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Best Music of 2023

Episode 110 • January 4, 2024

On the latest Think Christian podcast, we celebrate our favorite musical artists of 2023, from The National to Sufjan Stevens to Cleo Sol.

Show Notes

Master list of our favorite 2023 music.

Joel Mayward on “Sufjan Stevens’ Piercing Javelin.”

Aarik’s poem, “Notes On a Concert by The National.”

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Aarik Danielsen is the arts and music editor at the Columbia Daily Tribune in Columbia, Mo., where he lives with his wife and son. He also writes The (Dis)content each Wednesday at Fathom Magazine. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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Kathryn Freeman is a Masters of Divinity student at Baylor University's Truett Seminary. She also holds degrees from the University of Texas School of Law and Texas A&M University. She lives in Austin, Texas. You can follow her on Twitter @kathrynannette.

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Josh Larsen is senior producer for Think Christian and host/producer of the TC podcast. He's also the co-host of Filmspotting, as well as the author of Movies Are Prayers and Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. You can connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, and Letterboxd.

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Abby Olcese is a freelance writer and author of Films for All Seasons. Find more of her writing on film and popular culture at Sojourners. You can also follow her on Twitter.

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