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Family: Selina Hamilton, née Koester, Is My Little Sister

Selina wasn’t always my little sister. There were almost 3 years when she didn't exist at all in my life. But, now she does and I couldn’t be more thrilled for it.

You’d be hard pressed to find someone in this mini-series who is more of a pastor than Selina. Besides, you’d be wasting your time as she’s pretty darn good at her job (her patience, empathy and a willingness to answer any questions about religion are all on full display here). But, she wasn’t always and only a pastor. There’s some literature, teaching and scuba diving mixed in there before she settled on her adult life. She walks us through all of that (despite Jesse’s best efforts) and then we turn to The Fishbowl. When we do, we pull questions on the second amendment (courtesy of James Choi, S01E32), Ground Work (courtesy of Alan VonDreditor), Bad Friend Stories and Favorite Freeway (courtesy of Scott Oshima, S01E33). As always, thank you for listening!

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Season 02 Episode 04
Family: Selina Hamilton, née Koester, Is My Little Sister

Recorded on December 24, 2018
Released on January 29, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:13:49

Selina Hamilton, née Koester, can be found preaching at Rosedale United Church of Christ in Laureldale, PA.

Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.

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Faith-Based Film: Dallas Jenkins Knows The Danger Of Exceeding Expectations

Faith-Based Film Director Dallas Jenkins shares his ups, his downs and his all-arounds as a filmmaker with an uncommon openness of what he’s getting right and what he’s gotten wrong.

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Dallas Jenkins has learned the hard way what it means to exceed expectations. Sometimes it’s a good thing, sometimes it’s not. And, sometimes it can bring a multi-year project to a screeching halt. Not only does Dallas take us on the deep-dive into that screeching halt, he also talks candidly about how he got the next project off of the ground, a task that was only possible after he picked himself up first. Then we turn to the Fishbowl and the conversation continues forward with the same positive energy but in more bite-sized chunks.

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Season 01 Episode 20
Faith-Based Film: Dallas Jenkins Knows The Danger Of Exceeding Expectation

Recorded on September 15, 2018
Released on September 25, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:15:50

Dallas Jenkins can be found on Facebook at dallas.jenkins, Instagram @dallas.jenkins and on the web at www.thechosen.tv.

Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and atwww.sunshinepicturesllc.com/hwfishbowl

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