culture-and-cinema-3426140/goodfellas-is-it-a-christmas-movie","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christ-culture-and-cinema-3426140","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-skopak/episodes/Goodfellas---Is-it-a-Christmas-Movie-e3cetff","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4091248c/podcast/play/112735151/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-16%2F414513749-44100-2-1626054e225e6.m4a","summary":"Our favorite week of the year - the time when we determine "IF" a movie "IS" a Christmas movie or not. This year season we take on Goodfellas, a brilliant movie that is based on a true story. Directed by Martin Scorcese, we find elements of Christmas - Christmas trees and a bar decorated for Christmas. The infamous Lufthansa Heist (that takes place on December 11,1978)...BUT...is it a Christmas movie or not? Join Michael and Jeffrey as they deliver a definitive answer (while exploring this great film)","meta_description":"Our favorite week of the year - the time when we determine \"IF\" a movie \"IS\" a Christmas movie or not. This year season we take on Goo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2552,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/christ-culture-and-cinema-3426140/episodes/goodfellas-is-it-a-christmas-movie/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christ-culture-and-cinema-3426140/goodfellas-is-it-a-christmas-movie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}