Podcast
Becoming Loki
Hosted by Ernest Prabhakar, Little Man · EN
Two evangelical Christians grapple with the alienation and radicalization that makes them want to burn it all down and start over
9episodes
Episodes
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Loki's Marriage
Dec 28, 202300:29:04Tap to summarizeIs a relationship with Jesus worth the loss of this world?Mrs. Jesus #1/7: Blew MondayMrs. Jesus #2/7: Two’s Day OutMrs. Jesus #3/7: Wed-ness DayMrs. Jesus #4/7: Thor’s Hammer DayMrs. Jesus #5/7: Wood FridayMrs. Jesus, #6/7: Wholly Sad, Her DayMrs. Jesus, Finale #7/7: Tree/Son Day
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Loki Aftermath: Frog of Christ
Nov 11, 202300:24:34Tap to summarizeAre we willing to give up our wiggle room?Does positional authority deserve respect because they have? Is that what it means to follow the way of Christ?11/10 Bi-Limerick: Exploding Frames (Swallowing Frogs)The reason I deny Your NameIs being stuck in the wrong frameMy reality Centered on me Keeps me from facing my shameBut disciples whom Christ has knowedHave learned to let their frames explodeMy ego’s rebornAnd evil foreswornOnce I dare eat that live toad
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Loki Redeemed (Finale)
Oct 13, 202300:30:42Tap to summarizeOur final episode ends with Little Man confronting his greatest face. Watch for an epilogue...Can we shift to the simplicity of a new "headless" spiritual operating system, instead of simply layering on more layers of religion?Can we own our anger enough to surrender it, without being insecure or condemning?Can we all go from zeros to heroes, if we meet Jesus?ReferencesRHEL: Red Hat Enterprise LinuxThe Swan Factory "Swanifesto"Acts 4:13 "When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Transcribe →Loki Picks a Fight
Oct 12, 202300:32:58Tap to summarizeErnie encourages Little Man to stop being a "Good Boy", as an unexpected trip highlights the subterranean anger we have been looking for (and avoiding).When do we gain enough faith in the universe to trade an unpleasant but familiar reality for a glorious but uncertain future?The Salton Sea
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Loki Meets Jesus
Oct 10, 202301:05:38Tap to summarizeWhy did Jesus have to die?To show us:It is possible to break the chains of this world's lies without having to throw everything away (permanently)Exactly how painful and costly that process isThat He loved us enough to go through that process firstWhat is the lie we are holding on to because we, too, fear the truth that would set us free?The DoldrumsMy Fulcrum: A Psychological Odyssey
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Loking for Everland
Oct 7, 202300:30:55Tap to summarizeWhat does it take for men to actually grow up, and escape the infantilism of "Neverland" -- without becoming a tyrant or an outcast?Perhaps anger. But we can't stay angry forever. If we can't externalize -- and shouldn't internalize -- where can it go?Grief Cycle (PDF)Hi Ren (YouTube)Unforgiven: A Testimony in Three Persons (Blog Post)
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Disenchanting Loki
Oct 6, 202300:45:37Tap to summarizeWhere do we go when civilization feels like a cruel lie imposed on you by people who are afraid to face the truth?5 Ghost Towns You Can Buy Right Now, If You DareThe Good, The Bad & The UglyBlack Widow versus LokiLuke 14:26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.Next: Loking for Everland
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Loki Takes a Hike
Oct 4, 202300:47:49Tap to summarizeThe original Loki was the completely random "trickster" necessary to reset traditional society when their context changed.When the only definition of morality was tradition, any deviation was necessarily beyond good or evil.With the advent of civilization, and empire, revolution become religious, then ideological.Can we recover that sense of adventure, and enchantment, without going fully post-apocalyptic?Angry Birds MovieRich Men North of Richmond
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Loki on the Road
Oct 2, 202300:40:04Tap to summarizeWe kickoff this episode by ranting about the TSA, then delve into why we do and don't respect authority figures.Ernie and Little share there growing alienation from society in the early 2000s, but stop when they still had hope for reformation rather than revolution.TopicsBlack Lives MatterFundamentalismRadical CentrismCorporate AmericaFalling Down (1993)
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