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Holy Nonsense (Muppets Now, Floor is Lava)

Episode 36 • August 11, 2020

On the latest TC podcast, Josh, Michelle, and Aarik wonder if Muppets Now and Floor is Lava can help make a theological case for silliness.

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Josh Larsen on 'The Muppets and Holy Nonsense'

Frederick Buechner's The Hungering Dark.

John J. Thompson's Spotify playlist.

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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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Josh Larsen served as senior producer for Think Christian and host of the TC podcast until April 2025. 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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Michelle Reyes, PhD, is a pastor’s wife, author, speaker, and momma of two littles. She is a regular contributor for (in)courage, Church Health Reader, and The Art of Taleh, where she writes on faith, family, and diversity. You can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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