Today, we’ve got Part 1 of an absurdly long conversation about GREEN EYES AND YELLOW TULIPS, the fifth episode of the Novacom saga. We get to meet Mitch, our bisexual king; Whit and Bart Rathbone have unresolved tension from their unforeseen previous sexual liaison; and in the last 30 minutes, we have a funny and really heartfelt conversation that’s a bit out of character for us.

Discussion topics include:

-9/11

-Reclaiming the comfort of Bible stories without the religious baggage

-Various shades of yellow

-Magnanimity with our parents

-Erotic games with Listerine strips

-Bird ambulances

-Jan. 6

-How many denominations can we name?

Books mentioned and recommended:

-The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America by Frances Fitzgerald

-The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz

-The works of Bart Ehrman